bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A comprehensive risk factor analysis using association rules in people with diabetic kidney disease
Authors: Toyama Tadashi , Shimizu Miho , Yamaguchi Taihei , Kurita Hidekazu , Morita Tetsurou , Oshima Megumi , Kitajima Shinji , Hara Akinori , Sakai Norihiko , Hashiba Atsushi , Takayama Takuzo , Tajima Atsushi , Furuichi Kengo , Wada Takashi , Iwata Yasunori 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAssociation rule is a transparent machine learning method expected to share information about risks for chronic kidney disease (CKD) among diabetic patients, but its findings in clinical data are limited. We used the association rule to evaluate the risk for kidney disease in General and Worker diabetic cohorts. The absence of risk factors was examined for association with stable kidney function and worsening kidney function. A confidence value was used as an index of association, and a lift of > 1 was considered significant. Analyses were applied for individuals stratified by KDIGO’s (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) CKD risk categories. A General cohort of 4935 with a mean age of 66.7 years and a Worker cohort of 2153 with a mean age of 47.8 years were included in the analysis. Good glycemic control was significantly related to stable kidney function in low-risk categories among the General cohort, and in very-high risk categories among the Worker cohort; confidences were 0.82 and 0.77, respectively. Similar results were found with poor glycemic control and worsening kidney function; confidences of HbA1c were 0.41 and 0.27, respectively. Similarly, anemia, obesity, and hypertension showed significant relationships in the low-risk General and very-high risk Worker cohorts. Stratified risk assessment using association rules revealed the importance of the presence or absence of risk factors.
Understanding the Broader Impact of Stuttering: Suicidal Ideation
Authors: Tichenor Seth E. , Palasik Scott , Yaruss J. Scott 
Published: July 2023

Purpose:
Suicide and suicidal ideation are topics that have a long but limited history in stuttering research. Clinicians and clinical researchers have discussed personal and therapeutic experiences with clients who have attempted suicide, died by suicide, or struggled with suicidal thoughts. This study sought to (a) explore the occurrence of suicidal ideation in a sample of adults who stutter; (b) evaluate the relationship between adverse impact related to stuttering and suicidal ideation; and (c) document respondents' thoughts related to suicide, stuttering, and their intersection.

Method:

One hundred forty adults who stutter completed the Suicide Behavior Questionnaire–Revised (SBQ-R). Of these, 70 participants completed the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ), and 67 completed the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering (OASES). Participants who indicated at least some tendency for suicidal thoughts on the SBQ-R (
n
= 95) were then asked a set of follow-up questions to explore their experiences of suicidal ideation related to stuttering.

Results:

Quantitative data indicated that the majority of adults who reported experiencing suicidal ideation associated these experiences with stuttering (61.2%,
n
= 59). Individuals with higher Total Scores on the PTQ and OASES were predicted to experience significantly
higher rates
of suicidal ideation and, in particular, a higher likelihood of having more
frequent
suicidal ideation in the past year. Qualitative analyses revealed that suicidal ideation intersects meaningfully with the experience of stuttering.

Conclusions:
Data from this study highlight the importance of considering broader life consequences of stuttering that some adults may experience, including suicidal ideation. By being cognizant that clients may develop such thoughts, speech-language pathologists can play a valuable role in identifying and providing necessary support for at-risk individuals.

Supplemental Material:

https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.23699688
IUG‐based beam selection for wideband millimetre wave massive MIMO systems
Authors: Zhu Chunhua , Ji Qinwen , Guo Xinying , Hao Wanming 
Published: July 2023

