bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Trapped in a graben: deposition of Huronian gold-bearing conglomerates in a fault-influenced, valley-confined, fluvial system in the southern Cobalt Basin, Ontario, Canada
Authors: Long D.G.F. , Rainbird Robert H. 
Published: July 2022

Isopachs of Huronian strata of the Elliot and Hough Lake groups in the southern part of the Cobalt Basin can be used to define the geometry of a 4 km wide valley system that directly influenced the location of gravel-bed rivers bearing detrital gold and auriferous pyrite in the Mississagi Formation. Distribution and thickness of these and underlying formations can be directly linked to initial valley formation parallel to existing north-south-oriented faults in the Archean basement. Thickness distributions were directly influenced by active subsidence associated with transverse, east-south-east (ESE)-oriented, normal faults, related to extension along the Huronian transform-rift margin further south. Strata underlying the Mississagi Formation were largely removed by erosion in the northern part of the paleovalley system, but thickened and then thinned south of the ESE faults. Pyrite and detrital gold in the Mississagi Formation may have been concentrated from reworking of coarse clastic rocks of the Matinenda and Ramsay Lake formations, along with significant contributions from erosion of proximal Archean basement within 3–5 km of the preserved basin margins. There is strong evidence to suggest that stream flow was initially concentrated in three main structurally influenced valley systems in the north, with one lateral tributary in the south-eastern part of the basin. The fluvial systems merged, and thickened, south of the Tee Lake fault, possibly reflecting trans-tensional influences on the basin margin faults.
Radiocarbon dates and late Quaternary vertebrates from cave deposits in the central Canadian Rocky Mountains
Authors: Jass Christopher N. , Horne Greg , Critchley Dave , Tirlea Diana , Allan Timothy 
Published: July 2022

New radiocarbon dates on biological remains from cave deposits in the Canadian Rocky Mountains range in age from infinite to modern but are largely restricted to the Holocene (9560±40 years B.P. to modern). The consistency in radiocarbon ages is interpreted as resulting from geologic processes associated with deglaciation and may reflect timeframes when cave conditions in some areas of the Canadian Rocky Mountains became suitable for deposition and preservation of biological remains. When considered at taxonomic levels permitted by morphological identification, recovered vertebrate remains from cave deposits are consistent with the modern biota of the region, suggesting early post-Late Glacial Maximum establishment of the modern biota and relative stability of mammal assemblages through the Holocene. Preliminary evaluation of recovered plant remains highlights a potentially underevaluated source of palaeoecological data for higher elevations.
Building GC-free Key-value Store on HM-SMR Drives with ZoneFS
Authors: Zhang Yiwen , Yao Ting , Wan Jiguang , Xie Changsheng 
Published: July 2022

Host-managed shingled magnetic recording drives (HM-SMR) are advantageous in capacity to harness the explosive growth of data. For key-value (KV) stores based on log-structured merge trees (LSM-trees), the HM-SMR drive is an ideal solution owning to its capacity, predictable performance, and economical cost. However, building an LSM-tree-based KV store on HM-SMR drives presents severe challenges in maintaining the performance and space utilization efficiency due to the redundant cleaning processes for applications and storage devices (i.e., compaction and garbage collection). To eliminate the overhead of on-disk garbage collection (GC) and improve compaction efficiency, this article presents
GearDB
, a GC-free KV store tailored for HM-SMR drives. GearDB improves the write performance and space efficiency through three new techniques: a new on-disk data layout, compaction windows, and a novel gear compaction algorithm. We further augment the read performance of GearDB with a new SSTable layout and read ahead mechanism. We implement GearDB with LevelDB, and use zonefs to access a real HM-SMR drive. Our extensive experiments confirm that GearDB achieves both high performance and space efficiency, i.e., on average 1.7× and 1.5× better than LevelDB in random write and read, respectively, with up to 86.9% space efficiency.
NeAT
Authors: Rückert Darius , Wang Yuanhao , Li Rui , Idoughi Ramzi , Heidrich Wolfgang 
Published: July 2022

