bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Increase in glycemic set point, alongside a decrease in waist circumference, in the non-diabetic population during the Japanese National Intervention Program for metabolic syndrome: A single-center, large-scale, matched-pair analysis
Authors: Sugiyama Takuya , Yamada Yuya , Ito Yoshito , Mineo Ryohei , Iwamoto Ryuya , Tamba Sachiko , Fujimoto Takashi , Yamamoto Koji , Matsuzawa Yuji 
Published: August 2022

Background
In 2008, the Japanese government implemented a National Intervention Program for metabolic syndrome. Low-risk individuals were not direct targets of this intervention. Nevertheless, they were indirectly enlightened by this massive campaign. Documentation of the metabolic shifts in low-risk individuals following the program launch may inform public health policy regarding approaches to metabolic risks in the general population.

Methods
We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from non-diabetic participants who underwent general health check-ups at the Physical Check-up Center of Sumitomo Hospital. Participants during 2007–2008 were pair-matched with those during 2015–2016 with respect to sex, age, smoking status, hemoglobin level, and red blood cell (RBC) count. Each participant was included only once in the study.

Results
Totals of 3,140 men and 2,048 women were pair-matched. The non-diabetic participants showed lower waist circumference, blood pressure, heart rate, and serum lipid concentrations during the second study period. In contrast, the entire distributions of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) concentration in both sexes and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in women were shifted upwards. In men, Δ FPG was +1.6 mg/dL (P < 0.001) and Δ HbA1c was ±0% (P = 0.6). In women, Δ FPG was +3.0 mg/dL (P < 0.001), and Δ HbA1c was +0.1% (P < 0.001). Δ Homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function was −6.6 in men (P < 0.001) and −10.3 in women (P < 0.001). The homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance did not change significantly.

Conclusions
The “glycemic set point” has increased in non-diabetic people in Japan during recent years. Lifestyle or environmental changes may have caused this metabolic shift through obesity-independent pathways, possibly through effects on pancreatic β-cell function. The underlying mechanism awaits further investigation.
Osteoporotic hip fracture—Comorbidities and factors associated with in-hospital mortality in the elderly: A nine-year cohort study in Brazil
Authors: Peterle Viviane Cristina Uliana , Novaes Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi , Junior Paulo Emiliano Bezerra , Júnior João Carlos Geber , Magalhães Cavalcante Rodrigo Tinôco , da Silva Junior Jurandi Barrozo , Portela Ray Costa , de Paula Ana Patricia 
Published: August 2022

Introduction
The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with the causes of in-hospital morbidity and mortality in an elderly Brazilian population due to osteoporotic hip fractures.

Method
Retrospective cohort study involving a population over 60 years of age admitted to hospital due to osteoporotic hip fractures and followed up from hospitalization to outcome (discharge or mortality) from 2010 to 2018, in a public hospital in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Multivariate analysis was performed using the Poisson regression model with a robust variance, observing the hierarchical model proposed and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve to obtain the cutoff point for mortality incidence in relation the total length of hospital stay. Significance level was set as p < 0.05. The analyses were conducted using the SAS 9.4 software.

Result
The mean hospital mortality rate among the 402 patients involved was 18.4%, and the associations made with the outcome mortality were per relevance: respiratory infection, age over 90 years, high preoperative cardiovascular risk, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as comorbidity, serum hemoglobin level ≤ 10 and other infections. Mortality also showed association with longer total length of hospital stay, as well as with prolonged postoperative period.

Conclusion
Hip fractures in the elderly due to osteoporosis indicate a relationship between the sicker profile of the aging elderly population and the prevalence of chronic diseases strongly associated with in-hospital infections, contributing to increased mortality. There were fewer early interventions, and mortality was also associated with prolonged postoperative period. The aim of this study was not to compare independent variables with each other, but suggests the relationship between the presence of comorbidities, which predisposes to the development of infections, directly linked to mortality.
Item Analysis, Reliability Estimates, Percentile Ranks and Stanine Scores Among University Students in Ghana
Authors: Yeboah Abraham , Gyamfi Abraham , Wintson Dominic Kaku , Prempeh Akosua Dwomoh 
Published: August 2022

