bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Performance Analysis of Axially Loaded Secant Pile Wall Embedded in Sand: An Experimental Investigation
Authors: Basha Ali M. , Zakaria Mohamed H. , El-Nimr Maher T. , Abo-Raya Mohamed M. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractIn urban environments, temporary excavation support systems (ESSs) are intensively recommended during the construction process of structures with underground levels to preserve nearby structures and maintain the excavation sides. Once the foundations and basements are constructed, these systems are rendered useless. As a result, integrating the temporary ESS into the building foundation may have significant benefits. Therefore, the main aim of this paper was to investigate the behavior of Secant Pile Walls (SPWs) through fifteen model tests with an acceptable scale on an axially loaded SPW embedded in medium and dense sand. This study considered several factors to define wall behavior, such as normalized lateral deflection (δh/Ht%), the vertical deflection of the SPW (δvw/Ht%), vertical ground settlement (δv/Ht%), and settlement influence zone (Do). These factors were investigated and analyzed under the influence of a set of parameters including normalized penetration depth (He/Hc), sand relative density (Dr), and surcharge load density (Wsur). The findings demonstrated that SPWs had structural and overall stability features to withstand lateral earth pressures as well as applied axial loads. Generally, increasing the He/Hc ratio further than a limit value of 2.0 for the same surcharge load had a limited impact on the ultimate axial capacity, particularly in the case of dense sand. The location of the pivot point (ε′) extended from 0.24 to 0.41He from the wall tip, with a mean value of 0.34He and 0.29He for the values of Dr = 80 ± 2%, and 60 ± 2%, respectively. Other issues were also discussed for selected samples, including an analysis of the wall's bending moments and any potential wall buckling. Finally, to correlate the experimental data with the theoretical values, a modification factor for the pile static formula was developed by using nonlinear regression analysis with a significant prediction accuracy with an R2 of 0.94.
Expression of TRAIL, IP-10, and CRP in children with suspected COVID-19 and real-life impact of a computational signature on clinical decision-making: a prospective cohort study
Authors: Fröhlich Franziska , Gronwald Benjamin , Bay Johannes , Simon Arne , Poryo Martin , Geisel Jürgen , Tegethoff Sina A. , Last Katharina , Rissland Jürgen , Smola Sigrun , Becker Sören L. , Zemlin Michael , Meyer Sascha , Papan Cihan 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Purpose
We evaluated the host-response marker score “BV” and its components TRAIL, IP-10, and CRP in SARS-CoV-2 positive children, and estimated the potential impact on clinical decision-making.

Methods
We prospectively analyzed levels of TRAIL, IP-10, CRP, and the BV score, in children with suspected COVID-19. Classification of infectious etiology was performed by an expert panel. We used a 5-point-questionnaire to evaluate the intention to treat with antibiotics before and after receiving test results.

Results
We screened 111 children, of whom 6 (5.4%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2. A total of 53 children were included for the exploratory analysis. Median age was 3.1 years (interquartile range [IQR] 1.3–4.3), and 54.7% (n = 29) were girls. A viral and a bacterial biomarker pattern was found in 27/53 (50.9%) and 15/53 (28.3%), respectively. BV scores differed between COVID-19, children with other viral infections, and children with bacterial infections (medians 29.5 vs. 9 vs. 66; p = 0.0006). Similarly, median TRAIL levels were different (65.5 vs. 110 vs. 78; p = 0.037). We found no differences in IP-10 levels (555 vs. 504 vs. 285; p = 0.22). We found a concordance between physicians’ “unlikely intention to treat” children with a viral test result in most cases (n = 19/24, 79.2%). When physicians expressed a “likely intention to treat” (n = 15), BV test revealed 5 bacterial, viral, and equivocal scores each. Antibiotics were withheld in three cases (20%). Overall, 27/42 (64%) of pediatricians appraised the BV test positively, and considered it helpful in clinical practice.

Conclusion
Host-response based categorization of infectious diseases might help to overcome diagnostic uncertainty, support clinical decision-making and reduce unnecessary antibiotic treatment.
Chitosan scaffolds with mesoporous hydroxyapatite and mesoporous bioactive glass
Authors: Pádua Ana Sofia , Figueiredo Lígia , Silva Jorge Carvalho , Borges João Paulo 
Published: February 2023

