bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Relationship between core muscle strength and dynamic balance among hospital staff
Authors: Almutairi Nawaf , Alanazi Ahmad , Seyam Mohammed , Kashoo Faizan Zaffar , Alyahya Danah , Unnikrishnan Radhakrishnan 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Background
Healthcare workers are at the risk of developing weakness in core muscles and balance disturbance due to stress at the workplace. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between core muscle strength measured with a plank test and dynamic balance assessed with the modified Star Excursion Balance Test (MSEBT) among hospital staff. A convenience sample of 27 healthy male employees at Rabigh General Hospital participated in the study; participants performed MSEBT and plank tests in the gym of the physical therapy department at the hospital.

Results
The mean age of the 27 participants was 32.19, standard deviation (SD) 4.16 years; mean height was 171.15, SD 6.39 cm; mean weight was 72.37, SD 11 kg; and body mass index was 24.73, SD 3.62 kg/m2. Pearson’s correlation coefficient showed a positive significant correlation between scores on the plank test with leg reach scores on MSEBT. The data showed a highest correlation between scores on plank test with dominant anterior leg reach scores on MSEBT (r = 0.446, p = 0.010), and lowest with non-dominant anterior leg reach scores on MSEBT (r = 0.335, p = 0.044).

Conclusion
Weak to moderate positive significant correlation between the plank test of isometric core muscle strength and both the right and dominant of the anterior, posteromedial, and composite score on the MSEBT of the lower limb and significantly with non-dominant anterior reach. There was no significant difference between the administrative and health practitioner on the plank test or MSEBT.
Iconic Intelligence (Or: In Praise of the Sublamental)
Authors: De Boever Arne 
Published: June 2022

AbstractIn this essay, De Boever focuses on a section titled “Idols of Unrepresentability” in the closing pages of Stathis Gourgouris's book The Perils of the One. Scrutinizing the two counterintuitive theses about iconoclasm's political theology and the artwork's desacralizing power of presentation that Gourgouris proposes there, De Boever expands on Gourgouris's examples to take on, in a productive tension with his thought, what De Boever calls “art's own political theology” and its related politics of “aesthetic exceptionalism.” Proposing a theory of unexceptional art, De Boever ultimately ties such a theory to the unexceptional politics of democratic anarchy that Gourgouris has developed elsewhere. In conclusion, De Boever considers the music Gourgouris has released as “Count G” within this aesthetico-political frame.
Minneapolis, Prince, and the Minneapolis Sound
Authors: Kay Roy 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Prince was an artist who challenged many conventional notions of race, sexuality, and music. His music, characterized as the Minneapolis Sound, is a continuation and extension of America's indigenous music, the blues. This article is an explanation of the designation “Minneapolis Sound.” The first part establishes the Minneapolis milieu, specifically that of the black neighborhoods, and how it formed Prince and his cohort, such as James “Jimmy Jam” Harris Jr., Terry Lewis, André Cymone, Morris Day, and others. The second part is a close analysis of Prince's music and its sonic effects and how Prince engages and extends the blues idiom.
Three-Dimensional Modeling for Augmented and Virtual Reality–Based Posterior Fossa Approach Selection Training: Technical Overview of Novel Open-Source Materials
Authors: Carlstrom Lucas P. , Graffeo Christopher S. , Perry Avital , Nguyen Bachtri T. , Alexander Amy E. , Holroyd Michael J. , Peris-Celda Maria , Driscoll Colin L. W. , Link Michael J. , Morris Jonathan M. 
Published: June 2022

BACKGROUND:
Selection of skull base approaches is a critical skill for complex cranial surgery, which demands nuanced understanding of neuroanatomy and pathology.

OBJECTIVE:
To develop novel pedagogical resources for approach selection education and assessment.

METHODS:
A prospectively maintained skull base registry was screened for posterior fossa tumors amenable to 3-dimensional (3D) modeling of multiple operative approaches. Inclusion criteria were high-resolution preoperative and postoperative computed tomography and MRI studies (≤1 mm) and consensus that at least 3 posterior fossa craniotomies would provide feasible access. Cases were segmented using Mimics and modeled using 3-Matic. Clinical Vignettes, Approach Selection Questionnaire, and Clinical Application Questionnaire were compiled for implementation as a teaching/testing tool.

RESULTS:
Seven cases were selected, each representing a major posterior fossa approach group. 3D models were rendered using clinical imaging for the primary operative approach, as well as a combination of laboratory neuroanatomic data and extrapolation from comparable craniotomies to generate 2 alternative approaches in each patient. Modeling data for 3D figures were uploaded to an open-sourced database in a platform-neutral fashion (.x3d) for virtual/augmented reality and 3D printing applications. A semitransparent model of each approach without pathology and with key deep structures visualized was also modeled and included for comprehensive understanding.

