bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Humanizing Connections Outside of Higher Education
Authors: Mather Peter C. 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTThis New Directions in Teaching and Learning issue has focused on rehumanizing higher education. Authors have highlighted a wide array of important topics that are relevant to ensuring the humanizing purposes of higher education are met by today's and tomorrow's colleges and universities. The author highlights reminds us that higher education is part of a larger system, including communities near and far that shape and are shaped by tertiary institutions. The author highlights central principles and practices (Mutuality, Asset‐based, and Relationship Stewardship) that should inform humanizing work. The author highlights also includes an admonishment for members of the higher education communities to recognize and embrace the wisdom that exists outside of the ivory tower.
The Clinical Impact of the Introduction of a Robot‐Assisted Program in a Specialized Hernia Center: A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study on Short‐Term Outcomes
Authors: Marckmann Mads , Christoffersen Mette Willaume , Henriksen Nadia A. , Kiim Kristian S. 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTBackgroundThe role of robot‐assisted approach in hernia surgery remains controversial due to high procedural costs and the proposed equal outcomes compared with open surgery. In this study, we report the 30‐day results of the introduction of robot‐assisted approach in a specialized regional ventral hernia repair center.MethodsThis was a retrospective single‐center cohort study including patients undergoing either robot‐assisted or open ventral hernia repair from 2017 to 2022. Patients undergoing either approach were matched by propensity scores in a 1:2 ratio on the variables age, type of hernia (primary/incisional), and horizontal fascial defect size to reduce bias risk. Multivariable logistic regression on outcomes length of stay, reoperation, and readmission was performed.ResultsA total of 109 patients undergoing robot‐assisted repair were compared to 229 undergoing open repair. Overall, 61.2% were patients had incisional hernia. Mean hernia defect size was 4.9 × 6.5 cm (horizontal × vertical). The mean length of stay was shorter after robot‐assisted repair (0.1 vs. 1.9 days, p < 0.001) as was the incidence of readmission (3.7% vs. 17.0%, p < 0.001). The incidence of reoperation was tangentially significantly lower after robot‐assisted repair (0.9% vs. 6.6%, p = 0.045); however, the estimate was significant after adjusting for confounders (OR 0.11, CI 0.01–0.89, p = 0.038).ConclusionsLength of stay and readmission rates were significantly decreased after the introduction of a robot‐assisted approach for ventral hernia repair.
Textural, mineralogical, and geochemical evidence for apatite metasomatism and REE mobility within the Corvo orebody at the Neves Corvo Cu-Zn-Pb(-Sn) deposit (Iberian Pyrite Belt)
Authors: Codeço Marta S. , Gleeson Sarah A. , Barrote Vitor , Harlov Daniel , Kusebauch Christof , Koch-Müller Monika , Relvas Jorge M. R. S. , Schleicher Anja M. , Schmidt Christian , Stammeier Jessica A. , Syczewski Marcin D. , Wilke Franziska D. H. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The Neves Corvo Cu-Zn-Pb(-Sn) deposit (Portugal) is one of the largest volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits (VMS) worldwide, hosted by Upper Devonian to Early Carboniferous rocks. Originally, it contained an early structurally controlled tin orebody (stockwork and massive cassiterite), which has now been mined out. In this study, we report the first occurrence of phosphate minerals (apatite, florencite, and xenotime) within the tin stockwork at Neves Corvo. We present a high-resolution multi-analytical study using petrographic, mineral chemistry, and whole-rock geochemical methods to understand the genesis of these phosphates and their implications for tin at the Neves Corvo deposit. Our results demonstrate that apatite forms coevally with cassiterite and has low trace element contents except for S, Sr, Y, and MREE (Middle Rare Earth Elements; 10–100 ppm) with a bell-shaped chondrite (C1) normalized REE pattern. We suggest that apatite likely formed as chlorapatite or oxyapatite that was subsequently metasomatized to fluorapatite with minor carbonate during hydrothermal alteration related to sulfide mineralization. The REE pattern of apatite, together with the presence of secondary phosphates (florencite and xenotime), indicates preferential scavenging of REE to form the latter phases due to the interaction with NaCl-rich and, to a minor extent, fluorine-rich fluids in an aluminum-saturated system. This study underscores how the analyses of primary and secondary phosphate minerals can help to track the evolution of the hydrothermal system and partially constrain the fluid composition and fluid-rock interaction processes. Therefore, the approaches outlined here are applicable to any hydrothermal ore-forming system where phosphate phases are formed.
