bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Video education about side effects of chemotherapy and immunotherapy and its impact on the anxiety, depression, and distress level of cancer patients
Authors: Baralo Bohdan , Paravathaneni Mahati , Jain Akhil , Buragamadagu Bhanusowmya , Khanam Aliza , Iqbal Sabah , Hossain Samia , Mulla Sana , Choi Eugene , Thirumaran Rajesh 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
Patients diagnosed with cancer are at higher risk of anxiety, depression, and overall distress. These mood disturbances are risk factors for non-adherence to cancer treatment, increased length of stay during hospital admissions, increased number of visits to the emergency department, and also impact survival. Although paper handouts about the potential side effects are widely used in the oncology practice studies have shown that digital educational material is known to work better when compared to traditional methods. However, the impact of video education on anxiety, depression, and distress have not been previously evaluated. Our study aimed to assess whether video education about potential chemotherapy and immunotherapy can reduce anxiety, depression, and distress levels.

Methods
After IRB approval, we enrolled patients who were fluent in English, younger than 80 years of age, and who were able to provide informed consent. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Distress Thermometer were used to assess distress, as well as depression and anxiety before and after watching video educational material. Paired t-test was used to compare the differences between the scores before and after watching educational videos. The statistical software GraphPad Prism 9, San Diego, California, was used to perform the statistical analysis.

Results
We enrolled 29 patients, of whom 20 completed the study, six withdrew, two were lost to follow-up, and one did not complete the initial questionnaire. Of all patients that completed the study 85% of the patient found videos helpful, and they were 7/10 likely to recommend them to other patients who may experience symptoms. The mean depression score changed from 4.75 before to 4.9 after watching the videos (p 0.77), distress score from 2.3 to 2.65 (p 0.52), and anxiety scores changed from 4.85 to 6.15 (p 0.03). The feedback provided by the patients indicated that they were more willing to watch the videos related to the side effects they experienced at their free time and convenience.

Conclusions
Our study suggests that patients were open to video education and found it helpful and worth watching. However, the exposure of the patients to the videos about potential side effects of cancer treatment, including those patients do not experience, may lead to increased anxiety.
Examination of current U.S. female firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) sizing and fitting process challenges: an opportunity to improve safety
Authors: Sokolowski Susan L. , Griffin Linsey , Wu Yingying , McKinney Ellen , Morris Kristen , Bettencourt Christine 
Published: November 2022

AbstractBetween 2010 and 2014, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimated that female firefighters experienced 1260 injuries on the fireground each year. Previous research attributed some of these injuries to ill-fitting fire personal protective equipment (PPE). Therefore, in this mixed-method paper, the authors explored the relationship between fire PPE and injuries, and how they related to sizing and fit. To achieve this aim, data were collected from manufacturer-provided web communications regarding sizing and fit, user surveys (n = 74), and 1:1 interviews (n = 31) with U.S. female firefighters. The data considered how the size and fit standards established by the NFPA and how leading fire PPE manufacturers’ interpretation of standards impacted fit for female firefighters. Interview and survey data pinpointed experiences with the PPE sizing processes that led to poor fit. The data also identified previously undocumented knowledge gaps between NFPA size standards, commercialized products, and processes used by manufacturers and firehouses to fit female practitioners. The study discovered several opportunities to improve the size and fitting process women experienced when acquiring new turnout gear. With effective fire industry partnerships and future research, women can experience fewer injuries, improved comfort, and work performance with their PPE while establishing equality with their male counterparts.
Power resources and workplace collective bargaining: evidence from China
Authors: Lin Lefeng 
Published: November 2022

