bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Infantile subdural hematoma in Japan: A multicenter, retrospective study by the J-HITs (Japanese head injury of infants and toddlers study) group
Authors: Akutsu Nobuyuki , Nonaka Masahiro , Narisawa Ayumi , Kato Mihoko , Harada Atsuko , Park Young-Soo 
Published: February 2022

Objective
Subdural hematoma in infants or toddlers has often been linked to abuse, but it is not clear how many cases actually occur and how many are suspected of abuse. The purpose of this study was to investigate subdural hematoma in infants and toddlers in Japan.

Methods
This multicenter, retrospective study reviewed the clinical records of children younger than 4 years with head trauma who were diagnosed with any finding on head computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), such as skull fracture and/or intracranial injury. A total of 452 children were included. The group suspected to have been abused was classified as nonaccidental, and the group considered to have been caused by an accident was classified as accidental. Subdural hematoma and other factors were examined on multivariate analysis to identify which factors increase the risk of nonaccidental injuries.

Results
Of the 452 patients, 158 were diagnosed with subdural hematoma. Subdural hematoma was the most common finding intracranial finding in head trauma in infants and toddlers. A total of 51 patients were classified into the nonaccidental group, and 107 patients were classified into the accidental group. The age of patients with subdural hematoma showed a bimodal pattern. The mean age of the accidental group with subdural hematoma was significantly older than that in the nonaccidental group (10.2 months vs 5.9 months, respectively. p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that patients under 5 months old, retinal hemorrhage, and seizure were significant risk factors for nonaccidental injury (odds ratio (OR) 3.86, p = 0.0011; OR 7.63, p < 0.001; OR 2.49, p = 0.03; respectively). On the other hand, the odds ratio for subdural hematoma was 1.96, and no significant difference was observed (p = 0.34).

Conclusions
At least in Japanese children, infantile subdural hematoma was frequently observed not only in nonaccidental but also in accidental injuries. In infants with head trauma, age, the presence of retinal hemorrhage, and the presence of seizures should be considered when determining whether they were abused. Subdural hematoma is also a powerful finding to detect abuse, but care should be taken because, in some ethnic groups, such as the Japanese, there are many accidental cases.
Pediatric growth hormone treatment in Italy: A systematic review of epidemiology, quality of life, treatment adherence, and economic impact
Authors: Orso Massimiliano , Polistena Barbara , Granato Simona , Novelli Giuseppe , Di Virgilio Roberto , La Torre Daria , d’Angela Daniela , Spandonaro Federico 
Published: February 2022

ObjectivesThis systematic review aims to describe 1) the epidemiology of the diseases indicated for treatment with growth hormone (GH) in Italy; 2) the adherence to the GH treatment in Italy and factors associated with non-adherence; 3) the economic impact of GH treatment in Italy; 4) the quality of life of patients treated with GH and their caregivers in Italy.MethodsSystematic literature searches were performed in PubMed, Embase and Web of Science from January 2010 to March 2021. Literature selection process, data extraction and quality assessment were performed by two independent reviewers. Study protocol has been registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021240455).ResultsWe included 25 studies in the qualitative synthesis. The estimated prevalence of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) was 1/4,000–10,000 in the general population of children; the prevalence of Short Stature HOmeoboX Containing gene deficiency (SHOX-D) was 1/1,000–2,000 in the general population of children; the birth prevalence of Turner syndrome was 1/2,500; the birth prevalence of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) was 1/15,000. Treatment adherence was suboptimal, with a range of non-adherent patients of 10–30%. The main reasons for suboptimal adherence were forgetfulness, being away from home, pain/discomfort caused by the injection. Economic studies reported a total cost for a complete multi-year course of GH treatment of almost 100,000 euros. A study showed that drug wastage can amount up to 15% of consumption, and that in some Italian regions there could be a considerable over- or under-prescribing. In general, patients and caregivers considered the GH treatment acceptable. There was a general satisfaction among patients with regard to social and school life and GH treatment outcomes, while there was a certain level of intolerance to GH treatment among adolescents. Studies on PWS patients and their caregivers showed a lower quality of life compared to the general population, and that social stigma persists.ConclusionGrowth failure conditions with approved GH treatment in Italy constitute a significant burden of disease in clinical, social, and economic terms. GH treatment is generally considered acceptable by patients and caregivers. The total cost of the GH treatment is considerable; there are margins for improving efficiency, by increasing adherence, reducing drug wastage and promoting prescriptive appropriateness.
Predictors of maternal and newborn health service utilization across the continuum of care in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis
Authors: Tiruneh Gizachew Tadele , Demissie Meaza , Worku Alemayehu , Berhane Yemane 
Published: February 2022