AbstractBeam selection aims to select beams with large power and little inter‐user interference (IUI). In wireless communication scenarios, the levels of IUI are usually different, but, most existing beam selection methods apply the same beam selection criteria for all users, which is detrimental to maintain an attractive trade‐off between computational complexity and system performance. Considering the discrepancy of IUI comprehensively, this paper proposes a beam selection method based on interfering user grouping (IUG) for wideband millimetre‐wave massive multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO) systems. Firstly, a candidate beam set (CBS) is constructed in light of the sparsity and power distribution of the beamspace channel. Based on the CBS, all users are classified into non‐interfering users (NIUs), low‐interference users (LIUs) and high‐interference users (HIUs). For NIUs, the beams with large power are selected from CBS under the magnitude maximization (MM) criterion; for LIUs, a novel MM criterion with a tabu list is designed, which can effectively tackle the drawback of assigning shared beams in traditional MM; for HIUs, the incremental algorithm based on the sum‐rate maximization criterion is developed to find the optimal beams from CBS. Simulation results validate that the proposed IUG‐based method can obtain a good performance with lower computational complexity compared with the existing methods.
Optimal energy and flexibility self‐scheduling of a technical virtual power plant under uncertainty: A two‐stage adaptive robust approach
Authors: Pourghaderi Niloofar , Fotuhi‐Firuzabad Mahmud , Moeini‐Aghtaie Moein , Kabirifar Milad , Lehtonen Matti 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThis paper presents a two‐stage adaptive robust optimization framework for day‐ahead energy and intra‐day flexibility self‐scheduling of a technical virtual power plant (TVPP). The TVPP exploits diverse distributed energy resources’ (DERs) flexibility capabilities in order to offer flexibility services to wholesale flexibility market as well as preserving the distribution network's operational constraints in the presence of DER uncertainties. The TVPP aims at maximizing its profit in energy and flexibility markets considering the worst‐case uncertainty realization. In the proposed framework, the first stage models the TVPP's participation strategy in day‐ahead energy market and determines the DERs’ optimal energy dispatch. The second stage addresses the TVPP's strategy in intra‐day flexibility market to determine the DERs’ optimal flexibility capability provision by adjusting their energy dispatch for the worst‐case realization of uncertainties. The uncertainty characteristics associated with photovoltaic units, electric vehicles, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and other responsive loads as well as the transmission network's flexibility capability requests are considered using an adaptive robust approach. Adopting the duality theory, the model is formulated as a mixed‐integer linear programming problem and is solved using a column‐and‐constraint generation algorithm. This model is implemented on a standard test system and the model effectiveness is demonstrated.
Operation optimization of battery swapping stations with photovoltaics and battery energy storage stations supplied by transformer spare capacity
Authors: Zhang Yongjun , Yao Lanni , Hu Liehao , Yang Jingxu , Zhou Xingyue , Deng Wenyang , Chen Biyun 
Published: July 2023

