bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Host preference and human blood index of Phlebotomus orientalis, an exophilic sand fly vector of visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Sudan
Authors: Jibreel Tayseer , Khogali Altayeb , Jiménez Maribel , Raiyed Adeel , Dakein Osman , Alsharif Bashir , Khalid Noteila M. , Osman Omran F. , Nour Bakri Y. M. , Mohamed Gamal Hassan , Molina Ricardo , Vidal‐López Ana , Díaz‐Regañón Ramón , den Boer Margriet , Alvar Jorge , Courtenay Orin , Elnaiem Dia‐Eldin 
Published: August 2023

AbstractVisceral leishmaniasis (VL, kala azar), caused by Leishmania donovani, transmitted by Phlebotomus orientalis, is a serious systemic disease that causes high morbidity and mortality rates in Sudan and other parts of East Africa and the world. Despite progress in understanding the epidemiology of the disease in East Africa, little is known about the host preference of P. orientalis in kala azar endemic villages of Sudan, which have some of the highest VL incidence rates in the world. The present study used host choice experiments and blood‐meal identification approaches to determine the host preference of P. orientalis in kala azar endemic villages in Gedarif state, eastern Sudan. In the host choice experiment, tent traps were used to compare the attractiveness of cows, donkeys, sheep and goats for host‐seeking P. orientalis. In the blood‐meal identification study, blood‐fed P. orientalis females, captured inside houses and peri‐domestic habitats, were subjected to molecular typing using cytochrome b gene (cyt b) amplification and sequence analysis. Cows and donkeys were the most attractive to blood‐seeking P. orientalis, followed by goats. Similarly, the blood‐meal analysis of P. orientalis showed that the vector preferentially feeds on cows, followed by donkeys, humans and goats. The human blood index of P. orientalis was 19.4% (42/216), indicating a high zoophilic habit of the vector, both inside and outside the houses. Although the order of host preference varied by location, it was clear that cows are the most preferred host of P. orientalis in the area. Results are discussed in relation to the role of domestic/livestock animals in VL zoopotentiation and zooprophylaxis. Inference is made on the potential impact of insecticide treatment of cows in control of the vector and the transmission of VL in Sudan and other parts of East Africa.
Electrophysiological concomitants of pupillary synchrony
Authors: Hartley Alan A. , Chitre Aditi M. , Reed Catherine L. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractPupillary synchrony or contagion is the automatic unconscious mimicry of pupil dilation in dyadic interactions. This experiment explored electrophysiological event‐related potential (ERP) concomitants of pupillary synchrony. Artificial pupils (black dots) were superimposed on either partial faces (eyes, nose, brow) or random textures. Observers were asked to judge dot size (large, medium, or small). There was clear evidence of pupillary synchrony with observer pupil dilation greater to large dots than to small or medium dots. The pupillary synchrony increased in magnitude throughout the trial and was found both with faces and with textures. When the stimuli were partial faces with artificial pupils (dots), there was ERP activity related to target dot size in the period at P250 and P3. A face specific N170 was also found. When the stimuli were random textures with dots, there was ERP activity at P1 and in the interval from 140 to 200 ms post‐stimulus onset. The use of ERP with pupillometry revealed results for faces that were consistent with a social explanation of pupillary synchrony whereas results for textures were consistent with a local luminance explanation.
Physically Based Constitutive Modeling of Dynamic Strain Aging in C45 Steel
Authors: Hassan Arhum , Saffarini Mohammed H. , Abed Farid H. , Voyiadjis George 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Dynamic strain aging (DSA) is a sudden increase in the strength of a material under certain combinations of temperatures and strain rates. Despite the phenomenon being reported in several other studies, the literature still lacks a specific constitutive model that can physically interpret its effect. Therefore, this work proposes a modification based on physical parameters to the Voyiadjis and Abed (VA) model to account for the effect of DSA in C45 steel. The resulting modified model is then coupled with an energy-based damage model to further capture the effect of material softening. Previously, in VA model, it was assumed that the total activation energy for overcoming the obstacles without external work remains the same which works well in the absence of DSA. However, during DSA, the mobile dislocations are pinned by the diffusing solute atoms. This results in an increase in the total activation free energy needed by the dislocations to overcome the obstacle. Thus, an increase in strength is observed. It is shown in the current work that utilizing the concept of increased solute concentrations at local obstacles, in conjunction with the physical description that the VA model is based upon, successfully captures the phenomenon of DSA in C45 steel. In addition, the metal experiencing softening after reaching its ultimate strength is due to the significant growth of voids and cracks within the microstructure. To capture this behavior, an energy-based damage parameter is incorporated into the proposed model. The coupled plasticity-damage model shows a good comparison with the experimental results.
Optimization with Deep Learning Classifier-Based Foliar Disease Classification in Apple Trees Using IoT Network
Authors: Sameera K. , Swarnalatha P. 
Published: August 2023

