bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Controlled attenuation parameter-insulin resistance (CIR) score to predict non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Authors: Macias Juan , Parra-Membrives Pablo , Sosa-Moreno Francisco , Rincon Pilar , Martinez-Baena Dario , Fernandez-Fuertes Marta , Lorente-Herce Jose M. , Martinez Rafael C. , Jimenez-Riera Granada , Corma-Gomez Anaïs , Gonzalez-Serna Alejandro , Pineda Juan A. , Real Luis Miguel 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) requires liver biopsy. Patients with NASH are at risk of progression to advanced fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. A reliable non-invasive tool for the detection of NASH is needed. We aimed at developing a tool to diagnose NASH based on a predictive model including routine clinical and transient hepatic elastography (TE) data. All subjects undergoing elective cholecystectomy in our center were invited to participate, if alcohol intake was < 30 g/d for men and < 15 g/d for women. TE with controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) was obtained before surgery. A liver biopsy was taken during surgery. Multivariate logistic regression models to predict NASH were constructed with the first 100 patients, the elaboration group, and the results were validated in the next pre-planned 50 patients. Overall, 155 patients underwent liver biopsy. In the elaboration group, independent predictors of NASH were CAP value [adjusted OR (AOR) 1.024, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.002–1.046, p = 0.030] and HOMA value (AOR 1.847, 95% CI 1.203–2.835, p < 0.001). An index derived from the logistic regression equation to identify NASH was designated as the CAP-insulin resistance (CIR) score. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (95%CI) of the CIR score was 0.93 (0.87–0.99). Positive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV) of the CIR score were 82% and 91%, respectively. In the validation set, PPV was 83% and NPV was 88%. In conclusion, the CIR score, a simple index based on CAP and HOMA, can reliably identify patients with and without NASH.
Direction of theoretical and experimental investigation into the mechanism of n-HA/Si-PA-SC@Ag as a bio-based heterogeneous catalyst in the reduction reactions
Authors: Sisakhti Zohreh Nouripour , Malmir Masoume , Bisafar Masoumeh Bagheri , Heravi Majid M. , Hosseinnejad Tayebeh 
Published: December 2022

