bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Counting and measuring in Mẽbengokre and the count/mass distinction
Authors: Salanova Andrés Pablo 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Though there is no formal differentiation between count and mass nouns in Mẽbengokre, a Jê language from central
Brazil, a contrast can be seen in the coercion that numerals and some quantifiers induce in mass nouns. This coercion, that leads
to both a type of and unit of readings, is the only type of discretization of mass concepts that
can be done within a noun phrase in the language, as measure classifiers do not exist, something that we argue for in some
detail.
Complex collaborations
Authors: Drugan Joanna 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Interpreting and translation are increasingly provided in the public sector via large-scale outsourced framework
contracts (Moorkens 2017). In the UK, one of the largest recent framework agreements
for interpreting and translation was introduced between 2016 and 2017 in critical contexts for justice, including the Home Office,
the Ministry of Justice and the police. These agreements involve new types of collaboration between new partners and agents in the
delivery of interpreting and translation, who each have different aims, expectations, standards and working methods. This
contribution examines these emerging complex collaborations, and is the result of a rare type of complex collaboration between
academic researchers, framework contract-holders and managers, interpreters and translators, language service providers,
professional associations, and users of translation and interpreting services, within the Transnational Organised Crime and
Translation (TOCAT) project.
The article reports on original research conducted during the TOCAT project, and outlines and evaluates some
novel, complex and ethically challenging ‘translaborations’ in police settings. The collaborations discussed are complex because
of the range of parties and actors involved and because of the challenging content and settings in which the police rely on
interpreting and translation. ‘Translaboration’ is used here to encompass multiple evolving collaborations between different
providers and users of interpreting and translation, policy makers, trainers and researchers. Important questions of translation
quality and ethics in the management of large-scale framework contexts for public service delivery are raised.
Doped iron oxide scaffolds with gradient porosity fabricated by freeze casting: Pore morphology prediction and processing parameters
Authors: Lloreda-Jurado P. J. , Pérez-Soriano E. M. , Paúl A. , Herguido J. , Peña J. A. , Sepúlveda R. 
Published: May 2020

Iron oxide scaffolds with gradient porosity were fabricated using the freeze-casting technique. Doped iron oxide particles were employed to generate stable particle suspensions in camphene using the ball-milling technique. Viscosity measurements were performed to determine the effect of the milling time and the additive incorporation. The freeze-casting process implemented in this work created a wide diversity of solidification front velocities, [Formula: see text] (2–80 µm s−1), and thermal gradients,[Formula: see text] (0.2–20°C cm−1) during sample fabrication. The solidification problem of liquid/solid systems has often been reviewed, but usually only under steady-state conditions. This study presents a much simpler approach for the correlation of the average dendrite arm spacing [Formula: see text] and pore morphology with different processing parameters. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
The characteristic smell emitted from two scale insects, Ceroplastes japonicus and Ceroplastes rubens
Authors: Sakurai Kazutoshi , Tomiyama Kenichi , Yaguchi Yoshihiro , Asakawa Yoshinori 
Published: May 2020

Abstract

The volatile components emitted from two scale insects, Ceroplastes japonicus and Ceroplastes rubens, were identified using GC–MS analysis. The major volatile components of the solvent extract from C. japonicus were α-humulene (35.8%) and δ-cadinene (17.0%), while those of C. rubens were β-selinene (10.3%) and β-elemene (5.1%). In GC/olfactometry, linalool, butyric acid, 3-methylbutyric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, and vanillin were identified as the odor-active components of the extract from C. japonicus, in addition to trace amounts of trans-4,5-epoxy-(2E)-decenal, 4-methyl-(3E)-hexenoic acid, and phenylacetic acid. With regard to C. rubens, trans-4,5-epoxy-(2E)-decenal, 3-methylbutyric acid, and phenylacetic acid were identified as the odor-active components. Besides, decan-1,4-olide (γ-decalactone) with milky cherry-like note and 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethylfuran-2(5H)-one (sotolone) with brown sugar-like note were also detected as the characteristic cherry-like sweet-and-sour note of these two scale insects.

