bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Long Covid – komplexe Problematik anhand einer
Fallpräsentation
Authors: Takacs Michael 
Published: July 2022

ZusammenfassungAnhand eines komplexen Long-Covid-Falles werden 2 seltene homöopathische
Arzneien vorgestellt, die sich bei Long-Covid-Erkrankungen bewährt
haben. Der Fall zeigt, wie wichtig es sein kann, den Heilungsverlauf nach den
Gesetzen der Homöopathie richtig zu interpretieren, um
schließlich die passende Arznei zu finden.
A eficácia da infiltração periarticular anestésica na analgesia pós-operatória de artroplastia total do quadril
Authors: Chang Rafael Wei Min Leal , Nunes Juscimar Carneiro , Batista Bruno Bellaguarda , Borborema Thiago Couto Valle Bomfim de 
Published: July 2022

Resumo
Objetivo Este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a eficácia da técnica de infiltração periarticular do quadril no pós-operatório de artroplastia total do quadril.
Métodos Estudo clínico randomizado duplo-cego controlado. O estudo foi realizado nos pacientes com fratura de colo femoral ou osteoartrose de quadril, submetidos ao procedimento cirúrgico de artroplastia total do quadril em nossa instituição. A técnica de infiltração periarticular consistiu na aplicação da combinação de um anestésico (levobupivacaína) com um corticosteroide (dexametasona) nos tecidos ricos em nociceptores do quadril, após a colocação dos implantes ortopédicos. No grupo controle, foi realizada infiltração de soro fisiológico 0,9% nos mesmos tecidos. Após 24 e 48 horas do procedimento, foram avaliados os quesitos de dor, amplitude de movimentos, uso de analgésicos opióides, presença de efeitos adversos, período do início da deambulação e o tempo total de hospitalização.
Resultados Trinta e quatro pacientes foram estatisticamente avaliados no estudo. Foi observada uma redução no consumo de opioides entre 24 e 48 h no grupo experimental. Uma redução maior da pontuação de dor foi observada no grupo placebo.
Conclusão A infiltração periarticular anestésica como método de analgesia pós-operatória de artroplastia total do quadril, neste estudo, reduziu as taxas de consumo de opioides quando comparamos a evolução entre 24 e 48h. Não houve benefícios quanto às taxas de dor, mobilidade, tempo de internação ou intercorrências com este método.
Tradução e adaptação cultural à língua portuguesa do Long Head Biceps Score
Authors: Godinho André Couto , Almeida Felipe Santiago de , Ayres João César Zakur , Godinho Pedro Couto , Godinho Glaydson Gomes , Sugawara Marcel Jun Tamaoki 
Published: July 2022

Resumo
Objetivo Realizar a tradução e adaptação cultural à língua portuguesa do Long Head of Biceps Tendon (LHB).
Métodos O processo envolveu a produção de traduções por indivíduos com domínio da língua-alvo, retrotraduções de maneira independente, criação de um comitê para comparar as versões original e traduzida, realização de pré-teste com a versão final, e elaboração da versão final.
Resultados O questionário foi traduzido e adaptado conforme a metodologia proposta. Na primeira versão em português (VP1), houve divergências na tradução de doze termos. A retrotradução da VP1 apresentou, quando comparada à versão original, divergência em oito termos. A segunda versão em português (VP2), elaborada por um comitê, foi aplicada a um grupo pré-teste constituído por 30 participantes, e ao final chegou-se à terceira versão em português, denominada LHB-pt.
Conclusão A tradução e adaptação do LHB foram concluídas com sucesso.