AbstractIn the present study, a natural-based heterogeneous catalyst is synthesized. For this purpose, nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA) is prepared, silica-modified and functionalized with phthalimide. Finally, Ag2+was immobilized onto n-HA/Si-PA-SC and reduced to Ag nanoparticles byBellis perennisflowers extract. n-HA/Si-PA-SC@Ag characterized by TGA, FTIR, SEM/EDX, XRD, TEM, BET and ICP-AES techniques. Moreover, metal–ligand interactions in n-HA/Si-PA-SC@Ag complex models were assessed to make a quantitative representation for the immobilization behavior of Ag NPs on the surface of n-HA/Si-PA-SC through quantum chemistry computations. Furthermore, the performance of n-HA/Si-PA-SC@Ag was studied in the nitroarene, methylene blue and congo red reductions. Finally, the recyclability study as well as Ag-leaching verified that, n-HA/Si-PA-SC@Ag was stable and reused-up to four times without losing its activity.
Study on physical properties of four pH responsive Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SeMNPV) microcapsules as controlled release carriers
Authors: Luo Meng , Lin Juntao , Zhou Xinhua , Pu Xia 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis study provides a promising controlled release form of nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) for targeted control of lepidopteran pests. However, the application of NPV is limited due to its sensitivity to UV inactivation. This study investigated the anti-UV properties of microcapsules of SeMNPV occlusion bodies (OBs) encapsulated by calcium alginate (CA), and also the influence of the modification of CA by chitosan (CS), whey protein (WP), and polydopamine (PDA). These capsules were used to deliver, in a controlled release manner virions under alkaline pH conditions. Characterization of the structure, morphology, particle size, encapsulation efficiency, contact angle, insecticidal activity, UV resistance and in vitro release of the microcapsules was conducted. The modified microcapsules had better sphericity, and were devoid of SeMNPV OBs on the surface. The encapsulation rate was 84.76 ± 0.59%. PDA@CA-NPV had the highest wettability and the contact angle was 74.51 ± 0.53°. The 50% lethal concentration values (LC50) of CA-NPV, CS@CA-NPV, WP@CA-NPV and PDA@CA-NPV were 11.5, 10.7, 10.5 and 1.2 times that of SeMNPV OBs alone. The modified microcapsules all improved the anti-UV performance of the virus, and PDA@CA-NPV was the most UV-resistant. Using qPCR, it was observed that under alkaline conditions, a large number of virions were released from PDA@CA-NPV, CA-NPV and SeMNPV OBs. Microencapsulated virus under alkaline conditions did not change the release pattern of virions.
Vitality as a measure of animal welfare during purse seine pumping related crowding of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scrombrus)
Authors: Anders Neil , Hannaas Sigurd , Saltskår Jostein , Schuster Erik , Tenningen Maria , Totland Bjørn , Vold Aud , Øvredal Jan Tore , Breen Mike 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe impacts of wild capture fishing on animal welfare are poorly understood. During purse seine fishing for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scrombrus), catches are crowded to high densities to facilitate pumping onboard. This study aimed to monitor fish welfare during crowding events in the Norwegian purse seine fishery, and to identify relevant drivers. We first correlated a suite of neuro-endocrine, physiological and physical stress responses (integrated into a single measure of welfare using multivariate analysis) to the behavioural vitality of individual mackerel in controlled crowding trials in aquaculture cages. Vitality was found to be a useful measure of welfare. We then assessed individual fish vitality onboard a commercial purse seiner. Catch welfare, measured using vitality, was observed to be negatively impacted during pumping related crowding. Larger catches and longer crowding exposure times resulted in greater negative impacts. Vitality was not significantly impacted by crowding density or dissolved oxygen concentrations inside the net, although methodological limitations limited accurate measurement of these parameters. Blood lactate levels correlated negatively with vitality, suggesting that high-intensity anaerobic locomotory activity was associated with the reduction in welfare. Based on these findings, catch welfare could be improved by targeting smaller schools to minimise crowding exposure times.
A meta-analysis: the efficacy and effectiveness of polypeptide vaccines protect pigs from foot and mouth disease
Authors: Jiao Jiao , Wu Peng 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe protective effects of peptides on pigs are controversial. In this study, meta-analysis was used to analyze the protective immune response of peptides. The China National Knowledge Infrastructure, PubMed, Wanfang Data, Cochrane Library, Embase, and gray literature sources were searched for FMDV articles published from the inception of the databases to March 2022. Of the 1403 articles obtained, 14 were selected using inclusion criteria. The experimental data on polypeptide vaccines were analyzed using Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 Software. From the results, polypeptide vaccine doses (PPVDs) ≤ 1 mg offered protection against FMDV in 69.41% pigs lower than World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) standard (75%, 12/16). PPVDs ≥ 2 mg provided protection against FMDV in 97.22% pigs. When the two groups were compared directly, PPVDs ≥ 2 mg (93.75%) was higher than PPVDs ≤ 1 mg (63.16%). PPVDs ≤ 1 mg provided protection 56% pigs and the inactivated vaccine was 93.33% in direct comparison. In conclusion, PPVDs has a dose-dependent protective effect on pigs and PPVDs ≤ 1 mg group was lower than the inactivated vaccines group.
Differences in motor response to stability perturbations limit fall-resisting skill transfer
Authors: Werth J. , Epro G. , König M. , Santuz A. , Seeley J. , Arampatzis A. , Karamanidis K. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis study investigated transfer of improvements in stability recovery performance to novel perturbations. Thirty adults (20-53 yr) were assigned equally to three treadmill walking groups: groups exposed to eight trip perturbations of either low or high magnitude and a third control group that walked unperturbed. Following treadmill walking, participants were exposed to stability loss from a forward-inclined position (lean-and-release) and an overground trip. Lower limb joint kinematics for the swing phase of recovery steps was compared for the three tasks using statistical parametric mapping and recovery performance was analysed by margin of stability and base of support. The perturbation groups improved stability (greater margin of stability) over the eight gait perturbations. There was no group effect for stability recovery in lean-and-release. For the overground trip, both perturbation groups showed similar enhanced stability recovery (margin of stability and base of support) compared to controls. Differences in joint angle kinematics between treadmill-perturbation and lean-and-release were more prolonged and greater than between the two gait perturbation tasks. This study indicates that: (i) practising stability control enhances human resilience to novel perturbations; (ii) enhancement is not necessarily dependent on perturbation magnitude; (iii) differences in motor response patterns between tasks may limit transfer.
The protective effect of mushroom consumption on depressive symptoms in Korean population
Authors: Park Sung Keun , Oh Chang-Mo , Ryoo Jae-Hong , Jung Ju Young 
Published: December 2022

