bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Development of molecular resources for the genetic improvement of noug (Guizotia abyssinica (L.f) Cass): a mini review
Authors: Terefe Motbaynor , Girma Dejene 
Published: August 2022

AbstractNoug (Guizotia abyssinica (L.f) Cass) is an important edible oil-producing crop. Ethiopia is the center of origin and diversity for noug and thousands of noug accessions are being maintained at the Gene Bank in Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI). The crop is grown mainly for edible oil and the by-product named as noug-cake is widely used as animal feed. However, the production and productivity of noug is too low compared to other oilseed crops mainly due to the self-incompatible nature of the crop species, shattering, lodging, indeterminate growth habit, pests, and diseases. The development and application of molecular resources and tools have played a great role in the improvement of oilseed crops worldwide. Although conventional breeding has been used to develop commercial noug varieties, the application of modern genomic tools to enhance the use of noug germplasm resources is very limited. In this work, we have reviewed the scientific literature available on the development and application of molecular resources on oil-producing crops and specifically reveal research gaps on noug genetic improvement and highlight broadly applicable and affordable short-term strategic interventions.
Kidney Complications and Hospitalization in Patients With Chronic Hypoparathyroidism: A Cohort Study in Sweden
Authors: Swartling Oskar , Evans Marie , Spelman Tim , Kamal Wafa , Kämpe Olle , Mannstadt Michael , Trolle Lagerros Ylva , Björnsdottir Sigridur 
Published: July 2022

Abstract

Context
Kidney complications may be considerably higher in patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism (hypoPT) treated with activated vitamin D and calcium supplementation.

Objective
We aimed to investigate the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), urolithiasis, and hospitalization in patients with chronic hypoPT.

Methods
In this population-based cohort study in Sweden, national registries (Swedish National Patient Register, Swedish Prescribed Drug Register, and Total Population Register, 1997–2018) were used to identify patients with chronic hypoPT and controls matched by sex, age, and county of residence. We determined time to CKD and urolithiasis diagnosis, and incidence rates of hospitalization.

Results
A total of 1562 patients with chronic hypoPT without preexisting CKD and 15 620 controls were included. The risk of developing CKD was higher in patients with chronic hypoPT compared with controls (hazard ratio [HR] 4.45; 95% CI, 3.66-5.41). In people without prior urolithiasis (n = 1810 chronic hypoPT and n = 18 100 controls), the risk of developing urolithiasis was higher in patients with chronic hypoPT (HR 3.55; 95% CI, 2.84-4.44) compared with controls. Patients with chronic hypoPT had higher incidence rates for all-cause hospitalization (49.59; 95% CI, 48.50-50.70, per 100 person-years vs 28.43; 95% CI, 28.15-28.71, respectively) and for CKD (3.46; 95% CI, 3.18-3.76, per 100 person-years vs 0.72; 95% CI, 0.68–0.77, respectively), compared with controls. Men with hypoPT appear to have a higher risk of CKD than women.

Conclusion
Patients with chronic hypoPT had an increased risk of CKD, urolithiasis, and hospitalization compared with controls.
Endometriosis and Environmental Violence
Authors: Iengo Ilenia 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThis toxic autobiography seeks to open the conversation around the intersecting injustices marking the epistemological, material, political, and porous entanglements between endometriosis, the bodily inflammatory chronic condition the author is affected by, and the toxic waste fires raging in the territory known as the Land of Fires, between the provinces of Naples and Caserta, in southern Italy. Thinking with the sprouting intersection of environmental humanities and disability justice, while rooted in a critical environmental justice and transfeminist standpoint, the article uncovers the toxic embodiment where bodies and places are enmeshed. Although a growing body of literature acknowledges the role of chemical buildup and endocrine-disrupting toxins in the occurrence of endometriosis, the author delineates the epistemic injustices that keep this relationship silent in mainstream medical discourses. Through the blend of environmental memoir, embodied knowledge, activist campaigns, and medical literature, the article exposes the accumulation of environmental, medical, ableist, misogynist, and capitalist slow violence that living with endometriosis brings about. While emerging from the materiality of experiencing trauma and pain, the article reclaims the emancipatory possibilities that can be articulated. From the politicization of an “invisible” illness standpoint, the article proposes a toxic autobiography in which transfeminist, environmental, and disability justice politics are collectively affirmed through situated ecopolitics of response-ability that accounts for interdependence and self-determination of marginal bodies and territories.
Introduction
Authors: Krøijer Stine , Rubow Cecilie 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThis special issue takes its point of departure in political philosopher Jane Bennett’s concept of enchantment and her discussion of how moods of enchantment may inform an ethics of care. The contributions aim to rethink the concept of enchantment and unfold what an ethic of care may look like in times of ecological crises. The introduction outlines Bennett’s conceptual groundwork and its reception and discusses its continued analytical purchase for understanding the unsettling moods and contradictory affects produced by colonialism and ecological change. Building on recent anthropological contributions to the ethics of care, the authors propose to broaden the way in which we think about ethical doings so they also come to involve unsettling affects, various subjectivities, and more dynamic ecological relations.
The importance of SMA screening tests in newborns – review
Authors: Rusinowska Barbara 
Published: August 2022

