bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Maternal Fasting Plasma Glucose Level in Early Gestation and Developmental Delay in 2-year-old Children
Authors: Kawaguchi Chikana , Ishikuro Mami , Saito Ryota , Murakami Keiko , Noda Aoi , Shinoda Genki , Aizawa Misato , Ohseto Hisashi , Iwama Noriyuki , Orui Masatsugu , Obara Taku , Kuriyama Shinichi 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Background
The association of maternal hyperglycemia with childhood developmental delay has been examined; however, only 2 studies used maternal blood glucose level as a continuous variable as an exposure. A present study aimed to investigate the influence of maternal fasting plasma glucose (mFPG) level in early gestation on developmental delay in children.

Methods
This cohort study included 1541 mother–child pairs who participated in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study. mFPG level before 24 gestational weeks was obtained as a continuous and categorical variable. Developmental delay in 2-year-old children was assessed by mothers using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (third edition). Associations between mFPG level and developmental delay in children were evaluated using multiple logistic regression analyses.

Results
The prevalence of mFPG level ≥95 mg/dL was 5.2%. At 2 years old, 15.1% of the children had developmental delays. mFPG level as a continuous variable was not associated with an increased risk of developmental delay across the 5 domains in children [adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.004, 0.990-1.018]. mFPG level ≤70 mg/dL was associated with developmental delay across 5 domains (aOR, 95% CI: 0.464, 0.229-0.943) in children than that with a mFPG level 71 to 94 mg/dL. No association was found between mFPG level ≤70 mg/dL and ≥95 mg/dL and developmental delay in any domains among children.

Conclusion
mFPG level in early gestation was not associated with an increased risk of any developmental delays in 2-year-old children.
Effect of Treatment With Balanced Crystalloids Versus Normal Saline on the Mortality of Critically Ill Patients With and Without Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Diz José C. , Luna-Rojas Pedro , Díaz-Vidal Pablo , Fernández-Vázquez Uxía , Gil-Casado Cristina , Diz-Ferreira Eva 
Published: January 2025

BACKGROUND:
Some studies suggest that balanced solutions may improve outcomes in critical care patients. However, in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) existing data indicate that normal saline may be preferred. We hypothesized that mortality in critically ill patients with and without TBI would differ with the use of balanced salt solutions versus normal saline.

METHODS:
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the impact of balanced crystalloids versus normal saline on 90-day mortality in adult critical care patients with and without TBI. Secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay, renal complications, need for vasopressors or mechanical ventilation, and mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis. We followed the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis) statement and estimated the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) with a random-effects model.

RESULTS:
We included 15 clinical trials involving 35,207 patients. The OR of mortality with balanced solutions versus saline in patients without TBI was 0.93 (95% CI, 0.87–0.98; P = .01; I2 = 0%), while the OR for mortality in patients with TBI was 1.31 (95% CI, 1.03–1.65; P = .03; I2 = 0%). We found no differences in secondary outcomes due to fluid choice although data were unavailable to calculate pooled estimates for some of the secondary outcomes for TBI patients. In patients with sepsis, the OR of mortality with balanced solutions was 0.92 (95% CI, 0.83–1.02; I2 = 0%).

CONCLUSIONS:
In comparison to normal saline, balanced solutions were associated with a reduction in mortality in critical care patients without TBI. However, balanced solutions were associated with an increase in mortality in patients with TBI. These findings suggest that the effect of fluid choice on intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes may depend partially on the type of critical illness and in particular in patients with TBI.
Innovation Diffusion Among Coworkers: Evidence from Senior Doctors
Authors: Barrenho Eliana , Gautier Eric , Miraldo Marisa , Propper Carol , Rose Christiern 
Published: January 2025

