bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Influence of competing notches on the fatigue strength of cut plate edges
Authors: Diekhoff P. , Drebing J. , Hensel J. , Nitschke-Pagel Th. , Dilger K. 
Published: March 2021

AbstractMaterial fatigue is one of the elementary causes of damage in steel construction besides corrosion and abrasion. Design recommendations require that weld seams are placed in less stressed areas due to the crack-sensitive nature of the welded areas. As a result, unwelded areas of the components such as free cut plate edges gain technical and economic relevance as locations for potential fatigue cracks. In the metal processing industry, different thermal cutting processes are frequently used. During the process, unwanted boundary conditions can lead to undesired cuts in the component geometry during the cutting process. These process dysfunctions lead to incorrect components and to rejects. This article presents results of fatigue test data of oxy-fuel thermal cut edges of defect-free and faulty repair-welded samples to investigate the influence of competing notches on the cut edge. Specimens are made from construction steels S355N and S690Q of a 20-mm-thick plate. The presented data shows that the fatigue strength of the damaged cut edges can be recovered by the repair procedure and does not show any reduction of the fatigue strength due to the determined pores or other metallurgical notches of the repaired section.
Tetrahedral Framework Nucleic Acid-Based Delivery of Resveratrol Alleviates Insulin Resistance: From Innate to Adaptive Immunity
Authors: Li Yanjing , Gao Shaojingya , Shi Sirong , Xiao Dexuan , Peng Shuanglin , Gao Yang , Zhu Ying , Lin Yunfeng 
Published: March 2021

AbstractObesity-induced insulin resistance is the hallmark of metabolic syndrome, and chronic, low-grade tissue inflammation links obesity to insulin resistance through the activation of tissue-infiltrating immune cells. Current therapeutic approaches lack efficacy and immunomodulatory capacity. Thus, a new therapeutic approach is needed to prevent chronic inflammation and alleviate insulin resistance. Here, we synthesized a tetrahedral framework nucleic acid (tFNA) nanoparticle that carried resveratrol (RSV) to inhibit tissue inflammation and improve insulin sensitivity in obese mice. The prepared nanoparticles, namely tFNAs-RSV, possessed the characteristics of simple synthesis, stable properties, good water solubility, and superior biocompatibility. The tFNA-based delivery ameliorated the lability of RSV and enhanced its therapeutic efficacy. In high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice, the administration of tFNAs-RSV ameliorated insulin resistance by alleviating inflammation status. tFNAs-RSV could reverse M1 phenotype macrophages in tissues to M2 phenotype macrophages. As for adaptive immunity, the prepared nanoparticles could repress the activation of Th1 and Th17 and promote Th2 and Treg, leading to the alleviation of insulin resistance. Furthermore, this study is the first to demonstrate that tFNAs, a nucleic acid material, possess immunomodulatory capacity. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that tFNAs-RSV alleviate insulin resistance and ameliorate inflammation in HFD mice, suggesting that nucleic acid materials or nucleic acid-based delivery systems may be a potential agent for the treatment of insulin resistance and obesity-related metabolic diseases.
Forensic analysis of open-source XMPP/Jabber multi-client instant messaging apps on Android smartphones
Authors: Akinbi Alex , Ojie Ehizojie 
Published: March 2021

AbstractIn the quest for a panacea to ensure digital privacy, many users have switched to using decentralized open-source Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol multi-client instant messaging (IM) apps for secure end-to-end communication. In this paper, we present a forensic analysis of the artefacts generated on Android smartphones by Conversations and Xabber apps. We identified databases maintained by each app and external Secure Digital card directories that store local copies of user metadata. We analysed each app’s storage locations for forensic artefacts and how they can be used in a forensic investigation. The results in this paper show a detailed analysis of forensic files of interest which can be correlated to identify the local user’s multiple IM accounts and contact list, contents of messages exchanged with contacts, deleted files, time, and dates in the order of their occurrence. The contributions of this research include a comprehensive description of artefacts, which are of forensic interest, for each app analysed.
Impact of round edge on the duct fluid flow: analytical investigation
Authors: Khaki Jamei Mehran , Heydari Alashti Mohsen , Abbasi Morteza , EbrahimNejad Aliosat , Taheri Mohammad Hasan 
Published: March 2021

