bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of Cortisol Cosecretion in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism: Role of Metanephrine in Adrenal Vein Sampling
Authors: Buffolo Fabrizio , Pieroni Jacopo , Ponzetto Federico , Forestiero Vittorio , Rossato Denis , Fonio Paolo , Nonnato Antonello , Settanni Fabio , Mulatero Paolo , Mengozzi Giulio , Monticone Silvia 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

Context
Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is the gold standard procedure for subtype diagnosis in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA). Cortisol is usually adopted for the normalization of aldosterone levels in peripheral and adrenal samples. However, asymmetrical cortisol secretion can potentially affect the lateralization index, leading to subtype misdiagnosis.

Objective
We aimed to assess the prevalence of asymmetrical cortisol secretion in patients undergoing AVS and whether variations in adrenal vein cortisol might influence AVS interpretations. We then evaluated the use of metanephrines for the normalization of aldosterone levels for lateralization index.

Methods
We retrospectively included 101 patients with PA who underwent AVS: 49 patients underwent unstimulated AVS, while 52 patients underwent both unstimulated and cosyntropin-stimulated AVS. Eighty-eight patients had bilateral successful AVS according to metanephrine ratio. We assessed the prevalence of asymmetrical cortisol secretion through the cortisol to metanephrine (C/M) lateralization index (LI). We then evaluated whether the use of aldosterone to metanephrine (A/M) LI can improve the diagnostic accuracy of AVS compared with aldosterone to cortisol (A/C) LI.

Results
Asymmetrical cortisol secretion is present in 18% of patients with PA. Diagnosis with A/M LI and A/C LI is discordant in 14% of patients: 9% had a diagnosis of unilateral PA with A/M LI instead of bilateral PA with A/C LI and 5% had a diagnosis of bilateral PA with A/M LI instead of unilateral PA.

Conclusion
The assessment of metanephrine levels in AVS is useful for the determination of selectivity and lateralization, allowing an accurate diagnosis, especially in patients with asymmetrical cortisol secretion.
Efficacy and association of hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with butylphthalide and oxiracetam with serum levels of inflammatory markers in vascular cognitive impairment after acute ischemic stroke
Authors: Dong Quanbin , Wu Mingxiu , Hu Wenge 
Published: March 2023

Objectives: This study evaluated the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) combined with butylphthalide (NBP) and oxiracetam (OXR) for vascular cognitive impairment after acute ischemic stroke and investigated the association between such combination therapy and the serum levels of inflammatory markers.
Methods: This was a prospective study which included eighty patients with post-AIS cognitive impairment (PAISCI) treated in Dongguan City People’s Hospital from January 2020 to January 2022. They were randomized into study group and control group. The control group was provided with conventional therapy consisting of NBP for intravenous transfusion and oral OXR, while the study group received combination therapy of HBOT, NBP, and OXR. A comparison was drawn between the two groups regarding clinical outcomes, levels of recovery of cognitive and neurological function and intelligence, changes in inflammatory markers, and incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
Results: The response rate of the study group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p=0.04). The cognitive function scores of the study group were significantly better than those of the control group at the end of treatment (p<0.05). The post-treatment levels of inflammatory markers were significantly reduced in the study group when compared with the control group (p<0.05). At two weeks after treatment, the ADR rate of study group was significantly lower than the control group (p=0.03).
Conclusions: The combination therapy of HBOT, NBP, and OXR demonstrates robust efficacy in patients with PAISCI. It is deemed to be a safe and effective treatment regimen.
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.3.6828
How to cite this: Dong Q, Wu M, Hu W. Efficacy and association of hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with butylphthalide and oxiracetam with serum levels of inflammatory markers in vascular cognitive impairment after acute ischemic stroke. Pak J Med Sci. 2023;39(3):829-834. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.3.6828
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Collective norms and modern contraceptive use in men and women: A multilevel analysis of DHS Program data in Nigeria and Zambia
Authors: Riese Sara , Assaf Shireen , Edmeades Jeffrey , Aladejebi Oluwatoyin , Phiri Million 
Published: March 2023

