bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Projection of diabetes morbidity and mortality till 2045 in Indonesia based on risk factors and NCD prevention and control programs
Authors: Wahidin Mugi , Achadi Anhari , Besral Besral , Kosen Soewarta , Nadjib Mardiati , Nurwahyuni Atik , Ronoatmodjo Sudarto , Rahajeng Ekowati , Pane Masdalina , Kusuma Dian
Published: March 2024

Diabetes Mellitus is one of the biggest health problems in Indonesia but the research on the disease’s projection is still limited. This study aimed to make a projection model of prevalence and mortality of diabetes in Indonesia based on risk factors and NCD programs. The study was a quantitative non-experimental study through multiple linear regression models and system dynamics. The baseline projection was created by 2018 data and projections until 2045 involved the dynamization of risk factors and programs, population, and case fatality rate. The model was created from 205 districts data. This study used secondary data from Basic Health Research, BPJS Kesehatan, NCD programs, and Ministry of Health. The prevalence of diabetes in Indonesia is estimated to increase from 9.19% in 2020 (18.69 million cases) to 16.09% in 2045 (40.7 million cases). The prevalence will be lower to 15.68% (39.6 million) if interventions of programs were carried out, and to 9.22% (23.2 million) if the programs were added with prevention of risk factors. The projected number of deaths due to diabetes increases from 433,752 in 2020 to 944,468 in 2045. Deaths due to stroke among diabetes increases from 52,397 to 114,092 in the same period. Deaths from IHD among diabetes increase from 35,351 to 76,974, and deaths from chronic kidney disease among diabetes increase from 29,061 to 63,279. Diabetes prevalence and mortality in Indonesia rise significantly in Indonesia and can be reduced by intervention of several programs and risk factors. This study findings could be source of planning and evaluation of Diabetes prevention and control program at national and provincial level in the future related to risk factors control and program development.
Design, construction and field testing of a manually feeding semiautomatic sugarcane dud chipper
Authors: Elwakeel Abdallah Elshawadfy , Mohamed Saher M. A. , Tantawy Abubakr Abdelwahab , Okasha Abdelaziz M. , Elsayed Salah , Elsherbiny Osama , Farooque Aitazaz A. , Yaseen Zaher Mundher
Published: March 2024

Sugarcane is the main sugar crop, and sugar is an important agricultural product in Egypt. There are many problems with the technology used in the current planting method of sugarcane, which has a great impact on the planting quality of sugarcane, which have a series of problems, such as low cutting efficiency and poor quality. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to design, construct, and field testing of a semiautomatic sugarcane bud chipper assisted with pivot knives for cutting sugarcane buds and germinating them in plastic trays inside a greenhouse until they reached an average length of 35 cm, and then planting them in the field. In the field tests five cutting speeds (35, 40, 45, 50, and 56 rpm. (Revolution Per minute), three cutting knives (1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 mm) were used for cutting sugarcane stalks with four different diameters (1.32, 1.82, 2.43, and 2.68 cm). The obtained results showed that the values of the damage index and invisible losses were within acceptable limits (ranging between − 1.0 and 0.0) for all the variables under the test. Still, the lowest damage index and invisible losses were recorded with the buds that were cut with a knife of 1.5 mm thickness and cutting speeds less than 50 rpm. The skipping rate increases with the increase in cutting speed and stalk diameter, ranging between 0.0 to 13%. The maximum machine productivity was 110 Buds per minute at a cutting speed of 35 rpm and stalk diameter of 1.32 cm. The paper's findings have important application values for promoting the designing and development of sugarcane bud chipper and sugarcane planting technology in the future.
In vivo interference of pea aphid endosymbiont Buchnera groEL gene by synthetic peptide nucleic acids
Authors: Tan Kathrine Xin Yee , Shigenobu Shuji
Published: March 2024

The unculturable nature of intracellular obligate symbionts presents a significant challenge for elucidating gene functionality, necessitating the development of gene manipulation techniques. One of the best-studied obligate symbioses is that between aphids and the bacterial endosymbiontBuchnera aphidicola.Given the extensive genome reduction observed in Buchnera, the remaining genes are crucial for understanding the host-symbiont relationship, but a lack of tools for manipulating gene function in the endosymbiont has significantly impeded the exploration of the molecular mechanisms underlying this mutualism. In this study, we introduced a novel gene manipulation technique employing synthetic single-stranded peptide nucleic acids (PNAs). We targeted the criticalBuchnera groEL using specially designed antisense PNAs conjugated to an arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptide (CPP). Within 24 h of PNA administration via microinjection, we observed a significant reduction ingroELexpression andBuchneracell count. Notably, the interference ofgroELled to profound morphological malformations inBuchnera, indicative of impaired cellular integrity. The gene knockdown technique developed in this study, involving the microinjection of CPP-conjugated antisense PNAs, provides a potent approach for in vivo gene manipulation of unculturable intracellular symbionts, offering valuable insights into their biology and interactions with hosts.
Validity evidence for the coping strategy indicator-short version (CSI-S) among psychology students
Authors: Merino-Soto César , Livia-Segovia José , Aguirre-Morales Marivel , Toledano-Toledano Filiberto
Published: March 2024

