bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Detecting protagonists and antagonists in the voice quality of American cartoon characters: a quantitative LTAS-based analysis
Authors: Tong Ke Hui , Moisik Scott Reid 
Published: September 2021

AbstractThe voices of heroes and villains in cartoons contribute to their uniqueness and helps shape how we perceive them. However, not much research has looked at the acoustic properties of character voices and the possible contributions these have to cartoon character archetypes. We present a quantitative examination of how voice quality distinguishes between characters based on their alignment as either protagonists or antagonists, performing Principal Component Analysis (PCA) on the Long-term Average Spectra (LTAS) of concatenated passages of the speech of various characters obtained from four different animated cartoons. We then assessed if the categories of “protagonists” and “antagonists” (determined via an a priori classification) could be distinguished using a classification algorithm, and if so, what acoustic characteristics could help distinguish the two categories. The overall results support the idea that protagonists and antagonists can be distinguished by their voice qualities. Support Vector Machine (SVM) analysis yielded an average classification accuracy of 96% across the cartoons. Visualisation of the spectral traits constituting the difference did not yield consistent results but reveals a low-versus-high frequency energy dominance pattern segregating antagonists and protagonists. Future studies can look into how other variables might be confounded with voice quality in distinguishing between these categories.
Propositions pour une psychosémiologie historique du français : quelques réflexions à partir de l’histoire du verbe français
Authors: Soutet Olivier 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
While it is true that the linguistic theory of Gustave Guillaume (1883–1960) is generally designated under the name of psychomechanics because it postulates that the thought in the language action operates through a constantly repeated and formally homogeneous set of movements, which gives it its psychically systematic character, it does not ignore the semiological dimension of language, which also aims at a certain systematization. Hence a place for a psychosemiology, which this contribution aims to define and illustrate from examples taken in the morphological history of French.
The Concept of Talent Management and Organizational Commitment of Teachers
Authors: Volkova Natalia , Zaichenko Natalya , Chiker Vera , Gyuninen Oksana 
Published: September 2021

A sample of 295 teachers from six educational institutions in the town of Kolpino (Kolpino District, St. Petersburg) is used to explore school teachers’ perception of talent management policies and practices as elements of the school’s organizational culture and to analyze linkages between such practices and teachers’ organizational commitment. The study relied on the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) developed by Lyman W. Porter and the new Talent Management in Education questionnaire by Brent Davies and Barbara J. Davies. The latter was adapted for the Russian sample, evidence of the method’s reliability and construct validity being provided in the article. Results show that organizational commitment of teachers is higher in schools where leaders foster professional development, collaboration and collegial decision making. Years of teaching experience do not affect organizational commitment, but younger teachers are more committed to their schools than their older colleagues. Teacher commitment to educational institutions was also found to be predicted by whether teachers perceive talent management practices as elements of the school’s organizational culture.
An empirical study of New England seismicity: 1727-1977
Authors: Street R. , Lacroix A. 
Published: September 2021

abstract
Isoseismal map measurements and magnitudes of several recent central and northeastern North American earthquakes are related by multiple regression analysis in order that mbLg magnitudes can be estimated for those noninstrumentally-recorded New England events whose total felt area is known to be ≧10,000 km2 and which occurred after 1727. Magnitude estimates of the noninstrumentally-recorded events permit New England seismicity to be studied on a basis other than the heretofore conventional maximum epicentral intensity approach.
Low-velocity zone inversion by the Wiechert-Herglotz integral
Authors: McMechan George A. 
Published: September 2021

abstract
Defining a p-Δ curve in terms of the Δ of the turning point of a ray rather than the point of emergence at the surface allows a p-Δ curve to be produced for a low-velocity zone. This curve can be explicitly inverted by performing three Weichert-Herglotz integrals, two of which are for the low-velocity zone contribution.
Dynamic characteristics of ground motions due to blasting
Authors: Medearis Kenneth 
Published: September 2021

abstract
There is considerable evidence that more rational damage criteria need to be generated with regard to low-rise structures subjected to seismic ground motions. There is not sufficient basis for specifying a maximum ground particle velocity criterion, such as 2 in/sec. A peak ground velocity guideline does not currently take into account a number of important parameters, including the predominant frequencies of the ground motion excitation and the structure being excited. Although a number of states have adopted peak-velocity criteria, such criteria have been ruled inadequate in certain legal decisions affecting blasting operations. The development of more rational damage criteria is thus of significant importance. Such criteria must necessarily consider the dynamic characteristics of seismic ground motions, i.e., pertinent and dominant frequency characteristics, response and Fourier spectra, etc. Very little analysis has been done with regard to determining the dynamic characteristics of blasting ground motions, however.
This paper describes a research effort concerned with the determination of these characteristics for a sizeable number of actual blasting records using appropriate theoretical and computer analyses. Peak ground motion versus charge and distance relationships were derived, as well as pertinent response spectra. Statistical representations of the latter were also obtained using some 200 ground motions.
An earthquake swarm at Lake Keowee, South Carolina
Authors: Talwani Pradeep , Stevenson Donald , Amick David , Chiang Jin 
Published: September 2021

