bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sports behaviour and adherence to sports and exercise recommendations in patients with myocarditis
Authors: Schütze Jonathan , Bernhard Benedikt , Greisser Noah , Joss Philippe , Manser Sarah , Stark Anselm W , Shiri Isaac , Gebhard Catherine , Pavlicek Maryam , Wilhelm Matthias , Gräni Christoph 
Published: January 2025

AimIn the clinical setting of acute myocarditis, existing guidelines recommend refraining from moderate-intensity to high-intensity sports for 3–6 months, yet the extent to which these recommendations are implemented by clinicians and followed by patients remains unclear.MethodsFrom January 2020 to December 2023, consecutive patients with myocarditis according to European Society of Cardiology criteria were prospectively enrolled. Myocarditis was categorised into acute, subacute and non-acute myocarditis. Patients completed a sports questionnaire and sports behaviour was categorised into no sports (NSP), recreational (REC) or competitive sports (COMP).ResultsA total of 165 patients with myocarditis (mean age 50±17 years, 35% women) completed the questionnaire. Overall 73 (44%) patients received sports counselling. A total of 44 (72%) patients engaged in sports (REC+COMP) with acute or subacute myocarditis, received sports counselling with 38 (87%) adhering. Overall COMP patients (all male) received more counselling (11/11; 100%) compared with REC (53/105; 50%) and NSP (9/49; 18%). Of 39 women in the REC group, 14 (36%) received recommendations, whereas of 66 men 39 (59%) received recommendations (p<0.001). Of all patients engaged in sports, 55% received recommendations. Self-reported adherence to recommendations was significantly lower in COMP (73%) compared with REC (92%, p<0.001).ConclusionAlthough only half of the myocarditis patients received counselling regarding sports activity, adherence to these recommendations was generally high but varied by activity level. Women received fewer recommendations overall compared with men. While competitive athletes were counselled more frequently than recreational athletes, they were less likely to adhere to the recommendations.
Trends in alcohol, MDMA, methylamphetamine and THC in injured and deceased motor vehicle drivers and motorcyclists over a decade (2010–2019) in Victoria, Australia
Authors: Schumann Jennifer , Di Rago Matthew , Woodford Noel , Glowacki Linda , Fitzpatrick John , Kelly Michael , Beck Ben , Drummer Olaf H , Gerostamoulos Dimitri , Dipnall Joanna F 
Published: January 2025

BackgroundDriving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs contributes significantly to road traffic crashes worldwide. This study explored trends of alcohol, methylamphetamine (MA), 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), in road crashes from 2010 to 2019 in Victoria, Australia.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and Victoria Police, examining proscribed drug detections in road crashes. Time series graphs per substance explored indicative trends and comparisons between road users. Negative binomial regression models, with robust SEs and adjusted for exposure (kilometres travelled, Victorian licence holders), modelled the incidence rate ratio, with a Bonferroni-adjusted α=0.007 for multiple comparisons.ResultsThere were 19 843 injured drivers and 1596 fatally injured drivers. MA had the highest prevalence (12.3% of fatalities and 9.1% of injured drivers), demonstrating an increase over time. Overall, 16.8% of car drivers and motorcyclists tested positive for one or more drugs, with 14% of crashes involving a blood alcohol concentration (BAC)≥0.05%. MA and THC were the most common drugs in fatalities. Between 2015 and 2019, MA was detected in 27.9% of motorcyclist fatalities, followed by THC (18.3%) and alcohol ≥0.05% (14.2%), with similar but lower frequencies among injured motorcyclists. Alcohol detections (≥0.05% BAC) in fatalities declined, but increased in injured motorcyclists and car drivers until plateauing in 2017. THC detections rose among injured drivers until 2018, detected in 8.1% and 15.2% of injured and fatal drivers, respectively. MDMA-positive driving decreased among injured drivers and remained stable at ~1% of fatalities.ConclusionsDespite enhanced road safety measures in Victoria, drug-driving persists, indicating a need for revised prevention strategies targeting this growing issue.
Ultrasonographic assessment of optic nerve: does it help in lupus-induced optic neuropathy?
Authors: Elsonbaty Amira , Mahmoud Doaa M , Alattar Sara , Shaaban Ahmed Hosny , Allam Abdallah El-Sayed 
Published: January 2025

