bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The production of variable number agreement in Brazilian Portuguese
Authors: Jakubów Ana Paula S.P. , Sicuro Corrêa Letícia M. 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
This chapter focuses on the production of variable number agreement by Brazilian Portuguese (BP) speaking children/adolescents. Number agreement in BP can be redundant, with obligatory morphological plural marking in all the agreeing elements (standard variety), or non-redundant, with obligatory morphological plural marking on the determiner and optional plural marking on the noun and on post-nominal agreeing elements (non-standard variety). The results of an elicited production task are recapped here. A production model of number agreement on the DP is provided. It is argued that an underspecified morphophonological feature [±redundant] in the morphological component of the lexicon is required to account for optionality in number marking and for developmental changes regarding the expression of number agreement in speech.
Assessing children’s syntactic proficiency through a sentence repetition task
Authors: D’Ortenzio Silvia , Volpato Francesca 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Cochlear implants (CIs) can provide proper linguistic input to children with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. However, despite an early diagnosis and intervention, and the development of lexical skills and speech perception similar to typically developing age peers, children with CIs still show a delay in the processing of movement-derived structures. Following previous studies on deaf or hard-of-hearing Hebrew-speaking children, this study provides first data on the repetition of movement-derived syntactically complex structures in Italian-speaking children with CIs. Results showed that children with CIs performed poorer than their typically developing age peers and showed many difficulties in all the structures characterised by a complex derivation. Interestingly, both groups showed difficulties in the production of relative clauses.
Combining Focus VS and Topic constructions
Authors: Frascarelli Mara , Stortini Tania 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
This study focuses on the association between postverbal Focus subjects and the realization of left/right topicalization in the same sentence. Based on data collected with Italian children aged 3 to 9, evidence is provided for the existence of significant associations between VS, Topics and verb types in specific age groups, also identifying some turning points in the acquisition of discourse-related managing competences. In particular, a crucial interaction can be found between information structures and conversational dynamics, so that the Focus types affecting the common ground management are mainly associated with Topics that only refer to the common ground content. On the other hand, the VSO/OVS alternation is not affected by verb types, except motion verbs, plausibly calling for a distinction within the unaccusative class.
The acquisition of mood in child Spanish
Authors: Ahern Aoife K. , Torrens Vincent 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
This chapter presents an empirical study exploring the relationship between the development of Theory of Mind (ToM) and the first language acquisition of the subjunctive mood in Spanish. An analysis of the contrast between Spanish indicative and subjunctive verbal moods is proposed, linking it with the expression of modal meaning and propositional attitude information. Children (n = 40) between 4 and 7 years of age participated in false belief and wish recognition tasks, and in a joint story-retelling task in which the use of the subjunctive was elicited in a variety of sentential contexts. Results suggest a progression in the acquisition of the full command of the subjunctive from nominal to adverbial clauses and correlated with ToM abilities.
Computational representation of FrameNet for multilingual natural
language generation*
Authors: Dannélls Dana , Grūzītis Normunds 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Multilingual natural language generation, the
process of producing written or spoken utterances in parallel
languages from either structured or unstructured representations
requires large amounts of syntactic and semantic information to
generate an expression that is tailored to the target audience. This
information is offered by FrameNet-like resources, which have been
developed for a number of languages. In this chapter, we present a
computational FrameNet grammar resource for multilingual natural
language generation. We compare between English and Swedish
framenets to illustrate how these can be unified under a shared
computational representation using Grammatical Framework. We
demonstrate how the grammar was exploited in two practical
multilingual natural language generation applications to facilitate
tourist communication and empower museum users with coherent artwork
descriptions.
Extending text-linguistic studies of register variation to a continuous situational space
Authors: Biber Douglas , Egbert Jesse , Keller Daniel , Wizner Stacey 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
In text-linguistic register research, distributions of linguistic features across registers are theorized
as having a functional relationship to the situational context. A strength of this approach is its focus on frequencies of
linguistic features across texts/registers. Situational variables, by contrast, have not been measured with the same
granularity. Only recently have text-linguistic researchers begun to treat situational characteristics as continuous variables
that vary between registers, and also across texts within registers. In the current chapter, we discuss the theoretical
foundation of this perspective and present two studies of register variation from a continuous situation perspective. For
both, we present methods for coding situational variables as continuous as well as key findings facilitated by the continuous
situation perspective.
Theme as a proxy for register categorization
Authors: Pérez-Guerra Javier 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
In Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), choices in relation to the initial elements of clauses or
‘Themes’ have been claimed as indicators of register, genre or text type (Vande Kopple
1991, Fries 1995, North
2005). This chapter tests this premise using a large-scale corpus-based analysis of Themes in written Present-day
American English. The analysis includes samples from fifteen registers, with different target audiences, communicative
purposes and stylometric features. Two major segmental approaches to Theme are tested here: Halliday’s ‘first (ideational)
element’ definition and Berry’s (1995) ‘preverbal’ hypothesis, according to which
the Theme extends up to either the first ideational element or the verb, respectively. Each of the Themes identified in the
corpus according to these definitions is typified according to its syntactic function and systemic-functional (textual,
interpersonal, experiential) status. The clustering of registers based on the category Theme reveals the ‘first-element’
approach is a plausible dissimilarity metric for registers, thus demonstrating that SFL Theme may be taken as a predictor of
register categorization.
Between context and community
Authors: Röthlisberger Melanie 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between the stylistic context of utterance production and the
language user’s regional background as influencing factors in one syntactic alternation, i.e., variation between the double
object and the prepositional dative construction. To that end, this chapter zooms in on (1) the competition between stylistic
context and regional community regarding dative choice, (2) cross-regional inter-register variation, and (3) register-specific
coherence (aka intra-register variation). Comparing data from nine varieties of English using corpora that presumably share
the same structure (and registers) reveals that community is more important than context, that the effect of register is
regionally variable and that registers are largely but not fully coherent. These findings do not only stress the variable
nature of probabilistic grammars but also point to the importance of regional effects when studying register variation (all
scripts at https://osf.io/3djkr/).
Quality matters. A commentary on: Pollen limitation and xenia effects in a cultivated mass-flowering tree, Macadamia integrifolia (Proteaceae)
Authors: Van Etten Megan L 
Published: November 2021

