bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A multiarticulate pediatric prosthetic hand for clinical and research applications
Authors: Battraw Marcus A. , Young Peyton R. , Joiner Wilsaan M. , Schofield Jonathon S. 
Published: October 2022

Although beginning to emerge, multiarticulate upper limb prostheses for children remain sparse despite the continued advancement of mechatronic technologies that have benefited adults with upper limb amputations. Upper limb prosthesis research is primarily focused on adults, even though rates of pediatric prosthetic abandonment far surpass those seen in adults. The implicit goal of a prosthesis is to provide effective functionality while promoting healthy social interaction. Yet most current pediatric devices offer a single degree of freedom open/close grasping function, a stark departure from the multiple grasp configurations provided in advanced adult devices. Although comparable child-sized devices are on the clinical horizon, understanding how to effectively translate these technologies to the pediatric population is vital. This includes exploring grasping movements that may provide the most functional benefits and techniques to control the newly available dexterity. Currently, no dexterous pediatric research platforms exist that offer open access to hardware and programming to facilitate the investigation and provision of multi-grasp function. Our objective was to deliver a child-sized multi-grasp prosthesis that may serve as a robust research platform. In anticipation of an open-source release, we performed a comprehensive set of benchtop and functional tests with common household objects to quantify the performance of our device. This work discusses and evaluates our pediatric-sized multiarticulate prosthetic hand that provides 6 degrees of actuation, weighs 177 g and was designed specifically for ease of implementation in a research or clinical-research setting. Through the benchtop and validated functional tests, the pediatric hand produced grasping forces ranging from 0.424–7.216 N and was found to be comparable to the functional capabilities of similar adult devices. As mechatronic technologies advance and multiarticulate prostheses continue to evolve, translating many of these emerging technologies may help provide children with more useful and functional prosthesis options. Effective translation will inevitably require a solid scientific foundation to inform how best to prescribe advanced prosthetic devices and control systems for children. This work begins addressing these current gaps by providing a much-needed research platform with supporting data to facilitate its use in laboratory and clinical research settings.
Association between body image perception with demographic characteristics of physically active individuals during COVID-19 lockdown in Saudi Arabia
Authors: AlMarzooqi Mezna A. 
Published: October 2022

ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the relationship between body image perception and demographic factors among physically active (men and women) during the COVID-19 lockdown in Saudi Arabia.MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional survey was employed among physically active individuals in Saudi Arabia between June and July 2020. Eligible participants completed a 19-item self-administered questionnaire that covered three areas: demographic questions, reasons for physical activity, and role or perceptions of body image during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine.ResultsA total of 323 physically active individuals participated in this study. The majority of the participants were female (N=217, 72.7%), were married (66.6%), and living in the Middle region of Saudi Arabia (N= 268, 83%). The analysis shows that majority of the participants were dissatisfied with their current body shape. The analysis also showed a significant association between participants' educational attainment and BMI and body dissatisfaction (p= 0.001). The strongest predictor was BMI level, recording an odds ratio (OR) of 5.99 (CI: 2.15 – 10.54, p=0.001) in obese and an OR of 4.55 (CI: 1.31 – 9.35, p=0.001) in overweight, indicating that compared with normal weight, obese and overweight participants were more likely to be dissatisfied by five and four times, respectively.ConclusionThis study indicates that physically active individuals are greatly influenced by the confinement period. Programs that promote physical activity in their house or during lockdown may help to encourage, lessen their anxiety, and maintain their health. This may also decrease the anxiety of individuals, particularly those active ones.
Changes in dual-task cognitive performance elicited by physical exertion vary with motor task
Authors: Hogg Jennifer A. , Riehm Christopher D. , Wilkerson Gary B. , Tudini Frank , Peyer Karissa L. , Acocello Shellie N. , Carlson Lynette M. , Le Tan , Sessions Ross , Diekfuss Jed A. , Myer Gregory D. 
Published: October 2022

