bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Efficacy and Safety of Polycaprolactone in Treating Nasolabial Folds: A Prospective, Multicenter, and Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Zhao Hongyi , Ren Rongxin , Bao Shiwei , Qian Wenjiang , Ma Xiaobing , Wang Ruiyan , Li Xiaoxin , Fang Rouyu , Sun Qiuning , Tian Yan , Zhu Chaonan , Shi Jianling 
Published: October 2022

AbstractNasolabial folds (NLFs) are the most pronounced sign of facial aging. This study explored the efficacy and safety of polycaprolactone gel in treating Chinese patients with moderate-to-severe NLFs. Patients with moderate-to-severe NLF who wished to be treated by dermal fillers were recruited from three centers between July 2017 and September 2019. The randomizing ratio was 1:1 in the polycaprolactone group (polycaprolactone injection) or control group (sodium hyaluronate gel injection). The primary endpoint was the effectiveness rate of Wrinkle Severity Rating Score (WSRS) scores at 12 months after injection. The full-analysis set (FAS) and safety sets had 80 patients in the polycaprolactone group and control group, respectively. In the FAS, the effectiveness rate at 12 months in the polycaprolactone group was 88.8% compared with 23.8% in controls (P < 0.001). The improvement in WSRS sustained during 12 months in the polycaprolactone group, while gradually vanished in the control group since 3 months after surgery. The global aesthetic improvement scale (GAIS) by investigator assessments was improved, much improved, or very much improved in all patients during follow-up, while the proportion of patients with a “no change” assessment gradually increased during follow-up after 6 months in the control group. The rates of injection-related adverse event (AE) and serve injection-related AE were 8.8 versus 11.3% and 0 versus 1.3% in the polycaprolactone group and control groups, respectively. Polycaprolactone gel injection is effective and safe to treat moderate-to-severe NLFs in Chinese patients.
Granuloma eosinofílico cervical en el adolescente: Reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura
Authors: Yurac Ratko , Zamorano Juan José , Calvo-Mena Rafael , Castoldi María Francesca , Barra Camila De La , Quinteros Guisela , Novoa Felipe 
Published: October 2022

Resumen
Introducción El granuloma eosinofílico (GE) es una patología infrecuente, sobre todo en adultos, que puede afectar la columna cervical. A pesar de la vasta literatura, esta enfermedad afecta principalmente a la población infantil, y no hay un consenso sobre el manejo en adultos. Con el objetivo de aportar conocimiento respecto a esta patología poco frecuente, se presenta un caso clínico de GE cervical en un paciente de 16 años, a quien se trató de manera conservadora, con buenos resultados y retorno completo a sus actividades.
Caso Clínico Un hombre de 16 años, seleccionado de rugby, consultó por dolor cervical axial persistente y nocturno de 6 semanas de evolución, sin trauma evidente. Al examen, destacó dolor a la compresión axial sin compromiso neurológico asociado. Los exámenes de tomografía computarizada (TC) y resonancia magnética (RM) revelaron lesión lítica en el cuerpo de C3 de características agresivas, de presentación monostótica en tomografía por emisión de positrones-tomografía computada (TEP-TC) compatible con tumor primario vertebral. Se decidió realizar biopsia percutánea bajo TC, para definir el diagnóstico y manejo adecuado, la cual fue compatible con células de Langerhans. Al no presentar clínica ni imagenología de inestabilidad ósea evidente o compromiso neurológico, se manejó con tratamiento conservador, inmovilización cervical, analgesia oral, y seguimiento estrecho. A los cuatro meses de evolución, se presentó con una TC con cambios reparativos del cuerpo vertebral y sin dolor, y logró retomar sus actividad habituales.
Conclusiones El diagnóstico de GE es infrecuente a esta edad, y se debe plantear entre diagnósticos diferenciales de lesiones líticas agresivas primarias vertebrales. Es necesario el uso de imágenes, y la biopsia vertebral es fundamental para confirmar el diagnóstico. Su manejo va a depender de la sintomatología, del compromiso de estructuras vecinas, y de la estabilidad de la vértebra afectada. El manejo conservador con seguimiento clínico e imagenológico es una opción viable.
Care during ART scale-up: surviving the HIV epidemic in Ethiopia
Authors: Nishi Makoto 
Published: October 2022