BackgroundThe continuum of care for maternal and newborn health is a systematic approach for delivery of an integrated effective package of life-saving interventions throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum as well as across levels of service delivery to women and newborns. Nonetheless, in low-income countries, coverage of these interventions across the life cycle continuum is low. This study examined the predictors of utilization of maternal and newborn health care services along the continuum of care in Ethiopia.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional population-based study. We measured maternal and newborn health care utilization practices among women who had live births in the last 12 months preceding the survey in Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. We fitted multilevel random-effects logistic regression models to examine the predictors of the continuum of care accounting for the survey design, and individual, and contextual characteristics of the respondents.ResultsOur analysis revealed that only one-fifth of women utilized maternal and newborn health services across the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum continuum; most women discontinued at the postpartum stage. Continued use of services varied significantly across wealth, model family, prenatal stay at maternity waiting homes, antenatal care in the first trimester, complete antenatal care service, and the administrative region at all antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum stages. Moreover, family conversation during pregnancy [AOR: 2.12; 95% CI: 1.56–2.88], delivery by cesarean [AOR: 2.70; 95% CI: 1.82–4.02] and birth notified to health extension workers [AOR: 1.95; 95% CI: 1.56–2.43] were found to be predictors of the continuum of care at the postpartum stage.ConclusionIn Ethiopia, despite good access to antepartum care, compliance with continuity of care across the pathway decreased with significant inequitable distributions, the poorest segment of the population being at most disadvantage. The main modifiable program factors connected to the continued uptake of maternal health services include family conversation, pregnant women conference, complete antenatal care, antenatal care in the first trimester, and birth notification.
Reporting Global While Being Local: Local Producers of News for Distant Audiences, Saumava Mitra and Chris Paterson (Eds) (2021)
Authors: Robertson Alexa 
Published: February 2022

Review of: Reporting Global While Being Local: Local Producers of News for Distant Audiences, Saumava Mitra and Chris Paterson (Eds) (2021)
New York and London: Routledge, 154 pp.,
ISBN 978-0-36775-873-8, h/bk, £96, e-book, £35.99
Black Metal, Trauma, Subjectivity and Sound: Screaming the Abyss, Jasmine Hazel Shadrack (2021)
Authors: DiGioia Amanda 
Published: February 2022

Review of: Black Metal, Trauma, Subjectivity and Sound: Screaming the Abyss, Jasmine Hazel Shadrack (2021)
Emerald Studies in Metal Music & Culture, Bingley: Emerald Academic
Publishing, 256 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-78756-926-3, h/bk, £70
Esophageal Second Primary Tumors in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Overall Survival
Authors: Overwater Anouk , Rueb Kuna , Elias Sjoerd G. , de Bree Remco , Weusten Bas L.A.M. 
Published: February 2022

INTRODUCTION:
The aim of this registry-based cohort study was to evaluate the potential role of endoscopic esophageal surveillance for esophageal second primary tumors (ESPTs) in Western patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

METHODS:
Outcomes were cumulative incidence and risk factors for ESPTs and its effect on overall survival.

RESULTS:
A total of 47 ESPTs were observed in 1,708 patients with HNSCC, with 10-year cumulative incidence (95% confidence interval) of 2.9% (2.1–3.7). Alcohol and HNSCC location were significant predictors for ESPTs. ESPTs significantly increased the risk of dying (adjusted hazard ratio 3.36, 95% confidence interval 2.16–5.22).