This article comments on:
Stephen J. Trueman, Wiebke Kämper, Joel Nichols, Steven M. Ogbourne, David Hawkes, Trent Peters, Shahla Hosseini Bai and Helen M. Wallace, Pollen limitation and xenia effects in a cultivated mass-flowering tree, Macadamia integrifolia (Proteaceae), Annals of Botany, Volume 129, Issue 2, 1 February 2022, Pages 135–146 https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab112
Egg mimicry and host selection by common cuckoos among four sympatric host species breeding within a reed habitat
Authors: Ma Laikun , Liu Jianping , Yang Canchao , Liang Wei 
Published: November 2021

AbstractIn the case of cuckoo parasitism, the maintenance of host specificity may be closely related to active host selection. In the reed wetlands of the Yongnian National Wetland Park, China, four host species of common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) with similar nest structures breed sympatrically, namely, the Oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) (ORW), vinous-throated parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) (VP), reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei) (RP) and blunt-winged warbler (Acrocephalus concinens) (BW). Cuckoo parasitism rates on ORW (14.5%) and BW (18.2%) were found to be significantly higher than those on two species of parrotbills (RP 1.4% and VP 0%), and cuckoo eggs mimicked the size and coloration of ORW eggs significantly more closely than those of the eggs of the other three hosts. Egg recognition experiments revealed that the ability of ORW and VP to recognize nonmimetic eggs was significantly greater than that of BW and RP. Different life history strategies of the four hosts, including antiparasitic strategy, breeding time period and population density may partly explain the difference of parasitism in this multiple cuckoo-host system. Our study suggests that determining host life history traits and antiparasitic strategies are important for a better understanding of the specificity of host selection in common cuckoos.
Accelerometer-derived sleep onset timing and cardiovascular disease incidence: a UK Biobank cohort study
Authors: Nikbakhtian Shahram , Reed Angus B , Obika Bernard Dillon , Morelli Davide , Cunningham Adam C , Aral Mert , Plans David 
Published: November 2021

