bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Severe COVID-19 anxiety among adults in the UK: protocol for a cohort study and nested feasibility trial of modified cognitive–behavioural therapy for health anxiety
Authors: Crawford Mike J , Leeson Verity C , McQuaid Aisling , Samuel Oluwaseun , King Jacob D , Di Simplicio Martina , Tyrer Peter , Tyrer Helen , Watt Richard G , Barnicot Kirsten 
Published: November 2022

Introduction
Some people are so anxious about COVID-19 that it impairs their functioning. However, little is known about the course of severe COVID-19 anxiety or what can be done to help people who experience it.

Methods and analysis
Cohort study with a nested feasibility trial with follow-up at 3 and 6 months. We recruited 306 people who were aged 18 and over, lived in the UK and had severe COVID-19 anxiety (indicated by a score of 9 or more on the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS)). To take part in the nested feasibility trial, participants also had to have a score of 20 or more on the Short Health Anxiety Inventory. We excluded people from the trial if they had had COVID-19 within the previous 4 weeks, if they were currently self-isolating or if they were already receiving psychological treatment.
We publicised the study nationally through adverts, social media and posts on message boards. We also recruited participants via clinicians working in primary and secondary care NHS services in London. All those in the active arm will be offered 5–10 sessions of remotely delivered modified cognitive–behavioural therapy for health anxiety (CBT-HA). We will examine the proportion of participants who remain above threshold on the CAS at 3 and 6 months and factors that influence levels of COVID-19 anxiety over 6 months using mixed effects logistic regression. The key feasibility metrics for the nested trial are the level of uptake of CBT-HA and the rate of follow-up.

Ethics and dissemination
Approved by Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee (reference: 20/EM/0238). The results of the study will be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Trial registration number

NCT14973494.
Exploration of the impact of gene therapy on the lives of people with haemophilia and their families: a protocol for the mixed-methods exigency study
Authors: Fletcher Simon , Pembroke Luke , Holland Mike , Khair Kate 
Published: November 2022

Introduction
Gene therapy has the potential to change the life experience of people with haemophilia and their families. A growing number of studies have examined the experience for those who have had gene therapy. A few studies have examined the process with other gene therapy among a wider cross-section of the haemophilia community.
Exigency is a nested group of studies investigating the experience and understanding of the haemophilia community to identify what place gene therapy is likely to have in haemophilia care.
Five groups have been identified: those who have already undergone gene therapy, those who do not want it, those who wanted to have it but withdrew or were withdrawn before dosing, those who have not yet been offered it and parents of children with haemophilia.

Methods
A qualitative, mixed-methods process will identify what each group understands about gene therapy and what it might mean for the haemophilia community in the future.

Analysis
All of the transcripts will be analysed by the lead and coinvestigator using a grounded theory approach. The texts will be coded into themes for further analysis. The data will be summarised and synthesised, and the views expressed will be represented descriptively.

Ethics and dissemination
Written consent will be required, and participants will be anonymised. All elements of the study will be reviewed by UK statutory bodies.
The study findings will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and at haemophilia conferences and symposia.
The study results will also be disseminated directly to study participants. Each participant will receive a copy of any publication and a summary report at the end of the study.

Trial registration number

NCT04723680
LOng COvid Multidisciplinary consortium Optimising Treatments and servIces acrOss the NHS (LOCOMOTION): protocol for a mixed-methods study in the UK
Authors: Sivan Manoj , Greenhalgh Trisha , Darbyshire Julie Lorraine , Mir Ghazala , O'Connor Rory J , Dawes Helen , Greenwood Darren , O’Connor Daryl , Horton Mike , Petrou Stavros , de Lusignan Simon , Curcin Vasa , Mayer Erik , Casson Alexander , Milne Ruairidh , Rayner Clare , Smith Nikki , Parkin Amy , Preston Nick , Delaney Brendan 
Published: November 2022

Introduction
Long COVID, a new condition whose origins and natural history are not yet fully established, currently affects 1.5 million people in the UK. Most do not have access to specialist long COVID services. We seek to optimise long COVID care both within and outside specialist clinics, including improving access, reducing inequalities, helping self-management and providing guidance and decision support for primary care. We aim to establish a ‘gold standard’ of care by systematically analysing current practices, iteratively improving pathways and systems of care.