DISCUSSION:
Endoscopic esophageal surveillance of Western patients with HNSCC with high risk of ESPTs seems justified.
Rural-Urban Disparities in Mortality From Cirrhosis in the United States From 1999 to 2019
Authors: Ufere Nneka N. , Patzer Rachel E. , Kavalieratos Dio , Louissaint Jeremy , Kaplan Alyson , Cross Sarah H. 
Published: February 2022

INTRODUCTION:
We examined trends in rural-urban cirrhosis mortality disparities in the United States from decedents aged 25 years and older from 1999 to 2019.

METHODS:
We calculated cirrhosis age-adjusted mortality rates across 3 population categories: large metropolitan (≥1 million), medium/small metropolitan (50,000–999,999), and rural (<50,000) areas using the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research database.

RESULTS:
We found an almost 20-fold increase in the absolute difference in cirrhosis age-adjusted mortality rates between rural and large metropolitan areas between 1999 and 2019.

DISCUSSION:
Future research is needed to investigate reasons for this widening rural-urban disparity to improve rural cirrhosis care.
Metodología para la síntesis de autómatas en la planificación de movimientos en sistemas autónomos con múltiples agentes
Authors: Martínez Valencia Jorge Luis , Holguín Londoño Mauricio , Ramirez vanegas Carlos alberto 
Published: February 2022

Objetivo: Presentar una metodología para la planificación de movimientos de sistemas autónomos con múltiples agentes.

Metodología: Se define y parametriza el comportamiento físico de un equipo de sistemas de navegación autónoma, luego se describe e implementa un algoritmo de síntesis de políticas de control que interpreta estas descripciones convertidas a fórmulas LTL y se genera un modelo que permite hacer abstracciones automáticas. A partir de configuraciones genéricas de solución, se deriva en el caso de múltiples robots con una única tarea en un entorno con obstáculos fijos. La metodología se valida en diferentes escenarios y se analizan los resultados.

Resultados: La metodología propuesta para planificación de movimientos en sistemas con múltiples agentes, combina dos técnicas del estado del arte, permitiendo mitigar la explosión combinacional de estados presente en los enfoques tradicionales.

Conclusiones: La metodología que se presenta resuelve el problema de síntesis de autómatas para el control de alto nivel, con cambio de tareas durante la ejecución. Bajo ciertos criterios, se mitiga el problema de explosión combinacional de estados asociado a estos sistemas. La solución es óptima respecto al número de transiciones seguidas por los miembros del equipo.

Financiamiento: Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
The flagging features of the Sysmex XN-10 analyser for detecting platelet clumps and the impacts of platelet clumps on complete blood count parameters
Authors: Xu Peng , Fang Kui , Chen Xiling , Liu Yangruiqi , Dong Zheqing , Zhu Ji , Lu Keda 
Published: February 2022

Abstract

Objectives
Platelet clumps present in anticoagulant specimens may generate a falsely decreased platelet count and lead to an incorrect diagnosis. A clear understanding of the ability of a haematology analyser (HA) to detect platelet clumps is important for routine work in the clinical laboratory.

Methods
Citrate-anticoagulated whole-blood samples were collected from various patients as a negative group. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced platelet aggregation was performed on those negative samples to mimic platelet-clump-containing (positive) samples. The ‘platelet clumps’ and ‘platelet abnormal’ flags generated by the Sysmex XN-10 instrument were used to assess the flagging performance of this HA and demonstrate its flagging features. The complete blood count (CBC) results of paired negative and positive samples were compared to evaluate the impact of platelet clumps on the CBC parameters.

Results
A total of 187 samples were eligible for this study. The total accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the platelet clumps flag were 0.786, 0.626, and 0.947, respectively. The total accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the platelet abnormal flag were 0.631, 0.348, and 0.914, respectively. A separate assessment focusing on the positive samples with low platelet counts showed that the total sensitivities of the platelet clumps and platelet abnormal flags were 0.801 and 1.000, respectively. Platelet clumps may interfere with the leukocyte count and with platelet and erythrocyte indices.

