bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Risk factors for infectious keratitis - a literature review
Authors: Sereda Dominika , Nieścior Hubert , Metelska Aleksandra , Metelski Jakub , Szwed Monika 
Published: August 2022

Introduction and purpose
Infectious keratitis represents the leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Both risk factors and etiological patterns vary between economically developed and developing regions, with bacterial predominance in the former and fungal predominance in the latter. This review aims to provide an updated overview of the risk factors in relation to infectious keratitis.
Description of the state of knowledge
Infectious keratitis is a painful and potentially vision-threatening ophthalmic condition characterized by decreased vision, photophobia and eye redness. In severe cases, it may require hospital admission for intensive medical treatment or surgical interventions. It can be caused by a wide array of organisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites or polymicrobial infection. The most commonly observed predisposing factors for infectious keratitis include contact lens wear, trauma, ocular surface diseases, post-corneal surgery and systemic or local immunosuppression. Manual workers in construction or agricultural industry, exposed to vegetative matter, organic materials and animal products are particularly at risk. Higher rate of incidence is also observed in regions with poor environmental and personal hygiene, low level of education, poor access to sanitation and healthcare facility.
Summary
Persistent prevalence of infectious keratitis in both developed and developing countries makes it a serious medical problem. Prevention, proper diagnosis and effective treatment are crucial for positive visual outcome.
Cross spring leaf-based high-sensitivity low-frequency dual-FBG acceleration sensor
Authors: Teng Yuntian , Zhang Bingbing , Fan Xiaoyong , Ma Jiemei , Qiu Zhongchao 
Published: August 2022

The measurement of low-frequency vibration signals is of great significance in seismic monitoring, health monitoring of large and medium-sized engineering structures, and resource exploration. In view of the low sensitivity of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) acceleration sensors in measuring low-frequency vibration signals, a high-sensitivity, low-frequency dual-FBG acceleration sensor is proposed. Theoretical formula derivation and ANSYS software were used to optimize the design and simulation analysis of the structural parameters of the sensor. The real sensor was made based on the simulation results, and a test system was established to test its performance. According to the findings, the natural frequency of the acceleration sensor is 65 Hz. It gives a flat sensitivity response in the low frequency band of 3–45 Hz. The dynamic range is 92.63 dB at 10 Hz, the acceleration sensitivity is 1498.29 pm/g, and the linearity

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. Designed with a high sensitivity and excellent temperature compensation capacity in the low-frequency band, the designed sensor is suitable for low- and medium-frequency vibration detection in engineering.
Marriage survival in new married couples: A competing risks survival analysis
Authors: Norouzi Solmaz , Tamiz Roghayeh , Naghizadeh Sahar , Mobasseri Khorshid , Imani Leila , Esmaeili Paria , Hamitalab Raha , Rahmani Fardin , Asghari Jafarabadi Mohammad 
Published: August 2022

Background and aim
Marriage is one of the most important phenomena in human life. The survival of the marriage and the impact of various competing factors on the survival is of high importance. This study aimed at utilizing competing risks survival analysis to investigate the marriage survival of new couples in Tabriz.

Methods
In this longitudinal study, a number of 386 individuals who were married and divorced from 1991 to 2017, were selected by random sampling. The registered information was attained from the general registry office of Tabriz. Data analysis was carried out using the Lunn-McNeil procedure and the results were presented using an adjusted hazard ratio (AHR).

Results
The average age of marriage was about 23.9 (SD 6.6) years. The results of multivariate Lunn-McNeil models indicated that for the competing cause of having a relationship with another person (AHRs range: 1.12 to 2.03), the traditional mode of being familiar (AHRs range: 1.55 to 3.39), family weak role in choosing a wife/spouse (AHRs range: 0.25 to 3.25) and the role of moral-religious commitment (AHRs range: 0.37 to 0.47), along with other causes severed the risk of marriage survival reduction.

