bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Forecast bias correction through model integration: A dynamical wholesale approach
Authors: Chen Jing , Wang Jingzhuo , Du Jun , Xia Yu , Chen Fajing , Hongqi Li 
Published: December 2019

AbstractUnlike the retail‐like (for selected variables) statistical post‐processing methods, a wholesale‐like (for all variables) dynamical approach is proposed to correct forecast bias during model integration. Subtracting a bias tendency from the model total tendency is intended to de‐bias all variables at once to better (i.e. more dynamically consistent) couple with downstream applications. Three experiments were tested using an ensemble prediction system since the method is intended for an ensemble model. The verification was carried out over China for a period of 31 days (1–31 July 2015). The verification of 500 hPa temperature indicates that all three experiments have significantly improved the raw ensemble forecasts with reduced bias error, a more accurate ensemble mean, a better spread‐skill relationship, and more reliable and sharper probabilities. The performance is better than or comparable to the current operational statistical method. When the verification was expanded to include more variables, a summary scorecard shows that the three experiments also had a general positive or neutral impact on both upper‐air and surface variables, especially the height and temperature fields. Precipitation forecasts remained relatively unchanged. There were only a few categories that were degraded. The comparison between the three experiments yielded a mixed result: the most sophisticated approach often performed the best for 500 hPa temperature, while the simplest approach worked the best when verifying a mixture of variables. The degradation of the wind forecasts by the third experiment was discussed. These are the two challenges: how to accurately describe the bias tendency and how to add internally coherent bias tendencies to multiple variables. Given its advantages, this approach could be a promising approach for correcting biases in a numerical model.
GLM‐based control charts for the inverse Gaussian distributed response variable
Authors: Kinat Summera , Amin Muhammad , Mahmood Tahir 
Published: December 2019

AbstractIn the modern era of digitalization, manufacturing industries needed monitoring methods to timely detect an abrupt change in the process. Control charts are widely used online monitoring method and used in several sectors for the surveillance of the process. Usually, control charts are developed for a single study variable, but there exists auxiliary information along with the study variable. Because of the linear relation between the study variable and auxiliary variable, several control chart studies are designed based on the simple linear regression model, but they are restricted to the normally distributed response variable. When the response variable follows an exponential family distribution, then the generalized linear modeling (GLM) approach provides better estimates. Hence, this study is designed to propose GLM‐based control charts when the response variable follows the inverse Gaussian (IG) distribution. In GLM‐based control charts, deviance and Pearson residuals of the IG regression are considered as plotting statistics. For the evaluation purpose, a simulation study is designed, and the performance of the proposed methods is compared with existing counterparts in terms of the run length properties. Moreover, run‐rules are also implemented to gain the efficiency of the Shewhart type GLM‐based control charts under small‐to‐moderate shifts. Finally, an example related to the yarn manufacturing industry is also used to highlight the importance of the stated proposal.
Insight into the reaction mechanism of CH2SH with HO2: A density functional theory study
Authors: Bian He , Zhang Honghong , Pei Ling , Wang Qian , Wang Fang , Zhang Yun , Chen Jinshe 
Published: December 2019

AbstractDensity functional theory was adopted in this work to reveal the reaction mechanism of CH2SH with HO2. Reaction rate constants were computed from 200 to 2000 K using the transition state theory combined with Wigner and Eckart tunneling correction. Moreover, localized orbital locator, atoms in molecules and Mayer bond order analyses were used to study the essence of chemical bonding evolution. Eleven singlet paths and three triplet ones are located on the potential surface (PES). The results show that the main products on the singlet PES are1CH2S and H2O2, whereas on the triplet PES they are CH3SH + 3O2, which are coincident with the similar reaction of CH3S and HO2. This conclusion is also supported by rate constant calculation results. Interestingly, all the possible paths are involved in the hydrogen transfer. The results have provided underlying insights to the analogous reactions and further experimental studies.
Synthesis and Characteristics of Metastable 2‐Benzyl‐4H‐3,1‐benzoxazin‐4‐one as Anticancer Agent and its Comparison with other Heterocyclic Compounds
Authors: Mokhtar Radwan Tasneem , Abdel‐Aziz El‐Hashash Maher , Abdel‐Hamid Farouk Wasfy Ashraf , Abdelhalim Abdallah Suzan 
Published: December 2019