AbstractMushrooms are nutraceutical food with health benefit. However, available data is still limited in identifying the effect of mushrooms consumption on depressive symptoms. In a cohort of 87,822 Korean, we longitudinally assessed the risk of depressive symptoms according to mushrooms consumption. Study participants were categorized into 5 groups by the frequency of one serving size of mushrooms (30 g) as follows: rare/never, < 1/month, 1/month–1/week, 1–3/week, ≥ 3/week. The development of depressive symptoms was determined in Center for epidemiological studies-depression scale ≥ 16. Cox proportional hazards model was used to calculate adjusted hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for depressive symptoms (adjusted HR [95% CI]). Subgroup analysis was performed for gender and age. Compared with group with rare/never consumption, groups with mushrooms consumption ≥ one serving size/month had the significantly decreased levels in adjusted HR and 95% CI for depressive symptoms (rare/never consumption: reference, < 1/month: 0.92 [0.83–1.02], 1/month–1/week: 0.88 [0.83–0.94], 1–3/week: 0.88 [0.82–0.94], ≥ 3/week: 0.86 [0.80–0.93]). This association was similarly observed in both gender and age subgroup analyses. However, women and participants ≥ age of 40 showed the more prominent association than men and participants < age of 40.
Plasmodium malariae structure and genetic diversity in sub-Saharan Africa determined from microsatellite variants and linked SNPs in orthologues of antimalarial resistance genes
Authors: Oriero Eniyou C. , Demba Martha A. , Diop Mouhamadou F. , Ishengoma Deus S. , Amenga-Etego Lucas N. , Ghansah Anita , Apinjoh Tobias , Issiaka Soulama , Djimde Abdoulaye , D’Alessandro Umberto , Meremikwu Martin , Amambua-Ngwa Alfred 
Published: December 2022

AbstractPlasmodium malariae, a neglected human malaria parasite, contributes up to 10% of malaria infections in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA). Though P. malariae infection is considered clinically benign, it presents mostly as coinfections with the dominant P. falciparum. Completion of its reference genome has paved the way to further understand its biology and interactions with the human host, including responses to antimalarial interventions. We characterized 75 P. malariae isolates from seven endemic countries in sSA using highly divergent microsatellites. The P. malariae infections were highly diverse and five subpopulations from three ancestries (independent of origin of isolates) were determined. Sequences of 11 orthologous antimalarial resistance genes, identified low frequency single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), strong linkage disequilibrium between loci that may be due to antimalarial drug selection. At least three sub-populations were detectable from a subset of denoised SNP data from mostly the mitochondrial cytochrome b coding region. This evidence of diversity and selection calls for including P. malariae in malaria genomic surveillance towards improved tools and strategies for malaria elimination.
Parameter identification of key components of thyristor converter valve based on wavelet packet key feature extraction and Elman neural network
Authors: Pang Lei , Zhang Tianyi , Wang Xinbing , Zhang Kang , Liu Longchen 
Published: December 2022

