bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Thin-Plate Imaging Inspection Using Scattered Waves Cross-Correlation Algorithm and Non-Contact Air-Coupled Transducer
Authors: Xiao Wenfeng , Yu Lingyu 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
This paper presents a non-contact air-coupled Lamb wave imaging technique using a two-dimensional (2D) cross-correlation method that not only detects the damage but also precisely quantifies for orientations and sizes. The air-coupled transducers (ACT) is used together with a scanning laser Doppler vibrometer (SLDV) for sensing, making a fully non-contact Lamb wave system used for this study. We first show that single-mode Lamb wave actuation can be achieved by the ACT-based on Snell's law. Detailed study and characterization of the directional ACT Lamb waves are conducted. For damage detection, a 2D cross-correlation imaging technique that uses the damage introduced scattered waves of all directions is proposed for correlating with the incident waves. The frequency-wavenumber filtering technique is used to implement the acquisition of the scatted waves and incident waves, respectively. In the end application to notches with various orientations and various sizes in terms of depth and length is given. The results show the proposed technique can precisely imaging the damages and can quantitatively evaluate the damage size in terms of length and depth.
A Robust Methodology for Assessing the Effectiveness of Site Adaptation Techniques for Calibration of Solar Radiation Data
Authors: Ramgolam Yatindra Kumar , Bangarigadu Kaviraj , Hookoom Tavish 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
The abundant spatial and temporal availability of solar energy has been fueling many researches and have been the reason for the proliferation of solar energy applications in the past decades. Many of these applications involve heavy investments and thus require highly accurate and reliable long-term average solar data for efficient deployment of solar energy technologies. Since ground stations are costly, site-specific, scarce and cannot provide long-term solar data, satellite-derived data is the next best alternative. However, satellite models are often unable to capture the complex local climatological variations of a given site. As such, short-term high precision solar ground measurements are used to train the satellite model so as to improve the accuracy of long-term solar estimates. There exist several site adaptation techniques to perform this task. However, to the knowledge of the researchers, no comparative study has been conducted to establish which site adaptation technique is the most effective. In this study, a robust methodology has been proposed to compare the effectiveness of four site adaptation techniques for monthly and yearly data sets using novel key performance indicators. Ground measurements from 12 stations in the tropical islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Agalega were used to adapt satellite data obtained from HelioClim-3 database using different techniques. Three new nonlinear site adaptation techniques have been proposed: adjustment technique (Technique 2), compensation technique (Technique 3), and relationship technique (Technique 4). The first part of the study showed that 67–100% of the data sets were best approximated with sixth-order polynomials for the three nonlinear techniques. The second part revealed that Technique 1 (linear method) and Technique 2 were most appropriate for maximum and average data sets, respectively. The results were such that Technique 2 and Technique 1 provided best approximations for77.9–83.3% and 40.7–58.3% of average and maximum data sets, respectively. In the third part of the study, only Technique 2 provided remarkable improvements for all statistical metrics with respect to the original monthly data sets (113–118 data sets). The analysis reported 57.6–89.9%, 49.8–68.0%, 67.4–87.3%, 53.8–63.1%, 45.0–64.0%, 7.7–9.6% and 2.7–4.7% mean improvements for mean bias error (MBE), mean absolute bias error (MABE), mean percentage error (MPE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), root-mean-square error (RMSE), Nash–Sutcliffe (NSE), and coefficient of determination (COD), respectively, for Technique 2. Similar results were observed for yearly average data sets while the appreciation was shared among all four techniques for yearly maximum data sets, with Technique 1 having a slight advantage.
The Impact of Critical Operational Parameters on the Performance of the Aluminum Anode Baking Furnace
Authors: Tajik Abdul Raouf , Shamim Tariq , Ghoniem Ahmed F. , Abu Al-Rub Rashid K. 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
Minimizing energy consumption and reducing pollutant emissions during the carbon anode baking process are critically important for the aluminum industry. The present study investigates the effects of oxidizer inlet temperature, inlet oxygen concentration, equivalence ratio, refractory wall thermal conductivity, and refractory wall emissivity on the baking process using unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS)-based simulations in conjunction with the presumed probability density function method. Numerical results are combined with a response surface methodology (RSM) to optimize the anode baking process. The advantage of the coupled method is that it can adequately provide information on interactions of different input parameters. It is remarked that the significance level of the studied parameters varies drastically for different outputs. It is noted that diluting inlet oxygen concentration (from 23% in atmospheric air to 15%) at an elevated oxidizer temperature leads to enhanced furnace fuel efficiency, more uniform temperature distribution, and lower pollutant emissions. A linear model is detected to be adequate for response surface modeling of the anode baking furnace NOx formation. On the other hand, furnace soot formation is modeled with a higher-order model due to the quadratic behavior of the response.
Prevalence of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia and its association with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and blood-type incompatibility in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Aynalem Yared Asmare , Mulu Getaneh Baye , Akalu Tadesse Yirga , Shiferaw Wondimeneh Shibabaw 
Published: September 2020

