bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Desafiando imaginários
Authors: Amaral Inês , Flores Ana Marta , Antunes Eduardo 
Published: December 2022

Considerando o grupo específico de jovens adultos(as) em Portugal, o artigo visa perceber se e de que forma as aplicações móveis interferem com as identidades de género e as práticas sexuais. A abordagem metodológica adotada é quantitativa, operacionalizada através de um inquérito por questionário a uma amostra representativa (N=1500) de jovens (18-30 anos). Os resultados indicam que a orientação sexual influencia os comportamentos relacionados com a intimidade e os imaginários das identidades sexuais e de género. Atendendo à forma como as aplicações móveis são incorporadas no quotidiano, constata-se a relevância do género com 66,2% dos(as) participantes a designar o género nas aplicações e 37,9% a afirmar que este é a representação da sua identidade. Os resultados mostram ainda que 19,2% dos(as) inquiridos(as) menciona que não há opção para o género com que se identifica, pelo que é possível inferir que as interfaces digitais podem limitar ou impor imaginários normativos.
CONSIDERAÇÕES MORFOMÉTRICAS DA BACIA DO RIO UBERABINHA - MINAS GERAIS
Authors: Feltran Filho Antonio , Lima Eleusa Fátima de 
Published: December 2022

As bacias hidrográficas exibem variáveis e atributos que as individualizam. A morfometria, método
que permite a utilização de técnicas para se obter índices de relações numéricas existentes entre os
atributos de uma bacia de drenagem, possibilita o conhecimento das variáveis quantitativas
lineares, areais e hipsométricas, que somadas às variáveis qualitativas multiplicam as possibilidades
de análise espacial. Os resultados obtidos por esse método servem de complemento para melhor
explicar a interação que ocorre entre todos os elementos da paisagem. Sendo assim, busca-se
nesse trabalho fazer alguns levantamentos morfométricos básicos para um melhor conhecimento
da bacia hidrográfica do rio Uberabinha, os quais poderão subsidiar o planejamento da mesma.
Para se atingir esse objetivo, foram utilizadas as cartas topográficas do IBGE e imagem do satélite
TM/Landsat 5 do INPE na escala 1:100000 e, para se efetuar os cálculos foram usados os softwares
AutoCAD Map R13 e SPRING 4.2. Dentre os resultados alcançados verificou-se que a nascente
principal do rio Uberabinha, na verdade é a do ribeirão Beija-Flor e não a do córrego Jacaré.
Constatou-se também a grande diferença de densidade de rios entre o terço superior e inferior da
bacia. Outra conclusão geomorfológica importante é o fato de ser uma bacia jovem.
Metaphorical language change is Self-Organized Criticality
Authors: Tang Xuri , Ye Huifang 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
One way to resolve the actuation problem of metaphorical language change is to provide a statistical profile of metaphorical constructions and generative rules with antecedent conditions. Based on arguments from the view of language as complex systems and the dynamic view of metaphor, this paper argues that metaphorical language change qualifies as a Self-Organized Criticality state and the linguistic expressions of a metaphor can be profiled as a fractal with spatio-temporal correlations. Synchronously, these metaphorical expressions self-organize into a self-similar, scale-invariant fractal that follows a power-law distribution; temporally, long range interdependence constrains the self-organization process by the way of transformation rules that are intrinsic of a language system. This argument is verified in the paper with statistical analyses of twelve randomly selected Chinese verb metaphors in a large-scale diachronic corpus.
Enhancement of heat transfer from solar thermal collector using nanofluid
Authors: Smaisim Ghassan Fadhil , AbdulHussein Widad Abdullah , Abed Azher M. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Global energy consumption is increasing due to population growth and with it the adverse impact of fossil fuels on the environment, making it necessary to use renewable energy sources and convert them to electrical energy using different technologies. However, the solar energy potential remains unused, while it has numerous advantages, including as a source of clean electricity and heat. One of the main difficulties in energy-saving and compacted design is how to increase the heat transfer of solar equipment. As an innovative approach to enhancing fluids’ heat transfer performance, some of the most active techniques are to exchange the working fluid with nanofluids. This work attempted to demonstrate heat transfer behavior changes when