In this paper, we present Neural Adaptive Tomography (NeAT), the first adaptive, hierarchical neural rendering pipeline for tomography. Through a combination of neural features with an adaptive explicit representation, we achieve reconstruction times far superior to existing neural inverse rendering methods. The adaptive explicit representation improves efficiency by facilitating empty space culling and concentrating samples in complex regions, while the neural features act as a neural regularizer for the 3D reconstruction.
The NeAT framework is designed specifically for the tomographic setting, which consists only of semi-transparent volumetric scenes instead of opaque objects. In this setting, NeAT outperforms the quality of existing optimization-based tomography solvers while being substantially faster.
https://github.com/darglein/NeAT
Estimation of yarn-level simulation models for production fabrics
Authors: Sperl Georg , Sánchez-Banderas Rosa M. , Li Manwen , Wojtan Chris , Otaduy Miguel A. 
Published: July 2022

This paper introduces a methodology for inverse-modeling of yarn-level mechanics of cloth, based on the mechanical response of fabrics in the real world. We compiled a database from physical tests of several different knitted fabrics used in the textile industry. These data span different types of complex knit patterns, yarn compositions, and fabric finishes, and the results demonstrate diverse physical properties like stiffness, nonlinearity, and anisotropy.
We then develop a system for approximating these mechanical responses with yarn-level cloth simulation. To do so, we introduce an efficient pipeline for converting between fabric-level data and yarn-level simulation, including a novel swatch-level approximation for speeding up computation, and some small-but-necessary extensions to yarn-level models used in computer graphics. The dataset used for this paper can be found at http://mslab.es/projects/YarnLevelFabrics.
Application of Ultrasound Combined with Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis and Grading of Patients with Prenatal Placenta Accreta
Authors: Zhang Xiaoyan , Liu Fengfeng , Wang Xiaoyan 
Published: July 2022

In order to study the clinical application value of placenta accreta (PIA) diagnosis and grading, the authors propose a method based on ultrasound combined with magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and grading of prenatal placenta accreta patients. This method is adopted in materials and methods: a retrospective analysis of hospital patients with high suspicion of placenta accreta by clinical or ultrasonography between October 2019 and October 2021, the imaging and clinical data of 312 patients who underwent placental MRI examination. The MRI imaging data of all patients were jointly analyzed, and the main observation indicators are as follows: (1) dark zone in the placenta, (2) disruption of the border of the myometrium, (3) disruption of the myometrium, (4) abnormal blood vessels in the placenta, (5) enlargement of the lower part of the uterus, and (6) local bulge of the bladder/or invasion of the adjacent tissues of the uterus. The results show the following: in MRI combined with ultrasonography (

P
<
0.05

), there was no statistical significance in the specificity and accuracy of MRI combined with ultrasound to diagnose PIA (

P
>
0.05

). The comparison of graded diagnostic accuracy showed that in ultrasound

alone
<
MRI

alone
<
MRI

combined with ultrasound, the differences were statistically significant (

P
<
0.05

). Ultrasound combined with MRI in the diagnosis of placenta accreta is in good agreement with the clinical and surgical pathological results; MRI examination can be used as an important method for prenatal placenta accreta screening. MRI can classify placenta accreta to some extent.
Application of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Amplatzer Atrial Septal Defect Occluder for Percutaneous Closure of Large Patent Foramen Ovale
Authors: Du Yajuan , Xie Hang , Shao Hui , Cheng Gesheng , He Lu , Wang Xingye , He Xumei , Lan Beidi , Zhang Yushun , Tian Gang 
Published: July 2022

Objective. The Amplatzer patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder is the most commonly used device for percutaneous closure of a large PFO. However, its use may predispose the patient to postoperative residual shunting. To reduce the incidence of residual shunting, we investigated the safety and effectiveness of the Amplatzer atrial septal defect (ASD) occluder for percutaneous closure of a large PFO measured by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and evaluated the value of TEE in this procedure. Methods. Overall, 118 patients who were diagnosed with a large PFO (all with

a
≥
2

mm left atrial side height after the Valsalva maneuver (VM) excluding those with a small ASD) using contrast transthoracic echocardiography (c-TTE) and TEE underwent closure under TEE guidance at The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University. An ASD device was used in 48 patients (group I) and a PFO device in 70 (group II). After the procedure, we verified the safety and efficacy of different devices using c-TTE, TTE, and TEE. Results. In both groups, the preoperative TEE results showed a significantly increased left height of the PFO after VM compared with that at rest (all