Conclusions
Platelet clumps can influence not only platelet indices but also leukocyte and erythrocyte counts. The Sysmex XN-10 instrument is sensitive to positive samples with low platelet counts but insensitive to those with high platelet counts.
Influence of Nb content on mechanical behavior and microstructure of Ti–Nb alloys
Authors: Wang Xuanli , Zuo Shungui , Wang Gaishi , Cao Jun , Zhang Yuqi , Jin Mingjiang 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
The effect of Nb content on the mechanical behavior of Ti-(20, 25, 30) at.% Nb alloys has been investigated. Results show that the storage modulus, the tensile strength and elongation at room temperature decrease with increasing Nb content. The Ti-20Nb and Ti-25Nb alloys show double-yielding behavior and they exhibit higher work hardening rate than the Ti-30Nb alloy. The Ti-20Nb alloy deforms by stress-induced β → α″ transformation and the reorientation of the α″ phase. While the Ti-25Nb alloy deforms by stress-induced martensitic transformation and deformation bands that are devoid of ω phase. The Ti-30Nb alloy, which has the highest β phase stability, deforms in a localized mode mainly by dislocation slip. The “marble-like” deformation microstructure previously reported in “gum metal” was observed in severely deformed Ti-25Nb and Ti-30Nb alloys.
Predictors associated with new nursing faculty’s intent to leave nursing academia: teaching preparation in doctoral program, institutional supports, and job satisfaction
Authors: Lee Young-Me , Aquino Elizabeth , Bishop-Royse Jessica , Spawn Nadia , Webber-Ritchey Kashica J. 
Published: February 2022

Abstract

Objectives
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among demographics, doctoral teaching preparation, nurse faculty institutional support, faculty job satisfaction, and intent to leave current nursing academic position in PhD- and DNP-prepared faculty.

Methods
Using a survey research design, invitations to a Qualtrics survey were emailed to nursing program directors. Independent samples t-tests and logistic regression models were used to determine the nature of the relationships.

Results
In total, 149 participants completed the survey. Degree type, age, and job satisfaction were significant predictors related to intent to leave nursing academia. Doctoral program teaching preparation and institutional support were not statistically associated with intent to leave nursing academia.

Conclusions
Findings suggest older age, PhD-prepared faculty, and job dissatisfaction were significant factors influencing decisions to leave nursing academia among the doctoral prepared new nursing faculty. Efforts to retain or increase the number of nurse faculty must be prioritized.
Humor in intercultural interaction: A source for misunderstanding or a common ground builder? A multimodal analysis
Authors: Ladilova Anna , Schröder Ulrike 
Published: February 2022

AbstractThe present paper explores three situations of conversational humor in which not only gesture and prosody but also code-switching play a role in the process of co-construction of humor among participants in an intercultural interaction. Despite the long tradition of studying humor in interaction, there has been little research so far which includes gesture – especially manual gesture – from an embodiment perspective and concurrently draws attention to the intercultural impact of humor, including moments of code-switching. By looking at multi-party interactions between German and Brazilian speakers from a multimodal perspective, we will show how different semiotic resources such as gaze, posture, head and hand gesture, as well as prosody and code-switching are displayed in order to construct humor. Our aim is to reveal the interplay and complexity of the communicative resources in the co-construction of humor by presenting three examples with different degrees of successful humor: While the conversational humor is only understood by the German co-participants in the first example, in the second example, the humor is co-constructed successfully by the German and Brazilian participants. Yet the last example reveals that the humor is understood by everybody but taken up differently what could also be related to the institutional context in which the sequence is embedded.
Evaluating the performance of elite level volleyball players
Authors: Fellingham Gilbert W. 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Evaluation of individuals in a team sport setting is inherently difficult. The level of play of one individual is fundamentally tied to the level of play of the teammates. One way to think about evaluation of individuals is to ‘insert’ the posterior distribution of the parameter that measures individual play into an ‘average’ team, and see how the probability of success (or failure) changes. Using a Bayesian hierarchical logistic model, we can estimate both the average contribution to success of various positions, and the individual contribution of all the players in that position. In this paper, we use data from the 2018 World Championships in Volleyball to model both the position played and the players within each position. Using both the posterior distributions for the mean performance of the different positions, and the posterior distributions for the individual players, we can then estimate the change in the number of points scored for a team with a change from an average player to the individual under consideration. We compute both the points scored above average per set (PAAPS) and the points scored above average per 100 touches (PP100) for 168 men and 168 women playing five different positions. Contributions of the various position groups and of individual players within each position are evaluated and compared.
Ereignisbasierte Weißlichtinterferometrie (eCSI)
Authors: Schober Christian , Pruss Christof , Herkommer Alois 
Published: February 2022

