bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The rheological model of biodiesels at elevated pressures and temperatures
Authors: Kuchhal Piyush , Garg Rajnish 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
In the present study, an approximation is used to study viscosity as a function of pressure at different temperatures. The correlation so obtained is applied to study the viscosity of biodiesels extracted from soybean, Vistive soybean, canola, used canola, coconut and rapeseed. The computed values of viscosity from the proposed model were found to be in good agreement with experimental data throughout the range of pressure and temperature studied. The maximum average absolute relative deviation (AARD%) and mean AARD% are found to be 0.52 and 0.20, respectively, over the entire range of pressure (0.1–140 MPa) and temperature (283.15–373.15 K) for all biodiesels except rapeseed biodiesel, for which the values are 1.1 and 0.62, respectively. Furthermore, this work includes the very first investigation conducted so far on the variation of the pressure–viscosity coefficient (PVC) with pressure at different temperatures for biodiesels. The variation in PVC with the temperature is more sensitive at elevated pressures as compared to atmospheric pressure whereas the variation in PVC with pressure is more sensitive at elevated temperatures as compared to room temperature.
Universal Surface Biotinylation: a simple, versatile and cost-effective sample multiplexing method for single-cell RNA-seq analysis
Authors: Sugimoto Michihiko , Tada Yuhki , Shichino Shigeyuki , Koyamatsu Saeko , Tsumaki Noriyuki , Abe Kuniya 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Recent advances in single-cell analysis technology have made it possible to analyse tens of thousands of cells at a time. In addition, sample multiplexing techniques, which allow the analysis of several types of samples in a single run, are very useful for reducing experimental costs and improving experimental accuracy. However, a problem with this technique is that antigens and antibodies for universal labelling of various cell types may not be fully available. To overcome this issue, we developed a universal labelling technique, Universal Surface Biotinylation (USB), which does not depend on specific cell surface proteins. By introducing biotin into the amine group of any cell surface protein, we have obtained good labelling results in all the cell types we have tested. Combining with DNA-tagged streptavidin, it is possible to label each cell sample with specific DNA ‘hashtag’. Compared with the conventional cell hashing method, the USB procedure seemed to have no discernible adverse effect on the acquisition of the transcriptome in each cell, according to the model experiments using differentiating mouse embryonic stem cells. This method can be theoretically used for any type of cells, including cells to which the conventional cell hashing method has not been applied successfully.
Recommending COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents in primary care
Authors: Thompson Peyton , McCormick Lauren , Huang Qian , Gilkey Melissa B , Dailey Susan Alton , Brewer Noel T 
Published: June 2022

Abstract

Background
COVID-19 vaccines are available for adolescents in the United States, but many parents are hesitant to have their children vaccinated. The advice of primary care professionals strongly influences vaccine uptake.

Objective
We examined the willingness of primary care professionals (PCPs) to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents.

Methods
Participants were a national sample of 1,047 US adolescent primary care professionals. They participated in an online survey in early 2021, after a COVID-19 vaccine had been approved for adults but before approval for adolescents. Respondents included physicians (71%), advanced practice providers (17%), and nurses (12%). We identified correlates of willingness to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents using logistic regression.

Results
The majority (89%) of respondents were willing to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents, with advanced practice providers and nurses being less likely than paediatricians to recommend vaccination (84% vs. 94%, aOR 0.47, 95% CI 0.23–0.92). Respondents who had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to recommend adolescent vaccination (92% vs. 69%, aOR 4.20, 95% CI 2.56–6.87) as were those with more years in practice (94% vs. 88%, aOR 2.93, 95% CI 1.79–4.99). Most respondents (96%) said they would need some measure of support in order to provide COVID-19 vaccination to adolescents, with vaccine safety and efficacy information being the most commonly cited need (80%).

