bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Treatment with Dry Hydrogen Peroxide Accelerates the Decay of Severe Acute Syndrome Coronavirus-2 on Non-porous Hard Surfaces
Authors: Huang Yan-Jang S. , Bilyeu Ashley N. , Hsu Wei-Wen , Hettenbach Susan M. , Willix Joshua L. , Stewart Savannah , Higgs Stephen , Vanlandingham Dana L. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Background.

Disinfection of contaminated or potentially contaminated surfaces has become an integral part of the mitigation strategies for controlling coronavirus disease 2019. Whilst a broad range of disinfectants are effective in inactivating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), application of disinfectants has a low throughput in areas that receive treatments. Disinfection of large surface areas often involves the use of reactive microbiocidal materials, including ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, chlorine dioxide, and hydrogen peroxide vapor. Albeit these methods are highly effective in inactivating SARS-CoV-2, the deployment of these approaches creates unacceptable health hazards and precludes the treatment of occupied indoor spaces using existing disinfection technologies. Deployment of dry hydrogen peroxide (DHP) is an emerging pathogen reduction technology, which produces hydrogen peroxide in the ambient atmosphere at 5 and 25 parts per billion using a commercially available catalytic unit. The low concentration of hydrogen peroxide released using DHP technology has been found to be tolerated by humans in indoor spaces and is effective in inactivating bacterial pathogens responsible for nosocomial infections. In this study, the feasibility of using DHP in inactivating SARS-CoV-2 on contaminated surfaces in large indoor spaces was evaluated.
Methods.

Glass slides were inoculated with SARS-CoV-2 and treated with DHP for up to 24 hours. Residual infectious virus samples were eluted and titrated in African green monkey VeroE6 cells.
Results.

In comparison with the observed relatively high stability of SARS-CoV-2 on contaminated glass slides in the control group, residual infectious titers of glass slides inoculated with SARS-CoV-2 were significantly reduced after receiving 120 minutes of DHP treatment.
Conclusions.

