bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Phase retrieval in holographic data storage by expanded spectrum combined with dynamic sampling method
Authors: Chen Ruixian , Hao Jianying , Wang Jinyu , Lin Yongkun , Wang Kun , Lin Dakui , Lin Xiao , Tan Xiaodi
Published: November 2023

Phase retrieval in holographic data storage by expanded spectrum combined with dynamic sampling method is proposed, which serves to both reduce media consumption and to shorten the iterative number of phase code retrieval. Generally, high-fidelity phase retrieval requires twice Nyquist frequency in phase-modulated holographic data storage. To increase storage density, we only recorded and captured the signal with Nyquist size and used the frequency expanded method to realize high-fidelity phase retrieval. In the decoding process, the iterative Fourier transform algorithm is used to retrieve the phase information of the reconstructed beam. The expanded spectrum is dynamically sampled, which can provide a faster convergence path for the phase retrieval. We aimed to demonstrate the possibility of integrating various methods on the Fourier domain and providing a potential way to improve the performance of holographic data storage systems. The simulation and experimental results proved the combination of processing methods in frequency spectrum was benefit.
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy as a powerful method for the analysis of Chinese herbal medicines
Authors: Xu Cai-Xia , Song Pei , Yu Zhou , Wang Ya-Hao
Published: November 2023

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy has become a promising analytical method for raw material identification, bioactive component detection, adulterant characterization, and contaminant detection of Chinese herbal medicines.
Photochemically deoxygenating micelles for protecting TTA-UC against oxygen quenching
Authors: Wan Shigang , Wang Dongxuan , Cai Mengqi , Shi Yizhong , Zhang Yusheng , Chen Shuoran , Ye Changqing , Song Yanlin
Published: November 2023

Pluronic F127 and P123 micelles are self-deoxygenating nanocapsules in which efficient TTA-UC can be achieved in air.
Oligomer-assisted self-assembly of bisurea in organic solvent media
Authors: Wu Ching-Hung , Huang Ling-Hua , Hua Chi-Chung
Published: November 2023

Oligomer-induced molecular cooling of the solvent medium helps to foster a highly ordered and stiff bisurea self-assembly filament.
Recent advances and prospects of metal–organic frameworks in cancer therapies
Authors: Luo Zhiying , Sheng Yu , Jiang Chenyi , Pan Ying , Wang Xiaoxiong , Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh Ali , Ouyang Jie , Lu Chengyu , Liu Jianqiang
Published: November 2023

This paper presents the latest applications of MOFs in chemodynamic therapy (CDT), sonodynamic therapy (SDT), photodynamic therapy (PDT), photothermal therapy (PTT), immunotherapy (IT), and combination therapy for breast cancer.
Towards engineering mitigation of leaching of Cd and Pb in co-contaminated soils using metal oxide-based aerogel composites and biochar
Authors: Sanaei Daryoush , Sarmadi Mohammad , Dehghani Mohammad H. , Sharifan Hamidreza , Ribeiro Paula G. , Guilherme Luiz R. G. , Rahimi Sajjad
Published: November 2023

The remediation of heavy metal contaminated environments and related mechanisms in a comprehensive manner using metal-based nanomaterials can provide a useful resource for academic as well as industrial researchers.
Cyanobacterial extracellular antibacterial substances could promote the spread of antibiotic resistance: impacts and reasons
Authors: Xin Rui , Zhang Kai , Yu Dongjin , Zhang Ying , Ma Yongzheng , Niu Zhiguang
Published: November 2023

Cyanobacterial extracellular substances (CES) could promote the development of ARGs. CES could change the structure of a bacterial community and enrich ARB.
The effect of oral supplements containing collagen peptides rich in X-Hyp or X-Hyp-Gly compared with normal collagen hydrolysates on skin elasticity and collagen holes: a randomised double-blind clinical study
Authors: Chen Ling , Lv Yuan , Xu Feifei , Zhong Fang
Published: November 2023

The effects of collagen peptides/hydrolysates with different compositions on dermal collagen and skin elasticity.
A skeletal randomization strategy for high-performance quinoidal-aromatic polymers
Authors: Zhou Quanfeng , Liu Cheng , Li Jinlun , Xie Runze , Zhang Guoxiang , Ge Xiang , Zhang Zesheng , Zhang Lianjie , Chen Junwu , Gong Xiu , Yang Chen , Wang Yuanyu , Liu Yi , Liu Xuncheng
Published: November 2023

A simple and effective skeletal randomization strategy is proposed to finely tune solution-state aggregation towards simultaneously improving the solubility and crystallinity of conjugated polymers, leading to a markedly boosted hole mobility.
Quantum-sized Ag nanoparticle conjugates on biofunctionalized La2O3–rGO ternary nanocomposite-based platform for the electrocatalytic determination of dopamine
Authors: Srivastava Ankur , Singh Kshitij RB , Pandey Mrituanjay D. , Singh Jay
Published: November 2023

To develop ternary nanocomposites dopamine biosensing, this study combines La2O3, reduced graphene oxide, and quantum-sized silver nanoparticles.
Ph3P/ICH2CH2I-promoted reductive deoxygenation of alcohols
Authors: Tang Wei-Ying , Zheng Xing , Yao Xu , Lin Jin-Hong , Zheng Qu-Tong , Xiao Ji-Chang
Published: November 2023