AbstractBone regeneration is one of the most well-known fields in tissue regeneration. The major focus concerns polymeric/ceramic composite scaffolds. In this work, several composite scaffolds based on chitosan (CH), with low and high molecular weights, and different concentrations of ceramics like mesoporous bioactive glass (MBG), mesoporous hydroxyapatite (MHAp) and both MBG and MHAp (MC) were produced by lyophilization. The purpose is to identify the best combination regarding optimal morphology and properties. The tests of the scaffolds present a highly porous structure with interconnected pores. The compression modulus increases with ceramic concentration in the scaffolds. Furthermore, the 75%MBG (835 ± 160 kPa) and 50%MC (1070 ± 205 kPa) samples are the ones that mostly enhance increases in mechanical properties. The swelling capacity increases with MBG and MC, respectively, to 700% and 900% and decreases to 400% when MHAp concentration increases. All scaffolds are non-cytotoxic at 12.5 mg/mL. The CHL scaffolds improve cell adhesion and proliferation compared to CHH, and the MC scaffold samples, show better results than those produced with just MBG or MHAp. The composite scaffolds of chitosan with MBG and MHAp, have revealed to be the best combination due to their enhanced performance in bone tissue engineering.
Allograft Versus Prosthetic Reconstruction Outcomes Evaluated by Gait Analysis for Lower Extremity Bone Neoplasms Following Surgical Resection: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Filis Panagiotis , Varvarousis Dimitrios N. , Ntritsos Georgios , Dimopoulos Dimitrios , Filis Nikolaos , Giannakeas Nikolaos , Ploumis Avraam 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Given that patients who suffer from extremity malignancies are primarily young, the validation and refinement of the management techniques for these type of tumors appear essential. Prosthetic reconstruction has already been established as a reliable surgical procedure for patients with lower limb bone neoplasms. Reconstruction with allograft has also been considered a viable treatment alternative for these patients, but evidence regarding the comparison of the efficacy between these techniques is scarce. The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the impact of these two procedures on the gait parameters of patients that underwent lower limb tumor resection. The Medline, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were systematically scrutinized in January 2022. The outcomes of interest were gait parameters. Four studies were included in our analysis, from which three included allograft versus prosthetic reconstruction of the knee (distal femur or proximal tibia) and only one that evaluated the proximal femur. Compared to prosthetic reconstruction, allografts non-significantly increased gait velocity (0.04 m/s; 95% CI: − 0.03, 0.10; I2 = 0%) and stride length (0.43% height; 95% CI: − 3.50%, 4.36%; I2 = 27.7%), significantly increased cadence (4.12 stride/min; 95% CI: 1.40, 6.84; I2 = 0%), and non-significantly reduced stance time (− 0.57% cycle time; 95% CI: − 1.16%, 0.02%; I2 = 0%). Our results highlight the potential of allograft reconstruction and suggest that it should not be neglected as a valid treatment option with substantial functional outcomes, comparable to prosthetic reconstructive procedures. Larger studies are required to validate these conclusions.
Service Provision by Child Protection Services — Exploring Variability at Case and Agency Levels in a Norwegian Sample
Authors: Vis Svein Arild , Lauritzen Camilla , Fluke John , Havnen Karen J. Skaale , Christiansen Øivin , Fossum Sturla 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
In this study, we look at the decision to provide services following a child protection investigation in Norway. More specifically, we want to look at variability at the case level and at the agency level in order to identify factors that may impact a decision to provide services.The study was designed as a cross-sectional archive study that was carried out retrospectively. Included predictors for service provision were presence of abuse, and risk factors related to child, parental and family function. Agency predictors were referral rate and metropolitan location. Variation in service provision was sectioned into case level (N = 883) variation and agency level (N = 16) variation. Five nested multilevel models were estimated. Service provision for families following a child protection investigation was on average 38.4% in the sample. Among the 16 agencies, it varied between 21.9 and 60.0%. This variation is mostly explained by case variables. The strongest were physical abuse (OR = 1.37) and neglect (OR = 1.18).
There is evidence for agency differences with respect to the types of cases being referred. Differences in agency thresholds for service provision when controlling for the referral reason seem to be quite small.
Optimization of the control paper production system of using the extremum seeking control method
Authors: Ermilina Olga , Chemodanov Vladimir 
Published: February 2023

AbstractCurrently the pulp and paper industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy in Russia and other countries. An important aspect of the further development of this industry is associated with an increase in the efficiency of paper production and the quality of finished products with an economical and rational use of raw materials, fuel and energy and other material resources. This is facilitated by the use of modern means of automation and process control. It was experimentally established that there is an extreme dependence between the ratio of the speeds of the paper pulp and the paper machine and the standard deviation of the linear density of the paper web, which determines the degree of non-uniformity of the paper gap. The use of a noise-resistant algorithm for extreme control of an inertial object based on the combination of synchronous accumulation and synchronous detection methods with subsequent search for the maximum amplitude of the second harmonic of the filtered signal, aimed at reducing the root-mean-square deviation of the mass of a square meter of paper web, is considered. It is proposed to simultaneously stabilize the mass flow rate of paper pulp and the coordinate of the fall of the paper pulp jet onto the conveyor mesh, which made it possible to increase the efficiency of paper production.
Traceable Multi-view Model Integration: A Transformation Pipeline for Agile Production Systems Engineering
Authors: Rinker Felix , Waltersdorfer Laura , Meixner Kristof , Winkler Dietmar , Lüder Arndt , Biffl Stefan 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Purpose.
Agile Production Systems Engineering (PSE) is characterised by parallel and iterative engineering of several disciplines. This multi-view engineering requires capabilities for tracing changes to support configuration management of PSE assets. Yet, traditional model transformation approaches in PSE do not preserve local views and hierarchies on concepts of PSE assets, such as plans and configurations. Thus, tracing multi-view changes to PSE assets is challenging.

