bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Hematological Values in Water Buffaloes, Variations With Age, Sex, and Trypanosoma Spp. Natural Infection
Authors: Jaramillo Ingrid , Agudelo-Florez Piedad , Tobon Julio , Ruiz-Buitrago Jhon 
Published: November 2022

AbstractObjective. The aim of this study was to establish blood reference intervals (RIs) and describe the effects of age, sex, and natural haemotropical infection withTrypanosomaspp.Methods. In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed 1225 water buffaloes with nonvisible symptoms of disease stratified by age and sex. The confidence intervals were calculated for each reference limit (95%, p<0.05). The data were analyzed in three age groups (calves, young, and adults), two sex groups (females and males), natural infection withTrypanosomasp (infected, non-infected). The differences between age group, sex,Trypanosomaspp infection, and all the parameters were compared, and differences between age group, sex,Trypanosomainfection, and hematological parameters were found (p<0.05).Results. Males showed higher values for red blood cell account, white blood cell account, and thrombocyte count; females showed higher values for Mean corpuscular volume and neutrophil parameters. Calves showed more hemoconcentration. than in the other age groups. Young animals showed less total protein, neutrophils and thrombocytes, and a higher Mean corpuscular volume and lymphocyte count. Natural infection withTrypanosomaspp. caused statistically significant relation (p<0.05) decreasing red blood cells, hemoglobin, pack cell volume, platelet, total protein and increases in eosinophils and lymphocytes.Conclusions.Natural infection withTrypanosomaspp. showed differences: (p<0.05) decreasing levels of granulocytes, red blood cell, hemoglobin, Pack volume cell, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, platelet, total protein, and increasing levels of eosinophils and lymphocytes. No pathognomonic variable of the disease was found. The current study provide RIs and demonstrates changes associated with age, sex and infections.
Psychosocial Development in Saudi Adolescents with Type-1 Diabetes: A Descriptive Comparative Study
Authors: Hamza Abdulaziz , Qurashi Abdullah A. Al , Assir Mishary , Ghamdi Al-Shaheen Al- , Al-Zahrani Saleh , Zahid Rania , Halabi Jehad 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
Diabetes Miletus imposes a significant psychological and social burden on the affected individuals. The impact of type 1 diabetes Miletus on psychosocial development has not been well investigated in the literature. We aim to fill the aforementioned gap by conducting a comparative study to accurately assess the impact of this chronic disease on psychosocial development among adolescents in Saudi Arabia.
Methodology
This is a structured interview-based, comparative, and cross-sectional study targeting adolescents in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This study utilized a validated instrument (PIES) to assess the psychosocial development among the recruited participants. An IRB approval has been granted for this study. The data were analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 Armonk, NY: IBM Corp. The data collection spanned the duration from the 1st of November 2020 until the 8th of June 2021.
Results
A total of 310 individuals were recruited, 90 of which were diabetics, and 220 were non-diabetics. This study shows that the individuals affected with diabetes Miletus were significantly under-developed in the Hope and Care subscales compared with their healthy peers. We found no significant correlation between Hb1AC levels and psychosocial development.
Conclusion
As demonstrated by our study, we have found that the diabetes miletus affected individuals were significantly under-developed in Hope and Care subscales. An underdevelopment in Hope subscale is correlated with presence of depression. Close monitoring and psychiatrist referral, when needed, are highly recommended for this group of individuals.
Declining incidence of cerebral palsy in South Korea: Linked analysis of the National Health Insurance database and the health screening data
Authors: Kim Gun-Ha , Lee Gisu , Ha Sungyeon , Cho Geum Joon , Kim Yoon Ha 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
Presuming that the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) in Korea is decreasing due to medical advances, we analyzed the trends and risk factors of CP in changing circumstances.
Methods
We identified all women who delivered a singleton between 2007 and 2015 using the Korea National Health Insurance (KNHI). Information on pregnancy and birth was obtained by linking the KNHI claims database and data from the national health-screening program for infants and children.
Results
Over 90% of children with CP were diagnosed within four years of birth. Moreover, the 4-year incidence of CP decreased significantly from 4.77 to 2.52 per 1000 babies during the study period. Multivariate analysis showed that the risk of developing CP was 3.9 times higher in babies with preterm birth, 5.6 times higher in those with birth weight <2500 g, and 4.1 times higher in pregnancies with polyhydramnios. Over time, the number of preterm births and babies with low birth weight decreased, while polyhydramnios became slightly more prevalent.
Conclusion
In Korea, the incidence of CP in singleton decreased from 2007 to 2015. In addition, the number of preterm births and babies with a low birth weight, which are major risk factors for CP, also declined.
