bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Experimental evaluation of a metofluthrin passive emanator against Aedes albopictus
Authors: Zarella Olivia , Ekwomadu Uche , Romer Yamila , Kirstein Oscar D. , Che-Mendoza Azael , González-Olvera Gabriela , Manrique-Saide Pablo , Devine Gregor , Vazquez-Prokopec Gonzalo M. 
Published: May 2022

Background
With the recent occurrence of locally transmitted Aedes-borne viruses in the continental United States and Europe, and a lack of effective vaccines, new approaches to control Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are needed. In sub-tropical urban settings in the US, Ae. albopictus is a dominant nuisance and arbovirus vector species. Unfortunately, the vector control toolbox against Ae. albopictus is not as well developed as for Ae. aegypti. Here, we evaluate the efficacy, longevity, and range of protectiveness of a novel passive metofluthrin emanator (10% active ingredient in a polyethylene mesh) against Ae. albopictus indoors and outdoors.

Methods
Four studies were conducted comparing the presence of the metofluthrin emanator to a control lacking emanator with interest in quantifying efficacy by human landing counts. Studies evaluated the effect of an emanator at varying distances from one or more human volunteers indoors and outdoors. Efficacy of emanators over time since activation was also evaluated.

Results
Mixed-effects models determined that sitting in close proximity to an emanator reduced landings by 89.5% outdoors and by 74.6% indoors. The emanator was determined protective when located immediately next to a human volunteer outdoors but not uniformly protective when located further away. The emanator was protective at all tested distances from the device indoors. Mortality of mosquitoes exposed to metofluthrin emanators was ~2x higher than those who were not exposed in indoor conditions. Finally, a Generalized Additive Model determined that emanators used continuously outdoors lost their effect after 2.5 weeks and stopped inducing paralysis in mosquitoes after 3.8 weeks of use.

Conclusions
We show strong and lasting efficacy of 10% metofluthrin emanators against field Ae. albopictus both in indoor and outdoor conditions. Metofluthrin emanators can protect people from Ae. albopictus bites, representing a viable option for reducing human-mosquito contacts at home and beyond.
Prediction of emergency cerclage outcomes in women with cervical insufficiency: The role of inflammatory, angiogenic, and extracellular matrix-related proteins in amniotic fluid
Authors: Lee Kyong-No , Park Kyo Hoon , Kim Yu Mi , Cho Iseop , Kim Tae Eun 
Published: May 2022

ObjectiveWe aimed to determine whether various novel inflammatory, angiogenic, and extracellular matrix-related mediators in amniotic fluid (AF) can independently predict emergency cerclage outcomes in women with acute cervical insufficiency (CI).MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study conducted among 50 singleton pregnant women (18–25 weeks) who underwent emergency cerclage for CI and were subjected to amniocentesis. The AF samples were assayed for endoglin, endostatin, haptoglobin, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein (IGFBP)-3, -4, kallistatin, lumican, macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), pentraxin 3, p-selectin, receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), resistin, transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI), and vitamin D-binding protein (VDBP) levels. Interleukin (IL)-6 levels in the AF were also measured for comparison with potential biomarkers assessed in this study. The primary endpoint was spontaneous preterm delivery (SPTD) at <34 weeks following emergency cerclage.ResultsThe AF levels of pentraxin 3, RAGE, and resistin were significantly higher in women who had SPTD at <34 weeks after cerclage placement (pentraxin-3:P= 0.003; RAGE:P= 0.041; and resistin;P= 0.002). In multivariate analysis, elevated AF levels of pentraxin 3 (P= 0.007) and resistin (P= 0.006), but not those of RAGE (P= 0.069), were independently associated with the occurrence of SPTD at <34 weeks after cerclage, following adjustment for baseline clinical variables (e.g., cervical dilation). The area under the curve (AUC) values of AF pentraxin 3, RAGE, and resistin for the prediction of SPTD at <34 weeks were 0.749, 0.669, and 0.770, respectively, which were similar to those of AF IL-6. However, in univariate analyses, no differences in the AF levels of endoglin, endostatin, haptoglobin, IGFBP-3, IGFBP-4, kallistatin, lumican, p-selectin, TGFBI, and VDBP were found to be associated with SPTD at <34 weeks after cerclage placement.ConclusionsIn women with acute CI, the AF levels of pentraxin 3, RAGE, and resistin could be useful novel biomarkers for predicting SPTD following emergency cerclage. However, the clinical utility of these new biomarkers should be validated in larger multicenter studies.
Exome sequencing of Japanese schizophrenia multiplex families supports the involvement of calcium ion channels
Authors: Toyama Miho , Takasaki Yuto , Branko Aleksic , Kimura Hiroki , Kato Hidekazu , Nawa Yoshihiro , Kushima Itaru , Ishizuka Kanako , Shimamura Teppei , Ogi Tomoo , Ozaki Norio 
Published: May 2022