abstract
An earthquake swarm occurred near Lake Keowee, South Carolina in January to February 1978. The swarm was monitored by using portable seismographs. The shallow (&lt;3 km), low level (ML ≦ 2.2), intense (up to 200 events per day) activity occurred in a narrow elliptical epicentral region (2 by 3 km). This active area trends NW-SE, normal to local geologic grain, and appears to be related to the steeply dipping NE trending joints.
A search for earlier seismicity in the area suggests that this swarm is possibly related to the Seneca earthquake of 1971 which followed the impounding of Lake Keowee.
Adenoid Ameloblastoma with Dentinoid
Authors: Sachdev Sanpreet S , Chettiankandy Tabita J , Sardar Manisha A , Adhane Yogita , Shah Aakruti M , Grace Alphonsa E 
Published: September 2021

Ameloblastoma and adenomatoid odontogenic tumors are the most common odontogenic neoplasms. However, hybrid variant of the two lesions, Adenoid Ameloblastoma with dentinoid is extremely rare. The lesion comprises of characteristic histopathological features of Ameloblastoma and Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor and also shares certain clinical characteristics with either of the entities. Adenoid Ameloblastoma with dentinoid may be considered at the more aggressive end of spectrum of benign odontogenic neoplasms. Owing to the frequent tendency of lesion to be underdiagnosed, careful histopathological screening of submitted biopsies is warranted. With the increase in number of reported cases in the recent years, it is likely to be included as a separate entity in the upcoming WHO classification. The present systematic review aims at collectively presenting the demographic, clinical, radiographic and histopathological features, treatment performed along with its outcome for all the cases of Adenoid Ameloblastoma with dentinoid reported in scientific literature till date.
Keywords: Hybrid Odontogenic Tumor; Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor; Adenoameloblastoma; dentinoameloblastoma; Immunohistochemistry
Nutcracker syndrome - a mini review on current knowledge
Authors: Kramek Jakub Tomasz , Krasiński Zbigniew , Stępak Hubert 
Published: September 2021

Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) seems to be an under-diagnosed condition defined as external compression of the left renal vein and consequent blood outflow impairment. The majority of cases involve the left renal vein entrapment between abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. The exact epidemiology is unknown due to lack of consensus on diagnostic criteria and often asymptomatic courses. NCS may occur at any age with peak presentation in the second and third decade of life. There is a slight prevalence in females. The most frequent presentations include micro and macroscopic hematuria, orthostatic proteinuria, orthostatic hypotension, flank pain. Patients may develop pelvic congestion syndrome comprising dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, pelvic, gluteal, vulvar varicose veins and varicocele in men. Clinical suspicion of NCS based on signs and symptoms, requires imaging confirmation utilising modalities such as doppler ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography, intravascular ultrasound and phlebography. Treatment options of NCS range from conservative surveillance to nephrectomy, thus appropriate approach should be based on clinical manifestation and severity of symptoms. Patients presenting with mild to moderate haematuria, and acceptable symptoms should be treated conservatively. In cases of severe symptoms or when conservative management fails, invasive treatment should be considered. Recommended open surgical procedures include left renal vein distal transposition and renal autotransplantation. Endovascular stenting approach seems to be an encouraging solution. Further long term follow-up is required to create objective treatment guidelines.
Survive, Revive, Thrive: Chapter 11—Flank Speed
Authors: Blasingame Tom 
Published: September 2021

Either move or be moved. - Ezra Pound, American poet, 1885–1972

Flank Speed (a ship’s maximum speed)
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. - Helen Keller, American author, 1880–1968 (she was blind and deaf from birth)
I will be uncharacteristically brief: if there were ever a time for operating at maximum capacity/capability, then this is it. I ask that everyone reading this column think of 10 tasks/ideas/concepts that they can perform right now that will change their trajectory (and hopefully SPE’s as well), distill those 10 tasks to three, and commit like your life depends on it to performing at least one of those tasks in the next 6–12 months.
Call it homework if you want, but every person reading this column can create, innovate, and deliver some task/idea/concept that will significantly benefit our industry. Don’t say you have more important things to do—this is your profession and your passion. Get started, push directly to flank speed, and get it done. Then move to the next idea on your list. SPE needs its member contributions as never before.