The development of any country is influenced by the growth in the agriculture sector. The prevalence of pests and diseases in plants affects the productivity of any agricultural product. Early diagnosis of the disease can substantially decrease the effort and the fund required for disease management. The Internet of Things (IoT) provides a framework for offering solutions for automatic farming. This paper devises an automated detection technique for foliar disease classification in apple trees using an IoT network. Here, classification is performed using a hybrid classifier, which utilizes the Deep Residual Network (DRN) and Deep [Formula: see text] Network (DQN). A new Adaptive Tunicate Swarm Sine–Cosine Algorithm (TSSCA) is used for modifying the learning parameters as well as the weights of the proposed hybrid classifier. The TSSCA is developed by adaptively changing the navigation foraging behavior of the tunicates obtained from the Tunicate Swarm Algorithm (TSA) in accordance with the Sine–Cosine Algorithm (SCA). The outputs obtained from the Adaptive TSSCA-based DRN and Adaptive TSSCA-based DQN are merged using cosine similarity measure for detecting the foliar disease. The Plant Pathology 2020 — FGVC7 dataset is utilized for the experimental process to determine accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and energy and we achieved the values of 98.36%, 98.58%, 96.32% and 0.413 J, respectively.
Proposta metodológica para identificar o uso possível das terras em áreas rurais degradadas por processos erosivos
Authors: Zanatta Felipe Augusto Scudeller , Lupinacci Cenira Maria 
Published: August 2023

A perda e o desperdício de recursos naturais é um paradigma da sociedade atual, sobretudo nas áreas agrícolas, onde o uso indevido das terras acaba por intensificar a erosão do solo. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa apresenta uma proposta metodológica para identificar o uso agrícola adequado às características dos terrenos, assim como aqueles setores que precisam ser recuperados e protegidos, para assegurar a estabilidade dos solos e dos processos ecológicos. Para tanto, selecionou-se como área modelo um conjunto de bacias localizadas no município de Marabá Paulista (SP), totalmente utilizadas para agropecuária, onde se encontram centenas de formas erosivas. Nessa área, foram mapeadas características físicas, do uso e cobertura da terra, das feições geomorfológicas em perspectiva histórica e áreas legalmente protegidas. Os dados dos mapeamentos foram analisados por meio das metodologias da Geoecologia da Paisagem, da cartografia geomorfológica retrospectiva e do Sistema de Capacidade de Uso das Terras. A partir da avaliaçãodestas metodologias, elaboraram-seduas árvores de decisão, em que a combinação dos elementos indica o uso possível dos terrenos, norteando dois mapeamentos: ideal e viável, este com menor número de variáveis a serem utilizadas. Como resultado, os mapeamentos permitiram indicar padrões futuros de uso da terra que respeitam as limitações físicas e o histórico de uso dos terrenos. Buscou-se ainda incorporar a noção de vizinhança a estes padrões, compreendendo que as feições erosivas tendem a se expandir para o entorno.
Revived Leaves
Authors: Sahragard Mahdi 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
In 1969, circa 1,000 fragments of the Qur’an were found in the space between two ceiling covers in the Holy Shrine of Imam Riḍā in Mashhad, Iran. Some of these were among the oldest Qur’ans produced in Iran. Three volumes in that cache are the only remaining parts of a fourteen-volume Qur’an, copied in Ramaḍān 327/939, endowed to the Holy Shrine by Kishvād b. Amlās. The volume is in vertical format and was copied on paper. Presently, it is the oldest known dated Qur’an manuscript on paper in the world. The similarities of the script and illumination to some undated and unsigned Qur’ans give us some hints about the Kufic script and illuminations in central Iran. The present article discusses the codicological and paleographical features of this copy.
Editing MSS Leiden Or. 14.545 b–c
Authors: El-Khatib Abdallah 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
This article provides a description and edition of MSS Leiden Or. 14.545 b–c. Radiocarbon dating (14C dating) pinpoints the manuscript to an early period in Islamic history, and this is affirmed by its palaeographical and codicological features. As a result of its dating, it has received considerable attention from scholars and the media. This study confirms the manuscript’s direct relationship with MSS Paris, BnF Arabe 331 and St. Petersburg, National Library, Marcel 3. A verse count analysis was carried out in order to establish its origin. There is evidence that the manuscript journeyed from al-Fusṭāṭ in Old-Cairo to Beirut in Lebanon before finally settling in Leiden in the Netherlands. For several reasons, it was difficult to determine the exact origin of the manuscript.
The relationship between plasma atherogenic index and long-term outcomes after endovascular intervention in superficial femoral artery lesions
Authors: Altunova Mehmet , Karakayali Muammer , Yildirim Karakan Ceren , Tükenmez Karakurt Seda , Demirci Gokhan , Aslan Serkan , Guler Arda , Evsen Ali , Erturk Mehmet 
Published: August 2023