BackgroundMost sequencing studies of schizophrenia (SCZ) have focused onde novogenetic variants due to interpretability. However, investigating shared rare variants among patients in the same multiplex family is also important. Relatively large-scale analyses of SCZ multiplex families have been done in Caucasian populations, but whether detected variants are also pathogenic in the Japanese population is unclear because of ethnic differences in rare variants.Materials and methodsWe performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) of 14 Japanese SCZ multiplex families. After quality control and filtering, we identified rare variants shared among affected persons within the same family. A gene ontology (GO) analysis was performed to identify gene categories possibly affected by these candidate variants.ResultsWe found 530 variants in 486 genes as potential candidate variants from the 14 SCZ multiplex families examined. The GO analysis demonstrated significant enrichment in calcium channel activity.ConclusionThis study provides supporting evidence that calcium ion channel activity is involved in SCZ. WES of multiplex families is a potential means of identifying disease-associated rare variants for SCZ.
Hate Speech in Asia and Europe: Beyond Hate and Fear, Myungkoo Kang, Marie-Orange Rivé-Lasan, Wooja Kim and Philippa Hall (eds) (2020)
Authors: Yi Joseph 
Published: May 2022

Review of: Hate Speech in Asia and Europe: Beyond Hate and Fear, Myungkoo Kang, Marie-Orange Rivé-Lasan, Wooja Kim and Philippa Hall (eds) (2020)
Oxford: Routledge, 206 pp.,
ISBN 978-0-36720-900-1, h/bk, £120.00
Quim Monzó and Contemporary Catalan Culture (1975–2018): Cultural Normalization, Postmodernism and National Politics, Guillem Colom-Montero (2021)
Authors: Dasca Maria 
Published: May 2022

Review of: Quim Monzó and Contemporary Catalan Culture (1975–2018): Cultural Normalization, Postmodernism and National Politics, Guillem Colom-Montero (2021)
Cambridge: Legenda/Modern Humanities Research Association, 210 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-78188-392-1, h/bk, £80 ($110, €95)
Sustainable Fashion: Responsible Consumption, Design, Fabrics and Materials, Wearme Fashion (2021)
Authors: Budnarowska Corinna 
Published: May 2022

Review of: Sustainable Fashion: Responsible Consumption, Design, Fabrics and Materials, Wearme Fashion (2021)
Barcelona: Promopress, 176 pp.,
ISBN 978-8-41741-279-1, p/bk, £25
Polszczyzna jako język drugi w szkole. Wymagania leksykalne komunikacyjnej i edukacyjnej odmiany języka
Authors: Seretny Anna 
Published: May 2022

In the recent years the number of migrant children in Polish schools has grown considerably. Many of them barely speak our language, most of them do not know it at all. Thanks to the state language support program most of the pupils within a year or two learn how to communicate in Polish. This ability however is often of little help during subject lessons due to immense differences between communicative and an academic language variety. The text presents the results of a preliminary study undertaken to prove that academic lexis makes on migrant children tremendous demands and to show that due to its specificity and quantity its teaching has to be both, explicit and well-organized. To achieve the research goal of the lexical material was excerpted from one of the history textbooks for primary school fourth graders and then subjected to detailed analysis which aimed at its structured organization. The paper ends with pedagogical implications: it presents some strategies for developing lexical competence of migrant pupils which can help them to meet the challenge and learn subject vocabulary more effectively.
Logovisuelle Didaktik im Fremdsprachenunterricht
Authors: Sierak Katarzyna 
Published: May 2022