Using a novel 15-year data set on surgeon adoption of a complex surgical innovation in the English National Health Service and an identification strategy based on surgeon mobility, this paper disentangles three channels of coworker influence on innovation diffusion: (1) peer network size, (2) influential “key players,” and (3) cumulative peer adoption. We find that a one standard deviation in peer connections boost innovation by 16%. Key players can either amplify or dampen diffusion, and peer adoption has a greater impact on less experienced individuals. These results highlight the value of targeting training to high impact network members to speed up diffusion. This work advances our understanding of how professional networks shape innovation diffusion, with implications for technology implementation. This paper was accepted by Stefan Scholtes, healthcare management. Funding: This work was supported by the European Research Council (ANR-17-EURE-0010, POEMH, Advanced Investigator Award HealthCareLabour REP-SCI-788529), the Australian Research Council (Discovery Project DP220101043) and the Health Foundation (Efficiency Research Programme). Supplemental Material: The online appendix and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.00496 .
Journey for a smile: multidisciplinary management of oligodontia. Case report
Authors: Kulathunga IDP , Goonathilake WPAW , Godevithane R 
Published: January 2025

This case report illustrates a patient with non-syndromic oligodontia in which the treatment plan consisted of the combined disciplines of orthodontics and, restorative dentistry, to establish an aesthetic and functional dentition. CPD/Clinical Relevance: Oligodontia frequently requires multidisciplinary management to achieve a successful outcome.
Returning to foundation principles: oral rehabilitation of a child with ectodermal dysplasia and hypodontia
Authors: Parmar Nidhi , Virdi Rajkaran Singh 
Published: January 2025

Ectodermal dysplasias (ED) are a group of genetic disorders, of which common oral presentations include severe hypodontia and conically formed anterior dentition. With the average ED patient missing 23.7 permanent teeth, the ramifications of severe hypodontia directly correlate with quality of life and treatment complexities. The aim of prosthodontic rehabilitation is to provide an age-appropriate dentition to aid aesthetics, phonetics, masticatory and psychosocial development, recommended for commencement at an early age, including support throughout life. This case report demonstrates a non-invasive, simple and predictable approach to the prosthodontic rehabilitation of a 9-year-old child with ED affected by severe hypodontia. CPD/Clinical Relevance: Non-surgical prosthetic treatment can be a safe and predictable first-line treatment for the oral rehabilitation in patients with hypodontia.
Green picosecond pulse over 10 µJ directly amplified by diode-pumped Pr3+:LiYF4 crystal
Authors: Yada Hiroyuki , Ichikawa Yuki 
Published: January 2025

