bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Morphology Driven Evolution of Barred Galaxies in OMEGAWINGS Clusters
Authors: Tawfeek Amira A. , Sodi Bernardo Cervantes , Fritz Jacopo , Moretti Alessia , Pérez-Millán David , Gullieuszik Marco , Poggianti Bianca M. , Vulcani Benedetta , Bettoni Daniela 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
We present a study of barred galaxies in the cluster environment, exploiting a sample of galaxies drawn from the extended WIde-field Nearby Galaxy-cluster Survey (OmegaWINGS) that covers up to the outer regions of 32 local X-ray selected clusters. Barred galaxies are identified through a semiautomatic analysis of ellipticity and position angle profiles. We find, in agreement with previous studies, a strong codependence of the bar fraction with the galaxy stellar mass and morphological type, being maximum for massive late-type galaxies. The fraction of barred galaxies decreases with increasing cluster mass and with decreasing clustercentric distance, a dependence that vanishes once we control for morphological type, which indicates that the likelihood of a galaxy hosting a bar in the cluster environment is determined by its morphological transformation. At large clustercentric distances, we detect a dependence on the distance to the nearest neighbor galaxy, suggesting that tidal forces with close companions are able to suppress the formation of bars or even destroy them. Barred galaxies in our sample are either early-type, star-forming galaxies located within the virial radii of the clusters or late-type quenched galaxies found beyond the virial radii of the clusters. We propose a scenario in which already quenched barred galaxies that fall into the clusters are centrally rejuvenated by the interplay of the perturbed gas by ram pressure and the bar, in galaxies that are undergoing a morphological transformation.
Numerical Research on the Effect of the Initial Parameters of CME Flux-rope Model on Simulation Results. III. Different Initial Energy of CMEs
Authors: Liu Yousheng , Shen Fang , Yang Yi , Ma Mengxuan 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
In numerical studies, the initial parameters of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have great influence on the simulation results. In our previous work, it has been proved that when the initial velocity is constant, the initial total mass mainly determines the propagation of the CME. On this basis, we carry out further research from the perspective of CME initial energy. We introduced a graduated cylindrical shell model into a 3D interplanetary total variation diminishing magnetohydrodynamic model to study the effect of different parameters of CMEs on simulation results. In this paper, we simulate several CME cases with different initial parameters and study the simulation results with a different initial energy composition. Actually, in interplanetary space, the kinetic energy of the CME always plays a dominant role. In order to study the effect of the initial thermal energy and magnetic energy on the propagation process of the CME, in this simulation, we adjust the initial parameters to make the thermal energy and magnetic energy reach the same level as the kinetic energy or an even higher level. Our results show that the initial total energy of the CME basically determines its arrival time at Earth, which indicates that the kinetic energy, thermal energy, and magnetic energy have similar effects on the propagation of the CMEs. Moreover, when the total energy keeps constant, the decrease of initial density will lead to the enhancement of CME expansion, which may make the front of the CME reach Earth earlier.
A General, Scale-independent Description of the Sound Speed in Neutron Stars
Authors: Ecker Christian , Rezzolla Luciano 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Using more than a million randomly generated equations of state that satisfy theoretical and observational constraints, we construct a novel, scale-independent description of the sound speed in neutron stars, where the latter is expressed in a unit cube spanning the normalized radius, r/R, and the mass normalized to the maximum one, M/M
TOV. From this generic representation, a number of interesting and surprising results can be deduced. In particular, we find that light (heavy) stars have stiff (soft) cores and soft (stiff) outer layers, or that the maximum of the sound speed is located at the center of light stars but moves to the outer layers for stars with M/M
TOV ≳ 0.7, reaching a constant value of

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The Luminosity Function of Tidal Disruption Flares for the ZTF-I Survey
Authors: Lin Zheyu , Jiang Ning , Kong Xu , Huang Shifeng , Lin Zesen , Zhu Jiazheng , Wang Yibo 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
The high-cadence survey of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) has completely dominated the discovery of tidal disruption events (TDEs) in the past few years and resulted in the largest sample of TDEs with optical/UV light curves well sampled around their peaks, providing us an excellent opportunity to construct a peak luminosity function (LF) of tidal disruption flares (TDFs). The new construction is necessary particularly considering that the most updated LF reported in literature has been inferred from only 13 sources from five different surveys. Here we present the optical and blackbody LFs calculated by 33 TDFs discovered in the ZTF-I survey. The optical LF can be described by both a power-law profile

