bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Association between arterial stiffness and orthostatic hypotension: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Saz-Lara Alicia , Cavero-Redondo Iván , Martínez-Vizcaíno Vicente , Lucerón-Lucas-Torres Maribel , Pascual-Morena Carlos , Sequí-Domínguez Irese 
Published: April 2023

Background: Orthostatic hypotension, defined as a decrease in blood pressure on standing, is associated with an increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular events in the general population. In addition, it has recently been suggested that arterial stiffness is independently associated with orthostatic hypotension, which may be due to a loss of the buffering effect of the ascending aorta and an early return of pressure waves. However, the specific mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the association between orthostatic hypotension and arterial stiffness in the adult population.Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases were searched from inception to 31 January 2022. The DerSimonian and Laird method was used to calculate pooled odds ratio (OR) estimates and their respective 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the association between orthostatic hypotension and arterial stiffness.Results: Overall, 11 studies were included, with a total of 10,611 subjects. Our results showed that increased arterial stiffness raises the risk of orthostatic hypotension (OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.28–1.54), with a stronger association at central arterial stiffness (OR: 1.50, 95% CI: 1.34–1.68) than at peripheral arterial stiffness (OR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.17–1.43).Conclusion: Our findings showed that increased arterial stiffness raises the risk of orthostatic hypotension by 40% among the adult population. Considering that orthostatic hypotension, which is usually a consequence of antihypertensive treatment, has been widely associated with the risk of cardiovascular events, appropriate control of arterial stiffness could be a clinical strategy to prevent cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Brain functional network changes associated with psychological symptoms in emergency psychological responding professionals after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Hu Ying , Hu Hao , Sun Yawen , Zhang Yiming , Wang Yao , Han Xu , Su Shanshan , Zhuo Kaiming , Wang Zhen , Zhou Yan 
Published: April 2023

BackgroundEmergency psychological responding professionals are recruited to help deal with psychological issues as the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues. We aimed to study the neural correlates of psychological states in these emergency psychological responding professionals after exposure to COVID-19 related trauma at baseline and after 1-year self-adjustment.MethodsResting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) and multiscale network approaches were utilized to evaluate the functional brain activities in emergency psychological professionals after trauma. Temporal (baseline vs. follow-up) and cross-sectional (emergency psychological professionals vs. healthy controls) differences were studied using appropriate t-tests. The brain functional network correlates of psychological symptoms were explored.ResultsAt either time-point, significant changes in the ventral attention (VEN) and the default mode network (DMN) were associated with psychological symptoms in emergency psychological professionals. In addition, the emergency psychological professionals whose mental states improved after 1 year demonstrated altered intermodular connectivity strength between several modules in the functional network, mainly linking the DMN, VEN, limbic, and frontoparietal control modules.ConclusionBrain functional network alterations and their longitudinal changes varied across groups of EPRT with distinctive clinical features. Exposure to emergent trauma does cause psychological professionals to produce DMN and VEN network changes related to psychological symptoms. About 65% of them will gradually adjust mental states, and the network tends to be rebalanced after a year.
A spectrum of non-spore-forming fermentative and non-fermentative Gram-negative bacteria: multi-drug resistance, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, and carbapenemase production
Authors: Desalegn Yasin , Bitew Adane , Adane Amanuel 
Published: April 2023

