bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Signal versus background interference in $$ {H}^{+}\to t\overline{b} $$ signals for MSSM benchmark scenarios
Authors: Arhrib Abdesslam , Azevedo Duarte , Benbrik Rachid , Harouiz Hicham , Moretti Stefano , Patrick Riley , Santos Rui 
Published: October 2020

Abstract
In this paper, we investigate sizeable interference effects between a heavy charged Higgs boson signal produced dominantly via $$ gg\to t\overline{b}{H}^{-} $$
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(+ c.c.) followed by the decay $$ {H}^{-}\to b\overline{t} $$

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topologies at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). We show that it may be possible that such effects could spoil current H± searches where signal and background are normally treated separately. The reason for this is that a heavy charged Higgs boson can have a large total width, in turn enabling such interferences, altogether leading to potentially very significant alterations, both at the inclusive and exclusive level, of the yield induced by the signal alone. This therefore implies that currently established LHC searches for such wide charged Higgs bosons might require modifications. We show such effects quantitatively using two different benchmark configurations of the minimal realisation of Supersymmetry, wherein such H± states naturally exist. However, on the basis of the limited computing resources available, we are unable to always bring the statistical error down to a level where all such interference effects are unequivocal, so that we advocate dedicated experimental analyses to confirm this with higher statistics data samples.
A Proliferation-Inducing Ligand Regulation in Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils by Panax ginseng
Authors: Ratajczak-Wrona Wioletta , Wawrusiewicz-Kurylonek Natalia , Garley Marzena , Kretowski Adam Jacek , Jablonska Ewa 
Published: October 2020

AbstractA proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor superfamily that was first identified as a factor favoring tumorigenesis. APRIL is important fitness and survival factors for B cells and plasma cells in the periphery. Considering this, as well as the quantitative predominance of neutrophils among the peripheral blood leukocytes, we carried out the first study assessing the influence of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling pathway on APRIL expression in these cells. Furthermore, as the Rb1 ginsenoside is known to exhibit multiple pharmacological activities, we verified if the saponin is capable of modulating the process. The present study shows that TGF-β increased the expression of APRIL and the level of phospho-p38, phospho-Akt(T308), and phospho-Akt(S473) in the cytoplasmic fraction, as well as the expression of Fra1, c-Fos, and c-Jun in the nuclear fraction, of neutrophils. However, exposure of these cells to Rb1 reduced the expression and level of the investigated proteins. No changes were found in the expression of APRIL and the level of p-p38 in the cytoplasmic fraction of neutrophils following the application of Rb1 alone, as well as in the neutrophils incubated first with Rb1 and then with TGF-β, whereas a higher level of phosphorylation was observed for Akt and PI3 kinases in the cells. Moreover, a higher expression of all the studied transcription factors was observed in the nuclear fraction of neutrophils. Based on the observed changes, it may be assumed that the expression of APRIL molecule in TGF-β-induced neutrophils and its regulation by Rb1 are associated with PI3K/AKT signaling pathways and transcription factors Fra-1, Fra-2, c-Jun, and c-Fos. Rb1 appears to be a favorable factor that may be potentially used in the modulation of tumor-promoting APRIL expression.
Additive manufacturing introduced substructure and computational determination of metamaterials parameters by means of the asymptotic homogenization
Authors: Abali Bilen Emek , Barchiesi Emilio 
Published: October 2020