Methods and analysis
This mixed-methods, multisite study is informed by the principles of applied health services research, quality improvement, co-design, outcome measurement and learning health systems. It was developed in close partnership with patients (whose stated priorities are prompt clinical assessment; evidence-based advice and treatment and help with returning to work and other roles) and with front-line clinicians. Workstreams and tasks to optimise assessment, treatment and monitoring are based in three contrasting settings: workstream 1 (qualitative research, up to 100 participants), specialist management in 10 long COVID clinics across the UK, via a quality improvement collaborative, experience-based co-design and targeted efforts to reduce inequalities of access, return to work and peer support; workstream 2 (quantitative research, up to 5000 participants), patient self-management at home, technology-supported monitoring and validation of condition-specific outcome measures and workstream 3 (quantitative research, up to 5000 participants), generalist management in primary care, harnessing electronic record data to study population phenotypes and develop evidence-based decision support, referral pathways and analysis of costs. Study governance includes an active patient advisory group.

Ethics and dissemination
LOng COvid Multidisciplinary consortium Optimising Treatments and servIces acrOss the NHS study is sponsored by the University of Leeds and approved by Yorkshire & The Humber—Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee (ref: 21/YH/0276). Participants will provide informed consent. Dissemination plans include academic and lay publications, and partnerships with national and regional policymakers.

Trial registration number

NCT05057260,NCT15022307.
Exploring challenges to nutrition intervention adherence using COM-B model among patients with wet age-related macular degeneration: a qualitative study
Authors: Bian Wei , Wang Zonghua , Wan Junli , Zhang Feng , Wu Xuemei , Li Xin , Luo Yu 
Published: November 2022

ObjectivesTo explore challenges to nutrition intervention adherence using the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation-Behaviour (COM-B) model among wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients. These factors should be considered in the development of potential support and intervention programmes to address these problems.DesignA qualitative study was conducted with one-to-one and face-to-face interviews with wet AMD patients using a semi-structured question guide. Data were analysed based on COM-B model: capability (physical and psychological), opportunity (physical and social) and motivation (reflective and automatic).SettingSouthwest Hospital of Chongqing Province in China.ParticipantsA convenient and purposive sample of 24 wet AMD patients were recruited.ResultsThe themes and subthemes were identified: psychological capability: (1) insufficient knowledge of nutrition; (2) misconceptions about the disease and treatment; (3) knowledge conflict; physical capability: (1) physical restriction; (2) limited access to nutrition knowledge; physical opportunity: (1) communication between providers and patients; (2) health insurance and extra charges; (3) food environment; social opportunity: (1) stigma of disease; (2) family influence; reflective motivation: (1) self-efficacy; (2) attitude; (3) outcome expectancies; (4) lack of professional support; automatic motivation: (1) difficulties in changing eating habits; (2) mindset.ConclusionMedical staff should pay much attention to the process of patients’ nutrition intervention. In addition, it is also necessary to develop professional and internet-based intervention to modify the dietary behaviour and improve the management skills of the patients.
Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients Combined with Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis
Authors: Luyan Gao , Haixia Zhang , Sheng Feng , Gang Sun , Jing Zhu , Ying Lu , Linsen Jiang , Kai Song , Zhi Wang , Huaying Shen 
Published: November 2022