AbstractThe present study aims to investigate the effect of the round edge on the laminar Newtonian fluid that flows through a channel. As an innovation, the sine and cosine transform functions are employed to solve the momentum governing equation in Cartesian and Cylindrical coordinates. Owing to the duct symmetric, only the quarter of the cross-section (θ = 0 to π/2) is analyzed. The analytical correlations for velocity distribution in both coordinates are provided; afterward, the effect of the round edge on the velocity profile has been investigated. It can be concluded that if a circular cross-section is replaced with a non-circular cross-section, the velocity profile becomes more uniform and less velocity variation is observed. Further, with a constant pressure gradient, among rectangular, round edge and circular cross-sections, the maximum velocity in a circular cross-section becomes minimum. In addition, it is observed that for the same pressure difference, an increase of m value leads to the higher average velocity and mass flow.
Frequency selective superstrate absorber for wideband RCS reduction of metal‐backed antennas
Authors: Gonçalves Machado Gabriel , Cahill Robert , Fusco Vincent , Conway Gareth 
Published: March 2021

AbstractThe use of a resistively loaded frequency selective surface (FSS) superstrate is reported as a means to reduce the radar cross‐section (RCS) of metal‐backed antennas. The design methodology is demonstrated by creating a low‐profile absorber which exhibits a transmission window covering the working frequency band (10–10.2 GHz) of a 4 × 4 microstrip patch array. Placing the structure λ/2 above the radiating aperture is shown to reduce the antenna gain by less than 2 dB and have minimal impact on the shape of the beams which are directed at 0° and tilt angles of 22.5° and 45°. Moreover 90% radar backscatter suppression is achieved over 92% of the frequency range 8.85–24 GHz. The perforated metal‐backed FSS superstrate was inkjet printed on a 140 μm thick polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sheet and the conductivity of the silver plating adjusted to achieve the required 40 Ω/sq surface resistance. The experimental results obtained for the standalone microwave absorber, and when integrated with the antenna, are shown to be in close agreement with the computed reflectivity and far field patterns.
Helpers, professional authority, and pathologized bodies
Authors: Sheneman Naomi , Robinson Octavian E. 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
In this paper, we examine how ableism,
undergirded by interlocking systems of oppression mediated by our
social locations, exists in this profession with interpreters and
translators acting as professional authorities-cum-helpers for
pathologized bodyminds. The intersections of the nature of
interpretation, professional authority, and inherent powers of
influence granted to nondisabled people result in violence masked
by a veneer of benevolence (Kent
2007; Mole
2018; Robinson,
Sheneman, and Henner 2020). In this chapter, we highlight
how Chapman and Withers’
(2019) concept of toxic benevolence in social work can be
applied to interpretation. We explore and suggest
cripping as a means of mediating power
relations in interpretation work through a critical disability
framework.
Responsibility, powerlessness, and conflict
Authors: Risku Hanna , Milosevic Jelena , Rogl Regina 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
A growing body of research shows the existence of
tensions, frictions, and conflicts in translation production
networks, pointing to the key role therein of agency, trust,
communication, and technology. However, there are few empirical
investigations that include the different actors in one and the same
network and analyse the perspectives and practices of both clients
and vendors. This paper draws on an ethnographic field study in
which participant observation and qualitative interviews were used
to study translation clients in a major international corporation as
well as a translation agency with which they collaborate. The
research looks at conflicts in their areas of contact, how these are
handled and their consequences. The analysis yields rich, emotional
narratives on how the different actors perceive each other and deal
with power asymmetries. It reveals conflicting and ambiguous
expectations regarding mutual responsibilities that lead to
mistrust, power plays, fear, and frustration.
EU institutional websites
Authors: Biel Łucja 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
This chapter uses corpus methods to explore how
distance and power asymmetries are mediated by EU institutions in
their website netspeak – the digital Eurolect – and subsequently
reflected in Polish translations against the background of Polish
domestic institutions’ websites. At the policy level, the selective