BackgroundIntegrated movement and cognitive load paradigms are used to expose impairments associated with concussion and musculoskeletal injury. There is currently little information on the discriminatory nature of dual-task complexity and the relative influence of physical exertion on cognitive outcomes.PurposeAssess cognitive performance while under motor conditions of increasing complexity before and after a standardized exercise protocol.Methods34 participants were recruited (17 male and 17 female; 24 ± 1.4 yrs). A modified Eriksen flanker test was used to assess cognitive performance under four conditions (seated, single-leg stance, walking, and lateral stepping) before and after a 20-min moderate-to vigorous intensity treadmill protocol. The flanker test consisted of 20 sets of 5-arrow configurations, appearing in random order. To complete the response to cognitive stimulus, participants held a smartphone horizontally and were instructed to respond as quickly and as accurately as possible by tilting the device in the direction corresponding to the orientation of the middle arrow. The metrics used for analysis included average reaction time (ms), inverse efficiency index (average reaction time penalized for incorrect responses), and conflict effect (the average time cost of responding to an incongruent repetition vs. a congruent repetition). Mixed effects (condition by time) RMANOVAs were conducted to examine the effects of motor task complexity and physical exertion on cognitive performance.ResultsThere was a condition by time interaction for inverse efficiency index (p &lt; 0.001), in which participants displayed higher cognitive efficiency for the pre-activity lateral stepping condition compared to the other three conditions (Cohen's d = 1.3–1.6). For reaction time and conflict effect, there were main effects for condition (p = 0.004 and 0.006, respectively), in which performance during lateral stepping was improved in relation to the seated condition (reaction time Cohen's d = 0.68; conflict effect Cohen's d = 0.64).ConclusionParticipants tended to display better dual-task cognitive performance under more stimulating or complex motor tasks before physical exertion, likely associated with the inverted-U arousal-performance relationship. When using dual-task assessments, clinicians should be mindful of the accompanying motor task and baseline exertion levels and their potential to disrupt or optimize cognitive performance.
Anesthetic management of patients undergoing mediastinal mass operation
Authors: Tan Jie-chao , Lin Pei-shuang , He Li-xian , Lin Yong , Yao Yun-tai ,   the Evidence in Cardiovascular Anesthesia(EICA) Group
Published: October 2022

ObjectivesTo summarize the anesthetic management of patients undergoing mediastinal mass operation.MethodsElectronic databases were searched to identify all case reports of patients undergoing mediastinal mass operation. Information such as clinical characteristics, perioperative management and patients’ outcomes were abstracted and analyzed.ResultsSeventy-seven case reports with 85 patients aging from 34 days to 81 years were included. Mediastinal masses were located in anterior (n = 48), superior (n = 15), middle (n = 9) and posterior (n = 9) mediastinum, respectively. Clinical manifestations included dyspnea (n = 45), cough (n = 29), chest or radiating pain (n = 12), swelling (n = 8), fever (n = 7) and chest distress (n = 4). Most patients (n = 75) had signs of compression or invasion of vital structures. General anesthesia (n = 76) was the most commonly used method of anesthesia. Muscle relaxants were administered in 35 patients during anesthesia induction and spontaneous respiration was maintained in 37 patients. Mediastinal mass syndrome (MMS) occurred in 39 cases. Extracorporeal circulation was utilized in 20 patients intraoperatively. Three patients experienced cardiac arrest after ventilation failure and two patients died intraoperatively and one postoperatively.ConclusionsPeri-operative management of patients undergoing mediastinal mass operation could be challenging. Pre-operative multi-disciplinary discussion, well-planned anesthetic management and pre-determined protocols for emergency situations are all vital to patient safety.
Topic Modelling and Sentiment Analysis of Tweets Related to Freedom Convoy 2022 in Canada
Authors: Huang Shih-Hsio , Tsao Shu-Feng , Chen Helen , Bin Noon Gaya , Li Lianghua , Yang Yang , Butt Zahid Ahmad 
Published: October 2022

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate public discourses and sentiments regarding the Freedom Convoy in Canada on Twitter.Methods: English tweets were retrieved from Twitter API from 15 January to 14 February 2022 when the Freedom Convoy occurred. Unsupervised topic modelling and sentiment analysis were applied to identify topics and sentiments for each topic.Results: Five topics resulted from the topic modelling, including convoy support, political arguments toward the current prime minister, lifting vaccine mandates, police activities, and convoy fundraising. Overall, sentiments for each topic began with more positive or negative sentiments but approached to neutral over time.Conclusion: The results show that sentiments towards the Freedom Convoy generally tended to be positive. Five topics were identified from the data collected, and these topics highly correlated with the events of the convoy. Our study also demonstrated that a mixed approach of unsupervised machine learning techniques and manual validation could generate timely evidence.
Research of a Thermodynamic Function (∂p∂x)T, x→0: Temperature Dependence and Relation to Properties at Infinite Dilution
Authors: Zheng Jiahuan , Chen Xia , Wang Yan , Sun Qichao , Sun Wenting , Wu Lianying , Hu Yangdong , Zhang Weitao 
Published: October 2022