Green (522 nm) picosecond (1.87 ps) pulses of 17.8 µJ energy were obtained at the repetition rate of 10.086 kHz, with the beam quality of M2
x
= 2.34 and M2y = 2.00, by regeneratively amplifying a chirped green seed pulse (6.77 ps) from the second harmonic generation of the mode-locked Yb3+-doped fiber laser in the Pr3+ doped LiYF4 gain crystal, pumped by GaN laser diodes. A compression of the duration of the amplified pulse from 1.87 ps to 1.34 ps was also demonstrated.
Numerical simulation of R134a evaporation in a cold water production system
Authors: Frikha Sobhi , Baccar Mounir 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In this paper, we introduce a numerical model designed to analyze the evaporation process of R134a refrigerant within a cold water production system. Using the ANSYS Fluent CFD software, our simulation solves the Navier–Stokes equation, thus offering insights into the system’s flow dynamics. Our investigation underscores the efficacy of CFD as a reliable tool for modeling and forecasting flow behaviors within complex systems. Specifically, we delved into the impact of varying the empirical coefficient in the Lee model. Our results indicate that augmenting the coefficient value amplifies the R134a flow rate at the evaporator outlet. Notably, a coefficient value of 0.25 closely matches the experimental flow rate. Furthermore, we analyzed the ascending velocity of R134a vapor, achieving a robust agreement between our numerical simulations and experimental observations. This study underscores the potential of numerical modeling in enhancing our understanding and prediction of refrigerant evaporation dynamics within cooling systems.
Flow-induced fiber orientation in gas-powered projectile-assisted injection molded parts
Authors: Zhang Wei , Wu Jun-wei , Kuang Tang-Qing , Liu He-Sheng 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
A preliminary and groundbreaking study on the fiber orientation pattern in gas-powered projectile-assisted injection molding (G-PAIM) part of short-glass-fiber-reinforced polypropylene was reported, the results showed that the fiber orientation pattern across the thickness of G-PAIM part was remarkably different from that in the parts molded via gas-assisted injection molding (GAIM) and conventional injection molding (CIM) as reported earlier, and the difference of fiber orientation pattern between G-PAIM, GAIM, and CIM parts was mainly due to the unique flow fields generated by projectile penetration. Additionally, fiber orientation states within the G-PAIM part depended not only on their positions both across the part thickness and along the flow direction, but also on the processing parameters. Particularly along the thickness direction, fiber orientation states changed significantly. The results also showed that gas injection delay time was the main factor affecting the fiber orientation states within the G-PAIM part, and a shorter gas injection delay time could remarkably induce more ordered fiber orientation along the melt direction. Within the range of the investigated processing parameter values, a larger ordered region, where most fibers tended to be orderly oriented along the melt flow direction, could be obtained under a larger gas pressure (8 MPa), higher melt temperature (250°C), and shorter gas injection delay time (1 s). This work provides a comprehensive guidance for the fabrication practice of G-PAIM parts of short fiber-reinforced thermoplastics.
Identification of barley-derived peptides with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity
Authors: Endo Kaito , Akiyama Hirokazu , Kano Keiko , Mishiro-Sato Emi , Karashima Takefumi , Kajiwara Yasuhiro , Takashita Hideharu , Shimizu Kazunori , Honda Hiroyuki 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This study aimed to obtain angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides from barley hordein, a protein rich in proline and glutamine, and to identify novel inhibitors. Hordein was hydrolyzed using four enzymes: pepsin, trypsin, papain, and orientase, an enzyme from Aspergillus oryzae known to cleave the C-terminal side of proline residues. The hydrolysate from orientase showed strong ACE inhibitory activity. LC-MS/MS analysis identified 35 peptides, including 23 derived from hordein and 9 known ACE inhibitors. After synthesizing 15 peptides, 7 showed significant ACE inhibition, all containing proline at the C-terminus. Notably, QQP, a new peptide, exhibited notable activity (IC50 40 μM). The results suggest that barley hordein is a valuable source of ACE inhibitory peptides, with QQP as a promising candidate.
On sup- and inf-attaining functionals
Authors: García-Pacheco Francisco Javier 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Reflexivity is characterized by the weak-compactness of the unit ball. The weak-compactness of bounded, closed, and convex sets is characterized through sup-attaining functionals in view of the famous James’ theorem. The aim of this mathematical note is to provide the construction of bounded, closed, and convex subsets for which there exists a functional attaining its supremum on such a set but not its infimum. This construction leads to a characterization of reflexivity in the category of normed spaces and a characterization of full norm-attainment also in the category of normed spaces.
A semiotic analysis of the canonical image macro meme
Authors: Paek Jemma 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This article proposes a semiotic reading of the most widely recognized internet image macro memes (termed “canonical image macro memes” or CIMMs) and analyzes these memes as individual texts. It demonstrates that memes possess their own language, or system of signs, and form their own literature. By delineating the extent to which the visual and verbal components are customizeable image macro memes, this article strives to understand the language of CIMMs, and the processes and limitations by which meaning is generated. Understanding each meme as a text, this analysis demonstrates that the first-order semiological system of memes is informed and underpinned by a discrete, highly specific second-order semiological system, which guides the way in which a meme user will read memetic texts both individually and in relation to one another, and which must be analyzed as a phenomenon unto itself. The increasingly complex interreferentiality found within the growing corpus of memetic texts engenders sets of memes which only acquire signification when read together; a consideration of such memes demonstrates the codification of a metalanguage, or mythology, of memes, which allows us to understand better how memes have begun to consolidate their own canon.
Actitudes lingüísticas en la prensa local y regional del siglo XIX
Authors: Puche Lorenzo Miguel Ángel 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The importance of the press in the 19th century has been analysed from a variety of perspectives and is of great interest for a better understanding of the diachrony of Spanish, as it relates to a relatively recent period that has been neglected until a few years ago. But it also provides interesting data on the attitudes of speakers towards the most varied issues of linguistic change or, even, on the evolution of the discipline. For this reason, the aim of this paper is to approach the nineteenth-century press in the region of Murcia and to find out what attitudes it had towards language, whether the progress of the discipline was reflected in its pages or how it was perceived in terms of the uses attributed to the geolectal variety. In this way, it will be possible to check whether the smallest and least geographically widespread newspaper showed interest in the current linguistic uses and, consequently, whether any kind of debate was established in this respect. The main interest is to relate the results to one of the most unknown peripheries of Spanish.
Actitudes lingüísticas negativas en el Diccionario de Autoridades (1726–1739)
Authors: Buzek Ivo 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Dictionaries are lexical corpora that reflect the socio-cultural reality and power relations at the time of their publication. They provide information on how to use words and at the same time contain statements about individuals, ethnic groups or social classes who are supposed to use them. These kinds of judgments are known in sociolinguistics as linguistic attitudes, and dictionaries are a legitimate source for studying them, capable of providing new data and innovative methodological approaches. This paper studies linguistic attitudes in the Diccionario de Autoridades (1726–1739), which has not yet been analysed by our discipline. We will focus on negative attitudes represented by terms identified as “low social class”, “plebeian”, or “vulgar”. We will be interested in whether they refer to idiomatic registers, social classes or regional varieties of Spanish, and we will pay attention to the texts that refer to them. In the case of definitions without textual documentation, we will focus on patterns that may have influenced the lexicographers’ decisions and whether they may have been politically or ideologically motivated. As mentioned above, this work is a pioneering sociolinguistic study in the field of the Real Academia Española lexicography.
Una re-visión de los diccionarios ortográficos. El caso del Diccionario ortográfico (1906) de Serafín Ledesma: oralidad y escritura en una obra lexicográfica uruguaya olvidada
Authors: Sancha Vázquez Julián 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Within the field of Hispanic lexicography, there is still a significant —and largely unnoticed— gap in the historiographical study of a specific type of dictionary. We are referring to the so-called “orthographic dictionaries”, which flourished in the nineteenth century, but gradually disappeared (or transformed) during the twentieth century and have survived to the present day as a remnant that has been incorporated into doubt dictionaries. Telling their story may require an analysis that has not (at least partially) been carried out in historiographical works. In addition, we have carried out an in-depth study of a previously unstudied dictionary that has not yet been included in lexicography, the Diccionario ortográfico. Parónimos y vocablos semejantes compilados y ordenados. This work was published in Montevideo in 1906 by a Uruguayan justice of the peace, Serafín Ledesma. The importance of rescuing this work from oblivion lies in the potential impact it could have had, as we could have just discovered one of the most ambitious and comprehensive dictionaries in its category.
Les unités de mesure impériales et métriques en français québécois (une livre de beurre, un litre de lait, trois pieds de haut, cent mètres d’ici) : un système mixte qui fait du millage
Authors: Dostie Gaétane 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the lexical changes that have occurred since 1970 in the paradigm of lexemes referring to measurement in Québec French spoken in informal and semi-formal contexts. The study is based on an exhaustive inventory of lexical units, specific to the British Imperial System or English System (ES ; e.g., pouce ‘inch’, livre ‘pound’) and the Metric or International System (IS ; e.g., mètre ‘metre’, kilo(gramme) ‘kilogram’), present in 7 oral corpora, of which the recordings were made between 1970 and 2020. In addition, a survey was carried out in spring 2023 with 12 speakers to determine their use of ES or IS in various everyday situations. It is generally thought that older speakers are partly responsible for the remarkable preservation of a small group of imperial units in Québec French. The data collected in the corpora and in the survey show that this perception is at odds with reality. The paper points out that there are referential contexts in which speakers, regardless of their age, are naturally inclined to use imperial units, and other contexts in which they are led to opt for metric units.
Inovasi Model Pengawasan Partisipatif Bawaslu Kota Semarang dalam Mereduksi Pelanggaran Pemilu Tahun 2024
Authors: Saputri Aprilia Rizki , Susanti Martien Herna 
Published: January 2025