Background/Aims. Combined peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis (PHD) are used in treating PD patients who underwent technique failure. This study aimed to research the cardiac structural and functional change in patients before and after PHD. Methods. This retrospective study enrolled 58 patients at The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University who switched from PD to PHD. Clinical data and echocardiographic examination results were collected. Data from the two groups with a normal distribution were compared with the paired t-test. A

p

value <0.05 (two-tailed) was considered statistically significant. Results. A total of 58 subjects were enrolled, including 46 males and 12 females, with a median age of 50.2 ± 11.1 (47–68) years. The mean duration of peritoneal dialysis was 67.2 ± 33.6 months. Before and after PHD, the ultrafiltration volume (

p

= 0.021) and hemoglobin (

p

= 0.001) were increased, while SBP (

p

= 0.002), DBP (

p

= 0.002), phosphorus (

p

< 0.001), and ESA dosage (

p

< 0.001) were decreased. Before and after combined dialysis (PHD), the incidence of LVH was 76.4% and 61.8%, respectively (

p

= 0.013), and LVMI decreased from 173.8 ± 86.2 g/m2 to 160.6 ± 78.5 g/m2 (

p

< 0.001). Conclusion. Compared with PD alone, the combination of PD and HD resulted in regression of LVH and reduced LVMI.
A new species of genus Neocerura Matsumura, 1929 (Notodontidae: Lepidoptera) from India
Authors: Amritpal Singh Kaleka  , Rishi Kumar  
Published: November 2022

A new species Neocerura convergata under the genus Neocerura Matsumura, 1929 has been described and illustrated. This species is closely related to N. liturata Walker, 1855 (type species) and completely conforms to the characterization of the genus. The wing maculation, larger size, and genitalic features make it distinct. The taxonomic account of N. liturata Walker, 1855 has also been included. The revival of the genus Neocerura Matsumura, 1929 has also been justified.
New records of pteridophytes in Mount Matutum Protected Landscape, South Central Mindanao, Philippines with notes on its economic value and conservation status
Authors: Christine Dawn Galope-Obemio  , Inocencio E. Buot Jr.  , Maria Celeste Banaticla-Hilario  
Published: November 2022

New records on distribution of pteridophytes in Mount Matutum Protected Landscape were documented. The species list was accounted with reference to specimen collections from various herbaria posted in digital databases and reliable literature on pteridophyte flora. Results further showed 105 new records for MMPL and its vicinity-South Cotabato, Sarangani province and General Santos City. From these, seven were new records for South Central Mindanao Region (Region 12). About 19 families, 56 genera were represented – 41 were epiphytes, 10 lithophytes, and 45 soil inhabitants, the rest with dual habits – two (ground and lithophytic); seven (epiphytic and lithophytic). Moreover, 11 species were found to be threatened based on national list while local conservation assessment based on relative frequency noted 91 threatened species. A conservation plan for these valuable species in the protected landscape is also proposed to ensure sound intervention and sustainable environment for this plant group.
Status of mangrove forest in Timaco Mangrove Swamp, Cotabato City, Philippines
Authors: Cherie Cano-Mangaoang  , Zandra Caderon Amino  , Baingan Brahim Mastur  
Published: November 2022

Mangrove forests are important coastal ecosystem considering its various ecosystem services. This study was conducted to generate an updated list and the current abundance of mangrove species in Timaco Mangrove Swamp located in Cotabato City, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Three sampling plots measuring 5 x 40 m were established in three identified sampling sites. Based on the result of the study, 15 species of mangroves were identified in Timaco Mangrove swamp. This number of species is higher compared to the previous study wherein 12 species were identified. With this number of species, seven species were considered new in the area, and five species were not recorded which were identified in the previous study. A total of 115 individuals were recorded in the present study which indicates a decrease of 79% compared to the previous study. Furthermore, the present study recorded two threatened species, namely, Aegiceras floridum (Near Threatened) and Avicennia rumphiana (Vulnerable). Continuous anthropogenic activities were observed in the sampling sites which can be attributed to population decrease. Thus, the need for immediate local conservation is recommended.
Notes on the nesting and foraging behaviours of the Common Coot Fulica atra in the wetlands of Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: M. Pandian  
Published: November 2022

