cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Incidence and predictors of thermal oesophageal and vagus nerve injuries in Ablation Index-guided high-power-short-duration ablation of atrial fibrillation : a prospective study
Creators: name: Wolff, Charlotte
name: Langenhan, Katharina
name: Wolff, Marc
name: Efimova, Elena
name: Zachäus, Markus
name: Darma, Angeliki
name: Dinov, Borislav
name: Seewöster, Timm
name: Nedios, Sotirios
name: Bertagnolli, Livio
name: Wolff, Jan
name: Paetsch, Ingo
name: Jahnke, Cosima
name: Bollmann, Andreas
name: Hindricks, Gerhard
name: Bode, Kerstin
name: Halm, Ulrich Paul
name: Arya, Arash
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Aims: High-power-short-duration (HPSD) ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation but poses risks of thermal injuries to the oesophagus and vagus nerve. This study aims to investigate incidence and predictors of thermal injuries, employing machine learning. Methods and results: A prospective observational study was conducted at Leipzig Heart Centre, Germany, excluding patients with multiple prior ablations. All patients received Ablation Index-guided HPSD ablation and subsequent oesophagogastroduodenoscopy. A machine learning algorithm categorized ablation points by atrial location and analysed ablation data, including Ablation Index, focusing on the posterior wall. The study is registered in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05709756). Between February 2021 and August 2023, 238 patients were enrolled, of whom 18 (7.6%; nine oesophagus, eight vagus nerve, one both) developed thermal injuries, including eight oesophageal erythemata, two ulcers, and no fistula. Higher mean force (15.8 ± 3.9 g vs. 13.6 ± 3.9 g, P = 0.022), ablation point quantity (61.50 ± 20.45 vs. 48.16 ± 19.60, P = 0.007), and total and maximum Ablation Index (24 114 ± 8765 vs. 18 894 ± 7863, P = 0.008; 499 ± 95 vs. 473 ± 44, P = 0.04, respectively) at the posterior wall, but not oesophagus location, correlated significantly with thermal injury occurrence. Patients with thermal injuries had significantly lower distances between left atrium and oesophagus (3.0 ± 1.5 mm vs. 4.4 ± 2.1 mm, P = 0.012) and smaller atrial surface areas (24.9 ± 6.5 cm2 vs. 29.5 ± 7.5 cm2, P = 0.032). Conclusion: The low thermal lesion’s rate (7.6%) during Ablation Index-guided HPSD ablation for atrial fibrillation is noteworthy. Machine learning based ablation data analysis identified several potential predictors of thermal injuries. The correlation between machine learning output and injury development suggests the potential for a clinical tool to enhance procedural safety.
Final_Capstone_Report_-_Matthew_Fisher_Maram_Radhi.pdf
Creators: name: Radhi, Maram
name: Fisher, Matthew
Publisher: name: American University of Bahrain
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering
classificationCode: 4009
subject: Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
classificationCode: 461204
subject: Programming languages

description: For the final project, we created the Insurance Benefits Service (IBS) system, which performs as a centralized server connecting various insurance companies among Bahrain,to exchange customer data. The absence of a centralized server among local insurance companies possess Some disadvantages including lack of customer satisfaction,incorrect data provided by customers affecting employees workflow, in addition it could lead companies to loss money due to customer fraud attempts.Through implementing the IBS system, we are aiming to improve insurance companies current method of gathering customers personal, and insurance data. The current method involves insurance companies to gather customers full personal details, including a copy of their driving licence, CPR, and filling out the Know your customer form (KYC), this process can be very lengthy and prone to errors. Therefore, with the IBS system once a customer decided to transfer their insurance policy from company A to company B, they can simply ask their new insurance company to request their data through the IBS system server. Once the customer approves the exchange of their personal data, all the local insurance companies connected to the IBS system can view the customers personal data, past insurance records, including the different policies purchased, policy’s premium rate and if any fraud attempts have been recorded by any of the companies. As a result of implementing the IBS system, companies can increase customer satisfaction as they won’t need to follow a lengthy process, the second benefit is that employees obtain customers accurate data within hours increasing their work efficiency and decrease the time spent issuing each policy. Finally, since the local insurance companies are connected and can exchange customers data, they are able to decrease the chances of insuring an individual with high premium rates or a history with fraud claims, which can prevent companies from losing money.
miRNA-mediated fine regulation of TLR-induced M1 polarization
Creators: name: Rumpel, Noah
name: Riechert, Georg Torsten
name: Schumann, Julia
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Macrophage polarization to the M1 spectrum is induced by bacterial cell wall components through stimulation of Toll-like family (TLR) receptors. By orchestrating the expression of relevant mediators of the TLR cascade, as well as associated pathways and feedback loops, macrophage polarization is coordinated to ensure an appropriate immune response. This is central to the successful control of pathogens and the maintenance of health. Macrophage polarization is known to be modulated at both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. In recent years, the miRNA-based post-transcriptional regulation of M1 polarization has received increasing attention from the scientific community. Comparative studies have shown that TLR stimulation alters the miRNA profile of macrophages and that macrophages from the M1 or the M2 spectrum differ in terms of miRNAs expressed. Simultaneously, miRNAs are considered critical post-transcriptional regulators of macrophage polarization. In particular, miRNAs are thought to play a regulatory role in the switch between the early proinflammatory response and the resolution phase. In this review, we will discuss the current state of knowledge on the complex interaction of transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms that ultimately determine the functionality of macrophages.
Neoschoengastia (Neoschoengastia) taoli Wen and Xiang 1984
Creators: name: Nielsen, David H.
name: Robbins, Richard G.
name: Rueda, Leopoldo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Actinedida
Trombiculidae
Neoschoengastia
Neoschoengastia taoli