Targeting refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma by CAR-WEE1 T-cells: In vitro evaluation
Authors: Ahmed Hadeer Mohamed , Moselhy Said Salama , Mohamad Magda I. , Soliman Ahmed F. , Hassan Marwa N. M. , El-Khazragy Nashwa 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) presents a major therapeutic challenge due to its resistance to standard treatments. Engineered T-cells, especially Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cells, have shown promise in overcoming drug resistance. This study investigates the effectiveness of WEE1-engineered T-cells in targeting and eliminating refractory DLBCL in vitro. CAR T-cells were created by transducing a 5th-generation CAR construct designed to recognize WEE1, a surface antigen commonly found on refractory DLBCL cells. The cytotoxic effect of engineered T-cells was tested against Rituximab-resistant DLBCL cells (RR-NU-DUL-1). Apoptosis and cell cycle were evaluated using flow cytometry. Quantitative Real-time PCR (RT-PCR) was used to measure the expression of WEE1, BCL2, and CDK2. The results showed a significant increase in target cell lysis, apoptosis, and necrosis, a significant reduction in the percentage of cells in the G2M phase of the cell cycle, as well as a decrease in gene expression level, indicating strong anti-tumor activity. These findings suggest that CAR T-cell therapy holds great promise for treating refractory DLBCL, offering a potential path for clinical application. This in vitro evaluation highlights the potential of WEE1-engineered T-cells as a targeted treatment strategy for refractory DLBCL, emphasizing their clinical applicability and ability to overcome resistance mechanisms in this aggressive lymphoma subtype.
Paranasal sinus mucoceles and its distortion of craniofacial-orbital anatomy: a narrative synthesis
Authors: Aladeyelu Okikioluwa Stephen , Burge Peter Michael , Atiba Peterson Makinde , Madaree Anil , Lazarus Lelika 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Purpose
To explore available literature on PNS mucoceles and its distortions of craniofacial-orbital anatomy with regard to orbital bony defects and ophthalmic manifestations, highlighting the PNS mucoceles that mostly result in these distortions.

Methods
A comprehensive literature search was conducted in June 2024 for available literature on the subject matter viz.; Google Scholar, PubMed and Medline, and Cochrane Library. Eligible studies were subjected to bias assessment. Extracted data from eligible studies were synthesized using narrative synthesis.

Results
Eighteen studies met the inclusion criteria. The 18 studies correspond to a total of 638 patients diagnosed with different types of PNS mucoceles, with males being the highest incidence of patients. Frontal, ethmoid, and fronto-ethmoidal mucoceles had the highest incidences (26.36%, 24.03%, and 23.29%, respectively). Orbital-bony defects, such as disruption and breach of the lamina papyracea, orbital wall erosion, and skull base erosion, were reported as the damage mostly caused by frontal and ethmoidal mucoceles. Ophthalmic manifestations such as proptosis, diplopia, ptosis, preorbital swelling, epiphora, vision problems, and exophthalmos were reported to occur in any type of the PNS mucoceles but are more common in mucoceles in the anterior sinuses.

Conclusions
The narrative review summarizes the distortion of PNS mucoceles to craniofacial-orbital anatomy. Findings from this review will help to create more awareness of the extent of possible distortion that PNS mucoceles could have on craniofacial-orbital anatomy.