The nesting and foraging behaviours of the Common Coot Fulica atra were studied in the wetlands of Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu during the breeding season. A total of 4,054 individuals of Common Coot including 467 juveniles and 1,327 nests were enumerated. Of the 1,327 nests, 1,191 were built on Ipomoea carnea vegetation and 136 on open water. The birds used twigs of Ipomoea carnea and various parts of eight other plant species as nest material. The nests were elliptical in shape, with flattened upper surfaces containing nest cup and a ramp-like structure each. 49.96 % of nests were found within 50 m distance from the edge of wetlands. A total of 16 plant species were identified as food sources including five algal species, such as Aphanothece stagnina, Spirogyra irregularis, Chara flaccida, C. vulgaris, and C. zeylanica. The Common Coots maintained strict territory during the breeding season and no other water birds were observed in the vicinity of their nesting and foraging sites. Even after completion of the breeding season, sporadic nesting was observed by a few pairs till June 2022.
Decoding a group of winged migrants!
Authors: Priyanka Iyer  
Published: November 2022

Book review by Priyanka Iyer: Waders of the Indian Subcontinent
Published 2021
Format: Hardback. Edition: 1st
536 pages
ISBN: 9789354266966
Publisher: Self-published (partly supported by WWF-India)
<https://www.harkiratsinghsangha.com/product-page/waders-of-the-indian-subcontinent>
The effectiveness of artificial canopy bridges for the diurnal primates within a hydroelectric project in North Sumatra-Indonesia
Authors: Prasetyo Didik , Lestari Dini Ayu , Wahyuni Tri , Ismanto Agus Djoko 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Primates that live within fragmented and disturbed habitat are facing population declines and a higher probability of extinction due to gene flow inhibition. To address this problem, land managers, practitioners, and primatologists have applied several approaches to enhance primates’ habitat quality and connectivity through habitat restoration and canopy bridge installation. In some cases, artificial canopy bridges have shown to be effective to facilitate movement between fragmented habitats for several primates’ taxa. However, while several types of canopy bridge designs are available, there is no clear evidence on which is the best for primates. Here we evaluated the effectiveness of three artificial canopy bridge designs within a hydroelectric project in Sumatra, Indonesia from 2019 to 2021. The hydroelectric project was located at the edge of a forest block within the Batang Toru Ecosystem which could disconnect the primate’s population from this protected forest to the other forest blocks. During 595 days of camera trapping, we captured 988 independent crossing events from six diurnal primate species (Pongo tapanuliensis, Hylobates agilis, Symphalangus syndactylus, Presbytis sumatrana, Macaca nemestrina, and Macaca fascicularis). Our initial observation finds the ladder canopy bridge design was commonly used by primates and Presbytis sumatrana was the species that often crossed the canopy bridge. These findings are important to improve species management plans and primate conservation in Indonesia.
On Chickens, Eggs, and the Birthplace of Jesus
Authors: Rowlands Jonathan 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
In this article, the author challenges the consensus surrounding Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. This consensus claims the Bethlehem birth was a fabrication posited as messianic fulfilment of Micah 5.2. First, the author summarises the majority position on the issue. Second, the author problematises the notion that there was an expectation regarding Bethlehem as messianic birthplace. Third, the author claims the available evidence might equally suggest Jesus was born in Bethlehem, with Micah 5.2 reinterpreted in light of this. As such, the author calls for renewed discussion about Jesus’ birthplace, and the nature of scholarly argumentation surrounding the issue.
Assessment of the phylogenetic relationships within the spondylidine branch of Spondylidinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)
Authors: Soydabaş-Ayoub Havva Kübra , Uçkan Fevzi , Atak Şener , Şimşek Burcu Şabanoğlu , İbiş Osman 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Spondylidinae is a minor subfamily of Cerambycidae with around 100 species in 20 genera. The tribes Asemini and Spondylidini, both salient owing to vectors and invaders into the limelight of phytosanitary authorities, constitute the “spondylidine branch”. Although a few species of the branch were being included in some higher taxonomic level studies, the phylogenetic relationships within the taxa have never been evaluated from a molecular viewpoint. The present study identifies the phylogenetic relationships within the branch inferring from a single locus (COI) global dataset and two multi-locus local datasets, binary combinations of mitochondrial COI, 16S rRNA and nuclear 28S rRNA D1-D2, that sequences were obtained from the samples of the East of Marmara Region, Turkey. [(Spondylis+Neospondylis) + Megasemum] and [Tetropium+Asemum] groups were separated from the same node in the phylogenetic trees. The genus Cephalallus was stated on the basalmost of these two groups. Arhopalus split from all other genera and divided into two subgroups. There were discrepancies between morphology and COI barcode sequences, which might be a sign of hybridisation between A. rusticus and A. syriacus. Intraspecific distances of COI gene regions of S. buprestoides, As. striatum and T. cinnamopterum were up to 4.26%, 8.51%, and 6%, respectively, which might point out to cryptic speciation.