AbstractMetamaterials exhibit materials response deviation from conventional elasticity. This phenomenon is captured by the generalized elasticity as a result of extending the theory at the expense of introducing additional parameters. These parameters are linked to internal length scales. Describing on a macroscopic level, a material possessing a substructure at a microscopic length scale calls for introducing additional constitutive parameters. Therefore, in principle, an asymptotic homogenization is feasible to determine these parameters given an accurate knowledge on the substructure. Especially in additive manufacturing, known under the infill ratio, topology optimization introduces a substructure leading to higher-order terms in mechanical response. Hence, weight reduction creates a metamaterial with an accurately known substructure. Herein, we develop a computational scheme using both scales for numerically identifying metamaterials parameters. As a specific example, we apply it on a honeycomb substructure and discuss the infill ratio. Such a computational approach is applicable to a wide class substructures and makes use of open-source codes; we make it publicly available for a transparent scientific exchange.
Anticancer potential of myricetin bulk and nano forms in vitro in lymphocytes from myeloma patients
Authors: Akhtar Shabana , Najafzadeh Mojgan , Isreb Mohammad , Newton Lisa , Gopalan Rajendran C. , Anderson Diana 
Published: October 2020

AbstractEvading apoptosis and chemo-resistance are considered as very important factors which help tumour progression and metastasis. Hence, to overcome chemo-resistance, there is an urgent requirement for emergence of more effective treatment options. Myricetin, a naturally occurring flavonoid, is present in various plant-derived foods and shows antitumour potential in different cancers. In the present in vitro study, results from the comet assay demonstrated that myricetin bulk (10 µM) and nano (20 µM) forms exhibited a non-significant level of genotoxicity in lymphocytes from multiple myeloma patients when compared to those from healthy individuals. Western blot results showed a decrease in Bcl-2/Bax ratio and an increase in P53 protein levels in lymphocytes from myeloma patients, but not in lymphocytes from healthy individuals. A significant increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species level was also observed, suggesting that regulation of apoptotic proteins triggered by myricetin exposure in lymphocytes from myeloma patients occurred through P53 and oxidative stress-dependent pathways. The potency of myricetin against lymphocytes from myeloma patients marks it a potential candidate to be considered as an alternative to overcome chemo-resistance in cancer therapies.
Treatment of partial thickness burns of the face with Acticoat7™
Authors: Nedomansky Jakob , Oramary Alan , Nickl Stefanie , Fuchs Gunther , Radtke Christine , Haslik Werner , Fochtmann-Frana Alexandra 
Published: October 2020

Summary
Background
The face is affected in more than 50% of patients with extensive burn trauma. Effective treatment is of importance to avoid hypertrophic scarring, functional impairment and social stigmatization.

Material and methods
All patients treated with Acticoat7™ due to superficial and deep partial thickness burns of the face between 2008 and 2017 at the intensive care unit (ICU) for burn trauma at the Department for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Medical University of Vienna were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were evaluated for the number of required dressing changes until complete re-epithelialization, bacterial colonization, potential complications and the need for primary and secondary surgery.

Results
A total of 100 patients were analyzed. It took a median dressing change rate of 1 (range 0–5) in the superficial partial thickness and 3 (range 1–11) in the deep partial thickness group. Conservative treatment of deep partial thickness wounds was possible in 79% and 17% of these patients required secondary scar revision. Although bacterial colonization of the wounds frequently occurred, wound infections were rarely observed.

Conclusion
Acticoat7™ is a valuable dressing for treating superficial and deep partial thickness burn wounds of the face in an intensive care unit setting. It enables extended time intervals between dressing changes without an increased risk for complications.
Complete genomic sequence of a novel phytopathogenic Burkholderia phage isolated from fallen leaf compost
Authors: Sasaki Ryota , Miyashita Shuhei , Ando Sugihiro , Ito Kumiko , Fukuhara Toshiyuki , Kormelink Richard , Takahashi Hideki 
Published: October 2020

