bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Relational attitudes in adolescent girls with and without a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa
Authors: Bachner-Melman Rachel , Rom Roni , Lev-Ari Lilac , Shachar-Lavie Iris , Krispin Orit , Tolmacz Rami 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background
People with eating disorders experience interpersonal difficulties, but little research explores relational attitudes in this population. We examined sense of relational entitlement towards parents, pathological concern, and psychological distress in adolescent girls with and without anorexia nervosa (AN) or atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN).

Methods
Questionnaires assessing sense of entitlement towards parents, pathological concern, and symptoms of depression and anxiety were completed by 85 girls with and 100 girls without AN/AAN (mean age 15.06 ± 1.41). The AN/AAN group also completed a measure of ED pathology.

Results
Eating pathology, pathological concern and symptoms of depression and anxiety were positively associated with both restricted and inflated sense of entitlement towards parents. AN/AAN participants scored significantly higher than controls on restricted and inflated sense of entitlement, pathological concern and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Restricted sense of entitlement and pathological concern partially mediation the association between AN/AAN and symptoms of depression and fully mediated the association between AN/AAN and anxiety. Within the AN/AAN group, pathological concern and symptoms of depression explained a large proportion of the variance in ED pathology.

Conclusions
Adolescent AN/AAN takes a heavy toll on emotional and social health, perhaps in part because crucial aspects of relational mutuality fail to develop. Teens with AN/AAN tend to over-focus on their parents’ needs at the expense of their own needs. They also have impaired capacity to realistically appraise expectations from their parents, tending to feel over- and/or under-entitled to need fulfillment. These relational attitudes are associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety and should be addressed in therapy.
Role of resilience and self-coping strategy in determining positive emotions during pandemic among healthcare professionals in Iran
Authors: Lathabhavan Remya , Bharti Teena , Marznaki Zohreh Hosseini 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic placed immense stress on healthcare professionals worldwide. This strain often resulted in imbalances in their physical and mental well-being, necessitating effective coping mechanisms. In light of this context, this study investigates the correlations between the fear of COVID-19, self-coping strategies, and positive emotions, with particular reference to the Iranian health care industry.

Methods
Data were collected from 1050 healthcare professionals in Iran and the data were analysed sing structural equation modelling.

Results
The study revealed that pandemic fear negatively impacts self-coping strategies and positive emotions during crisis scenarios. Conversely, self-coping strategies have a positive correlation with positive emotions. The research also underscored the role of resilience in reinforcing the favorable link between self-coping strategies and positive emotions.

Conclusions
This study is one of the first to explore the significance of resilience and self-coping strategies among Iranian healthcare professionals during the pandemic. Its findings offer valuable insights for researchers and practitioners, paving the way for further contributions in this field. Future research endeavors may consider investigating the effects of various psychological interventions, including breathing techniques, self-talk, physical exercises, yoga, optimizing sleep, and dietary measures on the resilience and self-coping practices of healthcare professionals.
Laparoscopic two-port pre-tied peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion in children: a simple modification
Authors: Bustangi Nasir , Khirallah Mohammad Gharieb 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background
Different laparoscopic approaches for insertion of a peritoneal dialysis catheter (PDC) have been adopted. Most of these techniques require 2–3 ports. One port laparoscopic technique for PDC placement was introduced by some authors to minimize potential complications. The main drawback of these techniques was the inadequate position of catheter tip and hence affecting its efficacy.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a simple modified laparoscopic technique during insertion of PDC.

Results
The mean age of these patients was 6 ± 4.1 years. There were 11 females. The mean body weight was 13 ± 3.3 kg. The mean operative time was 35.5 min. No operative complications occurred. Two cases had catheter obstruction. Wound infection developed in three cases. Mean follow-up period was 11 ± 5.3 months

Conclusions
Laparoscopic insertion of PDC in children suffering end-stage renal disease using a pre-tied catheter tip with V-loc/STRATAFIX ® size 3/0 suture and two-port-only technique was associated with shorter operative time and longer life of catheter without migration or catheter malfunction.
Pregnancy and Progression of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Propensity Score–Matched Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Xiao Wu-Cai , Li Xin , Shan Rui , Mei Fang , Song Shi-Bing , Chen Jing , Sun Bang-Kai , Yuan Chun-Hui , Liu Zheng 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Context and Objective
Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is very common in women of reproductive age. However, it remains unclear whether pregnancy is associated with DTC progression before surgical treatment.