BackgroundHyperbilirubinaemia is a silent cause of newborn disease and death worldwide. However, studies of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa are highly variable with respect to its prevalence. Hence, this study aimed to estimate the overall magnitude of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia and its association with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and blood-type incompatibility in sub-Saharan Africa.MethodsPubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Review were systematically searched online to retrieve hyperbilirubinaemia-related articles. All observational studies reported the prevalence of hyperbilirubinaemia in sub-Saharan Africa were included for analysis and excluded if the study failed to determine the desired outcome. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. Heterogeneity across the included studies was evaluated using the inconsistency index (I2). Subgroup and meta- regression analysis were also done. Publication bias was examined by funnel plot and the Egger’s regression test. The random-effect model was fitted to estimate the pooled prevalence of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia. The meta-analysis was performed using the STATA V.14 software.ResultsA total of 30 486 studies were collected from the different databases and 10 articles were included for the final analysis. The overall magnitude of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia was 28.08% (95% CI20.23 to 35.94, I2=83.2) in sub-Saharan Africa. Neonates with G6PD deficiency (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.64 to 3.56, I2=37%) and neonates that had a blood type that was incompatible with their mother’s (OR 3.3, (95% CI 1.96 to 5.72, I2=84%) were more likely to develop hyperbilirubinaemia.ConclusionThe failure to prevent and screen G6PD deficiency and blood-type incompatibility with their mother’s results in high burden of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, early identification and care strategies should be developed to the affected neonates with G6PD deficiency and blood-type incompatibility with their mother’s to address long-term medical and scholastic damages among those exposed to hyperbilirubinaemia
Taking phonership: an initiative to improve telephone access for patients receiving services at a dental hospital in the UK
Authors: Deacon Scott , Dodd Emma , Wynne-Jones David 
Published: September 2020

BackgroundAt Bristol Dental Hospital, we received almost 5000 calls per week, and we were not answering over 60% of these. This led to numerous informal complaints from frustrated patients and families to clinicians and administrative staff, reducing patient experience and affecting staff morale.MethodWe set up a Task and Finish group with clinical and managerial leadership using staff engagement and a clear message to improve our performance. We agreed metrics and feedback to administrative teams about weekly performance.ResultsCalls received fell from nearly 5000 calls per week to under 3000. Calls answered when available; we term ‘when available’ to indicate during standard operating hours when the line is not already occupied. During core hours call answering improved significantly from around 35% to over 75%. Complaints have dropped significantly in the same time period.ReflectionsEffective leadership with staff engagement has improved telephony at a dental hospital in the UK significantly. This initiative has been adopted by other areas in the Trust and helped inform good practice around the Trust.
Remote platelet function testing using P-selectin expression in patients with recent cerebral ischaemia on clopidogrel
Authors: Appleton Jason Philip , Richardson Carla , Dovlatova Natalia , May Jane , Sprigg Nikola , Heptinstall Stan , Bath Philip M 
Published: September 2020