A critical review for Cairo’s green open spaces dynamics as a prospect to act as placemaking anchors
Authors: Keleg Merham M. , Butina Watson Georgia , Salheen Mohamed A. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractIn recent decades, the integration of nature into cities has witnessed a wave of progressive advancement due to the environmental and anthropological disciplines. However, cities still face numerous challenges in terms of providing and maintaining green spaces. Thus, collaboration and partnerships between various stakeholders are being promoted as a possible solution to such a dilemma with a specific focus on community engagement and placemaking. This research examines the gaps triggering the scarce green open space challenge in Cairo, Egypt, as an example of a rapidly urbanising city in the Global South. In contrast to previous research on green spaces in Cairo, the current study investigates the cascade of the different scales and hierarchical levels of strategies as well as stakeholders concerned with green spaces. The results demonstrate the importance of understanding the dynamics and activating stronger networks between different stakeholders, especially on the community scale. The current research also highlights the importance of determining the actual value of green open spaces for various stakeholders as an essential entry point for placemaking. In addition, it is urging considering the multifunctionality of green spaces as a basis for formulating and negotiating an urban greening policy and strategy in Cairo.
Female sexual behavior is disrupted in a preclinical mouse model of PCOS via an attenuated hypothalamic nitric oxide pathway
Authors: Silva Mauro S. B. , Decoster Laurine , Trova Sara , Mimouni Nour E.H. , Delli Virginia , Chachlaki Konstantina , Yu Qiang , Boehm Ulrich , Prevot Vincent , Giacobini Paolo 
Published: July 2022

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently experience decreased sexual arousal, desire, and sexual satisfaction. While the hypothalamus is known to regulate sexual behavior, the specific neuronal pathways affected in patients with PCOS are not known. To dissect the underlying neural circuitry, we capitalized on a robust preclinical animal model that reliably recapitulates all cardinal PCOS features. We discovered that female mice prenatally treated with anti-Müllerian hormone (PAMH) display impaired sexual behavior and sexual partner preference over the reproductive age. Blunted female sexual behavior was associated with increased sexual rejection and independent of sex steroid hormone status. Structurally, sexual dysfunction was associated with a substantial loss of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS)-expressing neurons in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH) and other areas of hypothalamic nuclei involved in social behaviors. Using in vivo chemogenetic manipulation, we show that nNOS
VMH
neurons are required for the display of normal sexual behavior in female mice and that pharmacological replenishment of nitric oxide restores normal sexual performance in PAMH mice. Our data provide a framework to investigate facets of hypothalamic nNOS neuron biology with implications for sexual disturbances in PCOS.
The reschematization of face in Chinese overseas students’ intercultural experience
Authors: Hou Min 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThere has been little longitudinal research on the relationship between how sojourners define their personal face and how this influences their use of the host language in intercultural settings. This study employs the Cultural Linguistic Perspective developed by Sharifian (2011,2017), using repeated episodic interviews to explore the process of reschematization of face among three Chinese overseas students in Australia. The students’ schemas of face gradually moved away from the Chinese ideals of sociality and indirectness towards Australian norms of individual autonomy and directness in both English use and social relationships. This study points to the need to examine the contribution of personal, situational, and cultural factors to this process.
Asymmetric two-dimensional electromagnetically induced grating controlled by a vortex field
Authors: Zhang Duo , Xia Hongming , Wang Ke , Li Yaqian , Sun Zhaoyu , Wang Mei 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
A new theoretical scheme for two-dimensional (2D) electromagnetically induced grating (EIG) is proposed in a three-level Ξ-type atomic system. The system is driven by a weak probe field and two position-dependent coupling fields—a 2D standing-wave field and a vortex field. Due to lopsided spatial modulation of the vortex Laguerre–Gaussian field, the weak probe light could be diffracted into different domains and asymmetric 2D EIG is formed. The result shows that the diffraction patterns and efficiency could be effectively modulated by the azimuthal parameter of the vortex field. Also, the system parameters such as the probe field detuning, the intensity of the vortex field, and the interaction length could be used to regulate the diffraction properties of the 2D EIG effectively. The scheme of asymmetric 2D EIG may have some potential application in all-optical information processing and the design of quantum devices.
