bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
“Mossification”: Subverting the Human-Centric Portrait with a More-Than-Human Triptych
Authors: Fejzić Sanita 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Motivated by a sense of ethical obligation and environmental urgency, I commissioned a Toronto-based artist to take a portrait of a “more-than-human” me that embodied nonhuman elements. The aim of this artistic endeavor was to re-evaluate humans' impact on and relationship with the organic and non-organic beings and stuff with which we are entangled. My aim with the resulting portrait, “Mossification,” was three-fold: to visually represent a more-than-human (multiple-singular) self; to subvert the human-centric portrait by giving moss and lichen more visual space and symbolic agency; finally, to suggest, through movement in the form of a triptych, that if we do not change, humans will end up buried under by nature. This short essay is broken down in three parts. In the first two, I provide philosophical context then synthesize a brief history of portraiture with the aim of showing how “Mossification” subverts the genre. In the final part, I demonstrate how “Mossification” might be positively received but nonetheless fails to embody transcorporeality because of its entanglement with neoliberal systems that instrumentalize and objectify nature. I conclude that even though “Mossification” is problematic, it remains a productive visual experiment because of its generative capacity to destabilize human-centric representative traditions and symbolic codes.
Uplift and Settlement Prediction Model of Marine Clay Soil e Integrated with Polyurethane Foam
Authors: Lat D.C. , Jais I.B.M. , Ali N. , Baharom B. , Mohd Yunus N.Z. , Mat Yusof D.A. 
Published: November 2019

AbstractPolyurethane (PU) foam is a lightweight material that can be used efficiently as a ground improvement method in solving excessive and differential settlement of soil foundation mainly for infrastructures such as road, highway and parking spaces. The ground improvement method is done by excavation and removal of soft soil at shallow depth and replacement with lightweight PU foam slab. This study is done to simulate the model of marine clay soil integrated with polyurethane foam using finite element method (FEM) PLAXIS 2D for prediction of settlement behavior and uplift effect due to polyurethane foam mitigation method. Model of soft clay foundation stabilized with PU foam slab with variation in thickness and overburden loads were analyzed. Results from FEM exhibited the same trend as the results of the analytical method whereby PU foam has successfully reduced the amount of settlement significantly. With the increase in PU foam thickness, the settlement is reduced, nonetheless the uplift pressure starts to increase beyond the line of effective thickness. PU foam design chart has been produced for practical application in order to adopt the effective thickness of PU foam within tolerable settlement value and uplift pressure with respect to different overburden loads for ground improvement works.
A new method for graph stream summarization based on both the structure and concepts
Authors: Ashrafi-Payaman Nosratali , Kangavari Mohammad Reza , Fander Amir Mohammad 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Graph datasets are common in many application domains and for which their graphs are usually massive. One solution to process such massive graphs is summarization. There are two kinds of graphs, stationary and stream. For stationary graphs, a number of summarization algorithms are available while for graph stream there is no a comprehensive summarization method that summarizes a graph stream based on the structure, vertex attributes or both with varying contributions. This is because of challenges of graph stream, which are volume of data and changing of data over time. In this paper, we propose a method based on sliding-window model for which summarizes a graph stream based on a combination of the structure and vertex attributes. We proposed a new structure for summary graphs and also proposed new methods for comparing two summary graphs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first method that summarizes a graph stream based on both the structure and vertex attributes with varying contributions. Through extensive experiments on real dataset of Amazon co-purchasing products, we have demonstrated the performance of the proposed method.
Comparison between 2D and 3D Simulation of Contact of Two Deformable Axisymmetric Bodies
Authors: Dosaev Marat , Samsonov Vitaly , Bekmemetev Vladislav 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
A portable pneumatic video-tactile sensor for determining the local stiffness of soft tissue and the methodology for its application are considered. The expected range of local elastic modulus that can be estimated by the sensor is 100 kPa–1 MPa. The current version of the device is designed to determine the characteristics of tissues that are close in mechanical properties to the skin with subcutis and muscles. A numerical simulation of the contact between the sensor head and the soft tissue was performed using the finite-element method. Both 2D and 3D models were developed. Results of experiments with device prototype are used for approval of adequacy of mathematical modelling in case of large deformations. Simulation results can be used to create soft tissue databases, which will be required to determine the local stiffness of soft tissues by the sensor. 2D model proved to be more efficient for the chosen range of values of local stiffness of soft tissues.
Influence of maternal HIV infection on fetal thymus size
Authors: Gasthaus Clara L. , Schmitz Ralf , Hammer Kerstin , Oelmeier de Murcia Kathrin , Falkenberg Maria K. , Braun Janina , Steinhard Johannes , Eveslage Maria , Köster Helen A. , Klockenbusch Walter , Möllers Mareike 
Published: November 2019