Conclusion
According to the results of this study in assessing competing risks, we conclude that the decline in marriage survival is a multifactorial phenomenon. Examining the survival of marriage in order to better understand all the dimensions and factors affecting this phenomenon and providing information to counselors and officials can play an important role in increasing marriage survival.
Risk of malignancy in patients with chronic kidney disease
Authors: Tendulkar Ketki K. , Cope Brendan , Dong Jianghu , Plumb Troy J. , Campbell W. Scott , Ganti Apar Kishor 
Published: August 2022

Background
Fifteen percent of US adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD). The effect of CKD on the development of different malignancies is unknown. Understanding the effect of CKD on the risk of development of cancer could have important implications for screening and early detection of cancer in these patients.

Methods
Adult CKD patients [estimated GFR (eGFR) <60ml/min/1.73m2] between January 2001 and December 2020 were identified in this single institution study. Patients were divided into four stages of CKD by eGFR. The incidence of cancer and time to development of the first cancer were identified. Multivariable models were used to compare the overall cancer incidence while considering death as a competing risk event and adjusting for relevant covariates (sex, race, diabetes, hypertension, CAD, smoking or not, BMI, and CKD stages). Separate multivariable models of the incidence of cancers were conducted in each age group. Multivariable Cox models were used to fit the overall death adjusting for relevant covariates. Patients were censored at the conclusion of the study period (December 31, 2020). Statistical analysis was performed with SAS software (version 9.4).

Results
Of the 13,750 patients with a diagnosis of CKD in this cohort, 2,758 (20.1%) developed a malignancy. The median time to development of cancer following a diagnosis of CKD was 8.5 years. Factors associated with the risk of developing cancer in CKD patients included increasing age, male sex and worsening chronic kidney disease, while diabetes was associated with a lower risk of malignancy. On multivariate analysis, the factors associated with increased mortality in patients who developed cancer included increasing age, diabetes and lower eGFR.

Conclusion
CKD is an increased risk factor for the development of various malignancies. Age appropriate cancer screening should be aggressively pursued in those with progressive CKD.
The role of SNAP and WIC participation and racialized legal status in U.S. farmworker health
Authors: Rockler Briana E. , Grutzmacher Stephanie K. , Garcia Jonathan , Smit Ellen 
Published: August 2022

Background
Policies that restrict access to and use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by legal status may disproportionately disadvantage particular racial and ethnic groups. While immigrant legal status, race, and ethnicity are recognized as independent social determinants of health, studies examining the extent to which legal status structures racial and ethnic health disparities are limited. Research is needed to identify factors that mitigate disparate health outcomes, such as SNAP and WIC.

Methods
Cross-sectional data from the 2009/2010 National Agricultural Workers Survey (N = 3,961) were analyzed. Chi-square tests and logistic regressions examined associations among self-reported health, race, ethnicity, legal status, and SNAP/WIC participation.

Results
Farmworkers reporting excellent or good health were more likely to be non-Hispanic White, U.S. citizen, aged 18–25, single, male, educated beyond primary school, living above the poverty level, without chronic health conditions, and located in the Midwest. Hispanic farmworkers had lower odds of reporting excellent or good health (OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.12–0.62). Among SNAP/WIC participants, Hispanic farmworkers had higher odds of reporting excellent or good health (OR 6.74, 95% CI 1.54–29.57) compared to non-Hispanic White farmworkers. There was no significant association between self-reported health and legal status.

Discussion
This study complements the extant literature showing racial and ethnic health disparities among the U.S. farmworker population. Results provide valuable insight on the health-protective potential of programs like SNAP and WIC, particularly among Hispanic farmworkers, who may be both less likely to be eligible and more hesitant to participate. These findings underscore the need to expand U.S. farmworkers’ eligibility and participation in SNAP and WIC.
Evolution of throat symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US
Authors: Nocini Riccardo , Henry Brandon M. , Mattiuzzi Camilla , Lippi Giuseppe 
Published: August 2022

Abstract

Objectives
SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) structure and host tropism have changed over time, and so has the involvement of throat structures. This infodemiological analysis is hence aimed at investigating the evolution of throat symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.

Methods
We searched Google Trends using the medical search terms “ageusia”, “hoarseness”, “dysphonia”, “pharyngitis” and “laryngitis”, setting geographical location to “United States”, within the past 5 years. The weekly Google Trends score for these symptoms, which reflects their national Web popularity, was divided in three parts, as “pre-COVID” (July 2017 to February 2020), COVID-19 “pre-Omicron” (March 2020 to November 2021), and COVID-19 “Omicron” (December 2021 to July 2022), and then compared.