Validation of dynamic response of a 2-MW hybrid-spar floating wind turbine during power production
Authors: Tanaka Koji , Iwamoto Atsuhiro , Utsunomiya Tomoaki 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Accurate estimation of the dynamic response of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) are essential for the design and development of FOWTs to ensure their safety and reliability. Up to now, extensive efforts for the development of design tools for FOWTs have been made, and nowadays several design tools are available. The simulation tools have been validated using water tank experimental data and comparisons between codes. Although validation using full-scale FOWT has been performed, there are few published literatures publicly available. In this paper, we describe a simulation of the dynamic response of a 2-MW spar-type FOWT during power production in an actual sea area. Simulation of the dynamic response of FOWT in a power production state is described using Adams with SparDyn which has already been validated by simulations and measurements during typhoon in actual sea areas. Five cases were selected from low to high wind speed range during power production. Numerical simulations were performed using time-series data of wind speed, wind direction, wave height, wave direction, current speed and current direction obtained during power production. Comparisons have shown good agreement between the simulated and the measured values. The effect of tower shadows was also examined.
Teachers’ collaborative knowledge building in professional learning communities: connecting interaction patterns to learning gains
Authors: Hendrickx Marloes M. H. G. , Thurlings Marieke C. G. , Den Brok Perry 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Teacher professional learning communities (PLCs) have the potential to result in teacher professional development, provided that effective communication takes place during PLC meetings. Building on the perspective of collaborative knowledge building, this study examined teachers’ interaction patterns during these meetings. Connections were explored between teachers’ self-perceived learning gains from a PLC and the interaction patterns that occurred. From a larger set of PLCs in the Netherlands, four cases were selected that differed regarding teachers’ learning gains profiles. Orbital decomposition analysis, a technique used to study emerging patterns in complex dynamic systems, was used to examine the extent to which interaction patterns were characterized by conversational moves associated with knowledge building. Results from these analyses showed that in general, all PLCs showed relatively few knowledge-building patterns. However, the low-gains PLC was a bit more focused on exchanging information and opinions. High-gains PLCs’ interactions were characterized more by open and involved communication. Conversation in mixed-gains PLCs revealed a connection between teachers’ knowledge gains and question–answer patterns, and between teachers’ changes in beliefs and elaborating upon opinions. Together, these results point to qualitative differences in the interactions of teacher PLCs who experience higher versus lower learning gains. Implications for the role of the facilitator are discussed.
“You’re in an Image of a Man but Not a Man”: A Qualitative Analysis of Intersectional Stigma Among Men with HIV Experiencing Subfertility in Rural Southwestern Uganda
Authors: Pratt Madeline C. , Owembabazi Moran M. , Menninger Alex T. , Kanini Eunice , Kansiime B. Rosemary , Smith Patricia M. , Turan Janet M. , Matthews Lynn T. , Atukunda Esther C. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Many men with HIV (MWH) want to have children and may encounter HIV- and infertility-related stigma experiences. Integration of reproductive health and HIV care for men is rare. When available, safer conception care focuses on HIV prevention but lacks fertility support. We conducted qualitative in-depth interviews in Uganda with 30 MWH who desired more children and self-reported no partner pregnancy after 12 or more months of conception attempts. We separately interviewed 10 female partners. Interviews explored stigma experiences and factors impacting engagement in HIV and reproductive care. We used vignettes to elicit responses to stories of couples experiencing challenges of HIV and subfertility. The study team discussed, coded, and analyzed data from individual participant interview transcripts, inductively identifying emergent themes. The following overarching themes emerged: (1) Reproductive goals often take priority over HIV prevention among HIV-affected couples in this context, influenced by multi-level subfertility stigma in society. (2) MWH may pursue behaviors that increase risk of HIV transmission to meet their reproductive goals. (3) Men and women are eager to maintain their primary partnerships, prevent HIV transmission, and meet their reproductive goals with guidance from healthcare providers. Further research is needed on the causes of subfertility and infertility among HIV-affected couples in East Africa to better support their conception goals. Additionally, studies on the intersection of HIV and infertility stigma in high-fertility, high-HIV prevalence areas are essential for designing interventions that meet couples’ social, emotional, and medical needs.