AbstractDriven by the demand for carbon emission reduction and environmental protection, battery swapping stations (BSS) with battery energy storage stations (BESS) and distributed generation (DG) have become one of the key technologies to achieve the goal of emission peaking and carbon neutrality. Therefore, this paper proposes a strategy to optimize the operation of BSS with photovoltaics (PV) and BESS supplied by transformer spare capacity. Firstly, it introduces the operation mechanism of BSS and uses the spare capacity of building special transformers and the roof PV to supply power to BSS to avoid the investment of transformers. Secondly, this paper establishes the load model of BSS and proposes the charging rules of battery swapping. Thirdly, a segmented pricing mechanism for the rental price of special transformers is formulated to guide BSS operators to preferentially rent spare capacity during low load rate periods. Aiming at the maximum daily profit of BSS, an optimization model is established to optimize the number of batteries to be charged and the charging status of BESS in each period; on this basis, the demand response model is further proposed. Simulation results show that the proposed strategy can improve the daily profit of BSS through shifting load. And the configuration of BESS can improve the battery swapping capacity and peak‐shaving ability. Moreover, the exponential segmented pricing mechanism can greatly reduce the number of high load periods and reduce the burden on the power supply.
Predictors of Hypothyroidism after Thyroid Lobectomy
Authors: Thahab Shafi Shadhar , Almomin Ammar M. S. , Al-Zajaji Qusay B.J. , Mansour Abbas A. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background The reported incidence of postlobectomy hypothyroidism is quite different among studies with an average of 22%. Many risk factors predict the development of hypothyroidism in patient undergoing thyroid lobectomy.
Aim The aim of this study was to assess predictors of hypothyroidism after thyroid lobectomy.
Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted at Faiha Specialized Diabetes, Endocrine, and Metabolism Center and Zain Alabdeen Teaching Hospital during a period of 9 months from January 2022 to October 2022. It included data of 80 patients collected from medical archives for individuals who had thyroid lobectomy regardless the cause. Information was collected regarding patient pre- and postlobectomy thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid peroxidase antibody, and antithyroglobulin antibody levels.
Results In this study, 22.5% of patients developed hypothyroidism after lobectomy. Preoperative TSH level was substantially higher than average in patients who developed postlobectomy hypothyroidism than those who did not. The highest prevalence of postlobectomy hypothyroidism was seen significantly in patients with positive thyroid peroxidase autoimmunity and in those with positive thyroglobulin autoimmunity. Preoperative TSH level more than 2.61 mIU/L is a predictor for the risk of postlobectomy hypothyroidism.
Conclusion Higher TSH level and thyroid autoimmunity predict higher risk of developing hypothyroidism after thyroid lobectomy.
The Boys in the Band
Authors: Martínez Pleguezuelos Antonio Jesús , Villanueva-Jordán Iván 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
This article analyzes the Spanish dubbed version and English-language version of Netflix’s recent adaptation of The Boys in the Band (Mantello 2020), which was initially a theater play by Crowley (1968), and compares it with the first English-language film adaptation (Friedkin 1970), also dubbed into Spanish. The concept of nostalgia is used here to analyze the resemiotization of different audiovisual modes (particularly cinematography) and how they are combined with the linguistic code to reimagine the narrative of the homosexual community in New York at the end of the 1960s. The English versions of the two films (released in 1970 and 2020) repeat the dialogues almost verbatim; however, the versions dubbed into Spanish offer different translation solutions. The time of production of both dubbed versions accounts for the viability of the expression of different sexual identities in the Spanish context at each moment. Based on this, the article reveals how the audiovisual modes of the latest version of The Boys in the Band, including its Spanish dubbing, contribute to nostalgic aesthetics and discursive representation of the emerging cultural and social gay American scene.
Efficiency Testing of Some Local Bacterial Isolates on Biodegradation for Gas Oil in Contaminated Soil Extract
Authors: Suhail Faris Mohammed , Hussein Zainab Adnan 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