AbstractDuring the strike wave of 2010, S provincial authority began to support trade unions in experimenting with workplace union elections and collective bargaining. Drawing data from union documents and ethnographic research, the variability in workplace collective bargaining in the context of official union reform in Y City in S Province is explained in this article. By comparing multiple enterprise union collective bargaining cases, four models of workplace collective bargaining in practice are identified in the research: moderated mobilization, technical negotiation, collective consultation, and managerial domination. Using the power resources approach to analyze collective bargaining, the author argues that the various practices result from the dynamic interactions between workers’ power configuration and employers’ perception of disruption. Furthermore, the author argues that the variability in workplace collective bargaining is not a transient phenomenon but a semi-institutionalized middle ground.
How the biophilic design social movement informs planning, policy and professional practice
Authors: Söderlund Jana , Newman Peter 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
A new social movement called biophilic design has emerged over recent decades to enable greater connection between nature and urban populations to make biodiversity and natural systems a part of daily life in cities. Understanding the origins of this social movement can inform further progression, implementation and planning of biophilic design.

Results
The research methodology of immersion and heuristic inquiry within the social movement was used to create interviews with key people in the social movement’s origin and subsequent delivery. The results are presented using the three stages of a social movement: emergence, coalescence and mainstreaming. In each stage there are particular motivators and drivers that provide impetus to the movement which are outlined based on the responses of the participants.

Conclusions
The results were applied to the three stages of the social movement and translated into a framework of ten actions for mainstreaming the implementation of biophilic design into urban planning and policy as well as into professional practice.
A longitudinal census of the bacterial community in raw milk correlated with Staphylococcus aureus clinical mastitis infections in dairy cattle
Authors: Park Soyoun , Jung Dongyun , Altshuler Ianina , Kurban Daryna , Dufour Simon , Ronholm Jennifer 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of clinical mastitis (CM) in dairy cattle. Optimizing the bovine mammary gland microbiota to resist S. aureus colonization is a growing area of research. However, the details of the interbacterial interactions between S. aureus and commensal bacteria, which would be required to manipulate the microbiome to resist infection, are still unknown. This study aims to characterize changes in the bovine milk bacterial community before, during, and after S. aureus CM and to compare bacterial communities present in milk between infected and healthy quarters.

Methods
We collected quarter-level milk samples from 698 Holstein dairy cows over an entire lactation. A total of 11 quarters from 10 cows were affected by S. aureus CM and milk samples from these 10 cows (n = 583) regardless of health status were analyzed by performing 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing.

Results
The milk microbiota of healthy quarters was distinguishable from that of S. aureus CM quarters two weeks before CM diagnosis via visual inspection. Microbial network analysis showed that 11 OTUs had negative associations with OTU0001 (Staphylococcus). A low diversity or dysbiotic milk microbiome did not necessarily correlate with increased inflammation. Specifically, Staphylococcus xylosus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Aerococcus urinaeequi were each abundant in milk from the quarters with low levels of inflammation.

Conclusion
Our results show that the udder microbiome is highly dynamic, yet a change in the abundance in certain bacteria can be a potential indicator of future S. aureus CM. This study has identified potential prophylactic bacterial species that could act as a barrier against S. aureus colonization and prevent future instances of S. aureus CM.
Time progression and regional expression of brain oxidative stress induced by obstructive jaundice in rats
Authors: Lilimpakis Konstantinos , Tsepelaki Aidona , Kalaitzopoulou Electra , Zisimopoulos Dimitrios , Papadea Polyxeni , Skipitari Marianna , Varemmenou Athina , Aggelis Apostolos , Vagianos Constantine , Constantoyannis Constantine , Georgiou Christos D. 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
Obstructive jaundice induces oxidative changes in the brain parenchyma and plays significant role in clinical manifestations of hepatic encephalopathy. We aim to study the progression of the brain oxidative status over time and the differences of its pattern over the hemispheres, the brainstem and the cerebellum. We use an experimental model in rats and measuring the oxidative stress (OS) specific biomarkers protein malondialdehyde (PrMDA) and protein carbonyls (PrC = O).

Results
Hyperbilirubinemia has been confirmed in all study groups as the result of common bile duct obstruction. We confirmed increase in both PrMDA and PrC = O biomarkers levels with different type of changes over time. We also confirmed that the oxidative process develops differently in each of the brain areas in study.

