bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Addressing colon cancer patients’ needs during follow-up consultations at the outpatient clinic: a multicenter qualitative observational study
Authors: Vos Julien A. M. , Duineveld Laura A. M. , van Miltenburg Vera E. , Henselmans Inge , van Weert Henk C. P. M. , van Asselt Kristel M. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Purpose
To describe colon cancer patients’ needs and how healthcare providers respond to these needs during routine follow-up consultations in hospital.

Methods
A multicenter qualitative observational study, consisting of follow-up consultations by surgeons and specialized oncology nurses. Consultations were analyzed according to Verona Coding Definitions of Emotional Sequences. Patients’ questions, cues, and concerns were derived from the data and categorized into supportive care domains. Responses of healthcare providers were defined as providing or reducing space for disclosure. Patient satisfaction with care was measured with a short questionnaire.

Results
Consultations with 30 patients were observed. Questions typically centered around the health system and information domain (i.e., follow-up schedule and test results; 92%). Cues and concerns were mostly associated with the physical and daily living domain (i.e., experiencing symptoms and difficulties resuming daily routine; 43%), followed by health system and information (i.e., miscommunication or lack of clarity about follow-up; 28%), and psychological domain (i.e., fear of recurrence and complications; 28%). Problems in the sexuality domain hardly ever arose (0%). Healthcare providers provided space to talk about half of the cues and concerns (54%). Responses to cancer-related versus unrelated problems were similar. Overall, the patients were satisfied with the information and communication received.

Conclusions
Colon cancer patients express various needs during consultations. Healthcare providers respond to different types of needs in a similar fashion. We encourage clinicians to discuss all supportive care domains, including sexuality, and provide space for further disclosure. General practitioners are trained to provide holistic care and could play a greater role.
Carbonate factory of Pietra di Finale coastal wedge (Miocene): the unusual abundance of stylasterids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)
Authors: Brandano Marco , Tomassetti Laura , Puce Stefania 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThis work focuses on the carbonate factories constituting the Pietra di Finale Fm cropping out in the Ligurian Alps. This unit constituted a mixed carbonate–siliciclastic coastal wedge developed during the Middle Miocene. The carbonate factories characterizing the coastal wedge of the Pietra di Finale clearly differ from those of the coastal mixed systems and carbonate platforms developing during the Miocene elsewhere in the Mediterranean area. Here, in the Ligurian Alps, the euphotic carbonate factory does not show any evidence of seagrass meadows and coral bioconstructions. Zooxanthellate corals are present only as skeletal debris associated with abundant stylasterids. In the mesophotic and oligophotic zones, the typical oligophotic biota of red algae and larger benthic foraminifers are strongly reduced. The coastal wedge of the Pietra di Finale shows an unusual abundance of stylasterids, classically interpreted as deep-water biota. However, in this example, the absence of low-energy textures and other skeletal components suggest a shallow-water origin, probably in the eu- or mesophotic zone. The stylasterids colonized the hard substrates available and were successively removed and resedimented to form the skeletal fraction of the coastal wedge of the Pietra di Finale. The abundance of stylasterids is restricted to particular and limited situations in the Miocene of the Mediterranean, thus suggesting that their abnormal development is controlled by local rather than global factors.
How does Mind–Body Bridging support professional identity development?
Authors: Lutovac Sonja , Kaasila Raimo , Petäjäniemi Maria , Siira Virva 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThis narrative case study is an exploration of Mind–Body Bridging (MBB), an emerging mindfulness-based approach, and its impact on university students’ professional identities. MBB was used as content and an intervention tool in a psychology course. The study provides an in-depth analysis of two students’ narratives to illustrate and discuss the usefulness of MBB in the university setting. The findings demonstrate that MBB helped students develop their professional identity with regard to self-confidence, self-awareness, social relationships, and professional future. Moreover, the link between the development of students’ professional identities and their abilities to cope with work-related stress is found.
Autistic traits, emotion regulation, and sensory sensitivities in children and adults with Misophonia
Authors: Rinaldi L. J. , Simner J. , Koursarou S. , Ward J. 
Published: June 2022

AbstractMisophonia is an unusually strong aversion to everyday sounds such as chewing, crunching, or breathing. Previous studies have suggested that rates of autism might be elevated in misophonia, and here we examine this claim in detail. We present a comprehensive review of the relevant literature, and two empirical studies examining children and adults with misophonia. We tested 142 children and 379 adults for traits associated with autism (i.e., attention-to-detail, attention-switching, social processing, communication, imagination, emotion regulation, and sensory sensitivity across multiple domains). Our data show that autistic traits are indeed elevated in misophonics compared to controls. We discuss our findings in relation to models of the interface between autism, sensory sensitivities, and the specific features of misophonia.
Experimental and numerical investigation of a vertical vibration isolator for seismic applications
Authors: Eskandary-Malayery Fatemeh , Ilanko Sinniah , Mace Brian , Mochida Yusuke , Pellicano Francesco 
Published: June 2022