AbstractOver the last decades, there has been a worldwide rise of new technologies for controlling the HIV epidemic by expanding antiretroviral medicines. This article examines how the pharmaceutical-driven model of public health, which emerged as a byproduct of antiretroviral treatment (ART) scale-up in Ethiopia, interplayed with local forms of actions, engagements, and voices through which suffering inflicted by the epidemic was cared for. Through the eyes of an Ethiopian woman with HIV, this article illustrates how the increasing emphasis on ART facilitated the defunding of some community-based care practices. Moreover, it rendered the realities of precarious life with HIV invisible in the landscape of therapeutic citizenship. However, for Ethiopians, ART scale-up unfolded amid multiple forms of HIV care practices and relationships that endured stigma, alienation, and uncertainty before and after ART. The experience of surviving the HIV epidemic in Ethiopia provides a vital premise upon which claims of meaningful care are made, and ways to otherwise develop healthcare actions and engagements are sought.
Accurate in situ measurements of thermoelectric transport properties at high pressure and high temperature
Authors: Zhao Wei , Cheng Jiaen , Wang Dianzhen , You Cun , Zhang Jinmeng , Ye Meiyan , Wang Xin , Dong Shushan , Tao Qiang , Zhu Pinwen 
Published: October 2022

Regulating electron structure and electron–phonon coupling by means of pressure and temperature is an effective way to optimize thermoelectric properties. However, in situ testing of thermoelectric transport performance under pressure and temperature is hindered by technical constraints that obscure the intrinsic effects of pressure and temperature on thermoelectric properties. In the present study, a new reliable assembly was developed for testing the in situ thermoelectric transport performance of materials at high pressure and high temperature (HPHT). This reduces the influence of thermal effects on the test results and improves the success rate of in situ experiments at HPHT. The Seebeck coefficient and electrical resistivity of α-Cu2Se were measured under HPHT, and the former was found to increase with increasing pressure and temperature; for the latter, although an increase in the pressure acted to lower the electrical resistivity, an increase in the temperature acted to increase it. On increasing pressure from 0.8 to 3 GPa at 333 K, the optimal power factor of α-Cu2Se was increased by ∼76% from 2.36 × 10−4–4.15 × 10−4 W m−1 K−2, and the higher pressure meant that α-Cu2Se had its maximum power factor at lower temperature. The present work is particularly important for understanding the thermoelectric mechanism under HPHT.
Surface wetting to enhance thermoreflectance characterization of integrated circuits
Authors: Alajlouni S. , Shakouri A. 
Published: October 2022

Thermoreflectance (TR) imaging enables non-contact thermal imaging of devices and integrated circuits (ICs) with sub-µm spatial resolution. TR coefficient of most metals and semiconductors in visible wavelengths is in the 10−5 to 10−3 K−1 range, which gives a temperature resolution of 0.1–0.5 °C with a few minutes of averaging. Here, we show that surface wetting with various solvents, such as water, methanol, as well as Fluorinert, which is a commonly used coolant for high-power ICs, can enhance the TR coefficient by up to 19 times. Systematic characterizations as a function of the heating power, illumination-wavelength, liquid layer thickness, sample’s tilt, and objective lens’s numerical aperture are presented. TR images are distorted due to interference in the liquid layer, but this technique could be used for fast detection of small temperature variations and hot spots in ICs.
Stabilization of insect cell membranes and soluble enzymes by accumulated cryoprotectants during freezing stress
Authors: Grgac Robert , Rozsypal Jan , Des Marteaux Lauren , Štětina Tomáš , Koštál Vladimír 
Published: October 2022

