bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Relationship Between Subjective Wellbeing and Subjective Wellbeing Inequality: An Important Role for Skewness
Authors: Grimes Arthur , Jenkins Stephen P. , Tranquilli Florencia 
Published: November 2022

AbstractWe argue that the relationship between individual satisfaction with life (SWL) and SWL inequality is more complex than described by earlier research. Our measures of SWL inequality include indices designed specifically for ordinal data as well as often used (but inappropriate) measures suited to cardinal data. Using inequality indices derived by Cowell and Flachaire designed for use with ordinal data, our analysis shows that skewness of the SWL distribution, rather than inequality per se, matters for individual SWL outcomes. The empirical analysis is based on repeated cross-section data obtained from the World Values Survey. Our results are consistent with there being negative externalities for an individual’s SWL arising from people who are low in the SWL distribution, with positive externalities arising from people who are high in the SWL distribution.
A Time-Continuous Embedding Method for Scalar Hyperbolic Conservation Laws on Manifolds
Authors: Wang Yinghua , Wang Bao-Shan , Ling Leevan , Don Wai Sun 
Published: November 2022

AbstractA time-continuous (tc-)embedding method is first proposed for solving nonlinear scalar hyperbolic conservation laws with discontinuous solutions (shocks and rarefaction waves) on codimension 1, connected, smooth, and closed manifolds (surface PDEs or SPDEs in $${\mathbb {R}}^2$$

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). The new embedding method improves upon the classical closest point (cp-)embedding method, which requires re-establishments of the constant-along-normal (CAN-)property of the extension function at every time step, in terms of accuracy and efficiency, by incorporating the CAN-property analytically and explicitly in the embedding equation. The tc-embedding SPDEs are solved by the second-order nonlinear central finite volume scheme with a nonlinear minmod slope limiter in space, and the third-order total variation diminished Runge-Kutta scheme in time. An adaptive nonlinear essentially non-oscillatory polynomial interpolation is used to obtain the solution values at the ghost cells. Numerical results in solving the linear wave equation and the Burgers’ equation show that the proposed tc-embedding method has better accuracy, improved resolution, and reduced CPU times than the classical cp-embedding method. The Burgers’ equation, the traffic flow problem, and the Buckley-Leverett equation are solved to demonstrate the robust performance of the tc-embedding method in resolving fine-scale structures efficiently even in the presence of a shock and the essentially non-oscillatory capturing of shocks and rarefaction waves on simple and complex shaped one-dimensional manifolds. Burgers’ equation is also solved on the two-dimensional torus-shaped and spherical-shaped manifolds.
Exceptionally optional negative concord with Turkish neither...nor
Authors: Jeretič Paloma 
Published: November 2022

AbstractThis paper presents a novel account for the optionality of negative concord observed withneither...norcoordinations, in an otherwise strict negative concord language—Turkish. I argue that the apparently optional negative concord is a surface phenomenon that can be traced back to a structural ambiguity arising from the type-flexibility of coordination operators. The semantic type of the coordination affects its syntactic position relative to the Turkish NegP, which results in different surface facts: whenever theneither...norcoordination is of a generalized quantifier type, it originates in the vP below the NegP, akin to other negative concord items likenobody, triggering negative concord with sentential negation; whenever it is a propositional coordination, it contains the NegP position, and there is no negative concord. We can account for this exceptionally optional negative concord phenomenon by seamlessly importing these facts into an existing negative concord architecture (Zeijlstra 2004, 2012), with no significant modifications. This reductionist analysis contrasts with alternative approaches that explain optionality by adding complexity to the mechanics of the negative concord system (Şener and İşsever 2003 for Turkish; Szabolcsi 2018a for Hungarian). Finally, this account crucially relies on a theory of coordination operators as type-flexible, and therefore contributes an argument against a view of coordinators as having a rigid propositional type (Hirsch 2017; Schein 2017).
Patient-centered care in Coronary Heart Disease: what do you want to measure? A systematic review of reviews on patient-reported outcome measures
Authors: Pardo Yolanda , Garin Olatz , Oriol Cristina , Zamora Víctor , Ribera Aida , Ferrer Montserrat 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
The number of published articles on Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) in Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), a leading cause of disability-adjusted life years lost worldwide, has been growing in the last decades. The aim of this study was to identify all the disease-specific PROMs developed for or used in CHD and summarize their characteristics (regardless of the construct), to facilitate the selection of the most adequate one for each purpose.

