cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833789
title: Supplementary Material for: CXCL12 in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Healthy Controls: Relationships to Ambulatory 24-Hour Blood Pressure and Echocardiographic Measures

description: <b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Chronic kidney disease is a pro-inflammatory condition where the interplay between different regulatory pathways and immune cells mediates an unfavorable remodeling of the vascular wall and myocardial hypertrophy. These mechanisms include the action of CXCL12. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between serum CXCL12 with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and blood pressure control in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This single-center observational study involved 90 stable CKD stage 1–5 patients (including 33 renal transplant recipients) and 25 healthy age- and sex-matched control subjects. CXCL12 was quantified by ELISA. 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was performed in 90 patients and 25 healthy controls. Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was calculated based on the transthoracic echocardiography measurements in 27 patients out of the CKD population and in the whole control group. <b><i>Results:</i></b> CXCL12 correlated significantly with LVMI by multivariate regression analysis (coefficient <i>B</i> = 0.33, <i>p</i> = 0.02) together with age (<i>B</i> = 0.30, <i>p</i> = 0.03) and gender (<i>B</i> = 0.41, <i>p</i> = 0.003). A positive correlation was observed between CXCL12 and average 24-h systolic blood pressure (SBP) (rho = 0.35, <i>p</i> = 0.001), daytime SBP (rho = 0.35, <i>p</i> = 0.001), and nocturnal SBP (rho = 0.30, <i>p</i> = 0.002). Nocturnal hypertension was frequent (46% of CKD patients). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> The results of our study point towards a link between CXCL12 and LVH as well as blood pressure control among patients with CKD, supporting the thesis that CXCL12 may be regarded as a new potential uremic toxin.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833888.v1
title: Measurement_Data.xlsx

description: Full Dataset "Biomechanical evaluation of hybrid double plate osteosynthesis using a locking plate and an inverted third tubular plate for the treatment of proximal humeral fractures"
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833531
title: Replication of a historical survey of bumblebee assemblages in subalpine areas in Norway

description: A comprehensive inventory of Scandinavian bumblebees carried out between 1957 and 1961 (Løken 1973) served as a basis for historical data of bumblebee communities. We selected 18 of these sites to be re-surveyed in 2012. We selected sites so that they covered a large latitudinal and longitudinal gradient (Lat.: 60.42°–62.62°, ca. 240 km; long.: 7.24°–10.61°, ca. 180 km), and to form 9 pairs of sites where each pair consisted of one site at a high altitude – approximately 1000 m.a.s.l. (min. = 730 m, max. = 1000 m) and one site at a low altitude – approximately 500 m.a.s.l. (min. = 440 m, max. = 765 m) in each pair. The maximum distance between two sites in a pair was 44.4 km, and the minimum distance was 2.6 km (median = 12.3 km). The high-altitude sites were located within the upper part of the subalpine forest zone, close to the forest line which is around 1000 m.a.s.l. in this region. A further criterion for selection was the presence of the plant <i>Aconitum septentrionale</i>, which was the subject of a parallel study and occurs mainly in nutrient-rich, wet meadows and sub-alpine forests with high soil pH. However, since we surveyed bumblebees within a large area with a 1 km radius, this specific criterion is unlikely to have any larger impact on the bumblebee species composition. We identified the locations and checked the suitability of sites to be re-surveyed in the field in July 2011. <br>In some cases, it was difficult to identify the exact location of the site for the historical records, which typically consisted of the name of a farm or village, rather than any exact coordinates. The identification of sites was however facilitated by the fact that the altitude was often stated. To account for this uncertainty, we took a conservative approach, and surveyed bumblebees in multiple flower-rich habitats within a circular area with a radius of 1 km around the most likely location for the historical records. This means that we are more likely to over-estimate than under-estimate current bumblebee species richness. Prior to the field visits, potentially flower-rich habitats were identified from aerial photos and by traveling along roads within the 1 km circle by car. In the field, two experienced bumblebee experts visited as many different flower-rich habitats within the 1 km circle as possible during 2 hours and recorded the abundance of all bumblebee species encountered. Most species could be identified in the field, but in a few cases bumblebee specimens were collected and identified later in the laboratory. Each site was visited twice between July 6 and July 27 2012. To allow comparison with historical data, we discarded abundances in further analyses and used species occurrences only.<br><br>Reference cited:Løken, A., 1973. Studies on Scandinavian bumble bees (Hymentoptera, Apidae). Norsk Entomologisk Tidsskrift 20, 1-218.<br>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833537
title: MATLAB code to calculate the stop durations of a liquid