The objective of the study was to perform item analysis on a forty (40) multiple choice test items among students of the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. The study further sought to estimate the reliability of the results and compute the percentile ranks and stanine scores. The results showed that, regarding the two statistics; difficulty (P) and discrimination (D) indices, it was observed that twelve (12) items functioned properly. Five items, although were easy, discriminated well. Nine (9) items were either easy or difficult and had low discrimination indices. It was found that nine (9) items had acceptable difficulty level but did not discriminate well. The results revealed that two (2) items had negative discrimination indices and two items were too easy and did not discriminate. The estimate of reliability; Spearman Brown prophecy (rxy) and Cronbach alpha (α) were found to be 0.63 and 0.78 respectively. It was found that examinees with scores of 33 had 99% of the norm group performing below them whiles examinees with scores of 26 had 70% of the norm group falling below them. Examinees with scores of 32 and 33 were found to be in stanine nine, those with scores of 23 to 24 were in stanine five whilst examinees with scores of 4 to 16 were in stanine one. Test results are essential for the determination of learner’s future endeavours. It is recommended that test item developers (teachers) in schools, colleges and universities adhere to principles of test construction, administration and interpretation so as to enhance dependability of learners’ test results.
In search of lost space
Authors: Rojas Plata Daniel , Castro Sánchez Noé Alejandro 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
This paper analyzes the semantics of the French and Spanish prepositions en from the point of view of diachrony. We focus on the spatial variation of their usage in both languages. Our methodological approach is based on a corpus analysis. We draw on comparable ancient texts and analyze some semantic categories that are fundamental for the spatial description. Our results reveal a fairly active evolution of prepositions with increases and decreases of usage where we did not expect them.
Viscoelastic behavior of glass fiber reinforced rubber-modified epoxy
Authors: Al-Azzawi Adnan Abbass 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Epoxies as a thermoset polymer have got a great attention in different applications. To elaborate their employing and surmount their brittleness, many polymers were blended with them. The results confirm that the good mechanical properties are obtained when 6wt% of Polysulfide Rubber (PSR) is blended with epoxy and reinforced with fiber glass. The effect of rubber and glass fiber on the viscoelastic properties of epoxy were investigated using creep-recovery data under different stress levels (5, 10, 15 and 20 MPa) and temperatures (30, 50, 70 and 90°C). Polysulfide addition caused larger creep and creep recovery. In addition, the creep resistance of glass fiber reinforced blend was significantly enhanced.
Bilingual processing of verbal and constructional information in English dative constructions: effects of cross-linguistic influence
Authors: Kim Hyunwoo , Chen Yunchuan , Liu Xueyan 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThis study investigated the role of cross-linguistic influence in L2 learners’ integration of a verb and a construction during online English sentence processing. In a self-paced reading task, L1-English speakers and Chinese-L1 learners of English read the English double-object and prepositional dative constructions with verbs whose Chinese translation equivalents are either compatible or incompatible with each dative form. When including only a subset of trials for which participants provided expected translations for the target sentences (i.e., translating the English prepositional dative construction into a Chinese prepositional dative sentence and translating the English double-object construction into a Chinese double-object sentence), the effect of cross-linguistic influence emerged only in a certain type of verbs. When including all trials in the analysis, we found the effect of cross-linguistic influence for all verb types. These results provide some evidence that the cross-linguistic activation of verbs can influence verb-construction integration in L2 processing. The study highlights how bilingual co-activation of verbs extends beyond the lexical and structural levels to influence the integration of multiple sources of information.
Corrosion inhibition of hydrazine on carbon steel in water solutions with different pH adjusted by ammonia
Authors: Yu Huaqiang , Ge Honghua , Zhang Jialin , Li Ji , Liu Jiaman , Zhao Yuzeng 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