Results
The volume of searches for ageusia increased in the pre-Omicron period and remained significantly higher also during Omicron prevalence, though a significant decrease (∼30%) occurred with Omicron lineages compared to previous strains. The Google searches for hoarseness and dysphonia were relatively similar between the pre-COVID and pre-Omicron periods, but then significantly increased during Omicron predominance. The Google searches for pharyngitis and laryngitis decreased in the pre-Omicron period, but then considerably increased following Omicron emergence. Omicron endemic spread could be significantly and independently predicted by the volume of searches for pharyngitis, laryngitis and hoarseness.

Conclusions
The epidemiological burden of throat symptoms has considerably changed after Omicron emergence, with a lower likelihood of developing chemosensory dysfunctions and enhanced risk of throat involvement.
Dynamics of the translocation pore of the human peroxisomal protein import machinery
Authors: Ghosh Mausumi , Denkert Niels , Reuter Maren , Klümper Jessica , Reglinski Katharina , Peschel Rebecca , Schliebs Wolfgang , Erdmann Ralf , Meinecke Michael 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Peroxisomal matrix proteins are synthesized on cytosolic ribosomes and imported in a posttranslational manner. Intricate protein import machineries have evolved that catalyze the different stages of translocation. In humans, PEX5L was found to be an essential component of the peroxisomal translocon. PEX5L is the main receptor for substrate proteins carrying a peroxisomal targeting signal (PTS). Substrates are bound by soluble PEX5L in the cytosol after which the cargo-receptor complex is recruited to peroxisomal membranes. Here, PEX5L interacts with the docking protein PEX14 and becomes part of an integral membrane protein complex that facilitates substrate translocation into the peroxisomal lumen in a still unknown process. In this study, we show that PEX5L containing complexes purified from human peroxisomal membranes constitute water-filled pores when reconstituted into planar-lipid membranes. Channel characteristics were highly dynamic in terms of conductance states, selectivity and voltage- and substrate-sensitivity. Our results show that a PEX5L associated pore exists in human peroxisomes, which can be activated by receptor-cargo complexes.
Abelian sharing, common informations, and linear rank inequalities
Authors: Mejia Carolina , Montoya Juan Andres 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Dougherty et al. introduced the common information (CI) method as a method to produce non-Shannon inequalities satisfied by linear random variables, which are called linear rank inequalities. This method is based on the fact that linear random variables have CI. Dougerthy et al. asked whether this method is complete, in the sense that it can be used to produce all linear rank inequalities. We study this question, and we attack it using the theory of secret sharing schemes. To this end, we introduce the notions of Abelian secret sharing scheme and Abelian capacity. We prove that: If there exists an access structure whose Abelian capacity is smaller than its linear capacity, then the CI method is not complete. We investigate the existence of such an access structure.
Jewish Forerunners of the SpanishBiblia romanceada: A Thirteenth-Century Witness (Bodleian MS Hunt. 268)
Authors: Lawrance Jeremy 
Published: August 2022

AbstractDespite Church prohibitions, almost twenty medieval Bibles in Spanish survive. The Old Testament versions derived in many cases from translations from Hebrew made by Jews. These were characterized by a unique rabbinical “calque-language” that would be preserved by Sephardim for centuries after the Expulsion in 1492; but the Inquisition destroyed the medieval Jewish copies. This article studies a new witness, the oldest known: a thirteenth-century Hebrew commentary on the Hagiographa with Spanish glosses. These fully confirm the amazing continuity of the Ladino scriptolect.
La rivalidad entre -cióny-mientoen el romance castellano-aragonés del siglo XV: una aproximación a la morfología léxica desde la dialectología histórica
Authors: Raab Matthias 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThis research aims to analyze a hypothetical higher profitability of ‑mientoin the interior Romania, compared to the preference for the derivative ‑ciónin the exterior Romania. Therefore, the analysis is based on a thousand words ending on ‑ciónand ‑mientothat appear in theDiccionario del castellano del siglo XV en la Corona de Aragón(DICCA-XV), since its texts represent specific linguistic features that are between the western and eastern variety – referring to the Iberian Romance group –​ and, at the same time, between interior and exterior Romance languages. The research’s goal is multifactorial and takes into account historical-etymological, morphological, semantic, syntactic questions and the textual typologies in which the different elements usually appear and aims to investigate both the operation of words without morphological doublet and those units that do compete with some morphological variant.
Az egészséges táplálkozás szubjektív megítélése az egyetemisták online és offline információkereső magatartását illetően
Authors: Fehér András , Kovács Bence , Boros Henrietta Mónika , Szakály Zoltán 
Published: August 2022

