bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A survey on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data utilisation in Italian clinical laboratories
Authors: Bellini Claudia , Padoan Andrea , Carobene Anna , Guerranti Roberto 
Published: September 2022

Abstract

Objectives
The Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology (SIBioC) Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (BAI) Working Group promoted a survey to frame the knowledge, skills and technological predisposition in clinical laboratories.

Methods
A questionnaire, focussing on digitization, information technology (IT) infrastructures, data accessibility, and BAI projects underway was sent to 1,351 SIBioC participants. The responses were evaluated using SurveyMonkey software and Google Sheets.

Results
The 227 respondents (17%) from all over Italy (47% of 484 labs), mainly biologists, laboratory physicians and managers, mostly from laboratories of public hospitals, revealed lack of hardware, software and corporate Wi-Fi, and dearth of PCs. Only 25% work daily on clouds, while 65%—including Laboratory Directors—cannot acquire health data from sources other than laboratories. Only 50% of those with access can review a clinical patient’s health record, while the other access only to laboratory information. The integration of laboratory data with other health data is mostly incomplete, which limits BAI-type analysis. Many are unaware of integration platforms. Over 90% report pulling data from the Laboratory Information System, with varying degrees of autonomy. Very few have already undertaken BAI projects, frequently relying on IT partnerships. The majority consider BAI as crucial in helping professional judgements, indicating a growing interest.

Conclusions
The questionnaire received relevant feedback from SIBioC participants. It highlighted the level of expertise and interest in BAI applications. None of the obstacles stands out more than the others, emphasising the need to all-around work: IT infrastructures, data warehouses, BAI analysis software acquisition, data accessibility and training.
In what ways are the Semarang University Indonesian learners of French developing an Interlanguage?
Authors: Kawecki Regis 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
The ongoing doctoral research reported in this paper aims at defining the interlanguage developed by the students learning French at the Indonesian State University of Semarang (in the French Literature Section) through analysing a corpus made of examination papers written by these students during two consecutive academic years (2019–2021). The analyses conducted so far show a limited number of syntactic elements that are proving difficult to students. The main challenge these learners experience is the building of texts that can be read easily and are efficient at proving their point. The interlanguage characteristic of this particular population of learners points to a possible interference of the mother tongue, some informal patterns typical of spoken discourse, and a written production sometimes dependent on the course contents. This paper is part of the AILA Europe special issue.
The Brexit campaign in British tabloids: The role of passives in the process of positive self- and negative other-presentation
Authors: Zečić Dajana 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
This paper examines the local syntax in 65 articles from the British mid-market tabloids, the Daily Mail and the Daily Express, covering the pre-Brexit vote period (February-June 2016). The paper focuses on the passive constructions in the chosen corpus and the main objective is to examine their role and function in a traditionally conservative and anti-EU discourse through an analysis of the sampled data set within the qualitative theoretical and methodological framework of CDA. The results point at an intricate network of both agentless and passives with agents contributing to both positive self-presentation and negative other-presentation as the dominant strategies of manipulation in the examined discourse. This paper is part of the AILA Europe special issue.
Inclusive Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Exploring English language teachers’ competencies
Authors: Žero Alma 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Numerous studies suggest that foreign language teaching embraces a diversity-based approach that promotes an inclusive classroom culture and diversity-oriented teacher education. This review paper outlines the underlying principles of inclusive education, the different perspectives in understanding disability in the context of education for all, and the subsequent implications for language teacher education and competencies development. In addition, the paper looks at the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) where an extensive content analysis has generated a multi-year research project on English language teacher competencies in three interconnected phases. Although a number of steps have been made in moving forward, the implementation of inclusive education in BiH continues to face multiple challenges, some of which are a result of the complex geopolitical context, lack of comprehensive evaluation strategies, lack of a human rights-based approach to education, and scarce initiatives in systemic initial and continuing teacher education for inclusion.This review paper is part of the AILA Europe special issue.
Numerical study of post-combustion characteristic in a smelting reduction furnace
Authors: Wang Panfeng , Wang Nan , Chen Min , Yu Haiyang 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
For a smelting reduction furnace, the main role of the post-combustion operation in the upper space is to supply the energy required by the endothermic reduction reaction of iron oxide occurring in the melt bath, and thus the post-combustion behavior is important in the respect of reducing the coal consumption. In this paper, based on a developed 3D model composed of the Realizable k–ε model and DO radiation model, the post-combustion characteristics in a smelting reduction furnace was studied by numerical simulation, and the effects of top lance height, top-blown hot air flowrate and nozzle inclination angle of top lance on the flow and temperature fields, CO content distribution in the upper space were investigated. The results show that with the increase of top lance height, the length and temperature of combustion flame in the upper space increase, which is beneficial to expanding the post-combustion zone and improving the post-combustion of CO gas. And as the top-blown hot air flowrate increases, the position of the maximum temperature in the upper space gradually moves down and the CO content in gas mixtures decreases, which is conducive to the heat transport back to the melt bath. In addition, a proper velocity and temperature distribution in the upper space and distribution of CO content is obtained under the nozzle inclination angle range from 10° to 15°, but a larger nozzle inclination angle reduces the velocity and temperature in the central zone.
Newborn screening and genetic variation of medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in the Chinese population
Authors: Li Yu-yu , Xu Jia , Sun Xue-cheng , Li Hong-yu , Mu Kai 
Published: September 2022