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, shallower than the LF made of the previous van Velzen (2018) sample. A possible low-luminosity turnover in the optical LF supports an Eddington-limited emission scenario. The drop of the volumetric rate at high luminosity suggests a rate suppression due to direct captures of the black hole. The total volumetric rate is 1 order of magnitude lower than the previous estimation, which is probably not simply caused by the high fraction postpeak sources (7/13) in the previous sample. Instead, the normalization step during the previous LF construction to reconcile various surveys might adversely amplify the influence of serendipitous discoveries. Therefore, TDFs selected from ongoing and upcoming uniform surveys like ZTF, Vera Rubin Observatory, and the Wide-Field Survey Telescope should yield more accurate LFs.
Evaluation of Standard and Proposed Reference Values for Entheseal Thickening by Using Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Authors: Keenan Marissa , Solmaz Dilek , Bakirci Sibel , Roth Johannes , Eder Lihi , Aydin Sibel Zehra 
Published: November 2022

ObjectiveUltrasound (US) is increasingly used to evaluate enthesitis. One of the US features of enthesitis is thickening. However, there is no consensus on how the entheseal thickening needs to be defined, and existing cut-off levels have been criticized for being frequently positive in healthy controls (HCs). Our objective was to determine the frequency of thickening of entheses on US using the existing cut-off values in HCs and in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and propose new values to improve discriminative value.MethodsEighty HCs and 100 patients with axSpA had US scans of 2160 entheses. Sensitivity, specificity, odds ratio (OR), and accuracy were calculated according to accepted cut-off levels from the literature and proposed cut-offs were calculated as the mean ± 2 SD.ResultsThickening according to current cut-off levels was found in 20.4% (196/960) of healthy participants’ entheses and 33% (396/1200) of entheses of patients with axSpA. Thickening according to proposed cut-off levels decreased frequency of thickening in both groups, and therefore increased specificity at the cost of decreasing sensitivity. The only anatomical site where the thickness had a value to discriminate disease from health was seen at the triceps tendon enthesis with an OR of 13.4 (95% CI 4.0-44.8) according to the current cut-offs compared to 10.3 (95% CI 4.0-26.6) with the proposed cut-off levels.ConclusionAlthough using cut-offs appears to be an appealing method to evaluate entheseal thickness, the measurements may be affected by several confounding factors, leading to a low discriminative value, except for at the triceps tendon enthesis.
The Minimal Erosive Volume Needed for Radiographic Identification of Erosions in the Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors: Klose-Jensen Rasmus , Therkildsen Josephine , Blavnsfeldt Anne-Birgitte Garm , Langdahl Bente , Zejden Anna , Thygesen Jesper , Keller Kresten Krarup , Hauge Ellen-Margrethe 
Published: November 2022

ObjectiveTo compare in images, obtained by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) and conventional radiography (CR) of the second and third metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints, the minimal erosive cortical break needed to differentiate between pathological and physiological cortical breaks.MethodsIn this single-center cross-sectional study, patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (disease duration ≥ 5 yrs) had their second and third MCP joints of the dominant hand investigated by HR-pQCT and CR. Empirical estimation was used to find the optimal cut-off value for the number of erosions and total erosive volume, which were detectable between patients with and without erosions in the second and third MCP joints according to CR.ResultsThe total erosive volume in the second and third MCP joints by HR-pQCT for CR-detected erosive disease was estimated to be 56.4 mm3(95% CI 3.5-109.3). The sensitivity and specificity at this cutpoint were 78% and 83%, respectively, with an area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.81. The optimal cut-off value for the number of erosions by HR-pQCT was 8.5 (95% CI 5.9-11.1) for CR-detected erosive disease in the second and third MCP joints. The sensitivity and specificity at this cutpoint were 74% and 88%, respectively, with an AUC of 0.81.ConclusionErosions by HR-pQCT were larger in patients with erosive damage in the second and third MCP joints by CR. We found that CR had poor sensitivity for detecting erosive disease when the erosive volume was < 56.4 mm3or the number of erosions was < 8.5.
Long-Term Opioid Therapy Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Community: A Lupus Midwest Network (LUMEN) Study
Authors: Figueroa-Parra Gabriel , Jeffery Molly M. , Dabit Jesse Y. , Chevet Baptiste , Valenzuela-Almada Maria O. , Hocaoglu Mehmet , Osei-Onomah Shirley-Ann , Kurani Shaheen , Vallejo Sebastian , Achenbach Sara J. , Hooten W. Michael , Barbour Kamil E. , Crowson Cynthia S. , Duarte-García Alí 
Published: November 2022