Objectives Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) results from the systemic atherosclerotic process. In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between plasma atherogenic index (AIP), a ratio of molar concentrations of triglycerides to HDL-cholesterol, and long-term outcomes after endovascular therapy (EVT) in patients with superficial femoral artery (SFA) stenosis. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 673 patients who underwent EVT for PAD in our tertiary center between January 2015 and December 2020. In the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, the AIP value with the optimum cutoff value was determined as 0.576 to detect the presence of major adverse limb events (MALEs). Patients were divided into two groups according to low AIP (<0.576 as group 1) and high AIP (>0.576 as group 2). Results Among the major endpoints, long-term restenosis rates were significantly higher in patients in the high-AIP group than in the low-AIP group ( p<.001). The lower extremity amputation rate was not statistically significant between the two groups. All-cause mortality rate (54 (31.6) versus 117 (68.4), p<.001) was significantly higher in patients in the high-AIP group than in the low-AIP group. In addition, the MALE rate (94 (29.2) versus 218 (62.1), p<.001) was significantly higher in patients in the high-AIP group than in those in the low-AIP group. Conclusions In conclusion, we found that AIP is a significant independent predictor of long-term MALE in patients who underwent EVT for SFA.
What makes community-based, multilevel physical activity promotion last? A systematic review with narrative synthesis on factors for sustainable implementation
Authors: Helsper N , Dippon L , Birkholz L , Rütten A , Kohler S , Weber P , Pfeifer K , Semrau J 
Published: August 2023