AbstractHeterocyclic compounds with different heterocycle moieties, namely benzoxazinone, benzimidazole, quinazolinone, and benzofuranone heterocyclic rings, were synthesized, characterized and evaluated for their anticancer activities against Lung cancer cell line (A549) using Sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. In vitro, a compound with benzoxazinone scaffold namely 2‐benzyl‐3,1‐benzoxazin‐4‐one was shown to have the best antiproliferative activity against Lung cancer cell line (A549) with IC50 values 53.9 μM in comparison with other heterocyclic rings. This compound showed an excellent cytotoxicity effect against the pancreatic cancer cell line (PANC‐1) with IC50 values 0.15 μM, while it has a slight effect on the hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2).
Altering the O/C Ratio of Lignin Derived Monomers without Sacrificing Atom Efficiency
Authors: Singh Dheerendra , Dhepe Paresh L. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractSynthesis of platform and fuel grade chemicals from lignin without losing atom efficiency and lowering O/C ratio is a challenge in a bio‐refinery concept. In this work, we report solid acid catalysed alkylation of lignin derived variety of monomers such as guaiacol, veretrole, phenol, anisole, and catechol using numerous alcohols as alkylating agents. Results elaborate that the type of acidity and structure of catalyst play important role in achieving higher dialkylated products (DAP). With 85% conversion of guaiacol, 30.9% DAP formation was achieved at 250 °C within 2 h. A unique substrate adsorption study on the catalyst surface and effect of solubility of substrates on the activity of catalyst is evaluated. Catalyst was observed to be recyclable with marginal loss in the activity due to handling error.
Ferromagnetically Coupled Molecular Complexes with a CoII2GdIII Pivalate Core: Synthesis, Structure, Magnetic Properties and Thermal Stability
Authors: Lutsenko Irina A. , Kiskin Mikhail A. , Nikolaevskii Stanislav A. , Starikova Alyona A. , Efimov Nikolay N. , Khoroshilov Andrey V. , Bogomyakov Artem S. , Ananyev Ivan V. , Voronina Julia K. , Goloveshkin Alexander S. , Sidorov Aleksey A. , Eremenko Igor L. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractNew adducts with the composition [Co2Gd(NO3)(Piv)6L2] (L=2,4‐lutidine (lut) (1), 2‐phenylpyridine (PhPy) (4), 2‐ethynylpyridine (EtPy) (5)) and [Co2Eu(NO3)(Piv)6(EtPy)2] (6) were synthesized. According to X‐ray diffraction data, the molecular complexes comprise two atoms of cobalt(II) and one central atom of gadolinium(III) bridged by carboxylate ligands. The donor base molecules are coordinated to cobalt atoms. Magnetic measurements of the new and previously synthesized complexes with quinoline (2) and pyridine (3) ligands showed the ferromagnetic nature of the coupling between the metal centers in the CoII2GdIII core with JCo‐Gd parameters in the range of 0.15−0.18 cm−1. DFT calculations supported the ferromagnetic type of coupling for these complexes. Simultaneous thermal analysis of 1 and 2 showed the thermal stability of the complexes up to 180 °C and the stepwise nature of thermolysis, which includes the stages of elimination of the donor base molecules and the thermal decomposition of the pivalate moieties in the complex.
Direct Growth of Perovskite Crystals on Metallic Electrodes for High‐Performance Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices
Authors: Liu Jia , Liu Fengjing , Liu Haining , Hou Rui , Yue Junyi , Cai Jinzhong , Peng Zhisheng , Impundu Julienne , Xie Liming , Li Yong Jun , Sun Lianfeng 
Published: December 2019

AbstractMetal halide perovskite has attracted enhanced interest for its diverse electronic and optoelectronic applications. However, the fabrication of micro‐ or nanoscale crystalline perovskite functional devices remains a great challenge due to the fragility, solvent, and heat sensitivity of perovskite crystals. Here, a strategy is proposed to fabricate electronic and optoelectronic devices by directly growing perovskite crystals on microscale metallic structures in liquid phase. The well‐contacted perovskite/metal interfaces ensure these heterostructures serve as high‐performance field effect transistors (FETs) and excellent photodetector devices. When serving as an FET, the on/off ratio is as large as 106 and the mobility reaches up to ≈2.3 cm2 V−1 s−1. A photodetector is displayed with high photoconductive switching ratio of ≈106 and short response time of ≈4 ms. Furthermore, the photoconductive response is proved to be band‐bending‐assisted separation of photoexcited carriers at the Schottky barrier of the silver and p‐type perovskites.
Examples of Interacting Particle Systems on $$\mathbb {Z}$$ as Pfaffian Point Processes: Coalescing–Branching Random Walks and Annihilating Random Walks with Immigration
Authors: Garrod Barnaby , Tribe Roger , Zaboronski Oleg 
Published: December 2019