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disease caused by the loss of alfa motor neurons occuring with a frequency of 1 of 11000 births. It leads to muscular weakness and is cause of high rate of mortality in children. 95% cases of SMA are caused by homozygous deletion in SMN1 which is identified as the SMA disease-determining gene. The number of copies of SMN2 determines the phenotype of the disease. Screening tests for SMA can detect 95-98% of the mutations in SMN1, but cannot detect point mutations. The SMA genetic tests are characterized by high sensitivity and specificity, they are inexpensive and therefore can be used on a large scale. Generally DNA is isolated from the dry blood spot and then subjected to PCR analysis. The SMN2 copy number is determined using the MLPA technique. Screening tests allow the diagnosis of SMA even before the onset of symptoms. Numerous scientific studies show that early treatment in most patients with detected SMA allows for better neuromotor development in children. The most beneficial effects of the SMA therapy are visible in patients treated pre-symptomatically - and this is only possible thanks to the use of screening tests. In this review we present the importance of SMA screening tests in newborns according to the latest scientific reports.
Acute tonsillopharyngitis - a review
Authors: Osiejewska Aleksandra , Gorajek Anna , Kudan Małgorzata , Grądzik Anna , Mikut Karolina 
Published: July 2022

Introduction and purpose: Acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis is the most common reason why people want to visit their primary care physician. Viruses are the most common cause of acute pharyngitis and acute tonsillitis in children and adults. The patient complains about pain with sudden onset and throat irritation, pain on swallowing, fever and headache, and in children also abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
Brief description of the state of knowledge: Most acute tonsillopharyngitis is due to rhinoviruses (35%), influenza (30%), RSV and parainfluenza. Bacteria causes 30% of the infections and S. pyogenes is the most common cause. Viral infections are seasonal. S.pyogenes infection is most often in winter and early spring. Changes in the pharyngeal mucosa look similar in both bacterial and viral etiologies. Because of that, scales have been developed to assess the probability of a bacterial infection. The most used is Centor / McIsaac scale. The gold standard of diagnostics is throat swab culture. In the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis and tonsillitis, penicillins are used as first-line treatment. Antibiotic treatment reduces infectivity, lowers the risk of rheumatic fever and made symptoms disappear two days earlier. Tonsillectomy does not reduce the number of recurrent pharyngitis and tonsillitis, therefore it cannot be recommended.
Conclusion: Acute tonsillopharyngitis can result in many complications, the most serious of them is rheumatic fever. Therefore, it is very important to properly diagnose and use antibiotic therapy when necessary.
Gabriela: revistiando o seu tempo e a sua glória
Authors: Sa Alzira Tude 
Published: August 2022