AbstractIn near-fault seismic zones, the vertical acceleration experienced during a strong event can be greater than horizontal acceleration. Methods to reduce horizontal acceleration are applied in various forms and are in common use. However, methods to reduce vertical acceleration, and practical protection systems for these applications, remain elusive. One strategy to protect structures, which has been demonstrated to be effective in situations where the excitation is horizontal, is to isolate the structure. For vertical excitations, this is difficult due to the need to maintain sufficient stiffness and strength in the direction of gravitational loads. The need to maintain high stiffness for gravity loading while allowing flexibility for isolation during earthquakes has led to research on the use of High-Static-Low-Dynamic Stiffness Systems (HSLDSS) and in particular Quasi-Zero Stiffness Systems (QZSS), which have zero equivalent stiffness in the equilibrium position. Although effective, the QZSS is sensitive to mistuning and prone to large deformations for relatively small increments in static load for building applications. This paper presents the results of an analytical and experimental study in which a HSLDSS isolation system carrying a payload is subject to vertical base excitation using sinusoidal as well as actual, scaled earthquake signals. Static loading tests are also presented. This isolation system consists of rigid rotating arms, horizontal and vertical springs and a vertical damper. By a suitable selection of parameters this could also serve as a QZSS. Results show that both the QZSS and HSLDSS can significantly reduce the magnification of the force as well as the transmission of the acceleration and that the HSLDSS retains stiffness at the equilibrium position. The numerical model includes friction and is solved using direct integration of the equation of motion. Experimental results from a scale model agree well theoretical predictions.
Aesthetic Animism
Authors: Doran Ryan P. 
Published: June 2022

AbstractI argue that the main existing accounts of the relationship between the beauty of environmental entities and their moral standing are mistaken in important ways. Beauty does not, as has been suggested by optimists, confer intrinsic moral standing. Nor is it the case, as has been suggested by pessimists, that beauty at best provides an anthropocentric source of moral standing that is commensurate with other sources of pleasure. I present arguments and evidence that show that the appreciation of beauty tends to cause a transformational state of mind that is more valuable than mere pleasure, but that leads us to falsely represent beautiful entities as being sentient and, in turn, as having intrinsic moral standing. To this extent, beauty is not, then, a source of intrinsic moral standing; it’s a source of a more important anthropocentric value than has hitherto been acknowledged.
The Tribocorrosion Behaviour of Ti-6Al-4 V Alloy: The Role of Both Normal Force and Electrochemical Potential
Authors: Feyzi Mohsen , Fallahnezhad Khosro , Taylor Mark , Hashemi Reza 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThe tribocorrosion behaviour of Ti-6Al-4 V exposed to phosphate buffered saline was investigated under a range of normal forces in both cathodic and anodic regions to provide a basis for properly deriving the tribological constants of this alloy. To achieve this, a new customised tribotester was designed and manufactured to rub the Ti-6Al-4 V disks against zirconia balls. The tests were conducted at a sliding frequency of 1 Hz and a sliding distance of 4.8 mm under various normal forces and potentials as 17.5, 10.8, 6, 3.5 N, and − 1.2, − 0.6, 0, 0.4, 0.8 V/VAg/AgCl, respectively. The damaged surfaces were characterised by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, profilometer, and micro-hardness tester. The post analyses confirmed the appearance of some minor cracks together with third-body wear particles. No significant changes in the hardness were detected after the tribocorrosion tests. The results of profilometry and electrochemical current indicated that in the anodic region the chemical losses accounted for a significant proportion (up to 36%) of the total loss. The proportional chemical loss increased with the potential; however, neither direct nor reverse relationship was found with the normal force. Overall, in the anodic domain, the material loss increased with the potential level due to the formation of oxide layer which may induce more shear cutting. In the cathodic domain, hydrogen embrittlement changed the properties of the interface and thus, the amount of material loss. Both the mechanical and chemical wear were described by an existing tribocorrosion theory; thereby, the theory was equipped with its tribocorrosive constants for future analyses on the tribocorrosion of this alloy extensively used in various applications including biomedical implants.
Percutaneous cryoablation for clinical T3a renal cell carcinoma (< 7 cm) with segmental vein involvement or perinephric fat invasion based on preoperative evaluation of high-resolution multidetector computed tomography scan
Authors: Uka Mayu , Iguchi Toshihiro , Okawa Nanako , Matsui Yusuke , Tomita Koji , Umakoshi Noriyuki , Munetomo Kazuaki , Gobara Hideo , Araki Motoo , Hiraki Takao 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Purpose
To retrospectively assess the feasibility, safety, renal function, technique efficacy rate, and survival of patients with clinical T3a renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Materials and methods
Sixteen cryoablation sessions were performed in 14 patients (10 men; mean age, 69.8 ± 10.5 years; range, 49–90 years) with 14 clear cell T3a RCCs (mean, 3.3 ± 0.9 cm; range, 1.9–5.2 cm). One patient was on dialysis. Transcatheter arterial embolization was performed before cryoablation in 15 sessions. The primary endpoint was the technique efficacy rate. The secondary endpoints included feasibility, safety, renal function, and survival.