description: Neoschoengastia (Neoschoengastia) taoli Wen and Xiang, 1984b:
PAL
description: Published as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4745510
Philygria Stenhammar 1844
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Philygria

description: Genus Philygria Stenhammar
Philygria Stenhammar, 1844: 154 (as “Sectio 4” of Notiphila Fallén). Type species: Notiphila flavipes Fallén, 1823, designated by Coquillett, 1910: 588 (generic status by Loew, 1860: 24).
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 429, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Protein intake and cancer : an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline of the German Nutrition Society
Creators: name: Kühn, Tilman
name: Kalotai, Nicole
name: Amini, Anna M.
name: Haardt, Julia
name: Lehmann, Andreas
name: Schmidt, Annemarie
name: Buyken, Anette E.
name: Egert, Sarah
name: Ellinger, Sabine
name: Kroke, Anja
name: Stangl, Gabriele I.
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 641

description: Purpose: It has been proposed that a higher habitual protein intake may increase cancer risk, possibly via upregulated insulin-like growth factor signalling. Since a systematic evaluation of human studies on protein intake and cancer risk based on a standardised assessment of systematic reviews (SRs) is lacking, we carried out an umbrella review of SRs on protein intake in relation to risks of different types of cancer. Methods: Following a pre-specified protocol (PROSPERO: CRD42018082395), we retrieved SRs on protein intake and cancer risk published before January 22th 2024, and assessed the methodological quality and outcome-specific certainty of the evidence using a modified version of AMSTAR 2 and NutriGrade, respectively. The overall certainty of evidence was rated according to predefined criteria. Results: Ten SRs were identified, of which eight included meta-analyses. Higher total protein intake was not associated with risks of breast, prostate, colorectal, ovarian, or pancreatic cancer incidence. The methodological quality of the included SRs ranged from critically low (kidney cancer), low (pancreatic, ovarian and prostate cancer) and moderate (breast and prostate cancer) to high (colorectal cancer). The outcome-specific certainty of the evidence underlying the reported findings on protein intake and cancer risk ranged from very low (pancreatic, ovarian and prostate cancer) to low (colorectal, ovarian, prostate, and breast cancer). Animal and plant protein intakes were not associated with cancer risks either at a low (breast and prostate cancer) or very low (pancreatic and prostate cancer) outcome-specific certainty of the evidence. Overall, the evidence for the lack of an association between protein intake and (i) colorectal cancer risk and (ii) breast cancer risk was rated as possible. By contrast, the evidence underlying the other reported results was rated as insufficient. Conclusion: The present findings suggest that higher total protein intake may not be associated with the risk of colorectal and breast cancer, while conclusions on protein intake in relation to risks of other types of cancer are restricted due to insufficient evidence.
Pelina Haliday 1837
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Pelina

description: Genus Pelina Haliday in Curtis
Pelina Haliday in Curtis, 1837: 282 (published in synonymy, first used for a taxon by Haliday, 1839: 401). Type species: Notiphila aenea Fallén, 1813, by monotypy (generic status by Loew, 1860: 29).
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 429, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Investigating the genetic control of plant development in spring barley under speed breeding conditions
Creators: name: Rossi, Nicola
name: Powell, Wayne
name: Mackay, Ian J.
name: Hickey, Lee
name: Maurer, Andreas
name: Pillen, Klaus
name: Halliday, Karen
name: Sharma, Rajiv
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 580