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi peran penting pengawasan partisipatif yang melibatkan masyarakat untuk ikut serta mengawasi terselenggaranya Pemilu. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Sumber data meliputi sumber data dan sekunder, teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Teknik keabsahan data yang digunakan adalah teknik triangulasi sumber. Analisis data melalui reduksi data, penyajian data, dan pengambilan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa program pengawasan partisipatif Bawaslu Kota Semarang menjadi program unggulan dalam meningkatkan keterlibatan masyarakat dalam mengawasi terselenggaranya Pemilu sehingga malapraktik atau pelanggaran dalam Pemilu dapat diminimalisir. Inovasi model pengawasan partisipatif Bawaslu Kota Semarang dilaksanakan melalui enam program antara lain Pendidikan Pengawas Partisipatif, Forum Warga Pengawasan Partisipatif, Pojok Pengawasan, Kerjasama dengan Perguruan Tinggi, Kampung Pengawasan Partisipatif, dan Komunitas Digital Pengawasan Partisipatif. Model pengawasan partisipatif Bawaslu Kota Semarang mencakup model meluas dan terbatas.
Análisis de indicadores financieros en empresas transnacionales en México por crisis sanitaria y geopolíticas en 2023
Authors: Martell Campos Gloria Leticia , Pérez Méndez Brenda Isabel , Esparza Durón María del Rocío 
Published: January 2025