Results
Cryoablation was technically successful in all RCC cases. In two RCCs, cryoablation was performed twice because of local tumor progression. No major adverse events were observed. All patients were alive without metastases, with a median follow-up of 45 months (6−93 months). Complete response was achieved by cryoablation in 11 RCCs (78.6%). The primary and secondary technique efficacy rates were 77.1% and 84.4% at 1 year, 57.9% and 73.9% at 3 years, and 57.9% and 73.9% at 5 years, respectively. One patient underwent dialysis given a total contralateral nephrectomy due to another RCC 1 month after initial cryoablation and a total ipsilateral nephrectomy 46 months after initial cryoablation due to local progression. Except for two dialysis patients, of the 12 patients with a median follow-up of 41 months (6–93 months), none were on dialysis.

Conclusion
Cryoablation was safe and effective in T3a RCC, which mainly involved the renal venous branches and may represent an alternative treatment for inoperable patients.
The effect of CT texture-based analysis using machine learning approaches on radiologists' performance in differentiating focal-type autoimmune pancreatitis and pancreatic duct carcinoma
Authors: Anai Kenta , Hayashida Yoshiko , Ueda Issei , Hozuki Eri , Yoshimatsu Yuuta , Tsukamoto Jun , Hamamura Toshihiko , Onari Norihiro , Aoki Takatoshi , Korogi Yukunori 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Purpose
To develop a support vector machine (SVM) classifier using CT texture-based analysis in differentiating focal-type autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and pancreatic duct carcinoma (PD), and to assess the radiologists’ diagnostic performance with or without SVM.

Materials and methods
This retrospective study included 50 patients (20 patients with focal-type AIP and 30 patients with PD) who underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced CT. Sixty-two CT texture-based features were extracted from 2D images of the arterial and portal phase CTs. We conducted data compression and feature selections using principal component analysis (PCA) and produced the SVM classifier. Four readers participated in this observer performance study and the statistical significance of differences with and without the SVM was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.

Results
The SVM performance indicated a high performance in differentiating focal-type AIP and PD (AUC = 0.920). The AUC for all 4 readers increased significantly from 0.827 to 0.911 when using the SVM outputs (p = 0.010). The AUC for inexperienced readers increased significantly from 0.781 to 0.905 when using the SVM outputs (p = 0.310). The AUC for experienced readers increased from 0.875 to 0.912 when using the SVM outputs, however, there was no significant difference (p = 0.018).

Conclusion
The use of SVM classifier using CT texture-based features improved the diagnostic performance for differentiating focal-type AIP and PD on CT.
Coupling outdoor air quality with thermal comfort in the presence of street trees: a pilot investigation in Shenyang, Northeast China
Authors: Miao Chunping , Li Pingping , Huang Yanqing , Sun Yuxuan , Chen Wei , Yu Shuai 
Published: June 2022