Medical Image Encryption Using 3D Unified Chaotic System and Dynamic DNA coding
Authors: Das Subhajit , Sanyal Manas Kumar 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
The traditional image encryption algorithm is very simple to be attacked by chosen-plaintext because it has a huge amount of image information data, excessive redundancy, and huge pixel correlation. To upgrade the security of medical images a different DNA coding based medical image encryption algorithm and 3D unified chaotic system is proposed. Initially, a key value is composed from the input image. This newly generated key value is responsible for selecting the chaotic system to be executed and its initial values. Chaotic systems are enforced here to produce a pseudorandom sequence that is utilized for converting the pixels to DNA bases and for scrambling and diffusion operations of plain text images. Finally, simple reversible DNA base conversion rules are used to convert and decode the DNA bases. The decoded cipher image is very hard to recognize without the correct key value. The proposed cryptosystem is simulated, tested, and measured up with some other image encryption algorithms. The outcomes of the several assessments are very favourable and exhibit tremendous encryption performance on different types of medical images, which form the proposed algorithm appropriate for problem solving applications. The experimental impact also prove the durability of the cryptosystem against distinct types of cryptographic attacks.
A comparative study of land-based and sea-based site responses based on centrifuge model testing
Authors: Liu Juan , Lan Jingyan , C Diwakar K , Song Xi-Jun , Hu Liang-Bo 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Earthquake ground motion records often show that soil sites typically exhibit nonlinear amplification characteristics during strong seismic motions. The surface ground motion amplification effects are typically affected by site conditions and topographic features; however, the ground motion and site response of sea-based soil sites have not been extensively investigated due in part to the scarcity of available strong seismic records from few geotechnical observation arrays in the sea areas. In the present study physical centrifuge models are explored to simulate the ground motion response of land-based and sea-based soil sites and site response analysis is conducted to assess the free-field response of both deposits to earthquake motion. Both sites exhibit multiple modes of vibration; the first-order mode dominates in both the land-based and 1 the sea-based soil sites with strongest amplification effect. The secondorder mode occurs in both sites and the amplification effect is far more modest than the first-order mode. The amplification effects in the seabased site are somewhat weaker than those in the land-based site. The third-order mode is found only in the response of sea-based site and the distribution of the amplification factor across the depth appears more complex without a clear pattern than in the lower order modes.
Construction and validation of an infant chest phantom for paediatric computed tomography
Authors: Rodgers Seonaid , Cryer David , Storm Cameron , Nezich Rikki , Ebert Martin A , Rowshanfarzad Pejman , Atkinson Janette 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Paediatric imaging protocols should be carefully optimised to maintain the desired image quality while minimising the delivered patient dose. A paediatric chest phantom was designed, constructed and evaluated to optimise chest CT examinations for infants. The phantom was designed to enable dosimetry and image quality measurements within the anthropomorphic structure. It was constructed using tissue equivalent materials to mimic thoracic structures of a child, 0–6 months old. The phantom materials were validated across a range of diagnostic tube voltages with resulting CT numbers found equivalent to paediatric tissues observed via a survey of clinical paediatric chest studies. The phantom has been successfully used to measure radiation dose and evaluate various image quality parameters for paediatric specific protocols.
Spiral model development of retrofitted robot for tele-operation of conventional hydraulic excavator
Authors: Komatsu Tomohiro , Nagatani Keiji , Hirata Yasuhisa 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
This paper describes the effect of applying spiral model to the development process of robot system for a new entrant company. The robot system was developed to remotely control a conventional hydraulic excavator in order to improve the safety of operators in disaster emergency restoration. The issues of development are the definition of requirements and integration for a practical system in a real environment by a new entrant company. The constraints to the new entry of smaller companies are the following three points. (1) Lack of industry knowledge and data to define requirements (2) Lack of on-site environment and machinery for investigation and testing (3) Lack of experience in robot development To solve the problems under these constraints, the spiral model divides the development based on the prototype into 4-steps, and repeats this series of processes. This method was applied to clarify the necessary functions and performance of the robot step by step, and to construct a system with robustness in a real environment. As a result, this robot system has been successfully utilized in emergency disaster recovery tasks due to landslides, and removing debris in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, reducing the mental and physical burden on the operators.