Method.
Following the Design Science approach, we (i) elicit requirements for tracing multi-view changes to PSE assets from a domain analysis in automotive manufacturing; (ii) introduce and evaluate the Traceable Multi-view Model Transformation (TMvMT) process; and (iii) propose the TMvMT pipeline architecture to provide traceable model integration capabilities for agile PSE.

Results.
In a feasibility study on robot cell models, we evaluate the TMvMT process and architecture regarding the requirements for traceability compared to traditional approaches.

Conclusion.
The proposed TMvMT approach provides traceability of changes in multi-view modelling as a basis through the separation of modelling transformation steps and provision of clear input and output artefacts to achieve traceable configuration management and validation of system designs for production system assets in agile PSE.
Wadati-Konno-Ichikawa-Type Integrable Systems and their Constructions
Authors: Shen Shou-Feng , Wang Guo-Fang , Jin Yong-Yang , Hu Xiao-Rui 
Published: February 2023

AbstractA standard form of Wadati-Konno-Ichikawa(WKI)-type integrable systems is derived from an $$sl(2,\mathbb {R})$$

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Improved control architecture and strategy for iodine ion thruster following in-orbit demonstration and system-level radiation testing
Authors: Boré A. , Proynov P. , Rafalskyi D. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThis paper describes the general control strategy of the NPT30-I2, the improvements made to the software architecture and hardware following the on-orbit demonstration and the result of a system-level radiation test campaign. It details the iodine ion thruster control architecture, algorithm, and design approach. In addition, it presents data from the in-orbit demonstration. The results of the system-level radiation tests and the redesign of the system to reduce radiation sensitivity will also be discussed.
Social Relationship Link Inference Based on Graph Convolutional Networks
Authors: Zhang Shunyu , Zheng Yu , Li Tianrui 
Published: February 2023

AbstractIn the study of social relationship inference, social relationship link inference aims to infer whether there is a social relationship between users. Most previous works applied the unsupervised graph random walk sampling, which had sampling bias and lost much information. In this paper, a Social Relationship Link Inference Based on Graph Convolutional Networks (SLiGCN) is proposed, which learns the spatiotemporal information of check-ins and the impact of related users’ trajectories. It firstly employs the end-to-end supervised learning and applies a recurrent neural network to extract spatiotemporal sequence features from trajectories. Then the graph convolutional network fuses the features of neighboring nodes and employs the fully connected network to infer social relationship links. Finally, it is evaluated with AUC on three real-world datasets. The experiment results show that, compared with baseline models, it not only avoids hand-crafted feature construction that requires much prior knowledge, but also achieves 10% improvement on average.
The future of automated infection detection: Innovation to transform practice (Part III/III)
Authors: Branch-Elliman Westyn , Sundermann Alexander J. , Wiens Jenna , Shenoy Erica S. 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Current methods of emergency-room–based syndromic surveillance were insufficient to detect early community spread of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the United States, which slowed the infection prevention and control response to the novel pathogen. Emerging technologies and automated infection surveillance have the potential to improve upon current practice standards and to revolutionize the practice of infection detection, prevention and control both inside and outside of healthcare settings. Genomics, natural language processing, and machine learning can be leveraged to improve identification of transmission events and aid and evaluate outbreak response. In the near future, automated infection detection strategies can be used to advance a true “Learning Healthcare System” that will support near–real-time quality improvement efforts and advance the scientific basis for the practice of infection control.
Mutation-finite quivers with real weights
Authors: Felikson Anna , Tumarkin Pavel 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
We classify all mutation-finite quivers with real weights. We show that every finite mutation class not originating from an integer skew-symmetrisable matrix has a geometric realisation by reflections. We also explore the structure of acyclic representatives in finite mutation classes and their relations to acute-angled simplicial domains in the corresponding reflection groups.
Bones of the Womb: Healing Algorithms of BIPOC Reproductive Trauma with Rituals, Ceremonies, Prayers, Spells, and the Ancestors (The Production of Life Affirming Epistemology of Grief)
Authors: Badruddoja Roksana 
Published: February 2023