BackgroundIn developing countries, the co-existence of a high burden of infectious diseases caused by Gram-negative bacteria and the rapid increase and spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria have become a serious health threat.ObjectiveProfiling of Gram-negative bacteria and determining the magnitude of their antimicrobial resistance among patients.ResultsA total of 175 non-spore-forming Gram-negative bacteria were isolated from 873 different clinical samples. Of a total of 175 bacteria, 154 (88%) were fermentative Gram-negative bacteria, while 21 (12%) were non-fermentative Gram-negative bacteria. E. coliwith a frequency of 58.3% andK. pneumoniaewith a frequency of 18.3% were the predominant fermentative Gram-negative bacteria, whileP. aeruginosa9 (5.1%) andA. baumannii6 (3.4%) were the predominant non-fermentative Gram-negative bacteria. The highest percentage level of antibiotic resistance was seen against ampicillin (86%), and the lowest against meropenem (9.8). About 49 (28%) Gram-negative bacilli were positive for ESBLase. The overall prevalence rate of MDR bacteria was 80.5%, of which 100% of A.baumannii, 90.6%of K. pneumonia.Sixteen isolates were resistant to meropenem, out of which 11 tested for carbapenemase production. Five of the nine were metallo-lactamase producers, with the remaining four being serine carbapenemase producers.ConclusionThe prevalence of Gram-negative bacterial infection was found to be 20%, with a significant proportion (80.0%) due to fermentative Gram-negative bacteria and the remaining 20% due to non-fermentative Gram-negative bacteria. The study has also demonstrated a high prevalence rate of MDR, ESBLase, and carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance of Gram-negative bacteria should be monitored on a regular basis, and an effective infection control program should be implemented.
The relationship of personality and executive functions in high-level soccer athletes: expertise-and gender-specific differences
Authors: Spielmann Jan , Beavan Adam , Mayer Jan 
Published: April 2023

BackgroundPsycho-cognitive factors such as personality and executive functions (EFs) are influential parameters when it comes to examining expertise in high-level soccer. Therefore, the profiles of those athletes are relevant both from a practical and scientific point of view. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and executive functions with age group as an influential factor in high-level male and female soccer players.MethodsPersonality traits and executive functions of 138 high-level male and female soccer athletes from the U17—Pros teams were assessed using the big-five paradigm. A series of linear regressions investigated contributions of personality on EF assessments and team, respectively.ResultsLinear regression models showed both negative and positive relationships between various personality traits, executive function performance and the influence of expertise and gender. Together, a maximum of 23% (R2 = 6%–23%) of the variance between EFs with personality and various teams, demonstrating that many unaccounted-for variables remain at play.ConclusionThe results of this study demonstrate the inconsistent relationship between personality traits and executive functions. The study calls for more replication studies to help strengthen the understanding of relationships between psycho-cognitive factors in high-level team sport athletes.
Araceae root and citrus fibers tend to decrease Escherichia coli adhesion and myeloperoxidase levels in weaned piglets
Authors: Tanghe Sofie , De Vos Maartje , Degroote Jeroen , Lannoo Kobe , Vande Ginste Jan , D'Inca Romain , Michiels Joris 
Published: April 2023

IntroductionWeaning is a stressful experience in the piglet's life, and it often coincides with impaired gut health. Post-weaning diarrhea in piglets is frequently caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (E. coli). The first step of an E. coli infection is the adhesion to host-specific receptors present on enterocytes, leading to pro-inflammatory immune responses. The aim of this study was to examine if specific fiber fractions in the piglet diet can prevent E. coli adhesion and subsequent immune responses.MethodsThe trial included 200 piglets (Danbred × Piétrain): 10 piglets/pen × 10 pens/dietary treatment × 2 dietary treatments. From weaning until 14 days (d14) post-weaning, piglets were fed a control diet or test diet with 2 kg/ton of a mixture of specific fiber fractions derived from Araceae root and citrus. Afterwards, 1 piglet per pen was euthanized, a section was taken at 75% of small intestinal length and E. coli colonization on the mucosal epithelium was quantified by scraping and conventional plating. From the same small intestinal section, histo-morphological indices were assessed, and mucosal scrapings were analyzed for gene expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and NF-kB. Analyses of specific intestinal bacteria and SCFA were performed on samples of intestinal content (small intestine, caecum, colon). Fecal samples were taken to measure myeloperoxidase (MPO), calprotectin and PAP/RAG3A as biomarkers for intestinal inflammation.Results and discussionPiglets fed the fiber mixture tended to have decreased E. coli colonization to the mucosal epithelium (5.65 vs. 4.84 log10 CFU/g; P = 0.07), less E. coli in the caecum (8.91 vs. 7.72 log10 CFU/g; P = 0.03) and more Lachnospiraceae in the colon (11.3 vs. 11.6 log10 CFU/g; P = 0.03). Additionally, the fiber mixture tended to increase cecal butyric acid (10.4 vs. 19.1 mmol/kg; P = 0.07). No significant effect on histo-morphological indices and on gene expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and NF-kB was observed. The fecal MPO concentration tended to decrease (20.2 vs. 10.4 ng/g; P = 0.07), indicating less intestinal inflammation. In conclusion, this study showed that specific fiber fractions from Araceae root and citrus in piglet weaner diets may decrease the risk of pathogen overgrowth by reducing E. coli adhesion and intestinal inflammation.
Rice protein concentrate is a well-accepted, highly digestible protein source for adult cats
Authors: Morris Elizabeth , Perumalla Sunil , Stiers Cheryl , Gross Kathy 
Published: April 2023