description: Speed breeding is a tool to accelerate breeding and research programmes. Despite its success and growing popularity with breeders, the genetic basis of plant development under speed breeding remains unknown. This study explored the developmental advancements of barley genotypes under different photoperiod regimes. A subset of the HEB-25 Nested Association Mapping population was evaluated for days to heading and maturity under two contrasting photoperiod conditions: (1) Speed breeding (SB) consisting of 22 h of light and 2 h of darkness, and (2) normal breeding (NB) consisting of 16 h of light and 8 h of darkness. GWAS revealed that developmental responses under both conditions were largely controlled by two loci: PPDH-1 and ELF3. Allelic variants at these genes determine whether plants display early flowering and maturity under both conditions. At key QTL regions, domesticated alleles were associated with late flowering and maturity in NB and early flowering and maturity in SB, whereas wild alleles were associated with early flowering under both conditions. We hypothesize that this is related to the dark-dependent repression of PPD-H1 by ELF3 which might be more prominent in NB conditions. Furthermore, by comparing development under two photoperiod regimes, we derived an estimate of plasticity for the two traits. Interestingly, plasticity in development was largely attributed to allelic variation at ELF3. Our results have important implications for our understanding and optimization of speed breeding protocols particularly for introgression breeding and the design of breeding programmes to support the delivery of climate-resilient crops.
A Modern Gauss-Markov Theorem? Really?
Creators: name: Pötscher, Benedikt M.
name: Preinerstorfer, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: Econometrics (econ.EM)
subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 62J05

description: We show that the theorems in Hansen (2021a) (the version accepted by Econometrica), except for one, are not new as they coincide with classical theorems like the good old Gauss-Markov or Aitken Theorem, respectively; the exceptional theorem is incorrect. Hansen (2021b) corrects this theorem. As a result, all theorems in the latter version coincide with the above mentioned classical theorems. Furthermore, we also show that the theorems in Hansen (2022) (the version published in Econometrica) either coincide with the classical theorems just mentioned, or contain extra assumptions that are alien to the Gauss-Markov or Aitken Theorem.
description: Some minor changes and additions
Reinforcement learning for automatic quadrilateral mesh generation: a soft actor-critic approach
Creators: name: Pan, Jie
name: Huang, Jingwei
name: Cheng, Gengdong
name: Zeng, Yong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Computational Geometry (cs.CG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper proposes, implements, and evaluates a reinforcement learning (RL)-based computational framework for automatic mesh generation. Mesh generation plays a fundamental role in numerical simulations in the area of computer aided design and engineering (CAD/E). It is identified as one of the critical issues in the NASA CFD Vision 2030 Study. Existing mesh generation methods suffer from high computational complexity, low mesh quality in complex geometries, and speed limitations. These methods and tools, including commercial software packages, are typically semiautomatic and they need inputs or help from human experts. By formulating the mesh generation as a Markov decision process (MDP) problem, we are able to use a state-of-the-art reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm called "soft actor-critic" to automatically learn from trials the policy of actions for mesh generation. The implementation of this RL algorithm for mesh generation allows us to build a fully automatic mesh generation system without human intervention and any extra clean-up operations, which fills the gap in the existing mesh generation tools. In the experiments to compare with two representative commercial software packages, our system demonstrates promising performance with respect to scalability, generalizability, and effectiveness.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome associated with antibiotic therapy : a case report and systematic review
Creators: name: Barba, Lorenzo
name: Carrubba, Carmelo
name: Spindler, Kai
name: Weise, Christopher Michael
name: Sachs, Torben
name: Foschi, Matteo
name: D'Anna, Lucio
name: Sehm, Carl Bernhard Siegfried
name: Ibe, Richard Wilhelm
name: Elolf, Erck
name: Strauss, Christian
name: Otto, Markus
name: Mensch, Alexander
name: Abu Rumeileh, Samir
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is an acute neurological condition associated with different etiologies, including antibiotic therapy. To date, most data regarding antibiotic-related PRES are limited to case reports and small case series. Here, we report a novel case description and provide a systematic review of the clinico-radiological characteristics and prognosis of available cases of PRES associated with antibiotic therapy. We performed a systematic literature search in PubMed and Scopus from inception to 10 January 2024, following PRISMA guidelines and a predefined protocol. The database search yielded 12 subjects (including our case). We described the case of a 55-year-old female patient with PRES occurring one day after administration of metronidazole and showing elevated serum neurofilament light chain protein levels and favorable outcome. In our systematic review, antibiotic-associated PRES was more frequent in female patients (83.3%). Metronidazole and fluoroquinolones were the most reported antibiotics (33.3% each). Clinical and radiological features were comparable to those of PRES due to other causes. Regarding the prognosis, about one third of the cases were admitted to the intensive care unit, but almost all subjects (90.0%) had a complete or almost complete clinical and radiological recovery after prompt cessation of the causative drug. Antibiotic-associated PRES appears to share most of the characteristics of classic PRES. Given the overall good prognosis of the disease, it is important to promptly diagnose antibiotic-associated PRES and discontinue the causative drug.
AI-augmented workforce scheduling in cloud-enabled environments
Creators: name: Devaraju, Sudheer
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 460299
subject: Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 350303
subject: Business information systems

