bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Fusion imaging for pulmonary artery embolization: impact on fluoroscopy duration and contrast agent exposure
Authors: Garnier Matthieu , Curado Adelya , Grancher Adrien , Demeyere Matthieu , Verdalle-Cazes Mikael , Burel Julien , Dacher Jean-Nicolas 
Published: September 2023

Objectives: To assess the impact of fusion imaging guidance on fluoroscopy duration and volume of contrast agent used for pulmonary artery embolization. Methods: Thirty-four consecutive patients who underwent pulmonary artery embolization for pulmonary arterio-venous malformation (n = 28) or hemoptysis (n = 6) were retrospectively included. In the experimental group (n = 15), patients were treated using fusion imaging with 2D/3D registration. In the control group (n = 19), no fusion imaging has been used. Fluoroscopy duration and amount of contrast used were measured and intergroup comparison was performed. Results: The average volume of contrast agent used for embolization in the fusion group (118.3 ml) was significantly lower than in the control group (285.3 ml) (p < 0.002). The mean fluoroscopy duration was not significantly different between both groups (19.5 min in the fusion group vs 31.4 min in the control group (p = 0.10)). No significant difference was observed regarding the average X-ray exposure (Air Kerma) (p = 0.68 in the univariate analysis). Technical success rate was 100% for both groups. Conclusion: Fusion imaging significantly reduces contrast medium volumes needed to perform pulmonary artery embolization. The fluoroscopy duration and the X-ray exposure did not vary significantly. Advances in knowledge: CTA-based fusion imaging using 2D-3D registration is a valuable tool for performing pulmonary artery embolization, helpful for planning and guiding catheterization. Compared to the traditional imaging guidance, fusion imaging reduces the volume of contrast agent used.
Are mammography image acquisition factors, compression pressure and paddle tilt, associated with breast cancer detection in screening?
Authors: Hudson Sue M , Wilkinson Louise S , De Stavola Bianca L , dos-Santos-Silva Isabel 
Published: September 2023

Objectives:
To assess the associations between objectively measured mammographic compression pressure and paddle tilt and breast cancer (BC) detected at the same (“contemporaneous”) screen, subsequent screens, or in-between screens (interval cancers).

Methods:
Automated pressure and paddle tilt estimates were derived for 80,495 mammographic examinations in a UK population-based screening programme. Adjusted logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the associations of compression parameters with BC detected at contemporaneous screen (777 cases).
Nested case-control designs were used to estimate associations of pressure and tilt with: (a) interval cancer (148 cases/625 age-matched controls) and (b) subsequent screen-detected cancer (344/1436), via conditional logistic regression.

Results:
Compression pressure was negatively associated with odds of BC at contemporaneous screen (odds ratio (OR) for top versus bottom third of the pressure distribution: 0.74; 95% CI 0.60, 0.92; P-for-linear-trend (Pt) = 0.007). There was weak evidence that moderate pressure at screening was associated with lower odds of interval cancer (OR for middle versus bottom third: 0.63; 95% CI 0.38, 1.05; p = 0.079), but no association was found between pressure and the odds of BC at subsequent screen. There was no evidence that paddle tilt was associated with the odds of contemporaneous, subsequent screen or interval cancer detection.

Conclusions:
Findings are consistent with compression pressure, but not paddle tilt, affecting the performance of mammographic screening by interfering with its ability to detect cancers.

Advances in knowledge:
Inadequate or excessive compression pressure at screening may contribute to a reduced ability to detect cancers, resulting in a greater number of interval cancer cases.
Non-line-of-sight optical camera communications based on CPWM and a convolutional neural network
Authors: Wan Xiangyu , Lin Bangjiang , Ghassemlooy Zabih , Huang Tianming , Luo Jiabin , Ding Yongqi 
Published: September 2023

Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) optical camera communications (OCC) exhibit greater link availability and mobility than line-of-sight links, which are more susceptible to blocking and shadowing. In this work, we propose an NLOS OCC system, where the data signal is mapped into color pulse width modulation (CPWM) symbols prior to transmission using a red-, green-, and blue light-emitting diode. A convolutional-neural-network-based receiver is used to demodulate the CPWM signal. Based on experimental results, the proposed scheme effectively mitigates the effects of diffuse reflection induced intersymbol interference, resulting in an increased data transmission rate to 7.2 kbps over a link span of more than 2 m, which is typical for indoor applications.
Assessing the mechanisms of multi-drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) serovars isolated from layer chicken farms in Nigeria
Authors: Fagbamila Idowu Oluwabunmi , Ramon Elena , Lettini Antonia A. , Muhammad Maryam , Longo Alessandra , Antonello Keti , Aworh Mabel K. , Kwaga Jacob K. P. , Abdu Paul A. , Umoh Jarleth U. , Kabir Junaidu A. , Ricci Antonia , Barco Lisa 
Published: September 2023

Background
In Nigeria, there have been reports of widespread multiple antimicrobial resistance (AMR) amongst Salmonella isolated from poultry. To mitigate the impact of mortality associated with Salmonella on their farms, farmers resort to the use of antimicrobials without sound diagnostic advice. We conducted this study to describe the AMR patterns, mechanisms and genetic similarities within some Salmonella serovars isolated from different layer farms.

Method
We determine the AMR profiles of two hundred Salmonella isolates, selected based on frequency, serovar, and geographical and sample type distribution. We also assessed the mechanisms of multi-drug resistance for specific genetic determinants by using PCR protocols and gene sequence analysis. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was conducted on seven selected serovars to determine their genetic relatedness.

Results
Of 200 isolates, 97 (48.5%) revealed various AMR profiles, with the multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index ranging from 0.07–0.5. Resistance to ciprofloxacin was common in all the multi-drug resistant isolates, while all the isolates were susceptible to cefotaxime, ceftazidime, and meropenem. Genotypic characterization showed the presence of resistance genes as well as mutations in the nucleotide genes with subsequent amino acid substitutions. Fifteen isolates (43%) of S. Kentucky were indistinguishable, but were isolated from four different states in Nigeria (Ogun, n = 9; Kaduna, n = 6; Plateau, n = 3, and: Bauchi, n = 2). PFGE revealed 40 pulsotype patterns (Kentucky, n = 12; Larochelle, n = 9; Virchow, n = 5; Saintpaul, n = 4; Poona, n = 3; Isangi, n = 2, and; Nigeria, n = 2).