Abbreviations
GC: Gas chromatography; GC/O: gas chromatography/olfactometry
Final report on supplementary regional comparison SIM.AUV.A-S2: calibration of pistonphone
Authors: Milhomem T A B , Soares Z M D , Ripper G P , Ayala J P , Guevara G M , Serrano F A , Solano A , Wagner R P , Hanes P 
Published: May 2020

This document is the Final Report of the Inter-American Metrology System supplementary comparison on pistonphone calibration SIM.AUV.A-S2. Seven national metrology institutes participated on this comparison: CENAM/Mexico, INACAL/Peru, INMETRO/Brazil, INTI/Argentina, LACOMET/Costa Rica, NIST/USA and NRC/Canada and INMETRO was the pilot institute responsible for its coordination. One pistonphone was circulated among the participants to carry out calibrations according to the international standard IEC 60942:2017 using both LS1P and LS2P measurement microphones. Beyond the mandatory measurement of the sound pressure level, it was requested to the participants report measurement results of frequency, total harmonic distortion and total distortion + noise for the purpose of investigation. For sound pressure level and frequency measurement results, supplementary comparison reference values (SCRVs) were determined using the weighted mean method and the corresponding degrees of equivalence obtained between each participant and the SCRV are presented. For total harmonic distortion and total distortion + noise measurements, SCRVs were not calculated and the values reported by participants are compared with the calculated arithmetic mean and weighted mean values. Overall, the supplementary comparison SIM.AUV.A-S2 was considered successful and fits its purpose.

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The role of humidity and UV-C emission in the inactivation of B. subtilis spores during atmospheric-pressure dielectric barrier discharge treatment
Authors: Kogelheide Friederike , Voigt Farina , Hillebrand Bastian , Moeller Ralf , Fuchs Felix , Gibson Andrew R. , Awakowicz Peter , Stapelmann Katharina , Fiebrandt Marcel 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Experiments are performed to assess the inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores using a non-thermal atmospheric-pressure dielectric barrier discharge. The plasma source used in this study is mounted inside a vacuum vessel and operated in controlled gas mixtures. In this context, spore inactivation is measured under varying nitrogen/oxygen and humidity content and compared to spore inactivation using ambient air. Operating the dielectric barrier discharge in a sealed vessel offers the ability to distinguish between possible spore inactivation mechanisms since different process gas mixtures lead to the formation of distinct reactive species. The UV irradiance and the ozone density within the plasma volume are determined applying spectroscopic diagnostics with neither found to fully correlate with spore inactivation. It is found that spore inactivation is most strongly correlated with the humidity content in the feed gas, implying that reactive species formed, either directly or indirectly, from water molecules are strong mediators of spore inactivation.
High-pressure characterization of multifunctional CrVO4
Authors: Botella P , López-Moreno S , Errandonea D , Manjón F J , Sans J A , Vie D , Vomiero A 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
The structural stability and physical properties of CrVO4 under compression were studied by x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, optical absorption, resistivity measurements, and ab initio calculations up to 10 GPa. High-pressure x-ray diffraction and Raman measurements show that CrVO4 undergoes a phase transition from the ambient pressure orthorhombic CrVO4-type structure (Cmcm space group, phase III) to the high-pressure monoclinic CrVO4-V phase, which is proposed to be isomorphic to the wolframite structure. Such a phase transition (CrVO4-type → wolframite), driven by pressure, also was previously observed in indium vanadate. The crystal structure of both phases and the pressure dependence in unit-cell parameters, Raman-active modes, resistivity, and electronic band gap, are reported. Vanadium atoms are sixth-fold coordinated in the wolframite phase, which is related to the collapse in the volume at the phase transition. Besides, we also observed drastic changes in the phonon spectrum, a drop of the band-gap, and a sharp decrease of resistivity. All the observed phenomena are explained with the help of first-principles calculations.
Graphene-enabled reconfigurable terahertz wavefront modulator based on complete Fermi level modulated phase
Authors: Shang Xiongjun , Xu Liang , Yang Hui , He Hairong , He Qian , Huang Yu , Wang Lingling 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Although great achievements have been obtained in metasurfaces so far, the functionalities of these devices are almost static. The dynamically adjustable devices are far less explored. Here we theoretically and numerically demonstrate a veritable reconfigurable terahertz wavefront modulator (TWM). The designed TWM can dynamically shape the wavefront at will via imposing different Fermi levels on the constituent graphene ribbons. By adopting the Dirac brackets and Matrix analyze method, the correlation between the phase shift and Fermi level is theoretically established, which offers a general scheme for designing dynamically switchable devices. As a proof of concept, three different sets of pre-calculated Fermi levels are imposed on the graphene ribbons. The TWM can be dynamically switched among back reflector, varifocal metalens and Airy beam generator, which has never been demonstrated before as far as we know. The proposed reconfigurable TWM owns the capability of dynamically steering terahertz wavefront, indicating great significance for the development of THz reconfigurable devices.
Characterizing disproportionality in facility-level toxic releases in US manufacturing, 1998–2012
Authors: Collins M , Pulver S , Hill D , Manski B 
Published: May 2020