Background: Social norms have long been understood as essential for demographic preferences, intentions and behavior, despite a lack of consistent definitions and measures in the field. Recent work has more clearly defined these norms, both at the individual and community/collective levels. However, past research on the effect of social norms on contraceptive use has focused mainly on the influence of individual-level norms, largely among women only, contributing to mixed findings. Methods: This study addresses this gap through the use of multilevel models to identify associations between collective gender, fertility, and family planning norms and individual use of modern contraceptives for both men and women, using recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Nigeria and Zambia. Multiple measures of variation, including community-level random effects and the intraclass correlation, are calculated, providing evidence of the general effect of community factors on behavior. Results: Our findings support the importance of social, demographic and economic context on how collective gender, fertility, and family planning norms relate to modern contraceptive use. Different social norms are associated with use in the two countries, and, even within the same country, men and women’s use are influenced by different norms. Among the examined norms, only collective fertility norms were associated with use for all the groups examined, consistently associated with lower use of modern contraception. Overall, clustering at the community level explained a larger proportion of variance in individual use in men compared to women, suggesting that men’s behavior was more consistently associated with the measured social norms than women’s. Conclusions: These findings suggest that careful attention should be paid to understanding and measuring social norms when considering programs or policy around the provision of modern contraception and that these should not assume that social norms influence men and women’s behaviors in the same way.
Social Media Alleviates Venture Capital Funding Inequality for Women and Less Connected Entrepreneurs
Authors: Wang Xiaoning , Wu Lynn , Hitt Lorin M. 
Published: March 2023

Start-ups are increasingly using social media to signal quality and provide information to potential investors. However, the effectiveness of social media on venture capital (VC) financing is likely to be heterogeneous, differing by demographic and network characteristics of the founders. In this paper, we examine whether social media use can improve funding outcomes for firms founded by women and by other people also lacking connections to the investor network, two groups that face greater difficulties in securing VC financing. Using Twitter data and data on VC investment in start-ups from Crunchbase, we explore the interaction effect between Twitter usage and gender and between Twitter usage and the network constraint measure. Overall, we show that social media can mitigate some disparities in financing experienced by these firms through improving information access. We find that this effect is stronger for first-time entrepreneurs than for experienced ones, stronger for attracting new investors than repeat ones, and stronger in more competitive markets. Collectively, these results suggest that social media could primarily help women and less connected individuals obtain financing by alleviating information asymmetry between founders and investors.This paper was accepted by D. J. Wu, information systems.Funding: The authors thank Wharton Mack Institute of Innovation Management for funding support.Supplemental Material: The data files and online appendix are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4728 .
The Leaking Ear: A Billiard Ball Sized Otogenic Acute Brain Abscess
Authors: Matthews Thomas , Keegan Cathy , McDonnell David , Loughman Peter , Mirbalouchzehi Mohammad Amin , Veerasamy Kevin , Colwell Niall 
Published: March 2023

An otogenic origin is identified in over half of cases pertaining to brain abscess. They are typically associated with either mastoiditis, cholesteatoma or otitis media and carry a risk of mortality in the region of twenty per cent. We describe the case of a 71-year-old gentleman presenting with acute confusion and unilateral neurology in the absence of systemic signs of sepsis or associated laboratory biomarkers who was diagnosed with a particularly large spherical temporal lobe brain abscess of 5cm diameter on neuroimaging. This abscess was treated successfully with craniotomy, evacuation and a prolonged course of anti-microbials enabling him to return to his pre-morbid level of functioning. His prolonged course of anti-microbials was complicated by a candidaemia and colonisation of an indwelling central venous catheter that was treated successfully with antifungals.
Comparative Speed of Early Symptomatic Remission With Advanced Therapies for Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
Authors: Ahuja Dhruv , Murad Mohammad Hassan , Ma Christopher , Jairath Vipul , Singh Siddharth 
Published: March 2023