The abbreviated measurement of coping strategies is useful for monitoring and identifying the effects of stress. The Coping strategy indicator-Short version (CSI-S, including the dimensions of seeking support, problem solving and avoidance strategies) is a new adaptation of the full version of this indicator, and additional evidence of its validity is needed. Psychology students (n = 125) from a public university in Lima, Peru, were recruited to help provide such evidence of validity in terms of internal structure, reliability and associations with other variables (perceived stress and general efficacy in cope with difficulties), which were evaluated using nonparametric item response theory procedures. Support-seeking and problem-solving items from the Mokken scale and the avoidance scale exhibited limitations. The correlations between the scales were moderate or low and exhibited theoretical consistency, and the relationship with perceived stress highlighted the predictive capacity of avoidance and problem-solving strategies. In general, the CSI-S exhibits suitable psychometric properties; however, the avoidance score requires further examination or reconstruction of its items.
Whole-genome sequencing of tetraploid potato varieties reveals different strategies for drought tolerance
Authors: Schilling Florian , Schumacher Christina , Köhl Karin , Sprenger Heike , Kopka Joachim , Peters Rolf , Haas Manuela , Zuther Ellen , Horn Renate
Published: March 2024

Climate changes leading to increasingly longer seasonal drought periods in large parts of the world increase the necessity for breeding drought-tolerant crops. Cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum), the third most important vegetable crop worldwide, is regarded as drought-sensitive due to its shallow root architecture. Two German tetraploid potato cultivars differing in drought tolerance and their F1-progeny were evaluated under various drought scenarios. Bulked segregant analyses were combined with whole-genome sequencing (BSA-Seq) using contrasting bulks of drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive F1-clones. Applying QTLseqr, 15 QTLs comprising 588,983 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 2325 genes associated with drought stress tolerance were identified. SeqSNP analyses in an association panel of 34 mostly starch potato varieties using 1–8 SNPs for each of 188 selected genes narrowed the number of candidate genes down to 10. In addition, ent-kaurene synthase B was the only gene present under QTL 10. Eight of the identified genes (StABP1, StBRI1, StKS, StLEA, StPKSP1, StPKSP2, StYAB5, and StZOG1) address plant development, the other three genes (StFATA, StHGD and StSYP) contribute to plant protection under drought stress. Allelic variation in these genes might be explored in future breeding for drought-tolerant potato varieties.
Screening for cold tolerance genes in C. elegans, whose expressions are affected by anticancer drugs camptothecin and leptomycin B
Authors: Okahata Misaki , Sawada Natsumi , Nakao Kenji , Ohta Akane , Kuhara Atsushi
Published: March 2024

Temperature is a vital environmental factor affecting organisms’ survival as they determine the mechanisms to tolerate rapid temperature changes. We demonstrate an experimental system for screening chemicals that affect cold tolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans. The anticancer drugs leptomycin B and camptothecin were among the 4000 chemicals that were screened as those affecting cold tolerance. Genes whose expression was affected by leptomycin B or camptothecin under cold stimuli were investigated by transcriptome analysis. Abnormal cold tolerance was detected in several mutants possessing genes that were rendered defective and whose expression altered after exposure to either leptomycin B or camptothecin. The genetic epistasis analysis revealed that leptomycin B or camptothecin may increase cold tolerance by affecting a pathway upstream of the insulin receptor DAF-2 that regulates cold tolerance in the intestine. Our experimental system combining drug and cold tolerance could be used for a comprehensive screening of genes that control cold tolerance at a low cost and in a short time period.
Long-term surveillance of the feline leukemia virus in the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Andalusia, Spain (2008–2021)
Authors: Nájera Fernando , López Guillermo , del Rey-Wamba Tere , Malik Rimsha A. , Garrote Germán , López-Parra Marcos , Fernández-Pena Leonardo , García-Tardío Maribel , Arenas-Rojas Rafael , Simón Miguel A. , Zorrilla Irene , Fernández Isabel , Alcaide Eva M. , Ruiz Carmen , Revuelta Luis , Salcedo Javier , Hofmann-Lehmann Regina , Meli Marina L.
Published: March 2024

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) infection is considered one of the most serious disease threats for the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) Over 14 years (2008–2021), we investigated FeLV infection using point-of-care antigen test and quantitative real-time TaqMan qPCR for provirus detection in blood and tissues in lynxes from Andalusia (Southern Spain). A total of 776 samples from 586 individuals were included in this study. The overall prevalence for FeLV antigen in blood/serum samples was 1.4% (5/360) (95% CI: 0.2–2.6), FeLV proviral DNA prevalence in blood samples was 6.2% (31/503) (95% CI: 4.1–8.6), and FeLV proviral DNA in tissues samples was 10.2% (34/333) (95% CI: 7–13.5). From a subset of 129 longitudinally sampled individuals, 9.3% (12/129) PCR-converted during the study period. Our results suggest that FeLV infection in the Andalusian population is enzootic, with circulation of the virus at low levels in almost all the sampling years. Moreover, since only one viremic individual succumbed to the infection, this study suggests that lynxes may therefore control the infection decreasing the possibility of developing a more aggressive outcome. Although our results indicate that the FeLV infection in the Iberian lynx from Andalusia tends to stay within the regressive stage, continuous FeLV surveillance is paramount to predict potential outbreaks and ensure the survival of this population.
Underwater image restoration based on dual information modulation network
Authors: Wang Li , Li Xing , Li Ke , Mu Yang , Zhang Min , Yue Zhaoxin
Published: March 2024