Methods
This retrospective cohort study, conducted at the Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing, China between January 2012 and December 2022, included 311 eligible women aged 20 to 45 years. To control for potential confounders, we first used propensity score matching (PSM) to match the pregnant group (n = 48) with the nonpregnant group (n = 154) on age, tumor size, tumor type, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis status at baseline, and then used Cox proportional risk models stratified by the matched pairs to estimate the association of pregnancy with DTC progression.

Results
After PSM, the pregnant and nonpregnant groups were well comparable at baseline (standardized difference &lt; 10% and P &gt; .05). Over an average observation period of 2.5 years, we observed no difference between the pregnant group and the matched nonpregnant group in DTC progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.96; 95% CI, 0.56 to 1.65; P = .895), tumor enlargement–free survival (HR = 0.99; 95% CI, 0.56 to 1.76; P = .969) or lymph node metastasis-free survival (LNM) (HR = 0.67; 95% CI, 0.21 to 2.13; P = .498). The postoperative pathological characteristics also showed no significant difference between the pregnant and nonpregnant groups (P &gt; .05).

Conclusion
Pregnancy seemed to be irrelevant to DTC progression-free survival before surgical treatment. Further prospective cohort studies are needed to translate this finding into clinical practice.
Structural Effect on the Dielectric Constant of Hydrocarbon Liquids: A Molecular Dynamics Study Using the Drude Polarizable Force Field
Authors: Sasaki Kohei , Yamashita Takefumi 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
We investigated the dielectric properties of three hydrocarbon liquids (benzene, diphenylmethane, and c-hexane) using molecular dynamics simulations with a newly developed polarizable force field [DREIDING-UT(D)]. The calculated dielectric constants agree well with the experimental ones. The difference in dielectric constant between liquid diphenylmethane and benzene was due to the difference in liquid structure, whereas the difference in dielectric constant between liquid c-hexane and benzene was mainly due to the difference in atomic polarizability.
Correlation of serum interleukin-6 levels and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in the severity of COVID-19
Authors: Esa Tenri , Budu Budu , Mulyono Budi , Soraya Gita Vita , Usman Andi Nilawati , Intansari Umi Solekhah 
Published: September 2023

Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is produced at varying levels in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is one of the new inflammatory markers of COVID-19. This study aimed to evaluate the differences in IL-6 level and the NLR in mild and severe COVID-19 and assess their correlation with COVID-19 severity and the correlation of IL-6 and NLR in COVID-19. Methods: A total of 91 patients with COVID-19 were divided into mild (n = 57) and severe (n = 34) COVID-19 groups. IL-6 levels were measured using the electrochemiluminescence immunoassay method on Roche Cobas e411. The NLR was the ratio of the total neutrophil and lymphocyte counts from complete haematology on the Sysmex XS-800i. Data were analysed using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Mann–Whitney, receiver operating characteristic curve, chi-square and Spearman correlation tests. The statistical test was significant at p <0.05. Results: Serum IL-6 levels and NLR significantly differed in mild and severe COVID-19. The median (min–max) IL-6 levels for mild and severe COVID-19 were 3.59 (1.50–638.30) pg/mL and 28.82 (5.52–926.30) pg/mL, respectively (p <0.001). The median (min–max) NLR in mild and moderate COVID-19 was 2.18 (0.69–15.58) and 8.13 (2.24–30.90), respectively (p <0.001). The obtained cut-off values for IL-6 and NLR were >6.99 pg/mL and >4.18, with odds ratios of 29.29 and 26.19, respectively. A positive correlation was found between IL-6 and NLR and COVID-19 severity (r = 0.612; p <0.001). Conclusions: The results indicated that serum IL-6 levels and NLR are higher in severe COVID-19 than in mild COVID-19. Patients with IL-6 levels >6.99 pg/mL and NLR >4.18 are 29 and 26 times more likely to suffer from severe COVID-19, respectively. Serum IL-6 levels and NLR are strongly correlated with COVID-19 severity. Serum IL-6 levels correlate with NLR in COVID-19.
Using photon disinfection technologies for reducing bioburden in hospitals
Authors: Nazeer Mohamed Niroz Mohamed , Aholaakko Teija-Kaisa 
Published: September 2023

