bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sleep Electroencephalography Power Spectral Response to Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Insomnia Rats
Authors: Luo Man , Li Liang , Zhang Jinling , Guo Xiao , Zhao Bin , Li Shaoyuan , Yang Yong , Liu Shiqin , Wang Yu , Li Suxia , Jiao Yue , Zhao Yufeng , Rong Peijing 
Published: November 2019

Background:
Insomnia is a prevalent sleep disorder and strong risk factor for poor quality of life, depression, and other lifestylerelated diseases.

Objectives:
To investigate the effect of the transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on sleep electroencephalographic (EEG) in the para-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA) insomnia rats.

Methods:
Rats were divided into control, model, taVNS and sham taVNS (stnVNS) (stimulate the auricular margin, as transcutaneous none VNS, stnVNS) group (n=6 in each group). A week before the experiment, the electrodes were fixed to the skull of all the rats for recording the sleep EEG. PCPA was used to establish insomnia models. The rats of taVNS and stnVNS group were treated via an electroacupuncture apparatus for seven consecutive days, and simultaneously, the sleep EEG were recorded for all groups after the treatment daily. And the power spectrum analysis was used in this experiment.

Results:
After modeling, the percentage of power spectrum of delta frequency band significantly decreased, while the theta, alpha, and beta frequency bands significantly increased in the model group compared to the control group. After intervention, the percentage of the delta frequency band significantly increased in the taVNS group as compared to the stnVNS group.

Conclusion:
These results suggest that taVNS can significantly modulate the power spectrum of the delta frequency band and may constitute a potential low-cost alternative for the treatment of insomnia.
Lynda Benglis
Authors: Richmond Susan 
Published: November 2019

In four decades of abstract art practice, Lynda Benglis has not merely challenged the status quo. She has tied it in knots, melted it down and poured it across the floor, cast it in glass, clay and bronze. Daring and sometimes outrageous, her intense and provocative practice has produced some of the most iconic pieces of art from the late twentieth century. Richmond gives serious critical attention to work often dismissed as trivial and rootless, recovering the themes that link the different phases of the artist’s quest to capture the ‘frozen gesture’. Whether challenging popular tastes and definitions of art with her 1970s abstract knotwork or mocking puritanical aesthetics of gender with her colourful latex pourings and their allusions to corporeal topographies, Benglis never failed to provoke. Her sculptures commemorate and celebrate the processes of creation themselves, combining architectonic abstraction and feminized sensuality in a haunting, visceral theme of the strangeness of the body that runs through all her experiments in glass, video, metals, ceramics, gold leaf, paper and plastics.
Lynda Benglis: Beyond Process examines in depth the work and critical neglect of an artist who, perhaps more than any of her contemporaries, changed the face of American art in the 1960s and 1970s, and continues to fetishise, provoke and demand your attention.
Optimization of a gas chromatographic unit for measuring biogenic volatile organic compounds in ambient air
Authors: Mermet Kenneth , Sauvage Stéphane , Dusanter Sébastien , Salameh Thérèse , Léonardis Thierry , Flaud Pierre-M. , Perraudin Émilie , Villenave Éric , Locoge Nadine 
Published: November 2019

Abstract. A new online gas chromatographic method dedicated to
biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) analysis was developed for the
measurement of a 20 BVOC gaseous mixture (isoprene; β-pinene; α-pinene; limonene; ocimene; myrcene; sabinene; Δ3-carene; camphene; 1,8 cineole; terpinolene; linalool; α-phellandrene; nopinone; citral; α-terpinene; β-caryophyllene; p-cymene; γ-terpinene; and 2-carene) at a time
resolution of 90 min. The optimized method includes an online
Peltier-cooled thermodesorption system sample trap made of Carbopack B
coupled to a gas chromatographic system equipped with a 60 m, 0.25 mm internal diameter (i.d.)
BPX5 column. Eluent was analysed using flame ionization detection (FID). Potassium
iodide was identified as the best ozone scrubber for the 20 BVOC mixture. In
order to obtain an accurate quantification of BVOC concentrations, the
development of a reliable standard mixture was also required. Quantification
of BVOCs was reported with a detection limit ranging from 4 ppt for α-pinene to 19 ppt for sabinene. The main source of uncertainty was the
calibration step, stressing the need for certified gaseous standards for a
wider panel of BVOCs. This new method was applied for the first time to
measure BVOCs in a pine forest during the LANDEX episode 1 field campaign
(summer 2017). All target BVOCs were detected at least once during the
campaign. The two major monoterpenes observed were β-pinene and
α-pinene, representing 60 % of the measured terpenoid
concentration on average, while isoprene represented only 17 %. The uncertainties
determined were always below 13 % for the six major terpenes.
Weathering rates in Swedish forest soils
Authors: Akselsson Cecilia , Belyazid Salim , Stendahl Johan , Finlay Roger , Olsson Bengt A. , Erlandsson Lampa Martin , Wallander Håkan , Gustafsson Jon Petter , Bishop Kevin 
Published: November 2019