The accelerated decay of SARS-CoV-2 on contaminated glass slides suggests that treatment with DHP can be an effective surface disinfection method for occupied indoor spaces.
The carbon economics of vegetative phase change: why plants make juvenile and adult leaves
Authors: Lawrence Erica , Springer Clint , Helliker Brent , Poethig Scott 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Across plant species and biomes, a conserved set of leaf traits govern the economic strategy used to assimilate and invest carbon. As plants age, they face new challenges that may require shifts in this leaf economic strategy. In this study, we investigate the role of the developmental transition, vegetative phase change (VPC), in altering carbon economics as plants age. We used overexpression of miR156, the master regulator of VPC, to modulate the timing of VPC in Populus tremula x alba, Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays to understand the impact of this transition on leaf economic traits, including construction cost, payback time, and return on investment. Here we find that VPC regulates the shift from a low-cost, quick return juvenile strategy to a high-cost, high-return adult strategy. The juvenile strategy is advantageous in light-limited conditions, whereas the adult strategy provides greater returns in high-light. The transition between these strategies is correlated with the developmental decline in the level of miR156, suggesting that is regulated by the miR156/SPL pathway. Our results provide an eco-physiological explanation for the existence of juvenile and adult leaf types, and suggest that natural selection for these alternative economic strategies could be an important factor in plant evolution.
The trade-off between GDP and CO2 emissions in poor countries: A dynamic common correlated effects approach for unbalanced panel data
Authors: Duong Quoc Khanh 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
In recent years, the term "climate change" has been increasingly receiving a lot of attention from scholars and policy makers, adversely affecting the lives of people (mostly of the poor) around the world in the present, and threatening the environment quality in the future. With many concerns about environmental degradation, countries tend to transform economic growth models causing negative impacts on the environment, especially for those in the stage of industrialization and modernization. This study was aimed at investigating the trade-offs between economic development and climate change among poor nations – the most affected by and most likely causing to climate change. By using a dynamic common correlated effects approach for unbalanced panel data which deals with cross-sectional dependency and time-series persistence, the paper showed that GDP is strongly correlated to CO2 emissions both in the short and long run, and one of the reasons is the use of CO2-generating energy sources.JEL classification: C23, O44, Q54
Changes in length of rainy season and rainfall extremes under moderate greenhouse gas emission scenario in the Vea catchment, Ghana
Authors: Larbi Isaac , Enoch Bessah , Nyamekye Clement , Amuzu Joshua , Okafor Gloria C. , Kwawuvi Daniel , Asare Yaw Mensah 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The economic implications of extreme climate changes are found to impact sub-Saharan Africa negatively. This study aimed to analyze projected changes in length of rainy season (LRS), and rainfall extreme indices at the Vea catchment, Ghana. The analysis was performed using high-resolution simulated rainfall data from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model under moderate greenhouse gas emission scenario for the period 2020–2049 relative to the 1981–2010 period. LRS was computed from the difference between rainfall onset and cessation dates, and its trends were assessed using Mann–Kendall test and Sen's slope estimator. Annual rainfall intensity and frequency indices were computed. Results showed an increase in mean LRS from 168 to 177 days, which was at a rate of 1 day/year in the future (2020–2049). The LRS increase would be more significant at northern and south-western parts of the catchment. Rainfall intensity and frequency indices are projected to increase at spatial scale across the catchment. Projected changes in rainfall extremes could increase the frequency and intensity of drought and flood events. Thus, it is necessary to integrate suitable climate change adaptation measures such as rainwater harvesting, flood control measures, and development of early warning systems in the planning process by decision-makers at the catchment.
Thermodynamic analysis of single slope solar still using graphite plates and block magnets at seasonal climatic conditions
Authors: Dhivagar R. , Mohanraj M. , Raj Praveen , Gopidesi Radha Krishna 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
In this research, the thermodynamic (energy and exergy) analysis of a single slope solar still using graphite plates and block magnets (GPBMSS) was investigated during summer and winter climatic conditions of Coimbatore city (latitude: 11°01′68′′N and longitude: 76°95′58′′E), in India, 2019. The results observed in GPBMSS were compared with a conventional solar still (CSS) under the same climatic conditions. The outcomes observed that the hourly productivity in GPBMSS was 19.6% and 22.8% higher in summer and winter days, respectively, when compared to CSS. The cumulative productivity in GPBMSS was found to be about 3.93 kg/m2 and 3.56 kg/m2 respectively, for 12 h observations during summer and winter days. Furthermore, the energy and exergy efficiencies of GPBMSS were substantially improved by 20.6% and 18.1% when compared to CSS during summer days. Similarly, the energy and exergy efficiencies of GPBMSS were increased by 18 and 19% compared to CSS in winter days. In addition, the maximum basin exergy destruction was observed in CSS compared to other solar still components. The results observed that the heat storage ability of the graphite plates and water magnetization in GPBMSS greatly decreased the exergy destructions. Finally, the water quality analysis proved that the distillate collected from both GPBMSS and CSS satisfied the requirements recommended by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
REDES AGROALIMENTARES ALTERNATIVAS: UM OLHAR SOBRE A CENTRAL DE COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR E ECONOMIA SOLIDÁRIA NO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE (CECAFES)
Authors: Amaral Letícia de Souza , Santos Carine de Jesus , Costa Fernando Bastos , Moura Joana Tereza Vaz de , Torres Fátima de Lima 
Published: April 2021

Diante da transição do regime alimentar em direção a um modelo mais sustentável, que busca harmonizar a produção e distribuição, tem-se observado o surgimento de experiências locais que propõem formas alternativas de distribuir os alimentos. Sendo assim, este estudo tem por objetivo compreender a formação das Redes Alimentares Alternativas, analisando o caso da Central de Comercialização da Agricultura Familiar e Economia Solidária no Rio Grande do Norte. As fontes utilizadas foram: documentos e entrevistas semiestruturadas com agricultores, consumidores e a gestora da organização. A partir dessas informações, foi possível descrever a atuação da CECAFES no ano de 2017. A experiência, apesar de recente, apresenta impactos positivos para os produtores. Foi possível constatar que esses conseguiram romper com a dependência em relação ao atravessador; os produtores são conduzidos a fornecer produtos mais confiáveis, com o objetivo de atender a demanda do seu consumidor; esses agricultores gozam de maior independência financeira, dado que eles recebem maior parte do dinheiro no curto prazo. No entanto, apesar do êxito da Central, ainda são muitos os desafios, tais como a falta de políticas públicas que potencializem a experiência; problemas relacionados a sazonalidade dos produtos; o consumidor ainda não é devidamente consciente; bem como há a ausência de campanhas com o objetivo de incentivar o consumo de produtos oriundos da agricultura familiar.
Palavras-chaves: Redes alimentares alternativas. CECAFES. Agricultores. Consumidores.
New Contemplation Upon Subjective Memory Complaints as a Self- Report Criterion for MCI Diagnosis
Authors: Papirovitz Merav , Gigi Ariela 
Published: April 2021