Abstract

Objectives
Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of the fatty acid oxidative metabolism. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics, the spectrum of variation, clinical phenotype, and prognosis of MCADD in Chinese newborns.

Methods
We retrospectively analysed newborn screening (NBS) data in the Zibo area from January 2016 to March 2022 and summarized 42 cases recently reported in Chinese neonates. High-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) were used to detect the concentrations of carnitine in the blood spots and for diagnosis.

Results
A total of 183,082 newborns were detected, and six patients were diagnosed with MCADD (1/3,0514). The primary octanoylcarnitine (C8) and the octanoylcarnitine/decanoylcarnitine ratio (C8/C10) were elevated in all patients. Gene analysis revealed four known and four novel variants of the ACADM gene. Five patients were asymptomatic and developed normally under dietary guidance. One child died of vaccination-induced MCADD, presenting with hypoglycemia and elevated acylcarnitines.

Conclusions
The incidence of MCADD in Chinese newborns varies geographically from 1/222,903 to 1/30,514, and the most common pathogenic variant is c.449_452 del CTGA (p. T150Rfs∗4) in ACADM gene with a frequency of 27.7%. HPLC-MS/MS and genetic analysis are beneficial for early prevention and good prognosis of MCADD.
Association of gallstone and polymorphisms of UGT1A1*27 and UGT1A1*28 in patients with hepatitis B virus-related liver failure
Authors: Zhuo Haiyan , Fan Jinhai , Zhang Bifeng , Shi Yixian , Zheng Liqing , Chai Yihong , Yao Lvfeng 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Genetic variation in UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 gene (UGT1A1) is a lithogenic risk factor for gallstone formation. This study aimed to assess genotype and allele frequencies of common UGT1A1 variants in patients with gallstone and hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatic failure. This study enrolled 113 healthy individuals (CTRL), 54 patients with HBV infection (HBV), 134 patients with gallstone-free hepatic failure and HBV infection, and 34 patients with gallstone-related hepatic failure and HBV infection (GRHF). Peripheral venous blood samples were collected for genomic DNA isolation. Polymerase chain reaction amplification was carried out for UGT1A1, followed by direct sequencing. Analysis for genotype and allele frequencies of UGT1A1 variants (UGT1A1*6, UGT1A1*27, UGT1A1*28, and UGT1A1*60) was performed. The allele distributions of the four groups did not deviate from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. Allele (A) and genotype (CA) frequency distributions of UGT1A1*27 were significantly different between GRHF and CTRL, or between GRHF and HBV. GRHF and CTRL exhibited significant differences in allele (A) and genotype (CA) frequency distributions of UGT1A1*28. Linkage disequilibrium analysis suggested that haplotype G-G-[TA]7-T may be associated with gallstone in HBV-related hepatic failure. Our data reveal that UGT1A1*27 and UGT1A1*28 variants are significantly observed in patients with GRHF compared to healthy individuals.
Numerical study of composite plates jointed adhesively with interspaced and interspaced double-lap joint subject to tensile load
Authors: Sülü İsmail Yasin 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Numerical study was carried out for layered composite plates joined with both interspaced and interspaced double-lap joint subject to tensile load. The numerical analyses were actualized using ANSYS 14.5 software package based on finite elements method. The layered composite plates with different orientation angles were considered. It was considered that the composite plates and patches were carbon/epoxy (AS4/3501-6) and the composite plates were joined using DP 410 adhesive. The studies started with the determination of the failure loads the stresses in these loads were obtained. Normal and shear stress in all directions were obtained via numerical analyses for composite layers and adhesive layers throughout radial thickness. Moreover, the von–Mises stress distributions that develop on the adhesive were obtained as well. The effects of adhesive and orientation angles were examined at the adhesive and composite layers interfaces. The effect of the surfaces is great in the gap-free bonding of the surfaces. But the strength of the adhesive is more important than the condition of the adhesion surfaces in interspaced bonding.