Los mercados internacionales han estado expuestos a numerosas crisis sanitarias y geopolíticas, las cuales han impactado diversos sectores, particularmente a las empresas transnacionales. En este contexto, el objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar el impacto de las crisis sanitarias y las tensiones geopolíticas en los indicadores financieros de empresas transnacionales en los sectores de Materiales, Minería y Productos Químicos cotizados en la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores durante el periodo 2020-2023. Se utilizó una metodología exploratoria mixta, analizando informes anuales y trimestrales. La muestra incluyó empresas transnacionales operando en los mencionados sectores y listadas en la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores entre 2020 y 2023. Los resultados obtenidos indican un incremento en el precio de las acciones, así como en los niveles de endeudamiento a corto y largo plazo, lo cual ha afectado el ciclo económico y el margen de utilidad de las empresas estudiadas.
Buy versus Rent Decision of Office Space among Public Corporations in Ghana
Authors: Owusu-Ansah Anthony , Ayitey Jonathan Zinzi , Tudzi Eric P 
Published: January 2025

The primary focus of this study is to assess whether it is more beneficial for public corporations in Ghana to rent or buy office space for their operations. Previous studies have only examined the factors that affect the decision to either rent or buy office space. The study was carried out through in-depth data mining of all the rented properties of one public corporation in Ghana over the period 2014 to 2019. Based on the information gathered, and drawing inspiration from the NPV investment appraisal technique, the present value of the cost of each of the options was analysed and compared to choose the best option. The paper found among other things that the company’s rented space from 2014 to 2019 grew by 68.5% and at the same time rental value increased by 450%. The present value analysis however reveals that it is more expensive to rent than to buy and this questions why decision makers of this public corporation still increased their rental space over the period. Using a public corporation from Ghana, this paper has extended the discussion on the lease versus buy decision by actually assessing the option that adds more value to the shareholders’ wealth instead of just examining the determinants of the lease versus buy decision. A study of this nature in the context of Ghana is notably non-existent.