Conclusions
The present study confirms the progressive increase in OS in all brain areas studied using markers indicative of cumulative protein modification.
Ventricular and atrial function assessment with transthoracic echocardiography in patients with rheumatic inflammatory disease
Authors: Norouzi Somayyeh , Khalaji Amirmohammad , Namazi Mansoor , Rezaei Somaye Sadat , Behnoush Amir Hossein , Masoumi Maryam 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
Inflammatory rheumatic diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic sclerosis (SSc), can cause cardiovascular complications in many cases. This study aimed to compare the ventricular and atrial functions of the heart between rheumatic patients and healthy controls using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).

Results
The study was performed between 64 patients with mentioned rheumatic diseases and 64 age- and sex-matched healthy controls who all underwent detailed history-taking and TTE. Echocardiographic parameters were measured and compared between the two groups. TTE showed significant differences in many echocardiographic parameters. Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic diameter, right atrium area, inferior vena cava diameter, and systolic pulmonary artery pressure were significantly higher in patients compared to the controls (P < 0.001). Left ventricular ejection fraction and right ventricular end-diastolic diameter were not statistically different between the groups (P > 0.05). Right ventricular septal strain, right ventricular free wall strain, average longitudinal right ventricular strain, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, right ventricular systolic myocardial velocity, and right ventricular fractional area change were lower in inflammatory rheumatic patients (P < 0.001). The subgroup analysis showed the same results’ trend for each disease and its own control group comparison.

Conclusions
Cardiac involvement in rheumatologic diseases, especially SLE, RA, and SSc, should always be taken into consideration as there may be silent changes affecting the overall prognosis of patients. Using TTE helps diagnose and make a treatment plan for cardiovascular complications in rheumatic disease patients.
Stochastic theory of gravitational relaxation and Lévy-fractional Klein-Kramers equation
Authors: Milovanov A. V. 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
This paper reports a stochastic theory of gravitational relaxation based on a Lévy-fractional Klein-Kramers equation with self-consistent entropy term. The use of fractional derivatives in this equation is motivated by nonequilibrium phase-space dynamics breaking the restrictive assumptions of Gaussianity, lack of correlation and nearness to virialized state. Astrophysical applications of the theory concern gravitational evolution of galaxy clusters with non-minimally coupled cold dark matter. One hard result pertaining to the statistical model is that position correlations between galaxies are attracted by the power law r
−7/4, which approximates the canonical scaling r
−1.8 found in observations. The kinetic description, considered in this paper's work, is compatible with an idea that the relaxation of galaxy clusters to virialized state could be collisionless and mediated by hypothetical “dark waves,” collective excitations of the coupled baryonic-dark matter system driven by the variation of local curvature on suitably small spatial scales.
A Nested Case-Control Study of Allopregnanolone and Preterm Birth in the Healthy Start Cohort
Authors: MAYNE Gabriella B , DeWITT Peter E , RINGHAM Brandy , WARRENER Anna G , CHRISTIANS Uwe , DABELEA Dana , HURT K Joseph 
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT

Context
Chronic stress is a risk factor for preterm birth; however, objective measures of stress in pregnancy are limited. Maternal stress biomarkers may fill this gap. Steroid hormones and neurosteroids such as allopregnanolone (ALLO) play important roles in stress physiology and pregnancy maintenance and therefore may be promising for preterm birth prediction.

Objective
We evaluated maternal serum ALLO, progesterone, cortisol, cortisone, pregnanolone, and epipregnanolone twice in gestation to evaluate associations with preterm birth.

Methods
We performed a nested case-control study using biobanked fasting serum samples from the Healthy Start prebirth cohort. We included healthy women with a singleton pregnancy and matched preterm cases with term controls (1:1; N = 27 per group). We used a new HPLC-tandem mass spectrometry assay to quantify ALLO and five related steroids. We used ANOVA, Fisher exact, χ2, t test, and linear and logistic regression as statistical tests.