using nickel oxide (NiO), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), and copper oxide (CuO) as nanofluids at concentration volumes of 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1%. For this goal, a conical solar collector was built using local public steel sheets. Insulating polyurethane foam padding is used inside the cone. The sun’s energy is focused on the absorbing surface using thin reflective aluminum foil. The study also includes a literature review showing how nanofluids can improve heat transfer in solar collectors. The results showed that adding nanoparticles can increase the rate of heat transfer and CuO nanofluids have better augmentation in heat transfer than Al2O3 or NiO-water nanofluids where 1% CuO nanofluids increases the efficiency by up to 7% compared to water.
A high-speed multi input multi output Ro-IsOWC system incorporating Manchester coding and E-LP, O-LP modes
Authors: Sachdeva Shippu , Sindhwani Manoj , Arora Krishan 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Aiming at the link length enhancement in intersatellite optical wireless communication (IsOWC) system, considering the hybrid radiofrequency (RF)-enabled multi input multi output (MIMO) system, we accentuate the realization of medium earth orbit (MEO)-based IsOWC system by incorporating different modulation formats such as return to zero (RZ), non-RZ (NRZ), and Manchester coding. A 40 Gbps and 16 × 8 MIMO system enabling 40 GHz RF signal is proposed by using even linear polarized (E-LP) mode, and odd linear polarized (O-LP) mode over a 22,000 km IsOWC channel. Further, a performance comparison of NRZ, RZ, and Manchester coding is performed at different IsOWC distances in terms of the Q factor. Results revealed that the proposed system with Manchester coding and O-LP mode can successfully cover the 22,000 km IsOWC link length by exhibiting a 6.35 Q factor value.
Ureteroiliac fistula after oncological surgery: Case report and review of the literature
Authors: Mearini Ettore , Paladini Alessio , Cellini Valerio , Mearini Matteo , Felici Graziano , Vitale Andrea , Cochetti Giovanni 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Fistulas arising between ureters and iliac arteries (UAF) are rare pathological events and frequently require emergency treatment, as they are associated with massive haematuria and haemorrhagic shock. The medical history plays a key role in the diagnostic and therapeutic process, as it allows to include UAF among the differential diagnoses of gross haematuria. The emergency treatments of fistulas arising between the urinary system and the vascular system include the open repairing surgery or the endovascular grafting, the latter generally better tolerated by patients suffering from multiple comorbidities or not eligible for traditional surgery. Nephrostomy or ureteral stent can be used to drain the affected upper urinary tract temporarily or permanently. Herein, we reported two cases of oncological patients affected by UAF and treated successfully by endovascular procedures. Furthermore, we performed a narrative review of the literature concerning UAF and its diagnostic and therapeutic management. Although our study did not allow us to state definitive conclusion about the diagnostic and therapeutic management of UAF due to small sample size, our findings support previous experiences in favour of the treatment of fistulas with an endovascular approach.
A novel crystallographic location of rattling atoms in filled Eu
x
Co4Sb12 skutterudites prepared under high-pressure conditions
Authors: Rodrigues João Elias F. S. , Gainza Javier , Serrano-Sánchez Federico , Nemes Norbert M. , Dura Oscar J. , Martínez Jose Luis , Alonso Jose Antonio 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Thermoelectric M
x
Co4Sb12 skutterudites are well-known to exhibit a reduced thermal conductivity thanks to the rattling effect of the M-filler at the large cages occurring in the framework, centered at the 2a sites of the

I
m

3
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$Im\overline{3}$

space group. A novel Eu-filled skutterudite has been synthesized under high-pressure conditions at 3.5 GPa in a piston-cylinder hydrostatic press. The structural refinement from high-angular resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD) patterns unveils an unusual position for Eu filler atoms. By difference Fourier synthesis they are found at 12d sites, conforming statistically occupied octahedra within the mentioned cages around 2a positions. The Debye temperature was estimated by averaging the isotropic displacements by the atomic masses, leading to