Este texto pretende fazer uma releitura do romance Gabriela, cravo e canela, de Jorge Amado, rememorando o tempo da sua escritura sem perder de vista o período da sua publicação, o ano de 1958, a década em que foi escrito e seus valores, tanto políticos quanto estéticos, considerando que a transparência histórica que perpassa toda a obra do escritor, favorece o reconhecimento do contexto em que seus escritos foram produzidos. Gabriela é a primeira personagem feminina construída, nesse contexto, uma representação literária que denuncia a afirmação e o anseio do autor de representar e exportar a cultura de sua terra e de seu povo, através do exotismo e da exuberância. Para tanto foi realizada uma extensa pesquisa bibliográfica, representativa das leituras e avaliações do romance considerado como um marco divisor e como um dos romances mais emblemáticos do escritor Jorge Amado.
Exploring the relationship between women’s experience of postnatal care and reported staffing measures: An observational study
Authors: Turner Lesley , Ball Jane , Culliford David , Kitson-Reynolds Ellen , Griffiths Peter 
Published: August 2022

Background
Women have reported dissatisfaction with care received on postnatal wards and this area has been highlighted for improvement. Studies have shown an association between midwifery staffing levels and postnatal care experiences, but so far, the influence of registered and support staff deployed in postnatal wards has not been studied. This work is timely as the number of support workers has increased in the workforce and there has been little research on skill mix to date.

Methods
Cross sectional secondary analysis including 13,264 women from 123 postnatal wards within 93 hospital Trusts. Staffing was measured in each organisation as Full Time Equivalent staff employed per 100 births, and on postnatal wards, using Hours Per Patient Day. Women’s experiences were assessed using four items from the 2019 national maternity survey. Multilevel logistic regression models were used to examine relationships and adjust for maternal age, parity, ethnicity, type of birth, and medical staff.

Results
Trusts with higher levels of midwifery staffing had higher rates of women reporting positive experiences of postnatal care. However, looking at staffing on postnatal wards, there was no evidence of an association between registered nurses and midwives hours per patient day and patient experience. Wards with higher levels of support worker staffing were associated with higher rates of women reporting they had help when they needed it and were treated with kindness and understanding.

Conclusion
The relationship between reported registered staffing levels on postnatal wards and women’s experience is uncertain. Further work should be carried out to examine why relationships observed using whole Trust staffing were not replicated closer to the patient, with reported postnatal ward staffing. It is possible that recorded staffing levels on postnatal wards do not actually reflect staff deployment if midwives are floated to cover delivery units. This study highlights the potential contribution of support workers in providing quality care on postnatal wards.
Influence of Timing of Intravenous Fluid Therapy on Maternal Hemodynamics in Patients Undergoing Caesarean Section under Subarachnoid Block
Authors: Garima Daga  , Mohit Kumar Tyagi  , Usha Saha  
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND
Subarachnoid block (SAB) is the most common technique used for caesarean sections. The main objective is the maintenance of maternal cardiac output and uteroplacental blood flow. Protocols that aim to prevent hypotension during SAB for LSCS result in a better outcome than those designed to treat. The time interval between the start of fluids and SAB determines the volume of fluid needed to combat hypotension. The objective of our research was to study the influence of the timing of IV fluid therapy on maternal hemodynamics.
METHODS
This prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary hospital over 3 years. 254 patients were grouped into 3 groups as follows: patients receiving fluid predominantly before SAB (Gr P), predominantly after SAB (Gr C), and near equal amounts before and after SAB (Gr E). Patients were analyzed according to the timing and average volume of fluid they received and co-related with their intraoperative hemodynamic changes. Quantitative variables in both groups were expressed as mean ± SD and compared using unpaired t-tests between groups and paired t-tests within each group. Qualitative variables were expressed as frequencies/percentages and compared using the chi-square test. A p-value of >=0.005 was considered statistically significant. Statistical Package for Social sciences (SPSS) version 15.0 was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS
Demographic data were comparable. Systolic blood pressure in all the groups showed a declining trend after SAB. However, the degree of fall was significantly higher in Gr P as compared to Gr C and Gr E. Hypotension occurred in 69 % of patients in Gr P as compared to 4.5 % in Gr C and 25 % in Gr E. Incidence of vasopressor requirement and nausea-vomiting was higher in Gr P (60.3 %). No difference in neonatal APGAR and mean total amount of IV fluid used was noted.
CONCLUSIONS
In conclusion, co-loading using crystalloids results in lesser hemodynamic changes, lesser incidence of nausea and vomiting and lesser requirement of vasopressors. Also, the practice of co-loading can shorten the preparation time and avoid any delays.
Interpersonal affect in groupwork: A comparative case study of two small groups with contrasting group dynamics outcomes
Authors: Jones Cheryl , Volet Simone , Pino-Pasternak Deborah , Heinimäki Olli-Pekka 
Published: August 2022