CONCLUSION:
We report a novel series of open-source 3D models for skull base approach selection training, with supplemental resources. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such series designed for pedagogical purposes in skull base surgery or centered on open-source principles.
Intrathecal Fentanyl With a Myofascial Plane Block in Open Lumbar Surgeries: A Case Series
Authors: Metcalf Tyler , Sielatycki J. Alex , Koscielski Marissa , Schatzman Nathan , Devin Clinton J. , Goldstein Jeffrey A. , Hodges Scott Dean 
Published: June 2022

BACKGROUND:
Acute postoperative pain control after lumbar surgery is imperative to minimizing long-term narcotic use and associated adverse sequela. The safety of intrathecal morphine for postoperative pain management in spine surgery has been investigated; however, to date, no studies have investigated the safety of intrathecal fentanyl with a myofascial plane (MP) block in lumbar procedures.

OBJECTIVE:
To assess the safety profile of intrathecal fentanyl with a MP block administered during lumbar surgery and the subsequent utilization of postoperative intravenous opioids.

METHODS:
An intraoperative intrathecal injection of fentanyl and a MP block was administered in 40 patients undergoing open lumbar reconstructive surgery. The procedure performed was an open decompression with lumbar total joint reconstruction at 1 to 3 lumbar levels. Postoperative complications including urinary retention, respiratory depression, and need for IV opioid use were recorded.

RESULTS:
Postoperatively, none of the study patients required IV opioid medication for supplemental pain control. Thirty-six patients (85%) were discharged same day or before 23 hours postoperatively. No intrathecal fentanyl-related perioperative complications were noted. None of the 40 listed patients experienced urinary retention or delayed respiratory depression. One patient (2%) experienced orthostatic hypotension at postoperative day 1, which resolved on discontinuation of oral oxycodone.

CONCLUSION:
Intrathecal fentanyl and MP block may be a safe option for perioperative pain control and may reduce the need for supplemental intravenous opioids without increased risk of respiratory depression, urinary retention, or other side effects. Further studies are necessary to compare the efficacy of intrathecal fentanyl with other analgesia techniques.
A Dynamically Responsive Chemosensor That Can be Modulated by an Effector: Amplification Sensing by Positive Heterotropic Allosterism
Authors: Suzuki Sho , Homma Amane , Nishi Reiya , Mizuno Hiroaki , Kawauchi Susumu , Fukuhara Gaku 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Induced-fit chemosensors that can control their molecular recognition behavior using external stimuli such as temperature, light, pH, and chemical additives, have attracted much attention from several chemists. In this study, we report a bisporphyrin–bisthiourea–binaphthyl conjugated chemosensor that can be modulated using a chiral dianion. The optical properties of the chemosensor measured using fluorescence and UV/vis absorption spectroscopies, as well as fluorescence lifetime measurements, indicated that the unique conjugation enabled S2 fluorescence. The binding constants of the chemosensor for amino acids were amplified a thousand-fold compared to that of the reference compound due to positive heterotropic allosterism. The present study provides new perspectives for signal amplification of chemosensors by allosterism.
"Mysteries" of Modern Physics and the Fundamental Constants c, h, and G
Authors: Stuckey W. Mark , McDevitt Timothy , Silberstein Michael 
Published: June 2022

We review how the kinematic structures of special relativity and quantum mechanics both stem from the relativity principle, i.e., "no preferred reference frame" (NPRF). Essentially, NPRF applied to the measurement of the speed of light c gives the light postulate and leads to the geometry of Minkowski space, while NPRF applied to the measurement of Planck's constant h gives "average-only" projection and leads to the denumerable-dimensional Hilbert space of quantum mechanics. These kinematic structures contain the counterintuitive aspects ("mysteries") of time dilation, length contraction, and quantum entanglement. In this essay, we extend the application of NPRF to the gravitational constant G and show that it leads to the "mystery" of the contextuality of mass in general relativity. Thus, we see an underlying coherence and integrity in modern physics via its "mysteries" and the fundamental constants c, h, and G. It is well known that Minkowski and Einstein were greatly influenced by David Hilbert in their development of special relativity and general relativity, respectively, but relating those theories to quantum mechanics via its non-Boolean Hilbert space kinematics is perhaps surprising.Quanta 2022; 11: 5–14.
Taming the Communication and Computation Complexity of Combinatorial Auctions: The FUEL Bid Language
Authors: Bichler Martin , Milgrom Paul , Schwarz Gregor 
Published: June 2022