A factorial experiment was carried out in glass containers using a randomized complete design (RCD) in clay soil mixture to study the test of pollination ability with four types of Rhizobium isolates isolated from the root nodes of four plants of the leguminous family. (Vigna anguiculata L (R1), Vicia faba (R2), Phaseolus (R3), Vigna radiate (R4) and a mixture of (B. megaterium, B.pumilus, B.lichenitormis, B.amylolilguefaciens) (B) on the consumption of gas oil at three levels (0, 2, 4%) by measuring the amount of CO2 released, the percentage and quantity of gas oil consumption and the concentration of the bio-emulsion produced by these isolates in industrial agricultural media. The results showed that all types of bacterial isolates led to a significant increase in the amount of CO2 released for the two levels (2%, 4%) compared to the level (0%), the treatment of adding Rhizobia bacteria isolated from the mung bean plant was recorded (R4) Vigna radiate and at the level (4%) the highest liberated amount, it reached to (390.40) mg of 100 gm-1 of soil compared to the comparison and at the level (0%) that was (126.15)) mg of 100 gm-1 of soil, resulted in a significant decrease in the residual amount of gas oil in the soil and for all levels of gas oil, and the treatment of adding Bacillus mixture recorded the lowest residual amount, it reached to (0.45) ml 100 gm-1 soil out of (2) ml added compared to the control treatment which recorded (1.75) ml 100 gm-1 soil at the level (2%). The treatment of adding a mixture of Bacillus (B) bacteria recorded the highest degraded percentage at the 2% level, which amounted to (77.5%) compared to the control treatment which recorded (12.5%), whereas, the treatment of adding Rhizobia isolated from Vigna radiate (R4) recorded the highest degraded percentage at the 4% level, which amounted to (68.75%) compared to the control treatment (23.75%). All bacterial isolates recorded the highest concentration of the bio-emulsion at the level (0%) and the lowest concentration at the level (4%), and the Bacillus bacteria mixture (B) recorded at the level (0%) the highest concentration of the bio-emulsion was (27.75) mg L-1.
Effect of Adding Organic Fertilizer and Ground Nutrition with Iron and Chelated Zinc on the Yield Traits of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Plant in Soil with Medium Gypsum Content
Authors: Aldouri Mohammed Jamal Rezoqi , Hamada Ayad Ahmed 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The College of Agriculture at Tikrit University ran a field experiment for the 2022 growing season at their field crops department’s research station. According to the randomized complete block design (RCBD) with eighteen treatments and three replicates for the purpose of studying the effect of adding organic fertilizer and ground nutrition with iron and chelated zinc on the yield traits of potato plants in medium gypsum soil. The experiment included three factors, each of organic fertilizer at the level of (0,1)%, symbolized by M0 and M1, respectively, and chelated iron at three levels (0,2,4) kg.ha-1 soil, symbolized by F0, F1, and F2, respectively and chelated zinc in three levels (0,1.5,3) kg ha-1 soil, and its symbol is Z0, Z1, and Z2, respectively. The results showed that the addition of organic fertilizer, iron and chelated zinc separately led to a significant increase in the studied traits (the number of tubers per plant. tuber weight, yield per plant, total yield, and marketable yield). The interaction between organic fertilizer, iron and chelated zinc resulted in a significant increase, where the triple interaction treatment M1F2Z2 was excelled. It gave the highest values of 9.68 tuber plant-1, 130.76 g. tuber-1, 1265.76 g.plant-1, 18.892 μg ha-1, and 17.377 μg.ha-1 for the above studied traits, respectively, compared to the control treatment M0F0Z0.
Use of Vegetable Fibers as a Substitute for Animal Fats in the Manufacture of Burgers and the Study of its Qualitative Characteristics
Authors: Saber Yasser A. , Mohammed Mohammed J. , Ayed Hani Sabbar 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
There is a relationship between the quantity and quality of fat consumed and common diseases such as heart disease, atherosclerosis and obesity. Therefore, the consumer’s interest in foods that contain a low percentage of fat, especially meat products, has increased. Therefore, the study aimed to know the effect of molecular substitution of some vegetable sources, namely oat flour and chia flour, instead of beef fat. To manufacture a low-fat, low-calorie burger and to compare the factory burger with the commercial burger available in the market. The beef burger had been manufactured from 80 % veal annotation and 20 % beef fat, which is the control burger. The fat was replaced with oat flour by 50 % and chia flour by 50 % for the beef burger. The study also included identifying the characteristics of the beef burger in terms of chemical composition, physical characteristics, and sensory characteristics. They were stored by freezing at a temperature of (-18 ± 2 C) during the storage period for 60 days, and their characteristics were monitored during the storage period by (1, 30, and 60) days. The results also showed a clear and remarkable improvement for all the technological characteristics under study. Therefore, the study recommends the use of oatmeal and chia flour as a substitute for beef fat in the manufacture of burgers.