AbstractIn contrast to most Burkholderia species, which affect humans or animals, Burkholderia glumae is a bacterial pathogen of plants that causes panicle blight disease in rice seedlings, resulting in serious damage to rice cultivation. Attempts to combat this disease would benefit from research involving a phage known to attack this type of bacterium. Some Burkholderia phages have been isolated from soil or bacterial species in the order Burkholderiales, but so far there has been no report of a complete genome nucleotide sequence of a phage of B. glumae. In this study, a novel phage, FLC5, of the phytopathogen B. glumae was isolated from leaf compost, and its complete genome nucleotide sequence was determined. The genome consists of a 32,090-bp circular DNA element and exhibits a phylogenetic relationship to members of the genus Peduovirus, with closest similarity to B. multivorans phage KS14. In addition to B. glumae, FLC5 was also able to lyse B. plantarii, a pathogen causing rice bacterial damping-off disease. This is the first report of isolation of a P2-like phage from phytopathogenic Burkholderia, determination of its complete genomic sequence, and the finding of its potential to infect two Burkholderia species: B. glumae and B. plantarii.
The combined self- and parent-rated SDQ score profile predicts care use and psychiatric diagnoses
Authors: Vugteveen Jorien , de Bildt Annelies , Hartman Catharina A. , Reijneveld Sijmen A. , Timmerman Marieke E. 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is widely used, based on evidence of its value for screening. This evidence primarily regards the single informant total difficulties scale and separate difficulties subscales. We assessed to what degree adolescents’ SDQ profiles that combined all self- and parent-rated subscales were associated with use of care and psychiatric diagnoses, and examined the added value thereof over using only a single informant and the total scale. Cluster analysis was used to identify common SDQ profiles based on self- and parent-reports among adolescents aged 12–17 in mental healthcare (n = 4282), social care (n = 124), and the general population (n = 1293). We investigated associations of the profiles with ‘care use’ and ‘DSM-IV diagnoses’, depending on gender. We identified six common SDQ profiles: five profiles with varying types and severities of reported difficulties, pertaining to 95% of adolescents in care, and one without difficulties, pertaining to 55% of adolescents not in care. The types of reported difficulties in the profiles matched DSM-IV diagnoses for 88% of the diagnosed adolescents. The SDQ profiles were found to be more useful for predicting care use and diagnoses than SDQ scores reported by the adolescent as single informant and the total difficulties scale. The latter indicated the presence of problems among 42–63% of the adolescents in care, missing a substantial number of adolescents with reported emotional difficulties and borderline problem severity. These findings advocate the use of combined self- and parent-rated SDQ score profiles for screening.
Detecting unusual input to neural networks
Authors: Martin Jörg , Elster Clemens 
Published: October 2020

AbstractEvaluating a neural network on an input that differs markedly from the training data might cause erratic and flawed predictions. We study a method that judges the unusualness of an input by evaluating its informative content compared to the learned parameters. This technique can be used to judge whether a network is suitable for processing a certain input and to raise a red flag that unexpected behavior might lie ahead. We compare our approach to various methods for uncertainty evaluation from the literature for various datasets and scenarios. Specifically, we introduce a simple, effective method that allows to directly compare the output of such metrics for single input points even if these metrics live on different scales.
Quantumness of States and Unitary Operations
Authors: Luc Joanna 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThis paper investigates various properties that may by possessed by quantum states, which are believed to be specifically “quantum” (entanglement, nonlocality, steerability, negative conditional entropy, non-zero quantum discord, non-zero quantum super discord and contextuality) and their opposites. It also considers their “absolute” counterparts in the following sense: a given state has a given property absolutely if after an arbitrary unitary transformation it still possesses it. The known relations between the listed properties and between their absolute counterparts are summarized. It is proven that the only two-qubit state that has zero quantum discord absolutely is the maximally mixed state. Finally, related conceptual issues concerning the terms “classical” and “quantum” are discussed.
Disclosure to God as a Mediator Between Private Prayer and Psychological Well-Being in a Christian Sample
Authors: Zarzycka Beata , Krok Dariusz 
Published: October 2020