BackgroundAntiplatelet agents reduce recurrence after cerebral ischaemia but are not effective in all patients, in part because of treatment resistance. The primary aim was to assess the proportion of patients who are insensitive to clopidogrel. The secondary aim was to assess the association between insensitivity to clopidogrel and recurrent cerebrovascular events.MethodsFollowing written informed consent, independent patients with a recent non-cardioembolic ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack, and taking clopidogrel, were enrolled. Platelet function was assessed with remote measurement of surface expression of P-selectin (CD62P) using commercial kits sensitive to aspirin or clopidogrel. Participants’ general practitioners provided details on recurrent vascular events at least 90 days later. Data are mean (SD) and median [IQR]. Resistance was defined as: aspirin median fluorescence (MF) >500 units, clopidogrel MF >860 units. Non-parametric descriptors and tests were used.Results63 patients were recruited: mean age 64 (13.7) years, women 47%. At baseline, 59 (95%) patients were taking clopidogrel alone with 3 (5%) on combined clopidogrel and aspirin. Assessment of platelet surface P-selectin revealed: aspirin test 528 [317, 834], >500 54.8%; clopidogrel test 429 [303, 656], >860 11.3%. No participants on aspirin and clopidogrel showed aspirin resistance. Thirteen (20.6%) patients had a recurrent cerebrovascular event; those with an ischaemic stroke had a non-significantly higher baseline P-selectin using the clopidogrel test as compared with those with no recurrence: 626 [380, 801] versus 406 [265, 609], p=0.08.ConclusionsRemote measurement of platelet function assessed using the platelet surface expression of P-selectin is feasible. 11% of patients taking clopidogrel showed resistance. No significant associations were noted between clopidogrel resistance and recurrent ischaemic events.
Analyse morphologique et taxonomique du complexeQuercus faginea(Fagaceae) en Algérie
Authors: Aissi Abdeldjalil , Beghami Yassine , Lepais Olivier , Véla Errol 
Published: September 2020

La systématique de Quercus faginea Lam. (s.l.) (Fagaceae) reste encore indéfinie, d’autant plus qu’elle s’hybride avec d’autres espèces et qu’elle est polymorphe. Quatre sous-espèces ont été identifiées et présentement reconnues en péninsule Ibérique et au Maroc, or, les données disponibles ne permettent pas de trancher entre les taxons présents en Algérie. Pour remédier au manque de données nécessaires, une analyse morphologique et taxonomique de treize populations du complexe dans le pays a été effectuée. Dans chacune, 20 feuilles et 20 bourgeons sur 10 arbres matures ont été prélevés pour une description détaillée de 23 traits morphologiques. L’ACM (analyse des correspondances multiples) et la CAH (classification ascendante hiérarchique) ont été utilisées pour analyser les données et identifier des groupes homogènes. Une variabilité significative intra et inter-populationnelle est remarquable, avec une taille de feuilles qui tend à diminuer en allant de l’est vers l’ouest et du nord au sud du pays. Cette variabilité ne permet pas, à elle seule, de différentier entre les populations étudiées, en revanche, les traits liés à la forme du limbe et aux types du « tomentum » sur la feuille s’avèrent plus utiles. Cette étude confirme que le complexe Q. faginea Lam. est représenté en Algérie par deux espèces : Quercus canariensis Willd. et Q. faginea Lam., elle-même représentée par deux taxons, subsp. faginea et subsp. broteroi.
Novel sum rules for the three-point sector of QCD
Authors: Aguilar A. C. , Ferreira M. N. , Papavassiliou J. 
Published: September 2020

AbstractFor special kinematic configurations involving a single momentum scale, certain standard relations, originating from the Slavnov-Taylor identities of the theory, may be interpreted as ordinary differential equations for the “kinetic term” of the gluon propagator. The exact solutions of these equations exhibit poles at the origin, which are incompatible with the physical answer, known to diverge only logarithmically; their elimination hinges on the validity of two integral conditions that we denominate “asymmetric” and “symmetric” sum rules, depending on the kinematics employed in their derivation. The corresponding integrands contain components of the three-gluon vertex and the ghost-gluon kernel, whose dynamics are constrained when the sum rules are imposed. For the numerical treatment we single out the asymmetric sum rule, given that its support stems predominantly from low and intermediate energy regimes of the defining integral, which are physically more interesting. Adopting a combined approach based on Schwinger–Dyson equations and lattice simulations, we demonstrate how the sum rule clearly favors the suppression of an effective form factor entering in the definition of its kernel. The results of the present work offer an additional vantage point into the rich and complex structure of the three-point sector of QCD.
Object condensation: one-stage grid-free multi-object reconstruction in physics detectors, graph, and image data
Authors: Kieseler Jan 
Published: September 2020