Abstract. Soil and water acidification was internationally
recognised as a severe environmental problem in the late 1960s. The
interest in establishing “critical loads” led to a peak in weathering
research in the 1980s and 1990s, since base cation weathering is the
long-term counterbalance to acidification pressure. Assessments of
weathering rates and associated uncertainties have recently become an area
of renewed research interest, this time due to demand for forest residues to
provide renewable bioenergy. Increased demand for forest fuels increases the
risk of depleting the soils of base cations produced in situ by weathering.
This is the background to the research programme Quantifying Weathering
Rates for Sustainable Forestry (QWARTS), which ran from 2012 to 2019. The
programme involved research groups working at different scales, from
laboratory experiments to modelling. The aims of this study were to (1) investigate the variation in published weathering rates of base cations from
different approaches in Sweden, with consideration of the key uncertainties
for each method; (2) assess the robustness of the results in relation to
sustainable forestry; and (3) discuss the results in relation to new insights
from the QWARTS programme and propose ways to further reduce uncertainties.
In the study we found that the variation in estimated weathering rates at
single-site level was large, but still most sites could be placed reliably
in broader classes of weathering rates. At the regional level, the results
from the different approaches were in general agreement. Comparisons with
base cation losses after stem-only and whole-tree harvesting showed sites
where whole-tree harvesting was clearly not sustainable and other sites
where variation in weathering rates from different approaches obscured the
overall balance. Clear imbalances appeared mainly after whole-tree
harvesting in spruce forests in southern and central Sweden. Based on the
research findings in the QWARTS programme, it was concluded that the
PROFILE/ForSAFE family of models provides the most important fundamental
understanding of the contribution of weathering to long-term availability of
base cations to support forest growth. However, these approaches should be
continually assessed against other approaches. Uncertainties in the model
approaches can be further reduced, mainly by finding ways to reduce
uncertainties in input data on soil texture and associated hydrological
parameters but also by developing the models, e.g. to better represent
biological feedbacks under the influence of climate change.
Selection of multi-model ensemble of general circulation models for the simulation of precipitation and maximum and minimum temperature based on spatial assessment metrics
Authors: Ahmed Kamal , Sachindra Dhanapala A. , Shahid Shamsuddin , Demirel Mehmet C. , Chung Eun-Sung 
Published: November 2019