Regulative control and enhancement of multi-color upconversion luminescence with DBR cavities
Authors: Luo Wen , Li Aihua , Wang Yuying , Xu Feng , Abudula Aibibula , Sun Zhijun 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Upconversion luminescence (UCL) of lanthanide-doped materials (e.g. NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+) involves multi-step, multi-channel transitions (corresponding to multi-color emissions) in a multi-level system, and is a low-efficiency nonlinear process. Usually, the UCL is enhanced by local enhancement of the excited field or one of its multi-color emissions is promoted by matching with a resonance cavity mode based on Purcell effect. Here, we propose to regulatively control and enhance the UCL by fostering one color of the UCL emissions with a resonance mode and inhibiting the other with an anti-resonance or nonresonance mode in forbidden band in an optical cavity, so that excited-state ions (e.g. Er3+) transit to the ground state more via the fostered UCL emission channel, rather than the inhibited one. As such, high-contrast single-color UCL emission can be achieved with an enhancement beyond that of Purcell effect. For the purpose, superior mode properties of distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) cavities can be applied, whose forbidden band of the DBR layers and resonance cavity mode in the forbidden band can be independently tuned in positions to match with the UCL emissions for them to be inhibited and fostered respectively. In experimental implementation, multi-color UCL (e.g. red and green) of NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles embedded in such DBR cavities are studied. And high-contrast single-color UCL emissions are demonstrated with enhancements factors beyond Purcell factors calculated in numerical simulations. A hypothesis on modifications of intermediate transitions in the UCL processes, as feedbacks to influences of mode characteristics in the DBR cavities for regulative control, is also proposed to explain the phenomena. The work suggests a way to regulatively control multi-channel photon emissions in multi-level systems for enhanced single-channel photon emission.
Freezing in two-length-scale systems: complexity, universality and prediction
Authors: Ryltsev R E , Chtchelkatchev N M 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Two-length-scale pair potentials arise ubiquitously in condensed matter theory as effective interparticle interactions in molecular, metallic and soft matter systems. The existence of two different bond lengths generated by the shape of potential causes complicated behavior in even one-component systems: polymorphism in solid and liquid states, water-like anomalies, the formation of quasicrystals and high stability against crystallization. Here we address general properties of freezing in one-component two-length-scale systems and argue that solidification of a liquid during cooling is essentially determined by the radial distribution function (RDF) of the liquid. We show that different two-length-scale systems having similar RDFs freeze into the same solid phases. In some cases, the similarity between RDFs can be expressed by the proximity of two dimensionless effective parameters: the ratio between effective bond lengths, λ, and the fraction of short-bonded particles φ. We validate this idea by studying the formation of different solid phases in different two-length-scale systems. The method proposed allows predicting effectively the formation of solid phases in both numerical simulations and self-assembling experiments in soft matter systems with tunable interactions.
Two-dimensional antiferromagnetic semiconductor T’-MoTeI from first principles
Authors: Zhang Michang , Li Fei , Ren Yulu , Hu Tengfei , Wan Wenhui , Liu Yong , Ge Yanfeng 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Two-dimensional intrinsic antiferromagnetic semiconductors are expected to stand out in the spintronic field. The present work finds the monolayer T’-MoTeI is intrinsically an antiferromagnetic semiconductor by using first-principles calculation. Firstly, the dimerized distortion of the Mo atoms causes T’-MoTeI to have dynamic stability, which is different from the small imaginary frequency in the phonon spectrum of T-MoTeI. Secondly, T’-MoTeI is an indirect-bandgap semiconductor with 1.35 eV. Finally, in the systematic study of strain effects, there are significant changes in the electronic structure as well as the bandgap, but the antiferromagnetic ground state is not affected. Monte Carlo simulations predict that the Néel temperature of T’-MoTeI is 95 K. The results suggest that the monolayer T’-MoTeI can be a potential candidate for spintronics applications.
A circuit model for predicting the shielding effectiveness of cylindrical enclosure
Authors: Chen Kaibai , Gao Min , Liu Shaohua , Wang Yi , Zhou Xiaodong , Chen Tianyu 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
This paper presents a precise circuit model for predicting the shielding effectiveness (SE) and resonances of the cylindrical enclosure. In this model, the waveguide theory is combined with the Robinson model to deal with the influence of the high-order modes and the arbitrary position. The transmission line theory is applied to calculate the enclosure equipped with symmetric apertures or a dielectric layer. The results show that the proposed model can accurately calculate the orthogonal components of voltage response and predict the SE of the monitor point over a wide frequency range. Compared with traditional numerical methods, the proposed model costs less computing time and resources to operate because of employing analytical formulations. The effectiveness of this model is verified by the three-dimensional full-wave transmission line method.