description: In a rapidly evolving world of modern enterprises, workforce scheduling is an effective way to achieve operational efficiency and resource optimization. In this research, we investigate the combination of AI driven workforce scheduling solutions with Cloud platforms for the management of dynamic workforces in industries like healthcare, logistics and manufacturing. The integrated systems employ artificial intelligence and cloud computing for scalability and for the power of real time adaptability with optimal resource allocation. In this paper we present a comprehensive study of the key components, methodologies and benefits of AI augmented workforce scheduling in cloud enabled environment. The research methodology consists of a systematic literature review combined with case studies and the empirical evaluation of proposed solutions using existing implementations. The findings show considerable improvements in workforce utilization, operational agility, and cost effectiveness. In addition, the paper presents challenges and future research directions in this area and shows how AI driven workforce scheduling has the potential to transform workforce management practices for many industries.
Keywords: Workforce scheduling; Artificial Intelligence; Cloud Computing; Resource Optimization; Operational efficiency
Lower extremity movement quality in professional team sport athletes : inter-rater agreement and relationships with quantitative results from the corresponding pattern
Creators: name: Keller, Matthias
name: Niederer, Daniel
name: Schwesig, René
name: Kurz, Eduard
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Background: Adequate movement control and quality can be prerequisite functions for performance of the lower extremity. The purposes of our work were 1) to explore the agreement of an efficient test battery assessing qualitative movement execution and 2) to determine its consistency with quantitative performance tests from the corresponding movement pattern. Methods: The participants were professional male association football players competing in the first German Bundesliga. They performed four movement quality tests (Single-limb balance squat, Balance forward hop, Balance side hop, Balance 90° rotation hop) and the corresponding performance tests (Y-balance test, Forward hop for distance, Side hop test, Square hop test). Qualitative tests were judged by two experienced raters; the ratings were compared to determine inter-rater agreement using Kappa statistics. The relationship with the quantitative tests was determined using Spearman’s rank correlations. Results: Thirty participants (19 to 33 years old) were included in this study. We found an at least substantial level of agreement (Cohen’s Kappa, 0.64-0.84) with an excellent percentage of exact (83-93%) agreement between the two raters for the movement quality tests. Our findings revealed that the quantitative test results are only slightly related to the movement quality outcomes (ρ(27) <|0.3| and P > 0.2). Conclusions: Consequently, the qualitative test results provide unique information and complement corresponding quantitative performance tests in professional football athletes. Their observational judgement of foot position, lower limb alignment and upper body control in sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes is agreeable.
Small peptide CSF fingerprint of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Creators: name: Lumi, Rea
name: Petri, Susanne
name: Siwy, Justyna
name: Latosinska, Agnieszka
name: Raad, Julia
name: Zürbig, Petra
name: Skripuletz, Thomas
name: Mischak, Harald
name: Beige, Joachim
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by abnormal protein aggregation in the motor neurons. Present and earlier proteomic studies to characterize peptides in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) associated with motoneuron pathology did not target low molecular weight proteins and peptides. We hypothesized that specific changes in CSF peptides or low molecular weight proteins are significantly altered in ALS, and that these changes may support deciphering molecular pathophysiology and even guide approaches towards therapeutic interventions. Methods: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 50 ALS patients and 50 non-ALS controls was collected, centrifuged immediately after collection, aliquoted into polypropylene test tubes, frozen within 30–40 min after the puncture, and stored at −80°C until use. Peptides were sequenced using capillary electrophoresis or liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (CE-MS/MS or LC-MS/MS). Findings: In the CSF of 50 patients and 50 non-ALS controls 33 peptides were found, of which 14 could be sequenced using a non-lytic single-pot proteomic detection method, CE/MS. ALS deregulated peptides vs. controls included Integral membrane protein 2B, Neurosecretory protein VGF, Osteopontin, Neuroendocrine protein 7B2 (Secretogranin-V), EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1, Xylosyltransferase 1 XT-1, Chromogranin-A, Superoxide dismutase SOD-1, Secretogranin-1 (Chromogranin B), NR2F2 Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2 Group F Member 2 and Collagen alpha-1(VII) chain. Interpretation: Most striking deregulations in CSF from ALS patients were found in VGF, Osteopontin, SOD-1 and EFEMP1 peptides. No associations of disease severity, duration and region of onset with sequenced peptides were found.
Pelina similis L. Papp 1974
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Pelina
Pelina similis