Combinatorial auctions have found widespread application for allocating multiple items in the presence of complex bidder preferences. The enumerative exclusive OR (XOR) bid language is the de facto standard bid language for spectrum auctions and other applications, despite the difficulties, in larger auctions, of enumerating all the relevant packages or solving the resulting NP-hard winner determination problem. We introduce the flexible use and efficient licensing (FUEL) bid language, which was proposed for radio spectrum auctions to ease both communications and computations compared with XOR-based auctions. We model the resulting allocation problem as an integer program, discuss computational complexity, and conduct an extensive set of computational experiments, showing that the winner determination problem of the FUEL bid language can be solved reliably for large realistic-sized problem instances in less than half an hour on average. In contrast, auctions with an XOR bid language quickly become intractable even for much smaller problem sizes. We compare a sealed-bid FUEL auction to a sealed-bid auction with an XOR bid language and to a simultaneous clock auction. The sealed-bid auction with an XOR bid language incurs significant welfare losses because of the missing bids problem and computational hardness, the simultaneous clock auction leads to a substantially lower efficiency than FUEL because of the exposure problem. This paper was accepted by Axel Ockenfels, behavioral economics and decision analysis. Funding: This work was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Grant BI 1057-1/8]. P. Milgrom gratefully acknowledges support from the U.S. National Science Foundation [Grant SES-1947514]. M. Bichler and G. Schwarz was supported by the German Research Foundation [Grants BI 1057 I-9 and 277991500]. Supplemental Material: The data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2022.4465 .
Use of metolazone in the community setting for heart failure decompensation: is it worthwhile?
Authors: Phuyal Urmila , Byrne Barbara 
Published: June 2022

Background/Aims There are more than 900 000 people living with heart failure in the UK. The risk of hospitalisation for heart failure is even higher in patients with underlying chronic kidney disease with diuretic resistance. Prescribers can be apprehensive about prescribing metolazone for use in the community setting because of a perceived risk of renal function deterioration and electrolyte imbalance. This study explores issues around the safety of metolazone use in the community setting, aiming to demonstrate whether this is useful for the prevention of hospitalisation. Methods Data were collected retrospectively on patients who had been newly initiated on metolazone by the authors' London-based specialist heart failure service to treat decompensation during the 3-year period from June 2017 to June 2020. The renal function, incidence of hypokalaemia and hospital admissions of included patients (n=23) were analysed. Results Overall, 65% of patients did not require hospitalisation following initiation of metolazone. Most patients did experience a decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate, with an average decline of 21%, although only one patient experienced a severe decline. Of the three patients who experienced hypokalaemia, all were treated with oral potassium and did not require hospitalisation. Conclusions Metolazone requires good support and follow up from heart failure nurses or other heart failure specialists, but can be safe and effective in the community setting. In patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance, the risks of avoiding metolazone may be higher than the risks of administering it.
Too shamed to tell: the impact of shame on illness disclosure in women living with inflammatory bowel disease
Authors: Murphy Rachel , Harris Belinda , Wakelin Katharine 
Published: June 2022

Background: Living with an invisible disease of the bowel, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), can evoke the psychologically difficult emotion of shame, which can in turn impact illness disclosure decisions. Aim: This Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study explored the link between shame and illness disclosure decisions. Findings: All 16 female participants experienced psychologically difficult emotions, with shame being predominant. This shame originated in the social stigma surrounding the specific nature of an illness of the bowel. Additionally, participants expressed their complex relationship with illness disclosure, which highlighted the influencing factor of shame. Methods: This IPA study was conducted under a humanistic, feminist theoretical framework and from a social constructivist standpoint. Conclusion: The experience of shame by women with IBD heavily influences their illness disclosure choices. The question that now requires exploration is how shame impacts illness disclosure in healthcare settings.
Blockchain Technology for a Safe and Transparent Covid-19 Vaccination
Authors: Rotbi Maha Filali , Motahhir Saad , Ghzizal Abdelaziz El 
Published: June 2022

In late 2019, we witnessed the apparition of the covid-19 virus. The virus appeared first in Wuhan, and due to people travel was spread worldwide. Exponential spread as well as high mortality rates, the two characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that pushed the entire world into a global lock-down. Health and economic crisis, along with social distancing have put the globe in a highly challenging situation. Unprecedented pressure on the health care system exposed many loopholes not only in this industry but many other sectors, which resulted in a set of new challenges that researchers and scientists among others must face. In all these circumstances, we could attend, in a surprisingly short amount of time, the creation of multiple vaccine candidates. The vaccines were clinically tested and approved, which brought us to the phase of vaccination. Safety, security, transparency, and traceability are highly required in this context. As a contribution to assure an efficient vaccination campaign, in this paper we suggest a Blockchain-based system to manage the registration, storage, and distribution of the vaccines.
This manuscript has been presented as preprint in Blockchain technology for a Safe and Transparent Covid-19 Vaccination: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.05428
Screening, isolation, and characterization of amylase-producing bacteria from Poring Hot Spring Sabah, Malaysia
Authors: FAZAL BAK ZAIBAH , BUDIMAN CAHYO , AMIN ZARINA , LING CLEMENTE MICHAEL WONG VUI 
Published: June 2022

