bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Incidence Rate of AL Amyloidosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Hanover Jeffrey , Buchner Jacob S 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Introduction: AL amyloidosis is widely regarded as a rare disease, but characterization of its epidemiology has scarcely been reported. The purpose of this systematic review is to estimate the incidence rate of AL amyloidosis and examine population differences. Methods: MEDLINE, PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched from their inception until November 13, 2021 using search terms AL amyloidosis or immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis or light-chain amyloidosis or primary amyloidosis and incidence or epidemiology. Random-effects meta analysis of all cohort studies reporting an incidence rates for AL amyloidosis was performed. The quality of each study was assessed using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Subgroup analysis was performed based on geographical region. Results: Six studies with data from 2502 diagnosed cases of AL amyloidosis from 5 countries were included. The pooled incidence rate for AL amyloidosis was 10.48 per one-million person years (95% CI, 8.99 to 11.96). There was moderate heterogeneity in the data, which was eliminated with a subgroup analysis according to geographical region. AL amyloidosis was found to be more common in the Americas (incidence rate 11.52 per one-million person years, 95% CI 11.04 to 12.00) than in the Europe (9.10 per one-million person years, 95% CI, 7.62 to 10.58). Conclusion: There is a low worldwide incidence rate for AL amyloidosis, supporting the characterization of AL amyloidosis as a rare disease. The incidence of AL amyloidosis appears to vary in different populations, which suggests further well-designed studies are needed to elucidate underlying etiological factors and better inform clinical suspicion for AL amyloidosis.
Vessel Density as a Biomarker for progression of Diabetic Macular Edema: An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study.
Authors: ELShafie Mohamed , ali mayada , waly mostafa , elshehawy ahmed 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Aims: The aim is to use of optical coherence tomography angiography to quantify vessel density throughout the different stages of diabetic macular edema progression.
Study design: prospective, cross sectional, observational study
Place and Duration of Study:University Hospitals in the period between March 2017 to March 2019.
Methodology:OCTA images were obtained using the AngioVue (Optovue Inc., CA, USA). For quantitative analysis of the VD with the help of the manufacturer’s automated software.
Results: The study included 160 eyes of 135 diabetic patients, 61 (45%) females and 74 (55%) males. The values of VD of the SCP were significantly affected more than the DCP very early in the diabetic course (No DR stage) (P=0.040). Moving one stage more in the disease (mild to moderate NPDR with no edema stage) the deep layer got significantly more affected than the superficial layer (P=0.038). In the more advanced stages of the disease and as the macular edema develop and progress (spongy edema and CME) the two plexuses showed decreased VD values nearly to the same degree with the deep plexus affected slightly more (low VD values) than the superficial plexus.
Conclusion: Using the OCTA machine with AngioAnalytics parameters (vessel density) aided in the objective quantification of macular perfusion in diabetic eyes with and without macular edema.
Distribution of Cancer of the Lung in Jamaica 2008
Authors: Mclish Laten Andre 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Objective: To investigate the hypothesis that where bauxite soil is located in Jamaica people are
more prone to developing cancer of the lung.
Methods: This study encompassed all fourteen parishes. Data was obtained from the Jamaica
Cancer Registry located in the Pathology Department of the University of the West Indies.
Population denominators were obtained from the 2011 census taken by the Statistical Institute of
Jamaica. The statistical package which was used to analyze the data was SPSS.
Results: A total of 190 cases of cancer of the lung were examined across all parishes. It was
determined that the largest crude incidence rate occurred in Kingston and St. Andrew (9.8). This
was followed by St. Ann, St. Elizabeth, St. Catherine and St. Thomas. These had crude
incidence rates of 8.7, 8.7, 8.1 and 6.4 respectively. It was also determined that of the 190
persons who were diagnosed with cancer of the lung in 2008, 155 were males and 35 were
females. In St. Ann, St. Elizabeth, St. James and Westmoreland cancer of the lung was the
leading cancer.