The presence of light absorption and scattering in underwater conditions results in underwater images with missing details, low contrast, and color bias. The current deep learning-based methods bring unlimited potential for underwater image restoration (UIR) tasks. These methods, however, do not adequately take into account the inconsistency of the attenuation of different color channels and spatial regions when performing image restoration. To solve these gaps, we propose a dual information modulation network (DIMN) for accurate UIR tasks. To be specific, we design a multi-information enhancement module (MIEM), empowered by spatial-aware attention block (SAAB) and multi-scale structural Transformer block (MSTB), to guide the inductive bias of image degradation processes under nonhomogeneous media distributions. SAAB focuses on different spatial locations, capturing more spatial-aware cues to correct color deviations and recover details. MSTB utilizes the difference and complementarity between features at different scales to effectively complement the network’s structural and global perceptual capabilities, enhancing image sharpness and contrast further. Experimental results reveal that the proposed DIMN exceeds most state-of-the-art UIR methods. Our code and results are available at: https://github.com/wwaannggllii/DIMN.
Differences in the link between social trait judgment and socio-emotional experience in neurotypical and autistic individuals
Authors: Zhao Shangcheng , Cao Runnan , Lin Chujun , Wang Shuo , Yu Hongbo
Published: March 2024

Neurotypical (NT) individuals and individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) make different judgments of social traits from others’ faces; they also exhibit different social emotional responses in social interactions. A common hypothesis is that the differences in face perception in ASD compared with NT is related to distinct social behaviors. To test this hypothesis, we combined a face trait judgment task with a novel interpersonal transgression task that induces measures social emotions and behaviors. ASD and neurotypical participants viewed a large set of naturalistic facial stimuli while judging them on a comprehensive set of social traits (e.g., warm, charismatic, critical). They also completed an interpersonal transgression task where their responsibility in causing an unpleasant outcome to a social partner was manipulated. The purpose of the latter task was to measure participants’ emotional (e.g., guilt) and behavioral (e.g., compensation) responses to interpersonal transgression. We found that, compared with neurotypical participants, ASD participants’ self-reported guilt and compensation tendency was less sensitive to our responsibility manipulation. Importantly, ASD participants and neurotypical participants showed distinct associations between self-reported guilt and judgments of criticalness from others' faces. These findings reveal a novel link between perception of social traits and social emotional responses in ASD.
Incorporating high-frequency information into edge convolution for link prediction in complex networks
Authors: Zhang Zhiwei , Xu Haifeng , Zhu Guangliang
Published: March 2024

Link prediction in complex networks aims to mine hidden or to-be-generated links between network nodes, which plays a significant role in fields such as the cold start of recommendation systems, knowledge graph completion and biomedical experiments. The existing link prediction models based on graph neural networks, such as graph convolution neural networks, often only learn the low-frequency information reflecting the common characteristics of nodes while ignoring the high-frequency information reflecting the differences between nodes when learning node representation, which makes the corresponding link prediction models show over smoothness and poor performance. Focusing on links in complex networks, this paper proposes an edge convolutional graph neural network EdgeConvHiF that fuses high-frequency node information to achieve the representation learning of links so that link prediction can be realized by implementing the classification of links. EdgeConvHiF can also be employed as a baseline, and extensive experiments on real-world benchmarks validate that EdgeConvHiF not only has high stability but also has more advantages than the existing representative baselines.
A new R package to parse plant species occurrence records into unique collection events efficiently reduces data redundancy
Authors: de Melo Pablo Hendrigo Alves , Bystriakova Nadia , Lucas Eve , Monro Alexandre K.
Published: March 2024

Biodiversity data aggregators, such as Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) suffer from inflation of the number of occurrence records when data from different databases are merged but not fully reconciled. The ParseGBIF workflow is designed to parse duplicate GBIF species occurrence records into unique collection events (gatherings) and to optimise the quality of the spatial data associated with them. ParseGBIF provides tools to verify and standardize species scientific names according to the World Checklist of Vascular Plants taxonomic backbone, and to parse duplicate records into unique ‘collection events’, in the process compiling the most informative spatial data, where more than one duplicate is available, and providing crude estimates of taxonomic and spatial data quality. When GBIF occurrence records for a medium-sized vascular plant family, the Myrtaceae, were processed by ParseGBIF, the average number of records useful for spatial analysis increased by 180%. ParseGBIF could therefore be valuable in the evaluation of species’ occurrences at the national scale in support for national biodiversity plans, identification of plant areas important for biodiversity, sample bias estimation to inform future sampling efforts, and to forecast species range shifts in response to global climate change.
Influence of spatial and seasonal asymmetries on long-range tropical cyclone prediction in the western North Pacific
Authors: Basconcillo Joseph , Moon Il-Ju , Tianchon Adrian Gelo , Julkanain Sandra , Bangquiao Noel , Bagulbagul Vicki Ann , Maratas Shalou-Lea
Published: March 2024

The seasonal predictability of tropical cyclones (TC) in the western North Pacific (WNP) reported in previous studies are mainly based under the general consideration that the WNP is homogeneous in terms of its spatial and temporal characteristics. Here we present evidence that the western (Domain 1) and eastern (Domain 2) parts of the WNP exhibit spatial and seasonal asymmetric response to large-scale environments (e.g., asymmetrical sea surface temperature anomalies distribution) leading to distinct spatial and seasonal TC variability in the said domains. Exploring such asymmetries, we propose an alternative approach on the long-range predictability of TC genesis frequency in the WNP during its active TC season (i.e., June-November, JJASON) by separately predicting the TC genesis frequency in two domains (i.e., Domains 1 and 2) in two distinct seasons (i.e., June-August and September-October), respectively. Using a number of climate indices as predictors in different lead times, our regression-based models present its best significant seasonal predictability of TC genesis frequency during JJASON (i.e., r = 0.80, p < 0.01) that essentially captures the spatial and seasonal asymmetry in the WNP. It is expected that this study provides valuable insights on the long-range and more localized TC prediction in support of disaster risk reduction in the WNP region.
Developmental progression continues during embryonic diapause in the roe deer
Authors: Rüegg Anna B. , van der Weijden Vera A. , de Sousa João Agostinho , von Meyenn Ferdinand , Pausch Hubert , Ulbrich Susanne E.
Published: March 2024

Embryonic diapause in mammals is a temporary developmental delay occurring at the blastocyst stage. In contrast to other diapausing species displaying a full arrest, the blastocyst of the European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) proliferates continuously and displays considerable morphological changes in the inner cell mass. We hypothesised that developmental progression also continues during this period. Here we evaluate the mRNA abundance of developmental marker genes in embryos during diapause and elongation. Our results show that morphological rearrangements of the epiblast during diapause correlate with gene expression patterns and changes in cell polarity. Immunohistochemical staining further supports these findings. Primitive endoderm formation occurs during diapause in embryos composed of around 3,000 cells. Gastrulation coincides with elongation and thus takes place after embryo reactivation. The slow developmental progression makes the roe deer an interesting model for unravelling the link between proliferation and differentiation and requirements for embryo survival.
Specificity of carbon nanotube accumulation and distribution in cancer cells revealed by K-means clustering and principal component analysis of Raman spectra
Authors: Golubewa Lena , Timoshchenko Igor , Kulahava Tatsiana
Published: March 2024

Principal component analysis and K-means clustering of Raman spectra of glioma cells exposed to single-walled carbon nanotubes revealed their specific particle distribution, interaction with cell compartments, metabolism in autolysosomes, and cell death.
A capillary-based centrifugal indicator equipped with in situ pathogenic bacteria culture for fast antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Authors: Chen Longyu , Zhu Meijia , Wang Zhiyong , Wang Hongliang , Cheng Yongqiang , Zhang Ziwei , Qi Xiaoxiao , Shao Yifan , Zhang Xi , Wang Hongwei
Published: March 2024

We developed a capillary-based centrifugal indicator (CBCI) equipped with in situ bacteria culture for fast AST. The CBCI realized the combination of the macro bacterial incubation and early micro assessment.
Synthesis of easily-modified and useful dibenzo-[b,d]azepines by palladium(ii)-catalyzed cyclization/addition with a green solvent
Authors: Cheng Hua , Liu Rongqi , Fang Shengyang , Li Zixiang , Zhang Denggao , Zhang Xi , Chen Wenfei , Chen Huixin , Kang Leyi , Wang Juan , Xu Yulong , Song Shaoli , Shao Liming
Published: March 2024

An eco-friendly method based on palladium-catalyzed tandem cyclization has been developed to synthesize novel dibenzo[b,d]azepines. Then substrates were expanded and a medicinal chemistry project was designed upon with dibenzo[b,d]azepines.
Consistent interpretation of isotope and chemical oxygen exchange relaxation kinetics in SrFe0.85Mo0.15O3−δ ferrite
Authors: Arapova Marina , Chizhik Stanislav , Bragina Olga , Guskov Rostislav , Sobolev Vladimir , Nemudry Alexander
Published: March 2024

For single-phase high-temperature stable perovskite SrFe0.85Mo0.15O3−δ, oxygen transport constants obtained using chemical and tracer relaxation methods are quantitatively comparable.
Influence of defects on the linear and nonlinear optical properties of Cu-doped rutile TiO2microflowers
Authors: Sahoo Subhashree , Surbhi Km. , Bhakta Sourav , Das Ritwick , Sahoo Pratap K.
Published: March 2024

Defects and disorders play as controlling parameters to alter the electronic structure of TiO2nanostructures and significantly influence their electronic, magnetic, linear, and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties.
Complexes of phosphine oxides with substituted phenols: hydrogen bond characterization based on shifts of PO stretching bands
Authors: Kostin Mikhail A. , Alkhuder Omar , Xu Luhang , Krutin Danil V. , Asfin Ruslan E. , Tolstoy Peter M.
Published: March 2024

The shift of the PO stretching band in the IR spectra allows one to measure the strength of hydrogen bonds in complexes with phosphine oxides.
A dual-responsive microemulsion with macroscale superlubricity and largely switchable friction
Authors: Chen Siwei , Sun Hong , Liu Jian , Wang Jinyu , Lu Hongsheng , Hao Jingcheng , Xu Lu , Liu Weimin
Published: March 2024

A dual-responsive microemulsion capable of providing macroscale superlubrication in a broad temperature range and switching its coefficient of friction by ∼25 fold is reported. It also shows ultrahigh colloidal stability and anti-freezing properties.
The enrichment of 7Li by extraction with a Sudan I-Ionic liquid system
Authors: Li Huangda , Sun Jinhe , Jia Yongzhong , Zhang Pengrui , Ju Huiqun , Mao Lianjing , Zhao Zhiyu , Li Xiao , Li Bo , Jing Yan , Shao Fei
Published: March 2024

A new system for enrichment of 7Li by solvent extraction method. In the present work, a new system for the extraction and enrichment of 7Li was constructed, and provides a new idea for the separation of 7Li by extraction method.
Enhanced stability of natural vitamin E from palm oil by forming inclusion complexes with cyclodextrin and its application on PLA fabric
Authors: Buddeesao Mirantee , Karpkird Thitinun , Nokkaew Rayakorn , Setthayanond Jantip , Suwanruji Potjanart
Published: March 2024

Vitamin E extracted from palm oil and palm fatty acid distillate, through biodiesel conversion, was stabilized by forming inclusion complexes with β-CD and HP-β-CD. These complexes were successfully applied to nonwoven PLA fabrics.
Coaxial nickel cobalt selenide/nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube array as a three-dimensional self-supported electrode for electrochemical energy storage
Authors: Zhang Chen , Wang Shang , Xiao Junwu
Published: March 2024

An energy storage device with a voltage window of 1.6 V is developed using three-dimensional coaxial array electrodes, and exports a volumetric energy density of 4.9 mW h cm−3 at 4 mA cm−2.
Bio-inspired interfacial chemistry for the fabrication of a robust and functional graphene oxide composite film
Authors: Kwon Yoo-Bin , Cho Seongwon , Min Dal-Hee , Kim Young-Kwan
Published: March 2024

A strong and functional artificial nacre film is developed by using polyethyleneimine-functionalized GO (PEI-GO) and pyrogallol (PG) inspired by insect exoskeleton sclerotization.
Selective catalytic oxidation of humins to carboxylic acids using the H4[PVMo11O40] Keggin-type polyoxometalate enhanced by alcohol doping and solubilizer
Authors: Esser Tobias , Wassenberg André , Voß Dorothea , Albert Jakob
Published: March 2024

Our contribution demonstrates the selective catalytic oxidation of humins to carboxylic acids using Keggin-type polyoxometalate catalysts. Remarkable CO2 inhibiting and activity enhancing effects of additives were investigated.
Synthesis, structure and electrochemical performance of an ultra-high-entropy rare earth orthoferrite (UHE REO) for overall water splitting (OWS)
Authors: Manh Long Bui , Cam Thanh Son , Seroglazova Anna S. , Lobinsky Artem A. , Gerasimov Evgeny Y. , Popkov Vadim I.
Published: March 2024

Using the two-step solution combustion method, nanocrystals of ultra-high-entropy rare-earth orthoferrite (UHE REO) were synthesized and used as effective catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) and oxygen evolutions (OER).
Recycling hazardous and energy-demanding piezoelectric ceramics using an oxide–halide perovskite upside-down composite method
Authors: Anandakrishnan Sivagnana Sundaram , Tabeshfar Mohadeseh , Nelo Mikko , Peräntie Jani , Jantunen Heli , Juuti Jari , Bai Yang
Published: March 2024

Both Pb-based and Pb-free piezoceramics find a new purpose as fillers in upside-down composites fabricated with an ultralow energy budget, providing a second life to sensors and energy harvesters.
Molecular engineering with CuanCl for effective optimization of a defective interface for wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells
Authors: Xu Maoxia , Liu Rui , Ye Haoran , Ren Haorong , Li Jinyu , Deng Chen , Zhang Zetan , Yang Chengbin , Hu Kexin , Sun Xiaoran , Yu Hua
Published: March 2024

Molecular engineering with CuanCl forms a coordination bond with under-coordinated Pb2+ and an ionic bond with negatively charged defects, resulting in effcient defect reduction for stable wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells.
Doping-induced grain refinement contributes to enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type PbSe at room temperature
Authors: Zhao Canyang , Deng Qian , Yuan Wei , An Xiang , Su Wenjun , He Zhengmin , Xie Yin , Zhao Zhilong , Ang Ran
Published: March 2024

The grain refinement leads to an ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity and a relatively high room-temperature zT value in n-type PbSe thermoelectric materials.
A distributed-feedback grating excited by a CW laser diode for portable detection of explosive vapors with high sensitivity and stability
Authors: Wang Liming , Lu Wei , Zhang Meijuan , He Shengnan , Fang Huiwen , Wei Yujiao , Hong Yilin , Wang Weihua
Published: March 2024

The practicality of non-contact detection of explosive vapors has always faced challenges in miniaturization, sensitivity, and stability.
Exploration of glutaredoxin-1 oxidative modification in carbon nanomaterial-induced hepatotoxicity
Authors: Gao Wen , Wang Yuqiong , Cao Wenhua , Li Guanghan , Liu Xiaoqian , Huang Xiaoqing , Wang Liping , Tang Bo
Published: March 2024

Graphene oxide can increase the levels of intracellular H2O2 and ˙OH, and cause the irreversible oxidative modification. This leads to the activation of the JNK/p38 signaling pathway and promote hepatocyte apoptosis.
Palladium-catalyzed dehydrogenation of α-cyclohexene-substituted nitriles to α-aryl nitriles
Authors: Zhao Yinglin , Zhang Zhida , Qi Zehuan , Liu Renhua
Published: March 2024

Cyanide-free: synthesis of α-aryl nitriles from cyclohexanones and cyanoacetic acid by condensation and dehydrogenation.
Enhanced formic acid electrolysis of Pd sites by improved OH adsorption assisted by MoP
Authors: Yu Lice , Wang Shuli , Yang Yun , Feng Ligang
Published: March 2024

Improved OH adsorption on the surface of MoP through d–p bonding promoted the ability to resist CO poisoning in formic acid-assisted water-splitting reactions.
Peroxymonosulfate activation by cobalt–manganese layered double hydroxide for bisphenol A degradation
Authors: Jin Mengmeng , Xu Bing , Zhang Jiao , Wang Zhaopan , Xing Baolin , Yi Guiyun , Chen Lunjian , Wu Yuanfeng , Li Zhenhua
Published: March 2024

In this paper, CoMn-layered double hydroxide (CoMn-LDH) was synthesized by the co-precipitation method, and it was applied to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for degradation of bisphenol A (BPA).
Effect of carbon allotropes and thickness variation on the EMI shielding properties of PANI/NFO@CNTs and PANI/NFO@RGO ternary composite systems
Authors: Kazmi Syeda Javaria , Rehman Saeed Ur , Nadeem M. , Rehman Ubaid Ur , Hussain Shahzad , Manzoor Sadia
Published: March 2024

The innovative design of thin, multiphase flexible composite systems with good mechanical properties, low density and improved EMI shielding properties at low filler content has become a key area of research.
Direct visualization and 3D reconstruction of conductive filaments in aSiO2 material-based memristive device
Authors: Slang Stanislav , Gu Bin , Zhang Bo , Janicek Petr , Rodriguez-Pereira Jhonatan , Wagner Tomas
Published: March 2024

Observation of conductive filaments has greatly aided the development of theoretical models of memristive devices.
Implications for new particle formation in air of the use of monoethanolamine in carbon capture and storage
Authors: Perraud Véronique , Roundtree Kanuri , Morris Patricia M. , Smith James N. , Finlayson-Pitts Barbara J.
Published: March 2024

This study reports on the high yield of new particle formation (NPF) from the reaction of an alkanolamine commonly used in carbon capture and storage technology, monoethanolamine, with strong atmospherically relevant acid, methanesulfonic acid.
Binary conformers of a flexible, long-chain fluoroalcohol: dispersion controlled selectivity and relative abundances in a jet
Authors: Lu Tao , Xie Fan , Seifert Nathan A. , Hamidi Mejlej Reihaneh , Jäger Wolfgang , Xu Yunjie
Published: March 2024

The intricate conformational landscape of a flexible, long-chain fluoroalcohol was explored using rotational spectroscopy and theoretical calculations, revealing synergistic interplay between London dispersion interactions and hydrogen bonds.
Vibrational anisotropy decay resolves rare earth binding induced conformational change in DTPA
Authors: Ball Ranadeb , Jackson Jessica A. , Simeon Tomekia , Schatz George C. , Shafer Jenifer C. , Anna Jessica M.
Published: March 2024

Elucidating the relationship between metal–ligand interactions and the associated conformational change of the ligand is critical for understanding the separation of lanthanides via ion binding.
Biotransformation of C20- and C22-polyunsaturated fatty acids and fish oil hydrolyzates to R,R-dihydroxy fatty acids as lipid mediators using double-oxygenating 15R-lipoxygenase
Authors: Lee Jin , Ko Yoon-Joo , Park Jin-Byung , Oh Deok-Kun
Published: March 2024

C20- and C22-dihydroxy fatty acids (DiHFAs) are bioactive lipid mediators (LMs) in humans.
Prediction of superconductivity in a series of tetragonal transition metal dichalcogenides
Authors: Liu Jiale , Wang Huidong , Shi Xiaojun , Zhang Xiaoming
Published: March 2024

We propose existing tetragonal transition metal dichalcogenides by predicting semiconducting, magnetic, and metallic disulfides, where metallic ones exhibit intrinsic and topological superconductivity under proper conditions.
Boosted photo-immunotherapy via near-infrared light excited phototherapy in tumor sites and photo-activation in sentinel lymph nodes
Authors: Wang Chen , Gu Bobo , Qi Shuhong , Hu Siyi , Wang Yu
Published: March 2024

A new phototherapy strategy using ICG NPs is proposed to boost photo-immunotherapeutical outcomes. The phototherapy on the tumor site eradicated solid tumors while photo-activation on the sentinel lymph node triggered an efficient immune response.
Quantitative structure–property relationship study of constrained geometry catalysts for olefin polymerization
Authors: Du Xinyue , Cheng Xiaokai , Chen Yuming , Hong Xiaodong , Zhou Shaodong , Yang Yao , Li Wei , Liao Zuwei , Wang Jingdai , Yang Yongrong
Published: March 2024

The quantitative structure–property relationship (QSPR) of constrained geometry catalysts (CGCs) has been analyzed by combining density functional theory (DFT) and multivariate linear regression (MLR).
Gelation-induced controlled synthesis of TiO2 with tunable phase transition for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Authors: Lei Wenwei , Wang Ying , Wang Hongji , Suzuki Norihiro , Terashima Chiaki , Fujishima Akira
Published: March 2024

A facile gelation-assisted coordination self-assembly method for mediated fabrication of TiO2 photocatalysts with controlled phase structures and morphologies is presented, showing excellent photocatalytic hydrogen production performance.
Sustainable biofuel synthesis from non-edible oils: a mesoporous ZSM-5/Ni/Pt catalyst approach
Authors: Mangesh V. L. , Perumal Tamizhdurai , Santhosh S. , Siva Kumar Nadavala , Vijayaraj A. , Kumar G. S. V. Seshu , Sugumaran S. , Murali G. , Basivi Praveen Kumar , Al-Fatesh Ahmed S.
Published: March 2024

This work examines the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) activity of non-edible oils using a high surface area catalyst.
Polymer coating assisted shaping of metal–organic framework particles into pellets with enhanced methane uptake
Authors: Wu Chunhui , Chu Xinxin , Dai Dejun , Wu Xiaoling , Wang Dongxu , Tao Yu , Zhang Yue-Biao , Li Tao
Published: March 2024

Compacting well-defined HKUST-1@polyimide core–shell particles instead of pristine HKUST-1 can result in more densely packed pellets with less structural damage, thus leading to enhanced volumetric methane storage.
Constructing oxygen vacancies by doping Mo into spinel Co3O4 to trigger a fast oxide path mechanism for acidic oxygen evolution reaction
Authors: Sun Lang , Feng Min , Peng Yang , Zhao Xu , Shao Yiqun , Yue Xin , Huang Shaoming
Published: March 2024

The development of non-precious metal electrocatalysts for acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) that are highly durable, cost-effective, and efficient is crucial to advancing the use of proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs).
Investigating the electronic properties of novel titanium oxonitridophosphate, Ti5P12N24O2, through structural distortions at the titanium sites
Authors: Ufondu Peter , Boyko Teak D. , Pointner Monika M. , Eisenburger Lucien , Schnick Wolfgang , Moewes Alexander
Published: March 2024

We evaluate an electronic transition at −0.4 eV, which provides quantitative insight into the magnitude of the splitting of the eg orbital into dx2−y2 and dz2 orbitals. Through this process, we determine that Ti3+ and Ti4+ ions occupy sites Ti1 and Ti2, respectively.
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?”: Culturally Responsive Language Assessment of Pidgin (Hawaiʻi Creole)–Speaking Children
Authors: Schwartz Bethany F.
Published: March 2024

Purpose:

The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce speech-language pathologists to the salient characteristic of the creole language of Hawaiʻi. This language variety is called Hawaiʻi Creole by linguists, but speakers of the language variety generally call it Pidgin.

Conclusions:

This tutorial reviews the available literature on this understudied language variety to provide a brief overview of Pidgin's historical development and social context and its clinically salient linguistic features. Suggestions for culturally and linguistically responsive assessment of Pidgin-speaking children as well as suggestions for further reading on Pidgin are also provided.
Amplifying Access: Progress After 1 Year of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Authors: Coco Laura
Published: March 2024

Purpose:

A number of barriers exist that limit access to hearing aids and services, including high cost, limited number of providers, and patients' perceived lack of need. The traditional model of hearing aid service delivery requires patients to undergo a hearing test, receive a medical evaluation or waiver, and receive a hearing aid fitting from qualified providers, such as a licensed audiologist. In an effort to improve access and affordability, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently established a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for adults with perceived mild–moderate hearing loss that can be purchased without the involvement of a professional. The purpose of this Viewpoint article is to reflect on the progress that has been accomplished in the inaugural year of OTC hearing aids.

Conclusions:

In the last year, hearing aids have become more readily available to consumers online and in stores. A number of companies have entered the OTC hearing aid market, leading to innovative designs and a variety of options for consumers. The regulations governing OTC hearing aids have also spurred increased attention on hearing care and created new opportunities for interprofessional collaboration. In addition, research has illustrated the real-world effectiveness of OTC hearing aids. Still, in some respects, the first year of OTC hearing aids has not met expectations. Evidence points to low adoption as well as misconceptions, including regarding the distinction between OTC and prescription hearing aids. Audiologists can play an important role in addressing misconceptions by increasing their own knowledge of the devices and talking about them with patients and in outreach activities. There are a number of outstanding needs, including to investigate U.S. consumers' satisfaction when using these devices long term and to evaluate the impact of OTC hearing aids in countries outside of the United States.
Resource allocation for integrated satellite‐terrestrial networks based on RSMA
Authors: Shi Jianfeng , Yang Husheng , Chen Xiao , Yang Zhaohui
Published: March 2024

To achieve high data rate transmission of virtual reality (VR) applications globally, a resource allocation algorithm based on Rate‐Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) in an integrated satellite‐terrestrial network (ISTN) is proposed. In this network, a user selection strategy is proposed. The maximum transmission power budgets of the base station and satellite, as well as the service quality constraints for all users, are considered. Then, a joint resource allocation problem is formulated. To tackle the non‐convex problem, auxiliary variables are introduced and the first‐order Taylor expansion method is used to convert it into a convex one. An iterative algorithm is proposed based on the successive convex approximation (SCA) to allocate rate and power resources. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm significantly enhances the transmission rate and effectively satisfies the VR transmission rate requirements, when compared to benchmark algorithms.
Distribution system resilience improvement against hurricanes: optimal line hardening according to reconfiguration potentials
Authors: Pashiri Navid Talaei , Azad Sasan , Ameli Mohammad Taghi
Published: March 2024

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters related to global warming. Large‐scale blackouts caused by natural disasters demonstrate the extreme vulnerability of power systems to these devastations. Resilience planning is the key to preparing power systems for natural disasters by enhancing the vital infrastructure's robustness. This paper proposes a new resilience improvement framework based on resiliency assessment and optimal hardening to improve the distribution system's resiliency against hurricanes. The main goal is to find the optimal distribution system line hardening solution according to reconfiguration potentials after the hurricane to minimize the distribution system cost of energy not supplied. Fragility curves and Monte Carlo simulations are used for the distribution system resilience assessment. Poles and conductors are vulnerable components of distribution system lines; therefore, two hardening strategies have been outlined using measures like replacing old poles with new poles, upgrading pole classes, and vegetation management. This method is modelled as an optimization program considering budget limitations and load priorities and implemented by a genetic algorithm on the IEEE 33‐bus standard network. The results show that optimal line hardening according to network reconfiguration potentials significantly increased the distribution system's resilience.
Kontrastmittelsonografie eines fibrolamellären hepatozellulären Karzinoms
Authors: Wildner Dane , Schlitt Hans Jürgen , Bäuerle Tobias , Haibach Martina
Published: March 2024