Conclusion
This study recorded strictly related but diversely distributed Salmonella serovars with high AMR rates in poultry. We recommend strict regulation on antimicrobial use and regular monitoring of AMR trends among bacteria isolated from animals and humans to inform public policy.
Invasive Pulmonary Candidiasis in a Patient Requiring Chronic Total Parenteral Nutrition
Authors: Nagar Tripti , Ramakrishna Jahanavi M. , Reddy Trishya , Turk Issam 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACT
The complications of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in critically ill patients on short-term supplementation are well-established in the literature. However, data on managing complications, including fungal infections, in those requiring chronic TPN are lacking. The risk of fungal infections in patients requiring long-term TPN is multifactorial, including mechanisms that lead to immune system dysregulation, translocation, and seeding. Current clinical practice favors percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy formation in patients requiring continued parenteral nutritional support, but in some patients who have undergone extensive abdominal surgeries, a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube is infeasible. We present a 42-year-old woman requiring chronic TPN who was found to have cavitary pulmonary candidiasis.
Becoming Max, Athena, and Kristin: Transnormative Nationalism in Dark Angel, Battlestar Galactica, and the Chelsea Manning Controversy
Authors: Cava Peter 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
In Terrorist Assemblages, Jasbir Puar introduces the concept of homonationalism as an analytic for a sociohistorical moment of seeming contradictions in gay politics. Since the book's first edition in 2007, several scholars have theorized the relation between homonationalism and transgender politics by examining nonfictional texts from 2007 onward. That scholarship most often explores the controversy surrounding US transparency activist Chelsea Manning's 2010 leaks of government information and subsequent “coming out” as transgender. However, interactions among homonationalism, transgender politics, and fictional texts remain undertheorized. Analyzing those interactions with a focus on American exceptionalism and science fiction television, this article shows that transnormative nationalism began territorializing through transtextuality as early as 2000. This argument not only contributes a more comprehensive explanation of the relation between homonationalism and transgender politics but also reveals the role of science fiction television in connecting the two. The argument's supporting evidence comprises a science fiction television figure termed the post-post-gender cyborg woman. This figure is incarnated in Max, a transgenic woman in Dark Angel (Fox, 2000–2002), and Sharon, a female humanoid Cylon (or robot) in Battlestar Galactica (Sky1 and Sci Fi Channel, 2004–2009). The method is a multiperspectival cultural studies approach, which holistically interprets a text's cultural meanings through analyzing not only the text but also its transtextually related texts, production, and reception. The data include television episodes, webisodes, DVD special features, tie-in novels, published interviews, professional criticism, fan fiction, and fan video. The analysis concludes with how transnormative nationalism reterritorialized in the Manning controversy.
Hip-hop's Early Introduction to Sex: Queer Readings of Black Male “Rape” in Popular Culture
Authors: Bost Darius 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, there were several stories in the popular media about Black men's and boys’ experiences of childhood sexual violence. Though this media attention is noteworthy given the stereotypes of Black men as hypermasculine and hypersexual that have positioned Black men as beyond the pale of public sympathy, stories of Black male sexual victimization can also traffic in narratives of deviance. This article examines media representation of the childhood sexual experiences of national recording artists Chris Brown and Lil Wayne to show how deterministic narratives of sexual deviance and sexual victimization circumscribe Black men's sexual stories and proposes a way of reading these stories beyond those narrative constraints.
LOGIKA TOLERANSI BERAGAMA MENURUT PERSFEKTIF MASYARAKAT PERKOTAAN DI KOTA BANDUNG
Authors: Abdul Halim Ilim , Muhlas Muhlas 
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini menganalisis cara berpikir penganut agama tentang toleransi beragama. Pemikiran toleransi ini sejak dulu sudah diteliti oleh berbagai Lembaga dan diprogramkan oleh pemerintah dan Lembaga-lembaga, namun masih tetap perlu dikaji mengingat masyarakat Indonesia memiliki potensi konflik dan intoleransi. Terdapat tiga hal dibahas di dalam tulisan ini. Pertama, konsep toleransi beragama menurut masyarakat perkotaan. Kedua, tindakan toleransi beragama sebagai bentuk sikap kehidupan. Ketiga, proses penalaran masyarakat perkotaan mengenai toleransi beragama. Konsep logika silogisme yang dikembangkan Aristoteles digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebagai metode deskriptif dengan analisis kualitatif. Temuan utama dalam tulisan artikel ini adanya konsep toleransi beragama dari masyarakat perkotaan. Konsep toleransi beragama itu terangkum dalam tiga nilai yaitu adil, bebas dan identitas. Masyarakat perkotaan memiliki proposisi atau pernyataaan tentang toleransi beragama yang dianggap benar menurut cara pandang dan pengalaman mereka. Terdapat tiga jenis proses penalaran adalah penalaran induktif, deduktif dan silogisme. Simpulan dari tulisan ini adalah masyarakat perkotaan memiliki pemikiran tentang toleransi beragama yang logis dan dijadikan dasar dalam Tindakan sosial kehidupan beragama.
Assessment of three equations to calculate plasma LDL cholesterol concentration in fasting and non-fasting hypertriglyceridemic patients
Authors: Vasse Joséphine , Lassartesse Audrey , Marmontel Oriane , Charrière Sybil , Bouveyron Caroline , Marrié Nathanaël , Moulin Philippe , Di Filippo Mathilde 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Objectives
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration was calculated for many years using the Friedewald equation, but those from Sampson and extended-Martin-Hopkins perform differently. Their accuracy in fasting hypertriglyceridemia and non-fasting state were compared and the clinical impact of implementing these equations on risk classification and on the setting of lipid treatment goals was assessed.

Methods
Seven thousand six standard lipid profiles and LDL-C concentrations measured after ultracentrifugation (uLDL-C) were retrospectively included. uLDL-C were compared to calculated LDL-C in terms of correlation, root mean square error, residual error, mean absolute deviations and cardiovascular stratification.