IntroductionThe use of rice protein concentrate (RPC) as a protein source in cat food is uncommon. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the acceptability and digestibility of foods formulated to contain increasing levels of RPC to support its inclusion in foods for adult (non-gravid, non-lactating) cats.MethodsIncreasing levels of RPC (0, 7, 14, and 28%) were formulated into test foods fed to 24 cats in a Latin square design with 15-day periods and no washout between periods. Food intake and fecal scores were measured to determine the acceptability of test foods. Fecal output was measured on days 11–15. Food and fecal samples from day 15 of each period were analyzed for nutrient composition to calculate the macronutrient digestibility of the test foods. Analysis of variance and orthogonal contrasts were used to assess the effects of RPC inclusion on food intake, fecal output, fecal scores, and macronutrient digestibility.ResultsThe results showed that as-fed (AF), dry matter (DM), and gross energy (GE) intake increased with increasing RPC levels (p &gt; 0.05). Fecal output, both as-is and DM, was unaffected by RPC inclusion (p &gt; 0.05); however, fecal scores increased linearly with increasing RPC inclusion (p &lt; 0.001). Furthermore, true protein and apparent DM, GE, and carbohydrate (NFE) digestibility increased linearly with RPC inclusion (p &lt; 0.05). Apparent fat digestibility was high for all test foods but was unaffected by RPC inclusion (p = 0.690).DiscussionOverall, the inclusion of RPC was well-accepted, improved fecal characteristics, and increased the apparent and true macronutrient digestibility compared to the control. Therefore, this study demonstrated that RPC can serve as a high-quality and acceptable protein source for adult cats.
INTRA-VERBAL CONTENT RELATIONS IN KERNEL COMPONENTS OF WORD COMBINATIONS OF THE MODELS A + N, PARTICIPLE + N, N + N AS A PREREQUISITE OF FORMING HOMOPHRASES
Authors: Vyhivskyi V. , Morkotun S. , Bashmanivskyi O. 
Published: April 2023

The article deals with metaphorical and metonymical modifications of the kernel components in homonymous phrases which due to the presence of certain cognitive links realize homophrasal relations and form homophrases.
The semantic composition of the constituent parts of A + N, Participle + N, N + N models which indicates the features included in the semantic volume of a significate forms stable binary units, in our case, – military homophrases. Homonymity is the process of secondary nomination of free phrases, the result of which is the homophrase, formed by metaphorization or metonymization of a free word combination that coincides with it in form, but differs in meaning and has all the characteristics of idiomaticity. The number of classification and implicational intra-verbal content connections is determined by the degree of semantic complexity of the original meaning of the phrase noun component, which in its turn affects the potentiality for the emergence of regular polysemy. The polysemantic noun-kernels in word-combinations become homonyms which is a precondition of forming homophrases. In the cognitive aspect the formation of military homophrases is observed by the type of cognitive links ''donor  recipient''. Donors are the nouns of free phrases with the semantics of the names of thematic groups. The recipients are military homophrases as the names of cognitive categories. The kernels of military homophrases when undergoing metaphorical modifications may be the donors for the formation of new phraseological meanings in the non-military phraseology .
Kecanduan Game Online pada Agresivitas Mahasiswa ditinjau dari Konsep Diri dan Penyesuaian Sosial
Authors: Mujidin Mujidin , Rustam Husnul Khotimah , Patriani Raja Adelia 
Published: April 2023