AbstractHow do we BIPOC folx survive amid cavernous terror and soul-ripping trauma? In this heart-centered literary story, I embark on a mystical, womanist narration—autohistoria-teoría—to provide the broken-hearted a pathway to better conceptualize and practice irreparable grief. From the incomprehensible pain of walking through the loss of three of my children as a WoC in the American nation-state, I serve as a mirror to BIPOC folx who sit in loss of any kind, and I demonstrate how to piece back together the wandering fragments of our Soul from shattering grief. In this work, I respond to the paucity of BIPOC-centered (un)birth trauma research by raising the volume on BIPOC reproductive trauma. I urgently step away from the multilayered inadequacies and insufficiencies of “western” psychotherapeutic models of trauma healing that are violent to us BIPOC folx and serve to pathologize our grief, and I dedicate myself to excavating critical Indigenous epistemology. I accomplish this with a deliberate and intentional blend of the personal, spiritual, and the scholarly to uncover the ways in which our narratives as BIPOC folx are often erased within material experiences.
Universal Basic Income and Divergent Theories of Gender Justice
Authors: Lenczewska Olga 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThis article assesses the potential for basic income to become a tool for empowering women in the household and in the workplace. Recent debates among feminist political theorists indicate that it is not obvious whether basic income has the potential to push our society toward greater socioeconomic gender justice. I show that arguments for and against basic income put forward by feminist theorists rely on implicit assumptions about how women's work should be conceived—assumptions that are not shared among all of them. I also argue that these beliefs can be sorted into two dichotomies: one concerned with the suitability of remuneration for caregiving, the other with the question of who should be responsible for caregiving. I conclude by explaining the possible causes of the divergences in the views of feminist supporters and critics of UBI, and by recommending ways to arrive at common conceptual grounds.
Estimating spatial variation in origination and extinction in deep time: a case study using the Permian–Triassic marine invertebrate fossil record
Authors: Allen Bethany J. , Clapham Matthew E. , Saupe Erin E. , Wignall Paul B. , Hill Daniel J. , Dunhill Alexander M. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractUnderstanding spatial variation in origination and extinction can help to unravel the mechanisms underlying macroevolutionary patterns. Although methods have been developed for estimating global origination and extinction rates from the fossil record, no framework exists for applying these methods to restricted spatial regions. Here, we test the efficacy of three metrics for regional analysis, using simulated fossil occurrences. These metrics are then applied to the marine invertebrate record of the Permian and Triassic to examine variation in extinction and origination rates across latitudes. Extinction and origination rates were generally uniform across latitudes for these time intervals, including during the Capitanian and Permian–Triassic mass extinctions. The small magnitude of this variation, combined with the possibility of its attribution to sampling bias, cautions against linking any observed differences to contrasting evolutionary dynamics. Our results indicate that origination and extinction levels were more variable across clades than across latitudes.
Maternal fish consumption and child neurodevelopment in Nutrition 1 Cohort: Seychelles Child Development Study
Authors: Conway Marie C. , Yeates Alison J. , Love Tanzy M. , Weller Daniel , McSorley Emeir M. , Mulhern Maria S. , Wesolowska Maria , Watson Gene E. , Myers Gary J. , Shamlaye Conrad F. , Henderson Juliette , Davidson Philip W. , van Wijngaarden Edwin , Strain J. J. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractMaternal fish consumption exposes the fetus to beneficial nutrients and potentially adverse neurotoxicants. The current study investigated associations between maternal fish consumption and child neurodevelopmental outcomes. Maternal fish consumption was assessed in the Seychelles Child Development Study Nutrition Cohort 1 (n 229) using 4-day food diaries. Neurodevelopment was evaluated at 9 and 30 months, and 5 and 9 years with test batteries assessing twenty-six endpoints and covering multiple neurodevelopmental domains. Analyses used multiple linear regression with adjustment for covariates known to influence child neurodevelopment. This cohort consumed an average of 8 fish meals/week and the total fish intake during pregnancy was 106·8 (sd 61·9) g/d. Among the twenty-six endpoints evaluated in the primary analysis there was one beneficial association. Children whose mothers consumed larger quantities of fish performed marginally better on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (a test of nonverbal intelligence) at age 5 years (β 0·003, 95 % CI (0, 0·005)). A secondary analysis dividing fish consumption into tertiles found no significant associations when comparing the highest and lowest consumption groups. In this cohort, where fish consumption is substantially higher than current global recommendations, maternal fish consumption during pregnancy was not beneficially or adversely associated with children’s neurodevelopmental outcomes.