Abstract

Aims
Growing evidence suggests that poor sleep health is associated with cardiovascular risk. However, research in this area often relies upon recollection dependent questionnaires or diaries. Accelerometers provide an alternative tool for measuring sleep parameters objectively. This study examines the association between wrist-worn accelerometer-derived sleep onset timing and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods and results
We derived sleep onset and waking up time from accelerometer data collected from 103 712 UK Biobank participants over a period of 7 days. From this, we examined the association between sleep onset timing and CVD incidence using a series of Cox proportional hazards models. A total of 3172 cases of CVD were reported during a mean follow-up period of 5.7 (±0.49) years. An age- and sex-controlled base analysis found that sleep onset time of 10:00 p.m.–10:59 p.m. was associated with the lowest CVD incidence. An additional model, controlling for sleep duration, sleep irregularity, and established CVD risk factors, did not attenuate this association, producing hazard ratios of 1.24 (95% confidence interval, 1.10–1.39; P &lt; 0.005), 1.12 (1.01–1.25; P = 0.04), and 1.25 (1.02–1.52; P = 0.03) for sleep onset &lt;10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m.–11:59 p.m., and ≥12:00 a.m., respectively, compared to 10:00 p.m.–10:59 p.m. Importantly, sensitivity analyses revealed this association with increased CVD risk was stronger in females, with only sleep onset &lt;10:00 p.m. significant for males.