INTRODUCTION:Rapidity of symptom resolution informs treatment choice in patients with moderate-severe ulcerative colitis (UC). We conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis comparing early symptomatic remission with approved therapies.METHODS:Through a systematic literature review to December 31, 2022, we identified randomized trials in adult outpatients with moderate-severe UC treated with approved therapies (tumor necrosis factor α antagonists, vedolizumab, ustekinumab, janus kinase inhibitors, or ozanimod), compared with each other or placebo, reporting rates of symptomatic remission (based on partial Mayo score, with resolution of rectal bleeding and near-normalization of stool frequency) at weeks 2, 4, and/or 6. We performed random-effects network meta-analysis using a frequentist approach and estimated relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval values.RESULTS:On network meta-analysis, upadacitinib was more effective than all agents in achieving symptomatic remission at weeks 2 (range of RR, 2.85–6.27), 4 (range of RR, 1.78–2.37), and 6 (range of RR, 1.84–2.79). Tumor necrosis factor α antagonists and filgotinib, but not ustekinumab and vedolizumab, were more effective than ozanimod in achieving symptomatic remission at week 2, but not at weeks 4 and 6. With approximately 10% placebo-treated patients achieving symptomatic remission at 2 weeks, we estimated 68%, 22%, 23.7%, 23.9%, 22.2%, 18.4%, 15.7%, and 10.9% of upadacitinib-, filgotinib-, infliximab-, adalimumab-, golimumab-, ustekinumab-, vedolizumab-, and ozanimod-treated patients would achieve early symptomatic remission, ustekinumab and vedolizumab achieving rapid remission only in biologic-naïve patients.DISCUSSION:In a systematic review and network meta-analysis, upadacitinib was most effective in achieving early symptomatic remission, whereas ozanimod was relatively slower acting.
Accompagner les difficultés de lecture de la 3e maternelle à la 2e primaire. Freins et leviers perçus par les enseignants dans le cadre d'un dispositif de coenseignement visant à développer la différenciation.
Authors: Dumont Anouk , Morgane Libion , Wyns Marielle 
Published: March 2023

Dans l'objectif de réduire les inégalités scolaires, la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles a mis sur pied, de janvier 2019 à aout 2020, un projet pilote visant à développer la différenciation dans l'apprentissage initial de la lecture dans les classes de 3e maternelle, 1e et 2e primaire. Dans ce cadre, notre équipe a mis en œuvre, dans 45 écoles, un dispositif d'accompagnement au développement professionnel, qui vise à l'appropriation de pratiques efficaces d'enseignement de la lecture par l’introduction d’outils didactiques validés par la recherche.
Dans cet article, nous explorons les freins et les leviers au développement de nouvelles pratiques rencontrés par les enseignants. Afin de traiter cette question, nous analysons les questionnaires individuels complétés par 224 enseignants ayant participé à la recherche.
L’analyse met en lumière l’importance de facteurs individuels tels que l’intérêt préalable des enseignants pour l’innovation, la perception d’effets sur le développement professionnel des enseignants eux-mêmes et sur les compétences visées chez les élèves. Des facteurs contextuels entrent également en jeu, tels que la surcharge de travail, le contexte de pénurie…
L’article dégage également des pistes pour l’accompagnement à l’appropriation de pratiques innovantes.
Restricted iso-minimum condition
Authors: Daneshvar Asghar 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
A restricted artinian ring is a commutative ring with an identity in which every proper homomorphic image is artinian. Cohen proved that a commutative ring R is restricted artinian if and only if it is noetherian and every nonzero prime ideal of R is maximal. Facchini and Nazemian called a commutative ring isoartinian if every descending chain of ideals becomes stationary up to isomorphism. We show that every proper homomorphic image of a commutative noetherian ring R is isoartinian if and only if R has one of the following forms:
(a) R is a noetherian domain of Krull dimension one which is not a principal ideal domain;
(b)

R
≅

D
1

×
⋯
×

D
k

×

A
1

×
⋯
×

A
l

{R\cong D_{1}\times\cdots\times D_{k}\times A_{1}\times\cdots\times A_{l}}

, where each

D
i

{D_{i}}

is a principal ideal domain and each

A
i

{A_{i}}

is an artinian local ring (either k or l may be zero);
(c) R is a noetherian ring of Krull dimension one, simple unique minimal prime ideal

𝔭

{\mathfrak{p}}

, and

R
/
𝔭

{R/\mathfrak{p}}

is a principal ideal domain. As an application of our result, we describe commutative rings whose proper homomorphic images are principal ideal rings. Some relevant examples are provided.
Tilting pairs and Wakamatsu tilting subcategories over triangular matrix algebras
Authors: Zhang Yafeng , Ma Yajun , Zhao Tiwei 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Let A and B be Artin algebras and let M be an

(
A
,
B
)

(A,B)

-bimodule with

M

A

{}_{A}M

and

M
B

M_{B}

finitely generated.
In this paper, we construct tilting pairs of subcategories and Wakamatsu tilting subcategories over an upper triangular matrix Artin algebra