Background:Environmental cleaning and disinfection is the basis of the prevention of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs).Aim:This study aimed to describe photon disinfection technologies (PDTs), report their impact on inactivating micro-organisms and preventing HAIs and to create recommendations for their implementation in hospital settings.Methods:An integrated literature review was completed to evaluate and report the impact of PDTs in hospital settings. The quality of 23 articles were assessed, their contents analysed and results reported according to the PICOT model.Findings:The microbiological impact of the PDT varied by micro-organism, settings and according to the used devices. It was crucial that environmental cleaning was completed before the disinfection.Conclusion:The implementation of PDT in the hospital setting requires inquiry from the viewpoints of microbiological, environmental, occupational, technical and human safety. To enhance the safe implementation of PDTs, the construction and use of evidence-based global standards for PDT are crucial.
“It saved me from the emergency department”: A qualitative study of patient experience of virtual urgent care in Ontario
Authors: Dainty Katie N. , Seaton M. Bianca , Hall Justin N. , Mondoux Shawn , Abraham Lency , McCarron Joy , Tarride Jean-Eric , McLeod Shelley L. 
Published: September 2023

Introduction
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Ministry of Health introduced a pilot program of 14 virtual urgent care (VUC) initiatives across the province to encourage physical distancing and provision of care by telephone and video-enabled visits. The implementation of the VUC pilot is currently being evaluated by an external academic team. The objective of this study was to understand patient experiences with VUC to determine barriers and facilitators to optimal virtual care as it rapidly expands during the current pandemic and beyond.

Method
The qualitative component of the evaluation used one-on-one telephone interviews with patients, families, providers, and program administrators as the main method of data collection. Patient and family participants were invited to participate by the triage nurse after their VUC visit. Data analysis, using thematic analysis, occurred in conjunction with data collection to monitor emerging themes and areas for further exploration.

Results
Between April and October 2021, we completed 14 patient and/or family interviews from a representative cross-section of 6 pilot sites. Participants had a range of presenting complaints including infection, injury, medication side effects, and abdominal pain. The vast majority of participants were female (90%), and 70% were VUC patients themselves. Our analysis identified three key themes in the data which characterise patient and family member experience with VUC: a) emphasis on access to the ED; b) efficiency and quality of care; c) obtaining reassurance and next steps.

Conclusion
Virtual care options are valued by patients and families; however, the nature of care needed by those accessing VUC and who can best provide that care needs to be evaluated to position it for sustainability. Understanding how virtual care performs from both a provider and patient perspective during the current crisis has implications for designing alternative care options beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Estimating the time-varying reproduction number for COVID-19 in South Africa during the first four waves using multiple measures of incidence for public and private sectors across four waves
Authors: Bingham Jeremy , Tempia Stefano , Moultrie Harry , Viboud Cecile , Jassat Waasila , Cohen Cheryl , Pulliam Juliet R.C. 
Published: September 2023

Objectives
The aim of this study was to quantify transmission trends in South Africa during the first four waves of the COVID-19 pandemic using estimates of the time-varying reproduction number (R) and to compare the robustness of R estimates based on three different data sources, and using data from public and private sector service providers.

Methods
R was estimated from March 2020 through April 2022, nationally and by province, based on time series of rt-PCR-confirmed cases, hospitalisations, and hospital-associated deaths, using a method that models daily incidence as a weighted sum of past incidence, as implemented in the R package EpiEstim. R was also estimated separately using public and private sector data.