Kecanduan game membuat sebagian besar pihak resah dan sasarannya kebanyakan pada mahasiswa. Mahasiswa menjadi kecanduan bermain game dan merespon lingkungan sekitar lebih agresif. Untuk mengsinkronkan kecanduan bermain game mahasiswa, penelitian ini hadir untuk meneliti pengaruh konsep diri dan penyesuaian sosial terhadap agresivitas. Jumlah mahasiswa yang diteliti sebanyak 100 subjek. Teknik pengambilan data adalah purposive sampling. Peneliti merancang penelitian ini dengan data kuantitatif dan dilakukan secara online. Adapun link penelitian ini adalah http://bit.ly/menujusarjanapsikologi. Sedangkan alat ukurnya menggunakan tiga skala psikologi diantaranya skala konsep diri, skala penyesuaian sosial, dan skala agresivitas. Reliabilitas instrument penelitian ini adalah skala konsep diri sebesar 0,946, skala penyesuaian sosial sebesar 0,929 dan skala agresivitas sebesar 0,925. Setelah dikumpulkan data, maka diuji dengan analisis regresi linear dengan dua prediktor. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang sangat signifikan konsep diri dan penyesuaian sosial terhadap agresivitas pada mahasiswa yang kecanduan bermain game online yang ditandai dengan nilai p 0,000. Secara harfiah, hasil tersebut menyebutkan nilai rxy sebesar -0,328 menandakan bahwa adanya kontribusi penyesuaian diri terhadap agresivitas dalam artian semakin tinggi penyesuaian sosial maka semakin rendah agresivitas mahasiswa. Penelitian ini dapat diimplementasikan pada mahasiswa agar mampu membangun konsep diri, psikis, moral dan sosial disertai penyesuaian yang baik di lingkungan agar tidak menghambat interaksi sosial dan akademiknya.
Peluang Wirausaha Gereja Berbasis Digital
Authors: Paluet Yuliana , Apryostan Dian , Taludek Julince , Batombukan Nosvin , Toikene Runi 
Published: April 2023

Fokus pembahasan artikel ini bertitik pada Peluang Wirausaha Gereja Berbasis Digital. Potensi dalam mengembangkan usaha akan meningkat karena adanya peluang dalam hal ini kemajuan digitalisasi misalnya masa kini sangat populer market place. Peluang ini pun juga harus di pakai sebaik-baiknya oleh gereja untuk menunjang perekonomian jemaat karena gereja hadir bukan saja berfokus dalam pelayanan spiritual saja. Beberapa hal yang harus dimiliki wirausahawan diantaranya adalah minat, mampu melihat peluang, mewujudkan peluang serta melihat dan mengantisipasi resiko yang muncul. Gereja harus menjadi wadah sekaligus penggerak dalam memulai suatu usaha dengan cara terus update dan upgrade kemampuan untuk berani melakukan perubahan yang lebih besar.
ROLE OF KAOLIN ON HEMTOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND SURVIVAL RATE OF CYPRINUS CARPIO CHALLENGED WITH PESUYDOMONAS AERUGINOSA
Authors: Abdulmotalib  J. Al-Rudainy  , S. A. Mustafa  , A. A. Ashor  , M. D. Bader  
Published: April 2023

In present study, we assessed the role of kaolin [(Al2Si2O5(OH)4), an inert clay], for treatment of common carp, Cyprinus carpio experimentally infected with Pesudomonas aeruginosa. Fish were experimentally challenged with P. aeruginosa (LD50= 2±0.2×109 CFU/ml), in untreated water or water treated with addition of kaolin at levels of 4, 6 and 8g/l (G1, G2 and G3 respectively). Over the 5‐day course of kaolin treatment led to significantly (P ≤ 0.05) improved of survival (100%) in treated groups (G2 and G3) as compared to untreated fish (infected group; 75% survival). Considerable changes were observed in blood parameters, leucocyte count recorded significant increase (P≤0.05) in G2 and G3 relative to C- and C+ groups. Erythrocyte count, Hb content and HT(%) reported significant decrease (P≤0.05) in all treated groups (G1, G2 and G3) related to C- group. Globulin level registered significantly increased (P≤0.05) in G2 and G3 than C+ group. The current study strongly recommends that treatment of common carp infected with kaolin at 6 and 8g/l improves survival, hematological and biochemical profile, against P. aeruginosa. Future complete molecular studies are required before application of kaolin as a treatment in aquaculture.
EFFECT OF BIOFERTILIZER,VERMICOMPOST AND PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CAULIFLOWER( Brassica oleraceae Var.botrytis)
Authors: Noor A. J.K. Al-Silmawy  , H. A. Abdul- Ratha  
Published: April 2023