SPE and You
Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems. - Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian, 1892–1971
It is very easy to sit on the fence, but sooner or later the post will hurt you where it counts. You must do something constructive in this life to be alive. More simply, in the words of the British clergyman John Henry Newman, “Growth is the only evidence of life.”
SPE must grow its missions, but its missions must also include what we do now to prepare for the foreseeable future. Energy transition is not a fad; it is a critical path we as an industry and as a professional society must pursue to provide energy for all.
Oil and gas are simultaneously our most secure energy resources, as well as our “battery backup” for situations where renewable options are either unavailable or impractical. Energy sustainability will evolve (I guarantee it), but let’s never forget what will pave the way to that sustainable and renewable energy future—oil and gas. Every conceivable product that is part of the energy transition is either fueled by or dependent on oil and gas as raw materials.
Regardless of how you feel about SPE as a professional organization, it cannot and will not grow into what it must become without your volunteerism and your engagement. I understand that “change=pain,” but we are in a different world now. We can choose to be patient (wait and see what happens), pause (basically be in a state of paralysis), or we can pivot, which is to say that we can push or change/evolve to another path. It is complicated, because in the last year on an individual basis most if not all, of us have done all three.
3D Geological Model Creates Potential for Increased Production in Libyan Field
Authors: Carpenter Chris 
Published: September 2021

This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper SPE 201417, “Reservoir Characterization and Geostatistical Model of the Cretaceous and Cambrian-Ordovician Reservoir Intervals, Meghil Field, Sirte Basin, Libya,” by Mohamed Masoud, Sirte Oil Company; W. Scott Meddaugh, SPE, Midwestern State University; and Masud Eljaroshi Masud, Sirte Oil Company, prepared for the 2020 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, originally scheduled to be held in Denver, Colorado, 5–7 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
The study outlined in the complete paper focuses on developing models of the Upper Cretaceous Waha carbonate and Bahi sandstone reservoirs and the Cambrian-Ordovician Gargaf sandstone reservoir in the Meghil field, Sirte Basin, Libya. The objective of this study is to develop a representative geostatistically based 3D model that preserves geological elements and eliminates uncertainty of reservoir properties and volumetric estimates. This study demonstrates the potential for significant additional hydrocarbon production from the Meghil field and the effect of heterogeneity on well placement and spacing.

Introduction
The reservoir of interest consists of three stratigraphic layers of different ages: the Waha and Bahi Formations and the Gargaf Group intersecting the Meghil field. The Waha reservoir is a porous limestone that forms a single reservoir with underlying Upper Cretaceous Bahi sandstone and Cambro-Ordovician Gargaf Group quartzitic sandstone. The Waha provides excel-lent reservoir characteristics. The Bahi has fair to good reservoir characteristics, while the Gargaf Group has very poor reservoir quality. The Waha and Bahi contain significant amounts of hydrocarbons. The Bahi is composed of erratically distributed detritus from the eroded Gargaf Group. The characteristic of the Gargaf sediments is quartzitic sandstones indurate to a quartzite with low reservoir quality.
Economic Comparison of Alternatives for a Stranded Offshore Gas Reservoir
Authors: Carpenter Chris 
Published: September 2021

This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper OTC 30732, “Economic Feasibility Study of Several Usage Alternatives for a Stranded Offshore Gas Reservoir,” by Khoi Viet Trinh, SPE, and Rouzbeh G. Moghanloo, SPE, University of Oklahoma, prepared for the 2020 Offshore Technology Conference, originally scheduled to be held in Houston, 4–7 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed. Copyright 2020 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.
This paper compares economics of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project with those of an onshore LNG plant and gas-to-wire (GTW) processes. Sensitivity analyses and tornado charts are used to evaluate the importance of various uncertain parameters associated with FLNG construction and operation. This study will be helpful for future considerations in using FLNG to convert offshore gas reservoirs previously considered stranded into economically viable resources. The results from this economic model can play a key role in the future of the natural gas industry and energy market in West Africa.

Assumptions
Before presenting different economic scenarios, the following assumptions must be established:
* The pipeline will have the correct diameter, pressure rating, and metallurgy to transport produced gas. Only the pipe length will be considered a variable.
* Operating expenses (OPEX) of both onshore LNG and FLNG will be the same. Realistically, however, OPEX of FLNG will be different from that of onshore LNG.
* A subsidy from the Nigerian government has been obtained for the onshore LNG plant.
* The electricity price is assumed to be $0.25/kWh.
* An assumed upstream cost of $2/Mscf to cover onshore LNG gas pretreatment is assumed.
* The onshore LNG plant and FLNG will have the same lifespan. However, in reality, availability of FLNG can be lower than that of onshore LNG.