Described herein is the Ph3P/ICH2CH2I-promoted reductive deoxygenation of alcohols with NaBH4. A wide substrate scope and good functional group tolerance were observed.
Efficient metal-free crosslinking of common propellant binders using nitrile oxide–alkene click ligation
Authors: Dou Jinkang , Cheng Lijie , Tan Bojun , Duan Binghui , Xu Minghui , Wang Bozhou , Liu Ning
Published: November 2023

A promising tritopic nitrile oxide with high stability and high reactivity was synthesized easily and applied in efficient metal-free crosslinking of alkenyl-terminated binders as a click ligation reagent.
Tracking sodium cobaltate formation pathways and its CO2 capture dynamics in real time with synchrotron X-ray diffraction
Authors: Cova Federico Hector , Blanco Maria Valeria
Published: November 2023

Time-resolved synthesis and CO2 capture dynamics of sodium cobaltate solid sorbent allowed to unveil chemical reactions occurring under realistic operative conditions.
A highly diastereoselective strain-release Doyle–Kirmse reaction: access to functionalized difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes
Authors: Midya Suparnak , Hari Durga Prasad
Published: November 2023

A catalytic, highly diastereoselective Doyle–Kirmse reaction has been realized for the synthesis of functionalized difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions and displays excellent functional group compatibility.
A multiscale approach to uncover the self-assembly of ligand-covered palladium nanocubes
Authors: Chen Xiangyu , Vo Thi , Clancy Paulette
Published: November 2023

Bridging atomistic simulation and mesoscale modelling to reveal the fundamental interaction in the metallic nanocube self-assembly process.
Enhancing energy extraction from water microdroplets through synergistic electrokinetic and galvanic effects
Authors: Li Haitao , Wang Wenxing , Li Xiangming , Raja Mogan Tharishinny , Xu Linan , Lee Hiang Kwee , Han Jie
Published: November 2023

An efficient carbon black based water-evaporation generator for raising energy extraction from water droplets and its multiple self-powered applications in low-power electronic devices are reached via synergistic electrokinetic and galvanic effects.
An ultramicroporous multi-walled metal–organic framework for efficient C2H2/CO2 separation under humid conditions
Authors: Wang Weize , Yuan Wenke , Kong Cunding , Yang Yuchen , Xi Shuting , Liu Xiangyu , Liu Bo
Published: November 2023

An infinite multi-walled ultramicroporous MOF has been designed and prepared from a classical H3TATB linker and In(iii) ions, exhibiting good C2H2/CO2 separation performance in both dry and humid gas phases.
Fluorinated carbon nitride with a hierarchical porous structure ameliorating PEO for high-voltage, high-rate solid lithium metal batteries
Authors: Liu Shuohan , Shen Jieqing , Wang Zhikai , Tian Wensheng , Han Xiujun , Chen Zhixin , Pan Hui , Wang Lei , Bian Dongyu , Yang Cheng , Zhu Shenmin
Published: November 2023

Hierarchical porous fluorinated carbon nitride (FCN) fillers induced the formation of a LiF- and Li3N-rich composite SEI layer and effectively suppressed the lithium dendrite growth in high-voltage, high-rate ASSLBs.
Suppressing pre-aggregation to increase polymer solar cell ink shelf life
Authors: Wang Zhen , Peng Zhengxing , Balar Nrup , Ade Harald
Published: November 2023

An approach to slow down the polymer solar cell ink aging by employing an additive (i.e., PCBM variants) was developed. It is inferred that PCBMs in the ink act as a co-solvent and slow down the polymer pre-aggregation.
Dual-modality probe nanodrug delivery systems with ROS-sensitivity for atherosclerosis diagnosis and therapy
Authors: Shen Meili , Jiang Hui , Li Shaojing , Liu Linlin , Yang Qingbiao , Yang Haiqin , Zhao Yan , Meng Hao , Wang Jingyuan , Li Yapeng
Published: November 2023

Most acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are caused by atherosclerotic plaque rupture leading to blocked arteries.
Spherical porous iron–nitrogen–carbon nanozymes derived from a tannin coordination framework for the preparation of l-DOPA by emulating tyrosine hydroxylase
Authors: Chen Chan , Ren Haisheng , Tang Weikang , Han Mengqi , Chen Qinfei , Zhou Hong , Chen Jiadong , Gao Yuyue , Liu Wenbin
Published: November 2023

l-DOPA is widely used in Parkinson's disease treatment. A spherical porous Iron-Nitrogen-Carbon nanozyme was developed for biomimetic synthesis of l-DOPA by emulating tyrosine hydroxylase.
Chitosan functionalized gold nanostars as a theranostic platform for intracellular microRNA detection and photothermal therapy
Authors: Dong Xiaoxue , Zhu Zongwei , Sun Qian , Zhang Hongqian , Yang Chuanxu
Published: November 2023

A theranostic nanoplatform (AuNS@CS-hpDNA) was developed with chitosan-functionalized gold nanostars (AuNSs) and further complexed with hairpin DNA (hpDNA) probes for tumor-related miRNA imaging and photothermal therapy (PTT).
Application convenient and energy-saving mechano-optics of Er3+-doped X2O2S (X = Y/Lu/Gd) for thermometry
Authors: Han Yixiao , Li Leipeng , Cai Chongyang , Li Pei , Li Tao , Han Xiumei , Peng Dengfeng , Yang Yanmin
Published: November 2023