θ
D

${\theta }_{D}$

of 273(2) K. Oftedal plots concerning the y and z Sb fractional positions, the unit-cell parameter
a
and M filling fraction include the novel Eu specimen in the trend observed for other filled materials prepared under high-pressure, including rare-earths, alkali or alkali-earth elements, all accepted as rattlers in filled skutterudites. A total thermal conductivity (κ) of 0.82 W m−1 K−1 is measured at 773 K for Eu0.02(1)Co4Sb12, below that of other filled skutterudites, which is promoted by the enhanced phonon scattering of Eu located at 12d sites. FE-SEM images showed large, homogeneous grains, well compacted after the high-pressure synthesis.
Telemedicine Improves Rate of Successful First Visit to NICU Follow-up Clinic
Authors: Watson Lilly , Woods Christopher W. , Cutler Anya , DiPalazzo John , Craig Alexa K. 
Published: December 2022

OBJECTIVES:
NICU graduates require ongoing surveillance in follow-up clinics because of the risk of lower cognitive, motor, and academic performance. We hypothesized that multiple programmatic changes, including availability of telemedicine consultation before hospital discharge, would improve NICU follow-up clinic attendance rates.

METHODS:
In this retrospective study, we included infants who survived and were premature (≤29 6/7 weeks/&lt;1500 g) or had brain injury (grade III/IV intraventricular hemorrhage, stroke or seizure, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy). We compared rates of follow-up for the early cohort (January 2018-June 2019; no telemedicine) with the late cohort (May 2020-May 2021; telemedicine available); and performed a mediation analysis to assess other programmatic changes for the late cohort including improved documentation to parents and primary care provider regarding NICU follow-up.

RESULTS:
The rate of successful 12-month follow-up improved from 26% (early cohort) to 61% (late cohort) (P &lt; .001). After controlling for maternal insurance, the odds of attending a 12-month follow-up visit were 3.7 times higher for infants in the late cohort, for whom telemedicine was available (confidence interval, 1.8-7.9). Approximately 37% of this effect was mediated by including information for NICU follow-up in the discharge documentation for parents (P &lt; .001).

CONCLUSIONS:
Telemedicine consultation before NICU discharge, in addition to improving communication regarding the timing and importance of NICU follow-up, was effective at improving the rate of attendance to NICU follow-up clinics.
Glass-ceramic foams produced from zeolite-poor rock (Tokaj)
Authors: Ibrahim Jamal Eldin F. M. , Tihtih Mohammed , Kurovics Emese , Şahin Ethem İlhan , Gömze László A. , Kocserha István 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis study evaluated the possibility of producing innovative glass-ceramic foams from zeolite-poor rock (Tokaj, Hungary) using alkali-activation and reactive sintering techniques. The composition and morphology of the samples were studied using X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscope, and computed tomography techniques. The influence of various sintering temperatures on glass-ceramic foams was examined. It has been observed that zeolite-poor rock has a self-foaming capability. The heat treatment temperature affects the pore size and distribution as well as the technical characteristics of the obtained samples. The resulting glass-ceramic foams possess moderate thermal conductivity ranging from 0.11 to 0.17 W mK−1 and good compressive strength (1.5–4.4 MPa). The produced samples might be utilized for thermal insulation, which would have both economic and environmental advantages.
Estimación del tamaño poblacional y del uso del hábitat de Pristimantis unistrigatus (Gunther, 1859) (Anura: Strabomantidae) en un área verde urbana de Quito - Ecuador
Authors: Orellana-Vásquez Hernán Antonio , Achig-Vega Alex , Nicolalde Katherine , Duque Mariana , Barragán-Tabares Luna 
Published: December 2022

Las áreas verdes en las grandes ciudades pueden albergan una gran biodiversidad, y su importancia es conocida por proveer refugio a los distintos taxones nativos que habitan, además; se puede conocer la dinámica adaptativa de estas especies con respecto a los cambios demográficos. Uno de los grupos importantes en estas áreas son los anfibios, indicadores del estado actual de un ecosistema. En este caso, nos enfocamos en la rana cutín de Quito Pristimantis unistrigatus con el fin de conocer su ecología dentro de un área verde de la ciudad. Con estos antecedentes, se estimó el tamaño poblacional de P. unistrigatus en el campus de la Universidad Central del Ecuador, uno de los lugares con considerable extensión y que se caracteriza por poseer áreas verdes muy limitadas. Luego de realizar la fase de campo durante cuatro meses, se obtuvo una estimación poblacional de 1749 individuos, mostrando un alto número de presencia en el área muestreada, la mayoría de los individuos fueron hembras utilizando como percha de preferencia el estrato herbáceo producto de actividades humanas. La variación morfológica de P. unistrigatus en el área estudiada presenta seis patrones morfológicos considerando a machos y hembras. Al parecer, el éxito poblacional del Cutín de Quito para beneficiarse directamente de interacciones humanas, puede ser explicado por el mimetismo entre hábitats que presentan los individuos junto con su variación morfología.
Investigating the Effect of Binaural Beat Stimulation on the Annoyance of Tinnitus in Military Personnel
Authors: Moosapour Bardsiri Mohammadsaleh , Cheraghipour Parsa , Irani Majid , Mousavi Seyed Meead , Ghazi Mirsaeed Seyed Shahab 
Published: December 2022