Conclusion: When the distribution of cancer of the lung was closely examined in Jamaica 2008
the highest frequencies occurred in ages ranging from 55 years to 74 years. The mean age at
which diagnosis occurred was 65.4 years. There is also an indication that the presence of
uranium in the soil may have predisposed some persons in developing cancer of the lung.
A new model to calculate contributions of power distribution
Authors: Lin Whei-Min , Zhan Tung-Sheng 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Besides metering, a more transparent load with known power distribution is valuable to draft energy strategies, especially in a deregulated power market. So the usage-of-transmission can be properly considered. There are many papers published on the related subject [1]-[42], and every research tried to solve a particular part of the problem. There are three basic categories for discussing power distributions: (i) the real power distribution, (ii) the reactive power distribution, and (iii) the loss allocation. These categories were very often treated separately, while with mutual coupling terms, counter flows, and line charging largely neglected. But we know that these entities are non-separable. These are closely inter-related entities; the change of one entity is closely related to the change of every other entity. A good method should consider these entities altogether, while satisfying all electrical theories. In this paper, a method is developed to solve the above problem, where all electrical entities can be solved, and all electrical circuit theories are satisfied. With several matrix formulations, this method is capable of solving and tracing all electrical entities including the current flow, the real and reactive power, the counter flow, and the couplings between the active and reactive power. The algorithm can also allocate power distributions and loss among participants effectively. Besides, a line usage concept is proposed to allocate the loss to each generator where counter flows can be awarded. It can be integrated to the existent tariffs in a deregulated market.
Analysis of tooth contact for cylindrical gear with high-order topological modification and misalignment
Authors: Qiu Pengyuan , Zhao Ning , Peng Yanjun , Lin Yanhu 
Published: October 2022

The tooth contact analysis model is introduced for cylindrical gear with high-order topological modification and misalignment. According to the generation principle of gear, the tooth surface equation of double-crowned gear by using worm grinding wheel is derived. Based on the gear meshing theory, a tooth contact model of cylindrical gear considering errors and high-order topological modification is established. Taking helical gears as an example, the effects of errors and four different combinations of modification curves on the contact marks and transmission errors of tooth surface were analyzed. Results show that the paths of contact change dramatically with different combinations of modification curves. With the increasing of the order of modification curve, the contact path transitions smoothly in the middle of the tooth width, while the total length of the major axis of the contact ellipses increase significantly compared with taking the quadratic parabola modification. With proper parameters of the modification, the apex of transmission error function is flatter and its amplitude decreases which further reduces the vibration of gear transmission to installation error. The finite element method is applied to validate the proposed analysis model. The results are basically consistent and the maximum error is within 3.5 %.
Experiences of Patients and Therapists Testing a Virtual Reality Exposure App for Symptoms of Claustrophobia: Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Mayer Gwendolyn , Gronewold Nadine , Polte Kirsten , Hummel Svenja , Barniske Joshua , Korbel Jakob J , Zarnekow Rüdiger , Schultz Jobst-Hendrik 
Published: October 2022

Background
The effectiveness of virtual reality exposure (VRE) in the treatment of anxiety disorders is well established. Several psychological mechanisms of VRE have been identified, whereby both emotional processing and the sense of presence play a key role. However, there are only few studies that contribute to our knowledge of examples of implementation in the case of VRE for claustrophobia based on patients' experiences and the perspective of therapists.

Objective
This study asks for key elements of a VRE app that are necessary for effective exposure for people with claustrophobic symptoms.

Methods
A mixed methods design was applied in which patients (n=15) and therapeutic experts (n=15) tested a VRE intervention of an elevator ride at 5 intensity levels. Intensity was varied by elevator size, duration of the elevator ride, and presence of virtual humans. Quantitative measures examined self-reported presence with the Igroup Presence Questionnaire (IPQ) ranging from 0 to 6 and 15 Likert-scaled evaluation items that had been developed for the purpose of this study, ranging from 1 to 5. In both measures, higher scores indicate higher levels of presence or agreement. Think-aloud protocols of the patients and semistructured interviews posttreatment of all participants were conducted to gain in-depth perspectives on emotional processes.