Herein, Han et al. introduced a strategy to extend mechanoluminescent materials for optical thermometry by using green mechanoluminescence in a X2O2S (X = Y/Lu/Gd) system.
A mechanochromic optical sensor based on Bragg reflection for real-time monitoring of large-range sharp pressure fluctuations in aqueous fluids
Authors: Zheng Wenxiang , Tan Zhenkun , Fan Jing , Meng Zihui , Zhang Mindi , Huang Biao , Jia Xiyu , Ma Feng , Zhu Wei , Wang Shushan , Qiu Lili
Published: November 2023

The NPCs sensor was fabricated for the ultra-fast real-time monitoring of large-range sharp pressure fluctuations in aqueous field, which provided a new strategy for the studying of hydrodynamics and can be extended to sharp pressure monitoring in air and shockwave field.
Implementing a Metalinguistic Approach to Secondary School Writing
Authors: Telesca Lynne
Published: November 2023

Purpose:

Writing is an essential skill that secondary students need to establish for success in their further education, careers, and lives. However, most secondary students in the United States do not achieve the level of writing proficiency expected to ensure academic and future success. One approach that is emerging more in the research literature is the use of a metalinguistic approach to writing.

Method:

This tutorial begins with a discussion of current educational demands and performance trends in secondary-level academic writing and how secondary students and their educators are presently struggling to meet those demands. The tutorial continues further with a discussion of existing effective writing interventions, as well as current gaps in areas of writing intervention that have the potential to be filled if metalinguistic abilities are also targeted as part of comprehensive secondary-level writing instruction. The author then provides rationale for the use of a metalinguistic approach to secondary school writing including explanation of the metalinguistic processes of writing, how to target those processes while writing, and existing metalinguistic writing interventions. The tutorial concludes with step-by-step suggestions and methods for instructors/interventionists to implement a metalinguistic approach to academic writing with secondary students including (a) review of the critical aspects of students' academic writing expectations, (b) collection of baseline data of students' metalinguistic abilities, (c) facilitation of metalinguistic discussion while working on writing with students, and (d) differentiation of students' instructional level of support.

Conclusion:

This tutorial will provide instructors/interventionists with the background information, rationale, and a framework to implement a metalinguistic approach to writing that can be utilized when working with secondary students during any academic writing task.
Design of a novel stripline diplexer using frequency‐dependent couplings
Authors: Song Jiaxing , Rong Chuicai , Zhu Ruilong , Zhang Wen , Zhang Yiping , Liao Yubo
Published: November 2023

A novel stripline diplexer design using frequency‐dependent couplings (FDC) to achieve multiple transmission zeros is developed in this paper. The transmission zeros generated by FDCs are flexible and controllable; on the basis of the existing cross‐coupled, more transmission zeros are introduced to improve the frequency selection characteristics. Based on this characteristic, the authors synthesized and designed a 2.6‐GHz diplexer, its transmitting channel filter is five orders with three transmission zeros, and the receiving channel filter is four orders with three transmission zeros. The authors fabricated and measured it, in narrowband, the tested results, synthesis responses and simulation results are well matched with each other, which will provide more flexibility in the design of diplexers for wireless communication system.
Risk modelling of hydrogen‐enriched natural gas on pipelines and gas‐electric coupled systems
Authors: Yang Kun , Zhao Zhihui , Zhang Anan , Yang Wei , Li Qian , Zeng Shan , Peng Gaoqiang
Published: November 2023

The use of natural gas pipeline networks to transmit hydrogen energy is an important form of hydrogen energy utilisation. The coupling of hydrogen‐enriched natural gas pipeline network and power grid involves the energy conversion of electricity‐hydrogen‐electricity, so the assessment is crucial because the system is complex, and the hazards to the system can be identified. This paper proposes a risk assessment method for gas‐electric coupling of hydrogen‐enriched natural gas pipeline networks and a three‐stage risk assessment model to assess the life cycle risk of natural gas pipelines; a material energy‐based risk transfer model considering gas‐electric coupling is proposed to describe the risk transfer process of hydrogen‐enriched natural gas between the gas network and the grid. By comparing and analysing the risk of natural gas blending ratio to the pipeline and the risk of pipeline pressure to the pipeline, the validity of the model is verified, which provides safety support for the connection of the natural gas pipeline system to the grid and ensures the efficient use of hydrogen energy.
2D compressed sensing of encrypted images based on complex‐valued measurement matrix
Authors: Yan Yuqian , Wang Yue , Xue Linlin , Qiu Weiwei , Wang Zhongpeng
Published: November 2023

When using untrusted third parties to compress and transmit images in real‐life scenarios, it is vital to encrypt them before compression. In order to better address the issues of low security in the original image and poor reconstruction quality of the encrypted image during compressed sensing, this paper proposes a 2D compressed sensing scheme for encrypted images based on complex‐valued measurement matrix (2DCS‐CVM). Firstly, the SHA‐256 algorithm generates keys for the hyperchaotic Lorenz system, and then the chaotic sequences are used to create encrypted images with increased security through subtractive diffusion and global permutation. Secondly, the complex‐valued Vandermonde measurement matrix is utilized for 2D compressed sensing on the encrypted image, and the two‐dimensional projected gradient with embedding decryption algorithm is used to generate recovered images with improved reconstruction performance. Finally, the measurement matrix's computational complexity and transmission bandwidth are reduced through structural sparsification with sparse random matrices. Simulation results demonstrate that this scheme offers an optimal balance between storage, computational complexity, hardware implementation, and reconstruction performance while providing excellent security and robustness.
Eco‐environmental operation of energy hub considering uncertainties of supply/demand‐side resources with introducing a novel optimization algorithm
Authors: Akbarpour Mehdi , Abdollahi Amir , Abdali Mehran , Vosoogh Mahdi
Published: November 2023