ObjectiveThere is little information about the epidemiology and factors associated with opioid therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aimed to assess the prevalence of opioid therapy and explore factors associated with long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) in patients with SLE.MethodsPatients with SLE were matched with controls without SLE in a population-based cohort on January 1, 2015. We captured demographics, manifestations of SLE, comorbidities (ie, fibromyalgia, mood disorders, osteoarthritis, chronic low back pain [CLBP], chronic kidney disease (CKD), avascular necrosis, osteoporosis, fragility fractures, and cancer), and the Area Deprivation Index (ADI). Opioid prescription data were used to assess the prevalence of LTOT, defined as contiguous prescriptions (gaps of < 30 days between prescriptions) and receiving opioid therapy for ≥ 90 days or ≥ 10 prescriptions before the index date.ResultsA total of 465 patients with SLE and 465 controls without SLE were included. In total, 13% of patients with SLE and 3% of controls without SLE were receiving opioid therapy (P< 0.001), and 11% of patients with SLE were on LTOT vs 1% of controls without SLE. Among patients with SLE, acute pericarditis (odds ratio [OR] 3.92, 95% CI 1.78-8.66), fibromyalgia (OR 7.78, 95% CI 3.89-15.55), fragility fractures (OR 3.72, 95% CI 1.25-11.07), CLBP (OR 4.00, 95% CI 2.13-7.51), and mood disorders (OR 2.76, 95% CI 1.47-5.16) were associated with LTOT. We did not find an association between opioid therapy and ADI.ConclusionPatients with SLE are more likely to receive LTOT than controls. Among patients with SLE, LTOT was associated with pericarditis and several comorbidities. However, LTOT was not associated with CKD despite the limited pain control options among these patients.
Evaluation of Patient and Physician Assessments of Gastrointestinal Disease Activity in Systemic Sclerosis
Authors: Ross Laura , Proudman Susanna , Walker Jennifer , Stevens Wendy , Ferdowsi Nava , Quinlivan Alannah , Morrisroe Kathleen , Baron Murray , Nikpour Mandana 
Published: November 2022

ObjectiveTo assess whether patient and physician global assessment of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc) are associated with a meaningful change in disease status.MethodsOne hundred forty-three participants from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study were recruited to this study. Using logistic regression analysis, we evaluated the relationship between patient-reported and physician-assessed GIT disease status and symptoms, measures of health-related quality of life (36-item Short Form Health Survey [SF-36]) and GIT disease severity, measured by the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium UCLA Gastrointestinal Tract 2.0 (GIT 2.0) score.ResultsPatient-reported worsening of GIT symptoms in the month preceding assessment was significantly associated with more severe GIT disease (odds ratio [OR] 6.14,P< 0.01) and progressive worsening GIT disease severity as measured by the GIT 2.0 score (OR 45.98,P< 0.01). The new onset of reflux was the only specific symptom associated with patient-reported GIT disease activity (OR 2.98,P= 0.04). Physician-assessed GIT disease activity was not significantly associated with higher GIT 2.0 scores or increasing severity of disease. Patient-reported and physician-assessed GIT activity was not associated with SF-36 scores.ConclusionIn the absence of objective measures of GIT disease activity in SSc, patient-reported symptoms of GIT disease could be used to indicate disease activity and should merit consideration for inclusion in a multisystem disease activity index.
Les incitations à la coopération entre homo economicus : l’attractivité des procédures préventives en droit des entreprises en difficulté
Authors: Vessio Fabien 
Published: November 2022