In this work, we propose the idea of considering (∂p∂x)T, x→0 as an infinite dilution thermodynamic function. Our research shows that (∂p∂x)T,x→0 as a thermodynamic function is closely related to temperature, with the relation being simply expressed as: ln(∂p∂x)T, x→0=AT+B. Then, we use this equation to correlate the isothermal vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE) data for 40 systems. The result shows that the total average relative deviation is 0.15%, and the total average absolute deviation is 3.12%. It indicates that the model correlates well with the experimental data. Moreover, we start from the total pressure expression, and use the Gibbs–Duhem equation to re-derive the relationship between (∂p∂x)T,x→0 and the infinite dilution activity coefficient (γ∞) at low pressure. Based on the definition of partial molar volume, an equation for (∂p∂x)T,x→0 and gas solubility at high pressure is proposed in our work. Then, we use this equation to correlate the literature data on the solubility of nitrogen, hydrogen, methane, and carbon dioxide in water. These systems are reported at temperatures ranging from 273.15 K to 398.15 K and pressures up to 101.325 MPa. The total average relative deviation of the predicted values with respect to the experimental data is 0.08%, and the total average absolute deviation is 2.68%. Compared with the Krichevsky–Kasarnovsky equation, the developed model provides more reliable results.
New OIML D1 implementation into Ukrainian metrology system — current stay and new challenges
Authors: Kuzmenko Yurii , Pronenko Serhii , Pototskyi Ihor 
Published: October 2022

Ukrainian Parliament had adopted the Law on joining the Convention establishing International Organization of Legal Metrology on the 5-th of November 2020, 998-IX [1]. The Convention came into force in Ukraine on April the 3-rd 2021 and for Ukraine it means the transition from Corresponding State status to joining OIML as the Member State.
The adoption of the new edition of the OIML D1 National metrology systems — Developing the institutional and legislative framework [2] became the important event of international level. It may be considered as the result of this new document that the Ukrainian Metrological system complies the modern requirements but it is necessary to estimate how reasonable would be some changes to corresponding legislation.
Baroreceptor Sensitivity in Individuals with CKD and Heart Failure
Authors: Charytan David M. , Soomro Qandeel H. , Caporotondi Angelo , Guazzotti Giampaolo , Maestri Roberto , Pinna Gian Domenico , La Rovere Maria Teresa 
Published: October 2022

Key Points

We found that cardiac baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS), which reflects the integrity of autonomic responses to changes in BP, was depressed in individuals with both CKD and heart failure compared with those with heart failure and preserved kidney function.Depressed BRS was associated with the risk of cardiovascular death, whereas CKD in the absence of depressed BRS was not associated with the risk of cardiovascular death.Our findings suggest that depressed BRS may be a critical contributor to the increased risk of cardiovascular death in individuals with CKD and heart failure.

Background
Heart failure is the most common cardiovascular complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and foreshadows a high morbidity and mortality rate. Baroreflex impairment likely contributes to cardiovascular mortality. We aimed to study the associations between CKD, heart failure, and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and their association with cardiovascular outcomes.

Methods
We retrospectively analyzed data from a cohort of 247 individuals with moderate to severe HF. All subjects underwent BRS measurements after intravenous phenylephrine along with electrocardiography, echocardiography, and laboratory measurements. We used logistic regression models to assess the association of CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 ml/min per 1.73 m2) with BRS using iterative models. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess associations of binary BRS and subgroups according to categorizations of CKD and BRS with cardiovascular mortality.