Effect of Nb cationic substitution on the microstructure and Raman spectra of SrBi2(Ta,Nb)2O9 thin films
Authors: Fesenko O. M. , Yaremkevich A. D. , Tsebrienko T. V. , Budnyk O. P. , Wang Lei , Semchenko A. V. , Sidski V. V. , Morozovska A. N. 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Micro-Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction have been used to explore the lattice dynamics of Nb-substituted SrBi2(TaxNb1−x)2O9 (SBTN) thin crystalline films annealed at low temperature, 700oC. The relative intensity of the (115), (006) and (200) X-ray diffraction peaks, which correspond to the crystal structure and ferroelectric phase, nonmonotonically increases with the increase of Nb content. It turned out that SBTN films consist of fine-grained spherical structures if the percent of Ta ions substituted by Nb ions is (10–40) wt.%, while the formation of rod-like grains occurs when the percent of Nb ions reaches 50 wt. % due to the stress-induced transformation of the thin film perovskite structure. It was shown that the substitution by Nb of Ta-site in SBT has a pronounced impact on the Raman band around 810 cm− 1, which is assigned to the symmetric stretching modes of the (Ta,Nb)O6 octahedra, leading to the shifting and splitting of this mode. At the same time Nb substitution does not significantly influence on the low frequency Raman modes of SBT. Unexpectedly, we observed the nonmonotonic shift of the Raman band around 810 cm− 1, namely: from 810 cm− 1 (for pure SBT) to ~ 830 cm− 1 (for SBTN with 20–40 wt.% of Nb) and then back to 811 cm− 1 with increasing Nb content up to 50 wt. %. We assume that these changes are conditioned by the ferrodistortion occurring in ferroic perovskites, namely by the tilting distortion of (Ta,Nb)O6 octahedra at (20–50) wt. % of Nb. The octahedral tilting distortion can change the coordination environment of the A-cite cation, as well as it lowers the SBTN symmetry due to the differences in ionic radius and mass between Ta and Nb in the B-sites, that can lead to significant changes of the SBNT crystal structure and symmetry when 50 wt. % of Ta ions is substituted by Nb ions. The same nonmonotonic trends were observed for the ferroelectric perovskite phase fraction and remanent polarization on Nb content in SBTN films. Landau-Devonshire approach is used to explain the experimentally observed nonmonotonic dependence of the ferroelectric perovskite phase fraction and remanent polarization on Nb content in SBTN films, at that the form of the dependence strongly resembles the shift of the Raman band of symmetric stretching modes of the (Ta,Nb)O6 octahedra. Thus, the combination of micro-Raman spectroscopy with X-ray diffraction, ferroelectric measurements and phenomenological description allow to establish the influence of Nb doping on the lattice dynamics, microstructure, phase composition and ferroelectric properties of the SBTN thin films.
LWDS: LightWeight DeepSeagrass Technique for Classifying Seagrass from Underwater Images
Authors: M Asha Paul , K Sampath Kumar , Sagar Shrdda , S Sreeji 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
In many coastal areas around the world, the seagrasses provide an essential source of livelihood for many civilizations and support high levels of biodiversity. Seagrasses are highly valuable, as they provide habitat for numerous fish, endangered sea cows, Dugong dugons, and sea turtles. The health of seagrasses is being threatened by many human activities. The process of seagrass conservation requires the annotation of every seagrass species within the seagrass family. The manual annotation procedure is time-consuming and lacks objectivity and uniformity. Automatic annotation based on Lightweight Deep Seagrass (LWDS) is proposed to solve this problem. LWDS computes combinations of various resized input images and various neural network structures, to determine the ideal reduced image size and neural network structure with satisfactory accuracy and within a reasonable computation time. The main advantage of this LWDS is it classifies the seagrasses quickly and with lesser parameters. The deepseagrass dataset is used to test LWDS's applicability.
Rapid Flexible Clamping Technology with Intelligent Self-adjustment Ability for Low Rigidity Aviation Stringer Parts
Authors: LI Te , Lan Tian , LIU HAIBO , LI KEMING , liu kuo , bo qile , wang yongqing 
Published: November 2022

Abstract

Aviation stringer parts usually serve as the important load-bearing and connecting parts, which are widely used in aviation equipment. In the process of blank forming and transportation, the stringer parts are easy to occur irregular deformation due to low rigidity feature. In order to ensure the machining accuracy, deformation adjustment by fixtures becomes a key process step before CNC machining. In order to solve the problems of deformation adjustment clamping, the rapid flexible clamping technology with intelligent adjustment ability is developed for a kind of typical aviation stringer parts. Firstly, the process of parts deformation correction is analyzed, and the basic mechanism of clamping and deformation correction is given out. On this basis, a modular intelligent fixture is designed by finite element simulation optimization. The fixture can meet the flexible clamping requirements of stringer parts by increasing or decreasing the arrayed fixture units. Then an intelligent self-adjusting clamping control method based on the fuzzy-PID control theory is proposed, which can realize rapid clamping and deformation correction of aviation stringer parts. Finally, a set of intelligent fixture system is developed and tested. The experiment results prove the effectiveness of the fixture design and self-adjusting clamping control method. Compared with manual fixture, the developed fixture system greatly reduces the labor intensity and improves the clamping efficiency by about 5 times.