Conclusions
Our findings suggest the possibility of a relationship between sleep onset timing and risk of developing CVD, particularly for women. We also demonstrate the potential utility of collecting information about sleep parameters via accelerometry-capable wearable devices, which may serve as novel cardiovascular risk indicators.
Genomic studies with preselected markers reveal dominance effects influencing growth traits in Eucalyptus nitens
Authors: Thumma Bala R , Joyce Kelsey R , Jacobs Andrew 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Genomic selection (GS) is being increasingly adopted by the tree breeding community. Most of the GS studies in trees are focused on estimating additive genetic effects. Exploiting the dominance effects offers additional opportunities to improve genetic gain. To detect dominance effects, trait-relevant markers may be important compared to nonselected markers. Here, we used preselected markers to study the dominance effects in a Eucalyptus nitens (E. nitens) breeding population consisting of open-pollinated (OP) and controlled-pollinated (CP) families. We used 8221 trees from six progeny trials in this study. Of these, 868 progeny and 255 parents were genotyped with the E. nitens marker panel. Three traits; diameter at breast height (DBH), wood basic density (DEN), and kraft pulp yield (KPY) were analyzed. Two types of genomic relationship matrices based on identity-by-state (IBS) and identity-by-descent (IBD) were tested. Performance of the genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP) models with IBS and IBD matrices were compared with pedigree-based additive best linear unbiased prediction (ABLUP) models with and without the pedigree reconstruction. Similarly, the performance of the single-step GBLUP (ssGBLUP) with IBS and IBD matrices were compared with ABLUP models using all 8221 trees. Significant dominance effects were observed with the GBLUP-AD model for DBH. The predictive ability of DBH is higher with the GBLUP-AD model compared to other models. Similarly, the prediction accuracy of genotypic values is higher with GBLUP-AD compared to the GBLUP-A model. Among the two GBLUP models (IBS and IBD), no differences were observed in predictive abilities and prediction accuracies. While the estimates of predictive ability with additive effects were similar among all four models, prediction accuracies of ABLUP were lower than the GBLUP models. The prediction accuracy of ssGBLUP-IBD is higher than the other three models while the theoretical accuracy of ssGBLUP-IBS is consistently higher than the other three models across all three groups tested (parents, genotyped, and nongenotyped). Significant inbreeding depression was observed for DBH and KPY. While there is a linear relationship between inbreeding and DBH, the relationship between inbreeding and KPY is nonlinear and quadratic. These results indicate that the inbreeding depression of DBH is mainly due to directional dominance while in KPY it may be due to epistasis. Inbreeding depression may be the main source of the observed dominance effects in DBH. The significant dominance effect observed for DBH may be used to select complementary parents to improve the genetic merit of the progeny in E. nitens.
Technique for ectopic intrathymic parathyroid adenoma: the uniportal subxiphoid approach
Authors: Hartert Marc , Tripsky Jan , Huertgen Martin 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Parathyroid adenomas (PAs) are the main cause for primary hyperparathyroidism with almost a quarter of them being ectopic, most likely located in the superior mediastinum within the thymus. Besides the challenge of their prompt and correct diagnosis, utmost care should be taken during surgical resection as leaving behind parathyroid tissue may result in metastasis and recurrence of hyperparathyroidism. With tumor excision via median sternotomy or thoracotomy being the conventional approaches for a long period, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is of gaining popularity. As the lateral thoracic approach lacks in clarity on the contralateral mediastinum, the newest evolution in VATS—the supxiphoid approach—closes the gap to the insufficient intraoperative visibility and hence optimizes postoperative outcome. We hereby present the practicality of the uniportal subxiphoid resection of an ectopic mediastinal PA.
Supply chain management and sustainability: the new boundaries of the firm
Authors: Ventura Livia 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
A directive on supply chain due diligence applicable to all companies operating on the European Union (EU) market is currently under consideration by the EU institutions. This project, which represents an example of harmonization at the regional level and whose presentation is expected in 2021, places the issue of enterprises’ private procurement process at the heart of the debate. Supply chain strategies are an essential element of any business ecosystem. Therefore, in order for firms to effectively address social and environmental concerns along with the economic dimension, it is necessary to adopt and spread the use of sustainable business practices across the entire supply chain. Currently, due to (i) the diffusion of the ‘triple bottom line’ approach; (ii) the reputational and economic damages arising from numerous scandals concerning the supply chain; and (iii) the growing market value of sustainability, an increasing number of firms have included sustainability requirements in their entire supply chain. This has led to the enhancement of ‘preferred procurement’ policies, such as the green, social, and sustainable procurements. After a brief analysis of the current legal framework and the best practices applied in the field of sustainable private procurement, this study offers some conclusions on (i) the impact of sustainability on the definition of the boundaries of the firm and (ii) the policy shift from self-regulation to statute law in private procurement governance and the benefit of a model statute designed to be adopted by different jurisdictions.
Bronchoscopic diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions
Authors: Gasparini Stefano , Mei Federico , Bonifazi Martina , Zuccatosta Lina 
Published: November 2021

Purpose of review
Over the last decades, in addition to the traditional fluoroscopy, various and innovative guidance systems have been adopted in clinical practice for transbronchial approach to peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs). The aim of this article is to summarize the most recent data on available guidance systems and sampling tools, evaluating also advantages and limitations of each technique.

Recent findings
Although several studies have been published over the last years, large randomized studies comparing the different techniques are scanty. Fluoroscopy is the traditional and still most widely utilized guidance system. New guidance systems (electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy, ultrasound miniprobe, cone beam computed tomography) seems to provide a better sensitivity, especially for small lesions not visualized by fluoroscopy. Among the sampling instruments, there is a good evidence that flexible transbronchial needle provides the better diagnostic yield and that sensitivity may increase if more than one sampling instrument is used.