Background and Aim: Prevalence of noise-induced tinnitus is approximately twice as high among military personnel and veterans as in the general population. So they appear to have poorer quality of life. Many forms of sound therapy have been applied to reduce the effects of subjective tinnitus. This study aimed to investigate the effect of binaural beat stimulation on the annoyance of tinnitus in military personnel with the experience of acoustic trauma-induced tinnitus.
Methods: This study was conducted on 60 men with mean(SD) age 38.30(6.12) years individuals suffering from chronic tinnitus. They were randomly assigned to either the experimental group who were exposed to an audio file with an embedded binaural beat in the alpha frequency range or the control group who were supposed to merely listen to their favorite music without any included beat stimulation. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ) were used as outcome measures to collect the data after a period of one month.
Results: There were statistically significant differences (score decrease) between the two study groups after intervention in terms of THI (p<0.05) and THQ total score (p<0.05) and the subscales involving emotional effects of tinnitus.
Conclusion: Binaural beat stimulation in the alpha frequency range has the potential of inducing some positive effects on subjective feelings of chronic tinnitus sufferers.
Keywords: Tinnitus; binaural beat stimulation; tinnitus handicap inventory; tinnitus handicap questionnaire
Evaluation of Synaptopathy by Use of Latency Shift of Wave V Auditory Brainstem Response in the Presence of Ipsilateral Noise
Authors: Sabzinasab Zeynab , Rouzbahani Masoumeh , Toufan Reyhane , Maarefvand Mohammad 
Published: December 2022

Background and Aim: Recreational and occupational noise can cause permanent damage to the inner ear. Cochlear synaptopathy can be “hidden” because this synaptic reduction can occur without permanent hearing threshold changes. Our study aimed to assess synaptopathy in people with and without a history of occupational noise exposure by use of latency shift of wave V with masking.
Methods: In this study, 38 males were involved. All participants had normal hearing thresholds. Of 38 males, 20-male identified with exposure to occupational noise and 18 identified without occupational noise exposure. Auditory brainstem response and masked were performed.
Results: The main effect of the between-group factor was not significant in the right and left ears. But the main effect of the within-group factor in the right and left ears were significant (p<0.001 and p<0.001). Auditory brainstem response latencies at different levels in each group were significant. These results showed that there were no significant differences between latency changes in both groups.
Conclusion: In order to diagnose cochlear synaptopathy in humans it is important to use audiological test batteries in the future. There is currently no effective way to diagnose noise- induced cochlear synaptopathy in human subjects.
Keywords: Noise induce cochlear synaptopathy; auditory brainstem response; cochlear synaptopathy; hidden hearing loss
Virus classification for viral genomic fragments using PhaGCN2
Authors: Jiang Jing-Zhe , Yuan Wen-Guang , Shang Jiayu , Shi Ying-Hui , Yang Li-Ling , Liu Min , Zhu Peng , Jin Tao , Sun Yanni , Yuan Li-Hong 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Viruses are the most ubiquitous and diverse entities in the biome. Due to the rapid growth of newly identified viruses, there is an urgent need for accurate and comprehensive virus classification, particularly for novel viruses. Here, we present PhaGCN2, which can rapidly classify the taxonomy of viral sequences at family level and supports the visualization of the associations of all families. We evaluate the performance of PhaGCN2 and compare it with the state-of-the-art virus classification tools, such as vConTACT2, CAT, and VPF-Class, using the widely accepted metrics. The results show that PhaGCN2 largely improves the precision and recall of virus classification, increases the number of classifiable virus sequences in the Global Ocean Virome dataset (v2.0) by 4 times, and classifies more than 90% of the Gut Phage Database. PhaGCN2 makes it possible to conduct high-throughput and automatic expansion of the database of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. The sourcecode is freely available at https://github.com/KennthShang/PhaGCN2.0 .
Smokeless Tobacco Enhance Allergic Inflammation, Exacerbation of Asthma and Oxidative Stress in Asthmatic Patients from Algeria
Authors: Khaldi Taha , Boughemara Karima , Hesnie Yasmine Khodja , Amira Aicha Beya , Messarah Mahfoud , Boumendjel Amel 
Published: December 2022