Results
Median eGFR among individuals with CKD was 52 (IQR 44–56) ml/min per 1.73 m2. eGFR was lower in those with depressed BRS (65 [IQR 54–76] ml/min per 1.73 m2) compared with those with preserved BRS (73 [IQR 64–87] ml/min per 1.73 m2; P≤0.001). The majority of individuals with CKD had depressed BRS compared with those without CKD (60% versus 29%; P=0.05). In regression models, CKD and BRS were independently associated. Cardiovascular mortality was significantly increased in individuals with or without CKD and depressed BRS compared with those with preserved BRS and CKD.

Conclusions
Cardiac BRS is depressed in patients with mild to moderate CKD and HF and associated with cardiovascular mortality. Additional study to confirm its contribution to cardiovascular mortality, particularly in advanced CKD, is warranted.
Apprendere paesaggi e paesaggi dell’apprendimento: dall’utopia alla sperimentazione
Authors: Cepollaro Gianluca , Mori Luca 
Published: October 2022

Abstract

Il ripensamento degli spazi dedicati all’educazione procede ricorsivamente con quello dei metodi e delle prassi a supporto dell’apprendimento. Nel nesso tra luoghi, spazi dell’educazione e processi di apprendimento, il costrutto di paesaggio rileva forti potenzialità. Attraverso la riflessione su alcuni esiti che emergono da tre esperienze educative con insegnanti e alunni di scuole di diverso ordine e grado, si sostiene che un approccio alla progettazione partecipata fondata sull’esercizio dell’immaginazione utopica è utile non solo per l’apprendimento dei paesaggi che viviamo, ma anche per la costruzione di paesaggi dell’apprendimento caratterizzati da un’alta vivibilità.

Abstract
The rethinking of spaces dedicated to education is strictly connected with that of the methods and practices to support learning. Landscape idea shows a strong potential in the link between places, educational spaces and learning processes. Considering the outcomes emerging from three educational experiences with teachers and students of different schools, it is argued that a participatory-planning approach, based on the exercise of the utopian imagination, is useful not only for the learning of the landscapes we live in, but also for the construction of learning landscapes characterized by high liveability.
Swaddle Bath Mempertahankan Suhu Pada Bayi Prematur
Authors: Fauziah Rudhiati  , Murtiningsih  , Risna Rosaria Indah  
Published: October 2022

Ancaman terbesar bagi bayi prematur yang baru lahir adalah perubahan suhu di dalam uterus dan suhu ruangan yang dapat mengakibatkan hipotermia. Prosedur mandi juga memiliki resiko untuk menjadi penyebab hipotermi pada bayi prematur khususnya. Swaddle bath dapat menghalangi kehilangan panas melalui mekanisme konveksi, konduksi, evaporasi maupun radiasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas swaddle bath dalam menjaga kestabilan suhu tubuh. Melibatkan 50 bayi prematur yang memiliki berat >1500 gram dan suhu tubuh >350C- ≥37.50C yang dibagi menjadi kelompok swaddle bath dan kelompok conventional bath. Metode penelitian quasi-experimental pretest- posttest control di RSUD Al Ihsan Jawa Barat selama 1 bulan. Uji statistik menggunakan wilcoxon test untuk menguji data pre dan post test diantara masing- masing kelompok dan uji Mann Whitney untuk menguji data post tes diantara dua kelompok. Hasil analisa terbukti swaddle bath dapat mempertahankan suhu tubuh dengan p 0.018 < α 0.05. Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah teknik swaddle bath dapat mempertahankan kestabilan suhu tubuh bayi prematur setelah prosedur mandi. Disarankan teknik memandikan tersebut dijadikan sebagai prosedur tetap untuk memandikan bayi prematur di ruang perawatan perinatalogi.
Sentence-based mental simulations: Evidence from behavioral experiments using garden-path sentences
Authors: Schütt Emanuel , Dudschig Carolin , Bergen Benjamin K. , Kaup Barbara 
Published: October 2022