Operando NMR Spectroscopy Reveals an Oxygen Blocking Mechanism in Formate Electrosynthesis
Authors: Xu Bei-Bei , Liu Ying , Liu Yuanwei , You Xiaomeng , Xu Yi Ning , Zhou Hang , Liu Peng Fei , Wang Haifeng , Yang Huagui , Wang Xue-Lu , Yao Ye-Feng 
Published: November 2022

AbstractThe affinity of oxygen (O)-bound species on metal sites is a key step in CO2reduction (CO2R) reactions (including C1and C2+products), although existing experimental methods cannot quantitatively track the oxygen atoms active within CO2R reactions in real time owing to the rapid exchange of atoms with the surrounding solvent. Among the diversified products from CO2R reactions, the formate possesses the highest profit per mole of electrons. Here we report an operando electrochemical nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method to study CO2reduction reactions. By applying operando electrochemical NMR and isotope labeling, we found that the C and O atoms of CO2exchange rapidly with the C and O atoms in the electrolyte solution, and the remaining CO2molecules exist in CO2-H2O cluster formations. From Cu to bimetallic Cu-based materials (Bi2CuO4and In2Cu2O5) by introducing additional metal adsorption sites, the interface H2O pull solving CO2molecules together for adsorption and the O of adsorbed H2O was directly involved in the formate (HCOO) formation through the oxygen blocking mechanism, resulting in the selectivity of formate increased from 34.2–98%. Through the oxygen blocking mechanism, co-adsorbed OH/H2O species can actives the nearby CO to regenerate COOH intermediate and effectively block the dissociation of CO, thereby improving the selectivity of the liquid formate product. We foresee applications of this NMR method in understanding more detailed structure-activity relationships for CO2R reactions and other electrochemical systems.
The effect of puzzle game-based training in coronary artery bypass graft surgery on the level of knowledge and cognitive function of operating room technology students: A quasi-experimental study
Authors: Khorammakan Reza , Omid Athar , Mirmohammadsadeghi Mohsen , Ghadami Ahmad 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background:Since traditional training methods have not been able to provide effective training to operating room students and due to the advancement of training technology,high quality learning requires an advanced training program and a change in the training approach towards empowering students with a self-directed method,seems necessary.
Objectives:determining the effect of puzzle game-based training in CABG surgery on the level of knowledge and cognitive function of operating room technology students.
Methods and materials:This study was conducted as a quasi-experimental single-group pre-test-post-test,during which,after designing an online puzzle game including various stages of surgery(from the preparation of the patient to surgical sutures and the necessary equipment to perform each stage),18 persons from the third-year operating room technology students who met the inclusion criteria entered the study and participated in the knowledge and cognitive function test, whose validity and reliability were measured, before the intervention and 14 days after the intervention(using a puzzle game).Data were analyzed using descriptive and Wilcoxon statistical tests.
Results:After 2 Participants were excluded,16 persons(93.80 percent)of the students present in the study were woman and their average scores of the end of semester theoretical course of cardiac surgery technology were 15.19±2.30.The average scores of knowledge and cognitive function of students in the post-intervention phase were significantly higher than the pre-intervention phase(P<0.0001).
Conclusion:The use of puzzle game for teaching CABG surgery is effective in improving the knowledge and cognitive function of students and it can be used as a supplementary training tool to prepare students for operating room technology before entering the clinical environment,so that can have a more effective presence in the CABG surgery room.
Title：Severe lymphopenia as a prognostic factor in rectal cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a retrospective study Running head: lymphopenia related with DFS in rectal cancer
Authors: Li Shuang , Yao Weiping , Liu Ruiqi , Zhang Haibo , Lu Yanwei , Liang Xiaodong 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Purposes: The relationship between total lymphocyte counts (TLCs) and survival is not well documented in rectal cancer. This study aimed to investigate the association between TLCs and disease-free survival (DFS) and identify factors associated with lymphopenia in locally advanced rectal cancer patients receiving chemoradiotherapy.
Methods: Thirty-six patients with locally advanced rectal cancer were retrospectively analyzed. TLCs were evaluated before surgery (pre-S), before radiotherapy (pre-RT), and during concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). The relationship between TLCs and DFS was analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis. Potential clinical factors associated with lymphopenia were also evaluated.
Results: Median TLC declined significantly during radiotherapy. Severe lymphopenia during CCRT was significantly associated with poorer DFS on Kaplan-Meier analysis (p=0.01), univariate regression analysis (p=0.036), and multivariate regression analysis (p=0.038). Pre-S TLCs (p=0.009) and pre-RT TLCs (p=0.042) were significantly associated with severe lymphopenia on univariate regression analysis; however, only pre-S TLCs (p=0.026) were significantly associated with severe lymphopenia on multivariate regression analysis.
Conclusions: Severe lymphopenia was a predictor of poorer DFS in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer receiving adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Pre-S TLCs were predictors of severe lymphopenia. Further study is warranted to reduce the rate of severe lymphopenia.