Abstract

Purpose
Despite their effects on human health, the link between smokeless tobacco (ST) consumption and asthma severity in asthmatic patients is still unknown. Thus, the present study aims to complete the lack of information by investigating the aggravation of inflammation, exacerbation of asthma, oxidative stress and cytotoxicity induced by ST in asthmatic patients.
Methods
The study recruited 80 male volunteers residing in Annaba town, Algeria, divided into four groups by using a questionnaire, each group consists of 20 male volunteers. Herein, biochemical parameters, hematological parameters, C-reactive protein (CRP), total IgE, interleukin-5 (IL-5), nitric oxide (NO) and oxidative stress were measured.
Results
The obtained results showed that ST clearly enhanced lung inﬂammation and exacerbation of asthma through total IgE, IL-5 and CRP increased production. In addition, ST was found to intensify oxidative stress via increased lipid peroxidation and decreased reduced glutathione (GSH) levels. Likewise, the biochemical and hematological parameters results showed that ST causes damage and inflammation to tissues.
Conclusion
Therefore, our study reveals that ST obviously enhances allergic inflammation in patients suffering from asthma.
A Novel Composite Distance Sample Entropy Method (CDSE) to investigate the effect of Different Body Postures on Heart Rate Variability and Skin Conductance
Authors: Soni Ankita , RAWAL KIRTI 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Purpose: Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Skin Conductance (SC) are two important parameters that reflect the response of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). In this research paper, the effect of postural change on HRV and SC has been explored. Sample entropy (SE) is one of the non-linear methods which is used to analyze HRV and SC. Conventional SE is sensitive to small signal length data and a single distance function between matched vector pairs is used in it, which made the analysis inconclusive to establish the relation between HRV and SC.
Method: This paper proposes a composite distance sample entropy method for matched vector pairs to remove the sensitivity of small-signal length data. In the proposed method, the distance between the two template vectors has been calculated using the composite distance function. To validate the superiority of the proposed method different noise signals of varied length is simulated for sample entropy calculation.
Results: A data set of 70 subjects for HRV and SC has been recorded in the position of supine and standing for this purpose. Comparative analysis has been done between the proposed and conventional methods on the selfrecorded data set using accuracy, and paired t-test,
Conclusion: The proposed method gives higher accuracy than the conventional SE method and appears to be less sensitive to the length of the signal and establishes the relation between HRV and SC in different body postures.
Kinetics evaluation of passive oxidation at high temperature of silicon nitride used in the fabrication of lightweight metal matrix composites
Authors: López-López I. I. , Contreras A. , Morales-Estrella R. , Lemus-Ruiz J. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
In the present work, the passive oxidation kinetics of silicon nitride α-Si3N4 and (α+β)-Si3N4 powders at different temperatures from 1000 to 1200 °C were evaluated. Oxidation of these powders was carried out to improve wettability and pressureless infiltration of AZ91E Mg-alloy. The oxidation kinetic constant (kp) values and oxide layer depth were calculated. The oxidation kinetic constants kp, were 9.11e-16 and 6.35e-16 kg2/m4s and the oxidation depth were 4.25 nm and 3.69 nm, for α-Si3N4 and (α+β)-Si3N4, respectively. Furthermore, passive surface oxidation of silicon nitride was performed in order to achieve affinity between silicon nitride and AZ91E magnesium alloy. Therefore, the manufacture of AZ91E/Si3N4 magnesium matrix composite materials was successfully achieved by spontaneous infiltration process at a temperature of 800 °C.