Conclusion
Adolescent primary care professionals were generally willing to recommend COVID-19 vaccination. However, most indicated a need for additional resources to be able to administer COVID-19 vaccines at their clinic.
Findings From Talking Tech: A Technology Training Pilot Intervention to Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Homebound Older Adults
Authors: Gadbois Emily A , Jimenez Frances , Brazier Joan F , Davoodi Natalie M , Nunn Amy S , Mills Whitney L , Dosa David , Thomas Kali S 
Published: June 2022

Abstract

Background and Objectives
Social isolation and loneliness are common among older adults and associated with negative health outcomes including cognitive decline, depression, suicide ideation, and mortality. Information and communication technology interventions are often used to combat loneliness and social isolation; however, homebound older adults face barriers to access. This study reports findings from a novel pilot intervention, called Talking Tech, designed to reduce loneliness and social isolation in homebound older adults by providing one-on-one, in-home technology training, a tablet, and the internet, to promote digital literacy and participation in a virtual senior center.

Research Design and Methods
Twenty-one homebound older adults participated in this 14-week, volunteer-delivered program. We used qualitative interviews with participants, volunteers, and program staff, weekly progress reports from volunteers, and quantitative pre- and postintervention surveys with participants to examine experiences and to evaluate the impact of the intervention on loneliness and social isolation. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis and pre- and postintervention survey data were compared.

Results
Participants reported increased technological literacy and use, increased access to online activities, and improved facilitation of social connections to existing and new networks. Additionally, during interviews, many participants reported that participating in Talking Tech alleviated their loneliness. While not statistically significant, our quantitative analysis revealed trends toward decreased participant feelings of loneliness and increased technology use. Additionally, intervention adoption and retention were high, with only one participant withdrawing from the intervention.

Discussion and Implications
This evaluation of the novel Talking Tech pilot intervention provides critical insights into strategies to reduce loneliness and isolation for older adults, with implications for future research, policy, and practice. Findings demonstrate that individualized technology training may be an acceptable way to improve well-being for homebound older adults.
Unoccupied aerial video (UAV) surveys as alternatives to BRUV surveys for monitoring elasmobranch species in coastal waters
Authors: McIvor Ashlie J , Spaet Julia L Y , Williams Collin T , Berumen Michael L 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Effective conservation strategies are founded by baseline information on abundance and diversity estimates. Method choice can influence the success of baseline surveys as method performance is variable and needs to be selected based on habitat and taxa. Here, we assess the suitability of unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys, specifically multi-rotor “drones”, and baited remote underwater video (BRUV) surveys in shallow-water habitats to quantify elasmobranch abundance and diversity in the Saudi Arabian central Red Sea. Our results show that the number of elasmobranchs h−1 observed using UAV surveys exceeded that of BRUV surveys by two orders of magnitude, indicating that the increased spatial coverage of UAV surveys is beneficial for long-term monitoring projects. BRUV surveys detected a greater number of species within reef habitats, whereas UAV surveys detected a greater number of species within sandflat habitats, indicating the value of multi-method approaches for regional biodiversity studies. Here, we provide the first insight into elasmobranchs associated with sandflat habitats in Saudi Arabia, emphasising the importance of these habitats to stingrays and the need for further information on elasmobranch habitat use to better inform management and conservation efforts in the face of rapid coastal developments across the Red Sea.
A New Model of “Taboo”: Disgust, Stigmatization, and Fetishization
Authors: Bentley Michelle 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThe conceptualization of taboo within international relations (IR)—that is, what we understand to be taboo—is inadequate. Specifically, current analysis fails to sufficiently distinguish between taboo and non-taboo forms of prohibitory norm, where this failure often facilitates a tendency (explicit or implicit) to comprehend the concept primarily in terms of actor compliance with a taboo in question. This understanding is shown here to be analytically unrepresentative and that it sets unrealistic expectations for actor behavior, especially where those expectations are then employed as the foundation of quantifiable conceptual comprehension and study within IR. In response to this critical need for a new understanding of taboo relevant to IR, the article constructs an original analytic model based on disgust, stigmatization, and fetishization. The article additionally outlines the conceptual and methodological implications of adopting this new model, including where it subsequently demonstrates that taboos are more prevalent and more influential than certain sectors of the IR discipline have previously given them credit for.
Effects of particle size and phytase supplementation on apparent and standardized total tract digestibility of phosphorus in hybrid rye fed to growing pigs
Authors: Song Jichen , Holanda Debora M , Patterson Robert , Nyachoti Charles M 
Published: June 2022