AbstractHigh-energy physics detectors, images, and point clouds share many similarities in terms of object detection. However, while detecting an unknown number of objects in an image is well established in computer vision, even machine learning assisted object reconstruction algorithms in particle physics almost exclusively predict properties on an object-by-object basis. Traditional approaches from computer vision either impose implicit constraints on the object size or density and are not well suited for sparse detector data or rely on objects being dense and solid. The object condensation method proposed here is independent of assumptions on object size, sorting or object density, and further generalises to non-image-like data structures, such as graphs and point clouds, which are more suitable to represent detector signals. The pixels or vertices themselves serve as representations of the entire object, and a combination of learnable local clustering in a latent space and confidence assignment allows one to collect condensates of the predicted object properties with a simple algorithm. As proof of concept, the object condensation method is applied to a simple object classification problem in images and used to reconstruct multiple particles from detector signals. The latter results are also compared to a classic particle flow approach.
Pedra da Memória: Euclides Talabyan, minha universidade é o tempo
Authors: D'Amato Andréa Silva 
Published: September 2020

Resenha de Amaral, Renata. 2012. Pedra da Memória: Euclides Talabyan, minha universidade é o tempo.O livro Pedra da memória: Euclides Talabyan, minha universidade é o tempo, de autoria da pesquisadora Renata Amaral, foi publicado em 2012 e faz parte de um projeto maior, que engloba também um documentário em vídeo e uma exposição que percorreu várias cidades brasileiras. A publicação trilíngue (português, inglês e francês) tem capa dura, formato quadrado (29 cm × 29 cm), 240 páginas e impressão de alta qualidade.
Experiência mais que humana com Outro Fogo
Authors: Figueiredo Felipe 
Published: September 2020

Fagundes, Guilherme Moura. 2017. Outro fogo. Brasília, DF, Brazil, color, 21’, digital format. Accessed October 10, 2019. https://vimeo.com/313635468
Esta resenha do filme Outro fogo (2017), de Guilherme Moura Fagundes, leva em consideração o ponto de vista do autor como espectador privilegiado, desde as imagens na tela até a experiência sensorial e narrativa construída ao longo do filme. Nos deparamos com uma questão: o que é o medo? Ao longo da narrativa nos confrontamos com ambientes em chamas e práticas sociotécnicas de manejo do fogo, colocando questões para nós mesmos acerca de nossos sentimentos e práticas em relação ao meio ambiente. Somos convidados a experienciar este outro fogo, diferente daquele que destrói as matas, através da narrativa fílmica construída pelo autor.
The artist and the stone: projeto, processo e valor na arte contemporânea
Authors: Sansi Roger 
Published: September 2020

As práticas da arte contemporânea são frequentemente descritas ou como projetos ou como processos. Mas quando é possível dizer que um projeto ou processo artístico está finalizado? Como é avaliado? Este se torna um produto? Neste artigo, apresentarei uma obra de arte específica, The Artist and the Stone, onde um artista e um bloco de pedra de 22 toneladas foram trazidos da Palestina até Barcelona, Espanha. Por meio deste exemplo, irei explorar as diferentes temporalidades entre processo, projeto e produto na arte contemporânea. Minha premissa é que processo, projeto e produto são, frequentemente, justapostos de maneiras contraditórias em uma tensão contínua que acaba por revelar uma contradição mais profunda entre arte como forma de valor e arte como forma de vida.Tradução do texto The artist and the stone: project, process and value in contemporary art, de Roger Sansi, feita por Lindolfo Sancho.
von Willebrand Factor Is a Critical Mediator of Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity
Authors: Michels Alison , Dwyer Courtney N. , Mewburn Jeffrey , Nesbitt Kate , Kawecki Charlotte , Lenting Peter , Swystun Laura L. , Lillicrap David 
Published: September 2020