AbstractOnline health monitoring of thyristor converter valve is very important for the stable operation of high voltage direct current (HVDC) system. However, in practical projects, only offline annual maintenance can be realized. This paper proposes a method for parameter identification of thyristor valve based on wavelet packet key feature extraction and Elman neural network. By preprocessing the measurable characteristic parameters of thyristor valve in practical engineering, such as wavelet packet time‐frequency domain feature extraction, variation coefficient optimization and so on, the characteristic vector that can characterize the health state of thyristor valve is obtained and sent to Elman neural network for training, which realizes the rapid online identification of multiple electrical parameters of thyristor modules in converter valve. Simulation and comparative experiments show that the key feature extraction method proposed in this paper has significant advantages in identification accuracy, and can better identify the damping capacitance and leakage resistance of all thyristor modules. Among them, the deterioration of the damping capacitance is more easily identified, the identification accuracy is the highest and the relative identification error is less than 5%. The parameter identification method proposed in this paper has the advantages of fast identification speed, strong model generalization ability and wide application. This provides a new idea for the online condition monitoring of thyristor valves.
Complex artefact suppression for sparse reconstruction based on compensation approach in X‐ray computed tomography
Authors: Yang Fuqiang , Zhang Dinghua , Huang Kuidong , Yang Yao , Li Zhixiang 
Published: December 2022

AbstractTo provide high‐quality imaging by decreasing the sparse view imaging artefact from the computed tomography (CT) images, this study addresses a new artefact suppression technique for sparse data for both single material and multi‐material objects that have diverse materials. It begins with a pre‐reconstructed image and a network of target patches that have been trained beforehand and then uses the forward projection (FP) approach to resolve the structural mutation brought on by sparse‐view projection. As an edge‐preserving operator to commit to the forward operator for sinogram correction, the bilateral filter was used. Both simulated and actual data have been gathered and evaluated in experiments. The suggested forward operator and normalized compensation (FONC) method produce results that have far smaller artefact and errors than those of more traditional techniques. For simulation # blade, the Normalized Mean Square Distance (NMSD) of the proposed method was reduced by 8.94%, Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) and the Universal Quality Index (UQI) were increased by 78.17% and 80.49%, respectively, which also demonstrate better uniformity of the results to practical data # pan, where the root mean squared error was reduced by 13.93%. SSIM and UQI were increased by 25.66% and 37.02%, respectively. The results conclusively show that the planned strategies are successful in eliminating artefact for irregular objects.
Dossier : « Patrimoines, savoirs, pouvoirs » – À qui appartiennent les paysages des villages shui ? Mise en tourisme et rapports de pouvoir au Guizhou (Chine du Sud)
Authors: Gauché Évelyne , Déry Steve , Landy Frédéric , Noûs Camille 
Published: December 2022

Cette contribution interroge la mise en tourisme du Guizhou, en Chine du Sud, à travers le cas de trois villages de la minorité ethnique shui. La promotion de ces villages au rang de sites touristiques officiels suit un modèle d’aménagement standardisé, ayant pour double objectif le développement économique et la construction d’une identité nationale. Elle implique aussi des transformations souvent importantes du paysage quotidien des populations. Pris entre les actions développementalistes de l’État et les stratégies aménagistes locales, les paysages constituent un véritable enjeu : au final, à qui appartiennent les paysages de ces villages shui ? Après la présentation de trois situations contrastées, les représentations qu’ont les habitants des transformations de leur paysage sont analysées. Celles-ci révèlent l’évolution de leur regard et leur adhésion au modèle dans ses principes d’aménagement. Mais des tensions émergent, ce qui témoigne du faible pouvoir dont disposent les populations dans le processus économique et politique de développement touristique.
Dossier : « Patrimoines, savoirs, pouvoirs » – Construire la nature comme un patrimoine mondial : la fabrique scientifique de l’orang-outan à Sumatra (Indonésie)
Authors: Ruysschaert Denis , Salles Denis 
Published: December 2022