A TANULMÁNY CÉLJA
A fiatal korosztályok képviselői a saját egészségük megőrzése mellett információközvetítő szerepet is betölthetnek a társadalomban. Az egyetemista évek során kialakult táplálkozási szokások hatással vannak az egész életen át tartó életmód megalapozására. A kutatás során a fő célkitűzésünknek megfelelően egy koncepcionális modell által azonosítottuk az egyetemi hallgatók egészséges táplálkozással kapcsolatos online és offline információkereső magatartását.
ALKALMAZOTT MÓDSZERTAN
A primer kutatás során önkitöltős papíralapú kérdőívet juttattunk el országosan tíz egyetemre. A célcsoportunk egyetemi hallgatók voltak. A mintánk 612 főből állt. Az elemzés során gyakoriságvizsgálatot, Khi-négyzet próbát, Mann–Whitney- és Kruskal–Wallis-próbát alkalmaztunk, illetve leíró statisztikákat számoltunk. Az összefüggésvizsgálatban az egészséges táplálkozás szubjektív megítélésének változóit vettük figyelembe. Az információkeresés jellegét az internet információkereső modelljével (ISM), az egészséges táplálkozásra való áttérést a változás transzteoretikus modelljével elemeztük (TTM). A modell minden egyes elemét korábbi kutatások alapján határoztuk meg, bizonyos esetekben adaptáltunk a saját kutatási céljainknak megfelelően. A tanulmányban meghatároztuk a 6 elemből álló online és a 14 elemből álló offline információforrás-kategóriákat, amelyekre a modell összefüggésvizsgálatait építettük.
LEGFONTOSABB EREDMÉNYEK
Megállapítható, hogy az online és az offline információforrások végigkísérik az egyetemisták egészséges táplálkozásra történő áttérését, emellett differenciálhatók a viselkedésváltozás egyes szakaszainak sajátosságai az információszerzés esetében. Az offline források leginkább a kezdeti szakaszokban („bezárkózás” és „szemlélődés”) fontosak, míg az online források a „fenntartás” fázisában jelentősebbek.
GYAKORLATI JAVASLATOK
Az egyetemista korosztály egészséges táplálkozással kapcsolatos információszerzését komplex módon elemeztük, így egy saját megközelítés összefüggéseit kaptuk meg az elemzéseink során. Lényeges megállapítani, hogy a modell nem csak az egyetemi hallgatók, hanem más célcsoportok magatartásának mérésére is releváns lehet.
Köszönetnyilvánítás: A tudományos közlemény elkészítését az EFOP-3.6.1-16-2016-00022 számú projekt támogatta. A projekt az Európai Unió támogatásával, az Európai Szociális Alap társfinanszírozásával valósult meg.
Restauradores y bicentenarios: los discursos alegóricos de la campaña electoral costarricense 2018
Authors: Carballo Chaves Pablo 
Published: August 2022

Las elecciones del 2018 en Costa Rica dejaron ver una versión discursiva que parecía improbable. Durante la segunda ronda de las elecciones donde se disputaron la presidencia el Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) liderado por Carlos Alvarado y el partido Restauración Nacional (RN) con el candidato Fabricio Alvarado, se mostró una dialéctica discursiva en la cual, por un lado, se indica la tradición socialdemócrata, esperable –aunque cuestionada–, pero, por otro lado, y de modo preocupante, la posición del fundamentalismo religioso. De esta dualidad discursiva, se analiza comparativamente dichos mensajes a partir de contrastar lo “asumido” y lo “asignado” en función del uso alegórico de los dos partidos políticos en pugna electoral, concentrándonos en la propuesta del partido RN.
Representaciones visuales del acoso laboral en internet
Authors: Mac Donald Quiceno Jessica , Mac Donald Quiceno Jessica 
Published: August 2022