AbstractAn experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of particle size (PS) and levels of phytase supplementation on the apparent (ATTD) and standardized (STTD) total tract digestibility of P in hybrid rye fed to growing pigs. Thirty-six growing barrows (23.6 ± 1.5 kg initial BW) were individually housed in metabolism crates and randomly allotted to one of six dietary treatments to give six replicates per treatment. The six dietary treatments were arranged in a 2 × 3 factorial with main effects of PS and phytase supplementation levels (0, 500, or 2,500 FTU/kg). Hybrid rye was ground using a hammermill mounted with 4.0- and 3.2-mm screens to obtain material with coarse and fine PS, respectively. Pigs were fed experimental diets for 11 d, including 5 d for adaptation and 6 d for total collection of feces. All data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure of SAS with PS, phytase, and their interaction as fixed effects. Orthogonal polynomial contrasts were used to test linear and quadratic effects of phytase level in both coarse and fine hybrid rye diets. The ATTD and STTD of P were greater (P &lt; 0.05) in diets with fine than in those with coarse hybrid rye. Increasing levels of phytase supplementation linearly (P &lt; 0.01) and quadratically (P &lt; 0.01) improved the ATTD and STTD of P in hybrid rye diets. There were no interaction effects between PS and phytase supplementation on the ATTD and STTD of P in hybrid rye diets. In conclusion, PS reduction improved the digestibility of P in hybrid rye, and supplementing increasing levels of phytase improved P digestibility in linear and quadratic manner in growing pigs fed hybrid rye diets.
Effect of feeding calcium gluconate embedded in a hydrogenated fat matrix on feed intake, gastrointestinal fermentation and morphology, intestinal brush border enzyme activity and blood metabolites in growing lambs
Authors: Watanabe Daniel H M , Doelman John , Steele Michael A , Guan Le L , Seymour Dave J , Metcalf John A , Penner Gregory B 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Gluconate salts have been identified as a butyrate precursor when fed to non-ruminant species and may increase the butyrate concentration in the large intestine supporting gastrointestinal health and development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the dose response of hydrogenated fat-embedded calcium gluconate (HFCG) on performance and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) development in growing lambs. Thirty-two wether lambs were used in a randomized complete block design and assigned to 1 of 4 treatments differing in the inclusion of HFCG: 0.0% (CON), 0.075% (LOW), 0.30% (MED), and 0.60% of the diet (HIGH). Lambs were allocated into individual pens and fed ad libitum with feed delivered twice daily. Feed intake was recorded daily, and body weight (BW) was assessed at the beginning and the end of the 29-d period. Blood was sampled on day 21, prior to feeding and 6 h post-feeding to evaluate changes in β-hydroxybutyrate, glucose, and insulin concentrations. Total fecal collection was conducted during days 25 to 28 to assess apparent total tract digestibility. On day 29, lambs were slaughtered, and the entire GIT was separated by region to enable sampling of tissue and digesta. Data were analyzed to assess linear, quadratic, and cubic effects of HFCG dose. Final BW, average daily gain, and dry matter intake decreased linearly (P ≤ 0.02) with increasing HFCG. Increasing inclusion of HFCG linearly decreased (P = 0.01) the thickness of the stratum corneum in ruminal papillae but did not affect other strata (P ≥ 0.34). Omasal digesta weight linearly decreased (P = 0.01) as the concentration of HFCG increased and abomasal digesta weight was cubically affected (P = 0.03) the increasing dose of HFCG. Short-chain fatty acid concentration in the cecum was cubically affected (P &lt; 0.01) with increasing dose of HFCG where low dose had the greatest concentration. Moreover, increasing the dietary supply of HFCG linearly increased the proportion of acetate (P = 0.04) in the cecum and linearly decreased the proportion of propionate in the digesta of both the cecum (P &lt; 0.01) and colon (P = 0.01). Colon crypt depth was quadratically (P = 0.03) affected with the increasing dose of HFCG, where lambs fed MED had greatest crypt depth. We conclude that feeding HFCG to growing lambs did not increase butyrate concentration in the large intestine and consequently does not increase the absorptive surface area of the whole tract, the size of the GIT, or the functionality of the intestine.
Transitional Justice as Repression and Resistance
Authors: Aboueldahab Noha 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Transitional justice practices in the Arab World have unfolded in ways that both reinforce the value of the critical turn in transitional justice while also underscoring its limitations. Used as both a tool of repression and of resistance, transitional justice practices in the Arab World mark a significant development in the field by expanding its dynamic processes across time and space. Ongoing violence and the resurgence of authoritarian rule have necessitated a transitional justice process that aims to help deliver on the revolutionary objectives of the Arab uprisings themselves: to uproot decades of structural oppression and authoritarian rule. This article begins with a brief review of the critical turn in transitional justice and how it presents questions, limitations, and opportunities with regard to key transitional justice practices in the Arab World. Next, it will examine how such practices have made the state and its institutions as object of transitional justice as opposed to its enforcer. The article will then address the potentials of universal jurisdiction as a transitional justice strategy that has just as much to do with a broader political project, such as weakening an authoritarian regime, as it does with the narrower goal of putting regime officials on trial. Finally, I argue that transitional justice in the Arab World is a tool of resistance to colonial and neo-colonial powers, making it an important engine of Third World Approaches to International Law praxis.
Reputation Management and Administrative Reorganization: How Different Media Reputation Dimensions Matter for Agency Termination
Authors: Chen Sicheng , Christensen Tom , Ma Liang 
Published: June 2022