Abstract. The climate modelling community has trialled a large
number of metrics for evaluating the temporal performance of general circulation
models (GCMs), while very little attention has been given to the assessment
of their spatial performance, which is equally important. This study
evaluated the performance of 36 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5
(CMIP5) GCMs in relation to their skills in simulating mean annual, monsoon,
winter, pre-monsoon, and post-monsoon precipitation and maximum and minimum
temperature over Pakistan using state-of-the-art spatial metrics, SPAtial
EFficiency, fractions skill score, Goodman–Kruskal's lambda, Cramer's V,
Mapcurves, and Kling–Gupta efficiency, for the period 1961–2005. The
multi-model ensemble (MME) precipitation and maximum and minimum temperature
data were generated through the intelligent merging of simulated
precipitation and maximum and minimum temperature of selected GCMs employing
random forest (RF) regression and simple mean (SM) techniques. The results indicated
some differences in the ranks of GCMs for different spatial metrics. The
overall ranks indicated NorESM1-M, MIROC5, BCC-CSM1-1, and ACCESS1-3 as the
best GCMs in simulating the spatial patterns of mean annual, monsoon,
winter, pre-monsoon, and post-monsoon precipitation and maximum and minimum
temperature over Pakistan. MME precipitation and maximum and minimum
temperature generated based on the best-performing GCMs showed more
similarities with observed precipitation and maximum and minimum temperature
compared to precipitation and maximum and minimum temperature simulated by
individual GCMs. The MMEs developed using RF displayed better performance
than the MMEs based on SM. Multiple spatial metrics have been used for the
first time for selecting GCMs based on their capability to mimic the spatial
patterns of annual and seasonal precipitation and maximum and minimum
temperature. The approach proposed in the present study can be extended to
any number of GCMs and climate variables and applicable to any region for
the suitable selection of an ensemble of GCMs to reduce uncertainties in
climate projections.
The Effects of Money Laundering on Monetary Markets Introduction
Authors: Abu-Orabi Marwan Mohammad Aboel-Majeed , Al Abbadi Abeer F.A. 
Published: November 2019

The aim of this study is to determine the impact of money laundering on: the competition in the financial and monetary markets, the stability of the investment sector in Jordan, the ability of the government to control the monetary policies in Jordan, the attraction of foreign investments to the markets in Jordan and the Jordanian dinar exchange rates. A survey of the components and sample of the study population, composed of employees of the Central Bank of Jordan and the Audit Bureau, was used. A questionnaire was developed as a tool for the study, distributed to the study sample of (35).
The study concludes that: Money laundering has a massive effect on monetary markets, competition in the financial and monetary markets, the government&rsquo;s capability to control monetary policies, the investment sector&rsquo;s stability, attracting foreign investments for the marketplace, and Jordanian Dinar&rsquo;s exchange rate. Depending on the results of the study, the researcher recommends Introducing laws and regulations to combat money laundering, fostering the role judicial authorities, empowering prohibiting and punishment of involved financial institutions, confiscating of funds, punishing perpetrators, and developing legal procedures that regulate banks&rsquo;, financial institutions&rsquo; and companies&rsquo; activities.
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Právo životního prostředí a pozemkové právo v hledáčku uplynutých (padesáti) let… a trochu i z pohledu budoucí perspektivy
Authors: Průchová Ivana 
Published: November 2019

Příspěvek je věnován vývoji pozemkového práva a práva životního prostředí v podmínkách Právnické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity (dříve Univerzity Jana Evangelisty Purkyně). A to v oblasti pedagogické a ve stěžejních směrech též vědecko-výzkumné s tím, že zmiňuje i jejich význam pro společenskou praxi. Pozornost je věnována i jejich vzájemným vztahům a jejich roli ve studijním programu oboru právo a právní věda, a to i z pohledu budoucí perspektivy. Zmiňuje představitele těchto oborů a jejich přínos pro jejich rozvoj. Celé pojednání je ovlivněno tím, že se jedná o pohled člověka, který se jimi profesně zabývá téměř 40 let.
PENGUATAN SENI PERTUNJUKAN JATHILAN ANAK DI KAMPUNG WISATA KADIPATEN KECAMATAN KRATON DIY
Authors: Rochayanti Christina , Wiendijarti Ida , Saptatiningsih Rosalia Indriyati 
Published: November 2019

Tari jatilan yang berada di Yogyakarta sudah cukup dikenal masyarakat, kelompok seni tari ini dapat mengalihkan anak-anak tidak bermain handphone sekaligus mengenalkan seni budaya lokal. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk penguatan kelompok seni tari anak-anak dalam mengenalkan dan melestarikan seni budaya lokal. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di Kampung Wisata Kadipaten Kecamatan Kraton DIY. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan ini yaitu dengan membentuk kelompok tari yang terdiri dari anak-anak usia 10 -15 tahun, melatih mereka dengan gerakan tarian jatilan selama satu bulan, kegiatan ini juga melibatkan pelatih tari yang mengetahui karakter anak-anak agar bersedia menari klasik dan kemudian di pentaskan, didokumentasikan untuk didaftarkan sebagai Hak Kekayaan Intelektual. Kesenian tari Jathilan dipilih oleh kampung wisata Kadipaten sebagai salah satu daya tarik bagi wisatawan yang berkunjung. Pentas kesenian Jathilan , diharapkan bisa menginspirasi anak-anak muda lainnya untuk turut melestarikan seni budaya tradisional, sehingga diharapkan dengan memperbanyak kegiatan yang bersentuhan dengan budaya lokal, anak-anak muda dapat lebih mencintai dan turut berpartisipasi dalam melestarikan dan mewariskan budaya.
Biomimetic Decoy Inhibits Tumor Growth and Lung Metastasis by Reversing the Drawbacks of Sonodynamic Therapy
Authors: Zhao Hongjuan , Zhao Beibei , Li Li , Ding Kaili , Xiao Huifang , Zheng Cuixia , Sun Lingling , Zhang Zhenzhong , Wang Lei 
Published: November 2019