Transformer-based neural marked spatio temporal point process model for analyzing football match events
Authors: Yeung Calvin , Sit Tony , Fujii Keisuke 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Predictive modeling plays a crucial role in machine learning, data analysis, and statistics. In sports, predictive modeling methods have emerged to provide insights and evaluate performances based on key performance metrics. However, most existing models tend to focus on predicting only partial aspects of an event, such as the outcome, action type, or location, while neglecting the temporal factors involved. To address this gap, this study introduces the Transformer-Based Neural Marked Spatio-Temporal Point Process (NMSTPP) model, specifically designed for football event data. The NMSTPP model predicts a comprehensive set of future event components, including inter-event time, zone, and action. Additionally, it features a dependent prediction layers architecture to enhance model performance. The Holistic Possession Utilization Score (HPUS) metric is also proposed to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of possession periods in football based on the NMSTPP model. With open-source football event data, the NMSTPP model successfully predicted the aforementioned three components of future events, with an improvement of up to 4% overall and 9% for individual components compared to baseline models. The HPUS demonstrated a 0.9 correlation with existing performance metrics, highlighting its utility in performance evaluation. The NMSTPP and HPUS were applied to the Premier League to demonstrate their practical feasibility.
Adsorption-Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of Anionic Direct Yellow-50 and Cationic Methylene Blue Dyes by Chemically Synthesized Poly(1,5-diaminoanthraquinone)
Authors: Akıllı Aleyna , Özler Ayşenur , Taymaz Bircan Haspulat , Hancı Ahmet , Eskizeybek Volkan , Kamış Handan 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Conducting polymers renowned for their exceptional photocatalytic activity, conductivity, and visible-light absorption capabilities present a compelling alternative for advanced photocatalytic applications. In this regard, the creation of conductive polymers of the next generation has enormous promise for improving energy efficiency as well as solving environmental issues. In this study, the conductive polymer poly(1,5-diaminoanthraquinone) (PDAAQ) with a band gap of 1.28 eV and an electrical conductivity of 1.23 S/cm was successfully synthesized via chemical oxidative polymerization using ammonium peroxydisulfate as an oxidant and perchloric acid as an initiator in an acetonitrile polymerization medium. The adsorption-assisted photocatalytic performance of PDAAQ has been investigated in cationic methylene blue (MB) and an anionic direct yellow (DY) dye under visible irradiation. The effect of polymerization medium, oxidant type, polymerization time, and monomer oxidant ratio on adsorption-assisted photocatalytic degradation of MB was investigated. The synthesized PDAAQ polymer demonstrates exceptional photocatalytic performance, completely degrading MB and DYE dyes under visible light illumination in 6 and 8 min through an adsorption-assisted photocatalysis mechanism. Besides, the photocatalytic dye degradation performance of PDAAQ was investigated for the degradation of synthetic wastewater (SWW) under visible light. The PDAAQ polymer proves to be an effective photocatalyst for photocatalytic applications, showcasing exceptional potential in degrading model dyes and treating synthetic wastewater.
Physical properties of chlorophyll–quinone conjugates prepared via Friedel–Crafts reaction
Authors: Kichishima Saki , Sakaguchi Kana , Tamiaki Hitoshi 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Pheophytin-a derivatives possessing plastoquinone and phylloquinone analogs in the peripheral 3-substituent were prepared by Friedel–Crafts reactions of a 3-hydroxymethyl-chlorin as one of the chlorophyll-a derivatives with benzo- and naphthohydroquinones, respectively, and successive oxidation of the 1,4-dihydroxy-aryl groups in the resulting dehydration products. The 3-quinonylmethyl-chlorins exhibited ultraviolet–visible absorption and circular dichroism spectra in acetonitrile, which were composed of those of the starting 3-hydroxymethyl-chlorin and the corresponding methylated benzo- and naphthoquinones. No intramolecular interaction between the chlorin and quinone π-systems was observed in the solution owing to the methylene spacer. The first reduction potentials of the quinone moieties in the synthetic conjugates were determined by cyclic voltammetry and shifted positively from those of the reference quinones. The former quinonyl groups were reduced more readily by approximately 0.1 V than the latter quinones, which was ascribable to the stabilization of the quinonyl anion radical by the nearby macrocyclic chlorin π-chromophore. This observation implied that the reduction potentials of quinones were regulated by the close pheophytin-a derivative by through-space interaction. Considering the charge shift from pheophytin-a anion radical to plastoquinone and phylloquinone in reaction centers of photosystems II and I, respectively, the reduction potentials of these quinones as a determinant factor of the rapid electron transfer process would be dependent on the pheophytin-a in the photosynthetic reaction centers of oxygenic phototrophs as well as on the neighboring peptides.