P
<
0.01

). Compared with the left height of the PFO measured using TEE after VM, the PFO-stretch diameter (SD) measured by TEE after the delivery sheath passed the PFO was higher (all

P
<
0.01

). We selected the ASD occluder size according to this PFO-SD. In group II, most patients underwent the implantation of the larger PFO devices. Interventional treatment was successfully performed on all patients. The effective occlusion rate in group I at 12 months after the procedure was significantly higher than that in group II (93.7% vs. 78.6%,

P
<
0.05

). The TEE results showed that 18 patients with a medium and large residual shunt at 12 months after the procedure exhibited an intradisc tunnel-like shunt. Conclusion. The Amplatzer ASD device and Amplatzer PFO device are safe for large PFO closure, but the Amplatzer ASD device has a higher effective occlusion rate. TEE plays a crucial role in the use of the Amplatzer ASD occluder for percutaneous closure of a large PFO.
Electrocardiogram Parameters That Affect the Success Rate of Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Outflow Tract Ventricular Premature Complexes
Authors: Ye Zhen , Xu Zhe , Gong Kezeng , Chen Xuehai , Wang Weiwei , Chen Jianhua , Chen Lianglong , Zhang Feilong 
Published: July 2022

Objectives. The objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in patients with outflow tract (OT) ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) and to explore the electrocardiographic (ECG) features of initially successful procedures. Methods. Based on the outcome of ablation, 154 consecutive patients with OT-VPCs who underwent RFCA from January 2017 to December 2019 were divided into two groups. The rate of successful procedures and the ECG features were analyzed and compared between the two groups. Results. The highest success rate was found in patients with VPCs from the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), and the lowest success rate was evident among patients with complexes from both the RVOT and the left ventricular OT (LVOT). The patients with successful procedures (136) reflected a lower pseudo delta wave ratio (16.2% vs. 44.4%,

P
<
0.01

), a smaller R-wave amplitude in lead V1 (V1) (

0.23
±
0.24

mV vs.

0.35
±
0.44

mV,

P
<
0.05

), shorter intrinsicoid deflection time in lead V2 (V2) (

44.00
±
18.33

ms vs.

57.41
±
20.67

ms,

P
<
0.01

), a shorter RS duration in V2 (

93.67
±
21.33

ms vs.

106.93
±
18.76

ms,

P
<
0.01

), and smaller R/S-waveratios in V2. Furthermore, multivariate analysis demonstrated that RS duration in V2 was above 109.17 ms and R/S ratio in V2 was above 0.28, forecasting a failed procedure. Conclusions. The ECG predictors of failed ablation were characterized by RS duration and R/S ratio in V2.
Subsídios para implementação de H-BIM na Gestão de Facilidades no Edifício Vilanova Artigas da FAU USP
Authors: Noia Paula Regina da Cruz 
Published: July 2022