The ammonia-hydrazine shutdown protection method is widely used in thermal power plants in China because of its good protective performance. However, the toxicity and safety of hydrazine have restricted its use in many power plants, and it is necessary to improve the shutdown protection techniques. In this paper, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization curves were used to study the effect of hydrazine in water solutions of different pH values, adjusted with ammonia on the corrosion behavior of carbon steel. It was found that in the water solution without hydrazine, the corrosion resistance of a carbon steel electrode increased with raising the pH. When the pH value of water increased to 10.5, the impedance value of the carbon steel increased significantly, the corrosion current density decreased from 26.06 μA·cm−2 at pH 10.0 to 2.36 μA·cm−2, and the steel surface was passivated. Hydrazine had different effects on the electrochemical corrosion behavior of carbon steel in water solutions with various pH. When the pH of water was not higher than 10.0, hydrazine had a good corrosion inhibition effect on carbon steel. When the pH of water was not lower than 10.5, the addition of hydrazine inhibited the passivation of carbon steel and promoted the corrosion. The adsorption and substitutional oxidation of hydrazine in the anode region of carbon steel surface should be the reasons for the above phenomenon.
Preparation and performance of retention and drainage aid made of cationic spherical polyelectrolyte brushes
Authors: Su Na 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Spherical polymer brushes were synthesized by grafting acrylamide from the surface of γ-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxy-silane-modified SiO2 nanoparticles. Then, cationic spherical polyacrylamide (CSPAM) brushes were obtained by a manniched polyacrylamide (PAM). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and gel permeation chromatography were introduced to analyze the structure, morphology, and molecular weight of CSPAM, respectively. The effects of pH and the dosage of CSPAM on the flocculation of fine pulp and precipitated calcium carbonate were studied. Furthermore, the optimal drainage performance could be achieved when the beating degree (°SR) decreased by about 14.42% with the dosage of CSPAM of 2 mg·g−1. The retention effect of CSPAM revealed that the highest first-pass retention was 71.1% when the dosage of CSPAM was 3.5 mg·g−1. In addition, the mechanism of retention and drainage of CSPAM was discussed.
Evaluating wettability of vessels in poplar by Micro-CT imaging
Authors: Huang Saisai , Gao Xin , Zhou Fan , Zhou Yongdong 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
The wettability of wood affects some natural phenomena and applications in industry, such as the ascent of sap in the plant stem, wood drying, and impregnation processes for wood modification. Wettability is generally evaluated by measuring the contact angle using techniques such as the sessile drop method and the Wilhelmy method. However, these methods are not applicable to phenomena at the micro-scale such as liquid transport in hardwood vessels. In this study, micro-CT was used to measure the contact angle of liquid in a single wood vessel directly at the submicron scale. The wettability of a wood vessel was analyzed using contact angles of distilled water and diiodomethane. Conventional contact angles of the wood surface were measured using a fixed drop technique. The average contact angle in a vessel determined by the direct CT observation was significantly smaller than that on the wood surface measured by the sessile drop technique. This discrepancy is attributable to the higher total surface energy of the vessel compared to the free energy of a flat surface. The difference in surface energy is due to different chemical composition distributions in various cell wall layers, roughness and surface topography between the wood surface and vessels, and moisture state.
First-principles calculations to investigate switching from semiconducting to metallic with enhanced mechanical and optoelectronic properties of CsPbCl3 under pressure
Authors: Hossain Khandaker Monower 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Lead-free halide perovskites have received increasing attention from the research community due to their various applications in scientific and engineering disciplines. The semiconducting perovskite halide CsPbCl3 is one of the most promising candidates for constructing photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices. From this perspective, density functional theory is employed in this study to investigate the structural, mechanical, electronic, and optical properties of this perovskite under different hydrostatic pressures ranging from 0 to 20 GPa. The lattice constant (5.732 and 5.047 Å at 0 and 20 GPa pressure, respectively) and unit cell volume (188.33 and 128.57 Å3 at 0 and 20 GPa pressure, respectively) are significantly reduced due to the pressure effect, while the phase stability is maintained. The mechanical properties of CsPbCl3 reflect its ductile nature, which has an increasing affinity with pressure. The decreasing tendency of the band gap is also observed at pressure values up to 16 GPa, however, the transformation from semiconducting to metallic behavior occurs at 20 GPa pressure. The tuning of the band gap is responsible for enhancing electron transfer from the valence band to the conduction band, which increases the optical absorption and conductivity, thus making the compound more advantageous for optoelectronic device applications. The overall analysis of optical functions in this study suggests some feasible applications of CsPbCl3 under pressure.
Crystal structure of poly[diaqua-(μ2-1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazole-5-carboxylato-κ2
O:O′)(μ2-oxalato-κ4O,O:O″,O′″)europium(III)] monohydrate, C9H10N3O9Eu
Authors: Zhang Tian , Li Hua Bing 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
C9H10N3O9Eu, triclinic,