Λ
=

(

A

M

0

B

)

{\Lambda=\bigl{(}\begin{smallmatrix}A&M\\
0&B\\
\end{smallmatrix}\bigr{)}}

using tilting pairs and Wakamatsu tiling subcategories over A and B. Let

𝒞

{\mathcal{C}}

be a subcategory of

A
⁢
-mod

{A\mbox{-mod}}

and let

𝒟

{\mathcal{D}}

be a subcategory of

B
⁢
-mod

{B\mbox{-mod}}

. Consider the subcategory of left Λ-modules

𝔅
𝒟
𝒞

=

{

(

X

Y

)

f

:

f
is a monomorphism,

Y
∈
𝒟

and

Coker
⁡
f

∈
𝒞

}

{\mathfrak{B}^{\mathcal{C}}_{\mathcal{D}}=\{{\bigl{(}\begin{smallmatrix}{X}\\
{Y}\\
\end{smallmatrix}\bigr{)}_{f}}:\text{$f$ is a monomorphism, $Y\in\mathcal{D}$ %
and $\operatorname{Coker}f\in\mathcal{C}$}\}}

.
We prove the following results: (1) Assume that

M

⊗
B

𝒯
′

⊆
𝒯

{M\otimes_{B}\mathcal{T}^{\prime}\subseteq\mathcal{T}}

,

M

⊗
B

𝒞
′

⊆
𝒞

{M\otimes_{B}\mathcal{C}^{\prime}\subseteq\mathcal{C}}

and

Tor
i
B

⁢

(
M
,

𝒯
′

)

=
0

{\mathrm{Tor}^{B}_{i}(M,\mathcal{T}^{\prime})=0}

for all

i
≥
1

{i\geq 1}

. Then

(
𝒞
,
𝒯
)

{(\mathcal{C},\mathcal{T})}

and

(

𝒞
′

,

𝒯
′

)

{(\mathcal{C}^{\prime},\mathcal{T}^{\prime})}

are n-tilting pairs respectively in

A
⁢
-
⁢
mod

{A\text{-}\mathrm{mod}}

and

B
⁢
-
⁢
mod

{B\text{-}\mathrm{mod}}

if and only if

(

𝔅

𝒞
′

𝒞

,

𝔅

𝒯
′

𝒯

)

{(\mathfrak{B}^{\mathcal{C}}_{\mathcal{C}^{\prime}},\mathfrak{B}^{\mathcal{T}}%
_{\mathcal{T}^{\prime}})}

is an n-tilting pair in

Λ
⁢
-
⁢
mod

{\Lambda\text{-}\mathrm{mod}}

. (2) Assume that

M

⊗
B

𝒱

⊆
𝒲

{M\otimes_{B}\mathcal{V}\subseteq\mathcal{W}}

and

Tor
i
B

⁢

(
M
,

𝒱

⊥

)

=
0

{\mathrm{Tor}^{B}_{i}(M,{{}^{\perp}\mathcal{V}})=0}

for all

i
≥
1

{i\geq 1}

. If

𝒲

{\mathcal{W}}

and

𝒱

{\mathcal{V}}

are Wakamatsu tilting subcategories respectively in

A
⁢
-
⁢
mod

{A\text{-}\mathrm{mod}}

and

B
⁢
-
⁢
mod

{B\text{-}\mathrm{mod}}

, then

𝔅
𝒱
𝒲

{\mathfrak{B}^{\mathcal{W}}_{\mathcal{V}}}

is a Wakamatsu tilting subcategory in

Λ
⁢
-
⁢
mod

{\Lambda\text{-}\mathrm{mod}}

.
Plotting and characterisation in Sophie Hannah’sThe Other Half Lives: a cognitive stylistic approach
Authors: Gregoriou Christiana 
Published: March 2023