Results
Maternal serum ALLO did not associate with preterm birth nor differ between groups. Mean cortisol levels were significantly higher in the preterm group early in pregnancy (13w0d-18w0d; P &lt; 0.05) and higher early pregnancy cortisol associated with increased odds of preterm birth (at 13w0d; odds ratio, 1.007; 95% CI, 1.0002-1.014). Progesterone, cortisone, pregnanolone, and epipregnanolone did not associate with preterm birth.

Conclusion
The findings from our pilot study suggest potential utility of cortisol as a maternal serum biomarker for preterm birth risk assessment in early pregnancy. Further evaluation using larger cohorts and additional gestational timepoints for ALLO and the other analytes may be informative.
Endocrine Sequelae in 157 Pediatric Survivors of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
Authors: Güemes María , Martín-Rivada Álvaro , Bascuas Arribas Marta , Andrés-Esteban Eva María , Molina Angulo Blanca , Pozo Román Jesús , Argente Jesús 
Published: November 2022

Abstract

Context
Successful rates of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) face paralleled escalation of late endocrine and metabolic effects.

Objective
This work aimed to characterize these sequelae distinguishing between the underlying pathologies and treatments received.

Methods
A retrospective descriptive study was conducted in 157 children post-HSCT (hematopoietic pathology [N = 106], solid tumors [N = 40], and rare entities [N = 11]) followed at a single endocrine department between 2009 and 2019. Regression analysis was used to ascertain association.

Results
Of all patients, 58.7% presented with at least one endocrine abnormality. Endocrinopathies post HSCT were most frequently developed in lymphoblastic leukemia (60.5% of them), whereas myeloid leukemias had the fewest. A total of 64% of patients presented with primary hypogonadism, 52% short stature, and 20% obesity. Endocrinopathy was associated with older age at HSCT (9.78 years [6.25-12.25] vs 6.78 years [4.06-9.75]) (P &lt; .005), pubertal Tanner stage V (P &lt; .001), chronic graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) (P = .022), and direct gonadal therapy (P = .026). The incidence of endocrinopathies was higher in girls (15% more common; P &lt; .02) and in patients who received radiotherapy (18% higher), steroids (17.4% increase), allogenic HSCT (7% higher), thymoglobulin, or cyclophosphamide. Those on busulfan presented with a 27.5% higher rate of primary hypogonadism (P = .003).

Conclusion
More than half of children surviving HSCT will develop endocrinopathies. Strikingly, obesity has risen to the third most frequent endocrine disruption, mainly due to steroids, and partly adhering to the general population tendency. Lymphoblastic leukemia was the condition with a higher rate of endocrine abnormalities. Female sex, older age at HSCT, pubertal stage, allogenic transplant, radiotherapy, alkylating drugs, and GVHD pose risk factors for endocrine disturbances.
Validation of an instrument in Latin America to measure fear perception of the consequences of a large-scale war (war-effect)
Authors: Mejia Christian R. , Carranza Esteban Renzo Felipe , Mamani-Benito Oscar , Garlisi-Torales Luciana D , Bautista-Pariona Anthony , Vega-Useche Camilo , Cedillo-Balcázar Jamil , Braga-Souza Edilaine , Iglesias Botello Carlos Jesus , Ortiz Vanessa , Armada José , Rivera-Lozada Oriana 
Published: November 2022