ObjectiveEvaluating the potential role of neuromuscular ultrasonography (NMUS) in assessing optic nerve affection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), compared with healthy controls and other conventional strategies in diagnosing optic neuropathy.MethodsWe conducted an observational cross-sectional study comparing patients with SLE and a healthy group. We measured the optic nerve diameter (OND) and optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) and calculated the OND/ONSD ratio and side-to-side difference. An ophthalmologist examined all lupus patients and visual evoked potential (VEP) was performed to help evaluate the rule of NMUS in lupus-induced optic neuropathy.ResultsIn this study, we include 140 subjects, 65 lupus patients and 75 controls. Significant enlargement was present among lupus patients OND and ONSD (p= 0.017, 0.004, respectively) in comparison to controls; ultrasonographic evaluation had a high specificity when compared to ophthalmological evaluation and VEP reaching 89.6% and 88.1%, respectively, but with very low sensitivity.ConclusionUltrasonographic evaluation of the optic nerve may add significant value to the diagnosis of optic neuropathy in patients with SLE and should be considered a complementary tool to other conventional methods.
Cultural assumptions and the good death: rethinking global frameworks
Authors: Zaman Shahaduz 
Published: January 2025

The concept of a ‘good death’ remains debated, with research largely focused on the Global North, leaving gaps in understanding its relevance to the Global South. While the concept of a good death is not a strict binary, notable differences exist. In the Global North, emphasis often lies on individual autonomy and preferences, whereas in the Global South, the focus tends to include the perspectives and needs of family and social networks.Despite differing notions of a good death between the Global North and South, Global North frameworks often set the benchmark. For example, ‘The Economist’s Quality of Death Index’ ranks countries by their provision of a ‘good death’, with Western nations, particularly the UK, leading. While not explicitly endorsing a Global North model, the index promotes a narrative that implicitly positions institutionalised and professionalised palliative care as the ideal, urging lower-ranked Global South countries to adopt these standards.Using a postcolonial perspective, this paper critiques the universalisation of such models, which position Global North approaches as the gold standard. Drawing on literature and personal observations, I explore the cultural assumptions surrounding a good death and advocate for recognising diverse ways of dying. I propose that a good death consists of two components: ‘value’, or the judgement of what constitutes a good death, and ‘logistics’, or the arrangements made to achieve it. This framework underscores the importance of tailoring end-of-life care to the negotiation of value and logistics within different cultural contexts.
The Palatini formalism of the $$f(R,{\mathcal {L}}_{m},T)$$ theory of gravity
Authors: de Lima J. G. , Moraes P. H. R. S. , Brito E. , Fortunato J. A. S. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
We present the first formulation of the recently proposed

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theory of gravity within the Palatini formalism, a well-known alternative variational approach where the metric and connection are treated as independent variables. By applying this formalism, we derive a new set of field equations that exhibit, as expected, distinct properties compared to their metric formalism counterparts. We particularly present the Newtonian limit of this formalism, as well as the resulting Friedmann-like equations. We highlight that potential observational signatures may distinguish between the metric and Palatini frameworks. Our results open new pathways for exploring the phenomenology of modified gravity theories and their testability with observational data.
The impact of effective mass mismatch and quantum dot size on the interband absorption and sub-bandgap photocurrent of box-shaped InAs/GaAs quantum dot-intermediate band solar cells
Authors: Kiziloglu Volkan , Saritas Muzeyyen 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The InAs/GaAs quantum dot intermediate band solar cells (QD-IBSCs) have the potential for high conversion efficiency. In practice, their efficiencies have not reached 20%. In this study, the confined energy levels, interband absorption coefficients, and absorbed sub-bandgap photocurrent densities are calculated with QD size using equal effective mass and effective mass mismatch for the box-shaped InAs/GaAs QD system. The four-band k

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p model was applied to the InAs/GaAs QD system. The energy of IB levels with the effective mass mismatch decreased compared with the equal effective mass. The interband photocurrent density increased with effective mass mismatch since more confined energy states contributed to interband absorption. If the in-plane QD density raised from

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6 nm of QD size, under one sun concentration. Increasing the QD size also allows additional IB states within the forbidden band; thus, the interband photocurrent increases with QD size. The interband photocurrent density for 10 nm and 16 nm QD widths is 0.39

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Computer-Assisted Optimization of Spatial Layout in Dual-Robot Systems for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Using Genetic Algorithms
Authors: Xu Dong , Ren Yilei , Xu Han , Li Yibin , Zhou Qicai , Liu Yufei , Zhang Xu 
Published: January 2025