Abstract

Objective
To reveal the effect of a maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on the fetal thymus size.

Methods
The sonographic fetal thymus size was measured retrospectively in 105 pregnancies with maternal HIV infection and in 615 uncomplicated singleton pregnancies. The anteroposterior thymic and the intrathoracic mediastinal diameter were determined in the three-vessel view and their quotient, the thymic-thoracic ratio (TT ratio), was calculated. The study group was subdivided into three groups by the maternal viral load on the date of ultrasound (<50 cop./mL, 50–1000 cop./mL, >1000 cop./mL). Furthermore, an association between prognostic factors of the HIV infection such as the lymphocyte count, CD4/CD8 ratio, HIV medication and the thymus size, was investigated using correlation analyses.

Results
Fetal thymus size in pregnancies of HIV-positive mothers showed to be noticeably larger than in uncomplicated pregnancies. The mean TT ratio in the HIV-positive group was 0.389 and in the control group 0.345 (P < 0.001). There was no association between any maternal HIV parameter or medication and the size of the thymus gland.

Conclusion
Maternal HIV infection was associated with an increased fetal thymus size. Further consequences of intrauterine HIV exposure for fetal outcome and the development of the immune system of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants must be discussed.
Colour centre generation in diamond for quantum technologies
Authors: Smith Jason M. , Meynell Simon A. , Bleszynski Jayich Ania C. , Meijer Jan 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Effective methods to generate colour centres in diamond and other wide band-gap materials are essential to the realisation of solid state quantum technologies based on such systems. Such methods have been the subject of intensive research effort in recent years. In this review, we bring together the various techniques used in the generation and positioning of colour centres in diamond: ion implantation, delta-doping, electron irradiation, laser writing and thermal annealing. We assess the roles and merits of each of these techniques in the formation of colour centres for different quantum technologies and consider future combinations of the techniques to meet the requirements of the most demanding applications.
Sub-terahertz and terahertz generation in long-wavelength quantum cascade lasers
Authors: Fujita Kazuue , Hayashi Shohei , Ito Akio , Hitaka Masahiro , Dougakiuchi Tatsuo 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Terahertz quantum cascade laser sources with intra-cavity non-linear frequency mixing are the first room-temperature electrically pumped monolithic semiconductor sources that operate in the 1.2–5.9 THz spectral range. However, high performance in low-frequency range is difficult because converted terahertz waves suffer from significantly high absorption in waveguides. Here, we report a sub-terahertz electrically pumped monolithic semiconductor laser. This sub-terahertz source is based on a high-performance, long-wavelength (λ ≈ 13.7 μm) quantum cascade laser in which high-efficiency terahertz generation occurs. The device produces peak output power of 11 μW within the 615–788 GHz frequency range at room temperature. Additionally, a source emitting at 1.5 THz provides peak output power of 287 μW at 110 K. The generated terahertz radiation of <2 THz is mostly attributable to the optical rectification process in long-wavelength infrared quantum cascade lasers.
Crystal structure of methyl 2-(4-(3-iodopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-6-yl)phenyl)acetate, C15H12IN3O2
Authors: Fang Bo , Jiang Fang Fang , Meng Jiang Ping 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
C15H12IN3O2, triclinic, P1̄ (no. 2), a = 4.511(2) Å, b = 11.891(6) Å, c = 14.557(7) Å, α = 109.709(9)°, β = 96.971(9)°, γ = 97.054(9)°, V = 718.4(6) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0449, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1052, T = 293(2) K.
The cocrystal structure of 1′-hydroxy-1H,1′H-[5,5′-bitetrazol]-1-olate and 1,10-phenanthrolin-1-ium, C14H10N10O2