Gravity-driven granular flows in pipes: teaching experimental skills in the context of granular flows
Authors: Williams Hollis 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Granular flows appear frequently in the natural world and in civil engineering applications. These flows can exhibit features which are surprising and counter-intuitive and are often used to test the limits of the classical continuum approximation for modelling of fluid flows. An important sub-class of the granular flows are the gravity-driven granular flows, which include the granular column collapse and the flow of granular material down through a vertical pipe. In this article, quantitative analysis is performed of the flow using video analysis software. The utility and relevance of the experiment for development of experimental skills in physics students and modelling of unexpected phenomena is discussed.
Advances and potential of optical surface imaging in radiotherapy
Authors: Li Guang 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis article reviews the recent advancements and future potential of optical surface imaging (OSI) in clinical applications as a four-dimensional (4D) imaging modality for surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT), including OSI systems, clinical SGRT applications, and OSI-based clinical research. The OSI is a non-ionizing radiation imaging modality, offering real-time 3D surface imaging with a large field of view (FOV), suitable for in-room interactive patient setup, and real-time motion monitoring at any couch rotation during radiotherapy. So far, most clinical SGRT applications have focused on treating superficial breast cancer or deep-seated brain cancer in rigid anatomy, because the skin surface can serve as tumor surrogates in these two clinical scenarios, and the procedures for breast treatments in free-breathing (FB) or at deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH), and for cranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and radiotherapy (SRT) are well developed. When using the skin surface as a body-position surrogate, SGRT promises to replace the traditional tattoo/laser-based setup. However, this requires new SGRT procedures for all anatomical sites and new workflows from treatment simulation to delivery. SGRT studies in other anatomical sites have shown slightly higher accuracy and better performance than a tattoo/laser-based setup. In addition, radiographical image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) is still necessary, especially for stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). To go beyond the external body surface and infer an internal tumor motion, recent studies have shown the clinical potential of OSI-based spirometry to measure dynamic tidal volume as a tumor motion surrogate, and Cherenkov surface imaging to guide and assess treatment delivery. As OSI provides complete datasets of body position, deformation, and motion, it offers an opportunity to replace fiducial-based optical tracking systems. After all, SGRT has great potential for further clinical applications. In this review, OSI technology, applications, and potential are discussed since its first introduction to radiotherapy in 2005, including technical characterization, different commercial systems, and major clinical applications, including conventional SGRT on top of tattoo/laser-based alignment and new SGRT techniques attempting to replace tattoo/laser-based setup. The clinical research for OSI-based tumor tracking is reviewed, including OSI-based spirometry and OSI-guided tumor tracking models. Ongoing clinical research has created more SGRT opportunities for clinical applications beyond the current scope.
Modeling and adaptive pseudo-inverse control for dielectric elastomer actuated motion control systems
Authors: Zhang Xiuyu , Guo Fu , Xu Hongzhi , Li Zhi , Shu Feng , Chen Xinkai 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
In this paper, we propose a neural network approximator-based proportional-derivative pseudo-inverse control scheme. The purpose is to precisely control a motion control platform actuated by a dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA). Our main contributions are as follows: (1) a new butterfly asymmetric shift Prandtl–Ishlinskii (BASPI) model that can describe the butterfly hysteresis behavior in a DEA; (2) the butterfly hysteresis pseudo-inverse compensation algorithm to effectively mitigate the butterfly hysteresis, instead of the explicit butterfly hysteresis inverse compensator. The algorithm searches for the practical control signal from the hysteresis temporary controller; (3) a DEA motion control platform is constructed. Finally, we conducted the open-loop and closed-loop experiments to verify the effectiveness of the proposed BASPI model and the proposed control scheme.