translation of EU content into only procedural languages builds
asymmetries between official languages. The study analysed two
dimensions of translations: (1) grade of specialisation (EU
terminology, EUese), and (2) engagement strategies
positioning institutions and citizens in a discourse. EU and
domestic websites show preferences for different types of engagement
strategies, with the former oriented at downplaying power but
maintaining a respectful distance while the latter decreasing
distance through directness, personalisation, and
informalisation.
Citizens as agents of translation versions
Authors: Floros Georgios 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
The prospects of a solution to the Cyprus issue
have led to a revived interest in the fate of Famagusta, which,
after more than 40 years of abandonment due to the Turkish invasion
of Cyprus, has turned into a ghost city and a strong symbol both of
the island’s division and the prospect of reunification.
Hands-on-Famagusta, an architectural project (2015a) by a bi-communal team (Greek
Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots) aiming to explore prospects of
reunifying the city, also becomes important through its trilingual
website (English-Greek-Turkish). More specifically, the involvement
of various translation agents co-shaped the translation product and
led to the creation of what will be termed a polyphonic translation
(following Bakhtin 1986),
as this trilingual output allowed not merely for a simple
coexistence of conflicting discourses, but for a quasi-interaction,
aiming at highlighting them as constituting elements of a potential
cohabitation of Famagusta. All parties involved negotiated their
memory and bypassed officially established language and translation
policies and challenged dominant discourses of both sides. Their
action prompts new ways of thinking about translation politics in
terms of (a) citizens emerging as active agents of translation
because, through or despite their memories and in contrast to
official power centers, and (b) the reevaluation of “accuracy” and
“sameness” in particularly polyphonic translation situations, where
opposing discourses converge to necessary “amnesia.”
Agency and social responsibility in the translation of the
migration crisis
Authors: Bennett Karen 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
This paper looks at translator agency and ethics
in the light of the current migration crisis, focusing on two
concrete situations, one from the legal sphere and one from news
translation-reportage. The first discusses how irresponsible choices
in the translation of legal documents can proliferate in the online
environment, generating a kind of “lexicoprudence” (Guia 2016) that produces
alarming consequences in the real world. The second looks at the
reportage in the British press of speeches by foreign politicians
concerning the problem of unaccompanied “child migrants” in the wake
of the dismantling of the Calais “Jungle.” Both will be discussed in
the light of recent debates about translation agency and ethics.
Ambulatory heart rate variability in overweight and obese men after high‐intensity interval exercise versus moderate‐intensity continuous exercise
Authors: Dias André Rodrigues Lourenço , de Souza Katrice Almeida , dos Santos Kamila Meireles , de Miranda Romulo Mariano , Serra Andrey Jorge , Peçanha Tiago , Ferreira Jacielle Carolina , Cambri Lucieli Teresa , Arsa Gisela 
Published: March 2021

ABSTRACTDespite the growing evidence for the beneficial effects of high‐intensity interval exercise (HIIE) on vascular health of overweight and obese individuals, it is not clear whether the autonomic stress promoted by HIIE during the ambulatory period is higher than that by moderate‐intensity continuous exercise (MICE). Therefore, this study compares the 24 hour (h) ambulatory heart rate variability (HRV) following HIIE and MICE in young overweight and obese men. Eleven untrained men aged 23.2 ± 1.9 years, with average body mass index (BMI) of 31.6 ± 3.9 kg/m² (three overweight and eight obese), underwent three exercise sessions: HIIE, MICE and Control (CT). HRV was recorded in the laboratory and for the next 24 h following laboratory recovery. There were no differences in HRV indices in the rest period between the sessions (p > .05). During the ambulatory period, the area under the curve (AUC) of the low‐frequency band transformed into natural logarithm (Ln‐LF) during sleep was higher after HIIE than after CT (43.31 ± 8.59 vs. 41.11 ± 7.28 ms²*h, p = .034). The HRV followed by MICE did not differ from other sessions (p > .05). In conclusion, the 24 h ambulatory HRV did not differ after HIIE and MICE. However, despite the small effect, HIIE increased the cardiac autonomic modulation during the sleep period, as a protector of cardiovascular system.