Overview of friction welding processes for different metallic materials
Authors: Imak Anil 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
With the rapid development in the technological, industrial, and defense industries, the joining of metallic materials used becomes very important. Various problems may arise in metallic materials joined by traditional fusion welding methods. The friction welding technique, which is one of the solid-state welding types that contains minimum welding defects and creates minimum internal stresses after welding, can be used in order to reduce the negativities in different steel joining. Thus, the negativities in fusion welding methods are reduced. The friction welding is a plastic deformation and extrusion process that uses heat to convert mechanical energy generated by friction between the interfaces of these two material pairs as a result of one material rotating at a stationary speed and the other rotating at a rotary speed into thermal energy. The heating phase (friction phase) is the time until the end of the welding process. During this time, the surfaces are under pressure. The formation of temperature in steel is between 900 and 1300 °C, and this temperature is reached in a very short time. Thus, parts are joined together by the pressing force. Materials that are very difficult to join with fusion welding can be joined more easily by friction welding.
Tension-compression asymmetry of quadruple CuCoNiBe alloys processed by high-temperature multi-pass equal channel angular pressing (ECAP)
Authors: Elibol Cagatay 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Among copper alloys, the precipitation (age) hardening quadruple CuCoNiBe alloys due to their superior mechanical properties in terms of the highest strength and elasticity achieved by peak aging have been used over the years in a wide range of industrial applications including aircrafts, coil systems, blast-proof materials, and molding dies. Combined thermomechanical treatment (i.e., equal channel angular pressing [ECAP] processing followed by post-ECAP aging) can result in a further enhancement of the strength of CuCoNiBe alloys due to the grain refinement and the formation of fine precipitates from α-Cu supersaturated solid solution. In this study, for the first time, the effect of severe plastic deformation by ECAP processing on the mechanical behavior of CuCoNiBe alloys is discussed thoroughly based on the material responses to tensile and compressive loading conditions. The results show that, besides a considerable strength enhancement, ECAP processing leads to a strong tension-compression asymmetry and significantly accelerated precipitation kinetics in CuCoNiBe alloys.
Effect of the notch location on the Charpy-V toughness results for robotic flux-cored arc welded multipass joints
Authors: Gürol Uğur , Çoban Ozan , Coşar İbrahim Can , Koçak Mustafa 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
In this study, the effect of the notch locations on the Charpy-V toughness values of the all-welded joint obtained using robotic flux-cored arc welding was investigated with respect to microstructures at the notch locations. Charpy impact tests were performed through the thickness with notch location at the centerline as well as off-set regions of the weld metal in addition to the microhardness measurements conducted. The detailed weld metal characterization was conducted using a stereo microscope, optical microscope, and scanning electron microscope at the same location where the Charpy tests and microhardness tests were performed. The sub-zero impact toughness test results indicated that the columnar weld metal regions exhibited low toughness values while the centerline microstructure consisting of mainly reheated regions displayed much higher toughness values even at the test temperature of −60 °C, satisfying the toughness requirement of the requested 47 J value. It is concluded that a small variation of the through-thickness notch position may result in different toughness values for the same weld metal. On this basis, the notching procedure of the Charpy-V samples for the multi-pass weld metal should be conducted with care and obtained results should be explained with respective notch position and microstructure.
Die soziale Stratifikation am Ende des Äneolithikums in Mähren
Authors: Peška Jaroslav 
Published: September 2022