Most multicellular organisms are freeze sensitive, but the ability to survive freezing of the extracellular fluids evolved in several vertebrate ectotherms, some plants, and many insects. Here, we test the coupled hypotheses that are perpetuated in the literature: that irreversible denaturation of proteins and loss of biological membrane integrity are two ultimate molecular mechanisms of freezing injury in freeze-sensitive insects and that seasonally accumulated small cryoprotective molecules (CPs) stabilize proteins and membranes against injury in freeze-tolerant insects. Using the drosophilid fly,Chymomyza costata, we show that seven different soluble enzymes exhibit no or only partial loss of activity upon lethal freezing stress applied in vivo to whole freeze-sensitive larvae. In contrast, the enzymes lost activity when extracted and frozen in vitro in a diluted buffer solution. This loss of activity was fully prevented by adding low concentrations of a wide array of different compounds to the buffer, includingC. costatanative CPs, other metabolites, bovine serum albumin (BSA), and even the biologically inert artificial compounds HistoDenz and Ficoll. Next, we show that fat body plasma membranes lose integrity when frozen in vivo in freeze-sensitive but not in freeze-tolerant larvae. Freezing fat body cells in vitro, however, resulted in loss of membrane integrity in both freeze-sensitive and freeze-tolerant larvae. Different additives showed widely different capacities to protect membrane integrity when added to in vitro freezing media. A complete rescue of membrane integrity in freeze-tolerant larvae was observed with a mixture of proline, trehalose, and BSA.
Changes in second-language learners’ oral skills and socio-affective profile following short-term study abroad to Japan
Authors: Hardison Debra M. , Okuno Tomoko 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Thirty-seven second language (L2) learners of Japanese (21 L1 English, 16 L1 Chinese) participated in an
eight-week study abroad (SA) program to Japan. Pre- and post-SA oral proficiency interviews were used for ACTFL-level assessments
and ratings of component skills (pronunciation, fluency, grammatical accuracy, vocabulary/content, interaction skills). Surveys
measured socio-affective variables and L2 engagement (using a modified Language Contact Profile). Thirty-six participants
increased in ACTFL level. Both L1 groups showed a significant increase in component skills and perceived competence. For L1
Chinese participants, pre-SA perceived competence significantly correlated with time spent in brief exchanges using Japanese. For
L1 English participants, gains in interaction scores remained significant after controlling for the significant increase in
positive communication affect. Thematic analysis of participants’ journals revealed the homestay environment was the nexus of
activities supporting communication skill development through exchanges of viewpoints and culture learning, frequently over
dinner. Homestays also contributed to developing greater L2 speaking confidence.
Exploring physical properties of minimally deformed strange star model and constraints on maximum mass limit in f(𝒬) gravity
Authors: Maurya S.K. , Mustafa G. , Govender M. , Newton Singh Ksh. 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Our current investigation is inherently linked to the observations of gravitational waves from the GW190814 event which suggests that the source of the signals can be ascribed to a compact binary coalescence of a 22.2 to 24.3M
⊙ black hole and a compact object endowed with a mass of 2.50 to 2.67M
⊙. In the current exposition, we are concerned with modeling of the lower mass component of the coalescence pair. We utilize the f(𝒬) gravity together with the Minimal Geometric Deformation (MGD) technique to obtain compact stellar objects with masses aligned with the GW190814 event. Starting off with the Tolman IV ansatz for one of the metric functions, together with an MIT Bag model equation of state we are able to reduce the problem of fully describing the gravitational behavior of the seed solution to a quadrature. Through the MGD technique, we introduce anisotropy by deforming the radial part of the gravitational potential. This enables us to obtain two new classes of solutions which depend on the metricity parameter, 𝒬 and the deformation constant, β. We show that these two parameters play a crucial role in determining the thermodynamical behavior and stability of our models. In particular, we show that the interplay between the metricity parameter and the deformation constant predicts the mass of the progenitor articulating as the secondary component of GW190814.
Complementarity of direct detection experiments in search of light Dark Matter
Authors: Angevaare J.R. , Bertone G. , Colijn A.P. , Decowski M.P. , Kavanagh B.J. 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Dark Matter experiments searching for Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) primarily use nuclear recoils (NRs) in their attempt to detect WIMPs.
Migdal-induced electronic recoils (ERs) provide additional sensitivity to light Dark Matter with 𝒪(GeV/c
2) masses.
In this work, we use Bayesian inference to find the parameter space where future detectors like XENONnT and SuperCDMS SNOLAB will be able to detect WIMP Dark Matter through NRs, Migdal-induced ERs or a combination thereof.
We identify regions where each detector is best at constraining the Dark Matter mass and spin independent cross-section and infer where two or more detection configurations are complementary to constraining these Dark Matter parameters through a combined analysis.
A 1030 nm all-PM SESAM mode-locked dissipative soliton fiber oscillator and its amplification with Yb-doped fiber and a Yb:YAG thin rod
Authors: Kim Jun Wan , Park Seolwon , Kim Guang-Hoon , Yashin Vladimir E , Yang Juhee 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In this research, an all- polarization-maintained semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) mode-locked fiber oscillator and its amplification by Yb-doped fiber and a Yb:YAG thin rod are presented. From a ring-type cavity configuration created with commercially accessible components, including SESAM, the dissipative soliton fiber oscillator exhibits stable mode-locking near 1030 nm. Subsequent three-stage fiber amplifiers pumped by single-mode fiber-coupled laser diodes and a single-stage Yb:YAG thin-rod amplifier boost the output power to 11.3 W at a repetition rate of 495 kHz. After pulse compression, a pulse duration of 758 fs is achieved with output power and pulse energy levels of 9 W and 18.2 μJ, respectively.
The condition of masking quantum qutric states
Authors: Wang Qin , Zhang Su-Juan , Bai Chen-Ming , Liu Lu 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In this paper, we obtain a general condition of quantum information masking by studying the quantum states in