description: Pelina similis Papp, 1974
(Fig. 34)
Pelina similis Papp, 1974: 406.
Specimens examined. 1 ♂, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, 25. ii.–25. v. 2002, Malaise trap. H.A. Dawah (CERS).
Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from Hungary (Domsod, Apaj-puszta) and further recorded from Azerbaijan, Czechia, Greece, Romania, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 430, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Impact of repeat ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease
Creators: name: Garcia Garcia, Joaquin
name: Arya, Arash
name: Dinov, Borislav
name: Bollmann, Andreas
name: Bekke, Rachel M.A.
name: Vernooy, Kevin
name: Dagres, Nikolaos
name: Hindricks, Gerhard
name: Darma, Angeliki
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 616

description: Recurrences of ventricular tachycardia (VT) after initial catheter ablation is a significant clinical problem. In this study, we report the efficacy and risks of repeat VT ablation in patients with structural heart disease (SHD) in a tertiary single centre over a 7-year period. Two hundred ten consecutive patients referred for repeat VT ablation after previous ablation in our institution were included in the analysis (53% ischaemic cardiomyopathy, 91% males, median age 65 years, mean left ventricular ejection fraction 35%). After performing repeat ablation, the clinical VTs were acutely eliminated in 82% of the patients, but 46% of the cohort presented with VT recurrence during the 25-month follow-up. Repeat ablation led to a 73% reduction of shock burden in the first year and 61% reduction until the end of follow-up. Similarly, VT burden was reduced 55% in the first year and 36% until the end of the study. Fifty-two patients (25%) reached the combined endpoint of ventricular assist device implantation, heart transplantation, or death. Advanced New York Heart Association functional class, anteroseptal substrate, and periprocedural complication after repeat ablation were associated with worse prognosis independently of the type of cardiomyopathy. While complete freedom from VT after repeat ablation in SHD was difficult to achieve, ablation led to a significant reduction in VT and shock burden. Besides advanced heart failure characteristics, anteroseptal substrate and periprocedural complications predicted a worse outcome.
Carbon stock increase during post-agricultural succession in central France : no change of the superficial soil stock and high variability within forest stages
Creators: name: Weissgerber, Magali
name: Chanteloup, Laine
name: Bönisch, Anne Franziska
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 634

description: Forest development following agricultural abandonment concerns extensive areas including the Massif Central region of France where this study was undertaken. This land-use and land-cover change is expected to have effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services, including an increase of carbon sequestration - a major concern in the face of climate change. Nevertheless, uncertainties about carbon stock changes during successions are remaining, especially as to the total stock and the contribution of the different carbon pools. Our work contributes to this field by studying carbon stocks in multiple plots of different successional stages. We measured and estimated carbon stocks in aboveground and belowground vegetation, deadwood, litter and superficial soil, and surveyed plant communities and plot conditions (slope, aspect, soil characteristics). The average total carbon stock increased along the succession from 70.60 at stage 0 to 314.19 tC ha−1 at stage 5. However, the total carbon stocks at the young forest stage (abandoned for 74 years maximum) and the older forest stage (forested for at least 74 years) were not significantly different, and probably reflected strong local heterogeneity in the older forest stage. An increase of the carbon stock was found in all pools, except the soil pool that did not vary significantly between the successional stages. The aboveground carbon stock was found strongly related to the woody species cover, especially the macrophanerophyte cover. This case study supports the view that the succession dynamics of former agricultural plots participates in carbon sequestration, sometimes with great local variations.
Kittonia kempii P. A. Sims & D. M. Williams 2022, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Sims, Pat A.
name: Williams, David M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Ochrophyta
Bacillariophyceae
Hemiaulales
Hemiaulaceae
Kittonia
Kittonia kempii

description: Kittonia kempii P.A.Sims & D.M.Williams sp. nov. (Figs 1–7)
Type:— New Zealand, DSDP 275 1-2, 64- 5 cm, “Southeast Campbell Plateau, Position: 50°26.34’S; 176°18.99’E […] Late Cretaceous”, New Zealand; see Shipboard Scientific Party (1975) (holotype BM 101972!, one specimen = Figs 1, 2)
Etymology:— Named for the late Klaus Kemp (1937–2022) who found and mounted the holotype specimen.
Registration: http://phycobank.org/103337
Valve outline broadly oval with crenulated margin, two specimens found (Figs 1, 2, the holotype specimen, BM 101972; Figs 3–7, SEM miCrographs): 36 x 127μm (Figs 1, 2), 45 x 150μm (Figs 3–7). Valve faCe gently Convex with depressed central area, small hyaline valve centre lying within (Figs 5, 6). Well-developed marginal ridge separating valve from Crenulated mantle and margin, Ca. 7μm deep (Figs 4–6, arrows in Figs 5, 6). On valve faCe, towards pole, large hyaline area, stout tubular process with flattened summit at centre, angled towards valve margin, but not beyond it (second process presumed missing due to break in valve, Figs 1, 4). Ocellus-like structure on surface of subtriangular summit, Ca. 7.5μm wide with radial rows of five poroids surrounding hyaline margin (Figs 1–5, 7). Areolae poroid arranged in rows radiating from valve Centre, Ca. 7 areolae in 10μm, 7 rows in 10μm (Figs 1, 3–6). Areolae on valve face with raised rims and occluded by elaborate cribra (Figs 1, 3–6). Mantle areolae in mostly vertical rows, cribra lying flush with valve surface (Figs 5, 6).
Only two specimens have been found, both lack a significant part of the central area where the rimoportulae would normally have been situated.
description: Published as part of Sims, Pat A. & Williams, David M., 2022, Description of the new species Kittonia kempii (Biddulphiales: Kittoniaceae) with comments on Kittonia hannai P. Lefébure & Chenevière and Kittonia gigantea (Greville) De Toni, pp. 275-285 in Phytotaxa 573 (2) on page 276, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.573.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/7349988
Adipocyte HSL is required for maintaining circulating vitamin A and RBP4 levels during fasting
Creators: name: Steinhoff, Julia Sonja
name: Henze, Andrea
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 613