Summary
Even if great progress has been done since the first articles on the transbronchial approach to PPLs, better scientific evidence and more reliable randomized trials are needed to guide interventional pulmonologists in choosing the best technique according to different clinical scenarios and source availability.
Low potency of fecal immunological surveillance testing soon after negative colonoscopy or resection of low-risk adenoma in average-risk patients
Authors: Kusunoki Ryusaku , Fujishiro Hirofumi , Suemitsu Shinsuke , Kataoka Masatoshi , Fujiwara Aya , Tsukano Kosuke , Kotani Satoshi , Ogawa Sayaka , Yamanouchi Satoshi , Aimi Masahito , Tanaka Masaki , Ito Satoko , Miyaoka Youichi , Miyake Tatsuya , Kohge Naruaki , Imaoka Tomonori , Ohnuma Hideyuki , Kinoshita Yoshikazu , Ishihara Shunji 
Published: November 2021

Background
Postcolonoscopy surveillance colonoscopy based on positive fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is often performed, although its long-term efficacy has not been established. The aim of this study was to clarify the low potency of FOBT surveillance at short intervals after colonoscopy.

Methods
Colonoscopy was performed in 1308 average-risk patients, based on positive results of immunological FOBT [fecal immunological test (FIT)]. Patients were stratified according to the length of time since their last colonoscopy and their colonoscopy results [no adenoma or 1–2 small (<10 mm) adenomas]. Tumor detection rates were determined.

Results
The baseline patients characteristics did not differ between the groups. The advanced lesion detection rate (ALDR) among the patients who had never undergone a colonoscopy was 21.9% [95% confidence interval (CI), 19.1–25.0%]. Among the patients who had no adenoma detected in the previous colonoscopy within the past 5 years, the past 5–10 years and over 10 years, the ALDRs were 2.5% (95% CI, 1.0–5.5%), 4.1% (95% CI, 1.5–9.4%) and 9.3% (95% CI, 3.1–22.2%), respectively. Among the patients who had 1–2 small adenomas, the ALDRs were 7.4% (95% CI, 3.4–14.8%), 12.1% (95% CI, 4.2–27.9%) and 27.8% (95% CI, 12.2–51.2%), respectively. Invasive cancer was not observed in any patients within 5 years since the prior colonoscopy.

Conclusion
In average-risk patients whose prior colonoscopy detected no adenomas or low-risk adenomas, postcolonoscopy surveillance by FIT has a low positive predictive value within a 5-year interval.
Lagging strand gap suppression connects BRCA-mediated fork protection to nucleosome assembly by ensuring PCNA-dependent CAF-1 recycling
Authors: Thakar Tanay , Straka Joshua , Nicolae Claudia M. , Moldovan George-Lucian 
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACTThe inability to protect stalled replication forks from nucleolytic degradation drives genome instability and is associated with chemosensitivity in BRCA-deficient tumors. An emerging hallmark of BRCA deficiency is the inability to suppress replication-associated single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) gaps. Here, we report that ssDNA gaps on the lagging strand interfere with the ASF1-CAF-1 pathway of nucleosome assembly, and drive fork degradation in BRCA-deficient cells. We show that CAF-1 function at replication forks is lost in BRCA-deficient cells, due to its sequestration at inactive replication factories during replication stress. This CAF-1 recycling defect is caused by the accumulation of Polα-dependent lagging strand gaps, which preclude PCNA unloading, causing sequestration of PCNA-CAF-1 complexes on chromatin. Importantly, correcting PCNA unloading defects in BRCA-deficient cells restores fork stability in a CAF-1-dependent manner. We also show that the activation of a HIRA-dependent compensatory histone deposition pathway restores fork stability to BRCA-deficient cells upon CAF-1 loss. We thus define nucleosome assembly as a critical determinant of BRCA-mediated fork stability. We further reveal lagging strand ssDNA gaps as drivers of fork degradation in BRCA-deficient cells, which operate by inhibiting PCNA unloading and CAF-1-dependent nucleosome assembly.