In this paper, the optimal operation of Energy hub (EH) based upon both demand and renewable energy resources (RESs) uncertainties is investigated. Here, an innovative scenario‐based energy hub energy management system (EH‐EMS) is proposed for simultaneous cost and emission reduction considering the abovementioned uncertainties. Moreover, a multi objective hybrid heuristic algorithm, the so‐called hBES‐MOGWO, is introduced for solving the proposed EH‐EMS, which is a combination of bald eagle search (BES) and multi objective gray wolf optimization (MOGWO) algorithms. The proposed EH consists of photovoltaic (PV), wind turbine (WT), boiler, heat storage (HS),combined heat and power (CHP) and multi‐carrier energy storage technology such as power to gas (PtG) technology, electric vehicles and heat storages. Flexible loads are also taken into account for reducing cost and emission by participation in demand response programs (DRPs). The optimization results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed hBES‐MOGWO algorithm. The simulation results illustrated that the total cost of EH‐EMS can be effectively reduced by installing energy storage systems and implementing DRPs. The results emphasize that considering uncertainties can lead to increase the operating costs and emission, while flexible loads participation in DRPs and PtG can reduce the aforementioned ones.
Air‐cored axial flux permanent magnet generator for direct driven micro wind turbines
Authors: El‐Hasan Tareq S.
Published: November 2023

This paper presents the development of an Air‐Cored Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Generator (ACAF PMG) integrated for direct battery charging scheme for urban and rural micro‐wind turbine applications rated at 1 kW. The proposed generator has a Single Stator Double Rotor configuration with a relatively short axial length. In this paper, the analytical model for generator sizing is presented and the main parameters are defined. Novel analytical model is presented to determine the required number of turns for each phase in order to produce a balanced voltage in the three phases. The generator is electromagnetically analyzed using Finite Element model and simulated using Matlab/Simulink to predict its performance under several operating conditions. The effect of retainment ring type on the generator performance is also demonstrated. The machine is harnessed to a battery bank via a three‐phase fully controlled converter using six bridge thyristors to regulate the output voltage delivered from the generator to the battery. Generator model and simulation results are validated via experimental tests. The preliminary experimental results showed a good match with the simulation results. Moreover, the proposed machine is compared favourably with other counter machines of similar configuration and power ratings in terms of machine size, power‐to‐weight ratio, and voltage regulation. This paper therefore demonstrates the concrete benefits of utilizing the axial flux PMG in scavenging energy to generate electrical power from micro wind turbines.
An infrared FWHM–K2 correlation to uncover highly reddened quiescent black holes
Authors: Cúneo V. A. , Casares J. , Armas Padilla M. , Sánchez-Sierras J. , Corral-Santana J. M. , Maccarone T. J. , Mata Sánchez D. , Muñoz-Darias T. , Torres M. A. P. , Vincentelli F.
Published: November 2023

Among the sample of Galactic transient X-ray binaries (SXTs) discovered to date, about 70 have been proposed as likely candidates to host a black hole. Yet, only 19 have been dynamically confirmed. Such a reliable confirmation requires phase-resolved spectroscopy of their companion stars, which is generally feasible when the system is in a quiescent state. However, since most of the SXT population lies in the galactic plane, which is strongly affected by interstellar extinction, their optical brightness during quiescence usually falls beyond the capabilities of the current instrumentation (R ≳ 22). To overcome these limitations and thereby increase the number of confirmed Galactic black holes, a correlation between the full-width at half maximum (FWHM) of the Hα line and the semi-amplitude of the donor’s radial velocity curve (K2) was presented in the past. Here, we extend the FWHM–K2 correlation to the near-infrared (NIR), exploiting disc lines such as He Iλ10830, Paγ, and Brγ, in a sample of dynamically confirmed black-hole SXTs. We obtain K2 = 0.22(3) FWHM, in good agreement with the optical correlation derived using Hα. The similarity of the two correlations seems to imply that the widths of Hα and the NIR lines are consistent in quiescence. When combined with information on orbital periods, the NIR correlation allows us to constrain the mass of the compact object of systems in quiescence by using single-epoch spectroscopy. We anticipate that this new correlation will give access to highly reddened black hole SXTs, which cannot be otherwise studied at optical wavelengths.
Peculiar bond length dependence in (Ag,Cu)GaSe2 alloys and its impact on the bandgap bowing
Authors: Falk Hans H. , Eckner Stefanie , Seifert Michael , Ritter Konrad , Levcenko Sergiu , Pfeiffelmann Timo , Welter Edmund , Botti Silvana , Shafarman William N. , Schnohr Claudia S.
Published: November 2023

Contrary to other semiconductor alloys, incorporation of Ag into CuGaSe2 increases the bandgap, even though the lattice expands, and the Ga–Se bond length is theoretically predicted to decrease rather than increase. Herein, we experimentally confirm this peculiar bond length dependence of (Ag,Cu)GaSe2 using x-ray absorption spectroscopy. We further model the different anion displacements and estimate that their combined contribution to the bandgap bowing is close to zero. These findings differ from those for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and demonstrate the diversity of chalcopyrite alloys and their properties.
Different glassy characteristics are related to either caging or dynamical heterogeneity
Authors: Pareek Puneet , Adhikari Monoj , Dasgupta Chandan , Nandi Saroj Kumar
Published: November 2023