AbstractStudies on public organization reform have convincingly demonstrated the relevance of media salience for administrative reorganization. However, an understanding of how different media reputation dimensions influence government decisions to terminate administrative agencies is required. This study combined insights from bureaucratic reputation and agency termination theories to determine if media reputation dimensions (performative, moral, procedural, and technical) increase the probability of agency survival. These findings were based on advanced machine learning coding of 4,95,384 articles on 449 central agencies in China published in the People’s Daily from 1949 to 2019. Event history analyses and piecewise constant exponential models revealed that media salience significantly and negatively influenced agency termination probability. The procedural dimension consistently mitigated agency termination risk, and the moral and performative dimensions only periodically mitigated agency termination risk. The findings suggested that the appearance in the media and specific reputation dimensions were critical for agency survival. In addition, agencies should strategically manage their media reputation to meet the expectations of multifaceted audiences and decrease the risk of agency termination.
Similar short-term KOOS between open-wedge high tibial osteotomy and total knee arthroplasty in patients over age 60: A propensity score–matched cohort study
Authors: Sakai Mamiko , Akasaki Yukio , Akiyama Takenori , Horikawa Tomohiro , Okazaki Ken , Hamai Satoshi , Tsushima Hidetoshi , Kawahara Shinya , Kurakazu Ichiro , Kubota Kenji , Mizu-uchi Hideki , Nakashima Yasuharu 
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACT

Objectives
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate improvement in the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) after open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) in comparison with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in cohorts over age 60 matched by pre-operative age, gender, body mass index (BMI), hip-knee-ankle angle (HKAA), KOOS sub-scores, and osteoarthritis (OA) grade.

Methods
Propensity score matching was performed between 162 HTO patients and 134 TKA patients. When calculating the propensity score by multivariate logistic regression analysis, the following pre-operative confounders were included: age, gender, BMI, HKAA, KOOS sub-scores, and OA grade. Consequently, a total of 55 patients were included in each group. The Student’s t-test was used to analyse differences in the post-operative KOOS sub-scores between groups.

Results
After propensity score matching, all matched pre-operative valuables were identical, with no significant differences between the HTO and TKA groups. None of the post-operative KOOS sub-scores at 1 year after surgery showed a significant difference between the HTO and TKA groups. Both groups demonstrated significant and comparable post-operative improvement in every KOOS sub-score.