description: Vitamin A (retinol) is distributed via the blood bound to its specific carrier protein, retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4). Retinol-loaded RBP4 is secreted into the circulation exclusively from hepatocytes, thereby mobilizing hepatic retinoid stores that represent the major vitamin A reserves in the body. The relevance of extrahepatic retinoid stores for circulating retinol and RBP4 levels that are usually kept within narrow physiological limits is unknown. Here, we show that fasting affects retinoid mobilization in a tissue-specific manner, and that hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) in adipose tissue is required to maintain serum concentrations of retinol and RBP4 during fasting in mice. We found that extracellular retinol-free apo-RBP4 induces retinol release by adipocytes in an HSL-dependent manner. Consistently, global or adipocyte-specific HSL deficiency leads to an accumulation of retinoids in adipose tissue and a drop of serum retinol and RBP4 during fasting, which affects retinoid-responsive gene expression in eye and kidney and lowers renal retinoid content. These findings establish a novel crosstalk between liver and adipose tissue retinoid stores for the maintenance of systemic vitamin A homeostasis during fasting.
Real-world effectiveness and safety of the LAight-therapy in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
Creators: name: Strobel-Guht, Alexandra
name: Schultheis, Michael
name: Staubach-Renz, Petra
name: Grabbe, Stephan
name: Mann, Caroline
name: Hennig, Katharina
name: Szepietowski, Jacek C.
name: Matusiak, Lukasz
name: Krajewski, Piotr
name: Stebut-Borschitz, Esther
name: Garcovich, Simone
name: Bayer, Hans
name: Heise, Marcus
name: Podda, Maurizio
name: Kirschner, Uwe Manfred
name: Nikolakis, Georgios
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 616

description: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)/Acne inversa (Ai) is a chronic debilitating disease with limited therapy options. The device-based LAight therapy was approved in Europe in 2017. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of real-world care with at least one treatment with LAight therapy on disease activity and burden in 3,437 patients. Patients were included in the analysis if they had a diagnosis of HS and received at least one treatment. The endpoints Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Score System (IHS4), pain on the numeric rating scale (pain-NRS) and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) were analyzed using a linear mixed model for repeated measures (MMRM) over 26 weeks of care with LAight therapy. Furthermore, responder rates were calculated for all endpoints, and the therapy's safety profile and patient satisfaction were thoroughly examined. A significant decrease in IHS4, pain-NRS, and DLQI was achieved during 26 weeks of care with LAight. The BMI at baseline had a significant negative effect on therapy response for pain-NRS and DLQI. This study confirms that LAight therapy leads to satisfactory disease control in all stages of severity and is a valuable addition to the therapeutic repertoire of HS.
Neoschoengastia (Neoschoengastia) thomasi , Wharton & Fuller 1952
Creators: name: Nielsen, David H.
name: Robbins, Richard G.
name: Rueda, Leopoldo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Actinedida
Trombiculidae
Neoschoengastia
Neoschoengastia thomasi

description: Neoschoengastia (Neoschoengastia) thomasi (Radford, 1946a):
ORI
Paraschoengastia thomasi Radford, 1946 a
Neoschoengastia thomasi, Wharton & Fuller, 1952; Lakshana 1973; Stekolnikov 2021
description: Published as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4745510
Kittonia hannai P. Lefebure & Cheneviere 1939
Creators: name: Sims, Pat A.
name: Williams, David M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Ochrophyta
Bacillariophyceae
Hemiaulales
Hemiaulaceae
Kittonia
Kittonia hannai