La directive (UE) 2019/1023 du 20 juin 2019 « restructuration et insolvabilité », transposée par l’ordonnance n° 2021-1193 du 15 septembre 2021 portant modification du livre VI du Code de commerce, a donné l’impulsion d’une uniformisation du recours aux procédures de prévention des difficultés au sein des États membres, réunissant des législations parfois culturellement très opposées autour de cette prépondérance donnée à la coopération des acteurs du marché. Les conséquences économiques et financières de la Covid-19, au travers desquelles des entreprises parfaitement viables sont sur le point de se trouver inexorablement en état de défaillance économique, renforcent, au-delà des mesures législatives ad hoc pour surpasser les difficultés conjoncturelles, l’importance des incitations de la loi en direction de ces procédures préventives.
Effect of an exercise intervention during pregnancy on metabolic health parameters and delivery outcomes in Indian women
Authors: Pawalia A. , Yadav V. Singh , Pawalia K. 
Published: November 2022

Moderate physical activity is important during pregnancy. However, this concept is new in India. This study reported the effect of an exercise intervention on weight changes and delivery outcomes in pregnant Indian women. 60 pregnant women in two groups underwent a pregnancy intervention between 20 weeks of gestation till delivery. Group 1 attended a supervised prenatal weekly exercise session with diet advise & walking for 30 min/day from 20 weeks of gestation till delivery. Group 2 received regular prenatal care at the hospital with general advice on physical activity during pregnancy. Outcome variables-body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist & hip circumference, gestational weight gain (GWG), post-partum weight retention (PPWR) and 2 delivery outcomes, i.e. mode of delivery and prolonged labour. The readings were taken at baseline, at delivery and at 2 months post-delivery. Intervention group retained less PPWR than the control at 2 months post-delivery. Similar results were found for various obesity parameters, waist (5.60±4.96 and 9.46±4.64, P=0.003) and hip (4.33±4.25 and 7.70±7.46, P=0.036) circumference and BMI at 2 months post-partum (2.41±1.65 and 4.28±3.75, P=0.015). Incidence of caesarean section and prolonged labour was less in intervention group too (P=0.012). The pregnancy lifestyle intervention significantly reduced weight retention, obesity parameters, and reduced pregnancy complications, in Indian women.
Clinical Trial Registry India no. CTRI/2017/04/008322
Construction and Implementation of Wireless Network Online Learning System Based on Edge Computing
Authors: Yang Jingmin , Lee Trong-Yen , Lee Wen-Ta , Xu Li 
Published: November 2022

The traditional wireless network laboratory constructed with physical equipment prompts two obvious problems: high hardware investment and long experiment deployment time. To address these issues, this study proposed a novel Wireless Network Physical Teaching System (WNPTS) based on Edge Computing (EC). Firstly, the isolation design of in-band and out-band network avoids the interference between management data and experimental data. Secondly, this study designed a unified experimental resource description method based on XML format, which is parsed and executed by parser and topology switcher to realize the rapid deployment of the experimental environment. In the edge computing layer, multiple Virtual Network Devices (VNDs) were implemented on one physical network device through the following mechanisms: in the process space, each virtual device used an independent working directory and files to build an application software cluster dedicated to each VND. In physical space, this study designed a novel fast-forwarding mechanism, which takes each switch engine chip as one allocation unit and maps the forwarding table in the kernel space to realize the fast data forwarding for each VND. Statistical analysis shows that, compared with traditional approach, WNPTS reduced the total fixed investment cost by 30.25%, shortened the Average Deployment Time of Experimental Environment (ADTEE) from 18.3 minutes to 2.75 minutes, and improved the Timely Completion Rate of Experiments (TCRE) from 59% to 70%.
Risk Factors and Occurrence of Chronic Kidney Disease Following Acute Kidney Injury in Children
Authors: Jan Muzafar , Ashraf Mohd , Baba Ruhail Ahmad , Bhat Sayar Ahmad 
Published: November 2022

Background:
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an irreversible progressive condition with diverse etiologies among which acute kidney injury (AKI) is increasingly being recognized as an important one.