Zusammenfassung
In diesem Beitrag wird ein scannendes, ereignisbasiertes Weißlichtinterferometriemesssystem (eCSI) in Verbindung mit der Nanomess- und Positioniermaschine NPMM-200 vorgestellt. Die scannende Kurzkohärenzinterferometrie wird in der Forschung und Industrie zur Vermessung von Form und Strukturen mit einer interferometrischen Auflösung und einem hohen Messbereich durch die Bestimmung der interferometrischen Streifenordnung aus der Kohärenzfunktion verwendet. In herkömmlichen Systemen wird zur Scanbewegung ein Piezoaktuator verwendet, der den Referenzspiegel oder das Objektiv relativ zum Prüfling verschiebt. In diesem System wird der Piezoaktuator durch die NPMM-200 ersetzt, was einen Scanbereich von 200 × 200 × 25 mm3 ermöglicht. Um den anfallenden großen Datenmengen in diesen Scanbewegungen entgegenzuwirken, wird das neuartige Konzept eCSI verwendet. Dabei wird im Vergleich zu einem herkömmlichen Kurzkohärenzinterferometer ein ereignisbasierter Sensor verwendet. Dieser registriert anstatt eines Frames einen kontinuierlichen Informationsstrom über die Änderungen der Intensitäten an den jeweiligen Pixeln. Bleibt die Intensität konstant, liefert der Sensor keine neuen Signale, was eine effizientere Ausnutzung der Bandbreite ermöglicht. Zu Beginn des Beitrags wird das Messsystem in Verbindung mit der NPMM-200 beschrieben. Dann wird die Signalgenerierung unter Verwendung einer ereignisbasierten Kamera erläutert. Im Anschluss daran werden experimentelle Ergebnisse an einem Tiefeneinstellnormal und einem Silizium-Kalibriertarget gezeigt und analysiert. Diese zeigen eine exzellente Übereinstimmung mit den kalibrierten Werten.
Indirect Nuclear Spin-Spin Coupling Constants nJ(11B, 1H) and nJ(11B, 11B) in Some Boron Hydrides - Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations
Authors: Wrackmeyer Bernd 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Indirect nuclear spin-spin coupling constants J(11B,1H) and J(11B, 11B) in neutral and anionic boron hydrides 1- 17, calculated at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory, are in good agreement with experimental data if available. This is shown for [BH4]
−
(1), B2H6 (2), B4H10 (3), B5H9 (4), or [B2H7]−(12). The calculations can be used to obtain values for those coupling constants for which experimental information is hardly accessible. This applies to complex spin systems involving the quadrupolar 11B nuclei such as in [B6H6]2−
(11), to fast dynamic processes such as in B6H10 (5), [B5H8]
−
(10), [B6H7]
−
(11-H), [B3H8]
−
(13), Be(BH4)2 (14), (η5-C5H5)BeBH4 (15), Be(B3H8)2 (16), Me2AlB3H8 (17), or to instable species such as [B2H6]2− (6), B2H4 (7), B3H7 (8), and B4H8 (9). The experimental 11B NMR spectrum reported in the literature for the dianion 6does not resemble the spectrum predicted on the basis of the calculated coupling constants.