Despite the enormous theoretical and application interests, a fundamental understanding of the glassy dynamics remains elusive. The static properties of glassy and ordinary liquids are similar, but their dynamics are dramatically different. What leads to this difference is the central puzzle of the field. Even the primary defining glassy characteristics, their implications, and if they are related to a single mechanism remain unclear. This lack of clarity is a severe hindrance to theoretical progress. Here, we combine analytical arguments and simulations of various systems in different dimensions and address these questions. Our results suggest that the myriad of glassy features are manifestations of two distinct mechanisms. Particle caging controls the mean, and coexisting slow- and fast-moving regions govern the distribution of particle displacements. All the other glassy characteristics are manifestations of these two mechanisms; thus, the Fickian yet non-Gaussian nature of glassy liquids is not surprising. We discover a crossover, from stretched exponential to a power law, in the behavior of the overlap function. This crossover is prominent in simulation data and forms the basis of our analyses. Our results have crucial implications on how the glassy dynamics data are analyzed, challenge some recent suggestions on the mechanisms governing glassy dynamics, and impose strict constraints that a correct theory of glasses must have.
Seed science in Australasia: regionally important, globally relevant
Authors: Guja Lydia K. , Ooi Mark K. J. , Norton Sally L. , Wrigley Damian , Desmond Bradley , Offord Catherine A.
Published: November 2023

The crises of biodiversity loss, climate change and food security are challenges faced by the conservation and agriculture sectors. We outline, via presentations from the Australasian Seed Science Conference, how seed science is addressing these challenges. Research is focused on practical solutions for seed bank management, seed use and biodiversity conservation. Emerging trends include understanding the role of seed microbiota on plant performance and the roles of seeds in society and culture.
Morphological and DNA analyses reveal cryptic diversity in Anentome wykoffi (Brandt, 1974) (Gastropoda: Nassariidae), with descriptions of two new species from Thailand
Authors: Chomchoei Nithinan , Backeljau Thierry , Pimvichai Piyatida , Ng Ting Hui , Nantarat Nattawadee
Published: November 2023

The assassin snail genus Anentome is widely distributed in South East Asia. In Thailand, the genus comprises at least six species, one of which is Anentome wykoffi, a species that may act as an intermediate host of parasitic trematodes. Recent fieldwork has shown that A. wykoffi is far more common and widespread in Thailand than has been assumed, yet the taxonomy remains poorly known. Therefore, this study explores morphological and DNA sequence (COI and 28S rRNA) variation in A. wykoffi to verify and finetune the taxonomic interpretation of this species. To this end, 12 populations of A. wykoffi were sampled in Thailand. This survey allowed us to preliminarily distinguish three putatively cryptic morphotypes. Shell shape measurements and geometric morphometric analyses revealed significant differences between these morphotypes, whereas SEM observations of the shell sculpture and radula confirmed the consistent separation of the three morphotypes. Finally, a combined phylogenetic and species delimitation analysis of COI and 28S rRNA sequence data showed that the three morphotypes represent three well-supported clades, one of which is sister group to A. cambojiensis. As such, the three morphotypes as defined by (1) the presence or absence of a carinated shoulder, (2) the number of spiral lines on the spira and (3) the pattern of the central cusps on the central radular tooth, are interpreted as three different species under the morphological and phylogenetic species concepts but also likely under the biological species concept, viz. A. wykoffi (sensu stricto), A. longispira sp. nov. and A. khelangensis sp. nov. The three cryptic species are (re)described and the implications of separation are briefly discussed. ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B39722E6-C915-4FA4-B03B-C15836B0DCAE
A restructuring analysis of the non‑inferential evidential verb han in Siwkolan Amis
Authors: Jheng Wei-Cherng Sam
Published: November 2023

This work aims to investigate the morphosyntactic properties ofhanin Siwkolan Amis and to defend a lexical split ofhan, one being a lexical category with argument structure and the other a functional category merging to Voice0. I argue that the functionalhancannot be analyzed as a quotative verb or apv-inflected verb as proposed in the literature, due to novel findings thathan(a) is permitted in patient, instrumental and locative voice constructions, (b) represses the presence of voice affixes, (c) must stand immediately adjacent to the lexical verb and (d) encodes the non-inferential evidentiality. I followCinque’s (2004)functional approach to restructuring predicates by treatinghanas a functional category of Voice0andShih & Lin’s (2011)voice Agree system where voice is a reflex of thematic relations. This analysis fares well with Wu’s (2006,2007) proposed system of undergoer voice in Amis which subsumes patient, instrument and locative voice in general. Moreover, the [iθ] feature on Voice0is spelt out ashansurfacing as a bound affix attached to the raised lexical verb fromv0. Several issues involved in dealing with the Amis voice system and implications for the evidential systems in Formosan languages are also discussed.
Indirect translation and sustainable development
Authors: Buts Jan , Pięta Hanna , Ivaska Laura , Hadley James
Published: November 2023