Robotic therapy has demonstrated significant potential in upper limb rehabilitation, particularly for patients with unilateral motor function disorders resulting from stroke. Dual-robot systems introduce innovative approaches to enhance rehabilitation efficiency, yet optimizing their spatial layout to maximize collaborative workspace poses a considerable challenge. This paper presents a robust, computer-assisted optimization framework for the spatial layout of a dual-robot system aimed at unilateral upper limb rehabilitation, integrating advanced collision detection mechanisms to ensure safe and effective operation. We developed a mathematical model consisting of two six-degree-of-freedom robots designed to assist in limb movement. A genetic algorithm was employed to maximize the collaborative workspace while preventing collisions, using a penalty-based mechanism to enforce safety constraints. Through extensive simulations, optimal layout parameters were determined as [Formula: see text]. Stability tests revealed convergence of the fitness function at 6.18e7[Formula: see text]mm3 after 274 generations, confirming the algorithm’s reliability. Furthermore, we validated the accuracy of the genetic algorithm by uniformly sampling layout parameters, achieving a relative error of no more than 1.57% from the maximum volume. Visualization techniques affirmed that the optimal parameters resided within the global optimum region, further validating the algorithm’s effectiveness and robustness. This research lays a solid methodological foundation for optimizing spatial layouts in dual-robot-assisted unilateral upper limb rehabilitation, paving the way for future investigations into collaborative control and real-time adaptability, ensuring improved patient outcomes and clinical applicability.
Temporal Boundary Awareness Network for Repetitive Action Counting
Authors: Zhang Zhenqiang , Li Kun , Tang Shengeng , Wei Yanyan , Wang Fei , Zhou Jinxing , Guo Dan 
Published: January 2025

Repetitive Action Counting (RAC) is a critical and challenging task in video analysis, aiming to count the number of repeated actions in videos accurately. Existing methods typically generate a Temporal Self-similarity Matrix (TSM) as an intermediate representation to predict the number of repetitive actions. While this simplifies the process, it often overlooks the variable lengths between action cycles and the phenomenon of motion interruptions. The period inconsistency problem caused by the change in the action period and the motion interruption problem resulting from the motion pause are the two main challenges that affect the accuracy of RAC in complex scenes. To address these challenges, we propose a novel framework. First, we construct a boundary-aware encoder equipped with a temporal pyramid structure to build multi-scale video features, capturing the period information of different lengths of repetitive actions to solve the period inconsistency problem. Next, a cycle and boundary attention module is followed by each layer in the pyramid to enhance these multi-scale features with periodic and event boundary information. Finally, we design a gated density estimator to generate the actionness score for each frame that reflects the probability of the corresponding time point being within the motion cycle. These scores are used to weight features to reduce the impact of noise frames without actions present and solve the motion interruption problem for better density prediction. Extensive experiments conducted on public datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of our method. The source code will be available at
https://github.com/zqzhang2023/TBANRAC
.
On the Disparity of Penalties in Deuteronomy 22:13–21*
Authors: Park Sung Jin 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Deuteronomy 19:16–21 states that a false accuser should face the same punishment intended for the accused. In Deut 22:20–21, if the groom’s charge is true, his bride’s penalty would be death. However, if his charge is false, in Deut 22:18–19, instead of the death penalty, the groom receives three penalties: 1) flogging, 2) payment, and 3) inability of divorcing her. Thus, most scholars have suggested that there is an apparent discrepancy of penalties between the groom and the bride in Deut 22:13–21. This article argues that the most essential element to satisfy the requirements of Deut 19:16–21 is intentionality, and that Deut 22:13–21 is not about the husband’s false accusation with evil intent to harm his wife; rather, it is a legitimate accusation of the husband concerning the wife’s virginity. Thus, the emphasis shifts from punitive measures to the intention behind the accusation, elucidating the underlying principles governing these laws.
The Rights of Victims to Justice in the Iraqi Criminal Justice System
Authors: Al-Anaibi Faris K. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens have become victims of acts of violence by non-state actors, specifically in the aftermath of the 2003 controversial occupation of the country by the United States and its allies, and the atrocities committed by so-called ISIS, due to the incompetence, corruption and ethno-sectarian policies of the state authorities. Alongside the lack of protection, vast numbers of Iraqi victims are denied justice in their state’s criminal justice system. This paper argues that the Iraqi criminal justice system (ICJS) fails to comply with international standards, as the rights of victims have been ignored, despite remarkable recent developments by international bodies to require states to acknowledge the rights of victims of crime, both in theory and practice. Iraq has struggled with multiple institutional and legislative problems which have greatly limited its ability to respond with due diligence to the widespread acts of violence by non-state actors.
How Did the Embedding of a Shared Read within a Programme of Outward Bound Activity Impact on Cohort Bonding?
Authors: Baverstock Alison , Steinitz Jackie , Thow Georgina , Gordon Hattie , Harsham Jane 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This UK project monitors and measures the addition of an opportunity for shared reading before a course of outside exploration. Twenty 10–12-year-olds from military families, who did not already know each other and were preparing to take sponsored places on an Outward Bound course on the Welsh coast, were sent a copy of an age-appropriate book. Copies were also sent to the rest of the cohort they would be joining and to staff members who would be working with them. The book was embedded in pre-course information, transition, and welcome activities. The outcomes were measured through questionnaires sent to individuals, both students and staff, after the course. Overall, those sent the book were pleased to receive it, a high number of them read it, and it offered common ground around which relationships could be formed. Recommendations for how similar activities may be developed in future are discussed.
New species of Neanuridae (Collembola) from Wuyunjie National Nature Reserve, China
Authors: JIANG JI-GANG , WANG YI , ZHU PEI-TING 
Published: January 2025