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3

. This condition suggests that quantum information can be masked, if and only if the coefficients of the quantum state satisfy the given system of equations. In this case, we discuss a specific example and give an intuitive representation of the image. For the non-orthogonal case of quantum state in

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3

, we acquire the masking quantum information conclusion about the basis. Finally, under the circumstances that one pair of quantum state is not orthogonal, we classify quantum states based on whether they can be masked.
Practical X-ray beam spectrometry with cadmium telluride detector in 10–300 kVp range at Czech Metrology Institute. Part I. Instrumentation
Authors: Šolc J. , Dryák P. , Rusňák J. , Sochor V. , Vykydal Z. 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
The paper describes instrumentation used at Czech Metrology Institute for measurement of photon fluence spectra directly in X-ray beams. Detector with a cadmium telluride (CdTe) sensor was characterized by means of energy resolution and precise energy calibration. The hole trapping effect in CdTe causing full-energy peak deformations in measured spectra was adopted consisting of analytical models of incomplete charge collection and carrier trapping based on Hecht equation. The detector collimator provided by the manufacturer was modified with additional tungsten shielding that effectively absorbs the majority of photons scattered in the collimator body resulting in significant improvement of the consistency of measured and Monte Carlo simulated detector response. The purpose-made alignment platform increased the accuracy of orientation of the collimator axis improving the measurement in high photon fluence rate beams using collimation disks with very small apertures (down to 100 μm in diameter). The adopted instrumentation and methods for X-ray beam spectrometry enabled to fulfil the requirements of the new ISO 4037:2019-ed.2.0 standard for reference metrology laboratories. Software-focused part dealing with Monte Carlo simulations and procedures for photon fluence spectra unfolding is summarized in [1].
Downwind control of oceanic air by land: the land wake and its sensitivity to CO2
Authors: Laguë Marysa M , Quetin Gregory R , Boos William R 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Oceans are well-known to be directly altered by global climate forcings such as greenhouse gas changes, but how oceans are indirectly influenced by land and its response to such forcings remains less explored. Here, we assess the present-day and projected future state of a little-explored feature of the climate system—a ‘land wake’ in relative humidity downwind of the east coast of North America, consisting of low-humidity continental air extending roughly 1000 km over the Atlantic ocean. The wake exists throughout the year, but is supported by high continental temperatures in summer and low continental moisture in winter. The wake is well represented in an ensemble of global climate models (GCMs), qualitatively matching reanalysis data. Under increasing atmospheric CO2, the land wake intensifies in GCM simulations through two pathways: the radiative effects of CO2 on surface temperatures, and the biogeochemical effect of CO2 on terrestrial vegetation. Vegetation responses to increased CO2 alter the summer wake from Florida to Newfoundland, and both the radiative and biogeochemical effects of CO2 drive reductions in coastal cloud cover. These changes illustrate the potential of rapidly changing terrestrial climate to influence coastal regions and the ocean environment downwind of continents through both light conditions and the energy balance of the surface ocean.
Sustainable nutrition: a spatially explicit modeling approach for urban land use planning