In August 2022, theNew York Timespublished an article entitledWhy is this colorful little wheel suddenly everywhere in Japan?(Dooley and Ueno 2022). The little wheel refers to the logo of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a United Nations (UN) initiative at the core of Agenda 2030, an extensive “plan of action for people, planet and prosperity” (UN General Assembly 2015). As illustrated by the Japanese example, the SDGs enjoy increasing public visibility across the globe and are frequently appealed to in education, politics and corporate communication. Despite the importance attached to the goals in both national and international settings, the SDG framework has received little attention in translation studies. This special collection aims to address this gap. The introduction presents the SDGs and highlights the role played in their dissemination by indirect translation, understood as translation of translation. The four articles included in the collection are introduced and further reflections are provided on the position of language as a resource at the interface of economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
Feasibility of determining electron energy distribution function using optical emission lines in low-pressure Ar/Kr discharge
Authors: Qiu Jie , Lei Zhi-Cheng , Pu Yi-Kang
Published: November 2023

The electron energy distribution function (EEDF) were reconstructed from both collected emission line intensities and a collisional radiative model. The obtained EEDFs from this method were compared with those obtained from Langmuir probe diagnostics over a wide range of discharge conditions (

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≲ 67 Pa) for low-pressure Ar/Kr discharges. In particular, we investigated the factors that affect the accuracy and uncertainty of the EEDF via sensitivity analysis. The following conclusions were obtained: (1) using a sufficiently large number (≳20–30) of Ar/Kr2p-1s emission lines can increase the accuracy of the determined EEDF; (2) for discharges with low electron densities, using emission line sets for both Ar and Kr [instead of only one (Ar or Kr) line set] can significantly reduce the uncertainty in the determined EEDF.
Effectiveness of the TGI-QRPA approach for studying the electric dipole response
Authors: Guliyev E , Quliyev H , Kuliev A A
Published: November 2023

Despite various RPA-based approaches being widely used, each has its own advantages and disadvantages that can influence the results. In spite of its several drawbacks, using realistic mean-field potential and just small number model-dependent parameter makes TGI-QRPA a very efficient RPA-based approach for investigating dipole responses. This work tests the applicability of the TGI-QRPA approach for investigating dipole excitations through a comparison with the up-to-date, fully self-consistent FAM-QRPA approach and the available experimental data. Take into account the fact FAM-QRPA approach has its own drawbacks, such a comparison will also show how the pros and cons of both models can influence the results. The result obtained here with the TGI-QRPA approach was close to that obtained through the up-to-date FAM-QRPA approach and in some aspects, it better reflected the experimental results in terms of the resonance energy and photo-absorption cross -sections of E1 strength. It can therefore be said that despite not being fully self-consistent, using the realistic mean-field potential (Woods–Saxon), analytically restoring the broken translational and Galilean invariances, and using a only two model parameters make the TGI-QRPA approach an effective tool for investigating dipole excitations, where calculations are performed for the electric dipole responses in deformed 156Gd, 160Gd, 166Er, and 168Er isotopes.
Particle-pair creation by high-harmonic laser fields
Authors: Mendonça J Tito
Published: November 2023

We consider the dynamical pair-creation by intense electric fields in vacuum, based on exact solutions of the Dirac equation using the temporal Klein process. This approach gives a simple interpretation of the QED processes associated with arbitrary time-varying electric fields, and leads to the standard quantum kinetic equation. As an application, we consider the case of an intense laser field containing a large spectrum of coherent high-harmonics (HH). The role of the fast field oscillations is discussed. We show that HH pulses eventually lead to an enhancement of pair-creation and can be described as a sequence of dynamically equivalent Sauter pulses.
Quantum dots interacting with a non-classical field under Kerr-phase modulation as a resource for repeatable quantum algorithms
Authors: Balybin S N , Tikhonova O V
Published: November 2023

An analytical solution describing the dynamics of a hybrid system comprising an interacting quantum dot and a quantum electromagnetic field in the presence of Kerr nonlinearity is obtained. A completely new regime of interaction is found. It provides stable periodically repeating dynamics for the total bipartite system and for the quantum dot excitation, accompanied by full and pure revivals. This is even observed when the initial field state is in a squeezed vacuum. Periodical strong entanglement and full disentanglement between the interacting subsystems are demonstrated. The obtained regime forms the basis for the development of quantum information algorithms and photon–matter interfaces involving these hybrid systems. The formation of non-Gaussian field states is revealed. Methods to control and manage the specific features of the found pure and mixed states of the considered subsystems are developed.
Recent progress on two-dimensional ferroelectrics: Material systems and device applications
Authors: Fan 范 Zhiwei 芷薇 , Qu 渠 Jingyuan 靖媛 , Wang 王 Tao 涛 , Wen 温 Yan 滟 , An 安 Ziwen 子文 , Jiang 姜 Qitao 琦涛 , Xue 薛 Wuhong 武红 , Zhou 周 Peng 鹏 , Xu 许 Xiaohong 小红
Published: November 2023