Se realiza un análisis iconológico de imágenes que circulan en internet para explorar las representaciones visuales construidas sobre el acoso laboral. La captura de las imágenes se realizó en dos momentos a través del buscador Google Imágenes, en los meses de noviembre y diciembre del 2018 y en enero del 2021. Se contrasta la literatura sobre este fenómeno, con la caracterización de las imágenes encontradas en la red, las figuras retóricas utilizadas, las interacciones y los contextos que se posicionan en ellas, los elementos visibilizados e invisibilizados sobre el acoso laboral, y los principios socioculturales que expresan estas imágenes.
Application analysis of time stepping methods for impact problems
Authors: Serfőző Dániel , Pere Balázs 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Dynamic contact and impact problems are widely applicable. An accurate solution method for these kinds of problems can be used in many fields of mechanical engineering (e.g., cutting metalwork, cogwheel drives, etc.). However, the proper handling of the contact is problematic, as there emerges a substantial amount of nonlinearity in the displacement field. Therefore, a spurious high frequency oscillation is present in the solution. These oscillations must be avoided, as divergence can easily occur in the contact algorithm due to them. In order to eliminate this effect, the applied numerical method must be chosen and set properly. In this study, a comprehensive guide is provided for the appropriate selection of the proper numerical method and its parameters.
Educação Profissional e acessibilidade: Reflexões a partir do estudo no contexto do laboratório de bioquímica do IFRS/POA
Authors: Chaves João Victor , Tallini Karin , Prestes Liliane Madruga , Liska Milene Gehling 
Published: August 2022

O presente artigo apresenta as reflexões produzidas a partir do estudo que teve como objetivo investigar os processos de inclusão no âmbito da Educação Profissional a partir da análise da acessibilidade dos espaços físicos, em particular, dos laboratórios da área de bioquímica do IFRS - Campus Porto Alegre. Para tanto, partimos do entendimento de que a acessibilidade física é um dos elementos essenciais para a legitimação da inclusão educacional, uma vez que sua natureza é garantir o acesso nos mais diversos espaços, com facilidade, autonomia e segurança. Os resultados apresentados suscitam a necessidade de ampliarmos os estudos sobre tal temática, em particular, no âmbito da educação profissional, a fim de construirmos estratégias voltadas à promoção da acessibilidade no espaço dos laboratórios, no caso, de bioquímica.
Interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of technical writing in two technological institutes in Brazil and Norway
Authors: Rodrigues Rosana Ferrareto Lourenço , Gustafsson Hana 
Published: August 2022

The teaching of technical writing to novice STEM researchers in two technological institutes, in Brazil (IFSP) and in Norway (NTNU), has been an interdisciplinary effort that integrates linguistic and technical disciplines, while building on the local context and fostering student autonomy. Within this approach, we use two tools: the career-related Design Thinking framework, in a pedagogical application that teaches writing alongside project development for problem-solving (RODRIGUES; BAPTISTA, 2019); and the Writer’s Wheel (HAAS, 2009), a writing model that guides students to the understanding and management of their own technical scientific writing process. We show how an integrated approach involves drawing appropriately from several disciplines, leading students from convention to innovation, from the development of linguistic, cognitive and technological strategic competence towards autonomy, based on their needs. We find that teaching writing in parallel with project development guides students to understand and manage their own communication process. We outline possible next steps in the improvement of the approach, with regard to theory and educational practice.
Apresentação: Dossiê “Diálogos internacionais sobre a educação profissional”
Authors: Medeiros Neta Olivia Morais , Silva Lenina Lopes Soares , Costa Leandro Silva 
Published: August 2022

O Dossiê “Diálogos internacionais sobre a educação profissional” traz um conjunto de oito artigos que se constitui em provocações e informações para a reflexão sobre educação profissional em variados países, não em sentido estritamente comparativo, mas de desafios que esse campo da educação enfrenta nos diferentes níveis de formação para o trabalho.