Results
The intervention induced a feeling of presence in patients and experts, posttreatment scores showed a high IPQ presence score (mean 3.84, SD 0.88), with its subscores IPQ spatial presence (mean 4.53, SD 1.06), IPQ involvement (mean 3.83, SD 1.22), and IPQ experienced realism (mean 2.75, SD 1.02). Patients preferred a setting in the presence of a therapist (mean 4.13, SD 0.83) more than the experts did (mean 3.33, SD 1.54). Think-aloud protocols of the patients revealed that presence and anxiety both were achieved. Qualitative interviews of patients and experts uncovered 8 topics: feelings and emotions, personal story, telepresence, potential therapeutic effects, barriers, conditions and requirements, future prospects, and realization. The intensity levels were felt to appropriately increase in challenge, with ambivalent results regarding the final level. Virtual humans contributed to feelings of fear.

Conclusions
Key elements of a VRE app for claustrophobic symptoms should include variation of intensity by adding challenging cues in order to evoke presence and anxiety. Virtual humans are a suitable possibility to make the intervention realistic and to provide a sense of closeness; however, some of the fears might then be related to symptoms of social phobia or agoraphobia. Patients may need the physical presence of a therapist, though not all of them share this view. A higher degree of sophistication in the intensity levels is needed to deliver targeted help for specific symptoms of anxiety.
The Management Strategy of Ecopreneurship-based Sustainable Mangrove Forest Ecotourism in Makassar City, South Sulawesi
Authors: Arfan Amal 
Published: October 2022

Mangrove forests provide various tropical and subtropical ecosystem services to support sustainable development and people's livelihoods. Ecopreuneurship-based management became an alternative approach for mangrove forests ecotourism. Implementing the ecopreneurship concept in mangrove forest areas could include the utilization of mangrove forest products for business while maintaining biodiversity and the environmental sustainability of the ecosystem. This research aimed to formulate the strategy for ecopreneurship-based management of mangrove forests. This research employed direct observation and in-depth interviews. The respondents were purposively selected based on their specific roles within the communities, community leaders, local governments, and non-governmental organizations surrounding the mangrove forest areas. This research applied SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) method to analyze the ecopreneurship-based mangrove ecotourism management in Makassar City. The SWOT analysis resulted in three strategies to capture the available opportunities. First, developing community business through innovations in local resource utilization. Second, empowering the community groups such as fishermen, farmers, and women to create mangrove-based household scale businesses. Third, providing training on the post-harvesting mangrove forest products and digital/ online marketing for brown sugar.
Возможности искусственного интеллекта в поиске приемных родителей для детей-сирот
Authors: Лаврентьева Зоя И. 
Published: October 2022

Во Введении обозначена потребность использования искусственного интеллекта в организации контактов между приемными родителями и детьми, оставшимися без попечения родителей. Актуальность темы вызвана необходимостью учета многочисленных переменных характеристик будущей замещающей семьи и принимаемого ребенка. Новизна исследования заключается в изучении возможности искусственного интеллекта с помощью независимых показателей найти совпадения запросов семьи и ребенка. В разделе «Методы» описывается анализ передовой педагогической практики использования цифровой платформы «Все свои», созданной специалистами Благотворительного фонда «Солнечный город» г. Новосибирска. В настоящее время на платформе зарегистрировано 570 детей, 140 специалистов служб сопровождения и опеки, создано 200 личных кабинетов кандидатов в приемные родители. Теоретической основой обращения к искусственному интеллекту в поиске семьи для детей-сирот являются: научность сведений, принятых в качестве наполнения содержания цифровой платформы; ориентированность на человека и его гуманистическую составляющую; адресность; опосредованность взаимодействия с чиновниками; нацеленность на общественную солидарность.