Ferroelectrics are a type of material with a polar structure and their polarization direction can be inverted reversibly by applying an electric field. They have attracted tremendous attention for their extensive applications in non-volatile memory, sensors and neuromorphic computing. However, conventional ferroelectric materials face insulating and interfacial issues in the commercialization process. In contrast, two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectric materials usually have excellent semiconductor performance, clean van der Waals interfaces and robust ferroelectric order in atom-thick layers, and hold greater promise for constructing multifunctional ferroelectric optoelectronic devices and nondestructive ultra-high-density memory. Recently, 2D ferroelectrics have obtained impressive breakthroughs, showing overwhelming superiority. Herein, firstly, the progress of experimental research on 2D ferroelectric materials is reviewed. Then, the preparation of 2D ferroelectric devices and their applications are discussed. Finally, the future development trend of 2D ferroelectrics is looked at.
Optical study of magnetic topological insulator MnBi4Te7
Authors: Liao 廖 Zhi-Yu 知裕 , Shen 沈 Bing 冰 , Qiu 邱 Xiang-Gang 祥冈 , Xu 许 Bing 兵
Published: November 2023

We present an infrared spectroscopy study of the magnetic topological insulator MnBi4Te7 with antiferromagnetic (AFM) order below the Néel temperature T
N = 13 K. Our investigation reveals that the low-frequency optical conductivity consists of two Drude peaks, indicating a response of free carriers involving multiple bands. Interestingly, the narrow Drude peak grows strongly as the temperature decreases, while the broad Drude peak remains relatively unchanged. The onset of interband transitions starts around 2000 cm−1, followed by two prominent absorption peaks around 10000 cm−1 and 20000 cm−1. Upon cooling, there is a notable transfer of spectral weight from the interband transitions to the Drude response. Below T
N, the AFM transition gives rise to small anomalies of the charge response due to a band reconstruction. These findings provide valuable insights into the interplay between magnetism and the electronic properties in MnBi4Te7.
Improving Sustainability Asset Performance Based on Dynamic Data Envelopment Analysis
Authors: Nugraha Muhamad , Cahyo Winda Nur
Published: November 2023

The success of an industry is often measured through sustainability performance because it serves as a benchmark of consideration for asset managers in carrying out actions, planning, and decisions. However, changes in the utilization of physical assets between entities impact not only the life cycle of these assets but also sustainability assets that will affect company performance in terms of controlling company efficiency. The DDEA method is an analytical method that can be used to assess the level of efficiency of the performance of sustainability assets. The performance of sustainability assets is measured using variable maintenance costs, asset availability, material consumption as an economic aspect, variable environmental impact costs, employee health costs, and accidents and incidents as social aspects. In addition, material rejects variables, hazardous waste, and energy consumption costs as environmental aspects. From the results of the analysis of sustainability asset performance through the DDEA method in the period 2018–2022, it shows that both before and after organizational changes have no significant impact. This is shown by the level of efficiency of sustainability asset indicators on the impact of organizational change found in DMU 1, DMU 2, DMU 3, DMU 5, DMU 6, DMU 9, and DMU 10. The achievement of constant or efficient conditions with input-oriented CRS efficiency is at a score of 1. While DMU 4, DMU 7, and DMU 8 show increasing conditions with input-oriented CRS efficiency at less than 1.
Integrated 3R Waste Processing Facility in Batan Indah as an Educational Waste Tourism Center
Authors: Adenia Irviananda , Safitri Ratna , Pandiangan Melania Lidwina
Published: November 2023

The management of waste has emerged as a pressing global concern due to its profound environmental and societal consequences. This paper presents the design proposal for an integrated waste processing facility, named Batan Indah, which serves as both a solution to waste management challenges and an educational center for waste awareness and education. The facility aims to exemplify the principles of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (3R) while offering visitors an immersive learning experience. Architecturally, the facility blends harmoniously with its natural surroundings, showcasing a strong connection to the environment. Abundant natural lighting and ventilation minimize dependence on artificial energy sources. The design proposal for the integrated waste processing facility in Batan Indah presents an innovative approach to waste management, emphasizing its educational aspect. By combining sustainable architectural design, immersive learning experiences, and community engagement, the Batan Indah facility seeks to promote the principles of the 3R concept and inspire visitors to actively participate in waste reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives.
Educational Board Game Design Based on Local Wisdom for Youth to Support Social Sustainability Learning
Authors: Mulyani Melita , Octavia Johanna Renny
Published: November 2023

Social sustainability is the process of creating sustainable, successful places to offer prosperity by understanding what people need from where they live and work. In the 17 goals of the SDGs, social sustainability is reflected in the goals of the pillars of social development which include the goals of (1) no poverty, (2) no hunger, (3) healthy and prosperous life, (4) quality education, (5) gender equality. Adolescents who are the next generation must also begin to know the principles related to social sustainability. Besides, it is proven that people who play board games can absorb and memorize material more effectively than conventional learning techniques. This research resulted an educational board game design that collaborates on local wisdom performances from West Java as an adaptation of the Pagelaran Yogyakarta board game to generate revenue for solve social problems. The results obtained from the testing were an increase in the post-test score to 83.33 from the initial pre-test value of 52.38 and the average final result of the questionnaire on sustainability awareness was 3.19 from the initial average of 2.56. This indicates an increase in sustainability awareness, especially regarding social sustainability for adolescents from moderate to high levels.
Enhancing West Java’s Horticultural Transportation: Design Thinking for Food Loss Reduction
Authors: Mulyadi Sandra Helenna , Sitompul Carles , Renny Octavia Johanna
Published: November 2023

The purpose of this paper is to reduce food loss during transportation from farmers to post harvester in West Java, Indonesia. Agriculture is one of the sectors that support the country's economy and horticultural commodities, especially vegetable and fruit products, are very susceptible to both damages caused by pests and post-harvest activities. The design thinking methodology is applied to reduce food loss for banana transportation from farmers to post-harvester, which include the cycle of activities of emphatize – define – ideate – prototype – test. A transportation handling is designed for transporting banana in an attempt to reduce food loss.
Where does Sir Thomas’s wealth come from?
Authors: Rowson Martin
Published: November 2023