description: Kittonia hannai P. Leféb. & Chenev. 1939: 23, pl. 1, fig. 3 [= our Figure 8] (Figs 8–20)
Type:— USA. Moreno, California, USA (Figs 8–20)
Illustrations:— Long et al. 1946: pl. 19, figs 6, 7; Brigger & Hanna 1965: figs 2, 3 = Figures 10a and 10c, respectively); Cornell 1973: 1121, text-fig. 2 (text-fig. 1 = ‘ Archaeomonadopsis incerta ’ Ramp 1940 [see Fig. 11b, reproduced from Ramp 1940: 63, fig. 3] = ‘broken processes of the biddulphoid diatom Kittonia hannai Lefébure & Chenevière’); Wornardt 1972: pl.4, fig. l; Chambers (1997: pl.14, figs 10, 11, Maastrichtian, Moreno Shale, BM 63885!, one specimen).
Valve face triangular with barely rounded apices and almost straight valve margins (Figs 9, 12–14). Valve face probably slightly convex, weakly silicified specimens collapse (Figs 9, 12–14). Valve centre circular, diameter ca. 10µm, hyaline. Valve surface covered with small granules (Fig. 18). Marginal fold separates valve face from deep mantle ca. 15 µm lying beyond valve face (Figs 9, 12–14). Tubular coiled process arises from circular hyaline area within angles of valve face, diameter ca. 12µm (Figs 9, 12–14, 16, 19, 20), summit of club-shaped (Fig. 15). Ocellus-like structure on surface of each summit, stalk pierced by occasional poroids (Fig. 15,19, 20). Areolae poroid, circular occluded by cribra arranged in rows radiating from valve centre to valve margin ca. 5 in 10µm (Figs 14, 16–18); interstrial pores present. Single or double row of areolae present on valve margin appearing to lie vertically to mantle, margins ca. 6µm deep (Figs 14, 16–18). Rimoportulae, 3–8, occurring within hyaline valve centre, exterior openings through short oval tube, interior an elongate slit between raised lips (Figs 17, 18).
description: Published as part of Sims, Pat A. & Williams, David M., 2022, Description of the new species Kittonia kempii (Biddulphiales: Kittoniaceae) with comments on Kittonia hannai P. Lefébure & Chenevière and Kittonia gigantea (Greville) De Toni, pp. 275-285 in Phytotaxa 573 (2) on page 276, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.573.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/7349988
Support from physicians as a key enabling factor for rehabilitation utilization in migrants with back pain : a longitudinal analysis
Creators: name: Banaschak, Hannes
name: Fauser, David
name: Sternberg, Annika
name: Zimmer, Julia-Marie
name: Golla, André
name: Mau, Wilfried
name: Bethge, Matthias
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 617

description: In Germany, medical rehabilitation is provided to promote work ability and health in the case of chronic illness and to avoid early disability pensions. Studies have shown that employees with a history of migration are less likely to seek medical rehabilitation. The aim of this paper was to examine which factors influence the use of medical rehabilitation services in migrants with back pain. We used data from a German cohort study also including migrant employees aged 45 to 59 years. Participants reported back pain in the last 3 months and completed a baseline questionnaire in 2017. Data on rehabilitation utilization was extracted from administrative records covering the period until the end of 2018. Proportional hazard models were fitted to identify factors that were associated with utilized rehabilitation measures. Data of 552 participants were included, and 25 individuals utilized rehabilitation during follow-up. Sex (women: HR = 3.05; 95% CI: 1.10; 8.45), higher job insecurity (HR = 1.02; 95% CI: 1.00; 1.03), support from physicians and therapists (HR = 2.22; 95% CI: 1.52; 3.24), proportion of foreigners (HR = 3.27; 1.17; 9.15), and the self-reported need for rehabilitation (HR = 3.23; 95% CI: 1.12; 8.60) were associated with utilization. In summary, informational and practical support provided by physicians and therapists on medical rehabilitation services seems to be a key predictor of rehabilitation utilization. Our findings, therefore, support the call for transcultural competence to be more widely incorporated into the education of medical and health professionals to counteract health care disparities.
Quantum Genetic Algorithm with Individuals in Multiple Registers
Creators: name: Ibarrondo, Rubén
name: Gatti, Giancarlo
name: Sanz, Mikel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Genetic algorithms are heuristic optimization techniques inspired by Darwinian evolution, which are characterized by successfully finding robust solutions for optimization problems. Here, we propose a subroutine-based quantum genetic algorithm with individuals codified in independent registers. This distinctive codification allows our proposal to depict all the fundamental elements characterizing genetic algorithms, i.e. population-based search with selection of many individuals, crossover, and mutation. Our subroutine-based construction permits us to consider several variants of the algorithm. For instance, we firstly analyze the performance of two different quantum cloning machines, a key component of the crossover subroutine. Indeed, we study two paradigmatic examples, namely, the biomimetic cloning of quantum observables and the Bu\v zek-Hillery universal quantum cloning machine, observing a faster average convergence of the former, but better final populations of the latter. Additionally, we analyzed the effect of introducing a mutation subroutine, concluding a minor impact on the average performance. Furthermore, we introduce a quantum channel analysis to prove the exponential convergence of our algorithm and even predict its convergence-ratio. This tool could be extended to formally prove results on the convergence of general non-unitary iteration-based algorithms.
Comparison of two different experimental environments for resistance screenings for the leafhopper-transmitted wheat dwarf virus in wheat
Creators: name: Pfrieme, Anne-Kathrin
name: Stahl, Andreas
name: Pillen, Klaus
name: Will, Torsten
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 630