Background:
Subjective memory complaints are a key component in mild cognitive impairment
(MCI) diagnosis. However, studies that examined memory awareness among MCI participants
have published contradictory results. One possible explanation for the inconsistent findings
could be the disregard from the multidimensional structure of subjective memory.

Objectives:
The present study is directed at assessing subjective memory among healthy and MCI
participants, referring to three main types of memory: episodic, semantic, and working memory.

Methods:
Participants were 123 adults (aged 50-90). They were divided into two groups, the MCI
group, and the control group, according to their objective cognitive performance in RAVL or Mo-
CA tests. All participants filled a subjective memory questionnaire, assessing their awareness of
episodic, semantic, and working memory.

Results:
MCI participants estimated their semantic memory as significantly lower in comparison to
the estimation of the healthy controls. By contrast, MCI participants showed an overestimation of
their episodic memory capabilities compared to the control group. No significant difference was
found between groups (MCI and healthy controls) in evaluating their working memory. In addition,
for both groups, Pearson’s correlation revealed a significant negative correlation between age
and semantic memory evaluation. Such correlation was not found for subjective episodic memory.

Discussion:
Findings suggest that while people with MCI exhibit poor awareness of their episodic
and working memory capabilities, their awareness of their decrease in semantic memory is apparently
intact. Therefore, it is suggested that when using the self-report criterion for MCI diagnosis,
clinicians should consider the patient’s’ semantic memory complaints.
Satisfaction, Usability, and Compliance With the Use of Smartwatches for Ecological Momentary Assessment of Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms in Older Adults: Usability Study
Authors: Rouzaud Laborde Charlotte , Cenko Erta , Mardini Mamoun T , Nerella Subhash , Kheirkhahan Matin , Ranka Sanjay , Fillingim Roger B , Corbett Duane B , Weber Eric , Rashidi Parisa , Manini Todd 
Published: April 2021

BackgroundSmartwatches enable physicians to monitor symptoms in patients with knee osteoarthritis, their behavior, and their environment. Older adults experience fluctuations in their pain and related symptoms (mood, fatigue, and sleep quality) that smartwatches are ideally suited to capture remotely in a convenient manner.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate satisfaction, usability, and compliance using the real-time, online assessment and mobility monitoring (ROAMM) mobile app designed for smartwatches for individuals with knee osteoarthritis.MethodsParticipants (N=28; mean age 73.2, SD 5.5 years; 70% female) with reported knee osteoarthritis were asked to wear a smartwatch with the ROAMM app installed. They were prompted to report their prior night’s sleep quality in the morning, followed by ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) of their pain, fatigue, mood, and activity in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Satisfaction, comfort, and usability were evaluated using a standardized questionnaire. Compliance with regard to answering EMAs was calculated after excluding time when the watch was not being worn for technical reasons (eg, while charging).ResultsA majority of participants reported that the text displayed was large enough to read (22/26, 85%), and all participants found it easy to enter ratings using the smartwatch. Approximately half of the participants found the smartwatch to be comfortable (14/26, 54%) and would consider wearing it as their personal watch (11/24, 46%). Most participants were satisfied with its battery charging system (20/26, 77%). A majority of participants (19/26, 73%) expressed their willingness to use the ROAMM app for a 1-year research study. The overall EMA compliance rate was 83% (2505/3036 responses). The compliance rate was lower among those not regularly wearing a wristwatch (10/26, 88% vs 16/26, 71%) and among those who found the text too small to read (4/26, 86% vs 22/26, 60%).ConclusionsOlder adults with knee osteoarthritis positively rated the ROAMM smartwatch app and were generally satisfied with the device. The high compliance rates coupled with the willingness to participate in a long-term study suggest that the ROAMM app is a viable approach to remotely collecting health symptoms and behaviors for both research and clinical endeavors.
Gender Differences in State Anxiety Related to Daily Function Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Questionnaire Study
Authors: Rosenblum Sara , Cohen Elimelech Ortal 
Published: April 2021

Background
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a challenge to people’s day-to-day functioning and emotional and physical health, especially among older adults.

Objective
The aim of this study is to analyze gender differences in state anxiety, daily functional self-actualization, and functional cognition as well as the relationships among those factors in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Methods
We collected data on the web from a sample of 204 people (102 men and 102 women) aged 60 years and older. In addition to a demographic questionnaire, we used the State-Trait Personality Inventory to assess state anxiety, the Daily Functional Actualization questionnaire to evaluate daily functional self-actualization, and the Daily Living Questionnaire to measure functional cognition.

Results
Significant gender differences were found for state anxiety (t202=−2.36, P=.02); daily functional self-actualization (t202=2.15, P=.03); and the functional cognition components: complex tasks (Z=−3.07, P=.002); cognitive symptoms that might be interfering (Z=−2.15, P=.028); executive functions (Z=−2.21, P=.024); and executive function monitoring (Z=−2.21, P=.027). Significant medium correlations were found between both state anxiety level and daily functional self-actualization (r=−0.62, P<.001) and functional cognition (r=0.37-0.40, P<.001). Gender predicted 3% of the variance in state anxiety level, while daily functional self-actualization predicted 41% and complex activities (Daily Living Questionnaire) predicted an additional 3% (F3,200=58.01, P<.001).

Conclusions
In older adults, anxiety is associated with cognitive decline, which may harm daily functional abilities and lead to social isolation, loneliness, and decreased well-being. Self-awareness and knowledge of gender differences and relationships between common available resources of daily functional self-actualization and functional cognition with anxiety may be strengthening factors in crisis periods such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Observations of remotely triggered seismicity in Salton Sea and Coso geothermal regions, Southern California, USA, after big (MW>7.8) teleseismic earthquakes
Authors: R. Castro Raúl , Clayton Robert , Hauksson Egill , Stock Joann 
Published: April 2021

A relocated catalog was used to search for changes in seismicity rate in the Salton Sea and the Coso geothermal regions, southern California, USA, during and after large (MW>7.8) teleseismic earthquakes. Seismicity in these two regions was analyzed within 30- day windows before and after the occurrence of five major earthquakes: the 2002 Denali fault, Alaska (MW7.9); the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman (MW9.2); the 2010 Central Chile (MW8.8); the 2011 Tohoku-Oki, Japan (MW9.1); and the 2012 Offshore Northern Sumatra (Mw8.6) earthquakes. The Denali (MW7.9) earthquake coincided with an increase in seismicity in the Salton Sea region the day when this remote event occurred, indicating that instantaneous trigge-red seismicity was likely related with the passage of its surface waves. However, in the Coso region the seismicity rate remained approximately constant during the 30-day observation period. The seismicity after the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman (MW9.2) earthquake increased in both regions 9 days after the mega-earthquake. The seismicity after the 2010 Chile (MW8.8) earthquake increased in both regions approximately 14 days after the remote event. The seismicity in Salton Sea and Coso regions increased 17 and 14 days, respectively, after the 2011 Japan (MW9.1) earthquake, suggesting that delayed triggered seismicity was induced after the passage of the surface waves in both regions. Similarly, 6 and 16 days after the 2012 northern Sumatra (MW8.6) earthquake the seismicity also increased in Salton Sea and Coso regions, respectively. These observations can be interpreted as evidence of instantaneous and delayed dynamic triggering induced by large remote earthquakes. The maximum magnitude of the delayed triggered swarm increased with the strength (MW/?) of the mega-earthquake and, the stronger the remote earthquake, the longer the delay time.
Adenoma velloso de esófago en la mucosa ectópica gástrica: reporte de un caso
Authors: Velasquez-Cuasquen Braulio Giovanni , Romo-Romero William Oswaldo , Orozco-Chamorro Claudia Milena , Molano-Narvaez Ángela Gicell , Ordoñez-Ruiz Andrés 
Published: April 2021