Die multimodalen Texte in Form von Text-Bild-Kombinationen sind aus dem Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken. Sie treten uns überall entgegen und die Zeitschriften, Plakate oder Internet-Einträge können als die besten Beispiele dafür dienen. Ihre Allgegenwärtigkeit, die allen voran aus der rasanten Entwicklung sowie Verbreitung der Neuen Medien resultiert, trägt dazu bei, dass man sie ebenfalls im Falle des Fremdsprachenunterrichts nicht mehr übersehen kann. Ihr riesiges didaktisches Potenzial, das aus der semiotischen Arbeitsteilung von Sprache-Bild-Verknüpfungen folgt, kann nicht nur neue Möglichkeiten zur Förderung unterschiedlicher sprach- und nicht-sprachbezogener Kompetenzen von Fremdsprachenlernenden schaffen, sondern auch die Effektivität des Fremdsprachenlehr- und Lernprozesses erhöhen. Voraussetzung ist jedoch, dass die Lernenden solche Text-Bild-Kombinationen angemessen analysieren und begreifen können.
Das Hauptziel des Beitrages besteht darin, einen Überblick über die Formen und Funktionen unterschiedlicher Text-Bild-Kombinationen im DaF-Unterricht zu verschaffen sowie die Annahmen der sich neu entwickelnden logovisuellen Didaktik, die zur Konfrontation mit Text-Bild-Kombinationen die Entwicklung der sog. Sehlesekompetenz annimmt, näherzubringen.
Fabrication of functional polyester fibers by sputter deposition with stainless steel
Authors: Chu Changliu , Liu Xinyu , Bian Yanxiao , Hu Chengwen , Sun Yanyan 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
The effects of sputtering technological parameters (sputtering power, pressure, and time) on properties of stainless steel (SS)-sputtered polyester (PET) fiber were investigated. The variations in properties such as surface morphology, tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of the prepared PET fiber sputtered under various parameters were discussed. The results indicated that the uniformity and denseness of the sputtered SS film were positively dependent upon the predetermined sputtering variables. The properties such as the breaking strength and abrasion resistance of SS-sputtered PET were remarkably enhanced as compared to the pristine one. It was found that the disorientation of macromolecules in fiber was mainly responsible for the deteriorated strength following wet and/or dry heating. In addition, a woven fabric composed of SS-sputtered fiber exhibited electromagnetic shielding capability. This research indicates that the metal deposition onto textile surfaces using magnetron sputtering is a straightforward approach for potential use in multifunctional materials.
Eelectrosynthesis of benzothiazole derivatives via C–H thiolation
Authors: Ahdenov Reza , Mohammadi Ali Asghar , Makarem Somayeh , Taheri Salman , Mollabagher Hoda 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Benzothiazole derivatives are essential intermediates in synthesizing a wide variety of medical and pharmaceutical compounds, and there is a great demand for a simple and efficient method to synthesize benzothiazoles under mild reaction conditions. Organic electrosynthesis as an energy-efficient process represents an environmentally benign and safer method than traditional methods for organic synthesis. Herein, we present bromine-free and straightforward synthesis of 2-amino benzothiazole derivatives via the reaction of aniline derivatives and ammonium thiocyanate using electrosynthesis in the presence of sodium bromide both as an electrolyte and as a brominating agent at room temperature in isopropyl alcohol (i-PrOH) as a solvent. The reaction of ammonium thiocyanate via C–H thiolation routes, using various aniline derivatives, resulted in a simple, green, and bromine-free synthesis of 2-amino benzothiazole in moderate to good yields under mild reaction conditions. Riluzole drug can be produced using the same procedure in moderate yields.
Intrapartum cardiotocography in pregnancies with and without fetal CHD
Authors: Feduniw Stepan , Muzyka-Placzyńska Katarzyna , Kajdy Anna , Wrona Marcin , Sys Dorota , Szymkiewicz-Dangel Joanna 
Published: May 2022

Abstract

Objectives
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common inherited abnormalities. Intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) is still considered a “gold standard” during labor. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the interpretation of intrapartum CTG in fetuses with CHD. Therefore, the study aimed to compare intrapartum CTG in normal fetuses and fetuses with CHD and describe the association between CTG and neonatal outcomes.