Effect of Soaking Tubers in Potassium Humate and Foliar Application of Nano-Calcium Fertilizer on some Growth Traits of Two Potato Cultivars
Authors: Hussein Ayman Malallah , Ibraheem Fathel F. R. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
In the spring of 2022, researchers from the University of Mosul’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry conducted an experiment on a vegetable field. In this experiment, we looked at three variables: first, the effects of two different potato cultivars (Montreal and EL-Beida). For the second part, we soaked potatoes in a solution of potassium humate with a concentration of (0, 0.5, 1 g L-1). Therefore, the experiment had 18 treatments (2 3 3), with the third factor being Nano-calcium fertilizer with three concentrations of (0, 1.5, and 2.5 g L-1) applied to plants at three stages of plant growth: the first 20 days after full germination, the second and third stages, with a 20-day interval between addition and another. Cultivars were positioned in the primary plots, with the interaction between two additional variables located in sub-plots, as part of a factorial experiment inside a split-plot utilizing the Randomized Complete Block Design with three repetitions. Duncan’s multiple range test for comparing means was used to analyze the data at a 5% significance level. This leads to the following conclusion: Of the cultivars tested, the Montreal variety performed best when soaked in potassium humate at two different concentrations, increasing both leaf area and dry matter percentage in the vegetative development (0.5 and 1). both total chlorophyll content and leaf area were significantly increased by g.L-1. The best statistically significant data for plant height, number of aerial stems, and leafy area were obtained after spraying calcium Nano-fertilizer at two doses.
The Effect of Potassium, Microelements and Cultivar on the Activity of Invertase and Cellulase Enzymes for the Fruits of Date Palm (phoenix dactylifera L) Grown in Thi-Qar
Authors: Ibrahimi Jeehan Hasson Mohamed , Ai-Asadi Ahmed Dinar Khalaf 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The study was conducted during the growing season 2022 in one of the private orchards in Nasiriya district, the center of Thi-Qar governorate, with the aim of knowing the effect of spraying the fruits with potassium and microelements on the activity of the enzymes invertase and cellulase for two cultivars of date palm, Al-Shwethi and Al-Sayer, and for the two stages of Al-Khalal and Al-Rutab, as potassium was sprayed at concentrations of (0 and 2 and 4) ml L-1 and trace elements with concentrations of (0, 1 and 2) ml L-1 10 trees were selected from date palms 5 trees from Al-Shwethi cultivar and (5 trees) from Al-Sayer cultivar, The results of the study showed that there was a significant effect of spraying the fruits with potassium, and the concentration exceeded 4 ml L-1, and the highest rates of the activity of the invertase and cellulase enzymes for the Khalal stage were 38.61 and 30.90 units gm-1 min-1 respectively, and the concentration of microelements was achieved 2 ml L-1had the highest rates and a significant difference for the effectiveness of the invertase and cellulase enzymes for the interstitial stage, which amounted to 38.16 and 30.77 units gm-1 min-1, respectively. The highest rate of activity of the invertase enzyme was 39.04 and 22.00 gm-1 min-1 units, and the cellulase enzyme had rates of 33.50 and 17.73 gm-1 min-1 units for the wet and wet phases, respectively. All the double and triple interactions between the study factors had an impact Significantly increased the activity of the enzymes invertase and cellulase for both the interstitial and wet phases.
Effect of Zeolite Dietary Supplementation on Broiler Performance
Authors: Hasan Waleed Khaldoon , Aljumaily Tareq Khalaf Hasan , Hasan Mokhalad Oraibi 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of zeolite supplementation on performance in broilers. A total of 216 old broilers were used in a fully randomized study for three treatments (three replicates each, n=24 each). The basic diet was provided with T1 control, T2 and T3 control diets with 0.5 and 1% zeolite, respectively. The results showed that birds supplemented with 1.0% zeolite were effective in increasing body weight and weight gain compared to T2 and control treatments. It was found that adding zeolite to the birds’ feed significantly increased feed intake compared to T2 and control treatments. In addition, there was a significant difference between treatments in feed conversion efficiency. In summary, this experiment showed that the use of zeolite as a feed additive for broilers increased body weight, weight gain and feed intake of the broiler, thereby improving the feed.