Authors: Jiaping Zhu , Gang Wang , Dang Wu 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
C14H10N10O2, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 9.6366(19) Å, b = 9.5098(19) Å, c = 16.095(3) Å, β = 103.59(3)°, V = 1433.7(5) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0579, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1309, T = 153(2) K.
Crystal structure of bis(ammonium) diaqua-tetrakis(4-hydroxybenzoato)-manganese(II) tetrahydrate, [NH4]2[C28H24MnO14] ⋅ 4(H2O)
Authors: Lo Kong Mun , Lee See Mun , Tiekink Edward R.T. 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
C28H40MnN2O18, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 7.1069(1) Å, b = 20.5238(2) Å, c = 10.8978(1) Å, β = 96.029(1)°, V = 1580.77(3) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0255, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0746, T = 294(2) K.
Crystal structure of catena-poly{(μ2-N
1,N
2-bis[(pyridin-4-yl)methyl]ethanediamide-κ2
N:N′)-bis(O,O′-di-isopropyldithiophosphato-κ1
S)zinc(II)} — acetonitrile (1/1), C26H42N4O6P2S4Zn⋅C2H3N
Authors: Tan Yee Seng , Tiekink Edward R.T. 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
C28H45N5O6P2S4Zn, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 7.73670(10) Å, b = 21.56370(10) Å, c = 23.1184(2) Å, β = 99.121(1)°, V = 3808.12(6) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0210, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0580, T = 100(2) K.
Recording and Reconstructing the Sacred Landscapes of Sicilian Naxos
Authors: Pakkanen Jari , Lentini Maria Costanza , Sarris Apostolos , Tikkala Esko , Manataki Meropi 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
In recent years, an on-going project investigating the urban landscape of Naxos has surveyed and produced several new digital reconstructions of the settlement’s simple non-peripteral temples, most with highly decorative roofs. Three Archaic sacred buildings of Sicilian Naxos are used to demonstrate different approaches to recording the remains and reconstructing their architectural features. This work reflects changes in digital strategies over the past ten years. Tempietto H is a small shrine located outside the city’s boundaries and the site is currently inaccessible, so its reconstruction is based on excavation documentation and roof terracottas. The visible half of Tempietto C was documented using three-dimensional line-drawing with total stations and photogrammetry; the back-filled south-western part was surveyed with ground penetrating radar. Temple B is the largest sacred structure in Naxos. A geophysical survey gives new data on the eastern extent of the sanctuary. The area has been recorded with handheld and aerial photography to create a three-dimensional model of the sanctuary. A new orthogonal grid of the city was established circa 470 BCE and a rectangular base was placed in the south-east corner of every crossroad. These bases were the starting point for the plan, and their interpretation as altars converts the entire urban plan into a sacred landscape.
Information Literacy vs. Fake News: The Case of Ukraine
Authors: Haigh Maria , Haigh Thomas , Matychak Tetiana 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
We profile the successful Learn to Discern information literacy program, developed in Ukraine in 2015 and now being adapted to the needs of other countries. Drawing on published documents, interviews, and the personal knowledge of one the initiative’s designers we situate this work as a response to the particular challenges of the Ukrainian information environment following Russia’s hybrid offensive which begun in 2014 with its aggressive deployment of propaganda and so-called “fake news.” We argue that the Learn to Discern program was a coming together of three formerly separate strands: a focus on the development of modern library infrastructure, a distinctive Ukrainian model of information and media literacy, and the hands-on debunking of misinformation performed by the StopFake group.
Semantic Parallelism in Traditional Kakataibo Chants
Authors: Mendoza Alejandro Prieto 
Published: November 2019