Methods
The present study is a retrospective analysis of the CTG of 395 fetuses. There were three study groups: Group 1: 185 pregnancies with a prenatal diagnosis of CHD, Group 2: 132 high-risk pregnancies without CHD, and Group 3: 78 low-risk pregnancies without CHD.

Results
Abnormal CTG was present statistically OR=3.4 (95%CI: 1.61–6.95) more often in Group 1. The rate of the emergency CS was higher in this group OR=3 (95%CI: 1.3–3.1). Fetuses with CHD and abnormal CTG were more often scored ≤7 Apgar, with no difference in acidemia. The multivariate regression model for Group 1 does not show clinical differences between Apgar scores or CTG assessment in neonatal acidemia prediction.

Conclusions
CTG in fetuses with CHD should be interpreted individually according to the type of CHD and conduction abnormalities. Observed abnormalities in CTG are associated with the fetal heart defect itself. Preterm delivery and rapid cesarean delivery lead to a higher rate of neonatal complications. Health practitioners should consider this fact during decision-making regarding delivery in cases complicated with fetal cardiac problems.
Pregnancy hypothyroidism incidence and complications using the 2011 and 2017 ATA cutoff values. Experience at a maternity hospital in a densely populated area in Mexico City
Authors: Ayala-Yáñez Rodrigo , Villapando-Basaldúa Andres , Halffter-Mijares Alejandra , Morgenstern-Kaplan Dan , Ruíz-Cabrera Ixel Lorena , Herrera-Fernández Guadalupe 
Published: May 2022

Abstract

Objectives
Normal thyroid activity has an essential role in fetal development, its deficiency may hamper fetal neurodevelopment and neonatal growth. The quantitation of thyroid hormones although useful, still exposes differences on cut off levels to diagnose thyroid deficit accurately that can elicit under or over diagnosis of thyroid dysfuntion.

Methods
A total of 839 pregnant patients were studied for thyroidal clinical assessment through quantitation of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) circulating levels. Patients evaluated for prenatal and neonatal outcomes. Thyroid function deficiencies were determined with the American Thyroid Association (ATA) 2011 and 2017 values. Statistical analysis searched for associations between variables, odds ratios (OR) and correlations were calculated to evaluate the reliability of the cutoff values recommended by the ATA.

Results
Mean age of our cases was 27.5 + 5.83 years at diagnosis, mean gestational age at first consultation was 23.8 + 10.5 weeks. Mean TSH levels detected were: 2.5 + 1.89 mIU/L, total T3: 3.55 + 4.1 ng/dL, FT4: 3.14 + 4.4 ng/dL. The ATA 2011 values yielded 332 hypothyroidism cases vs. 507 euthyroid patients, a total incidence of 39.6% vs. the ATA 2017 values, diagnosing 100 hypothyroidism cases and 739 euthyroid patients, total incidence of 11.9%. Association with complications were not significant.

Conclusions
Using ATA 2017 values showed a decreased population with gestational hypothyroidism, hence preventing overdiagnosis and over-treatment. No significant complications were associated, requiring the determination of new regional values. Education and sensibilization of our population is needed to comply with early prenatal consultation and thyroid function testing.
Impact of earlier gestational diabetes screening for pregnant people with obesity on maternal and perinatal outcomes
Authors: Hillier Teresa A. , Pedula Kathryn L. , Ogasawara Keith K. , Vesco Kimberly K. , Oshiro Caryn , Van Marter Jan L. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract

Objectives
Gestational diabetes (GDM) screening at 24–28 weeks’ gestation reduces risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. While experts recommend first-trimester screening for high-risk patients, including those with obesity, data supporting this recommendation is limited.

Methods
We implemented a systematic population intervention to encourage first-trimester GDM screening by oral glucose tolerance testing in a cohort of pregnant people with obesity in two integrated health systems from 2009 to 2013, and compared outcomes to the same population pre-intervention (2006–2009). Up to five years of postpartum glucose testing results (through 2018) were assessed among GDM cases in the post-intervention group. Primary outcomes were large-for-gestational-age birthweight (LGA); macrosomia; a perinatal composite outcome; gestational hypertension/preeclampsia; cesarean delivery; and medication treatment of GDM.