Background: The Russia-Ukraine war brought immediate and delayed socio-economic consequences. In general, the repercussions caused fear all over the world. This study aims to validate an instrument for measuring fear perception caused by the consequences of a large-scale war in Latin American citizens. Methodology: An instrumental study in which 1705 residents of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and other countries were surveyed through a virtual format. A literature search, expert judgment, preliminary (then exploratory and confirmatory) analysis, as well as reliability assessment were carried out. Results: The skewness and kurtosis values of the 13 questions did not exceed the range ± 1.5 and showed significant correlations (>0.30). The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin index (0.962) and Bartlett's test (19558.5; df=78; p=0.001) had good indicators. The parallel analysis suggested a single factor, which explained 75.59% of the total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis generated an instrument with six items (χ2=47.33, df=9, p=0.001; RMR=0.010; GFI=0.990; CFI=1.00; TLI=0.990; and RMSEA=0.050), with an overall Cronbach's Alpha=0.949 (95% CI=0.94–0.95). Conclusion: A six-item instrument that measures the perception of fear caused by the consequences of a large-scale war was validated in half a dozen Latin American countries. This short and valid instrument can be administered to a broad population in Latin America.
To nie „czerwony carat”. Dawna Rosja a Związek Sowiecki w myśli politycznej Józefa Mackiewicza
Authors: Gałęzowski Marek 
Published: November 2022

NOT THE „RED CZARATE”: OLD-DAY RUSSIA VERSUS THE SOVIET UNION IN THE POLITICAL REFLECTION OF JÓZEF MACKIEWICZ
This article discusses Józef Mackiewicz’s views on old Russia and the Soviet Union, attempting to answer the question of whether Mackiewicz saw in totalitarian communist rule a continuation of Russian self-government or a new type of political phenomenon. Unlike most Polish writers and activists of political circles, Mackiewicz does not agree with the thesis formulated by Jan Kucharzewski in his work Od białego tsaratu do czerwonego [From the White to the Red Czarate], that the face of Russia was unchangeable, independent of political changes. Answering the question whether communism was institutionally and mentally rooted in the former Russian statehood, Mackiewicz strongly disagrees. He claims that communism was a completely different phenomenon, transcending systemic differences, which is why calling it “a red czarate” is completely wrong. He consistently separates the concepts of self-government and communism, opposes the view that the Soviet Union was a continuation of tsarist Russia, and therefore rejects the treatment of communist captivity as another iteration of the national dispute between Poland and Russia.
Agricultural Practices in Pakistan: Sustainability and Food Security in a Post-Pandemic Era
Authors: Tagar Hamzo Khan , Barroso Josué Gutiérrez 
Published: November 2022

The key objectives of the paper are to examine the growth sustainability of Pakistan’s agricultural sector in a historical context and its impact on other associated sectors of the economy, particularly on food security. The study also examines major challenges faced by this sector in its growth process making its performance unstable. A descriptive time series analysis is performed on the data obtained from various sources for the period 1951 to 2020. The study finds that the factors like; low investment in this sector, unequal land distributions and utilization of scarce water resources, inadequate supply of major inputs, insufficient infrastructural facilities and unskillful labour force reduce the opportunities for stable agricultural growth in the Indus valley region. It is also evident that duringthe last 70 years period at least ten years of growth was observed instable with negative trends and this phenomenon jolted overall economic indicators that harmed the economic development process at large and impacted food insecurity in Pakistan.
Sustainable Agriculture Growth Strategy to Ensure Food Security in Pakistan in Post-Pandemic Era
Authors: Tagar Hamzo Khan , Barroso Josué Gutiérrez 
Published: November 2022

The study attempts to develop some coherent policy recommendations for growth sustainability to overcome the challenge of food insecurity for rapidly increasing populations with its changing consumption patterns and to address the 04th agricultural revolution of digital farming in a post-pandemic era in the greater public interest. The findings of part one of the study have been incorporated to assist in re-map the present strategic plan to promote the sustainable agriculture sector growth in the greater public interest to provide inputs i. e good quality seed, fertilizers, quality pesticides, modern tools and equipment, and easy credit services and feasible training to the farmers to re-build the cultivated areas for food security of rapidly increasing population and exports. The feasible policy recommendations are also helpful to make awareness at all regarding the significance of agriculture growth to cope-up the challenges and uncertainties and to make strategic collation between Private landowners and government agriculture sector concerns to reconcile the agriculture sector of the Indus valley for the benefit of the farmers to enhance their disposable income, food security for future generations and global welfare of the human in way of more food products at the lowest cost that will strengthen food supply chains.