Linear stochastic thermodynamics
Authors: Forastiere Danilo , Rao Riccardo , Esposito Massimiliano 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
We study the thermodynamics of open systems weakly driven out-of-equilibrium by nonconservative and time-dependent forces using the linear regime of stochastic thermodynamics. We make use of conservation laws to identify the potential and nonconservative components of the forces. This allows us to formulate a unified near-equilibrium thermodynamics. For nonequilibrium steady states, we obtain an Onsager theory ensuring nonsingular response matrices that is consistent with phenomenological linear irreversible thermodynamics. For time-dependent driving protocols that do not produce nonconservative forces, we identify the equilibrium ensemble from which Green–Kubo relations are recovered. For arbitrary periodic drivings, the averaged entropy production (EP) is expressed as an independent sum over each driving frequency of non-negative contributions. These contributions are bilinear in the nonconservative and conservative forces and involve a novel generalized Onsager matrix that is symmetric. In the most general case of arbitrary time-dependent drivings, we advance a novel decomposition of the EP rate into two non-negative contributions—one solely due to nonconservative forces and the other solely due to deviation from the instantaneous steady-state—directly implying a minimum EP principle close to equilibrium. This setting reveals the geometric structure of near-equilibrium thermodynamics and generalizes previous approaches to cases with nonconservative forces.
To purchase or lease: Investigating the finance decision of plug-in electric vehicle owners in California
Authors: Hoogland Kelly , Chakraborty Debapriya , Hardman Scott 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
In this paper we explore the factors that influence plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) buyers’ decision to lease or purchase a PEV. We estimate a binary logistic regression model using survey data of 9,472 PEV owners in California, surveyed between 2015 and 2018. Several factors influencing the purchase versus lease decision are identified; battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are more likely to be leased over plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Results show a positive association between electric range and likelihood of purchasing BEVs, but a negative association for PHEVs. Sociodemographic factors such as living in a single-family home, homeownership, and having at home solar panels are associated with purchasing. An increase in the stated importance of high occupancy vehicle/carpool lane access is associated with the decision to lease, but an increase in state rebate importance is associated with the decision to purchase. The results highlight different factors that influence the decision to purchase or lease a PEV, both of which will be important strategies for growing the PEV market.
Diversity and novel mutations in membrane transporters ofMycobacterium tuberculosis
Authors: Khan Muhammad Tahir , Khan Taj Ali , Ahmad Irshad , Muhammad Shabbir , Wei Dong-Qing 
Published: July 2022

AbstractMycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), encodes a family of membrane proteins belonging to Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division (RND) permeases also called multidrug resistance pumps. Mycobacterial membrane protein Large (MmpL) transporters represent a subclass of RND transporters known to participate in exporting of lipid components across the cell envelope. These proteins perform an essential role in MTB survival; however, there are no data regarding mutations in MmpL, polyketide synthase (PKS) and acyl-CoA dehydrogenase FadE proteins from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This study aimed to screen mutations in transmembrane transporter proteins including MmpL, PKS and Fad through whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in local isolates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Fourteen samples were collected from TB patients and drug susceptibility testing was performed. However, only three samples were completely sequenced. Moreover, 209 whole-genome sequences of the same geography were also retrieved from NCBI GenBank to analyze the diversity of mutations in MmpL, PKS and Fad proteins. Among the 212 WGS (Accession ID: PRJNA629298, PRJNA629388, and ERR2510337-ERR2510345, ERR2510546-ERR2510645), numerous mutations in Fad (n = 756), PKS (n = 479), and MmpL (n = 306) have been detected. Some novel mutations were also detected in MmpL, PKS and acyl-CoA dehydrogenase Fad. Novel mutations including Asn576Ser in MmpL8, Val943Gly in MmpL9 and Asn145Asp have been detected in MmpL3. The presence of a large number of mutations in the MTB membrane may have functional consequences on proteins. However, further experimental studies are needed to elucidate the variants’ effect on MmpL, PKS and FadE functions.