Aim: To follow the need for more research and strategies to enhance the knowledge of sustainable implementation, we examined cases of community-based, multilevel physical activity-related health promotion after initial funding has ceased and aimed to identify factors that influence their sustainable implementation. Methods: Five scientific databases (PubMed; Scopus; Ebsco Host with CINAHL, PsychInfo, and Sportdiscus; ProQuest and Web of Science) were systematically searched for relevant literature in December 2021. Three reviewers performed a title/abstract screening and independently screened the full texts of the remaining papers, followed by a quality assessment. A narrative synthesis method, including qualitative text analysis, was used to synthesise retrieved articles. As starting point, the framework of Schell et al. containing nine domains for sustainability capacity was used and new emerging themes were inductively added. Results: The search revealed 270 potentially eligible articles out of 27,652 hits. After the systematic review process, 14 studies were included. In the synthesis, 14 factors influencing the sustainablity of community-based, multilevel physical activity-related health promotion were identified of which six are new factors compared to Schell et al. In particular, our findings bring forth a novel understanding of the importance of the factors ‘Participation and Partnerships’, ‘Empowerment and Capacity Building’ and ‘Community Support’. A dynamic interplay and high connectedness between factors were visible. Conclusion: The identified factors can help establish a better understanding of sustainability processes within whole-system approaches intervening on multiple levels in the community with the aim of systems change. They are relevant for practitioners, researchers and policy makers alike. Future research should more closely examine based on further theoretical elaboration how an interplay between the factors can promote sustainability and which interdependencies are of particular importance in facilitating sustainable and equitable change.
How I treat posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder
Authors: Amengual Jennifer E. , Pro Barbara 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is an important and potentially life-threatening complication of solid organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Given the heterogeneity of PTLD and the risk of infectious complications in patients with immunosuppression, the treatment of this disease remains challenging. Monomorphic PTLD and lymphoma of B-cell origin account for the majority of cases. Treatment strategies for PTLD consist of response-adapted, risk-stratified methods using immunosuppression reduction, immunotherapy, and/or chemotherapy. With this approach, ∼25% of the patients do not need chemotherapy. Outcomes for patients with high risk or those who do not respond to frontline therapies remain dismal, and novel treatments are needed in this setting. PTLD is associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in 60% to 80% of cases, making EBV-directed therapy an attractive treatment modality. Recently, the introduction of adoptive immunotherapies has become a promising option for refractory cases; hopefully, these treatment strategies can be used as earlier lines of therapy in the future.
Anxiety management in Australian general practice: an analysis of encounters from 2006 – 2016
Authors: Parker Erin L. , Banfield Michelle , Fassnacht Daniel B. , Phillips Christine B. , Harrison Christopher 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Background
Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent mental health conditions managed predominantly by general practitioners (GPs). This study aimed to examine the management of anxiety by Australian GPs since the introduction of the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners initiative in 2006.

Methods
We conducted secondary analysis of Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health data on GP encounters for anxiety from 2006 to 2016 (N = 28,784). We calculated point estimates and used multivariate logistic regression to explore the effect of GP and patient characteristics on rates and types of management.

Results
The management rate of anxiety increased from 2.3% of GP encounters in 2006 to 3.2% in 2016. Over the 10-year period, increases were seen in referrals to psychologists (AOR = 1.09, 95%CI = 1.07–1.11, p < .0001) and selective serotonin / serotonin-noradrenalin reuptake inhibitors (AOR = 1.05, 95%CI = 1.03–1.06, p < .0001), and benzodiazepines decreased (AOR = 0.94, 95%CI = 0.92–0.95, p < .0001). Systematic differences in management were found for patient and GP characteristics, including high rates of benzodiazepines in certain groups.

Conclusions
Anxiety is accounting for more of the GP workload, year on year. GP management of anxiety has become more closely aligned with practice guidelines since 2006. However, high rates of benzodiazepine prescribing in certain groups remains a concern. Further research is needed into GP treatment decision making for anxiety.
Investigation of non-National Immunization Program vaccination intentions in rural areas of China
Authors: Wang Xiuli , Fan Yaru , Wang Wei 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Background
China’s current immunization program was revised in 2007. Some common childhood vaccines such as those for influenza, pediatric pneumonia, Haemophilus influenzae, varicella, and rotavirus have not been included in the National Immunization Program (NIP) and need to be purchased by children’s guardians at their own expense. Rural areas, constrained by economic development and vaccine awareness, have a low non-NIP vaccination rate and more family medical expenses and social burden. This study aims to examine the awareness and attitude of rural parents about non-NIP vaccines and relevant factors influencing their vaccination intention to provide strategic suggestions for expanding and improving the Chinese government’s NIP policy.

Methods
A qualitative method of in-depth interviews were conducted for this study. We interviewed 30 rural parents in a central Chinese village to investigate their awareness of non-NIP vaccines and their vaccination intention and behavior. All the interview data were analyzed through the Colaizzi seven-step data analysis method.