Authors: Valencia Torres Angélica , Tiwari Chetan , Atkinson Samuel F 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Rapid urbanization has influenced the transformation of local and global food systems, altering the availability, access to, and distribution of healthy food. Micronutrient deficiency and hunger have been exacerbated worldwide. Balancing social, economic, and environmental needs and demands is complex, and often presents tradeoffs between nutritional security and sustainable practices. While various frameworks have been developed to support policy and decision makers in prioritizing tradeoffs that impact urbanization and food production, they are not easily operationalized due to complexities of implementation stemming from the availability of data, place-specific nuances, and methodological difficulties, among others. There is a need to develop analytical approaches to enable researchers, planners, and policymakers to better understand the impact of land use choices on sustainable local food production. The foodshed approach can be a powerful tool to improve the sustainability of regional and local food systems. This research proposes a simulation strategy to evaluate the impact of agricultural land use and crop choices on nutritional production in rapidly growing urban areas. The application of this framework for decision-making is exemplified in the Toluca Metropolitan Zone, Mexico by showing how tradeoffs between macronutrient and micronutrient daily requirements could be explored under a variety of land use scenarios. This analytical framework can be used to understand options for providing nutritional security to the local population.
Electron sheaths near a positively biased plate subjected to a weak electron beam
Authors: LIU Qi , WEI Zian , MA Jinxiu , YI Kaiyang , TAO Wan , LI Zhengyuan 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Electron sheaths have previously only been measured near a positively biased small electrode, in which a potential dip was often observed. In this paper, we present an experimental study on the electron sheath near a stainless steel plate in the presence of a weak electron beam. It is shown that the electron beam, though its density is much lower than that of the background plasma, will substantially alter the sheath structure, i.e., it causes the disappearance of the potential dip when the beam energy just exceeds the ionization potential of the neutral gas but later enhances the dip for higher energies. It is also shown that proper biases on the plate and chamber wall are the key to the formation of the electron sheath and the dip. For a fixed plate bias but with different electron beam energy, the measured thickness of the ion-free Child–Langmuir sheath agrees well with that of the theoretical model.
Synaptic behaviour in ferroelectric epitaxial rhombohedral Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films
Authors: Wei Yingfen , Vats Gaurav , Noheda Beatriz 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
The discovery of ferroelectricity in HfO2-based thin films brings tremendous opportunities for emerging ferroelectric memories as well as for synaptic devices. The origin of ferroelectricity in this material is widely attributed to the presence of a polar orthorhombic phase. However, a new ferroelectric rhombohedral phase displaying large polarization with no need of pre-cycling, has more recently been reported in epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 (HZO). In this work, the switching mechanism of the rhombohedral phase of HZO films is characterized by a two-stage process. In addition, the synaptic behaviour of this phase is presented, comparing it with previous reports on orthorhombic or non-epitaxial films. Unexpected similarities have been found between these structurally distinct systems. Even though the epitaxial films present a larger coercive field, the ration between the activation field for intrinsic polarization switching and the coercive field (F
a/E
c) has been found to be close to 2, in agreement with that reported for other hafnia samples. This is about 5 times smaller than in most other ferroelectrics, confirming this characteristic as a unique feature of hafnia-based ferroelectrics.