Results
In fasting state (n=5,826), Sampson equation was the most accurate, exhibited the highest percentage of residual error lower than 0.13 mmol/L (67 vs. 57 % and 63 % using Friedewald, or extended-Martin-Hopkins equations respectively) and the lowest misclassification rate. However, the superiority of this equation was less pronounced when triglyceride concentration (TG) <4.5 mmol/L were considered. In post-prandial state (n=1,180), extended-Martin-Hopkins was the most accurate equation, exhibited the highest percentage of residual error lower than 0.13 mmol/L (73 vs. 39 % and 57 % using Friedewald and Sampson equation respectively). Overall, the negative bias with Sampson equation may lead to undertreatment. Conversely, a positive bias was observed with extended Martin-Hopkins.

Conclusions
None of the equations tested are accurate when TG>4.52 mmol/L. When TG<4.52 mmol/L both Sampson and Martin-Hopkins equations performed better than Friedewald. The switch to one or the other should take in account their limitations, their ease of implementation into the lab software and the proportion of non-fasting patients.
Maschinelle, posteditierte und menschliche Übersetzung publizistischer und populärwissenschaftlicher Texte aus dem Slowakischen ins Deutsche
Authors: Stahl Jaroslav , Munková Daša , Benko Ľubomír , Hudecová Elena 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Machine translation from small into big languages, in our case a transfer from Slovak into German, has not yet undergone thorough research. Our goal is an analysis and comparison of machine translation (MT) and post-edited machine translation (PEMT) errors with human translation (HT) as well as detecting the efficiency rate of post-editing within that mentioned comparison. Hereby we apply a method of automatic and manual metrics by percentages and evaluation numbers. Results indicate that post-editing is more efficient which however does not mean that human translation has a lower quality. A higher degree of freedom of HT allows for more creative solutions contrasting with post-edited MT in the results.
Tensile, bending, and impact properties of laminated carbon/aramid/glass hybrid fiber composites
Authors: Ekşi Seçil , Danyildiz Fatih Emir , Özsoy Neslihan , Özsoy Murat 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
In this study, hybrid (carbon, glass, and aramid) fabric epoxy composite laminates were fabricated with different layering sequences by hand lay-up. The effects of layering arrangements of laminated composite fibers on the mechanical properties of hybrid composites were investigated. Tensile, bending, and impact tests were performed to obtain the mechanical behaviors of hybrid composites. It was found that the layering sequences significantly affect the tensile, bending strength, and impact energy. As a result of the tensile tests, the highest tensile strength was obtained in the 3C + 3G combination. The highest load-carrying capacity in three-point bending tests was obtained in the 2G + 2A + 2C combination. The combination with the highest impact energy was 2C + 2G + 2A, and the lowest was 3C + 3G. It has been observed that hybrid composites containing aramid fiber absorb higher impact energy than others. The results showed that the layering sequences are essential in hybrid composites with the same fiber and layer number.
Effect of short-term grazing exclusion on herbage species composition, dry matter productivity, and chemical composition of subtropical grasslands
Authors: Barsila Shanker Raj , Dhami Mahendra Singh , Shrestha Bijay Kumar , Pandey Luma Nidhi 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Grazing exclusion (GE) is a useful management technique for restoring degraded grasslands. The herbage mass productivity and chemical makeup in the grazing-excluded subtropical grassland environment has, however, received little attention. A subtropical riverine grassland was selected to determine the effect of GE on herbage mass productivity and chemical composition in Nepal. In three successive harvesting times from September to November 2020, the herbage was sampled along the six randomly selected transects of 100 m length and at two treatments (GA: Grazing-allowed and GE: Grazing-excluded plots) at three different times of harvest from a 1,000-ha grassland. A total of 108 herbage cut samples were collected from the individual 1 m × 1 m quadrats at the three harvests, respectively, from the GA and GE plots. Fences were used to maintain the GE plots to avoid grazing to prevent the vegetation altered by grazing. Day before herbage sampling, the functional groups, cover-abundance within the sampling quadrats were investigated. By cutting the fresh herbage 5 cm above the ground and subjecting it to oven drying for laboratory examination, the herbage mass productivity within each quadrat was measured. Using established laboratory procedures, the chemical analysis of herbage was evaluated for its proximate, fibre, and mineral contents. The results of the study demonstrated that GE significantly increased grass species than other-forbs, other-graminoids, and legumes, respectively, and increased dry matter productivity, which could be seen by an increase in leaf stem ratio, tiller productivity, increased coarseness (fibrous content), total ash, calcium (Ca), and phosphorus (P), but with a decreased nonstructural carbohydrate, and the concentrations of ether extract and crude protein. Research results also confirmed that GE increases herbages’ fibrousness and productivity, though the herbage quality, intake, and digestibility decline. It further demonstrates that grazing is a crucial biological component for maintaining pasture quality in subtropical grasslands and that managing grasslands through livestock grazing would make grasslands more stable and nutrient-enriched. The findings of this study can be useful in the long-term monitoring of grazing livestock in the subtropical grasslands when considering further investigations with the multiple factors in future.
Trabecular bone density in middle-aged women with reproductive disorders
Authors: van Zwol-Janssens Charissa , Hage Aglaia , van der Ham Kim , Velthuis Birgitta K , Budde Ricardo P J , Koster Maria P H , Franx Arie , Fauser Bart C J M , Boersma Eric , Bos Daniel , Laven Joop S E , Louwers Yvonne V , _ _ 
Published: September 2023