Edward Said’s book Culture and Imperialism was well received in the United States, but provoked some badtempered responses in the United Kingdom (notably in the TLS). The reason for the bad temper, one might suspect, was that as the imperial power principally targeted in his book’s historical discussions there remained a legacy of colonists’ guilt in Britain. Particular exception was taken by British commentators to Said’s chapter ‘Jane Austen and Empire’, and its triumphant conclusion: ‘Yes, Austen belonged to a slave-owning society’ (p. 115). The central piece of evidence for a meaningful conjunction between the author of Mansfield Park and black men sweating under some sadistic overseer’s whip is Sir Thomas Bertram’s absence for the early stages of the novel in his estate in Antigua, during which period his unsupervised offspring put on a domestic production of Kotzebue’s scandalous (for the time) play, Lovers’ Vows. Fanny Price, the waif who has been brought as a penniless young dependant to Mansfield Park, strenuously declines to participate in this godless activity.
How much English blood (if any) does Waverley spill?
Authors: Rowson Martin
Published: November 2023

Scott, in a much-quoted comment to his friend J. B. S. Morritt, expressed a low opinion of the hero of his first novel. Edward Waverley, the author of Waverley declared, was ‘a sneaking piece of imbecility’. One of the more extraordinary aspects of Waverley’s imbecility is that –– as far as one can make out from the account given in the narrative –– he wanders through the battlefields of the great 1745 Rebellion offering as little danger to his English foe as a dormouse in a tiger’s cage. Take, for instance, the highpoint in Chapter 24 of the second volume (‘The Conflict’), which describes the Battle of Prestonpans in which the Scottish forces (under whose flag Waverley now fights, although he is still technically an officer of the English crown) won a famous victory, suggesting that they might indeed overrun England and restore the Stuarts to the throne.
Is Oliver dreaming?
Authors: Rowson Martin
Published: November 2023

The mysterious apparition of Fagin and Monks at the window outside the room where Oliver is dozing in the supposed safety of his country retreat with the Maylie family furnishes one of Cruikshank’s memorable illustrations to Oliver Twist.
What is Hetty waiting for?
Authors: Rowson Martin
Published: November 2023

In their forthrightly entitled article, ‘Victorian Women and Menstruation’, Elaine and English Showalter note that:

Few taboos evoke as forceful and as universal a response as that surrounding menstruation. Even the redoubtable Marquis de Sade, who took a prurient delight in moldy feces and decapitated dogs, appears to have regarded menstruation with faint distaste . . . Small wonder that even Victorians as open-minded as Florence Nightingale and John Stuart Mill maintain an almost complete silence on the subject. (p. 83)

‘Unlike sexual activities’, the authors continue, ‘menstruation has no literary reflection, true or false.’ In the quarter of a century since the Showalters wrote their article critics have become very ingenious at uncovering the repressed consciousness of nineteenth-century fiction –– most aggressively in Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s polemic, ‘Jane Austen and the Masturbating Girl’. None the less, the menstruating woman has not been located and the Showalters’ claim about ‘no literary reflection’ would seem to hold up. There is, however, one exception. Not surprisingly, it is to be found in the toughest-minded of the mid-Victorian novelists, George Eliot.
The missing fortnight
Authors: Rowson Martin
Published: November 2023

On its publication in three-volume form in August 1860 (after its triumphant nine-month serialization in All the Year Round) The Woman in White enjoyed a huge success, sparking off what today we would call a sales mania and a franchise boom. As Wilkie Collins’s biographer Kenneth Robinson records:

Nuel Davis, in his life of Collins, goes so far as to claim that ‘The Woman in White was probably the most popular novel written in England during the nineteenth century’. This is demonstrably untrue (Robert Elsmere and Trilby outsold Collins’s novel by many times), but it is quite likely that it was the best-seller of the decade.
Who is Alexander’s father?
Authors: Rowson Martin
Published: November 2023

The main element in Robert Louis Stevenson’s mind as he embarked on The Master of Ballantrae was the idea of an old Scottish family hedging its bets at the time of the 1745 Revolution by dispatching one son to serve with the Pretender while another son remained at home, a loyal servant of King George. Stevenson had an actual historical case in mind. It is, in the story, quite arbitrary which brother will join the rebels. The question is decided by the flip of coin, as are other crucial decisions in the Durie brothers’ careers. But what began as an eminently sensible hedging of bets returns as a curse which haunts and eventually destroys the House of Durrisdeer and Ballantrae.
What does Arabella Donn throw?
Authors: Rowson Martin
Published: November 2023

Most readers will, if they have learned nothing else from Jude the Obscure, know how a pig of the nineteenth century was killed, dressed, and its carcass disposed of. ‘The pig-sticking and so forth’, as D. H. Lawrence dismissively calls it in his Study of Thomas Hardy, is uncomfortably prominent. Hardy’s proclaimed intention in Jude was to tell his story ‘without a mincing of words’. Where things porcine are concerned, his words are notably unminced. There are, however, some aspects of this strand in the novel which may elude the modern reader, and are perhaps designed by Hardy to be elusive. Take, for example, the irruption of Arabella into Jude’s life, with the ‘missile’: