bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Versatile Reference Electrode for Lithium Ion Battery Use
Authors: Koch Brian J. , Gao Jing , Zhang Anne , Taha Raneen , Garrick Taylor R.
Published: January 2025

A lithium-ion battery reference electrode applicable to both laboratory and onboard vehicle use provides a high level of understanding of electrochemical processes within a cell and enables highly sophisticated, real-time electrode control that maximizes cell utilization, life, safety, and overall value. The approach taken for this work is to combine the chemical stability of LFP with miniaturization in the form of an extremely thin and porous active layer, and optimal placement within the cell by coating the active reference layer on an additional layer or separator that is inserted between the anode and cathode in the cell. This thin, porous, separator-mounted reference has no effect on the cell beyond that of an extra layer of separator. Extraction of electrode kinetic parameters and electrode-level control of DC fast charge are shown for NCMA/Graphite cells in two different formats to demonstrate the simplicity, fidelity, and robustness of the reference electrode design.
Table S6 from Potential Synergistic Effect between Niraparib and Statins in Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials
Authors: Zhang Hailei , Rutkowska Anna , González-Martín Antonio , Mirza Mansoor R. , Monk Bradley J. , Vergote Ignace , Pothuri Bhavana , Graybill Whitney A. Spannuth , Goessel Carsten , Barbash Olena , Bergamini Giovanna , Feng Bin
Published: January 2025

Results of analysis from the NOVA clinical trials
Table S5 from Potential Synergistic Effect between Niraparib and Statins in Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials
Authors: Zhang Hailei , Rutkowska Anna , González-Martín Antonio , Mirza Mansoor R. , Monk Bradley J. , Vergote Ignace , Pothuri Bhavana , Graybill Whitney A. Spannuth , Goessel Carsten , Barbash Olena , Bergamini Giovanna , Feng Bin
Published: January 2025

QUADRA patient characteristics and baseline demographics
Table S3 from Potential Synergistic Effect between Niraparib and Statins in Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials
Authors: Zhang Hailei , Rutkowska Anna , González-Martín Antonio , Mirza Mansoor R. , Monk Bradley J. , Vergote Ignace , Pothuri Bhavana , Graybill Whitney A. Spannuth , Goessel Carsten , Barbash Olena , Bergamini Giovanna , Feng Bin
Published: January 2025

PRIMA Patient Characteristics and Baseline Demographics
Figure S3 from Potential Synergistic Effect between Niraparib and Statins in Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials
Authors: Zhang Hailei , Rutkowska Anna , González-Martín Antonio , Mirza Mansoor R. , Monk Bradley J. , Vergote Ignace , Pothuri Bhavana , Graybill Whitney A. Spannuth , Goessel Carsten , Barbash Olena , Bergamini Giovanna , Feng Bin
Published: January 2025

Retrospective analysis of PRIMA clinical trial - the interaction between niraparib and statin is significant (stratified by start dose level of 200 and 300 mg)
Figure S2 from Potential Synergistic Effect between Niraparib and Statins in Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials
Authors: Zhang Hailei , Rutkowska Anna , González-Martín Antonio , Mirza Mansoor R. , Monk Bradley J. , Vergote Ignace , Pothuri Bhavana , Graybill Whitney A. Spannuth , Goessel Carsten , Barbash Olena , Bergamini Giovanna , Feng Bin
Published: January 2025

Retrospective analysis of PRIMA clinical trial in the HRd and HRp groups – stratified by patient characteristics (age and weight) and statin treatment (type of statin and its dose level)
Do silenciamento da tradição às vozes da transgressão: o paraíso adiado...
Authors: Santos Edison Luís dos
Published: January 2025

El imaginario colectivo se construye a través de prácticas discursivas que expresan concepciones que los pueblos tienen sobre su lugar en el universo, reforzando nuestro sistema de etiquetas, más compatible con el pasado de “suposiciones”, ideas preconcebidas, imperativos arbitrarios de un orden social de dominación. Analiza la herencia de las culturas judía, cristiana y griega en la formación del discurso de Occidente, unilateralmente consolidado desde el punto de vista patriarcal. A través del análisis crítico y el diálogo interdisciplinario, abordamos conceptos fundacionales del judaísmo que alejaban a las mujeres del estudio; aspectos de la misoginia cristiana medieval que alimentó la diferenciación de los sexos en beneficio de los hombres y la crítica de la “democracia ateniense” por reservar un lugar subordinado para las mujeres en las decisiones de la vida pública, limitándolas al gineceu y al monopolio masculino de la lengua y la producción del conocimiento. Busca romper con el silencio académico en relación con imágenes distorsionadas y estereotipos que pesan sobre lo femenino. Es en el lenguaje, lugar de interpretación, diálogo, interrogatorio, comentario, risa, desobediencia sagrada, webness persistente, lucha y demanda de bendición — lugar de metáfora — que la mujer espera ser reconocida como igualitaria.
Memória e judaísmo no processo criativo de A chave de casa: uma entrevista com Tatiana Salem Levy
Authors: Jovchelovitch Laura
Published: January 2025

This paper presents a transcription of an interview with writer Tatiana Salem Levy, originally recorded on a Zoom meeting on October 2, 2023. The questions focus on the influence of memory and Judaism on Levy’s creative process, especially while she was writing the novel The house in Smyrna. Besides exploring this subject, Salem Levy describes other aspects of her creative process, such as the way in which she structured the novel’s chapters, her creative influences, and the conflation of real experience and imagination in fiction writing. She also reflects on what Judaism means to her personally and what the relationship between memory, literature and transgenerationality might mean for the Jewish people.
Um romance 2.0
Authors: Kirschbaum Saul
Published: January 2025

Hugo Almeida’s recently released book catches the reader’s attention in several aspects: on the one hand, it breaks down genre barriers, merging fiction with chronicle, art criticism and reflection on recent historical events; on the other hands, it breaks with the postulate of the novelistic plot: the narrative describes the protagonist’s relationship with several women – wives, lovers, friends , but it does not exactly have a plot: each relationship would serve as the basis for a separate novel; in several passages, the book is self-referential, that is, it refers to itself; in yet another dimension, the author constructs a protagonist who was a literature professor, which allows him to comment on important authors and their works; finally, it reflects on the human condition in the face of tragic historical events, such as the military dictatorship imposed on Brazil between 1964 and 1985 and, mainly, the Nazi occupation of Poland and the genocide of the Jews during the Second World War.
PP2A Attenuates Thoracic Aneurysm and Dissection in Mouse Models of Marfan Syndrome
Authors: Zhou Xianming , Xu Qian , Hu Xingjian , Klenotic Philip A. , Valdivia Alejandra , Leshnower Bradley G. , Dong Nianguo , Narla Goutham , Lin Zhiyong
Published: January 2025

BACKGROUND:

Recent studies show that hyperactivation of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) signaling plays a causal role in the development of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. Modulation of PP2A (protein phosphatase 2A) activity has been shown to be of significant therapeutic value. In light of the effects that PP2A can exert on the mTOR pathway, we hypothesized that PP2A activation by small-molecule activators of PP2A could mitigate AA progression in Marfan syndrome (MFS).

METHODS:

Two distinct mouse models of MFS underwent daily oral administration of small-molecule activators of the PP2A compound DT-061 to assess its therapeutic potential. Echocardiography was performed to monitor the growth of the aortic root and ascending aorta. Histological evaluation was performed to assess alterations in the vascular wall. RNA-sequencing, Western blot, and immunostaining were performed to decipher the underlying mechanisms by which DT-061 suppresses AA progression.

RESULTS:

PP2A activity decreased, while mTOR activity increased in both human and mouse aortas with MFS. Concordantly, oral administration of DT-061 increased PP2A activation, reducing aortic expansion in Marfan mice. DT-061 treatment also mitigated medial hypertrophy, elastin breakdown, and extracellular matrix deterioration in the ascending aorta, along with decreased metalloproteinase activities. Mechanistic studies suggest that DT-061 suppresses mTOR signaling and smooth muscle cell dedifferentiation, contributing to its effects on thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection progression.

CONCLUSIONS:

These studies demonstrate a pathological role of PP2A activity loss in the cause of MFS and implicate that activation of PP2A may serve as a novel therapeutic strategy to limit MFS progression, including aortic aneurysm formation.
Minimalism and Pragmatism in a Chan Gongan Commentary: Philosophical Reflections on Tongxuan’s 100 Questions
Authors: Heine Steven , Cao Xiaohuan
Published: January 2025

This paper provides a translation of the first twenty-five cases of the gongan collection, Tongxuan’s 100 Questions (Tongxuan Baiwen《玄百問》), which features terse responses to Tongxuan’s queries proffered by Wansong Xingxiu along with verse comments added by his main disciple Linquan Conglun. The conciseness expressed by leading Caodong school thinkers at the dawn of the Yuan period creates a minimalist discourse replete with paradox, indirection, and deceptively artless depictions of nature to disclose a pragmatist view of realization that seeks to situate Chan as the basis for the three teachings of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.
Bridging China and the West in World Philosophy
Authors: Yao Xinzhong
Published: January 2025

This article is intended to seek adequate answers for such questions as whether or not Chinese philosophy and Western philosophy can be meaningfully interactive, and why it is so important for the new concept of “philosophical China” to be reconstructed in the contexts of the world’s philosophy, through the perspectives of the Journal of Chinese Philosophy that was established by Chung-ying Cheng in 1973. Contextualising the “new enterprise” in the academic world of the 1970s, I will highlight the significance the Journal demonstrated for enriching the diversified paradigm of philosophical discourses, and the important role it has since played in promoting the worldwide studies of Chinese philosophy, comparative philosophy and cross-philosophical dialogue. I will also examine how China and the West were philosophically bridged up step by step through the painstaking efforts by Chung-ying Cheng and a great number of distinguished scholars, and how Chinese philosophy has been gradually taken into the mainstream academic discourses of the world.
A survey of root-knot and false root-knot nematodes at commercial vegetable farms under protected cultivation in La Plata Green Belt, Argentina
Authors: Rusconi José M. , Nico Andrés , Salas Augusto , Iglesias Rosario , Ibáñez-Shimabukuro Marina , Moncada Melisa , Achinelly María Fernanda
Published: January 2025

Root-knot and false root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp. and Nacobbus spp., respectively, represent one of the most economically-impacting crop protection concerns at La Plata Green Belt (LPGB), Argentina. The aims of this paper were to determine the frequency and distribution of root-knot and false root-knot nematodes under protected cultivation and an update of the recorded area of LPGB. An exhaustive survey of these nematodes was carried out. A total of 75 samples, corresponding to an equivalent number of prospected areas, were taken. Eleven of the prospected squares (14.6% of the total) were free of galling nematodes; coincidently, these were areas recently incorporated into protected horticulture. The other remaining areas were positive for the presence of galling nematodes. Nacobbus spp. were found in 93.4% of the positive samples, whereas Meloidogyne spp. were found in 12.5%. In three out of 75 samples co-infestation by both Nacobbus and Meloidogyne was registered. Solanaceae and Amaranthaceae were the most frequent hosts for both genera of galling nematodes. Two populations of N. celatus from tomato and pepper, respectively, were identified by the mitochondrial gene CoxI. A first molecular analysis of M. arenaria for the LPGB is reported here.
Molecular diagnostics of the hop cyst nematode, Heterodera humuli Filipjev, 1934, using real-time PCR
Authors: Subbotin Sergei A. , Ramirez-Strain Jasmin , Darling Elisabeth , Núñez-Rodriguez Lester , Quintanilla-Tornel Marisol , Zasada Inga
Published: January 2025

The hop cyst nematode, Heterodera humuli, is a pest of hop with the potential to substantially limit yields worldwide. To enable molecular-based diagnostics, a real-time PCR assay for the identification of H. humuli was designed. Polymorphism in the COIII gene fragments was used to design species-specific primers and a TaqMan probe. The specificity of the primer and probe set was tested against different populations of H. humuli and non-target cyst nematodes in multiplex reactions. In multiplex real-time PCR experiments with specific and universal primer and probe sets, fluorescent signals were simultaneously monitored for COIII and D3 of 28S rRNA target genes. Assays with species-specific primers and probe were able to detect DNA extracted from 0.0016 of a H. humuli second-stage juvenile per reaction while showing no reaction with non-target species.
Roles of health care social workers in a multi-professional team: A qualitative study in the context of China
Authors: Luo Minmin , Chen Haiping
Published: January 2025

Using qualitative methods, this study explores the roles of social workers in a healthcare team in the context of China. It reveals that, like their international counterparts, Chinese social workers also adopt a client-centered approach. However, they usually utilize such an approach at the family level rather than the individual level. In order to fulfill professional responsibilities, Chinese social workers need to adjust their roles to take on some nonprofessional tasks within the bureaucratic systems, which would help them further embed their roles into the teams. Strategies for maximizing the professional roles of social work in multi-professional teams are also discussed.
Investigating the Interaction Between Teacher Autonomy and Teacher Race/Ethnicity on Job Satisfaction: Results From the National Teacher and Principal Survey
Authors: Olsen Amanda A. , Bailey-Watters Jennifer , Green Ambra L. , Vega-Uriostegui Teresa
Published: January 2025

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there is a moderation effect between perceptions of school-level autonomy and teacher race/ethnicity on job satisfaction using the National Teacher and Principal Survey. The participants included 25,360 teachers from 5140 public schools representing a weighted sample of 2.35 million teachers. Results from multilevel modeling found that when there were high levels of autonomy, White teachers perceived more job satisfaction compared to Teachers of Color generally. However, when disaggregating Teachers of Color, White teachers were more satisfied compared to Hispanic teachers, when there were high levels of perceived school autonomy.
The Relationship Between Boredom and Smartphone Addiction Before and After the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Hu Jinsheng , Zhao Che , Yu Tengxu
Published: January 2025

Prior research has explored the relationship between boredom and smartphone addiction (SPA), but significant discrepancies remain. Moreover, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic may have altered this association. Thus, this meta-analysis aims to clarify the true relationship between boredom and SPA, while also analyzing potential moderating factors. Articles published through April 2024 were retrieved from Chinese databases (CNKI, Wanfang, VIP) and English databases (Web of Science Core Collection, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Springer Online Journals). After screening, coding, and analysis using CMA 3.0 software, 54 studies involving 36,245 participants were included. The results revealed a significant positive correlation between boredom and SPA ( r = 0.412, 95% CI [0.385, 0.438]). Furthermore, this relationship was moderated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the methods used to measure boredom, but not by gender or the tools used to measure SPA. These findings provide strong evidence of a positive correlation between boredom and SPA, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating this relationship.
Strengths Knowledge Defend Against Depression: The Contribution of University Students’ Family Functioning During COVID-19
Authors: Wen Lan , Huang Weiwei , Liang Xiaowen , Zhang Shuyue
Published: January 2025

Background: Strengths knowledge refers to individuals’ perceptions and recognition of their strengths, and is recognized for its protective role in mental health. Family functioning provides certain environmental conditions for the healthy development of family members in physical, psychological, and social aspects, particularly during stressful periods such as the COVID-19 pandemic. It also plays an important role in youth’s ability to cope with stressful situations. This study aimed to explore the mediating effect of coping strategies and the moderating role of family functioning on the relationship between strengths knowledge and depressive symptoms among university students. Methods: A survey was administered to 1372 university students aged 16–22 years, using the Strengths Knowledge Scale (SKS), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ), and the general functioning scale. Mediation and moderated mediation effects were analyzed using SPSS 25.0. Results: Strengths knowledge was significantly negatively correlated with depressive symptoms. Both positive and negative coping strategies partially mediated the relationship between them, and family functioning moderated this relationship. Family functioning moderates the relationship between strengths knowledge and negative coping strategies but not between strengths knowledge and positive coping strategies, and it also moderates the relationship between positive and negative coping strategies and depression. Conclusions: The significant contributions of both strengths knowledge and family functioning in defending against youth depression highlight the necessity for interventions that enhance these factors to protect mental health, particularly during pandemic period and other crises.
Resilience of connected and autonomous vehicles to cyber–physical disruptions
Authors: Sripathanallur Murali Pavithra , Mohebbi Shima , Zaman Musharraf
Published: January 2025

The increasing adoption of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) has motivated researchers and practitioners to better understand their impact on traffic congestion. It is well acknowledged that congestion results in increased travel time, fuel consumption/emission, and reduced traffic throughput on roads. Furthermore, causes of congestion such as lane closures and cyber infrastructure failures present various challenges to drivers in reaching their destinations. Strategies such as high occupancy vehicle lanes and fast-track routes have been implemented nationwide to improve the performance of road networks. However, the advent of CAVs has opened up new avenues for research to explore their positive effects on traffic and their contribution to improved network performance. Thus, we developed and validated an agent-based simulation model to capture the interactions of CAVs, regular vehicles, traffic lights, and the road network under both physical and cyber disruption scenarios. Experiments were conducted in two different study sites—highway and urban road networks in the State of Oklahoma. The results indicated that introducing CAVs to the selected road networks improved travel times under different magnitudes of random lane closures and communication failures. Despite a 30% communication failure and 20% random lane closures, CAVs outperformed non-CAVs with better mean travel times. Redundancy mechanisms also allowed CAVs to manage congestion effectively, although CAVs with functional communication still exhibited 5% better performance than those relying solely on redundancy mechanisms.
Framing urban mobility injustice from the Global South
Authors: Logiodice Pedro da Cunha Rego , Giannotti Mariana Abrantes
Published: January 2025

This paper presents the Relational Urban Mobility Injustice framework for analysing urban accessibility and mobility, aiming to uncover critical, often overlooked injustices in the mobility system. Through reevaluating transport outcomes, we distinguish regimes of (im)mobility and expose the oppressive interdependence among them that mirrors and reinforces injustices across social groups. Using empirical data from public transport in São Paulo as a proof of concept, we show how transport conditions in terms of fare costs and crowding are shaped by social markers such as class and race. Areas predominantly inhabited by white residents feature lower crowding (below six passengers/m2) and reduced fares (under nine Brazilian reals), whereas zones primarily occupied by lower-class, black residents endure overcrowding and higher fares (over 18 Brazilian reals), inadvertently subsidising transportation for upper class and white areas. These dynamics demonstrate how deeply entwined conditions of precarity and privilege may be within a public transport system. Our argument and findings advocate for a paradigm shift in urban transport research, emphasising the oppression between social groups within the urban mobility systems.
Compound Optimal Design for Online Item Calibration Under the Two-Parameter Logistic Model
Authors: Song Lihong , Wang Wenyi
Published: January 2025

Under the theory of sequential design, compound optimal design with two optimality criteria can be used to solve the problem of efficient calibration of item parameters of item response theory model. In order to efficiently calibrate item parameters in computerized testing, a compound optimal design is proposed for the simultaneous estimation of item difficulty and discrimination parameters under the two-parameter logistic model, which adaptively focuses on optimizing the parameter which is difficult to estimate. The compound optimal design using the acceptance probability can provide ability design points to optimize the item difficulty and discrimination parameters, respectively. Simulation and real data analysis studies showed that the compound optimal design outperformed than the D-optimal and random design in terms of the recovery of both discrimination and difficulty parameters.
Reenvisioning Family-Supportive Organizations Through a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Perspective: A Review and Research Agenda
Authors: Kossek Ellen Ernst , Vaziri Hoda , Perrigino Matthew B. , Lautsch Brenda A. , Pratt Benjamin R. , King Eden B.
Published: January 2025

The growing literature on family-supportive organizations (FSOs) examines work–family supports that organizations provide to employees—informal (e.g., perceptions of supervisor and coworker support, climate) and formal (e.g., policies, including those mandated in national contexts). Yet FSO research remains underintegrated with the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) literature, limiting understanding of how to enhance FSO-related effects. We draw on a DEI perspective to analyze the extent and quality to which core DEI-related constructs are integrated into FSO scholarship. Results from 192 reviewed studies show that diversity (39%) and equality (35%) are the most studied constructs, although there were limitations with their conceptualization by work–family researchers. Other constructs are frequently omitted from studies and, when included, are poorly applied. These include intersectionality (15%), which is often used with a lack of attention to intersecting and multilevel influences; equity (5%), which is confounded with equality; and inclusion (12.5%) and belonging (5%), which are vaguely operationalized. Our thematic review-driven insights emphasize how improved integration of DEI constructs into the FSO literature will drive research that (1) broadens the conceptualization of who needs family support to better reflect an increasingly diverse workforce with intersecting work and family identities; (2) gives greater attention to power, stigma, and marginalization in the context of work–family dynamics; and (3) unpacks causality involving multilevel relationships across DEI and FSO constructs and links these to work–family–supportive leadership. Future research is needed to ensure that all employees experience FSO that neither intentionally nor unintentionally privileges higher-power employee groups over others.
Do populist presidents crowd out FDI inflows? The role of ideology and sectoral characteristics
Authors: Lee Seungho
Published: January 2025

This study examines nuanced interplay between populist governance, ideological orientation and sectoral characteristics in shaping foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Latin America, a region where left wing, centrist and right wing populist presidents have frequently challenged established institutions but adopted divergent approaches to FDI across sectors. Using time series cross-sectional data from 18 Latin American countries between 2003 and 2021, this study found that populist tendencies under left wing presidents were associated with significant decreases of FDI inflows, a pattern not observed under centrist or right wing populist presidents. At the sectoral level, left wing populist tendencies deterred FDI in manufacturing and resource sectors, while infrastructure-related FDI remained largely unaffected. In contrast, centrist and right wing populist tendencies were positively associated with FDI inflows across all sectors. These findings underscore populism as a source of institutional volatility and potential deterrent to FDI. They also highlight the critical role of ideology and sectoral characteristics in influencing the populism–FDI nexus across Latin America.
Working ‘from the heart’ under challenging circumstances: Thailand's probation workers discuss electronically monitored parole for women
Authors: Jeffries Samantha , Thipphayamongkoludom Yodsawadi , Chuenurah Chontit
Published: January 2025

This paper presents findings from an exploratory study undertaken with Department of Probation personnel in Thailand. The goal was to examine staff perspectives, experiences and practices regarding the support of women (formerly imprisoned for breaching illicit drug law) on electronically monitored (EM) parole. According to government rhetoric, EM parole should be rehabilitative, assist reintegration and operate per human rights standards and norms. This includes gender-responsiveness, as delineated in the United Nations Bangkok Rules. Yet, gender was mostly elucidated as immaterial and at best, women received nominal support from a probation service labouring ‘from the heart’ with limited funding and high workloads.
You need to take turns! Sibling sharing and the emergence of conscience in early childhood
Authors: Volling Brenda L. , Beyers-Carlson Emma E. A. , Tan Lin , Rosenberg Lauren , Gonzalez Richard
Published: January 2025

Toddlers and older siblings ( M age = 49.34 months) from 145 two-parent, mother-father families (85% European American, 4.9% African American, 3.5 % Asian American, 3.2% Hispanic) participated in a longitudinal investigation when toddlers were 18, 24, and 36 months old. Sibling sharing and the older siblings’ management of the interaction was observed in a laboratory-based fishing game, and mothers and fathers reported on both the toddlers’ and older siblings’ conscience (affective discomfort, moral regulation) at each timepoint. There were significant increases in both siblings’ sharing and older siblings’ management from 18 to 24 months, whereas toddlers’ sharing increased and older siblings’ management decreased from 24 to 36 months. There were stable individual differences in toddlers’ and older siblings’ sharing, and older siblings’ management from 18 to 24 months, but not from 24 to 36 months, suggesting changes in the development of sibling sharing during the second and third years when toddlers become more autonomous contributors to the sharing dynamic and older siblings can step back from managing turn-taking. Reciprocity between older siblings’ and toddlers’ sharing was evident within each time point, but little evidence of bidirectional influence over time. Moral regulation and affective discomfort were highly stable from 18 to 36 months for both siblings, but only the older siblings’ moral regulation at 18 months predicted their sharing at 24 months. Results support a constructivist-interactionist perspective of moral development by showing that sharing develops gradually over time through a set progressive social interactions with a sibling.
Second language learners’ sensitivity to grammatical gender in Spanish–English codeswitching environments
Authors: Cruz Abel , Suethanapornkul Sakol
Published: January 2025

The present study investigates how English learners of Spanish compute gender agreement in Spanish–English asymmetrical switches (i.e. el key vs. la key ‘the.masc/fem key’). Twenty-six English learners of Spanish at intermediate-to-advanced second language (L2) proficiency completed a forced-choice elicitation task involving two codeswitching environments: Spanish determiner–English noun switches (Task 1) and English–Spanish switched copula constructions (Task 2). English nouns occurring in these codeswitching environments are controlled for semantic gender in the case of human nouns and for the grammatical gender of the Spanish translation equivalent in the case of inanimate nouns. The study also explores whether L2 proficiency and codeswitching experience influence L2 learners’ gender decisions in codeswitching. Gender agreement was almost categorical with human nouns whereby female nouns are feminine and male nouns are masculine. A mixed-effects logistic regression analysis further revealed that participants were more likely to apply masculine gender to inanimate nouns in both tasks, while the majority of the participants performed below chance with feminine gender. We stress the importance of separating animate from inanimate nouns in experimental L2 research. We argue that L2 learners’ preference for masculine gender in codeswitching is a reflex of a probabilistic default gender driven by the L2 grammar, rather than evidence for the retrieval of the grammatical gender of the translation equivalent.
Comparative diagnostic performance of 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MRI in detecting biochemical recurrent bone metastasis in prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Wen Xin , Jiang Cheng-Yi , Jiang Xu , Chen Yan , Li Meng
Published: January 2025

Background

The comparative diagnostic performance of 68Gallium (Ga)-PSMA-11 PET/CT and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MRI in detecting bone metastases in prostate cancer (PCa) remains unclear.

Purpose

To systematically evaluate the early detection rate of biochemical recurrent (BCR) bone metastasis in PCa utilizing 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MRI.

Material and Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science for relevant articles up to April 2023 and extracted studies that examined the positivity rate of both 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MRI in the context of the BCR bone metastasis of PCa patients. Random-effects model was used to compare positivity rates for two imaging modalities. Heterogeneity among studies was assessed using the I2 statistic. To evaluate the methodological quality of studies, we employed Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Performance Studies method. The study protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023454118).

Results

A total of 1670 publications were originally identified; 58 studies, encompassing a cohort of 8037 patients, met the inclusion criteria. Regarding the evaluation of BCR bone metastasis, results suggest no statistically significant difference in the utilization of 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT versus 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MRI in 58 non–head-to-head studies (0.21, 95% CI=0.19–0.24 and 0.17, 95% CI=0.11–0.23; P = 0.19) and four head-to-head studies (0.16, 95% CI=0.08–0.27 and 0.16, 95% CI=0.08–0.27; P = 1.00). Meta-regression showed the study design of influenced the heterogeneity in the PET/MRI group ( P < 0.01); but analysis of PET/CT did not identify the potential reason for heterogeneity.

Conclusion

There was no statistically significant difference in identifying BCR bone metastasis in PCa patients between 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MRI.
Lumbar intervertebral disc calcification with massive herniation: a case report
Authors: Chen Junxin , Huang Kangmao , Dai Song , Chen Yuanhang , Xu Wenbin , Fang Xiangqian
Published: January 2025

An 18-year-old female patient presented with a 1-month history of low back pain, which had worsened and was accompanied by radiating pain in the right lower limb for half a month. She was admitted to our hospital with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings suggesting calcification of the L3/4 disc and a large intraspinal mass at the L2–4 level. The patient’s symptoms did not improve with conservative treatment, and her muscle strength rapidly declined. Therefore, a right-sided L3 laminotomy was performed for decompression. Intraoperatively, a cystic intraspinal mass with calcification was observed, and upon incision, a toothpaste-like substance flowed out. Pathological examination revealed fibrous tissue with glassy deposits and calcifications. Postoperatively, the patient’s symptoms resolved completely, with no recurrence observed at the 2-month follow-up and complete resorption of the calcification at the L3/4 disc. Idiopathic intervertebral disc calcification with massive herniation poses a risk of permanent nerve function loss, and timely decompression is recommended to ensure a good prognosis.
Prediction of slab surface longitudinal crack based on resampling and the Bayesian optimisation of LightGBM
Authors: Wang Xinyao , He Fei , Yu Yan , Liu Xufeng , Cong JunQiang , Wu Quanjun , Song Yingjie
Published: January 2025

Longitudinal crack is a typical surface defect for slab of steel. Accurate prediction of longitudinal crack is of great significance to improve slab quality. However, in actual production, the quantity distribution of normal and longitudinally cracked slabs is extremely unbalanced, which brings great challenges to the subsequent modeling and prediction. To solve the above problems, this paper proposes a prediction method for the longitudinal crack under the condition of data imbalance. Firstly, multiple sampling methods (SMOTE, BorderlineSMOTE, SMOTE-ENN and SMOTE-Tomk) were used to construct feature data sets respectively to alleviate the problem of data imbalance. Then, based on the data sets after sampling processing, the prediction models of the longitudinal crack were constructed by using Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Logistic Regression (LR), XGBoost and LightGBM as classification algorithms. The models’ hyperparameters were determined by Bayesian optimisation and the optimal classification algorithm was selected according to the evaluation metrics. Meantime, SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) was used to analyse the model and verify the influence of input parameters on the model output. The results show that, compared with other models, the combined model of SMOTE sampling and LightGBM classification algorithm can better deal with the problem of imbalanced data for prediction of the longitudinal crack. The Recall of normal and longitudinally cracked slabs are 90.57% and 84.62%, respectively, false alarm rate is 9.44% and AUC is 0.93. At the same time, the training time of this model is about 0.15 s, and prediction time is less than 0.01 s. The time consumed in each stage is significantly shorter than other models. It shows obvious advantages and provides a reliable method for predicting the longitudinal crack.
Grand Illusion
Authors: Kobes John-Michael
Published: January 2025

A THEMED BUILDING THAT CREATES THE ILLUSION OF A 1940s’ REALIST PAINTING IS ONLY FITTING FOR ENTERTAINMENT LIGHTING MANUFACTURER ETC
Serenity + Sales
Authors: Kobes John-Michael
Published: January 2025

High-contrast lighting that changes with the product line helps drive sales at the Haworth Showroom in Chicago's Merchandise Mart
Three Cheers for the Raw White and Blue
Authors: Tarricone Paul
Published: January 2025

Deep blue-colored walls and crisp white light enliven the space and the fish at a trendy sushi restaurant
Cermak's Comeback
Authors: Ltarricone Pau
Published: January 2025

New canopy lighting powered by artsy wind turbines has helped boost the fortunes of an iconic but aging 1950s’ strip mall
21 Days in a Bucket Truck
Authors: Gibbons Ronald , Meyer Jason
Published: January 2025

Observations from 50 ft above the roadway
Forward Progress
Authors: Ventimiglia Diana
Published: January 2025

With the introduction of the AeroTrain people mover and its distinct lighting features, the Washington Dulles International Airport advances into the 21st century
Research: Trading Up
Authors: Siminovitch Michael , Papamichael Konstantinos
Published: January 2025

A strategic approach that avoids the pitfalls of the CFL launch will be needed if LED replacement lamps are to dislodge incandescents in residential applications
The Lines Form Here
Authors: Tarricone Paul
Published: January 2025

Visitors don't mind the different types of lines at San Francisco International Airport's Terminal 2
Retakes
Authors: Tarricone Paul
Published: January 2025

The renovations of a church, a resort and a university demonstrate a few of the strategies that go into relighting existing space
On the Straight and Narrow
Authors: Ventimiglia Diana
Published: January 2025

A design concept emphasizing lines helps transform a bleak space at the University of Nebraska into a luminous locale
Urban Oasis
Authors: Alessi Ross De
Published: January 2025

People of all ages enjoy Plaza Park fountain at night
Chicago Children's Museum
Authors: Kohn Mitchell B.
Published: January 2025

Fluorescent sleeves add festive color on a budget
Dye Fading
Authors: Henderson A. James , LaGiusa Frank F. , McGowan Terry K.
Published: January 2025

Lighting dyed materials requires a balance between fading and visibility
Footcandles and Stocking Feet
Authors: McKay Hayden N.
Published: January 2025

Hosiery showroom uses distinctive lighting
Lighting up the Scoreboard
Authors: Starner Charlie , Goldstick Karen
Published: January 2025

Hot-restrike metal halide gains fans
Padres Batting Cage
Authors: Hughes Brian
Published: January 2025

Lighting hits a high average
Dealing with Obvious Issues in Lighting
Authors: Worthey James A.
Published: January 2025

Lighting does not have large effects via subtle mechanisms
Truly the Light is Sweet
Authors: French Larry
Published: January 2025

A new radiance greetsTemple Emanu-El'sworshippers
Purchasing Fabricated Reflectors
Authors: Madson James M.
Published: January 2025

A checklist for luminaire manufacturers
Thunder & Lighting
Authors: Burgner Lois I.
Published: January 2025

Sound and light show takes ballroom by storm
Sustainability in Road Construction by Using Binders Modified with Biomass-Derived Bio-Oil – A Critical Review
Authors: Bhambhani Bhavesh , Chandra Satish , Bharath Gottumukkala
Published: January 2025

The road construction sector is one of the largest consumers of bitumen. The fast depletion of limited bitumen resources has compelled researchers to adopt alternate binders to construct asphalt pavements. Biomass sources have gained attention as a means of modifying the conventional asphalt binder to meet all of the performance parameter requirements of different climatic conditions. This paper reviews the properties and application of biomass-derived sustainable products. It discusses two widely used primary thermochemical conversion processes: pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction. The effect of the chemical compositions of the bio-oils extracted from different biomass sources is reviewed. After comprehending the properties of bio-oils and the blending of bio-binders, the standard, chemical, and rheological properties of bio-oil-modified binders are reviewed in detail. The performance parameters of bio-oil-modified bituminous mixtures are also reviewed to check the adaptability of bio-oil to and its compatibility with the bituminous mixture. The review reveals that the properties of bio-oil vary drastically with the biomass resource. There are numerous aspects that need to be considered in relation to the oxidative aging of the bio-oil-modified binder and mixtures, which affects the performance at low- and intermediate-temperature conditions. It is observed that the addition of most biomass-derived bio-oils, which are fluid in nature at ambient temperature, leads to better performance at low and intermediate temperatures but undesirable performance at high-temperature conditions because of significant changes in the stiffness of the material. It is found from the review that treating a copolymer with or adding it to bio-oil can enhance the material's properties, resulting in better performance in severe field conditions and, at the same time, making it an environmentally friendly material.
Platelet Concentration Explains Variability in Outcomes of Platelet-Rich Plasma for Lateral Epicondylitis: A High Dose Is Critical for a Positive Response: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis With Meta-regression
Authors: Oeding Jacob F. , Varady Nathan H. , Messer Caden J. , Dines Joshua S. , Williams Riley J. , Rodeo Scott A.
Published: January 2025

Background:

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for the management of lateral epicondylitis (LE) have been characterized by substantial variability in reported outcomes. The source of this heterogeneity is uncertain.

Purpose:

To determine the effect of estimated platelet concentration on the efficacy of PRP for the management of LE.

Study Design:

Systematic review and meta-analysis; Level of evidence, 2.

Methods:

All RCTs evaluating the efficacy of PRP in managing LE were identified. RCTs were classified according to whether the study documented a platelet concentration factor of PRP representing a greater than 3-fold increase over whole blood or a supraphysiological platelet dose (high-dose vs low-dose PRP). The primary outcome was the mean difference (MD) in the visual analog scale (VAS) score at latest follow-up. Random-effects and mixed-effects meta-analyses were performed, and meta-regression was used to evaluate whether differences in outcomes after treatment with PRP could be explained by differences in the concentration of PRP used.

Results:

Overall, 13 RCTs with a total of 791 patients were included in this analysis, with 5 that utilized low-dose PRP and 8 that used high-dose PRP. Meta-analysis of VAS scores reported by studies that used high-dose PRP resulted in an MD of −1.31 (95% CI, −1.87 to −0.75) in favor of PRP over all alternative treatment strategies ( P < .001). Meta-analysis of VAS scores reported by studies that used low-dose PRP resulted in an MD of 0.08 (95% CI, −0.51 to 0.68), suggesting no difference in the effect between PRP and all alternative treatment strategies ( P = .79). The platelet concentration factor of PRP used in each RCT was found to be strongly predictive of the VAS score at final follow-up in meta-regression ( P < .001), with 58.5% of the heterogeneity in the outcomes of PRP between studies explained by the platelet concentration factor alone.

Conclusion:

The platelet concentration of PRP may play a significant role in the outcomes of patients with LE. A direct linear relationship was observed between the platelet concentration factor of PRP used and the magnitude of patient-reported symptom relief after the management of LE with PRP. Clinicians should ensure a supraphysiological platelet concentration when preparing PRP for the management of LE.
Conversation with Zygmunt Bauman: Terrorism and the legitimacy of power
Authors: Czapnik Slawomir , Krawczyk Tomasz , Hüpner Translated by: Dominik
Published: January 2025

In September 2010, two Polish scholars, Slawomir Czapnik and Tomasz Krawczyk, conducted an interview with Zygmunt Bauman while being hosted at his home in Leeds. The conversation in Polish was recorded, but the recording files were – it seemed irrevocably – accidentally deleted. It was not until 2023 that Slawomir Czapnik found the audio files and decided to publish the conversation, having translated it into English. It provides a better understanding of the views of arguably one of the most eminent – albeit hugely controversial – contemporary sociologists in the world, who died in 2017. On the one hand, the conversation is a document of its time, of the turn of the first and second decades of the 21st century and of the international realities of the so-called ‘war on terror’, but on the other hand it raises questions that are still relevant today about the legitimacy of political power in the modern world. It shows the shift from a concern with ‘security’ (the domain of social security, characteristic of the welfare state and solid modernity) to ‘safety’ (the domain of personal security, characteristic of the neoliberal, liquid phase of modernity). Bauman's reflections are extremely valuable today, because now – after the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the rise of tensions in the Middle East and the rise of the populist right in the world – there are the issues of international problems, the weakening of the nation-state and inability to solve global issues (including such basic ones as security) locally. The response of an increasingly vulnerable state is to intensify surveillance, a mechanism for population control. Bauman also draws attention to the extremely momentous issue of the just society and the fight against injustice. For Bauman, the sociological imagination must delve into how power works and what are its consequences for freedom and moral responsibility.
Reification in the age of climate catastrophe: After Gillian Rose's critique of Marxism
Authors: Bernstein JM
Published: January 2025

In The Melancholy Science and the lecture series Marxist Modernism, Gillian Rose reconstructs Theodor W. Adorno's critical theory of society through the exposition of his theory of reification. Strikingly, Rose argues that it is Nietzsche and not the Hegelian Marxism of Georg Lukács that is the engine of Adorno's theory. Although she argues that Adorno's critical theory is an advance beyond what preceded it, she contends in Hegel Contra Sociology that it finally collapses into a form of abstract neo-Kantianism, a propounding of what ought to be in isolation from what is. This forces her to abandon reification theory and hence Marxism as the essence of a critical theory of society and turn to Hegel's speculative philosophy. In the age of climate catastrophe as the constituting crisis of our time, the abandonment of reification theory must be contestable. This paper argues that Lukács’ fellow Galileo Circle comrade, Karl Polanyi, propounds a theory of reification in which the account of the meaning of the commodification of land, labor, and money precisely answers to the need for a critical theory in the age of climate catastrophe.