AbstractIn the present article, I propose some initial topics for the typological-comparative study of semantic parallelism, which also serve as an analytical axis to study semantic parallelism in traditional kakataibo chants. These basic topics are the structure of the cotext, lexical and grammatical type of parallel units, type of semantic relations between parallel units, number of parallel units per pair of lines, and associated phenomena such as recurrent or fixed pairing and diphrasism. Following this initial proposal, I postulate that the cotext in Kakataibo semantic parallelism is a repeated morphosyntactic structure that does not exhibit ellipsis or increasing, the number of parallel units can be one to three slots and one pair is more productive, parallel units are related by semantic fields such as kinship terms and colors. Furthermore, I analyze the interaction of semantic parallelism in the continuous creation of lines with two other poetic forms, enjambment and repetition, and I postulate that semantic parallelism is a compositional strategy due to its high productivity for line composing.
On the largest part size and its multiplicity of a random integer partition
Authors: Mutafchiev Ljuben 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Let λ be a partition of the positive integer n chosen uniformly at random among all such partitions. Let Ln
= L

n
(λ) and M

n
= M

n
(λ) be the largest part size and its multiplicity, respectively. For large n, we focus on a comparison between the partition statistics L

n
and L

n

M

n
. In terms of convergence in distribution, we show that they behave in the same way. However, it turns out that the expectation of L

n

M

n
– L

n
grows as fast as

1
2

log
n

{1 \over 2}\log n

. We obtain a precise asymptotic expansion for this expectation and conclude with an open problem arising from this study.
On the exhaustive generation of generalized ballot sequences in lexicographic and Gray code order
Authors: Sabri Ahmad , Vajnovszki Vincent 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
A generalized (resp. p-ary) ballot sequence is a sequence over the set of non-negative integers (resp. integers less than p) where in any of its prefixes each positive integer i occurs at most as often as any integer less than i. We show that the Reected Gray Code order induces a cyclic 3-adjacent Gray code on both, the set of fixed length generalized ballot sequences and p-ary ballot sequences when p is even, that is, ordered list where consecutive sequences (regarding the list cyclically) differ in at most 3 adjacent positions. Non-trivial efficient generating algorithms for these ballot sequences, in lexicographic order and for the obtained Gray codes, are also presented.
Crystal structures, Hirshfeld surface analysis and Pixel energy calculations of three trifluoromethylquinoline derivatives: further analyses of fluorine close contacts in trifluoromethylated derivatives
Authors: Gomes Lígia R. , da Silva Emerson T. , de Souza Marcus V.N. , Wardell James L. , Low John N. 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
As many studies have revealed, the introduction of a CF3 group into an organic compound can result in significant enhancement of biological activity. Factors which lead to this enhancement are thus of great interest. To investigate further this area, we have looked at the ability of fluorine to form close contacts with various atoms in organic compounds, e.g. F⋯F, F⋯O/O⋯F, F⋯C/C⋯F, H⋯F/F⋯H, and F⋯N/N⋯F, as indicated from crystal structure determinations and Hirshfeld analysis studies on trifluoromethylated compounds. Herein we first report the crystal structures, Hirshfeld surface analyses (HSA), and Pixel energy calculations of three trifluoromethylated quinoline derivatives, namely 2-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-4-ol, 1, 4-ethoxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)quinoline, 2, and N
1-(2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-4-yl)ethane-1,2-diamine, 3. Of particular interest is the determination of the various fluorine⋯atom close contacts. The total percentages of fluorine⋯atom close contacts in compounds 1–3 were determined to be high at 47, 41.2 and 60.7%, respectively. As relatively few HSA studies on trifluoromethylated compounds have reported the percentages of individual atom⋯atom close contacts, we have also determined the percentages of atom⋯atom close contacts for 20 more trifluoromethylated compounds: the range of total fluorine⋯atom close contacts for these compounds was 20–60%. While these data are based on connections between similar molecules in a crystalline state, they also clearly suggest that a compound containing CF3 group(s) has the potential to make extensive intermolecular connections/close contacts with organic material. Thus a possible factor for the enhanced biological activity of a compound bearing CF3 group(s) could be the propensity of the CF3 group to form many close contacts, thereby aiding binding or interaction with a biological target.
Squares of gold atoms and linear infinite chains of Cd atoms as building units in the intermetallic phases REAu4Cd2 (RE=La–Nd, Sm) with YbAl4Mo2-type structure
Authors: Paulsen Christian , Block Theresa , Benndorf Christopher , Oeckler Oliver , Bönnighausen Judith , Janka Oliver , Pöttgen Rainer 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The gold-rich intermetallic compounds REAu4Cd2 (RE = La–Nd, Sm) were synthesized from the elements in sealed tantalum ampoules. Their characterization by X-ray powder and single crystal data confirmed the tetragonal YbAl4Mo2 type, space group I4/mmm. The basic building units are Au4 squares (278 pm Au–Au in CeAu4Cd2) and infinite linear cadmium chains (275 pm Cd–Cd in CeAu4Cd2). We exemplarily studied the solid solution CeAu4+