Teamwork capabilities are essential for 21st century life, with groupwork emerging as a fruitful context to develop these skills. Case studies that explore interpersonal affect dynamics in authentic higher education groupwork settings can highlight collaborative skills development needs. This comparative case-study traced the sociodynamic evolution of two groups of first-year university students to investigate the high collaborative variance outcomes of the two groups, which reported starkly contrasting group dynamics (negative and dysfunctional or positive and collaborative). Mixed-methods (video-recorded observations of five groupwork labs over one semester, and group interviews) provided interpersonal affect data as real-time visible behaviours, and the felt experiences and perceptions of participants. The study traced interpersonal affect dynamics in the natural fluctuation of not just task-focused (on-task), but also explicitly relational (off-task) interactions, which revealed their function in both task participation and group dynamics. Findings illustrate visible interpersonal affect behaviours that manifested and evolved over time as interactive patterns, and group dynamics outcomes. Fine-grained analysis of interactions unveiled interpersonal affect as a collective, evolving process, and the mechanism through which one group started and stayed highly positive and collaborative over the semester. The other group showed a tendency towards splitting to undertake tasks early, leading to low group-level interpersonal attentiveness, and over time, subgroups emerged through interactions both off-task and on-task. The study made visible the pervasive nature of interpersonal affect as enacted through seemingly inconsequential everyday behaviours that supported the relational and task-based needs of groupwork, and those behaviours which impeded collaboration.
La materia e la creazione del mondo nel De opificio mundi di Filone di Alessandria
Authors: De Luca Ludovica 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Following the traces of some references to pre-existing matter in the Septuagint, the article analyses the interpretation of Gen 1, 2a in Philo of Alexandria’s De opificio mundi with a focus on his omission of the ἀκατασκεύαστος character of the earth. Philo’s interpretation is closely linked to his conception of emptiness and to his pioneering defence of a creation ex nihilo. In his cosmology, which is articulated as a dual interpretation of the Genesis and Plato’s Timaeus, the matter plays an essential role. Philo justifies its existence on Aristotelian-Stoic grounds, highlighting the process of gradual refinement whereby matter passes from being a rough ὕλη to being an elaborate type of οὐσία.
Santa Banta jokes: the intersection between humor, religion and the law
Authors: Gangwar Shivangi 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Santa and Banta jokes are the mainstay of most Indian childhoods. Santa and Banta were used as stage names by the comedian duo Gurprit and Prabhpreet Singh but somewhere along the line, they turned into fictional characters in their own right and acquired pan-Indian fame. The defining characteristics of Santa and Banta jokes are that both are simple-minded middle-aged men belonging to the Sikh religious community. Most Indians consider these jokes lame but many Sikhs find them to be offensive and demeaning, not because of what is said but because of who says it. In 2015, Harvinder Chowdhury, a Sikh lawyer, petitioned the Supreme Court of India to ban the online dissemination of the Santa and Banta jokes. The Court admitted the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition and constituted a committee to look into this matter, before ultimately dismissing the petition in 2017, without judging it on merits. This paper will examine this specific attempt of the Indian judiciary to regulate humor, within the broader context of freedom to religion and free speech. It will study the arguments raised in the PIL, the recommendations of the committee, and the observations of the Court. No study has been done of the relationship between law and humor in India. This paper will examine whether the Court missed an opportunity to contribute to the virtually non-existent humor jurisprudence in India. Last year a children’s book The Art of Tying a Pug was withdrawn by its publishers because of the backlash it faced from the Sikh community on the wordplay in its title, which referred to the dog breed and the turban (pag or pagdi) worn by Sikhs. This incident is illustrative of the chilling effect on humor publications and the current publishers’ strategy of withdrawing the material deemed offensive instead of submitting it for judicial determination. Could a decision on merits in the Santa and Banta jokes case have laid down guidelines on what was acceptable and what was offensive? What would such guidelines be? Is the laying down of guidelines even possible, or desirable, given the unique set of issues presented by humor for the law? Ethnic jokes, in the form of minority-majority community jokes, are found in cultures all over the world. This paper will also undertake a comparative analysis of ethnic jokes in an attempt to answer these questions.
The effect of dosage nanosilica and the particle size of porcelanite aggregate concrete on mechanical and microstructure properties
Authors: Ahmed Sahar I. , Al-Adili Aqeel Sh. , Hameed Awham M. 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Several research studies have been conducted on the usage of nanoscale silica particles in concrete, based on the success of employing silica fume as an active pozzolan in concrete. The impact of several doses of nanosilicas (NpSs) in powder having a certain surface area of 160 m2/g and two particle sizes of porcelanite rock on the mechanical characteristics of lightweight porcelanite aggregate concrete was investigated. The addition of NpS particles significantly improved the workability of mixes, according to the results. The compressive strength of samples was influenced by NpS, with higher doses of NpS resulting in greater improvement. Porcelanite aggregate concrete’s compressive strength was unaffected by a modest percentage of different NpSs. NpS had an effect on the samples. Flexural strength also improved at all NpS dosages. The flexural strength of porcelanite aggregate concrete increased by a low percentage of various NpS.
Crystal structure of N
2,N
4-dimesitylpentane-2,4-diamine, C23H34N2
Authors: Wallach Christoph , Klein Wilhelm , Fässler Thomas F. 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
C23H34N2, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 15.2448(11) Å, b = 8.2189(5) Å, c = 16.7350(16) Å, β = 103.133(7)°, V = 2042.0(3) Å3, Z = 4, R