AbstractSonodynamic therapy (SDT) shows tremendous potential to induce immunogenic cell death (ICD) and activate antitumor immunity. However, it can aggravate hypoxia and release platelet (PLT)‐associated danger‐associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which impede therapeutic efficacy and promote tumor metastasis. In order to solve these problems, a biomimetic decoy (designated as Lipo‐Ce6/TPZ@MH) is constructed to reverse the drawbacks of SDT by loading sonosensitizer chlorin e6 (Ce6) and hypoxia‐activated tirapazamine (TPZ) in the red blood cells–PLTs hybrid membrane (MH)‐camouflaged pH‐sensitive liposome. After administration, the decoy exhibits enhanced cancer accumulation and retention abilities due to the immune escape and specific targeting behaviors by biomimetic surface coating. Upon local ultrasound, Ce6 produces toxic reactive oxygen species for SDT, and the resulting hypoxia microenvironment activates TPZ, which can realize a high‐effective synergistic therapy. Meanwhile, DAMPs‐mediated tumor metastasis is significantly inhibited, because the decoy retains platelet binding functions but is incapable of platelet‐mediated metastasis. In addition, ICD‐mediated strong antitumor immunities further prevent the growth and metastasis of the residual tumors left behind after synergistic treatment. Taken together, this study highlights the potential of using this cascade therapeutic therapy plus biomemitic decoy in one nanosystem to both eliminate melanoma in situ and suppress lung metastasis.
Tunable Wetting Patterns on Superhydrophilic/Superhydrophobic Hybrid Surfaces for Enhanced Dew‐Harvesting Efficacy
Authors: Hou Kongyang , Li Xiaoyang , Li Qiang , Chen Xuemei 
Published: November 2019

AbstractDew collection is a promising strategy to address the water scarcity problem in arid regions. Inspired by the natural species, engineering superhydrophilic/superhydrophobic hybrid (SSH) surfaces has received much attention for water harvesting in recent years. However, it is still challenging to design a surface that is capable of fast condensate droplet capture and directional droplet transport, both of which are essential for efficient dew harvesting at low subcooling conditions. Herein, a convenient, straightforward method to fabricate SSH surfaces with superhydrophilic (SHPi) triangular patterns on the superhydrophobic (SHPo) substrates by using a laser ablation approach is presented. The triangle spacing is optimized to delicately control condensate droplet nucleation and directional water transport. It is found that water collection performance on the SSH surfaces exhibits remarkable dependence on the triangle spacing. The SSH surface with a triangle spacing of 1.5 mm enables fast condensate droplet nucleation, directional transport, and efficient departure, yielding an ≈54% or ≈21% enhancement of water collection rate compared to the uniform SHPo or SHPi surfaces. This study of exploiting multiple coupling effects of the surface features to enhance dew collection efficiency can provide important insights for developing high‐performance water‐harvesting systems via dew.
Design of Layer‐Structured KAlF4:Yb/Er for Pressure‐Enhanced Upconversion Luminescence
Authors: Zhang Kun , Gao Chao , Jiang Zhang , Wei Yang , Pan Yue , Wei Cong , Li Hai , Wang Kai , Zou Bo , Huang Ling 
Published: November 2019