Methods
A systematic review of reviews was conducted in MEDLINE, Scopus, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. PROQOLID and BiblioPRO libraries were also checked. PROMs were classified by construct and information was extracted from different sources regarding their main characteristics such as aim, number of items, specific dimensions, original language, and metric properties that have been assessed.

Results
After title and abstract screening of 1224 articles, 114 publications were included for full text review. Finally, we identified 56 PROMs: 12 symptoms scales, 3 measuring functional status, 21 measuring Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL), and 20 focused on other constructs. Three of the symptoms scales were specifically designed for a study (no metric properties evaluated), and only five have been included in a published study in the last decade. Regarding functional status, reliability and validity have been assessed for Duke Activity Index and Seattle Angina Questionnaire, which present multiple language versions. For HRQL, most of the PROMs included physical, emotional, and social domains. Responsiveness has only been evaluated for 10 out the 21 HRQL PROMs identified. Other constructs included psychological aspects, self-efficacy, attitudes, perceptions, threats and expectations about the treatment, knowledge, adjustment, or limitation for work, social support, or self-care.

Conclusions
There is a wide variety of instruments to assess the patients’ perspective in CHD, covering several constructs. This is the first systematic review of specific PROMs for CHD including all constructs. It has practical significance, as it summarizes relevant information that may help clinicians, researchers, and other healthcare stakeholders to choose the most adequate instrument for promoting shared decision making in a trend towards value-based healthcare.
Hypocalcemia is associated with adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Authors: Minasi Alessandro , Andreadi Aikaterini , Maiorino Alessio , Giudice Luca , De Taddeo Sofia , D’Ippolito Ilenia , de Guido Ilaria , Laitano Rossella , Romano Maria , Ruotolo Valeria , Magrini Andrea , Di Daniele Nicola , Rogliani Paola , Bellia Alfonso , Lauro Davide 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Purpose
Calcium ions are involved in the regulation of several cellular processes and may also influence viral replication. Hypocalcemia has been frequently reported during infectious diseases and in critically ill patients, including also COVID-19 patients, significantly related with the pro-inflammatory state and mortality. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of hypocalcemia at admission in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) and to evaluate association of hypocalcemia with in-hospital COVID-19 outcomes.

Methods
Retrospective analysis on 118 consecutive patients, hospitalized for COVID-19 between March and May 2020. Clinical characteristics, inflammation markers, biochemical routine and mineral metabolism parameters at admission were collected. Hypocalcemia was defined as total serum calcium <2.2 mmol/L. Population was stratified by tertiles of total serum calcium. Primary outcome was the composite of in-hospital death or admission to intensive care unit (ICU). Secondary outcomes included in-hospital death, admission to ICU and need for non-invasive ventilation as separate events. Associations were tested by logistic regression and Cox-regression analysis with survival curves.

Results
Overall prevalence of hypocalcemia was 76.6%, with just 6.7% of patients reporting levels of 25-(OH)-vitamin D > 30 ng/ml. Total serum calcium was inversely related with selected inflammatory biomarkers (p < 0.05) and poorer outcome of COVID-19 during hospitalization. Lower tertile of total calcium (≤2.02 mmol/L) had increased risk of in-hospital mortality (HR 2.77; 1.28–6.03, p = 0.01) compared with other groups.