description: This MATLAB codes (analyze_slopesFigShare.m) imports an example mat-file (ExampleDistances.mat) of distances (mm) and times (s) for a tracked meniscus in the main channel with 7 junctions exhibiting seven stops. It calculates the stop duration, the slopes of the spreading rate in between the slopes and the Reynolds numbers for water at room temperature. The code is written and tested in Matlab R2017a.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833528
title: MATLAB code to track the liquid of a binary tif image stack

description: This Matlab code (A_tracking.m) imports a tif image stack, which is binary, where the black pixels represent the liquid and should flow from the right side to the left. The distance in pixels is then recalculated to mm by either inserting a resolution of the images or defining how long the channel is in total. The slope of the squared traveled distance versus the time is calculated using the file slope.m. The code is written and tested in Matlab R2017a.An example tif-file is uploaded (Example_D_G1_1_CIMG7473.tif), where the side channels are cut off (the channel has 75 junctions).<br>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833537.v3
title: MATLAB code to calculate the stop durations of a liquid

description: This MATLAB codes (analyze_slopesFigShare.m) imports an example mat-file (ExampleDistances.mat) of distances (mm) and times (s) for a tracked meniscus in the main channel with 7 junctions exhibiting seven stops. It calculates the stop duration, the slopes of the spreading rate in between the slopes and the Reynolds numbers for water at room temperature. The code is written and tested in Matlab R2017a.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833522
title: Supplementary Material for: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Pediatric Psoriasis: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal from International Dermatology Outcome Measures (IDEOM)

description: Childhood onset psoriasis has a profound impact on the development and quality of life of pediatric patients. Consequently, validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for pediatric psoriasis are vital to patient care. We sought to critically appraise the literature on the measurement properties of PROMs used in the pediatric psoriasis population. We performed a 2-stage systematic literature synthesis in MEDLINE (1950–2017) and EMBASE (1947–2017) to identify PROMs and studies evaluating their measurement properties. Analysis of studies followed the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) methodology to inform a best evidence synthesis. From 1,128 articles, we identified 29 PROMs. Subsequently, we identified 8 studies evaluating the measurement properties of 7 instruments. Among these instruments, the Simplified Psoriasis Index (SPI) achieved a positive rating for criterion validity, the Dutch version of the Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) achieved a positive rating for hypothesis testing, and the Swedish version of the CDLQI achieved a negative rating for hypothesis testing. All other assessed measurement properties received indeterminate or unknown ratings due to flaws in study design. PROMs are paramount to the management of pediatric psoriasis. This synthesis emphasizes the critical need for additional studies to further describe the measurement properties of PROMs used in pediatric psoriasis and identify validated, standardized measures for use in clinical practice and research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833522.v1
title: Supplementary Material for: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Pediatric Psoriasis: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal from International Dermatology Outcome Measures (IDEOM)

description: Childhood onset psoriasis has a profound impact on the development and quality of life of pediatric patients. Consequently, validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for pediatric psoriasis are vital to patient care. We sought to critically appraise the literature on the measurement properties of PROMs used in the pediatric psoriasis population. We performed a 2-stage systematic literature synthesis in MEDLINE (1950–2017) and EMBASE (1947–2017) to identify PROMs and studies evaluating their measurement properties. Analysis of studies followed the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) methodology to inform a best evidence synthesis. From 1,128 articles, we identified 29 PROMs. Subsequently, we identified 8 studies evaluating the measurement properties of 7 instruments. Among these instruments, the Simplified Psoriasis Index (SPI) achieved a positive rating for criterion validity, the Dutch version of the Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) achieved a positive rating for hypothesis testing, and the Swedish version of the CDLQI achieved a negative rating for hypothesis testing. All other assessed measurement properties received indeterminate or unknown ratings due to flaws in study design. PROMs are paramount to the management of pediatric psoriasis. This synthesis emphasizes the critical need for additional studies to further describe the measurement properties of PROMs used in pediatric psoriasis and identify validated, standardized measures for use in clinical practice and research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833528.v4
title: MATLAB code to track the liquid of a binary tif image stack

description: This Matlab code (A_tracking.m) imports a tif image stack, which is binary, where the black pixels represent the liquid and should flow from the right side to the left. The distance in pixels is then recalculated to mm by either inserting a resolution of the images or defining how long the channel is in total. The slope of the squared traveled distance versus the time is calculated using the file slope.m. The code is written and tested in Matlab R2017a.An example tif-file is uploaded (Example_D_G1_1_CIMG7473.tif), where the side channels are cut off (the channel has 75 junctions).<br>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833528.v3
title: MATLAB code to track the liquid of a binary tif image stack

description: This Matlab code (A_tracking.m) imports a tif image stack, which is binary, where the black pixels represent the liquid and should flow from the right side to the left. The distance in pixels is then recalculated to mm by either inserting a resolution of the images or defining how long the channel is in total. The slope of the squared traveled distance versus the time is calculated. The code is written and tested in Matlab R2017a.An example tif-file is uploaded (Example_D_G1_1_CIMG7473.tif), where the side channels are cut off (the channel has 75 junctions).<br>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833492
title: Trimmed Illumina reads