AbstractPromising applications of downshifting mechanoluminescence have raised wide research enthusiasms in the past decades. However, weakened upconversion luminescence is usually obtained in lanthanide‐doped materials under hydrostatic pressures. In layer‐structured KAlF4, the z‐axis has smaller elastic constant than that of the x‐ or y‐axis, which can effectively tolerate high pressure influence on the coordination environment of luminescent ions by reducing the inter‐layer distance and lead to enhanced upconversion luminescence. Indeed, a record‐high of 2.5‐fold luminescence enhancement at 6.01 GPa was obtained. Moreover, the crystal structure remains stable until 22.98 GPa, showing great potential of this cheap and widely available compound in near‐infrared‐activated high‐pressure responsive optical sensors. Systematic analyses suggest that the local crystal symmetry distortion of Er3+ caused by shortened bond length of Al‐Fax ([001] axis) is responsible for this enhancement.
Deracemisation Processes Employing Organocatalysis and Enzyme Catalysis
Authors: Aranda Carmen , Oksdath‐Mansilla Gabriela , Bisogno Fabricio R. , de Gonzalo Gonzalo 
Published: November 2019

AbstractDeracemisation methods have demonstrated their importance in the preparation of chiral compounds in the last few years. In order to resolve a racemic mixture in a dynamic sense, one enantiomer of the starting material can be converted to the other through a deracemisation procedure, that can be achieved by different mechanisms based on stereoinversion or enantioconvergence, often involving two‐opposite half reactions, with at least one of the reactions being enantioselective enough to finally obtain an enantioenriched chiral compound. The focus of this comprehensive review is on the application of deracemisation procedures in the present century in order to obtain optically active valuable compounds when employing non‐metallic catalysts. Thus, the review will mainly focus on the use of different enzymatic preparations (purified enzymes, cell‐free extracts or whole cell systems) and organocatalysts for the deracemisation of racemic mixtures.magnified image
Structural Evolution During Perovskite Crystal Formation and Degradation: In Situ and Operando X‐Ray Diffraction Studies
Authors: Mundt Laura E. , Schelhas Laura T. 
Published: November 2019

AbstractThis review provides an update on the progress in understanding formation and degradation mechanisms in halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications, as supported by in situ and operando X‐ray scattering techniques. The value of these real‐time analyses is particularly high for gaining insights into the structural evolution during crystal formation and decomposition upon exposure to external stress factors. This type of analysis reveals the pathways between starting and end points of a process rather than being limited to comparing states before and after the process. Special attention is put on the successful efforts toward upscaling including deposition techniques that are compatible to roll‐to‐roll processing. These processes are realized using fast annealing procedures. The development of these processes strongly benefited from in situ studies exploring the direct transition from precursor to perovskite without going through observable crystalline intermediate phases. A particular focus of this review is the benefit of using in situ and operando X‐ray scattering techniques to better understand and ultimately improve device stability. The difference between structural stability of thin films and structural stability under device operation is highlighted, convincingly demonstrating the indispensability of operando studies.
Mental health is biological health: Why tackling “diseases of the mind” is an imperative for biological anthropology in the 21st century
Authors: Syme Kristen L. , Hagen Edward H. 
Published: November 2019

AbstractThe germ theory of disease and the attendant public health initiatives, including sanitation, vaccination, and antibiotic treatment, led to dramatic increases in global life expectancy. As the prevalence of infectious disease declines, mental disorders are emerging as major contributors to the global burden of disease. Scientists understand little about the etiology of mental disorders, however, and many of the most popular psychopharmacological treatments, such as antidepressants and antipsychotics, have only moderate‐to‐weak efficacy in treating symptoms and fail to target biological systems that correspond to discrete psychiatric syndromes. Consequently, despite dramatic increases in the treatment of some mental disorders, there has been no decrease in the prevalence of most mental disorders since accurate record keeping began. Many researchers and theorists are therefore endeavoring to rethink psychiatry from the ground‐up. Anthropology, especially biological anthropology, can offer critical theoretical and empirical insights to combat mental illness globally. Biological anthropologists are unique in that we take a panhuman approach to human health and behavior and are trained to address each of Tinbergen's four levels of analysis as well as culture. The field is thus exceptionally well‐situated to help resolve the mysteries of mental illness by integrating biological, evolutionary, and sociocultural perspectives.