African and Western Conceptions of Death and Dying: The Role of Ancestors, the Enduring Past and the Meaning of Life
Authors: Freerks Vanessa Anne-Cecile 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In his article, Attoe (2023a) claims that the African conception of death presupposes the meaninglessness of life and in the first section of this article, I outline Attoe’s strong pessimistic approach to meaning in light of our mortality. In my second section, I suggest that Frankl’s comments about the permanence of the past offer a different approach to the meaning of life in light of our mortality. In tune with Frankl’s idea that when we die our completed lives endure as part of the past, I touch upon some of the literature on the “digital afterlife.” Specifically, I look at how the digital age reconfigures our understanding of modernity’s rupture between living and dying, the living and the hereafter. In light of Frankl, I also go on to draw on Deleuze’s reading of the concept of “duration” (la durée) and the latter’s idea of a “world memory” to consolidate my point against Attoe’s reductively presentist and individualist approach to the meaning of life. Returning to the African tradition in my last section I argue that death does not take anything away from the meaning of life as Attoe claims and the strength of the African tradition is that it is based on the ambivalence between life and death. In the process, I refer to Baudrillard’s concept of “symbolic exchange” along with his genealogy of the exclusion of death in modernity. I take a cross-cultural approach by intertwining individual representatives of the African philosophical tradition with Western ones. Against Attoe’s individualist stance, I take a relational approach and I pay close attention to social practices and myths, because maintaining a connection between the living and the dead, subject and objects as well as acknowledging the symbolic sphere of the “ancestors” is significant. When we focus exclusively on “how to live” as Attoe (2023a: 13) suggests we should, this does not in my view profit life. Although life is shielded from death it must end in death, a death now devoid of symbolic meaning. In the footsteps of Nietzsche, Baudrillard’s symbolism of exchange contests all forms of self-preservation, as a limit to life-affirmation.
Adaptation into Basque language and validation of the Barthel Index, EQ-5D-5L and PHQ-9 questionnaires in adult patients
Authors: Mestre Daniela , Orive Miren , Gascón María , Bilbao-González Amaia , Erkoreka Leire , González Nerea , Quintana Jose M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) tools are limited resources in Basque, co-official language in Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt Basque Barthel Index (BI) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and to validate them along with Basque EQ-5D-5L. A cross-sectional observational study was carried out to assess the psychometric properties of Basque questionnaires. We recruited Basque speaking adults suffering from diabetes mellitus, heart failure, respiratory or musculoskeletal diseases and a convenience sample (overall n = 347) via post mail, all of them covered by the Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital. Participants were classified depending on the number of comorbidities and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). BI and PHQ-9 were translated to Basque and back-translated to Spanish and English, respectively. Basque EQ-5D-5L was already available. The comprehensibility and feasibility of instruments were evaluated by cognitive debriefing interviews. Reliability (Cronbach’s alpha), factor analysis, convergent validity and known-groups validity were assessed. Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.93 for BI, 0.85 for EQ-5D-5L and 0.89 for PHQ-9. Each tool fit into its own single dimension. Three questionnaires correlated independently (each one’s ρ > 0.4, p < .0001) with the physical component (PCS) of Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) and the PHQ-9 with the mental component (MCS) of SF-36, confirming the convergent validity. All the instruments detected differences depending on the number of comorbidities or CCI, demonstrating the known-groups validity. Basque BI, EQ-5D-5L and PHQ-9 are reliable and valid tools that satisfy the psychometric quality requirements for use in clinical practice and research studies.