AbstractAlthough a number of studies have reported the psychological and physical benefits of prayer, only a few have examined the means by which prayer affects health. Winkeljohn Black et al. (J Relig Health 54(2):540–553, 2015. 10.1007/s10943-014-9840-4) found disclosure to God as a mediator in the relationship between prayer and mental health. In their study, the authors used Poloma and Pendleton’s (Rev Relig Res 31(1):46–53, 1989. https://doi.org/10.2307/3511023, ) model of prayer. This study examined whether disclosure to God as a mediator can be upheld with Laird et al.’s (Int J Psychol Relig 14(4):251–272, 2004) prayer model. The study included 285 Polish adults (50.2% of women), aged between 18 and 60 years. The Multidimensional Prayer Inventory, the Revised Distress Disclosure Index, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale were applied to the research. The results showed that the prayer of thanksgiving correlated positively and the prayer of supplication negatively with well-being. Two indirect effects were significant, indicating disclosure to God as a mediator of the confession—well-being link and the supplication—well-being link.
Generation of realistic saddle trajectories from captured horseback motion
Authors: Ziegler Jakob , Gattringer Hubert , Müller Andreas 
Published: October 2020

AbstractHippotherapy, riding a horse in the context of rehabilitation, is a medical treatment that successfully has been employed in various fields, e.g. for improving locomotion performance of patients with movement disorders. Robotic systems enable the application of hippotherapy in clinical environments with additional benefits, like adjustable speed and high repeatability. Fundamental for a therapy outcome equivalent to classical hippotherapy is that the trajectory of the robotic system is as realistic as possible. This paper introduces a method for the synthesis of horseback motions using motion capture data of various horse gaits. Based on complete gait cycles, an analytical, time-continuous and periodic motion description is constructed. Measured 3D marker positions are reconstructed with a mean error not exceeding 8.6 mm. If the motion capture data of several gait cycles are considered, a more generalized trajectory is generated. An adjustable time dilatation parameter enables the adaptation of the generated motion according to the physical abilities of the patient or the capabilities of the robotic system. This method allows for motion synthesis with arbitrary time span and time resolution, generating realistic trajectories effectively applicable to robotic systems for riding simulation in general and robotic hippotherapy in particular.
Detailed wheel/rail geometry processing with the conformal contact approach
Authors: Vollebregt Edwin 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThis paper proposes a new way of considering wheel–rail contact in multibody systems simulation that goes beyond the traditional planar constraint and elastic approaches. In this approach, wheel–rail interaction is modelled as a force element with pressures and shear stresses distributed over a contact area that may be curved, supporting conformal contact situations. This by-passes the selection of the contact reference location and reference angle, which are delicate aspects of planar contact approaches.The idea is worked out introducing the curved reference surface as the new backbone for the computations, instead of the tangent plane used previously in planar contact approaches. The steps are described by which the curved reference is constructed in CONTACT, using generic facilities for markers, grids, and coordinate transformations, by which generic wheel/rail configurations can be analyzed in a fully automated way.Numerical results show the capabilities of the new method for measured, worn profiles, suppressing discontinuities in the forces when multiple contact patches split or merge. A further application concerns the evaluation of strategies used in planar contact approaches. There we find that the tangent plane’s inclination is of the biggest importance. This should be defined in an averaged way to achieve maximum correspondence to the more detailed curved contact approach.
GIS-based multicriteria evaluation for earthquake response: a case study of expert opinion in Vancouver, Canada
Authors: Walker Blake Byron , Schuurman Nadine , Swanlund David , Clague John J. 
Published: October 2020