Methods:
This was a prospective observational study of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients admitted with different etiologies, at a tertiary care hospital for children in Kashmir India, between October 2018 and September 2020. AKI was defined as an increase in absolute serum creatinine (SCr) ≥0.3 mg/dL or by a percentage increase in SCr 50% and/or by a decrease in urine output to <0.5 mL/kg/h for >6 hours (h). Besides analysis of AKI and associated PICU mortality, post-AKI patients after discharge were kept on follow-up for complete 1 year.

Results:
From 119 enrolled patients with AKI with no preexisting risk factors, 5.6% (n = 8/119) developed CKD. The AKI-associated mortality rate after 48 h of PICU stay was 13.4% (n = 16/119). At time of discharge from hospital, elevated blood pressure (BP) (n = 5/8) and subnephrotic proteinuria (n = 3/8) were the statistically significant sequels of AKI (P value <0.001) for progression to CKD. After 3 months of follow–up, elevated BP (n = 7/8) and subnephrotic proteinuria (n = 3/8) were significantly associated with progression to CKD at 1 year (P < 0.005).

Conclusions:
Occurrence of CKD after an attack of AKI was not uncommon and the risk of long-term consequences in the form of hypertension, proteinuria, and CKD is significant, which may be much higher than observed. It is prudent that all post-AKI PICU discharged patients must be monitored for the long-term consequences of AKI.
A Study of Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormycosis with COVID-19
Authors: Kumar Surendra , Kumar Harish , Mali Manoj , Meena Babu Lal 
Published: November 2022

Background:
Mucormycosis is a life-threatening fungal disease in immunocompromised patients. There has been increase in the number of mucormycosis associated with COVID-19 patients in second wave. Now country battle with both COVID-19 and mucormycosis. An invasive mucormycosis infection has been a significant burden in India after COVID-19. It has been recently emerged a notifiable disease by the Rajasthan government. Our aim is to develop awareness regarding the importance of early detection and treatment of mucormycosis with COVID-19 and reduce the morbidity and mortality.

Materials and Methods:
This is a Prospective longitudinal study including 34 patients diagnosed with acute invasive fungal infection by contrast enhancement magnetic resonance imaging studies of paranasal, orbit and brain or nasal biopsy for KOH/culture. Diagnosis is made through routine blood tests, biopsy, and radiological imaging. The patients taken for the study were COVID-19 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction positive or recent post COVID-19 (within 15 days) or symptoms of COVID-19 with bilateral pneumonitis. The study was conducted with 34 patients admitted to the department of medicine with mucormycosis within a month may 2021.

Results:
A total of 34 patients with a mean age of 50.92 years old and male female ratio 24/10 (70.5/29.41) were included in this study. The most common comorbidity was diabetes mellitus (23 patients 67.64%). Nine patients were newly diagnosed or recent onset of diabetes with or after COVID-19 infection. Twenty-four (70.58%) patients were COVID-19 positive or recent (within 15 days) history of COVID-19 positive. Seven (20.58) patients had the history of steroid as a treatment during COVID-19 and 5 (14.70) patients was on oxygen inhalation. One (2.94%) patient was fully vaccinated, and 5 (14.70) patients had the history of steam inhalation. The most common involvement was naso-orbital mucormycosis found in 28 patients (82.35%) followed by nasal-and orbital 26 (76.47) and 18 (52.94), respectively. Naso-Orbito-Cerebral was seen in 16 (47.05) patients. The more common reported symptoms and signs were headache (76.47), facial numbness (64.70), Nasal discharge (52.94), and ophthalmoplegia (52.94). Cranial nerve involvement was seen in 10 patients (facial palsy in 8 patients and bulbar palsy in 2 patients). Total mortality was 7 (7/34 20.58%).

Conclusion:
COVID-19 infection associated with the wide range of invasive mucormycosis. Early diagnosis and Clinical suspicion of acute invasive fungal sinusitis among COVID-19 patients is essential for better outcomes and higher survival.