Conclusions
In patients over age 60, there was no significant difference in short-term pain relief and improvements in activity and quality of life between HTO and TKA after propensity score matching including pre-operative age, KOOS sub-scores, and OA grade. HTO is a joint preservation procedure that is valid for knee OA even in individuals over age 60.
Combination laser interstitial thermal therapy plus stereotactic radiotherapy increases time to progression for biopsy-proven recurrent brain metastases
Authors: Grabowski Matthew M , Srinivasan Ethan S , Vaios Eugene J , Sankey Eric W , Otvos Balint , Krivosheya Daria , Scott Alex , Olufawo Michael , Ma Jun , Fomchenko Elena I , Herndon James E , Kim Albert H , Chiang Veronica L , Chen Clark C , Leuthardt Eric C , Barnett Gene H , Kirkpatrick John P , Mohammadi Alireza M , Fecci Peter E 
Published: June 2022

Abstract

Background
Improved survival for patients with brain metastases has been accompanied by a rise in tumor recurrence after stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT). Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) has emerged as an effective treatment for SRT failures as an alternative to open resection or repeat SRT. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of LITT followed by SRT (LITT+SRT) in recurrent brain metastases.

Methods
A multicenter, retrospective study was performed of patients who underwent treatment for biopsy-proven brain metastasis recurrence after SRT at an academic medical center. Patients were stratified by “planned LITT+SRT” versus “LITT alone” versus “repeat SRT alone.” Index lesion progression was determined by modified Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Brain Metastases (RANO-BM) criteria.

Results
Fifty-five patients met inclusion criteria, with a median follow-up of 7.3 months (range: 1.0–30.5), age of 60 years (range: 37–86), Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) of 80 (range: 60–100), and pre-LITT/biopsy contrast-enhancing volume of 5.7 cc (range: 0.7–19.4). Thirty-eight percent of patients underwent LITT+SRT, 45% LITT alone, and 16% SRT alone. Median time to index lesion progression (29.8, 7.5, and 3.7 months [P = .022]) was significantly improved with LITT+SRT. When controlling for age in a multivariate analysis, patients treated with LITT+SRT remained significantly less likely to have index lesion progression (P = .004).

Conclusions
These data suggest that LITT+SRT is superior to LITT or repeat SRT alone for treatment of biopsy-proven brain metastasis recurrence after SRT failure. Prospective trials are warranted to validate the efficacy of using combination LITT+SRT for treatment of recurrent brain metastases.
Atherosclerosis in Vietnamese patients with systemic sclerosis and its relationship to disease and traditional risk factors
Authors: Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy , Dao Thi Trang , Lundberg Ingrid E , Nguyen Huy Binh 
Published: June 2022

Abstract

Objective
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of clinical and subclinical atherosclerosis in Vietnamese patients with SSc and the risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis.

Methods
A case–control study of 46 patients with SSc who met the ACR criteria for the disease and 42 healthy age- and sex-matched controls of Kinh ethnicity was conducted. Clinical data including cardiovascular disease (CVD) events were collected. Serum levels of blood lipids and high-sensitivity CRP were determined. Carotid artery intima–media thickness (IMT) and carotid plaques were measured by carotid Doppler ultrasonography.

Results
Patients with SSc, of whom 96% had dcSSc, reported a higher number of CVD events compared with the controls (21.7 vs 0%; P = 0.0065). They exhibited low serum levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high levels of total cholesterol compared with controls (P = 0.01 and P = 0.03, respectively). Common carotid artery IMT was significantly higher in SSc patients compared with controls [mean (s.d.): 0.61 (0.12) vs 0.47 (0.07) mm; P &lt; 0.0001]. Carotid artery IMT in SSc showed significant positive correlations with age, disease duration, total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P &lt; 0.05). Thirteen patients with SSc (28.3%) but no controls had carotid atherosclerotic plaques. Patients with plaque had a higher mean modified Rodnan skin score and higher mean IMT compared with patients without plaque.

Conclusion
We confirmed an increased risk of CVD events and signs of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with SSc of Kinh ethnicity and both traditional and disease-related risk factors for CVD.