В разделе «Результаты» отражается, что в качестве педагогических условий эффективности использования искусственного интеллекта в поиске приемных родителей для ребенка выступают: сопровождение участников платформы специалистами; наглядность получения информации о ресурсах семьи для конкретного ребенка посредством матриц совпадения запросов семьи и ребенка; вовлеченность родителей в самоанализ ресурсов семьи и личностных ресурсов; использование платформы как предварительного этапа, за которым обязательно следует личное взаимодействие приемных родителей со специалистом службы сопровождения. В Обсуждении результатов говорится, что создание платформы «Все свои» является первой попыткой в Российской Федерации использовать искусственный интеллект с целью организации встречи ребенка и его будущей приемной семьи. В Заключении автором отмечается, что впервые были раскрыты теоретические предпосылки и выявлены педагогические условия использования цифровой платформы, позволяющие учитывать максимально возможные критерии ресурсности семьи и ребенка.
Anatomy of the coronary arteries in Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Authors: Kaźmierczak Paulina , Butkiewicz Aleksander F. , Frąckowiak Hieronim , Zdun Maciej 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Coronary circulation determines the proper functioning of the heart muscle and blood circulation in the body. Cardiovascular diseases in humans are creating an ever-increasing demand for more research into their pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment.
Animal models of organs are an indispensable part of research for the development of human medicine. Due to the high genetic similarity, the most commonly used donor is the domestic pig. The Eurasian wild boar is the ancestor of the domestic pig and an invasive species not covered by European protection programmes. Given its analogous structure and genotype to the pig, it could potentially also become an organ donor.
The aim of this study was to analyse the normal coronary anatomy of the Eurasian wild boar and compare it to humans, domestic pigs and other animal species.
The study was conducted on 60 wild boar hearts. Twenty-eight slides were prepared using acrylic, while liquid latex was injected into 32 hearts. The blood vessels were then manually prepared using surgical instruments for examination.
Both the right coronary artery and the left coronary artery of the boar diverge from the ascending aorta from opposite aortic sinuses. The left coronary artery begins its course in the left aortic sinus, starting between the left appendage and the pulmonary trunk. It then heads inferiorly. The right coronary artery supplies blood to the right atrium and right ventricle.
The study points to the wild boar coronary system’s individual morphological features and notes the common arterial patterns in mammals.
Comparative Test Program Framework for Non-Sf6 Switching Gases
Authors: Franck C. M. , Engelbrecht J. , Muratović M. , Pietrzak P. , Simka P. 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In recent years, significant achievements have been made with respect to the development of SF6-free gas insulated substations (GIS). In parallel, the interest in installing SF6-free GIS by utilities increased steadily and tenders for new substations or upgrades, which regularly also include alternative technologies. The excellent performance of SF6 was unequivocally accepted by all vendors and users so that the community became used to single technology solutions. This is no longer the case with alternative gas mixtures, and multiple technological solutions are available. However, from the present body of literature it is not possible to make a full and comparative evaluation of different alternative gas switchgear, i.e. circuit-breakers and disconnectors. Thus, the High-Voltage Laboratory of ETH Zürich started investigations and measurements of basic experiments that allow an unbiased comparison of properties of alternative gas mixtures relevant for switching. The two main purposes of these investigations are to define a set of measurements that allow an estimation and comparison of switching performance with different gas mixtures, independent of a specific interruption nozzle geometry, drive system, electrostatic design, and other design specific features, and to perform (some of) these measurements comparing pure SF6, with air, pure CO2, CO2/O2 mixture, and further specific gas mixtures that are currently proposed by manufacturers for SF6 replacement. The basic analysis behind the definition of measurements will be given in detail and the design principles of the chosen test devices and the derived test currents and diagnostics will be introduced. Test results themselves will not be given, rather they will be the subject of separate future publications.