Results
Nationally, the maximum case-based R following the introduction of lockdown measures was 1.55 (CI: 1.43–1.66), 1.56 (CI: 1.47–1.64), 1.46 (CI: 1.38–1.53) and 3.33 (CI: 2.84–3.97) during the first (Wuhan-Hu), second (Beta), third (Delta), and fourth (Omicron) waves, respectively. Estimates based on the three data sources (cases, hospitalisations, deaths) were generally similar during the first three waves, but higher during the fourth wave for case-based estimates. Public and private sector R estimates were generally similar except during the initial lockdowns and in case-based estimates during the fourth wave.

Conclusion
Agreement between R estimates using different data sources during the first three waves suggests that data from any of these sources could be used in the early stages of a future pandemic. The high R estimates for Omicron relative to earlier waves are interesting given a high level of exposure pre-Omicron. The agreement between public and private sector R estimates highlights that clients of the public and private sectors did not experience two separate epidemics, except perhaps to a limited extent during the strictest lockdowns in the first wave.
Evaluation of primary health care by users during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Celino Suely Deysny de Matos , Albuquerque Filho Nailton José Brandão de , Gomes Monalisa da Nóbrega Cesarino , Costa Gabriela Maria Cavalcanti , Mendonça Ana Elza Oliveira de 
Published: September 2023

Objective
To evaluate the primary health care (PHC) attributes and associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic using the perspective of users.

Methods
This cross-sectional, quantitative study included 422 PHC users from 96 Family Health Teams in a city in Brazil. The assessment used the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool) and a structured questionnaire on the sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics of users and basic health units (BHU). The Person’s chi-square test was used to analyze the association between high overall scores in PCATool and characteristics of users and BHU. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) with a 95% confidence interval were also calculated. Poisson regression and Rao Scott’s Chi-square test were used to estimate crude PR.

Results
Most users were aged 30 to 39 years (26.3%), women (75.4%), registered at the BHU for over ten years (59.5%), and had incomplete secondary education (30.6%). The mean of PHC essential attributes and overall scores were low (6.10 ± 0.81 and 5.78 ± 0.77, respectively). "First-contact care–use" received the highest score (9.22 ± 1.62), while "first-contact care–accessibility" received the lowest (2.82 ± 0.90). High overall scores were associated with an average employment time of professionals (doctors and nurses) at the BHU (PR = 1.31; 95% CI 1.17–1.48; p < 0.001) and lower educational level of users (PR = 1.71; 95% CI 1.54–1.90; p < 0.001.

Conclusion
"First-contact care–use" was the best evaluated, while "first-contact care–accessibility" was the worst. High scores were associated with a lower educational level of users and BHU with more experienced professionals.
Le mur et ses ornements, Tome II - Corpus
Authors: Titeux Catherine 
Published: September 2023

Le sujet de la thèse de Catherine Titeux est le mur en tant qu’élément du « décor », tel que l’Âge classique l’entend. Pour les architectes et les théoriciens du XVIe et du XVIIe siècle, le mur contribue à la beauté de l’édifice. Différentes techniques de finition permettent de l’embellir : appareils en pierre de taille dressés et ravalés, bossages, briques polychromes, enduits qui unifient et enluminent les parements. Qu’il soit nu ou orné le mur n’est jamais neutre. Etudiant un vaste corpus, l'auteur confirme certaines observations sur la façade française : l’effet a-tectonique des ornements, même si ceux-ci structurent la composition. Au principe classique de l’unité de l’organisme architectural, dans lequel rien ne peut être ajouté ou retranché, les architectes français apportent leur réponse : tous les éléments sont des ornements ainsi que le mur lui-même, qui se montre ou se voile de légers ornements.
Catherine Titeux est architecte (ENSA de Paris Belleville), Docteur en Histoire de l'art et archéologie (Paris 4 Sorbonne). Elle enseigne à l’École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier dans les champs Histoire et Cultures Architecturales et Théories et Pratiques du Projet Architectural et Urbain. Ses recherches portent sur le langage de l'architecture, sur l'ornement, sur les figures de la muralité qu'elle a particulièrement étudiées chez Leon Battista Alberti et dans l'architecture classique française.
Le mur et ses ornements, Tome III - Annexes
Authors: Titeux Catherine 
Published: September 2023