Pricing Models
FNLG. Because of the relative recency of FNLG, few pricing models have been readily available. For the complete paper, Shell’s Prelude project is the basis for pricing of FLNG. Prelude costs averaged out to approximately $14 billion, which will be used as the cost of the facility for the FLNG scenario in the economic analysis.
Mediation effect of obesity on the association between triglyceride-glucose index and hyperuricemia in Chinese hypertension adults.
Authors: Sun Jin , Su Yongkang , Li Man , Ma Shouyuan , Zhang Yan , Zhang Anhang , Cai Shuang , Cheng Bokai , Bao Qiligeer , Wang Shuxia , Zhu Ping 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background and Aims: The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index was regarded as a simple surrogate marker of insulin resistance (IR). It is confirmed that IR was significantly associated with hyperuricemia, and obesity was the risk factor for IR and hyperuricemia. However, the relationship between the TyG index and hyperuricemia and the potential role of obesity in Han Chinese hypertension are not entirely elucidated.Methods and Results： A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 4551 hypertension patients aged 40-75 years with clinical and biochemical data. The TyG index was calculated as ln [fasting triglyceride (mg/dl) × fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)/2]. Hyperuricemia was determined as serum uric acid ≥357μmol/L (6 mg/dl) for females and ≥417μmol/L (7 mg/dl) for males. The TyG index was higher in patients with hyperuricemia than in those without (8.99±0.61, 8.70±0.59, P<0.001). The prevalence of hyperuricemia in patients with the lowest (≤8.32), second (8.33-8.66), third (8.67-9.07) and the highest quartile (≥9.08) of the TyG index was 6.0%, 10.4%, 15.4%, 21.4%, respectively. Logistic regression analysis suggested that the higher quartile of TyG index was associated with increased hyperuricemia risk whether in crude or adjusted models (P<0.05). Mediation analysis showed that all of our obesity indexes partially mediated the association between the TyG index and hyperuricemia to some extent.Conclusion：TyG index is significantly associated with hyperuricemia in hypertension patients among Han Chinese, obesity plays a partial mediation role in this relationship.
Ultrahigh Strength and Shear-Assisted Decohesion of Sliding Silver Nanocontacts Studied in situ
Authors: Sato Takaaki , Milne Zachary , Nomura Masahiro , Sasaki Naruo , Carpick Robert , Fujita Hiroyuki 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
The behavior of materials in sliding contact is challenging to determine since the interface is normally hidden from view. Using a custom microfabricated device, we conducted in situ, ultrahigh vacuum transmission electron microscope measurements of crystalline silver nanocontacts under combined tension and shear, permitting simultaneous observation of contact forces and contact width. While classically, silver exhibits substantial sliding-induced plastic junction growth, the nanocontacts exhibit only limited plastic deformation despite high applied stresses. This difference arises from the nanocontacts’ high strength, as we find the von Mises stresses at yield points approach the ideal strength of silver. We attributed this to the nanocontacts’ nearly defect-free nature and small size. The contacts also separate unstably, with pull-off forces well below classical predictions for rupture under pure tension. This provides in situ confirmation that shearing reduces nanoscale pull-off forces, consistent with recent theoretical predictions but never before directly observed.
A Novel Variant in FOXC1 Associated With Atypical Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome
Authors: Wang Rui , Wang Wei-Qian , Li Xiao-Qin , Zhao Juan , Yang Kun , Feng Yong , Guo Meng-Meng , Liu Min , Liu Xing , Wang Xi , Gao Xue , Xu Jin-Cao 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background
Mutations in the Forkhead Box C1 (FOXC1) are known to cause autosomal dominant hereditary Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, which is a genetic disorder characterized by ocular and systemic features including glaucoma, variable dental defects, craniofacial dysmorphism and hearing loss. Due to late-onset of ocular disorders and lack of typical presentation, therefore, clinical diagnosis present a huge challenge.
Results
In this study, we described a pathogenic variant in FOXC1 in one 5 year-old boy who is presented with hypertelorism, pupil deformation in both eyes, conductive hearing loss, and dental defects. By whole exome sequencing, we identified a 3bp deletion in FOXC1, c.516_518delGCG (p.Arg173del) as the disease-causing variant, which was de novo and not detected in the parents, and could be classified as a “pathogenic variant” according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics guidelines. After confirmation of this FOXC1 variant, clinical data on Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome-associated clinical features were collected and analyzed. Although the affected individual present hearing loss, however, the hearing loss is conductive and is reversible during the follow-up, which might not linked to the FOXC1 variant and is coincidental.
Conclusions
Routine examination of FOXC1 is necessary for the genetic diagnosis of hypertelorism-associated syndrome. These findings may assist clinicians in reaching correct clinical and molecular diagnoses, and providing appropriate genetic counseling.