O presente artigo representa um trabalho inicial que contextualiza as recentes intervenções espaciais do Edifício Vilanova Artigas, circunstancia os recentes esforços visando a conservação de seu patrimônio edificado, analisa as dinâmicas atuais das partes interessadas nos processos de gestão dos espaços físicos e consequentemente os de gestão de facilidades do edifício sede da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo (FAU - USP). Tal primeira etapa de investigação visa fomentar subsídios para a compreensão dos procedimentos internos de gestão e alavancar a implementação do H-BIM, propondo assim o aprimoramento das praticas atuais e a preservação do patrimônio arquitetônico. Através de uma metodologia com abordagem qualitativa centrada no estudo de caso, a pesquisa elabora uma observação circunstanciada das ações recentes de gestão dos espaços físicos do edifício objeto de estudo. Pautada em fontes primarias de dados pertencentes à FAU e à USP (arquivos do SVInfra, documentos do sistema Proteos USP, relatórios de atividades SVInfra 2014-2020, ordens de serviços no sistema Help Desk do SVInfra 2014-2020 entre outros) o trabalho levanta nas imprecisões das praticas atuais possibilidades para a incursão da tecnologia H-BIM como ferramenta de gerenciamento de ciclo de vida do edifício. Acredita-se assim que que a implementação do H-BIM pode ser uma ferramenta que facilitará a integração dos trabalhos teóricos, desenvolvidos no âmbito de pesquisa da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da FAU USP e a atuação pratica do Serviço Técnico de Infraestrutura, através da gestão da informação. Resultaria assim em uma importante contribuição para a preservação do patrimônio histórico, bem como uma melhor utilização dos recursos físico-financeiros da esfera publica.
Evaluating Hydrologic Sensitivity in CMIP6 Models: Anthropogenic Forcing versus ENSO
Authors: Norris Jesse , Hall Alex , Thackeray Chad W. , Chen Di , Madakumbura Gavin D. 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Large uncertainty exists in hydrologic sensitivity (HS), the global-mean precipitation increase per degree of warming, across global climate model (GCM) ensembles. Meanwhile, the global circulation and hence global precipitation are sensitive to variations of surface temperature under internal variability. El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most dominant mode of global temperature variability and hence of precipitation variability. Here we show in phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) that the strength of HS under ENSO is predictive of HS in the climate change context (r = 0.56). This correlation increases to 0.62 when only central Pacific ENSO events are considered, suggesting that they are a better proxy for HS under future warming than east Pacific ENSO events. GCMs with greater HS are associated with greater weakening of the Walker circulation and expansion of the Hadley circulation under ENSO. Observations of HS under ENSO suggest that it is significantly underestimated by the GCMs, with the lower bound of observational uncertainty almost double even the highest-HS GCMs. The ENSO-related transformation of the tropical circulation holds clues into how the GCMs may be improved in order to more reliably simulate future hydrological cycle intensification.
Surface Shortwave Radiative Fluxes Derived from the U.S. Air Force Cloud Depiction Forecast System World-Wide Merged Cloud Analysis
Authors: Pinker Rachel T. , Chen Wen , Ma Yingtao , Kumar Sujay , Wegiel Jerry , Kemp Eric 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
We present a global-scale evaluation of surface shortwave (SW↓) radiative fluxes as derived with cloud amount information from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Cloud Depiction Forecast System (CDFS) II World-Wide Merged Cloud Analysis (WWMCA) and implemented in the framework of the NASA Land Information System (LIS). Evaluation of this product is done against ground observations, a satellite-based product from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and several reanalysis outputs. While the LIS/USAF product tends to overestimate the SW↓ fluxes when compared to ground observations and satellite estimates, its performance is comparable or better than the following reanalysis products: ERA5, CFSR, and MERRA-2. Results are presented using all available observations over the globe and independently for several regional domains of interest. When evaluated against ground observations over the globe, the bias in the LIS/USAF product at daily time scale was about 9.34 W m−2 and the RMS was 29.20 W m−2 while over the United States the bias was about 10.65 W m−2 and the RMS was 35.31 W m−2. The sample sizes used were not uniform over the different regions, and the quality of both ground truth and the outputs of the other products may vary regionally. It is important to note that the LIS/USAF is a near-real-time (NRT) product of interest for potential users and as such fills a need that is not met by most products. Due to latency issues, the level of observational inputs in the NRT product is less than in the reanalysis data.

Significance Statement
We evaluate a current scheme to produce surface radiative fluxes in the NASA Land Information System (LIS) framework as driven with cloud amount information from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Cloud Depiction Forecast System (CDFS) II World-Wide Merged Cloud Analysis (WWMCA). The LIS/USAF product is provided at near–real time and as such, fills a need that is not met by most products. Information used for evaluation are ground observations, MODIS satellite-based estimates, and independent outputs from several reanalysis. Since the various LIS products are used by the hydrometeorology community, this manuscript should be of interest to the users of the LIS/USAF information on surface radiative fluxes.
What Explains Excess Liquidity of Banks? Empirical Evidence from India
Authors: Ansari Md Gyasuddin , Sensarma Rudra 
Published: July 2022

We study excess liquidity in the banking system using data for India during 2005–2020. We apply Autoregressive Distributed Lag model and panel regressions to identify the factors determining excess liquidity at both aggregate and bank levels. We find that required reserves, private sector credit, and government securities held by banks have negative, positive, and negative effects on excess liquidity, respectively. Other factors such as exchange rate and inter-bank call rate have varying effects at the two levels. Our results suggest that banks can chalk out mechanisms to optimize their liquidity management and avoid the cost of excess liquidity. JEL Classifications: C23, E50, E58, G00, G21
Roundabout Guidance Receptor 1 Is an Emerging Prognostic Biomarker for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Authors: Lee Sung-Wei , Yang Ching-Chieh , Lai Hong-Yue , Tsai Hsin-Hwa , Yeh Cheng-Fa , Kuo Yu-Hsuan , Kang Nai-Wen , Chen Tzu-Ju , Chang Shih-Lun 
Published: July 2022