Highlights
24 h ambulatory HRV could add important information about the cardiovascular safety of the exercise protocols in overweight and obese individuals.
There was no disturbances in the cardiac autonomic modulation during the awake period, regardless of the exercise protocol.
LnLF index was higher in HIIE compared to CT in the sleep period.
24 h ambulatory HRV did not differ between the HIIE and MICE sessions.
Choosing an Effective PCR-Based Approach for Diet Analysis of Insect Herbivores: A Systematic Review
Authors: Avanesyan Alina , Sutton Hannah , Lamp William O 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Identification of ingested plant species using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods is an increasingly useful yet challenging approach to accurately determine the diet composition of insect herbivores and thus their trophic interactions. A typical process of detection of DNA of ingested plants involves the choice of a DNA extraction method, a genomic target region, and/or the best approach for an accurate plant species identification. The wide range of available techniques makes the choice of the most appropriate method for an accurately and timely identification of ingested plants from insect guts difficult. In our study, we reviewed the commonly used PCR-based approaches in studies published from 1977 to 2019, to provide researchers with the information on the tools which have been shown to be effective for obtaining and identifying ingested plants. Our results showed that among five insect orders used in the retrieved studies Coleoptera and Hemiptera were prevalent (33 and 28% of all the records, respectively). In 79% of the studies a DNA barcoding approach was employed. In a substantial number of studies Qiagen DNA extraction kits and CTAB protocol were used (43 and 23%, respectively). Of all records, 65% used a single locus as a targeted plant DNA fragment; trnL, rbcL, and ITS regions were the most frequently used loci. Sequencing was the dominant type of among DNA verification approaches (70% of all records). This review provides important information on the availability of successfully used PCR-based approaches to identify ingested plant DNA in insect guts, and suggests potential directions for future studies on plant–insect trophic interactions.
Energy estimation of high-energy particles associated with the SS 433/W 50 system through radio observation at 1.4 GHz
Authors: Sakemi Haruka , Omae Rikuto , Ohmura Takumi , Machida Mami 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
The radio nebula W 50 is a unique object interacting with the jets of the microquasar SS 433. The SS 433/W 50 system is a good target for investigating the energy of cosmic-ray particles accelerated by galactic jets. We report observations of the radio nebula W 50 conducted with the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array in the L band (1.0–2.0 GHz). We investigate the secular change of W 50 on the basis of the observations in 1984, 1996, and 2017, and find that most of its structures were stable for 33 yr. We revise the upper-limit velocity of the eastern terminal filament by half to 0.023 c, assuming a distance of 5.5 kpc. We also analyze observational data from the Arecibo Observatory 305 m telescope and identify the H i cavity around W 50 in the velocity range 33.77–55.85 km s−1. From this result, we estimate the maximum energy of the cosmic-ray protons accelerated by the jet terminal region to be above 1015.5 eV. We also use the luminosity of the gamma-rays in the range 0.5–10 GeV to estimate the total energy of accelerated protons below 5.2 × 1048 erg.
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE FACTORS AND THE RISK OF EXUDATIVE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
Authors: Hwang Sungsoon , Kang Se Woong , Han Jisang , Han Kyungdo , Kim Dahye , Lee Kyu Na , Jeon Keun Hye , Yoo Jung Eun , Lee Dong-Yun , Shin Dong Wook , Lim Dong Hui 
Published: March 2021

Purpose:
To evaluate the association between female reproductive factors and the incidence of exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods:
A total of 1,297,388 postmenopausal women over 50 years of age who participated in both national health screening and cancer screening in 2009 were identified using the Korea National Health Insurance System database. Data on female reproductive factors were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Patients were followed up until 2018, and the incident cases of exudative AMD were identified. The hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for exudative AMD were estimated using the multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazard model.