Le sujet de la thèse de Catherine Titeux est le mur en tant qu’élément du « décor », tel que l’Âge classique l’entend. Pour les architectes et les théoriciens du XVIe et du XVIIe siècle, le mur contribue à la beauté de l’édifice. Différentes techniques de finition permettent de l’embellir : appareils en pierre de taille dressés et ravalés, bossages, briques polychromes, enduits qui unifient et enluminent les parements. Qu’il soit nu ou orné le mur n’est jamais neutre. Etudiant un vaste corpus, l'auteur confirme certaines observations sur la façade française : l’effet a-tectonique des ornements, même si ceux-ci structurent la composition. Au principe classique de l’unité de l’organisme architectural, dans lequel rien ne peut être ajouté ou retranché, les architectes français apportent leur réponse : tous les éléments sont des ornements ainsi que le mur lui-même, qui se montre ou se voile de légers ornements.
Catherine Titeux est architecte (ENSA de Paris Belleville), Docteur en Histoire de l'art et archéologie (Paris 4 Sorbonne). Elle enseigne à l’École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier dans les champs Histoire et Cultures Architecturales et Théories et Pratiques du Projet Architectural et Urbain. Ses recherches portent sur le langage de l'architecture, sur l'ornement, sur les figures de la muralité qu'elle a particulièrement étudiées chez Leon Battista Alberti et dans l'architecture classique française.
Paysage et cyberspace
Authors: Cauquelin Anne 
Published: September 2023

"Le paysage réussit l'exploit d'indiquer le rapport entre l'homme et le divin, ou pour parler en termes plus modernes entre la finitude humaine et l'infini du monde. C'est la nouvelle idée de "nature" qui, dans la pré-renaissance, sert de passage entre les mondes terrestres et célestes. Le paysage peint, ressemblant à ce que nous voyons de la réalité d'ici-bas, appelle à l'intuition d'une nature qui est, elle, l'icône du divin. Deus sive natura. Cette double iconisation, enchaînée, rend le paysage à une transcendance qui reste hors de portée. Ainsi la ligne d’horizon qui limite le paysage peint est-elle intraversable. Nous ne pouvons aller au-delà que par l'imagination. Qu'y a-t-il derrière cette ligne qui barre nos prétentions et les rabat sur le plan humain des mesures et des distances? Nous n'atteindrons pas l'arrière du paysage, ne le traverserons point."

Les patientes enquêtes que Anne Cauquelin conduit depuis de nombreuses années quant aux questions de lieu, espace, site, paysage, cyberespace sont précieuses pour la pensée de l'architecture et des paysages; elles constituent des référents importants dont les effets pour les travaux du laa sont loin d'être épuisés.
L’architecture, l’intime et le secret
Authors: Wajcman Gérard 
Published: September 2023

"L'architecture, l'intime et le secret" fait suite à l’important ouvrage Fenêtre (Éditions Verdier, 2004) où Gérard Wajcman fait état de cet effet du traité d’Alberti De pictura (Florence, 1435), largement inaperçu… dans le champ de l’architecture ! Cet effet qui consiste tout simplement à instituer dans le champ de la peinture un objet qui deviendra paradigmatique en architecture : la fenêtre, donc. Porte ouverte, si l’on peut dire, à une inflation du regard, au fil de l’histoire, dans la production des architectes et sous le désir de ceux qui habitent. La contrepartie de cette mise en exergue du regard est la mise en évidence par les travaux de Gérard Wajcman d’une donnée plus archaïque – anthropologique – de l’architecture : sa fonction d’ombre ; l’architecture nous permettrait, en premier, de nous tenir à couvert du regard omnipotent de l’Autre dont la supposition coïncide avec le fait humain. La fonction d’ombre ? Exit dès lors le "jeu savant et magnifique des volumes assemblés sous la lumière", ou plutôt, l’architecture en serait le strict revers ! Ouf, de l’air, de l’air frais !

"L'architecture, l'intime et le secret" a été publié en langue espagnole sous le titre "La casa, lo intimo, lo secreto" dans Las tres esteticas de Lacan, Ediciones del Cifrado, Buenos Aires (2006).