Re-colonisation of Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Self-determination
Authors: Shah Niaz A 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
On 5 August 2019, India unilaterally ended the autonomous status under Article 370 of the Indian constitution 1949. The state of Jammu and Kashmir (j&k) was established under the terms of the Instrument of Accession by the Ruler of j&k. To change the demographic composition of j&k, Article 35A of Indian constitution 1949 was also abolished and new domicile rules were introduced paving the way for non-Kashmiri Indians to settle permanently in j&k. Under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019, Kargil and Leh districts were cut from Jammu and recategorized as Union Territory of Ladakh and the state of j&k was relegated to a Union Territory directly governed by the central government. On 5 May 2022, a delimitation report was published giving more seats to Hindus compared to Muslims against the population criterion. This article argues that India had started re-colonisation of j&k since October 1947. Eliminating its autonomous status in August 2019 was not the starting but a tipping point of the re-colonisation. After decolonisation of British India in August 1947, major Indian states such as Hyderabad; Junagadh and j&k were given the option to join India or Pakistan. India saw this as a ‘grave threat’ to her organic unity and invaded Hyderabad on 13 September 1947; j&k on 27 October 1947 and Junagadh on 9 November 1947. It is argued that India secured accession from the Ruler of j&k under compelling circumstances and on the condition that a free and impartial plebiscite would be held to ascertain the wishes of Kashmiri people. Since 1947, the pledge of plebiscite did not materialise. As freedom from colonialism has become a jus cogens, it is argued that the United Nations (UN) and its members have erga omnes obligations to respect and support the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people.
Bedrock may dictate the distribution of the fire salamander in the southern border of its global range
Authors: Shemesh Hagai , Dener Efrat , Sadeh Asaf 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Understanding the factors that determine the spatial distribution of species is crucial for conservation planning. In this short communication, we review previous distribution models of the fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) in northern Israel, produced by the group of the late Prof. Leon Blaustein, while suggesting a biologically-informed reinterpretation of their main predictions. We argue for the prime importance of bedrock, specifically hard limestone, because it is tightly associated with the availability of karstic formations that are key to adult survival throughout the summer. Furthermore, we suggest that the spatial distribution of limestone bedrock also determines large-scale inter-population connectivity, and may explain the observed genetic differentiation among populations, as well as the southernmost limit of the species’ global distribution.
Una favola in forma di diario: l’originalità di Muḏakkirāt daǧāǧa (1943) dello scrittore palestinese Isḥāq Mūsā al-Ḥusaynī
Authors: Zanelli Patrizia 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
In literary history, Isḥāq Mūsā al-Ḥusaynī’s Muḏakkirāt daǧāǧa, where a wise hen tells her own story, might be the first beast fable written in the form of a diary, while it certainly is the first Palestinian novel to have gained widespread fame throughout the Arab world. This article focuses on the anthropomorphizing strategy devised by the author to write this allegorical tale, drawing inspiration from the apologues included in Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ’s Kalīla wa-Dimna, but also from other texts of various origins.
After explaining the themes al-Ḥusaynī treats in his novel, the essay offers a comparison between classical and modern fable models, mainly as far as narrative point of view is concerned. The study aims at displaying the stylistic uniqueness of Muḏakkirāt. It therefore compares this present-day fable with the Kalīla wa-Dimna as well as with Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945). The lexical analysis of Muḏakkirāt furtherly shows why al-Ḥusaynī’s allegorical novel is so unique and, in fact, the most prised work of pre-1948 Palestinian fiction.