AbstractTwo classes of interacting particle systems on $$\mathbb {Z}$$Z are shown to be Pfaffian point processes, at any fixed time and for all deterministic initial conditions. The first comprises coalescing and branching random walks, the second annihilating random walks with pairwise immigration. Various limiting Pfaffian point processes on $$\mathbb {R}$$R are found by diffusive rescaling, including the point set process for the Brownian web and Brownian net.
Hepatic artery infusion pump for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with liver metastasis
Authors: Peng Changli , Zhou Chunhui , Li Gang , Li Haiping , Shi Liangrong 
Published: December 2019

AbstractTo evaluate the benefits and risks of hepatic artery infusion (HAI) gemcitabine and floxuridine (FUDR) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma liver metastases. HAI catheter systems were implanted under the guide of digital subtract angiography (DSA) in 16 patients with unresectable nasopharyngeal carcinoma liver metastases. HAI gemcitabine and FUDR in combination with radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy were delivered. Disease control rate (DCR) of intrahepatic lesions is 100%, objective response rate (ORR) of intrahepatic lesions is 87.5%, including 4 patients (25%) with complete response (CR), 10 patients (62.5%) with partial response (PR) and 2 patients (12.5%) with stable disease (SD). The median overall survival (mOS) was 30 months. There was no significant difference between patients with < 9 intrahepatic lesions and patients with ≥ 9 intrahepatic lesions (31 months vs. 24 months, P = 0.562). Patients without extrahepatic metastases has longer survival than patients with extrahepatic metastases (31 months vs. 17 months, P = 0.005). In all 72 cycles of HAI, the main grade 3/4 toxicities related to HAI include: leukopenia occur in 8 cycles (11.1%), thrombocytopenia in 5 cycles (6.9%), AST/ALT elevation in 12 cycles (16.7). Catheter related complications occurred in 2 patients (12.5%). HAI gemcitabine and FUDR is effective to improve DCR of intrahepatic lesions and prolong mOS for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma liver metastases, and is associated with a relative low rate of toxicity.
Saadat Hasan Manto, Partition, and Mental Illness through the Lens of Toba Tek Singh
Authors: Jokinen Tahir , Assadullah Shershah 
Published: December 2019

Abstract“Toba Tek Singh,” which describes the exchange of mental asylum inmates between India and Pakistan in the wake of partition, was perhaps Saadat Hasan Manto’s most well-known short story. Manto’s work was coloured by his experience of mental illness, including alcohol addiction and possible depressive disorder. This essay attempts to use “Toba Tek Singh” as a lens through which to shine an integrative light on the role of mental illness in Manto’s work and life, by discussing his personal experiences, themes of mental illness in the story, and the implications of his writing in the historical context of post-partition South Asia.
Passing Strategies and Performative Identities: Coping with (In)Visible Chronic Diseases
Authors: Spratt Tanisha Jemma Rose 
Published: December 2019

AbstractIn this article I consider the role of passing and performance in the everyday lives of alkaptonuria (AKU) and vitiligo patients. Race, LGBTQ, gender and disability scholars have long used the term passing to describe sub-groups of people within marginal populations who intentionally manipulate their bodies or alter their behaviour in order to claim identities that are not socially assigned to them at birth. In this paper I demonstrate the effectiveness of the passing strategies that patients use in order to mitigate their disease symptoms and render them invisible, thus enabling them to pass as “healthy” or unaffected by their condition. I further consider how patients who choose not to pass utilise resistance strategies in order to generate awareness of their disease and encourage funding for it. I conclude by assessing the effectiveness of these strategies in determining whether or not patients can pass, and the ways in which this is aided or hindered by their social and economic status.
The Fundamental Problem of Logical Omniscience
Authors: Hawke Peter , Özgün Aybüke , Berto Francesco 
Published: December 2019

AbstractWe propose a solution to the problem of logical omniscience in what we take to be its fundamental version: as concerning arbitrary agents and the knowledge attitude per se. Our logic of knowledge is a spin-off from a general theory of thick content, whereby the content of a sentence has two components: (i) an intension, taking care of truth conditions; and (ii) a topic, taking care of subject matter. We present a list of plausible logical validities and invalidities for the logic of knowledge per se for arbitrary agents, and isolate three explanatory factors for them: (1) the topic-sensitivity of content; (2) the fragmentation of knowledge states; (3) the defeasibility of knowledge acquisition. We then present a novel dynamic epistemic logic that yields precisely the desired validities and invalidities, for which we provide expressivity and completeness results. We contrast this with related systems and address possible objections.
Correction to: Towards a Better Understanding of Cognitive Deficits in Absence Epilepsy: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Fonseca Wald Eric L. A. , Hendriksen Jos G. M. , Drenthen Gerald S. , Kuijk Sander M. J. V. , Aldenkamp Albert P. , Vles Johan S. H. , Vermeulen R. Jeroen , Debeij van Hall Mariette H. J. A. , Klinkenberg Sylvia 
Published: December 2019

Due to an error during the editorial phase, a correction regarding Fig. 2 is added to the original article: “Towards a Better Understanding of Cognitive Deficits in Absence Epilepsy: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”. Please see below correct Fig. 2.
Modeling of the minimum cutting thickness in micro cutting with consideration of the friction around the cutting zone
Authors: Zhou Tianfeng , Wang Ying , Ruan Benshuai , Liang Zhiqiang , Wang Xibin 
Published: December 2019

AbstractFriction modeling between the tool and the workpiece plays an important role in predicting the minimum cutting thickness during TC4 micro machining and finite element method (FEM) cutting simulation. In this study, a new three-region friction modeling is proposed to illustrate the material flow mechanism around the friction zone in micro cutting; estimate the stress distributions on the rake, edge, and clearance faces of the tool; and predict the stagnation point location and the minimum cutting thickness. The friction modeling is established by determining the distribution of normal and shear stress. Then, it is applied to calculate the stagnation point location on the edge face and predict the minimum cutting thickness. The stagnation point and the minimum cutting thickness are also observed and illustrated in the FEM simulation. Micro cutting experiments are conducted to validate the accuracy of the friction and the minimum cutting thickness modeling. Comparison results show that the proposed friction model illustrates the relationship between the normal and sheer stress on the tool surface, thereby validating the modeling method of the minimum cutting thickness in micro cutting.
Stenostephanus (Acanthaceae) in Peru
Authors: Wood John R. I. 
Published: December 2019

SummaryAn account of the hill forest genus Stenostephanus Nees in Peru is presented. The salient characteristics and distribution of the genus are outlined to provide a wider context for the Peruvian species. Five new species, S. antiquorum J.R.I.Wood, S. atrocalyx J.R.I.Wood, S. cuscoensis J.R.I.Wood, S. densiflorus J.R.I.Wood and S. wasshausenii J.R.I.Wood are described as well as two varieties, var. angustissimus J.R.I.Wood and var. hirtiflorus J.R.I.Wood of S. longistamineus (Ruiz & Pav.) V.M.Baum. A key to all species occurring in Peru is provided together with diagnostic summaries of their salient characteristics and maps of their distribution. The new taxa are illustrated with line drawings and their conservation status is assessed.
Conflicting Discourses on Wildfire Risk and the Role of Local Media in the Amazonian and Temperate Forests
Authors: Silva Nathália Thaís Cosmo da , Fra.Paleo Urbano , Ferreira Neto José Ambrósio 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThis article examines how risk is communicated by different actors, particularly local print newspapers and actors at the community level, in two different geographical contexts that are severely affected by wildfires—the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Spain. We analyzed how wildfire risk is framed in local print media and local actor discourse to elucidate how wildfire risk is interpreted and aimed to identify the main priorities of these risk governance systems. The main findings reveal that the presentation of wildfire as a spectacle is a serious obstacle to the promotion of coherent risk governance and social learning, which involves recognizing wildfire risk as a social, political, economic, and environmental problem. Proactive risk governance should communicate the multifaceted nature of risk and stimulate dialogue and negotiation among all actors to build consensus regarding land use and the creation of risk.
Partial Versus General Compulsory Solidarity: an Experimental Analysis
Authors: Angelovski Andrej , Galliera Arianna , Güth Werner 
Published: December 2019