Two new species of Neanuridae are recorded and described from Wuyunjie National Nature Reserve, Taoyuan County, Changde City, Hunan Province, China. Paralobella sensilla sp. nov. is characterized by body tubercles well differentiated; 3+3 eyes; cephalic chaeta O present; cephalic tubercles Dl separate from tubercle L+ So; mandible with 2 basal teeth and four apical teeth; maxilla with only one tooth; tubercle De fused to Dl on Abd. V; and dorsal body chaetae s clavate. Vitronura clavata sp. nov. is characterized by 2+2 eyes; cephalic chaeta O present; body tubercles well differentiated; cephalic tubercles Dl, L and So fused; mandible with one basal, one middle and four apical teeth; maxilla with two lamellae, each with one tooth; dorsal body macrochaetae usually clavate; and unguis with an inner tooth. All species of both genera are also listed and their distribution is provided.
Accessibility of Public Health Knowledge: The Presence of Public Health Courses in General Education Programs at US Public Universities
Authors: Roberts-Dobie Susan , Cornish Disa , Schraffenberger Jeremy 
Published: January 2025

Objectives: In 2003, the Institute of Medicine released the report Who Will Keep the Public Healthy?, in which the authors recommended that “all undergraduates have access to education in public health.” The objective of this study was to explore the current status of that recommendation in public institutions in the United States with schools or programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). Methods: We used a systematic qualitative content analysis approach, specifically a manifest analysis strategy, focusing on data that were available, tangible, and observable. To provide a snapshot of public health coursework in the general education curriculum, we reviewed the spring 2023 curriculum posted in online catalogs at US public colleges and universities with CEPH-accredited schools or programs of public health. Results: Of the 132 institutions represented in the analysis, 100 (75.8%) offered at least 1 public health course in their general education course offerings in the spring 2023 term and 32 (24.2%) offered no public health–related courses. None of the institutions required a public health course to graduate. Conclusion: The recommendation for all students to have access to public health education in undergraduate programs was a timely and relevant imperative in 2003, and it is increasingly so today. We encourage colleges and universities with schools and programs accredited by CEPH to lead a renewed effort to expand access to public health education for undergraduates in the United States through general education programs.
Advanced glycation end products and breast cancer risk in a sample of the ORDET cohort
Authors: Agnoli Claudia , Perlino Federico , Guerra Giulia , Quartiroli Martina , Vener Claudia , Mauri Pierluigi , de Palma Antonella , Venturelli Elisabetta , Sieri Sabina 
Published: January 2025

Introduction Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a risk factor for breast cancer, especially postmenopausal breast cancer. We evaluated the role of the advanced glycated end products (AGEs) levels contributing to the association between MetS and breast cancer risk. Methods Plasma AGEs were measured in a case-control study nested within the Hormones and Diet in the Etiology of Breast Tumors (ORDET) cohort, including 40 incident postmenopausal breast cancer cases (20 with MetS and 20 without) and 40 postmenopausal controls (20 with MetS and 20 without). The association between AGEs and breast cancer was analyzed using Bayesian logistic regression models. An informative prior for the exposure coefficient, modeled as a normal distribution, centered on the natural logarithm of an odds ratio ((OR)=1.635) derived from prior evidence, was employed alongside weakly informative priors (WIPs). Bayesian linear regression with WIPs was used to examine the association between MetS and AGEs. Estimates were reported with SDs and 90% and 95% credible intervals (CI). Results AGEs were associated with higher breast cancer risk both with the informative prior (OR = 1.745, SD):0.362; 90% CI:1.218–2.390; 95% CI:1.137–2.548) and the WIP (OR = 1.861, SD = 0.661; 90% CI:1.026–3.082; 95% CI:0.924–3.528) specification. Although the difference in plasma AGEs in women with and without MetS was not significant, we found a suggestion of higher levels in women with MetS (mean difference in standardized AGEs between individuals with and without MetS = 0.155, SD = 0.245; 90% CI:−0.246 to 0.553; 95% CI:−0.322 to 0.625). Conclusions These data, although from a small sample of women, support a role of endogenous AGEs in the pathological pathways underlying the association between MetS and breast cancer development.