AbstractGIS-based multicriteria evaluation (MCE) provides a framework for analysing complex decision problems by quantifying variables of interest to score potential locations according to their suitability. In the context of earthquake preparedness and post-disaster response, MCE has relied mainly on uninformed or non-expert stakeholders to identify high-risk zones, prioritise areas for response, or highlight vulnerable populations. In this study, we compare uninformed, informed non-expert, and expert stakeholders’ responses in MCE modelling for earthquake response planning in Vancouver, Canada. Using medium- to low-complexity MCE models, we highlight similarities and differences in the importance of infrastructural and socioeconomic variables, emergency services, and liquefaction potential between a non-weighted MCE, a medium-complexity informed non-expert MCE, and a low-complexity MCE informed by 35 local earthquake planning and response experts from governmental and non-governmental organisations. Differences in the observed results underscore the importance of accessible, expert-informed approaches for prioritising locations for earthquake response planning and for the efficient and geographically precise allocation of resources.
Thirty years of research into hate speech: topics of interest and their evolution
Authors: Tontodimamma Alice , Nissi Eugenia , Sarra Annalina , Fontanella Lara 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThe exponential growth of social media has brought with it an increasing propagation of hate speech and hate based propaganda. Hate speech is commonly defined as any communication that disparages a person or a group on the basis of some characteristics such as race, colour, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religion. Online hate diffusion has now developed into a serious problem and this has led to a number of international initiatives being proposed, aimed at qualifying the problem and developing effective counter-measures. The aim of this paper is to analyse the knowledge structure of hate speech literature and the evolution of related topics. We apply co-word analysis methods to identify different topics treated in the field. The analysed database was downloaded from Scopus, focusing on a number of publications during the last thirty years. Topic and network analyses of literature showed that the main research topics can be divided into three areas: “general debate hate speech versus freedom of expression”,“hate-speech automatic detection and classification by machine-learning strategies”, and “gendered hate speech and cyberbullying”. The understanding of how research fronts interact led to stress the relevance of machine learning approaches to correctly assess hatred forms of online speech.
Coherence of Coronal Mass Ejections in Near-Earth Space
Authors: Owens Mathew J. 
Published: October 2020

Abstract
Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) primarily move radially as they propagate away from the Sun, maintaining approximately constant angular width with respect to the Sun. As ICMEs have typical angular widths of around $60^{\circ }$

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, plasma elements on opposite flanks of an ICME separate in the non-radial direction at a speed, $v_{\mathrm{G}}$

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, roughly equal to the ICME radial speed. This rapid expansion is a limiting factor on the propagation of information across an ICME at the local Alfvén speed, $v_{\mathrm{A}}$

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. In this study, the 1-AU properties of ICMEs are used to compute two measures of ICME coherence. The first is the angular separation for which $v_{\mathrm{G}}$

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. The second measure is the angular extent over which a wavefront can propagate as an ICME travels from a given heliocentric distance to 1 AU. For both measures, ICMEs containing magnetic clouds show greater coherence than non-cloud ICMEs. However, even for magnetic clouds, information is unable to propagate across the full span of the structure. Thus interactions of ICMEs with other solar wind structures in the heliosphere are likely to lead to localised distortion, rather than solid-body like deflection. For magnetic clouds, the coherence length scale is significantly greater near the centre of the spacecraft encounter than at the leading or trailing edges. This suggests that magnetic clouds may be more coherent, and thus less prone to distortion, along the direction of the magnetic flux-rope axis than in directions perpendicular to the axis.
Reduplication in Abui: A case of pattern extension
Authors: Klamer Marian , Saad George 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThis paper studies the effect of ongoing contact on the Abui reduplication system. Abui, a Papuan indigenous minority language of eastern Indonesia, has been in contact with the regionallingua franca, Alor Malay (Austronesian), for around 50–60 years. Throughout this period, contact with Alor Malay has affected different age groups in different ways across various levels of grammar. Here we compare Abui reduplication across four age groups: (pre)adolescents, young adults, adults, and elders, and show how the function and distribution of reduplication in the Abui spoken by younger speakers is affected by a combination of morphological PAT borrowing and lexical borrowing from Alor Malay. The changing patterns are first applied to the domain in which the two languages overlap: existing Abui verb reduplications become more Alor Malay-like with respect to their function, form, and productivity. The borrowing of an additional function of reduplication is analyzed as a type of complexification in Abui, while at the same time, Abui reduplication itself is demonstrated to also show simplification in terms of form. We argue that this change is induced by decades of stable bilingualism, and is further enhanced by the fact that reduplication is a universal morphological operation and can emerge spontaneously in language contact situations. Thus, the emerging trends reported here are explained by both borrowing from Alor Malay as well as incomplete acquisition of Abui.