Results
A total of 40,206 patients (9,156 with obesity) were screened for GDM; 2,672 (6.6%) were diagnosed with GDM. Overall, multivariate adjusted risk for LGA and cesarean delivery were lower following the intervention (LGA: aOR 0.89 [0.82, 0.96]; cesarean delivery: 0.89 [0.85, 0.93]). This difference was more pronounced in patients diagnosed with GDM (LGA: aOR 0.52 [0.39, 0.70]; cesarean delivery 0.78 [0.65, 0.94]); insulin/oral hypoglycemic treatment rates for GDM were also higher post-intervention than pre-intervention (22 vs. 29%; p<0.0001). There were no differences for the other primary outcomes. Only 20% of patients diagnosed with GDM early in pregnancy who had postpartum testing had results in the overt diabetes range, suggesting a spectrum of diabetes detected early in pregnancy.

Conclusions
First trimester GDM screening for pregnant people with obesity may improve GDM-associated outcomes.
Translation essay: “the problems of onomatopoeia in manga” two chapter essays from the principles of manga (manga genron) by Yomota Inuhiko
Authors: Holt Jon , Curtin Karen 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
One of Japan’s most versatile scholars of film, television, and manga (comic books), Yomota Inuhiko (1953–) made a deep impact on Manga Studies, where he engaged in a form of manga analysis commonly called “expression theory” (hyōgen-ron). In the present translated twin essays from Yomota’s now-classic study, The Principles of Manga (Manga Genron, 1994), he demonstrates his awareness of the possibilities of applying a linguistic lens to the study of Japanese comics. In Part One, Yomota explores the idea of onomatopoeia in manga, considering how they are very much cultural constructions that can be difficult to translate into other languages. In Part Two, Yomota delves deeper into the way onomatopoeia appear on the page, often creating impossible-to-utter expressions but ones easily understood nonetheless by readers. While there is already a great deal of research on onomatopoeia mimetics in spoken Japanese, Yomota here expounds on how manga artists have invented new ways of employing onomatopoeia outside of these established patterns in the spoken language. He gives clear examples of the evolution and representation of mimetics in manga, discusses several key features of comic-book mimetics, and makes a clear argument that they have spurred the evolution of modern-day manga.
Which Limitations Block Requirements?
Authors: Berg Amy 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
One of David Estlund’s key claims in Utopophobia is that theories of justice should not bend to human motivational limitations. Yet he does not extend this view to our cognitive limitations. This creates a dilemma. Theories of justice may ignore cognitive as well as motivational limitations—but this makes them so unrealistic as to be unrecognizable as theories of justice. Theories may bend to both cognitive and motivational limitations—but Estlund wants to reject this view. The other alternative is to find some non-ad hoc way to distinguish cognitive from motivational limitations. I argue that this strategy will not work. Just as a person’s cognitive limitations may block her motives no matter how much she perseveres, so too motivational limitations may be genuine inabilities. Even ideal theories of justice must bend to even ordinary motivational limitations when they truly cause us to be unable to comply with requirements.
End-to-end design of metasurface-based complex-amplitude holograms by physics-driven deep neural networks
Authors: Wei Wei , Tang Ping , Shao Jingzhu , Zhu Jiang , Zhao Xiangyu , Wu Chongzhao 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Holograms which reconstruct the transverse profile of light with complex-amplitude information have demonstrated more excellent performances with an improved signal-to-noise ratio compared with those containing amplitude-only and phase-only information. Metasurfaces have been widely utilized for complex-amplitude holograms owing to its capability of arbitrary light modulation at a subwavelength scale which conventional holographic devices cannot achieve. However, existing methods for metasurface-based complex-amplitude hologram design employ single back-diffraction propagation and rely on the artificial blocks which are able to independently and completely control both amplitude and phase. Here, we propose an unsupervised physics-driven deep neural network for the design of metasurface-based complex-amplitude holograms using artificial blocks with incomplete light modulation. This method integrates a neural network module with a forward physical propagation module and directly maps geometric parameters of the blocks to holographic images for end-to-end design. The perfect reconstruction of holographic images verified by numerical simulations has demonstrated that compared with the complete blocks, an efficient utilization, association and cooperation of the limited artificial blocks can achieve reconstruction performance as well. Furthermore, more restricted controls of the incident light are adopted for robustness test. The proposed method offers a real-time and robust way towards large-scale ideal holographic displays with subwavelength resolution.