P

1
‾

$P\overline{1}$

(no. 2), a = 7.9645(5) Å, b = 9.2934(6) Å, c = 10.0409(6) Å, α = 66.8554(8)°, β = 72.9671(8)°, γ = 83.4968(9)°, V = 653.41(7) Å3, Z = 2, R

gt
(F) = 0.0210, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.0522, T = 296(3) K.
Crystal structure of dimethylammonium poly[μ4-1,1′-(1,4- phenylenebis(methylene))bis(1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylato-κ6
N,O:O′:N′,O″:O‴) manganese(II)], C22H26MnN6O8
Authors: Xia Yu-Pei , Han Lu-Lu 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
C22H26MnN6O8, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 11.1483(9) Å, b = 10.5789(8) Å, c = 11.8538(10) Å, β = 115.883(2)°, V = 1257.76(18) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0585, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1614, T = 298 K.
Synthesis and crystal structure of ethyl 4-((4-iodobenzyl)amino)benzoate, C16H16INO2
Authors: Lv Chun-Jie 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
C16H16INO2, triclinic,

P

1
‾

$P\overline{1}$

(no. 2), a = 5.7004(2) Å, b = 6.8909(3) Å, c = 19.6509(8) Å, α = 100.035(4)°, β = 94.465(3)°, γ = 99.447(4)°, V = 745.27(5) Å3, Z = 2, R