Objective:
Obesity is characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation and consequentially a hypercoagulable state, associating with an increased incidence of venous thromboembolism. Increased VWF (von Willebrand factor) plasma concentration and procoagulant function are independent risk factors for venous thromboembolism and are elevated in obese patients. Here, we explore the pathobiological role of VWF in obesity-associated venous thrombosis using murine models.

Approach and Results:
We first showed that diet-induced obese mice have increased VWF plasma levels and FVIII (factor VIII) activity compared with littermate controls. Elevated VWF levels appeared to be because of both increased synthesis and impaired clearance. Diet-induced obesity-associated venous thrombosis was assessed using the inferior vena cava-stenosis model of deep vein thrombosis. Diet-induced obese mice developed larger venous thrombi that were rich in VWF, erythrocytes, and leukocytes. Administering a polyclonal anti-VWF antibody or an anti-VWF A1 domain nanobody was protective against obesity-mediated thrombogenicity. Delayed administration (3 hours post–inferior vena cava stenosis) similarly reduced thrombus weight in diet-induced obese mice.

Conclusions:
This study demonstrates the critical role of VWF in the complex, thrombo-inflammatory state of obesity. It adds to the growing rationale for targeting VWF-specific interactions in thrombotic disease.
Can Female Doctors Cure the Gender STEMM Gap? Evidence from Exogenously Assigned General Practitioners
Authors: Riise Julie , Willage Barton , Willén Alexander 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
We use exogenously assigned general practitioners to study the effects of female role models on girls' educational outcomes. Girls who are exposed to female general practitioners are more likely to sort into male-dominated education programs in high school, most notably science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). These effects persist as they enter college and select majors. The effects are larger for high-ability girls with low-educated mothers, suggesting that female role models improve intergenerational mobility and narrow the gifted gap. This demonstrates that role model effects in education need not involve individuals in the classroom but can arise due to everyday interactions with medical professionals.
Infantilizing Companion Animals through Attachment Theory: Why Shift to Behavioral Ecology-Based Paradigms for Welfare
Authors: Lewis Amelia 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
Attachment theory, proposed in the 1950s to understand the development of parent-child relationships, is often applied to human–companion animal relationships. I argue the application of this paradigm to test nonhuman animals’ social bonds with humans infantilizes mature animals and has a detrimental impact on animal welfare. The premise is that Ainsworth’s Strange Situation Test is inappropriate to investigate the emotional ties between domestic animals and humans. Instead, I propose an alternative theory, that dogs form mature social bonds with their guardians, and that the phenomenon known as separation anxiety is the result either of the frustration of mature adult group behaviors, or an overdependency fostered by the guardian. Rather than view mature dogs as comparable to human infants in their social relationships, we should perceive them as socially and emotionally mature at adulthood and shift the focus from attachment-based paradigms to the behavioral ecology and cognition of companion animals.
What is the History of Anger a History of?
Authors: Dixon Thomas 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
This essay uses the history of emotions to make two arguments – one destructive and one constructive. It uses examples from intellectual and cultural history to undermine the idea that the modern English term ‘anger’ refers either to a clearly defined mental state or to a coherent emotional concept. At the same time, it also questions the diagnosis of the present as an ‘age of anger’. Constructively, the essay uses the intellectual and cultural ancestries of modern ‘anger’ as a case-study in a distinctive approach to the history of emotions. With reference to works by linguists and anthropologists, to ancient philosophical and literary texts, and to some of the most influential visual representations of the irate body and the furious face, from Hieronymus Bosch to Charles Darwin, the essay explains and defends a pluralist and interdisciplinary approach, arguing that ‘anger’ is a modern English word without a stable transhistorical referent, and proposes the method of genealogical anatomy as a way to avoid the twin dangers of anachronism and essentialism in the history of emotions.