Conclusion
Total serum calcium detected on admission is inversely related with proinflammatory biomarkers of severe COVID-19 and is useful to better define risk stratification for adverse in-hospital outcome.
Molecular characterization of early breast cancer onset to understand disease phenotypes in African patients
Authors: Tonouo Pamela Derliche , Dina Bell Esther , Tiofack Zebaze Arnol Auvaker , Ndounga Eliane , Noa Ananga Sidonie , Atenguena Etienne , Simo Gustave , Njouendou Abdel Jelil , Lueong Smiths S. 
Published: November 2022

AbstractFemale breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide with higher mortality rates and early onset in developing countries. The molecular basis of early disease onset is still elusive. We recruited 472 female breast cancer from two sub-Saharan African countries (Cameroon and Congo) between 2007 and 2018 and collected clinical data from these patients. To investigate the molecular drivers of early disease onset, we analyzed publicly available breast cancer molecular data from the cancer genome atlas (TCGA) and the gene expression omnibus (GEO) for copy number alteration, mutation and gene expression. Early BC onset (EOBRCA) (diagnosis before 45 years) was higher in African women compared with the TCGA cohort (51.7% vs 15.6%). The tumor grade, mitotic index, HER2 + phenotype, basal-like phenotype and ki67 were higher in EOBRCA for all cohorts. BC risk factors such as parity, breastfeeding early onset of menarche and use of hormonal contraceptives were significantly associated with EOBRCA (p < 0.05). EOBRCA was equally associated with copy number alterations in several oncogenes including CDH6 and FOXM1 and tumor suppressor including TGM3 and DMBT1 as well as higher TP53 mutation rates (OR: 2.93, p < 0.01). There was a significant enrichment of TGFß signaling in EOBRCA with TGM3 deletions, which was associated with high expression of all SMAD transcription factors as well as WNT ligands. The Frizzled receptors FZD1, FZD4 and FZD6 were significantly upregulated in EOBRCA, suggesting activation of non-canonical WNT signaling. Our data, suggest the implication of TGM3 deletion in early breast cancer onset. Further molecular investigations are warranted in African patients.
The role of balanced time perspective mediating the relationship between mindfulness as a trait and life satisfaction in Catalan University students
Authors: Ballabrera Queralt , Pérez-Burriel Marc 
Published: November 2022

AbstractThe objective of the present study was to replicate previous studies by examining the potential connections between mindfulness as a trait, life satisfaction and time perspectives (TP) and to analyze if balanced time perspective (BTP) could act as a possible mediator between mindfulness and life satisfaction in students from the University of Girona (Catalonia, Spain). Data was collected from 341 Catalan university students aged 18–52 (77.1% women; mean age = 23.62) who completed Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI), the Mindfulness Awareness Scale (MAAS) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) to assess their Temporal Perspective, Mindfulness as a trait and Life Satisfaction respectively. Balanced time perspective (BTP) was calculated using the deviation index of BTP (DBTP). Results showed significant relationships between the various temporal dimensions, life satisfaction, and mindfulness as a trait, being the most significant associations with balanced temporal perspective. On the other hand, results also suggested that BTP may act as a mediator between mindfulness as a psychological trait and life satisfaction, confirming previous studies conducted in different countries. In conclusion, findings could highlight the importance of regulating one’s attention in order to balance time perspectives, which in turn would translate into improved life satisfaction.
Infants’ Prediction of Humanoid Robot’s Goal-Directed Action
Authors: Manzi F. , Ishikawa M. , Di Dio C. , Itakura S. , Kanda T. , Ishiguro H. , Massaro D. , Marchetti A. 
Published: November 2022

AbstractSeveral studies have shown that infants anticipate human goal-directed actions, but not robot’s ones. However, the studies focusing on the robot goal-directed actions have mainly analyzed the effect of mechanical arms on infant’s attention. To date, the prediction of goal-directed actions in infants has not yet been studied when the agent is a humanoid robot. Given this lack of evidence in infancy research, the present study aims at analyzing infants’ action anticipation of both a human’s and a humanoid robot’s goal-directed action. Data were acquired on thirty 17-month-old infants, watching four video clips, where either a human or a humanoid robot performed a goal-directed action, i.e. reaching a target. Infants looking behavior was measured through the eye-tracking technique. The results showed that infants anticipated the goal-directed action of both the human and the robot and there were no differences in the anticipatory gaze behavior between the two agents. Furthermore, the findings indicated different attentional patterns for the human and the robot, showing a greater attention paid to the robot's face than the human’s face. Overall, the results suggest that 17-month-old infants may infer also humanoid robot’ underlying action goals.
Combined clustered scan-based metal artifact reduction algorithm (CCS-MAR) for ultrasound-guided cardiac radioablation
Authors: Puvanasunthararajah Sathyathas , Camps Saskia M. , Wille Marie-Luise , Fontanarosa Davide 
Published: November 2022