Zusammenfassung
Der vorliegende Beitrag bietet eine kurze Übersicht diverser, den Beginn sozialer Stratifikation anzeigender Bestattungssitten in Kulturen des ausgehenden Äneolithikums in Mähren. Bestattungssitten werden im Beitrag als ein ritualisiertes Spiegelbild prähistorischer Realitäten verstanden, bei denen Grabbeigaben symbolische Rollen übernehmen, etwa Zugehörigkeit oder Identität. Die Grabausstattung kann gleichzeitig auch die Position des Verstorbenen in Gesellschaft und Handwerk spiegeln.
Soziale Unterschiede zeigen sich bei den untersuchten Einheiten durch Allokation in isolierten Lagen oder innerhalb kleiner Grabgruppen, anhand ausgeprägter Grabarchitekturen (innere Grabkonstruktion, die Gräber umgebende Kreisgräben, Totenhäuser) sowie durch zahlreiche und verschiedenartige Grabbeigaben (einschließlich prestigeträchtiger Objektkombinationen – „Pakete“) als Manifestation gesellschaftlicher Stellung, Macht und Identität. Am wenigsten lässt sich dies in der Protoaunjetitzer Kultur erkennen.
Eine spezielle Kategorie umfasst die Bestattungen reicher Männer, die als Metallurgen angesprochen werden und in der Glockenbecherkultur klar dominieren. In der Anfangsphase der Glockenbecherkultur können wir sogar von Bestattungen gesellschaftlicher Eliten sprechen.
Investigating diffusion mechanism for HTO and Se(IV)/Se(VI) in compacted Tamusu clay rock with different column lengths
Authors: Sun Yuzhen , Liu Zhenxing , Tang Rongjing , Lee Chuan-Pin , Wang Zhifen , Luo Mingbiao , Hua Rong , Jiang Qifeng , Su Xuebin 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Due to continuous self-sealing and good mechanical properties, the Tamusu clay rock of Inner Mongolia has been identified as the pre-selected site for high-level radioactive waste geological disposal site in China. The study of chemical behaviors related to Tamusu clay rock, such as nuclide migration, will be an important content of the performance assessment and safety assessment of the disposal repository in the future. The diffusion behavior of HTO and Se(IV)/Se(VI) with different compacted column lengths in Tamusu clay rock is discussed by the through-diffusion method. The diffusion coefficient, rock capacity factor, effective porosity, and other diffusion parameters closely related to nuclide migration are calculated, and the mechanism of nuclide diffusion is preliminarily discussed. The results show that D

a
(6.23 × 10−11∼17.96 × 10−11 m2 s−1), D

e
(1.62 × 10−11∼4.67 × 10−11 m2 s−1) for HTO increase with the increase of the compacted column length, and it is proposed that the diffusion process of HTO is affected by the change of geometrical factor and path tortuosity. D