Besides age, estrogen exposure plays a crucial role in changes in bone density (BD) in women. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are conditions in reproductive-aged women in which the exposure to estrogen is substantially different. Women with a history of preeclampsia (PE) are expected to have normal estrogen exposure. Within the CREw-IMAGO study, we investigated if trabecular BD is different in these women because of differences in the duration of estrogen exposure. Trabecular BD was measured in thoracic vertebrae on coronary CT scans. Women with a reduced estrogen exposure (POI) have a lower BD compared to women with an intermediate exposure (PE) (mean difference (MD) −26.8, 95% CI −37.2 to −16.3). Women with a prolonged estrogen exposure (PCOS) have the highest BD (MD 15.0, 95% CI 4.3–25.7). These results support the hypothesis that the duration of estrogen exposure in these women is associated with trabecular BD.

Significance statement
Our results suggest that middle-aged women with PCOS have a higher BD and women with POI have a lower BD. We hypothesized that this is due to either a prolonged estrogen exposure, as seen in women with PCOS, or a reduced estrogen exposure, as in women with POI. In the counseling of women with reproductive disorders on long-term health issues, coronary CT provides a unique opportunity to assess both coronary artery calcium score for cardiovascular screening as well as trabecular BD.
Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of a Nocardia cyriacigeorgica strain causing severe bovine mastitis in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Stevanović Oliver , Milanov Dubravka , Prošić Isidora , Gajdov Vladimir , Nedić Drago , Sladojević Željko , Radalj Andrea 
Published: September 2023

AbstractNocardia cyriacigeorgica is a well-known agent of human nocardiosis and is considered an emerging pathogen, however, its identification to the species level is complex for many clinical laboratories. Available data on the clinical significance of N. cyriacigeorgica in veterinary medicine are sparse and mainly concern isolated reports of pyogranulomatous lesions in domestic animals. We report a case of severe bovine mastitis caused by N. cyriacigeorgica that did not respond to conventional antimicrobial therapy in a small holding in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After isolation of the pathogen, further identification by routine microbiological methods was not possible. Susceptibility to antimicrobials was tested using the disc diffusion method according to published recommendations. The sample was also tested by MALDI-ToF MS with inconclusive results. In addition, 16S rRNA sequence analysis, verified by multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) using the gyrB, 16S rRNA, secA1, and hsp65 sequences, confirmed the species N. cyriacigeorgica. To our knowledge, this is the first report of isolation of N. cyriacigeorgica from a clinical case of bovine mastitis in a European dairy farm and the first MLSA method approach to distinguish a Nocardia spp. strain isolated from animals.