AbstractCardiac radioablation is a promising treatment for cardiac arrhythmias, but accurate dose delivery can be affected by heart motion. For this reason, real-time cardiac motion monitoring during radioablation is of paramount importance. Real-time ultrasound (US) guidance can be a solution. The US-guided cardiac radioablation workflow can be simplified by the simultaneous US and planning computed tomography (CT) acquisition, which can result in US transducer-induced metal artifacts on the planning CT scans. To reduce the impact of these artifacts, a new metal artifact reduction (MAR) algorithm (named: Combined Clustered Scan-based MAR [CCS-MAR]) has been developed and compared with iMAR (Siemens), O-MAR (Philips) and MDT (ReVision Radiology) algorithms. CCS-MAR is a fully automated sinogram inpainting-based MAR algorithm, which uses a two-stage correction process based on a normalized MAR method. The second stage aims to correct errors remaining from the first stage to create an artifact-free combined clustered scan for the process of metal artifact reduction. To evaluate the robustness of CCS-MAR, conventional CT scans and/or dual-energy CT scans from three anthropomorphic phantoms and transducers with different sizes were used. The performance of CCS-MAR for metal artifact reduction was compared with other algorithms through visual comparison, image quality metrics analysis, and HU value restoration evaluation. The results of this study show that CCS-MAR effectively reduced the US transducer-induced metal artifacts and that it improved HU value accuracy more or comparably to other MAR algorithms. These promising results justify future research into US transducer-induced metal artifact reduction for the US-guided cardiac radioablation purposes.
A 4D printed self-assembling PEGDA microscaffold fabricated by digital light processing for arthroscopic articular cartilage tissue engineering
Authors: Hao Yunjie , Wu Chuanyung , Su Yuchuan , Curran Jude , Henstock James R. , Tseng Fangang 
Published: November 2022

AbstractArticular cartilage in synovial joints such as the knee has limited capability to regenerate independently, and most clinical options for focal cartilage repair merely delay total joint replacement. Tissue engineering presents a repair strategy in which an injectable cell-laden scaffold material is used to reconstruct the joint in situ through mechanical stabilisation and cell-mediated regeneration. In this study, we designed and 3D-printed millimetre-scale micro-patterned PEGDA biomaterial microscaffolds which self-assemble through tessellation at a scale relevant for applications in osteochondral cartilage reconstruction. Using simulated chondral lesions in an in vitro model, a series of scaffold designs and viscous delivery solutions were assessed. Hexagonal microscaffolds (750 μm x 300 μm) demonstrated the best coverage of a model cartilage lesion (at 73.3%) when injected with a 1% methyl cellulose solution. When chondrocytes were introduced to the biomaterial via a collagen hydrogel, they successfully engrafted with the printed microscaffolds and survived for at least 14 days in vitro, showing the feasibility of reconstructing stratified cartilaginous tissue using this strategy. Our study demonstrates a promising application of this 4D-printed injectable technique for future clinical applications in osteochondral tissue engineering.
A two-stage μCAT-MPD thruster: toward millinewton thrust
Authors: Zolotukhin D. B. , Tyunkov A. V. , Yushkov Yu G. , Bandaru S. R. P. , Daniels K. P. , Keidar M. 
Published: November 2022