a
(7.29 × 10−13∼1.74 × 10−13 m2 s−1), D

e
(5.15 × 10−12∼2.15 × 10−12 m2 s−1) for Se(IV), D

a
(3.11 × 10−12∼1.09 × 10−12 m2 s−1), D

e
(2.53 × 10−12∼1.09 × 10−12 m2 s−1) for Se(VI), which decrease with the increase of the compacted column length, it is mainly due to the existence of anion repulsion effect.
Cross-morphemic palatalisation in Getxo Basque: empty positions, bipositionality and place licensing
Authors: Balogné Bérces Katalin , Ulfsbjorninn Shanti 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThe variety of Basque characteristic of Getxo exhibits a form of coronal palatalisation that takes place intervocalically within and across words, triggered by a preceding [i] or [j]. This system in particular is interesting because it sets up a paradox as it both applies and does not apply at the word-level. The rule is sensitive to the leftward phonological context within the word-levelandthe rightward phonological context at the phrase level since in Getxo the trigger and target of palatalisation must come from the same word, yet the process only occurs if this sequence precedes a vowel-initial juncture: /in##V/, /il##V/. A previous solution involves stating palatalisation as a lexical rule and invoking a Duke-of-York Derivation to generate the masses of lexical exceptions attested largely in loanwords. This account misses a crucial generalisation, which is that, loanwords or not, there are no lexical exceptions across morphemes. We capture this generalisation and resolve the ordering paradox by relating palatalisation to the positional distribution of place features general in the language. This analysis involves positional underspecificaiton of nasals/laterals and a coronal default place of articulation. Underspecified nasals and laterals need place when they “become onsets” across word-boundaries, including through palatal spreading. In the reanalysis there are no “lexical exceptions” since these are underlyingly specified for place; neither is there need for word-level versus post-lexical phonology.
Theology and Ecology
Authors: Clemmer Richard O. 
Published: September 2022

Straight with the Medicine: Narratives of Followers of the Tip! Way. as told to Warren L. d'Azevedo. 1985. Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books, ix & 54 pp. $5.95 (paper)Between Sacred Mountains: Navajo Stories and Lessons from the Land (Volume 11 in the "Sun Tracks" American Indian Literary Series). 1984. Tuscon, AZ: University of Arizona Press, xi & 288 pp. $19.95 (paper); $35.00 (cloth, library binding).
Anthropologists Coming to Age
Authors: Fennell Valerie 
Published: September 2022

Stanley Brandes. Forty, the Age and the Symbol. Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee Press, 1985. + 154 pp. $12.95 (cloth).Jay Sokolovsky. ed. Aging and the Aged in the Third World: Part I. Williamsburg, VA: Department of Anthropology, College of William and Mary, 1982. iv. 174 pp.Jay Sokolovsky and Joan Sokolovsky. eds. Aging and the Aged in the Third World: Part II. Regional and Ethnographic Perspectives. Williamsburg, VA: Department of Anthropology, College of William and Mary, 1983‐iv. 148 pp. Each volume $5.00 (students), $6.00 (individuals), or $7.00 (institutions). Paper.
Transient remission of hyperparathyroidism after fine-needle aspiration biopsy
Authors: Elvas Ana Rita , Martins Fernandes Andreia , Reis Sara , Couto Joana , Martins Raquel G , Santos Jacinta , Martins Teresa , Marques Bernardo , Guimarães Joana , Rodrigues Fernando J C 
Published: September 2022

Summary
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the unregulated overproduction of parathyroid hormone (PTH), resulting in abnormal calcium homeostasis. PHPT is most commonly caused by a single adenoma of the parathyroid gland, which can have an intrathyroid location in rare cases. The measurement of intact PTH in the washout fluid obtained by ultrasound (US)-guided fineneedle aspiration (FNA) can be useful in clarifying the aetiology of these lesions. This study presented a 48-year-old man with a background history of symptomatic renal stone disease who was diagnosed with PHPT and referred to our Endocrinology department. A neck US revealed a thyroid nodule with a size of 21 mm in the right lobe. The patient underwent US-guided FNA of the lesion. The measurement of PTH in the washout fluid was significantly elevated. Following the procedure, he reported neck pain and noticed distal paraesthesias in the upper limbs. Blood test results showed significant hypocalcaemia and supplementation with calcium and calcitriol was started. The patient was closely monitored. Recurrence of hypercalcaemia was later observed, and the patient was submitted to surgery. We present a case of FNAinduced transitory remission of PHPT in a patient with an intrathyroid parathyroid adenoma. We conjecture that intra-nodular haemorrhage might have occurred, which temporarily affected the viability of the autonomous parathyroid tissue. A few similar cases of spontaneous or induced remission of PHPT after FNA have been previously described in the literature. This remission can be transitory or permanent, depending on the degree of cellular damage thus follow-up of these patients is recommended.