Abstract. Fazal BZ, Budiman C, Amin Z, Ling CMW. 2022. Screening, isolation, and characterization of amylase-producing bacteria from Poring Hot Spring Sabah, Malaysia. Biodiversitas 23: 2807-2815. Thermostable ?-amylases are being used in a wide range of industries, including food, textiles, detergents, pharmaceuticals, and fine chemicals. A good source of thermostable ?-amylases in thermophilic bacteria is found in high-temperature habitats like hot springs. Hence, this study aimed to screen, isolate, and characterize amylase-producing bacteria (APB) from the Poring hot spring in Sabah. Sediment and water samples were collected from the hot springs, serially diluted, plated onto the Luria Bertani agar medium containing starch, and incubated at 60°C for 48 hours. The amylase-producing bacterium was identified by the halo formation around the colony after the agar medium was stained with Lugol's solution. Nine colonies were found to be able to form halo zones, with a creamy colony (A7 strain) producing the highest amylolytic index (4.24). Further characterization of the A7 strain showed that the isolate was a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium, with a positive reaction upon oxidase and catalase tests. The 16S rRNA sequence showed that the A7 strain had 99.81% similarity with the Anoxybacillus flavithermus, and therefore identified as A. flavithermus A7 strain. Further, the growth curve analysis indicated that the A7 strain grew well at 60°C. The 3, 5-dinitrosalicyclic acid (DNS) assay showed the crude enzyme secreted by the A7 strain exhibited optimum amylase activity at 60°C with 8.6 x 10-2 U/ml. This is the first APB obtained from hot springs in Sabah and promising for further studies and applications.
Massively distributed fiber strain sensing using Brillouin lasing
Authors: Murray Joseph B. , Cerjan Alexander , Redding Brandon 
Published: June 2022

Brillouin based distributed fiber sensors present a unique set of characteristics amongst fiber sensing architectures. They are able to measure absolute strain and temperature over long distances, with high spatial resolution, and very large dynamic range in off-the-shelf fiber. However, Brillouin sensors traditionally provide only modest sensitivity due to the weak dependence of the Brillouin frequency on strain and the high signal to noise ratio required to identify the resonance’s peak frequency to within a small fraction of its linewidth. Recently, we introduced a technique which substantially improves the precision of Brillouin fiber sensors by exciting a series of lasing modes in a fiber loop cavity that experience Brillouin amplification at discrete locations in the fiber. The narrow-linewidth and high intensity of the lasing modes enabled ultra-low noise Brillouin sensors with large dynamic range. However, our initial demonstration was only modestly distributed: measuring strain at 40, non-contiguous positions along a 400 m fiber. In this work, we greatly extend this methodology to enable fully distributed sensing at 1000 contiguous locations along 3.5 km of fiber—an order of magnitude increase in sensor count and range. This highly-multiplexed Brillouin fiber laser sensor provides a strain noise as low as 34 nɛ/√Hz and we analyze the limiting factors in this approach.
Data integration of National Dose Registry and survey data using multivariate imputation by chained equations
Authors: Kim Ryu Kyung , Kim Young Min , Lee Won Jin , Im Jongho , Lee Juhee , Bang Ye Jin , Cha Eun Shil 
Published: June 2022

Introduction
Data integration is the process of merging information from multiple datasets generated from different sources, which can obtain more information in comparison to to one data source. All diagnostic medical radiation workers were enrolled in National Dose Registry (NDR) from 1996 to 2011, linked with mortality and cancer registry data. (https://kdca.go.kr/) Survey was conducted during 2012-2013 using self-reported questionnaire on occupational radiation practices among diagnostic medical radiation workers.

Methods
Data integration of NDR and Survey was performed using the multivariate imputation by chained equations (MICE) algorithm.

Results
The results were compared by sex and type of job because characteristics of target variables for imputation depend on these variables. There was a difference between the observed and pooled mean for the frequency of interventional therapy for nurses due to different type of medical facility distribution between observed and completed data. Concerning the marital status of males and females, and status of pregnancy for females, there was a difference between observed and pooled mean because the distribution of the year of birth was different between the observed and completed data. For lifetime status of smoking, the percentage of smoking experience was higher in the completed data than in the observed data, which could be due to reasons, such as underreporting among females and the distribution difference in the frequency of drinking between the observed and completed data for males.

Conclusion
Data integration can allow us to obtain survey information of NDR units without additional surveys, saving us time and costs for the survey.