AbstractThe relationship between economic activity and environmental pollution is a topic of extensive research. Although a proportional relationship between the two is often the default assumption, emerging scholarship suggests that polluting releases are disproportionally distributed across units of production. This paper examines if proportionality or disproportionality best characterizes the production of toxic pollution in US manufacturing from 1998 to 2012. Examining US Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory data from over 25 000 facilities in 322 industries, we find consistently high levels of disproportionality across facility-level toxic releases within industries, even when controlling for facility size. Moreover, high levels of within industry disproportionality are remarkably stable over the fifteen-year study period. In other words, year by year a small handful of egregiously polluting facilities account for the vast majority of toxic releases within a given industry. Our findings suggest that disproportionality should be understood as the default pattern of pollution generation rather than an exceptional case and that policymakers should seek to reduce pollution via carefully considered targeting strategies rather than broad-stroke decision making.
Cytoplasmic Expression of CD3ε Heterodimers by Flow Cytometry Rapidly Distinguishes Between Mature T-Cell and Natural Killer–Cell Neoplasms
Authors: Shi Min , Nguyen Phuong , Timm Michael M , Otteson Gregory E , Horna Pedro , Olteanu Horatiu , Jevremovic Dragan 
Published: May 2020

AbstractObjectivesDistinguishing between T-cell and natural killer (NK)–cell neoplasms could be difficult given their overlapping immunophenotype. In this study, we investigated whether a flow cytometry assay with cytoplasmic staining for CD3 could be used for this purpose.MethodsFlow cytometry immunophenotyping was performed on 19 surface CD3 (sCD3)–negative mature T-cell neoplasms, 10 sCD3-positive mature T-cell neoplasms, 13 mature NK-cell neoplasms, and 19 normal controls. In addition to routine antibody panels (CD2, sCD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD8, CD16, CD45, CD56, CD57, CD94, CD158a, CD158b, CD158e, NKG2A TCRγ/δ), cytoplasmic staining for a monoclonal CD3 antibody (clone SK7/Leu-4) was assessed in all cases. A molecular study for T-cell receptor (TCR) gene rearrangement and an immunohistochemical study for TCRβ were performed.ResultsOur data showed all T-cell neoplasms were uniformly positive for cytoplasmic CD3 (cCD3) regardless of sCD3 expression, whereas 85% of NK-cell neoplasms completely lacked cCD3 expression. The 2 cases with classic NK-cell immunophenotype but partial cCD3 expression showed no molecular genetic features of T-cell lineage by TCR gene rearrangement studies.ConclusionsUniform cCD3 positivity and homogeneous cCD3 negativity highly suggest T-cell and NK lineage, respectively. When partial cCD3 expression is encountered, additional confirmatory studies should be pursued for the most accurate lineage assignment.
Alternative motivation and lies
Authors: Sneddon Andrew 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
An array of new cases of lies is presented in support of the idea that lying does not require an intention to be deceptive. The crucial feature of these cases is that the agents who lie have some sort of motivation to lie alternative to an intention to be deceptive. Such alternative motivation comes in multiple varieties, such that we should think that the possibility of lying without an intention to be deceptive is common.
Predictive and interpretable models via the stacked elastic net
Authors: Rauschenberger Armin , Glaab Enrico , van de Wiel Mark A 
Published: May 2020

Abstract

Motivation
Machine learning in the biomedical sciences should ideally provide predictive and interpretable models. When predicting outcomes from clinical or molecular features, applied researchers often want to know which features have effects, whether these effects are positive or negative and how strong these effects are. Regression analysis includes this information in the coefficients but typically renders less predictive models than more advanced machine learning techniques.

Results
Here, we propose an interpretable meta-learning approach for high-dimensional regression. The elastic net provides a compromise between estimating weak effects for many features and strong effects for some features. It has a mixing parameter to weight between ridge and lasso regularization. Instead of selecting one weighting by tuning, we combine multiple weightings by stacking. We do this in a way that increases predictivity without sacrificing interpretability.

Availability and implementation
The R package starnet is available on GitHub (https://github.com/rauschenberger/starnet) and CRAN (https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=starnet).
Patients’ Experiences With Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections: A Qualitative Descriptive Study and Concept Elicitation Phase To Inform Measurement of Patient-reported Quality of Life
Authors: King Heather A , Doernberg Sarah B , Miller Julie , Grover Kiran , Oakes Megan , Ruffin Felicia , Gonzales Sarah , Rader Abigail , Neuss Michael J , Bosworth Hayden B , Sund Zoë , Drennan Caitlin , Hill-Rorie Jonathan M , Shah Pratik , Winn Laura , Fowler Vance G , Holland Thomas L 
Published: May 2020

Abstract

Background
Although Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections (SAB/GNB) cause substantial morbidity, little is known regarding patient perceptions’ of their impact on quality of life (QOL). Guidance for assessing QOL and disease-specific measures are lacking. We conducted a descriptive qualitative study to gain an in-depth understanding of patients’ experiences with SAB/GNB and concept elicitation phase to inform a patient-reported QOL outcome measure.