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor originating from the nasopharynx with high morbidity and mortality in Southeast Asia and south of China. Roundabout guidance receptor 1 (ROBO1) can regulate axonogenesis (axon-like protrusion), which may play an important role in migration. However, the roles of ROBO1 in NPC have not been clarified. Methods: A comparative analysis employing the NPC transcriptome (GSE12452) and the axonogenesis-related genes (GO: 0050772) was performed. In total, 124 tissue blocks from patients primarily diagnosed as NPC (1993-2002) were examined using immunohistochemical staining. The connections between clinicopathological variables and protein immunoexpression were analyzed by Pearson’s chi-square test. The Kaplan–Meier method with a log-rank test was employed to plot survival curves. Multivariate analysis was performed using the Cox proportional hazards model to identify independent prognostic biomarker. Results: According to transcriptome analysis, we found that ROBO1 is significantly highly expressed in NPC tissues compared with normal tissues. The immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining showed that high expression of ROBO1 was significantly related to primary tumor (T1T2 and T3T4) ( P = .024), nodal metastasis status (N0N1 and N2N3) ( P = .030), stage (I-II and III-IV) ( P = .019), and histological grade (keratinizing, non-keratinizing, and undifferentiated) ( P = .065). Importantly, NPC patients with high ROBO1 expression had poorer disease-specific survival (DSS) ( P = .0001), distal metastasis-free survival (DMeFS) ( P < .0001), and local recurrence-free survival (LRFS) ( P = .0001) compared with NPC patients with low ROBO1 expression through the uni-/multivariate and the Kaplan–Meier survival analyses. Conclusion: Our report indicates that ROBO1 might be a potential prognostic biomarker for NPC.
Merging motherhood and medicine: A qualitative study exploring barriers and enablers to motherhood among female doctors in Australia
Authors: Collie Erika , Lew Raelia , Peate Michelle 
Published: July 2022

Objectives: To identify barriers and enablers to motherhood experienced by female doctors in Australia. Methods: Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 18 female physician-mothers in Australia, during March and May 2020. Interview data were examined using thematic analysis to extract key themes. Results: Six key barriers and seven key enablers were identified. Barriers (B1–6) largely reflected structural and cultural issues operating within health services and the wider medical profession. Barriers were the experience of working in medicine (B1); demands of postgraduate specialty training (B2); attitudes towards mothers in medicine (B3); gender inequality (B4); insufficient entitlements and support (B5); and competing priorities, conflicting roles (B6). Enablers were supportive partnerships (E1); break from traditional gender roles (E2); capacity to delegate/outsource (E3); doctors supporting doctors (E4); flexible work arrangements (E5); increasing acceptance and support (E6); and capacity to combine career and family (E7). Conclusion: This was the first qualitative study to explore motherhood experiences among female doctors in Australia. Participants reported structural and cultural barriers during all stages of motherhood. The mismatch between identified barriers and available supports reveals opportunities for improving the experience of physician-mothers.
Postoperative assessment and management of metallosis and periprosthetic osteolysis in patients treated with metal-on-polyethylene total wrist prostheses
Authors: Martínez Villén Gregorio , Rodríguez Nogué Luis , García González Elena 
Published: July 2022

We analysed the relationship between serum metal ions, radiological periprosthetic osteolysis and the clinical features in a series of 25 patients treated with fourth-generation metal-on-polyethylene total wrist prostheses. The mean implant follow-up was 7 years. Our results show that titanium was the main elevated serum metal ion in patients with the prostheses that we used; elevated serum cobalt or chromium values were infrequent. The risk of loosening was higher in an implant older than 6 years, with more than five periprosthetic osteolysis points according to our radiograph zone system, and serum titanium values between 26 to 31 µg/L. The presence of metallosis pseudotumours does not guarantee but increases the risk of implant failure, which may be asymptomatic or associated with little pain. Level of evidence: IV