Wir berichten über einen 24-jährigen Patienten, der sich mit anhaltenden Oberbauchschmerzen, Übelkeit und Völlegefühl ohne Erbrechen seit 5 Monaten zur ambulanten endoskopischen Diagnostik vorstellte. Bei der körperlichen Untersuchung fiel eine Verhärtung im Epigastrium ohne Druckschmerzhaftigkeit auf. Endoskopisch zeigte sich lediglich eine Impression des Bulbus duodeni bei intakter Duodenalschleimhaut. Darüber hinaus lagen unauffällige Befunde in Gastroskopie und Ileokoloskopie vor. Abdomensonografisch zeigte sich im linken Leberlappen eine große inhomogene Raumforderung mit scharfer, unregelmäßiger Begrenzung. Der rechte Leberlappen wies eine komplett unauffällige Sonomorphologie auf, insbesondere keine Zeichen des Parenchymschadens oder einer Leberzirrhose. Entlang der oberen mesenterialen Gefäße stellten sich mehrere vergrößerte Lymphknoten mit Kontakt zum Bulbus duodeni dar. In der Kontrastmittelsonografie (CE-US) zeigte die Leberläsion das typische Perfusionsmuster eines hepatozellulären Karzinoms. Zur Klärung des malignitätsverdächtigen Befunds wurde eine sonografisch gesteuerte Stanzbiopsie durchgeführt. Die histopathologische Aufarbeitung ergab den Befund eines hepatozellulären Karzinoms vom fibrolamellären Subtyp.

Mit diesem Fallbericht möchten wir zeigen, dass das HCC vom fibrolamellären Subtyp, trotz einer starken kollagenreichen bindegewebigen Stromakomponente in der Histopathologie, ein HCC-typisches Perfusionsmuster in der KM-Sonografie aufweist.
Parasitic conduction loss of lithium niobate on insulator platform
Authors: Shen Mohan , Yang Likai , Xu Yuntao , Tang Hong X.
Published: March 2024

Thin-film lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) has recently emerged as an exciting platform for nonlinear integrated photonic devices, drawing parallels with the impact of silicon on insulator (SOI) in the electronic device realm. While the influence of interfacial states of SOI on electronic device performance, particularly their contribution to parasitic radio frequency (RF) losses, is well-documented, this aspect remains relatively unexplored in LNOI, despite their shared silicon/oxide interface structure. Here, we investigate the RF loss arising from mobile charges at the silicon/oxide interface of the LNOI platform. We show that this parasitic conduction can be exacerbated, especially during plasma etching, and leads to substantial RF losses. Through strategic incorporation of a trap-rich poly-silicon layer at this interface, we effectively eliminate this parasitic conduction, resulting in the suppression of RF losses. This work establishes crucial guidelines for harnessing LNOI in applications such as high-frequency electro-mechanical devices, high-speed electro-optic modulators, and high-efficiency microwave-to-optics converters.
Quasi-monoenergetic heavy ion acceleration driven by sub-100 PW linearly polarized laser pulses in the radiation-dominated QED regime
Authors: Zhao Na , Gan Longfei , Liu Ke , Zou Debin , Zhou Yuan , Zhang Guobo , Wang Weiquan , Zhuo Hongbin
Published: March 2024

Heavy ion acceleration from an ultrathin foil target irradiated by a p-polarized and spatially Gaussian laser pulse at intensity of 1023 W/cm2 is studied by using two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. We find that, in the extremely intense laser fields, the radiation reaction force from bright γ-rays radiated by radially oscillating electrons is large enough to match the Coulomb explosive force of foil electrons. The undesirable transverse expansion of the foil from the electron heating and inhomogeneous radial profile of the laser intensity is effectively suppressed. The foil maintains relatively good opacity in its central region stabilizing localized acceleration of heavy ions. With a laser of intensity 3.4 × 1023 W/cm2, duration of 33 fs, and power of 96 PW, a dense monoenergetic Au79+ ion bunch with a peak energy of ∼160 GeV can be obtained in the radiation-dominated QED regime. Such a high-quality heavy ion beam is useful for investigating nuclear matter equation of state and quantum chromodynamic phase transition in intermediate-energy heavy ion collisions.
Collinear injection-seeded terahertz parametric generator
Authors: Mine Sota , Yamamoto Naoya , Kawase Kodo , Murate Kosuke
Published: March 2024

In a conventional injection-seeded terahertz (THz) parametric generator (is-TPG), a complicated achromatic optical system controlling the angle of incidence of the seed beam is used to ensure tunability because both the pump and seed beams must satisfy non-collinear phase-matching conditions. In this study, we found that a THz output and tunability similar to those characteristics of a conventional is-TPG can be obtained even when the pump and seed beams are coaxially injected into the LiNbO3 crystal. In this new generation mechanism, a weak THz-wave is generated by the difference frequency of optical mixing between the pump and seed beams at the Cherenkov phase-matching angle and then strongly parametrically amplified. Thus, we describe our device as a collinear is-TPG. Simplicity is improved by eliminating any need for achromatic optics.