Abstract(Sophie Hannah’s. 2009.The Other Half Lives. London: Hodder).The Other Half Livesboth complies with, and departs from, the crime fiction formula or text schema. It features a mystery the specifics of which are unravelled non-chronologically, while its numerous crimes and non-ideal criminals and victims disrupt readers’ world schemas and help enable its surprising effects. Not unlike such fiction, the story’s early happenings feature late in the telling, while many happenings are given from different character perspectives. Both of these help unsettle narrative perspective, and generate suspense, mystery, and readers’ later repairing and replacing of frames. Focalisation and the working and reworking of killing characters’ early depiction are techniques also enabling foreshadowing and misdirection, for readers’ sympathies and prejudices to be manipulated accordingly, and for surprise revelations to prove effective, even when a surprise ending is – given the nature of this genre – only to be expected.
Context-embedded phonological memory in interpreters
Authors: Chung Hye-Yeon 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This pilot study examines the hypothesis that the phonological memory of interpreters is superior to that of non-interpreters when embedded in a context. Context-embedded phonological memory (CEPM) is a product of the interaction between semantic and phonological memory, and becomes a component of interpreters’ professional expertise because of their attentional control. Four groups with different years of interpretation experience were asked to recall texts with distinct CEPM features. CEPM and its retrieval process were measured using WordSmith 6.0 and My Screen Recorder. Professional interpreters retrieved a high amount of CEPM (39.6 %), but were outperformed by interpreter trainees (40.52 %), roughly 15 years younger on average. Group difference was statistically significant only between the groups with interpretation experience and the teacher group. Only professionals’ performance in retrieving highly abstract information and the proper names and numbers in a context suggests that professionals are skilled at exploiting phonological information to create an elaborate semantic network.
Continued survival of the elusive Seram orange melomys (Melomys fulgens)
Authors: Turvey Samuel T. , Jeffree Timothy E. , Macdonald Alastair A. , Leus Kristin , Kennerley Rosalind J. , Maharadatunkamsi  , Kitchener Andrew C. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractMany poorly-known small mammals have remained undetected for decades, includingMelomys fulgens, a distinctive orange murid from Seram, Indonesia, that has been unrecorded since 1920. We report previously undocumented specimens ofM. fulgenscollected in 1993 and 1994, and local ecological knowledge from 2017 including descriptions and recent sightings, providing strong indirect evidence of its continued survival in similar habitat to known collection localities. These findings indicate relatively widespread distribution ofM. fulgensin low-elevation coastal forest across Seram, raising hope for continued survival of Seram’s other ‘lost’ small mammals.
What influences public support for plastic waste control policies and green consumption? Evidence from a multilevel analysis of survey data from 27 European countries
Authors: Vu Hong Tien , Conlin Jeff , Nguyen Nhung , Baines Annalise 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

Purpose
This study investigates the influence of individual- and country-level factors on citizen members’ attitude and actions regarding plastic waste. At the individual level, it assesses the influence of the diversity of environmental news use from traditional media, online social networks, and other internet sources on the public’s support for policy and green behaviors related to plastic waste.

Design/methodology/approach
We utilized secondary survey data collected from 27 European countries by Eurobarometer.

Results
The two-level analysis show that several individual factors including gender, age, political ideology, risk perception, and most importantly diversity of sources in environmental news use, from all three types of media sources, was positively associated with participants’ policy support and green behaviors related to plastic waste. This research also found the influence of several country-level variables on green behaviors toward plastic waste.

Implications
When assessing support for plastic waste control, various factors at both levels (i.e., country and individual) need to be considered to mobilize the public. Findings suggest extending the theoretical model of social cognitive theory to include more country-level factors especially in cross-national comparison.

Originality/value
This study shed lights on understanding factors that could influence public policy support and green behaviors with regards to plastic waste.
Muslimische Seelsorge in einem interreligiös geprägten Gesundheitswesen
Authors: Gärtner Stefan 
Published: March 2023

Zusammenfassung
Der Beitrag geht von dem illustrativen Fallbericht einer islamischen Seelsorgerin in einem Krankenhaus aus. In einem zweiten Schritt wird die Empirie in einen größeren Zusammenhang gestellt: Es geht um das Rollenverständnis islamischer Seelsorgepersonen in einem interreligiösen Kontext, den Glauben muslimischer Patientinnen und Patienten in diesem Kontext, ihre damit verbundenen Vorstellungen von Gesundheit und Krankheit sowie die Bedeutung von Familie und Kultur für die seelsorgliche Begleitung. Abschließend skizziere ich die Situation von Musliminnen und Muslimen in den Niederlanden und danach das Umfeld der dortigen islamischen Seelsorge, näherhin die Ausbildungsmöglichkeiten und ihren Status in einer säkularen Organisation.