description: These files contain the trimmed Illumina short reads used to produce our hybrid assemblies. Reads were trimmed by Trimmomatic with trims HEADCROP:10 and SLIDINGWINDOW:4:20.<br><br><br>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833492.v1
title: Trimmed Illumina reads

description: These files contain the trimmed Illumina short reads used to produce our hybrid assemblies. Reads were trimmed by Trimmomatic with trims HEADCROP:10 and SLIDINGWINDOW:4:20.<br><br><br>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833444
title: Supplementary Material for: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Closely Related to Cardiovascular Risk Factors, but Not to Clinical Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation: An Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation Patients

description: <b><i>Background:</i></b> Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a well-known predictor of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, OSA usually accompanies other risk factors of AF. We tried to investigate whether OSA is related to AF recurrence after catheter ablation. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A total of 378 patients (mean age 59.9 ± 10.7 years, 72.5% male) who underwent catheter ablation of AF were enrolled and underwent overnight ambulatory polysomnography before the ablation procedure. These patients were examined once every 3 months at the outpatient clinic to determine AF recurrence. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Based on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), we divided the study subjects into 3 groups defined as mild (AHI &lt; 10), moderate (10 30) OSA. Patients with severe OSA had a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease (CAD). However, AF recurrence was not different between the three groups. The Kaplan-Meier analysis also showed no significant difference in AF recurrence according to the degree of severity of OSA. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that OSA might be a predictor of CAD; however, Cox regression analysis showed that only early recurrence is closely related to AF recurrence after catheter ablation, rather than the severity of OSA. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> This study shows that the severity of OSA is not associated with the recurrence of AF after catheter ablation in Korean patients. Treatment of OSA for the sole indication of lowering AF recurrence may need to be reconsidered.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833438
title: Supplementary Material for: External Validation and Clinical Usefulness of First Trimester Prediction Models for the Risk of Preeclampsia: A Prospective Cohort Study

description: <b><i>Introduction:</i></b> This study assessed the external validity of all published first trimester prediction models for the risk of preeclampsia (PE) based on routinely collected maternal predictors. Moreover, the potential utility of the best-performing models in clinical practice was evaluated. <b><i>Material and Methods:</i></b> Ten prediction models were systematically selected from the literature. We performed a multicenter prospective cohort study in the Netherlands between July 1, 2013, and December 31, 2015. Eligible pregnant women completed a web-based questionnaire before 16 weeks’ gestation. The outcome PE was established using postpartum questionnaires and medical records. Predictive performance of each model was assessed by means of discrimination (c-statistic) and a calibration plot. Clinical usefulness was evaluated by means of decision curve analysis and by calculating the potential impact at different risk thresholds. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The validation cohort contained 2,614 women of whom 76 developed PE (2.9%). Five models showed moderate discriminative performance with c-statistics ranging from 0.73 to 0.77. Adequate calibration was obtained after refitting. The best models were clinically useful over a small range of predicted probabilities. <b><i>Discussion:</i></b> Five of the ten included first trimester prediction models for PE showed moderate predictive performance. The best models may provide more benefit compared to risk selection as used in current guidelines.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833435
title: Supplementary datafile from Convergent evolution in the Euarchontoglires

description: List of specimens, landmark co-ordinates,PC scores and variance, and R code.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833435.v1
title: Supplementary datafile from Convergent evolution in the Euarchontoglires

description: List of specimens, landmark co-ordinates,PC scores and variance, and R code.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833426
title: Phylogeny from Convergent evolution in the Euarchontoglires

description: Phylogeny (in nexus format) of Euarchontoglires taxa used in this analysis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833426.v1
title: Phylogeny from Convergent evolution in the Euarchontoglires

description: Phylogeny (in nexus format) of Euarchontoglires taxa used in this analysis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833378.v1
title: Serval roadkill dataset

description: This dataset contains data and R code used in the following publication:<br>Williams, S.T., Collinson, W., Patterson-Abrolat, C., Marneweck, D.G, Swanepoel, L.H. (2019) Using road patrol data to identify factors associated with carnivore roadkill counts. PeerJ. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6650. Available at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6650.<br>A preprint is also available at https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27114.<br>The main dataset contains records of serval (Leptailurus serval) roadkill on the N3 in South Africa from 01/01/2014-31/12/2017. Data were collected by N3TC, in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust.<br>Associated datasets were used to create predictor variables.<br>The R code was used to generate and manipulate the data, and to fit generalised linear mixed effects models with a negative binomial distribution to identify variables that were associated with serval roadkill counts.<br>For further details see the research paper, or contact the authors at samual.t.williams@gmail.com or lourens.swanepoel.univen@gmail.com.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833378.v3
title: Serval roadkill dataset