Cette recherche vise à comprendre la construction de la nature comme un héritage mondial, particulièrement pour l’orang-outan à Sumatra, puis à en expliquer les implications concrètes. Un ensemble cohérent d’éléments plaident pour la conservation des orangs-outans : un habitat concentré sur des terres impropres à l’agriculture, des croyances locales restées vives et l’existence d’aires protégées. Pour autant, les scientifiques internationaux, intimement liés au mouvement de la conservation, se sont engagés dans une patrimonialisation de l’orang-outan. Ce travail de patrimonialisation entretient une perception de rareté et d’extinction imminente en construisant et mobilisant des indicateurs (nombre, tendance, répartition, rareté) basés sur des modèles complexes. Il conforte aussi leur hégémonie sur la production des savoirs, élude les principaux facteurs explicatifs et rend impossible la coexistence pratique entre l’humain et l’orang-outan.
The whistle-smile reflex: a missed sign
Authors: Monteiro Mateus Damiani , Brustolin Giovanna Testa , Carvalho Neto Eurípedes Gomes de , Rieder Carlos Roberto de Melo 
Published: December 2022

AbstractIn this paper, we present a historical review of the whistle-smile reflex, a semiological sign missed in the literature and clinical practice.
Access to rehabilitation after stroke in Brazil (AReA study): multicenter study protocol
Authors: Cacho Roberta de Oliveira , Moro Carla Heloisa Cabral , Bazan Rodrigo , Guarda Suzete Nascimento Farias da , Pinto Elen Beatriz , Andrade Suellen Mary Marinho dos Santos , Valler Lenise , Almeida Kelson James , Ribeiro Tatiana Souza , Jucá Renata Viana Brígido de Moura , Minelli Cesar , Piemonte Maria Elisa Pimentel , Paschoal Eric Homero Albuquerque , Pedatella Marco Túlio Araújo , Pontes-Neto Octávio Marques , Fontana Ana Paula , Pagnussat Aline de Souza , Conforto Adriana Bastos ,   AReA Study Group
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Background Most of the Brazilian population relies on public healthcare and stroke is a major cause of disability in this country of continental dimensions. There is limited information about access to rehabilitation after stroke in Brazil.
Objective To provide comprehensive information about Access to Rehabilitation After discharge from public hospitals in Brazil (AReA study), up to 6 months after stroke.
Methods The present study intends to collect information from 17 public health centers in 16 Brazilian cities in the 5 macroregions of the country. Each center will include 36 participants (n = 612). The inclusion criteria are: age ≥ 18 years old; ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, from 6 months to 1 year prior to the interview; admission to a public hospital in the acute phase after stroke; any neurological impairment poststroke; patient or caregiver able to provide informed consent and answer the survey. Patients can only be recruited in public neurology or internal medicine outpatient clinics. Outcomes will be assessed by a standard questionnaire about rehabilitation referrals, the rehabilitation program (current status, duration in months, number of sessions per week) and instructions received. In addition, patients will be asked about preferences for locations of rehabilitation (hospitals, clinics, or at home).
Trial Status The study is ongoing. Recruitment started on January 31st, 2020 and is planned to continue until June 2022.
Conclusion The AReA study will fill a gap in knowledge about access to stroke rehabilitation in the public health system in different Brazilian regions.
Charge transfer in sodium iodide collisions
Authors: Hedvall Patrik , Odelius Michael , Larson Åsa 
Published: December 2022

Sodium iodide (NaI) has, over the years, served as a prototype system in studies of non-adiabatic dynamics. Here, the charge transfer collision reactions Na+ + I− ⇆ Na + I (mutual neutralization and ion-pair formation) are studied using an ab initio approach and the total and differential cross sections are calculated for the reactions. This involves electronic structure calculations on NaI to obtain adiabatic potential energy curves, non-adiabatic and spin–orbit couplings, followed by nuclear dynamics, treated fully quantum mechanically in a strictly diabatic representation. A single avoided crossing at 13.22 a0 dominates the reactions, and the total cross sections are well captured by the semi-classical Landau–Zener model. Compared to the measured ion-pair formation cross section, the calculated cross section is about a factor of two smaller, and the overall shape of the calculated differential cross section is in reasonable agreement with the measured ion-pair formation differential cross section. Treating the Landau–Zener coupling as an empirical parameter of 0.05 eV, the measured total and differential cross sections are well captured when performing fully quantum mechanical cross section calculations including rotational coupling. A semi-empirical spin–orbit coupling model is also investigated, giving satisfactory estimation of the effects of spin–orbit interactions for the reactions.