description: Wheat dwarf virus (WDV) causes high yield losses in wheat and other cereals and is therefore an important pathogen transmitted by the leafhopper Psammotettix alienus. Climate change will increase infections by insect-transmitted viruses due to the increasing spread of vectors. In the context of integrated pest management, the cultivation of WDV-resistant/tolerant varieties is an effective way of controlling WDV. Evaluation of tolerant/resistant genotypes is based on inoculation with viruliferous leafhoppers and subsequent phenotyping in gauze houses under semi-field conditions. For successful screening, it is important to ensure the uniform and reproducible inoculation of plants. Abiotic conditions, particularly temperature, have a critical influence on inoculation success, and thus, variations in infection rates were observed within and between previous replicates in the field. Furthermore, the leafhopper population reared in the greenhouse has to be reestablished after each infection, which delays the screening process. We addressed these issues by developing an improved inoculation assay in which plants are inoculated in small infection hoods in the greenhouse before being planted out in gauze houses. This procedure allows optimal environmental conditions for WDV infection of test plants and allows the plants with WDV infection to develop under natural environmental conditions for symptom scoring. In addition, the viruliferous leafhoppers were recollected from the test plants after infection, allowing a sustainable use of the insects. The method thus enables more reliable phenotyping by increasing infection success and testing a greater number of genotypes in a shorter time.
Ilythea Haliday 1839
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Ilythea

description: Genus Ilythea Haliday
Ilythea Haliday, 1839: 408 (as subgenus of Ephydra Fallén). Type species: Ephydra spilota Curtis, 1832, by monotypy (generic status by Loew, 1860: 37).
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 430, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
Mechanized Analysis of Anselm's Modal Ontological Argument
Creators: name: Rushby, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We use a mechanized verification system, PVS, to examine the argument from Anselm's Proslogion Chapter III, the so-called "Modal Ontological Argument." We consider several published formalizations for the argument and show they are all essentially similar. Furthermore, we show that the argument is trivial once the modal axioms are taken into account.
 This work is an illustration of computational philosophy and, in addition, shows how these methods can help detect and rectify errors in modal reasoning.
 This is a minor update with better typesetting and some small addenda to a paper published in the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, vol. 89, pp. 135--152, April 2021.
description: This version includes a new postscript that considers alternative premises due to Andrzej Bilat (April 2021)
Zeros Cresson 1943
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Zeros

description: Genus Zeros Cresson
Zeros Cresson, 1943b: 10. Type species: Ilythea obscura Cresson, 1918, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 431, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476
DoWhy-GCM: An extension of DoWhy for causal inference in graphical causal models
Creators: name: Blöbaum, Patrick
name: Götz, Peter
name: Budhathoki, Kailash
name: Mastakouri, Atalanti A.
name: Janzing, Dominik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We present DoWhy-GCM, an extension of the DoWhy Python library, which leverages graphical causal models. Unlike existing causality libraries, which mainly focus on effect estimation, DoWhy-GCM addresses diverse causal queries, such as identifying the root causes of outliers and distributional changes, attributing causal influences to the data generating process of each node, or diagnosis of causal structures. With DoWhy-GCM, users typically specify cause-effect relations via a causal graph, fit causal mechanisms, and pose causal queries -- all with just a few lines of code. The general documentation is available at https://www.pywhy.org/dowhy and the DoWhy-GCM specific code at https://github.com/py-why/dowhy/tree/main/dowhy/gcm.
Zeros intermedius Cresson 1943
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Ahmad, Syed K.
name: Abdullah, Mohammed A.
name: Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Zeros
Zeros intermedius

description: Zeros intermedius Cresson, 1943
(Fig. 38)
Zeros intermedius Cresson, 1943b: 11.
Specimens examined. 1 ♂, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub (Abha Farm Centre), 7–30. v. 2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS).
Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia and Arabian Peninsula. This species was described from South Africa (Cape Province) and further recorded from the Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda.
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, pp. 401-445 in Zootaxa 4711 (3) on page 431, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3586476