description: This dataset contains data and R code used in the following publication:<br>Williams, S.T., Collinson, W., Patterson-Abrolat, C., Marneweck, D.G, Swanepoel, L.H. (2019) Using road patrol data to identify factors associated with carnivore roadkill counts. PeerJ. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6650. Available at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6650.<br>A preprint is also available at https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27114.<br>The main dataset contains records of serval (Leptailurus serval) roadkill on the N3 in South Africa from 01/01/2014-31/12/2017. Data were collected by N3TC, in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust.<br>Associated datasets were used to create predictor variables.<br>The R code was used to generate and manipulate the data, and to fit generalised linear mixed effects models with a negative binomial distribution to identify variables that were associated with serval roadkill counts.<br>For further details see the research paper, or contact the authors at samual.t.williams@gmail.com or lourens.swanepoel.univen@gmail.com.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833378.v2
title: Serval roadkill dataset

description: This dataset contains data and R code used in the following publication:<br>Williams, S.T., Collinson, W., Patterson-Abrolat, C., Marneweck, D.G, Swanepoel, L.H. (2019) Using road patrol data to identify factors associated with carnivore roadkill counts. PeerJ. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6650. Available at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6650.<br>A preprint is also available at https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27114.<br>The main dataset contains records of serval (Leptailurus serval) roadkill on the N3 in South Africa from 01/01/2014-31/12/2017. Data were collected by N3TC, in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust.<br>Associated datasets were used to create predictor variables.<br>The R code was used to generate and manipulate the data, and to fit generalised linear mixed effects models with a negative binomial distribution to identify variables that were associated with serval roadkill counts.<br>For further details see the research paper, or contact the authors at samual.t.williams@gmail.com or lourens.swanepoel.univen@gmail.com.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833312
title: Visualizations of Spectral Caustics and Focusing Frequency dependency

description: Visualizations of Spectral Caustics and Focusing Frequency dependency
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833294
title: Visualization of Spectral Caustics

description: Visualization of Spectral Caustics
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833312.v1
title: Visualizations of Spectral Caustics and Focusing Frequency dependency

description: Visualizations of Spectral Caustics and Focusing Frequency dependency
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833294.v1
title: Visualization of Spectral Caustics

description: Visualization of Spectral Caustics
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833270
title: Focusing Frequency Dependence

description: Dependency of the focusing frequency on the elevation angle of the Sun.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833081
title: Acoustic simulation of a multipurpose room for musical practice: possibilities of adaptation to use

description: Abstract For the musician to enjoy a satisfactory experience in his/her musical practice environment a specific acoustic design is essential. Within a context where the same environmentis increasingly beings used for uses that require distinct acoustic projects, the same rooms used for spoken word have also been used for musical practice. The main objective of this work was to demonstrate the contribution of computational acoustics simulation within the possibility of adaptation of an existing multipurpose classroom for teaching and musical practice. The main acoustic parameters of the room were obtained experimentally and later, different alternatives were tested using the computer simulation using Odeon software in order to obtain a model that suited the room for musical practice. This model underwent several adaptations until it resulted in a room with values of acoustic parameters within the desirable limits, being, in the octave frequency bands of 500 to 1000 Hz: TR 1.25 s; EDT 1.25 s; C80 1.98 dB; D50 56.1%; STI 0.56. The resulting computational model allowed to adapt the multipurpose room, modeled for different realities, for musical practice considering in this model the insertion or removal of acoustic materials and devices.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6833078
title: Evaluation of the chloride penetration and service life of self-healing concretes activated by crystalline catalyst

description: Abstract The main cause of concrete structures deterioration is related to the resistance against the penetration of aggressive agents. Aiming at increase the impermeability and reduce the diffusivity of concrete elements, making it less susceptible to the ingress of chloride ions, the use of crystalline catalyst emerges as a good alternative. Its mechanism of autogenous healing enhances the natural pore-filling process of concrete. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of the use of crystalline catalyst on the chloride ions penetration and service life prediction of concrete. For the concrete mixtures production, it was used blast-furnace slag blended cement, three different water/cement (w/c) ratios (0.45; 0.55; 0.65), with and without crystalline catalyst, totaling six different mixtures. The concrete specimens were cured in a moist chamber and tested at 28 and 91 days. It was performed tests of compressive strength, rapid chloride permeability (ASTM C1202:12), and silver nitrate colorimetric indicator. The results show that, compared to the reference mixture, the use of crystalline catalyst conserved the compressive strength and reduced the chloride ions penetration up to 30%, increasing service life up to 34%.