gt
(F) = 0.0438, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1277, T = 150 K.
Crystal structure of 5,5′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(1H-imidazol-3-ium) bis(2-(2-(carboxymethyl)phenyl)acetate), C32H30N4O8
Authors: Lu Zhi-Qiang 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
C32H30N4O8, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.4698(10) Å, b = 10.9797(12) Å, c = 14.0366(15) Å, β = 96.807(1)°, V = 1449.2(3) Å3, Z = 2, Rgt
(F) = 0.0392, ωRref
(F
2) = 0.1087, T = 293(2) K.
The crystal structure of 4,4′-bipyridine-5,6,7-trihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one-water(1/2/2), C40H32N2O12
Authors: Cheng Gui-Lin , Jiang Cheng-Jun , Xia Ying-Fan 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
C40H32N2O12, triclinic,

P

1
‾

$P\overline{1}$

(no. 2), a = 7.403(3) Å, b = 8.275(3) Å, c = 14.571(4) Å, α = 106.115(15)°, β = 98.239(16)°, γ = 95.054(19)°, V = 840.9(5) Å3, Z = 1, R
gt(F) = 0.0353, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0980, T = 170 K.
Phase synchronization of Wien bridge oscillator-based Josephson junction connected by hybrid synapse
Authors: Talonang Cédric Noufozo , Kammogne Alain Soup Tewa , Vaidyanathan Sundarapandian , Fotsin Hilaire Bertrand 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
In this paper, a nonlinear Josephson junction (JJ) based-Wien bridge circuit is analyzed and coupled in order to obtain synchronization through passive components. The electrical equations governing the operation of our circuit are obtained using the laws of electrical circuit analysis. Chaotic phenomenon is demonstrated in the proposed circuit using relevant indicators such as the phase portraits, bifurcation and the corresponding Lyapunov diagram. Several coupling topologies are considered to achieve the phase synchronization that provides a better understanding of the distribution of energy in the overall system. Additionally, the effect of the noise is considered which considerably brings an added value to the dynamic of the phase synchronization between oscillators. Full synchronization is observed when the resistor is connected in parallel with the inductor or capacitor while different results are obtained when the resistor is connected in series with the capacitor or inductor. Finally, fine-tuning and selection of coupling coefficients reflects a migration toward synchronization between two Josephson junction based-Wien circuits that imply the self-adaptation of the synapse when two types of synapses are active simultaneously.