Introducción: los adenomas vellosos son lesiones del tubo digestivo con tendencia alta a la malignidad. Su ubicación en parches de mucosa gástrica ectópica en el esófago cervical determina una presentación atípica de interés tanto clínico como patológico.
Objetivo: presentar un caso de adenoma velloso en la mucosa gástrica ectópica del esófago cervical.
Métodos: describir el caso de un paciente con diagnóstico de adenoma velloso y realizar una revisión de la literatura disponible hasta el momento.
Resultados: se identificó mediante un estudio histopatológico un adenoma tubulovelloso con displasia de bajo grado, cuya ubicación endoscópica era un parche de mucosa ectópica gástrica en el esófago cervical.
Conclusiones: la ubicación de los adenomas vellosos en el esófago cervical puede predisponer al desarrollo de lesiones neoplásicas. La evaluación detallada de este segmento, con técnicas como la cromoendoscopia digital de alta definición, permiten la detección temprana de estas lesiones y su oportuna intervención.
Vólvulo gástrico en una paciente nonagenaria: intervención endoscópica y laparoscópica. Reporte de caso
Authors: Vargas Rubio Romulo Darío , Ursida Serrano Valentina , Costa Barney Valeria Atenea , Rodríguez Varón Alberto , Ovalle Hernández Alan Felipe 
Published: April 2021

El vólvulo gástrico es una entidad rara que puede presentarse de manera aguda o crónica y se acompaña de síntomas inespecíficos. Es fundamental su rápida identificación, ya que tiene alta mortalidad y el tratamiento oportuno de esta patología determina el pronóstico del paciente.
A continuación, presentamos el caso de una paciente femenina de 89 años, que consulta por cuadro clínico de dolor torácico atípico, con documentación en radiografía de tórax de vólvulo gástrico organoaxial, en quien se realiza inicialmente devolvulación endoscópica con éxito. Sin embargo, en las imágenes de control se evidencia recurrencia del vólvulo, por lo cual se realizó manejo quirúrgico con hiatoplastia y funduplicatura tipo Toupet, además de gastrostomía percutánea de fijación, procedimiento realizado sin complicaciones, con los que se logró la devolvulación completa sin recurrencia.
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: The Effect of Experiencing a Client with an Environmental Accident on Audit Effort
Authors: Shen Hongtao , Wu Huiying , Wu Xiting , You Jiaxing 
Published: April 2021

SUMMARY
We investigate whether individual auditors increase their audit efforts for other clients after auditing a client with a major environmental accident, using mixed methods. Results from archival and survey data show that (1) auditors work harder, as proxied by abnormal audit fees and audit report lag, after the environmental accident experience, and (2) the effects of environmental accident experience on auditing efforts are (1) moderated by situational factors (industry pollution level and regional environmental regulation) and individual factors (auditor age and position), and (2) mediated by auditor risk awareness. Our further analyses on the influence of Auditing Standard No. 1631, The Consideration of Environmental Matters in the Audit of Financial Statements, show that auditors' knowledge of this standard strengthens the effects of environmental accident experience on audit efforts, although the standard per se has little impact on audit behavior. Together, this study offers a psychological account for audit behavior.
Prior Forecasting Accuracy and Investor Reaction to Management Earnings Forecasts
Authors: Hutton Amy P. , Stocken Phillip C. 
Published: April 2021

ABSTRACT
We examine the properties of firms' forecasting records and whether the accuracy of their prior earnings forecasts affects investor response to their subsequent forecasts.Within the context of a Bayesian model of investor learning, we find that the stock price response to management forecast news is increasing in prior forecast accuracy and also in the length of a firm's forecasting record. Further, we document that investors are more responsive to extreme good and bad news forecasts when a firm has an established forecasting record. Overall, these results suggest that a firm's prior forecasting behavior allows it to establish a forecasting reputation, and that market forces encourage accurate forecasting as firms benefit from having a reputation for forecasting accurately.
Data Availability: Data are available from public sources cited in the text.
JEL Classifications: G19; G39; D89; M40.