x
Cd2−

x
for x = 0–1 up to CeAu5Cd. Electron diffraction patterns on a CeAu5Cd sample confirm the single crystal data. They give no hint for complete gold-cadmium ordering. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements of CeAu4Cd2, CeAu5Cd, PrAu4Cd2 and NdAu4Cd2 show stable trivalent rare earth ions and give no hint for magnetic ordering above 3 K.
Investigation of Aging Effect on Asphalt Binders Using Thin Film and Rolling Thin Film Oven Test
Authors: Hemanth Kumar V. , Suresha S. N. 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The effect of short-term aging temperature according to Superpave protocol on rheological properties of asphalt binder using thin film oven (TFO) and rolling thin film oven (RTFO) test was investigated. To evaluate these different aging conditions, two types of unmodified binders and a crumb rubber modified binder (CRMB) was used at three different aging temperatures 163°C, 177°C, and 195°C. To simulate the effect of temperature used during the preparation of CRMB in laboratory and ideal mixing temperature corresponding to 170 ± 20 cP, 177°C and 195°C has been incorporated, respectively. The rheological characterizations of these binders were obtained using dynamic shear rheometer for before and after short-term aging. On the basis of rutting parameter, nonrecoverable creep compliances (Jnr) and percent recovery (%R), as well as the RTFO aging process were found to be more effective than the TFO test for all the selected oven temperatures. However, the complex shear modulus |G*| of the base binders were equivalent to modified binders at 195°C. Additionally, on the basis of frequency sweep test and viscosity curve, the effect of short-term aging in a sample was investigated. However, at 195°C, the flow properties were significantly different for unmodified base binder, except for rubberized binders. From this study, based on its characterization, it is possible to use TFO or RTFO tests at a higher temperature to simulate the aging process for rubber modified binder to the actual hot-mix asphalt process.
Immune Suppressive Extracellular Vesicle Proteins ofLeptopilina heterotomaAre Encoded in the Wasp Genome
Authors: Wey Brian , Heavner Mary Ellen , Wittmeyer Kameron T , Briese Thomas , Hopper Keith R , Govind Shubha 
Published: November 2019

AbstractLeptopilina heterotoma are obligate parasitoid wasps that develop in the body of their Drosophila hosts. During oviposition, female wasps introduce venom into the larval hosts’ body cavity. The venom contains discrete, 300 nm-wide, mixed-strategy extracellular vesicles (MSEVs), until recently referred to as virus-like particles. While the crucial immune suppressive functions of L. heterotoma MSEVs have remained undisputed, their biotic nature and origin still remain controversial. In recent proteomics analyses of L. heterotoma MSEVs, we identified 161 proteins in three classes: conserved eukaryotic proteins, infection and immunity related proteins, and proteins without clear annotation. Here we report 246 additional proteins from the L. heterotoma MSEV proteome. An enrichment analysis of the entire proteome supports vesicular nature of these structures. Sequences for more than 90% of these proteins are present in the whole-body transcriptome. Sequencing and de novo assembly of the 460 Mb-sized L. heterotoma genome revealed 90% of MSEV proteins have coding regions within the genomic scaffolds. Altogether, these results explain the stable association of MSEVs with their wasps, and like other wasp structures, their vertical inheritance. While our results do not rule out a viral origin of MSEVs, they suggest that a similar strategy for co-opting cellular machinery for immune suppression may be shared by other wasps to gain advantage over their hosts. These results are relevant to our understanding of the evolution of figitid and related wasp species.