Results
This study summarized the individual and social level factors influencing the non-NIP vaccination intention of rural parents. The individual level factors include four themes: perceived severity with physical harm, treatment consumption (cost of the treatment of the subject diseases), psychological burden, and social consequences being subthemes; perceived vulnerability with age vulnerability, medical history, immune quality (children’s underlying immune status), and environmental vulnerability (sanitary condition of the rural environment) as subthemes; perceived efficacy with effect perception, psychological comfort, protective strength, and functional compensation (functions of non-NIP vaccines unreplaceable by NIP vaccines) being subthemes; and perceived cost consisting of two subthemes cost burden and adverse reaction. The social level influencing factors include the vaccination opinions in rural social networks, the accessibility of health services and vaccine products, and the guidance and promotion of vaccination policies. These factors act outside of individuals’ subjective awareness and influence decisions regarding non-NIP vaccination in rural areas.

Conclusion
Based on these influencing factors, this study constructs a structural model for non-NIP vaccination decision-making process in rural areas of China. The results play a guiding role in directing attention to children’s health, promoting non-NIP vaccination, facilitating the dissemination of vaccine knowledge in rural areas, and improving NIP policies and practices in China.
Low (0–5) Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score on admission predictive of worse functional outcome after mechanical thrombectomy for anterior circulation large vessel occlusion
Authors: Li Jinze , Duan Jinfeng , Zhang Luojin , Chen Jingshu , Duan Yang , Yang Benqiang 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Background and purpose
We examined functional outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) procedures following anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (ACLVO)-related acute ischemic strokes (AIS). Results were based on admission non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) studies, using the Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS) as standard metric.

Methods
Qualifying subjects were consecutive patients (N = 343) at a single center undergoing MT for ACLVO-related AIS. Each was grouped according to ASPECTS status on admission, determined from NCCT images by two physicians. Primary clinical endpoint was functional independence, assessed via modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days. Secondary endpoints were vessel recanalization (i.e., modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction [mTICI] score), symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH), and mortality.

Results
In this study population (mean age, 63.6 ± 12.6 years; women, 30.3%; median baseline National Institute of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score, 15.2 ± 4.5), patients were stratified by ASPECTS tier at presentation, either 0–5 (n = 50) or 6–10 (n = 293). Multivariate logistic regression showed a relation between ASPECTS values ≤ 5 and lesser chance of 90-day functional improvement (OR = 2.309, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.012–5.271; p = 0.047), once adjusted for age, baseline NIHSS score, diabetes mellitus, HbA1c concentration, D-dimer level, occlusive location, numbers of device passes, and successful recanalization.

Conclusions
ASPECTS values ≤ 5 correspond with worse long-term functional improvement (mRS scores > 2) in patients undergoing MT for ACLVO-related AIS. Other independent determinants of functional outcomes after MT are age, baseline NIHSS score, HbA1c concentration, and successful recanalization.
Equatorial spread-F forecasting model with local factors using the long short-term memory network
Authors: Thammavongsy Phimmasone , Supnithi Pornchai , Myint Lin Min Min , Hozumi Kornyanat , Lakanchanh Donekeo 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe predictability of the nighttime equatorial spread-F (ESF) occurrences is essential to the ionospheric disturbance warning system. In this work, we propose ESF forecasting models using two deep learning techniques: artificial neural network (ANN) and long short-term memory (LSTM). The ANN and LSTM models are trained with the ionogram data from equinoctial months in 2008 to 2018 at Chumphon station (CPN), Thailand near the magnetic equator, where the ESF onset typically occurs, and they are tested with the ionogram data from 2019. These models are trained especially with new local input parameters such as vertical drift velocity of the F-layer height (Vd) and atmospheric gravity waves (AGW) collected at CPN station together with global parameters of solar and geomagnetic activity. We analyze the ESF forecasting models in terms of monthly probability, daily probability and occurrence, and diurnal predictions. The proposed LSTM model can achieve the 85.4% accuracy when the local parameters: Vd and AGW are utilized. The LSTM model outperforms the ANN, particularly in February, March, April, and October. The results show that the AGW parameter plays a significant role in improvements of the LSTM model during post-midnight. When compared to the IRI-2016 model, the proposed LSTM model can provide lower discrepancies from observational data.
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