Results:
During a mean follow-up of 7.27 years, 4,086 patients were newly diagnosed with exudative AMD. The hazard ratio (95% confidence intervals) for exudative AMD was 1.14 (1.01–1.31) for a reproductive period ≥40 years compared with a reproductive period <30 years, 1.72 (1.48–2.00) for patients with ≥5 years of hormone replacement therapy, and 1.29 (1.09–1.52) for those with 2 to 5 years of hormone replacement therapy compared with those who never underwent hormone replacement therapy.

Conclusion:
Female reproductive factors were associated with the risk of exudative AMD. Greater lifetime exposure to endogenous and exogenous estrogen was associated with a higher incidence of exudative AMD.
Increased Near Activities Function Associated With Increased Glaucoma Medication Adherence Among Support, Educate, Empower (SEE) Participants
Authors: Cho Juno , Niziol Leslie M. , Heisler Michele , Newman-Casey Paula A. 
Published: March 2021

Precis:
Higher levels of near vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) were associated with higher adherence to glaucoma medications after adjusting for important confounding variables among participants in the Support, Educate, Empower (SEE) personalized glaucoma coaching pilot study.

Purpose:
To investigate the association between VRQoL and glaucoma medication adherence.

Materials and Methods:
Subjects were recruited for the SEE program, a prospective noncontrolled cohort study examining the impact of a personalized coaching program on glaucoma medication adherence. Glaucoma patients seen at the University of Michigan over 40 years old, taking ≥1 glaucoma medication, and self-reported poor adherence on 2 validated scales were recruited. Demographic details and VRQoL using the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) were collected. Participants’ medication use for each prescribed glaucoma medication was captured electronically using a medication events monitoring system. The association between VRQoL and medication adherence was assessed with Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and linear regression.

Results:
Among the 95 eligible participants 49.5% were female, 55.3% were Caucasian, and mean age (±SD) was 63.8±10.5 years. Mean adherence to glaucoma medication was 73.8%±21.0%. Mean NEI VFQ-25 composite score was 81.6±14.5. Better medication adherence was significantly and positively correlated with better functioning in domains of ocular pain (r=0.20, P=0.048), near activities (r=0.29, P=0.004), and role difficulties (r=0.22, P=0.036). Linear regression models adjusting for known correlates of medication adherence (age, sex, race, income), showed a 10-unit increase in self-perceived near activities function was associated with a 2.2% increase in medication adherence (95% confidence interval, 1.0%–5.4%; P=0.0056).

Conclusion:
Better self-perceived near activities function was associated with increased glaucoma medication adherence.
Digital Design and Application of 3D Printed Surgical Guide for Long Screw Fixation of Condylar Sagittal Fracture
Authors: Zhang Chi , Li Zubing , Yang Rongtao 
Published: March 2021

Objective:
To explore a digital solution for long screw fixation of condylar sagittal fracture, and to achieve accurate positioning of the long screw.

Methods:
The CT data of the patient with condylar sagittal fracture was imported into Materialise Mimics, and the fractures were reduced by virtual surgery. The surgical guide for long screw fixation was designed in Materialise 3-matic, and then 3D printed for intraoperative assistance.

Results:
With the help of the 3D printed surgical guide, the long screw used to fix condylar sagittal fracture was accurately positioned, which was completely consistent with the preoperative design.

Conclusion:
The digitally designed 3D printed surgical guide is an effective way to achieve accurate positioning of the long screw fixation of condylar sagittal fracture.