AbstractWe focus on ways and means of solidarity and their more or less voluntary and involuntary character. Alternative ways of redistribution are modeled by combining redistribution as emergent from a non-discriminatory voluntary contribution mechanism, VCM, with an outside option for a “super-rich”, R, participant to donate to VCM participants. The outsider may discriminate between participants of the VCM on the basis of information accessible at a cost to her. Inclusion in and exclusion from the VCM are involuntary while contributions in it are voluntary. How involuntary inclusion of R in VCM affects her discriminatory voluntary donations and contribution behavior is explored experimentally.
Arthrography of the temporomandibular joint: main diagnostic and therapeutic applications
Authors: Levring Jäghagen Eva , Ahlqvist Jan 
Published: December 2019

AbstractArthrography is an alternative technique for diagnosing soft tissue derangements of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) when magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not an option. This can be due to contraindications to perform a MRI on a specific patient or when MRI is not applicable for specific diagnoses of soft tissue derangements of the TMJ. It is an invasive method and can be used not only for diagnostics but also for therapeutic injections e.g. administration of corticosteroids
A Multi-institutional Assessment of Multimodal Analgesia in Penile Implant Recipients Demonstrates Dramatic Reduction in Pain Scores and Narcotic Usage
Authors: Lucas Jacob , Gross Martin , Yafi Faysal , DeLay Kenneth , Christianson Sarah , El-Khatib Farouk M. , Osman Mahdi , Simhan Jay 
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Introduction
Despite the pain associated with inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) implantation, there has been a lack of standardized, nonopioid pain control regimens described to date.

Aim
To assess the effectiveness of a multimodal analgesic regimen in patients undergoing implantation of an IPP compared with patients treated with an opioid-only regimen.

Methods
A large, multicenter patient cohort undergoing IPP implantation whose pain was managed using a multimodal analgesia (MMA) protocol (preoperative and postoperative acetaminophen, meloxicam orcelecoxib, and gabapentin and intraoperative dorsal and pudendal nerve blocks) was compared with a matched cohort of patients managed via an opioid-only protocol. Both groups were compared with respect to visual analog score (VAS) and opioid usage (total morphine equivalents [TME]) in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), postoperative day 0 (POD0) and postoperative day 1 (POD1), and in the immediate postdischarge period. Narcotic usage on discharge and follow-up were assessed and compared.

Main Outcome Measure
Postoperative pain scores and narcotic usage are the main outcome measures.

Results
203 patients were eligible for final analysis: 103 (50.7%) patients receiving MMA medication and 100 (49.3%) patients receiving opioids only. The VAS was significantly lower in the multimodal group in PACU (median 0.0 vs 2.0, P = .001), POD0 (median 3.0 vs 4.0, P = .001), and POD1 (median 3.0 vs 4.3, P = .04). Patients in the multimodal group also used fewer narcotics in PACU (median 0.0 vs 4.0 TME, P = .001), POD0 (median 7.5 vs 12.5 TME, P &lt; .001), and POD1 (median 7.5 vs 13.5 TME, P = .01). Despite being discharged with fewer narcotics (median 20.0 vs 30.0 tablets, P &lt; .001), a smaller proportion of patients in the MMA cohort required narcotic refills (10.7% vs 28.0%, P = .001). There were no narcotic- or MMA medication–related side effects in the entire cohort.

Clinical Implications
MMA confers significant improvement in pain management while also providing a significant reduction in narcotic usage in patients undergoing implantation of IPP.

Strength & Limitations
This is the 1st large multi-institutional assessment of a multimodal analgesic regimen in urologic prosthetic surgery. The analgesic regimen targets several pain pathways that provide excellent pain control throughout the recovery process. Limitations include retrospective design and lack of standardization of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug type within the multimodal analgesic regimen.

Conclusion
The use of a MMA protocol significantly reduces postoperative pain measures in penile implant recipients and further reduces both inpatient and outpatient narcotic usage without any discernable side effects.