AbstractWe discuss our efforts aimed at simultaneous improvement of the levels of thrust, thrust-to-power ratio (TPR) and efficiency of the two-stage micro-cathode arc thruster with magneto-plasma-dynamical second stage (μCAT-MPD). Such efforts include planar construction of the first stage (μCAT) with tightly-pressed ring anode and central disc cathode, enhanced hardness and durability of the inter-electrode dielectric gap provided by deposited boron-copper thin film, refractory (Mo) second-stage electrode, higher and stabilized second-stage voltage, and improved thermal isolation of the permanent magnet from the discharge area. Aforementioned features allowed achieve the average thrust of milli-newton range – up to 1.7 ± 0.3 mN, together with high TPR of 37 μN/W and efficiency of 50%, remaining low mass (~ 100 g) and low consuming power (~ 50 W) of the thruster.
Stemming the tide of distrust: A mixed-methods study of vaccine hesitancy
Authors: Plunk Andrew , Sheehan Brynn , Orr Shelly , Gartner Danielle , Moeller F. Gerard , Jain Praduman 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Public distrust in the US pandemic response has significantly hindered its effectiveness. In this community-based participatory research mixed-methods study, based on two datasets, we examined how distrust in COVID-19 vaccines relates to institutional distrust. We found that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause undermined trust in COVID-19 vaccines in general. Findings also suggest that vaccine distrust developed after participating in a study on COVID-19 testing. Increased distrust may be an unintended consequence of how healthcare and public health activities are presented and delivered, and research participation is structured. Both will continue without proactively addressing the root causes of distrust.
Soft Law Behind the Scenes: Transparency, Participation and the European Union’s Soft Law Making Process in the Field of Climate Change
Authors: Petropoulou Ionescu Danai , Eliantonio Mariolina 
Published: November 2022

AbstractThe global climate crisis poses many risks; for instance, relating to the environment, to the economy and to public health. The mitigation and management of such risks create a complex and multifaceted regulatory conundrum that requires quick, flexible, efficient and adaptive policy solutions that transcend the state level. A quick look in the body of regulatory instruments employed in the field of climate change policy will reveal that soft law is used very frequently by the European Commission to aid with the application, transposition and interpretation of European Union (EU) environmental legislation relating to climate change. While soft law has become ever more prominent in the EU legal order and has been studied extensively at the ex-post phase (ie concerning its effects or effectiveness), little academic attention has been paid to the process of soft law-making. In simple terms, we know very little about how soft law instruments are made. This article peeks behind the scenes of soft law and examines the transparency and participation credentials of the articulation process of Commission Guidance Documents in the field of climate change regulation adopted under key legal acts in the field.
A Tembel Hat in the Streets of Nazareth: Paul Gauthier’s Israeli Experience
Authors: Kandel Lamdan Silvana 
Published: November 2022

AbstractThe French priest Paul Gauthier (1914–2002) was a former theology professor who, after a short period as a prêtre-ouvrier (worker-priest) in Marseille, decided in 1956 to settle in Nazareth and practice his working apostolate there. For the next eleven years, and until his abrupt departure shortly after the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel became Gauthier’s home. Some years after his arrival, Gauthier was invited to the Second Vatican Council by the archbishop of Galilee. There, Gauthier led the group the “Church of the Poor,” which aimed to bring the issue of poverty and pastoral service to the forefront of Council discussions. Gauthier spent his years in Israel between two physically close but culturally and politically distant worlds. On the one hand, he lived and worked with the vulnerable Arab population of Nazareth. On the other, he was in close contact with Israel’s new Jewish society, which greatly aroused his curiosity. In addition to his friendly contact with the Israeli civilian and military authorities, who would help him foster his cooperative for Arab housing, he was attracted by the kibbutz lifestyle and was especially moved by the philosophy of the Zionist thinker and pioneer Aaron David Gordon. Gauthier believed that his experience in Nazareth and Israel, where he saw an interchange of many worlds, could shed light on the worker-priest apostolate and provide a model for priestly spirituality in a working-class environment, in its various aspects. This article analyzes the influence of the “Israel experience” on Paul Gauthier’s thought.
Tetralogy of Fallot with double aortic arch and aortopulmonary window: a very rare trifecta
Authors: Özdemir Şahan Yasemin , Ecevit Ata Niyazi , Gürsu Hazım Alper , Aydın Nuri Hakan , Çetin İbrahim İlker 
Published: November 2022

AbstractTetralogy of Fallot with an aortopulmonary window and double aortic arch is very rare. This complex coexistence may be over a wide clinical spectrum. Herein, we present an asymptomatic 8-day-old infant who was diagnosed as having tetralogy of Fallot, double aortic arch, and an aortopulmonary window using transthoracic echocardiography while being examined for microcephaly.