Public Finance in the V4 During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Magic Triangle of Public Finances
Authors: Cíbik Lukáš , Mikuš Dalibor 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
The aim of the paper is to quantify changes in public finances in the countries of the Visegrad Group through the area of the magic triangle of public finances, with an emphasis on the years 2020 and 2021. Using mathematical and statistical methods, we found the absolute and relative primary values of the year-on-year changes in public revenues, public expenditures and public debt since 2016 and substituted in the formula for calculating the area of the magic triangle. We found that in the long term, the magic triangle in the Czech Republic and Poland shows the largest area. The disease of COVID-19 significantly affected the development of aggregate public finances, which was confirmed especially in 2020. In 2020, the area of the magic triangles decreased significantly from 44.8% (Hungary) to 60.2% (Poland). In 2021, all V4 countries will see an improvement in financial indicators and, at the same time, an increase in the area of the magic triangles of public finances, which signals the progress of the public finances situation.
Corporate Environmental Management and Sustainable Operation: Theory and Application
Authors: Liu Wei , Tsai Sang-Bing , Wu Chia-Huei , Shao Xuefeng , Wacławek Maria 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Industrial pollution and over-exploitation of natural resources adversely affect the environment and are also a serious threat to society and economy development. At present, climate change, destruction of the ozone layer, water shortage, and sharp reduction of biodiversity have also become widespread environmental problems. Therefore, people have started to explore how to solve the environmental pollution problems in the process of economic development from corporate environmental management. In addition to corporate environmental management, we also focus on the study of sustainable operation. Improving operational efficiency can also effectively reduce environmental pollution and promote sustainable development. This special issue of Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S (ECE S) collects 10 articles focusing on challenges and issues in corporate environmental management and sustainable operation, aiming to share and discuss the latest advances and future trends of theories and applications in academia, promote innovation in rural economic development models, improve the ecological environment, and bring practical insights and experiences to industry developers.
Post-fire dynamics of the main biogenic nutrients of the Pinus pinaster forest soil of Jijel, Northeastern Algeria
Authors: Moussaoui Mohamed , Sidi Hachemi , Derbak Hanane , Bekdouche Farid 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Forest fires are part of the natural dynamics of Mediterranean forest ecosystems. In the Mediterranean regions, the ecosystems are shaped by this disturbance that they have been subjected to for a long time. This work aimed to study the effect of fire on the superficial soil of the Pinus pinaster forest of Jijel, Northeastern Algeria. Soil samples were taken at a depth of 0–5 cm at different dates over a period of 24 months, in a diachronic mode. The following parameters have been tested: total carbon (C), total nitrogen (N), pH, cations exchange capacity (C.E.C.) and main exchangeable bases: calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+). The results of the study showed a significant soil enrichment during the first few months after the fire; this temporary high fertility decreases with time due to ecosystem recovery, which could be interpreted as a return to the pre-fire state.
Predicting suitable habitats of the major forest trees in the Saïda region (Algeria): A reliable reforestation tool
Authors: Djebbouri Mohammed , Zouidi Mohamed , Terras Mohamed , Merghadi Abdelaziz 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Modeling potential habitat for plant species is an appropriate approach to maintain biodiversity, developing proper reforestation campaigns, and rehabilitating ecosystems. In this study, we investigated the potential distributions of four forest species, namely, Quercus faginea Lam.; Q. ilex L.; Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Mast.; and Pistacia atlantica Desf. In the north-western Algeria at Saïda region. The MAXENT method was used to model the habitats of these species using topographic data as predictive variables at a resolution of 100 m. Moreover, the model evaluation process was achieved using the area under the operating characteristic curve of the receiver (AUC) and Jackknife test.
The generated models were found to be accurate. AUC results are ranging between 0.98 and 0.91 for the training set and 0.87 and 0.97 for the testing set. The results of the distribution probability of this study provide a useful tool for the local decision-makers of reforestation campaigns.