AbstractTogether, the heat island effect and air pollution pose a threat to human health and well-being in urban settings. Nature-based solutions such as planting trees are a mitigation strategy to improve outdoor temperatures (thermal comfort) and enhance air quality in urban areas. In this study, outdoor thermal comfort, and particulate matter levels were compared between treeless and treed areas to provide a better understanding of how street trees improve thermal comfort and air quality. Street trees decreased the physiological equivalent temperature from 46.3 to 44.2 °C in summer but increased it from 36.4 to 37.5 °C in autumn. Air temperature and relative humidity contributed more in summer while wind speed contributed more in autumn. Particulate matter concentrations were negatively correlated with physiological equivalent temperature in summer but not in autumn. The presence of trees decreased concentrations of fine particulate matter in hot summer conditions but increased in hot autumn conditions. The presence of trees increased coarse particulate matter in very hot summer conditions in summer and in hot autumn conditions. Overall, the layout of trees in urban street canyons should consider the trade-off between outdoor thermal comfort and air quality improvement.
The outcome-representation learning model: impairments in decision-making in adolescents with excess weight
Authors: Moreno-Padilla María , Alacreu-Crespo Adrián , Guillaume Sebastien , Reyes del Paso Gustavo A. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Impairments in decision-making have been suggested as a predisposing factor to obesity development. Individuals with excess weight display riskier decisions than normal weight people. Furthermore, adolescence is a period of life in which risky behavior may increase. We aimed to investigate decision making applying the Outcome-Representation-Learning (ORL) model to the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) in adolescents with excess weight. Twenty-nine excess weight and twenty-eight normal weight adolescents, classified according to their age-adjusted body mass index (BMI) percentile, participated in the study. Decision-making was measured using the IGT. A Bayesian computational ORL model was applied to assess reward learning, punishment learning, forgetfulness, win perseverance and deck perseverance. The IGT net score was lower in excess weight than normal weight adolescents (β = 2.85; p < .027). Reward learning (95% HDI [0.011, 0.232]) was higher, while forgetfulness (95% HDI [− 0.711, − 0.181]) and deck perseverance (95% HDI [− 3.349, − 0.203]) were lower, in excess weight than normal weight adolescents. Excess weight adolescents seemed better at learning the most rewarding choices and showed a random strategy based on reward and novelty seeking. Consequently, excess weight adolescents made more disadvantageous selections, and performed worse in the IGT.
The decreasing availability of reindeer forage in boreal forests during snow cover periods: A Sámi pastoral landscape perspective in Sweden
Authors: Harnesk David 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThis paper argues that Sámi reindeer pastoralism in Sweden is highly stressed during the critical snow cover periods due to large-scale human interventions, especially forestry, and that these have over time significantly worsened the ecological conditions for natural grazing-based responses to changing snow conditions caused by climate change. Informed by a literature review, the paper conceptualises two, overlapping ecological dynamics that shape the availability of lichen as key forage resources within a Sámi pastoral landscape perspective: the grazing dynamics of reindeer during snow cover periods as determined by climatic stochasticity, and the more predictable vegetation dynamics of lichen habitat formation, growth and sustenance based on structured forestry practices. This could help articulate an intervention ecology that pursues sustainable ecological conditions for natural grazing-based Sámi reindeer pastoralism, along with other goals. As such alternatives are likely to face political resistance, the article discusses the implications of its findings within a science–politics interface.
Metabolism Instead of Machine: Towards an Ontology of Hybrids
Authors: Rijssenbeek Julia , Blok Vincent , Robaey Zoë 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
The emerging field of synthetic biology aims to engineer novel biological entities. The envisioned future bio-based economy builds largely on “cell factories”: organisms that have been metabolically engineered to sustainably produce substances for human ends. In this paper, we argue that synthetic biology’s goal of creating efficient production vessels for industrial applications implies a set of ontological assumptions according to which living organisms are machines. Traditionally, a machine is understood as a technological, isolated and controllable production unit consisting of parts. But modified organisms, or hybrids, require us to think beyond the machine paradigm and its associated dichotomies between artificial and natural, organisms and artefacts. We ask: How may we conceptualise hybrids beyond limiting ontological categories? Our main claim is that the hybrids created by synthetic biology should be considered not as machines but as metabolic systems. We shall show how the philosophical account of metabolism can inform an ontology of hybrids that moves beyond what we call the “machine ontology”, considering that metabolism enables thinking beyond the dominant dichotomies and allows us to understand and design lifeforms in a bio-based economy. Thus, the aim of this paper is twofold: first, to develop the philosophical ontology of hybrids, and second, to move synthetic biology beyond the problematically limiting view of hybrids.
Limit theorems for random points in a simplex
Authors: Baci Anastas , Kabluchko Zakhar , Prochno Joscha , Sonnleitner Mathias , Thäle Christoph 
Published: June 2022

AbstractIn this work the
$\ell_q$
-norms of points chosen uniformly at random in a centered regular simplex in high dimensions are studied. Berry–Esseen bounds in the regime
$1\leq q < \infty$
are derived and complemented by a non-central limit theorem together with moderate and large deviations in the case where
$q=\infty$
. An application to the intersection volume of a regular simplex with an
$\ell_p^n$
-ball is also carried out.
Dynamical fitness models: evidence of universality classes for preferential attachment graphs
Authors: Cipriani Alessandra , Fontanari Andrea 
Published: June 2022

AbstractIn this paper we define a family of preferential attachment models for random graphs with fitness in the following way: independently for each node, at each time step a random fitness is drawn according to the position of a moving average process with positive increments. We will define two regimes in which our graph reproduces some features of two well-known preferential attachment models: the Bianconi–Barabási and Barabási–Albert models. We will discuss a few conjectures on these models, including the convergence of the degree sequence and the appearance of Bose–Einstein condensation in the network when the drift of the fitness process has order comparable to the graph size.