Methods
We conducted prospective one-time, in-depth, semi-structured, individual, qualitative telephone interviews 6– 8 weeks following bloodstream infection with either SAB or GNB. Patients were enrolled in an institutional registry (tertiary academic medical center) for SAB or GNB. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded. Directed content analysis identified a priori and emergent themes. Theme matrix techniques were used to facilitate analysis and presentation.

Results
Interviews were completed with 30 patients with SAB and 31 patients with GNB. Most patients were at or near the end of intravenous antibiotic treatment when interviewed. We identified 3 primary high-level concepts: impact on QOL domains, time as a critical index, and sources of variability across patients. Across both types of bloodstream infection, the QOL domains most impacted were physical and functional, which was particularly evident among patients with SAB.

Conclusions
SAB/GNB impact QOL among survivors. In particular, SAB had major impacts on multiple QOL domains. A combination of existing, generic measures that are purposefully selected and disease-specific items, if necessary, could best capture these impacts. Engaging patients as stakeholders and obtaining their feedback is crucial to conducting patient-centered clinical trials and providing patient-centered care.
Concordance of Drug-resistance Profiles Between Persons With Drug-resistant Tuberculosis and Their Household Contacts: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Chiang Silvia S , Brooks Meredith B , Jenkins Helen E , Rubenstein Dana , Seddon James A , van de Water Brittney J , Lindeborg Michael M , Becerra Mercedes C , Yuen Courtney M 
Published: May 2020

AbstractBackgroundHousehold contacts of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) are at high risk for being infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and for developing TB disease. To guide regimen composition for the empirical treatment of TB infection and disease in these household contacts, we estimated drug-resistance profile concordance between index patients with drug-resistant TB and their household contacts.MethodsWe performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published through 24 July 2018 that reported resistance profiles of drug-resistant TB index cases and secondary cases within their households. Using a random-effects meta-analysis, we estimated resistance profile concordance, defined as the percentage of secondary cases whose M. tuberculosis strains were resistant to the same drugs as strains from their index cases. We also estimated isoniazid/rifampin concordance, defined as whether index and secondary cases had identical susceptibilities for isoniazid and rifampin only.ResultsWe identified 33 eligible studies that evaluated resistance profile concordance between 484 secondary cases and their household index cases. Pooled resistance profile concordance was 54.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 40.7–67.6%; I2 = 85%). Pooled isoniazid/rifampin concordance was 82.6% (95% CI, 72.3–90.9%; I2 = 73%). Concordance estimates were similar in a subanalysis of 16 studies from high-TB-burden countries. There were insufficient data to perform a subanalysis among pediatric secondary cases.ConclusionsHousehold contacts of patients with drug-resistant TB should receive treatment for TB infection and disease that assumes that they, too, are infected with a drug-resistant M. tuberculosis strain. Whenever possible, drug susceptibility testing should be performed for secondary cases to optimize regimen composition.
Loss of Snord116 alters cortical neuronal activity in mice: a preclinical investigation of Prader–Willi syndrome
Authors: Pace Marta , Colombi Ilaria , Falappa Matteo , Freschi Andrea , Bandarabadi Mojtaba , Armirotti Andrea , Encarnación Blanco María , Adamantidis Antoine R , Amici Roberto , Cerri Matteo , Chiappalone Michela , Tucci Valter 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by metabolic alteration and sleep abnormalities mostly related to rapid eye movement (REM) sleep disturbances. The disease is caused by genomic imprinting defects that are inherited through the paternal line. Among the genes located in the PWS region on chromosome 15 (15q11-q13), small nucleolar RNA 116 (Snord116) has been previously associated with intrusions of REM sleep into wakefulness in humans and mice. Here, we further explore sleep regulation of PWS by reporting a study with PWScrm+/p− mouse line, which carries a paternal deletion of Snord116. We focused our study on both macrostructural electrophysiological components of sleep, distributed among REMs and nonrapid eye movements. Of note, here, we study a novel electroencephalography (EEG) graphoelements of sleep for mouse studies, the well-known spindles. EEG biomarkers are often linked to the functional properties of cortical neurons and can be instrumental in translational studies. Thus, to better understand specific properties, we isolated and characterized the intrinsic activity of cortical neurons using in vitro microelectrode array. Our results confirm that the loss of Snord116 gene in mice influences specific properties of REM sleep, such as theta rhythms and, for the first time, the organization of REM episodes throughout sleep–wake cycles. Moreover, the analysis of sleep spindles present novel specific phenotype in PWS mice, indicating that a new catalog of sleep biomarkers can be informative in preclinical studies of PWS.