AbstractLanguage comprehenders activate mental representations of sensorimotor experiences related to the content of utterances they process. However, it is still unclear whether these sensorimotor simulations are driven by associations with words or by a more complex process of meaning composition into larger linguistic expressions, such as sentences. In two experiments, we investigated whether comprehenders indeed create sentence-based simulations. Materials were constructed such that simulation effects could only emerge from sentence meaning and not from word-based associations alone. We additionally asked when during sentence processing these simulations are constructed, using a garden-path paradigm. Participants read either a garden-path sentence (e.g., “As Mary ate the egg was in the fridge”) or a corresponding unambiguous control with the same meaning and words (e.g., “The egg was in the fridge as Mary ate”). Participants then judged whether a depicted entity was mentioned in the sentence or not. In both experiments, picture response times were faster when the picture was compatible (vs. incompatible) with the sentence-based interpretation of the target entity (e.g., both for garden-path and control sentence: an unpeeled egg), suggesting that participants created simulations based on the sentence content and only operating over the sentence as a whole.
Blackbody Temperature of 200+ Stellar Flares Observed with the CoRoT Satellite
Authors: Rabello Soares M. Cristina , de Freitas Marcia C. , Ferreira Bernardo P. L. 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
We estimated blackbody temperature for 209 flares observed at 69 F–K stars, significantly increasing the number of flare temperature determinations. We used the Blue and Red channels obtained by the 27 cm telescope of the CoRoT satellite at high cadence and long duration. The wavelength limits of the channels were estimated using spectra from the Pickles library for the spectral type and luminosity class of each star, provided by the Exodat Database. The temperatures were obtained from the flare energy Blue-to-Red ratio, using the flare equivalent duration and stellar flux in both channels. The expected value of the analyzed flares is equal to 6400 K with a standard deviation of 2800 K, where the mean stellar spectral type, weighted by the number of flares in each spectral subclass, is equal to G6. Contrary to our results, a stellar white-light flare is often assumed to emit as a blackbody with a temperature of 9000 or 10,000 K. Our estimates agree, however, with values obtained for solar flares. The GAIA G-band transmissivity is comparable to that of the CoRoT White channel, which allows us to calibrate the flares to the Gaia photometric system. The energy in the G band of the analyzed flares varies between 1032 and 1037 erg, and the flare area ranges from 30 μsh to 3 sh (solar hemisphere). The energy release per area in a flare is proportional to

T

flare

2.6

, at least up to 10,000 K.
Le Titre IX : s’appuyer sur le droit anti-discrimination pour lutter contre les violences sexuelles en milieu universitaire aux États-Unis
Authors: Mniai Soukayna 
Published: October 2022

Cet article met en lumière comment le Titre IX de la loi sur l’enseignement supérieur de 1972, qui interdit toute discrimination fondée sur le sexe dans le domaine éducatif, a servi de point d’appui aux luttes contemporaines contre les violences sexuelles aux États-Unis. Le grand intérêt du Titre IX a été de créer des recours autres que la justice pénale pour les personnes victimes de violences sexuelles dans le cadre de leurs études. Mais il rencontre des limites dans sa mise en œuvre institutionnelle. Soukayna Mniai conclut sur la nécessité de mettre l’accent sur ses aspects préventifs plutôt que punitifs.
Abolir la police. Actualité d’une revendication radicale
Authors: Morisse Shaïn 
Published: October 2022

Dans le sillage de la mort de George Floyd et des manifestations antiracistes historiques qu’elle a suscitées aux États-Unis et à travers le monde, s’est diffusé le mot d’ordre d’abolition de la police. À quoi renvoie concrètement cette revendication ? Comment comprendre l’ampleur, la radicalité et le surgissement soudain de ces mobilisations états-uniennes et des idées apparemment nouvelles qu’elles charrient ? À partir de la recension de l’ouvrage Abolir la police , du collectif Matsuda, Shaïn Morisse revient sur l’actualité de ces enjeux de part et d’autre de l’Atlantique.
Comprendre la plasticité des dynamiques migratoires vers les États-Unis : entre pratiques territoriales et verticalisation des frontières
Authors: Salord Michelle 
Published: October 2022

Les mobilisations et contre-mobilisations sociales aux États-Unis ne peuvent être pensées sans les migrations – à la fois économiques, politiques et culturelles – qui les suscitent ou les nourrissent. Dans cet article, l’anthropologue Michelle Salord propose de prendre du recul pour saisir à la fois l’ancienneté des flux migratoires reliant la Mésoamérique aux États-Unis ainsi que leurs transformations contemporaines, marquées notamment par la verticalisation des frontières et le renforcement des dispositifs sécuritaires qui les entourent.