A field experiment was carried out at Agricultural Researchs and the Experiments Station in Wasit province during 2019-2020 season. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of three factors, the first being biofertilizer at three levels (without addition , a combination of Bacillus megaterium + Glomus mosseae and complet combination of G. mosseae, Azotobacter chroococcum, B. megaterium and Azospirillum brasilense). the second factor was three levels of vermicompost (without,3,6 Mg ha-1).The third factor included three levels of triple superphosphate (0, 40 and 80%) of the fertilizer recommendation. The treatment were distributed in a factorial experiment according to a randomized complete block design. Results showed that the bilateral interaction between the biofertilizer added in an integrated form and vermicompost at the level of 6 Mg ha-1 had a significant effect on all studied properties, while the triple interaction between the biofertilization treatments added as an integrated combination with 6 Mg h-1 of vermicompost and 80% of the mineral fertilizer recommendation showed the highest averages for the studied traits (flower disc weight, disc weight with leaves, pink disc diameter, total yield, nitrogen and phosphorous content of fruits), which reached 2.524 kg, 4.353 kg, 35.10 cm, 75.71 Mg ha-1, 4.237%, 0.727% respectively in comparison to the control treatment that gave the lowest averages in all the above traits, which amounted to (1.081 kg, 1.624 kg, 25.10 cm, 32.43 Mg ha-1, 1.893%, 0.210% ) on the sequence.
Organic Linear Voltage-Controlled-Oscillator and Linear Current-Controlled Ramp-Generator on Foil
Authors: Seifaei Masoud , Malurpatna Prabhu Pratiksha , Zschieschang Ute , Klauk Hagen , Manoli Yiannos 
Published: April 2023

<p> A voltage-controlled delay cell is proposed. Two voltage-controlled oscillator architectures are fabricated based on the proposed delay cell. Measurement results emonstrate a linearity error of 0.1 %, considerably lower power-delay-product, and a smaller circuit area compared to the state-of-the-art VCO implementations in Organic thin-film-transistor technologies. A current-controlled ramp-generator circuit is proposed, which is the first of its kind implemented in flexible thin-film-technologies. The measurement results show a linearity error of 0.02 % for the ramp-generator circuit. All circuits are fabricated in Organic thin-film-transistor technology on plastic foil. </p>
Adaptive Exponential Weight Discretization for Compact and energy-efficient CNN Inference
Authors: A. Al-Hamid Ali 
Published: April 2023

<p>Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) compression and optimization techniques for the inference process attract attention due to CNN’s broad range of applications in many fields. Implementing CNNs for embedded deceives, however, faces great challenges due to the devices’ limited hardware resources. Recently, real-time pplications based on complex CNNs require optimization and compression techniques to make CNNs run faster in compact and energyefficient embedded devices. CNN odel optimization and compression include pruning and weight quantization. Conventional pruning techniques often suffer from poor compression ratio, so they still have a large number of float point weights leading to embedded devices with excessive hardware cost or slow inference speed. Conventional quantization techniques often result in an unacceptable loss in inference accuracy. To overcome the above problems, the proposed method introduces an adaptive exponential weight discretization process, which selects discretization parameters based on the sensitivity and the number of the weights in each layer. Unlike many previous compression methods, the proposed method does not require any retraining process nor any fine-tuning methods. The proposed weight discretization has been evaluated using the VGG16 CNN model with the ImageNet dataset for classification. The evaluation demonstrated that it saves 48 % of computation for fully connected layers and it reduces the overall weight memory size from 528 MB to 44.24 MB – a reduction of 11.9 times. We also demonstrate that the optimized CNN loses negligible loss – a loss of only .43% in the top-5 accuracy and a loss of only 1.44% in the top-1 accuracy.</p>