gt
(F) = 0.0321, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.0595, T = 100.15 K.
Membrane assisted transport of thorium (IV) across bulk liquid membrane containing DEHPA as ion carrier: kinetic, mechanism and thermodynamic studies
Authors: Milani S. A. , Zahakifar F. , Faryadi Mohammad 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Extraction and carrier mediated transport of thorium (IV) ions through bulk liquid membrane containing di-2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid (DEHPA) in kerosene as metal ion carrier. The feed comprised of thorium (IV) ions solutions containing various concentrations of hydrochloric acid, while sulfuric acid solutions of different concentrations are used as a stripping agent. Various parameters about thorium (IV) ion extraction and transport were investigated: the feed solution acidity, initial metal ions aqueous solution concentration, carrier concentration and stripping agent concentration. More than 85% thorium (IV) is recovered in 960 min using 0.2 M DEHPA/kerosene as carrier and 1.5 M H2SO4 as stripping agent from the 0.0001 M HCl solution containing 50 mg L−1 thorium (IV) as feed. Assuming a consecutive, irreversible extraction and back-extraction (stripping) reactions a simple kinetic model was proposed for estimating the reaction rate constant or reaction rate coefficient under the investigated experimental conditions. The activation energy values of extraction and back-extraction reactions were calculated to be 29.94 kJ mol−1 and 20.55 kJ mol−1, respectively, which indicates that the extraction process was controlled by the mixed regime (both kinetic and diffusion), and the back-extraction process was mainly controlled by diffusion process.
Corrosion inhibition relevance of semicarbazides: electronic structure, reactivity and coordination chemistry
Authors: Verma Chandrabhan , Quraishi Mumtaz A. , Rhee Kyong Yop 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Semicarbazide (OC(NH2)(N2H3)) and thiosemicarbazide (SC(NH2)(N2H3)) are well-known for their coordination complex formation ability. They contain nonbonding electrons in the form of heteroatoms (N, O and S) and π-electrons in the form of >C=O and >C=S through they strongly coordinate with the metal atoms and ions. Because of their association with this property, the Semicarbazide (SC), thiosemicarbazide (TSC) and their derivatives are widely used for different applications. They serve as building blocks for synthesis of various industrially and biologically useful chemicals. The SC, TSC and they derivatives are also serve as strong aqueous phase corrosion inhibitors. In the present reports, the coordination ability and corrosion protection tendency of Semicarbazide (SC), thiosemicarbazide (TSC) and their derivatives is surveyed and described. These compounds are widely used as inhibitors for different metals and alloys. Through their electron rich sites they adsorb on the metal surface and build corrosion protective film. Their adsorption mostly followed the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Through their adsorption they increase the value of charge transfer resistance and decrease the value of corrosion current density. Computational studies adopted in the literature indicate that SC, TSC and their derivatives adsorb flatly and spontaneously using charge transfer mechanism.
Na2Cu+[Cu2+
3O](AsO4)2Cl and Cu3[Cu3O]2(PO4)4Cl2: two new structure types based upon chains of oxocentered tetrahedra
Authors: Kornyakov Ilya V. , Krivovichev Sergey V. 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Single crystals of Na2Cu+[Cu2+
3O](AsO4)2Cl (1) and Cu3[Cu3O]2(PO4)4Cl2 (2) were prepared by chemical vapor transport reactions. Both crystal structures are based upon the same [O2Cu6]8+ chains formed by corner-sharing (OCu4)6+ tetrahedra and interconnected by (TO4)3− (T = P, As) tetrahedra into porous {[OCu3](TO4)2Cl}3− frameworks. The channels within the frameworks are occupied by Na+, Cu+ and Cl− ions in the crystal structure of 1, whereas the channels in the structure of 2 contain edge-sharing CuO4Cl tetragonal pyramids. Both compounds are structurally related to the previously described synthetic Na2Cu+[Cu2+
3O](PO4)2Cl and NaCu2+[Cu2+
3O](PO4)2Cl. The compound 2 is structurally and chemically related to yaroshevskite, Cu3[Cu3O]2(VO4)4Cl2, a mineral discovered in volcanic fumaroles, but the two structure types are drastically different. The crystal chemical analysis of the title and related compounds allows to recognize a family of at least four compounds based upon {[OCu3](TO4)2Cl}3− frameworks with channels occupied by different chemical constituents.
Knowledge and Use of Evidence-Based Programs for Older Adults in the Community: A Survey of Physical Therapy Professionals
Authors: Brach Jennifer S. , Schrodt Lori A. , Vincenzo Jennifer L. , Perera Subashan , Hergott Colleen , Sidelinker Jennifer , Rohrer Beth , Tripken Jennifer , Shubert Tiffany E. 
Published: August 2022

Background and Purpose:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality highlights the need for sustainable linkages between clinical and community settings to enhance prevention and improve care of people with chronic conditions. The first step in promoting linkages is understanding the knowledge and use of evidence-based programs by physical therapy (PT) professionals. Therefore, the objective of this study was to describe the knowledge of and referral to evidence-based programs in the community by a convenience sample of PT professionals and to examine the characteristics of those who refer to evidence-based programs.

Methods:
A cross-sectional web-based survey containing 36 questions regarding respondents' demographics and evidence-based program knowledge and referral practices was disseminated to a convenience sample of PT professionals via email, news-blasts, social media, and word of mouth.

Results and Discussion:
A total of 459 PT professionals completed the survey. Approximately half reported practicing for more than 20 years and 75% are members of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The majority (74%) are aware of evidence-based programs; however, fewer (56%) refer to these programs. Compared with individuals who do not refer to evidence-based programs, individuals who refer are more likely to be involved in PT organizations and be an APTA Geriatrics member. Of the individuals who do not refer to evidence-based programs, 21.5% reported not knowing they existed and 33% reported not knowing where the programs are located.

Conclusions:
Most survey respondents reported knowing about evidence-based programs and more than half reported being aware of the evidence-based programs available in their communities. These results indicate many PT professionals already have a knowledge of evidence-based programs to support clinic-community linkages. As survey respondents were a sample of convenience and likely do not represent all PT professionals in the United States, the results should be interpreted with caution. Additional research on a more representative sample is needed to fully understand the current utilization of evidence-based programs, which will enable us to design efforts to improve the clinic to community transition. Improving linkages between PT professionals and community resources has the potential to benefit both patients and clinicians and lessen the burden on the health care system.