bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Antimicrobial Polymers at the Membrane Interface: Impact of Macromolecular Architecture
Authors: Bapolisi Alain M. , Lehnen Anne‐Catherine , Machatschek Rainhard , Mangiapia Gaetano , Mark Eric , Moulin Jean‐Francois , Wendler Petra , Hall Stephen C. L. , Hartlieb Matthias 
Published: December 2024

AbstractAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major cause of death worldwide. This urges the search for alternatives to antibiotics, and antimicrobial polymers hold promise due to their reduced susceptibility to AMR. The topology of such macromolecules has a strong impact on their activity, with bottlebrush architectures outperforming their linear counterparts significantly. Consequently, understanding the specific behavior of macromolecules featuring a confined conformation of linear subunits is pertinent. This study focusses on revealing fundamental differences between architectures regarding properties as well as interaction with biological membranes. Various analytical techniques (using membrane mimics and spectroscopic methods) are used to generate insights revealing the following trends: A) The reduction of degrees of freedom in bottle brushes reduces their tendencies for self‐assembly and undesired protein interaction. B) When compared to linear polymers, bottlebrushes attach to membranes faster and more efficiently as well as in a unimolecular fashion. Their multivalent presentation of linear subunits also leads to aggregation between liposomes, which is not induced by linear polymers. C) Neutron reflectometry measurements show an increased tendency of bottle brushes to insert into the hydrophobic tails of phospholipid monolayers. The knowledge about these features will fuel the future development of even more efficient antimicrobial polymers.
Facile Preparation of Carbon Nanotube‐Based Skin‐Like Pressure Sensors
Authors: Yu Xiao , Adronov Alex 
Published: December 2024

AbstractFlexible sensors have garnered significant interest for their potential to monitor human activities and provide valuable feedback for healthcare purposes. Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are promising materials for these applications but suffer from issues of poor purity and solubility. Dispersing SWNTs with conjugated polymers (CPs) enhances solution processability, yet the polymer sidechains can insulate the SWNTs, limiting the sensor's operating voltage. This challenge can be addressed by incorporating a self‐immolative linker into the sidechain of a poly(fluorene‐co‐phenylene) polymer, facilitating the fast and clean removal of sidechains and enabling the generation of high‐conductivity SWNT materials. In this work, the integration of this advanced material with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to create skin‐like ultra‐wrinkled film surfaces in a simple, cost‐effective, and highly reproducible manner is demonstrated. The sensors exhibit remarkable sensitivity (1,655 kPa⁻¹) across a wide dynamic range (0.003–70.1 kPa, R2 = 0.9931) when the wrinkle axis is aligned perpendicularly to the interdigitated electrode fingers. The sensor shows an almost instantaneous pressure response and maintains excellent stability. This sensor can monitor various human motions, from low‐intensity activities such as breathing, pulse, and voice vibrations to high‐intensity actions like walking and jumping, highlighting their potential use in wearable human health monitoring systems.
Highly Sensitive Low‐Frequency Acoustic Sensor Based on Functionalized Graphene Oxide
Authors: Chen Anqi , Xi Lin , Li Tianyu , Du Xiaona , Zhang Xiaoyan , Hou Lili 
Published: December 2024

AbstractDeveloping miniaturized low‐frequency acoustic sensors with high sensitivity is crucial for diverse applications, including geological monitoring and aerospace exploration. However, the performance of low‐frequency acoustic sensor is constrained by the limited mechanical robustness of traditional sensing films at nanoscale thickness. Here, a functionalized graphene oxide (GO)‐based Fabry‐Perot (FP) low‐frequency sensor is proposed, with characteristics of compact size, resistance to electromagnetic interference high‐sensitivity low minimum detectable pressure (MDP), and a high signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR). The functionalized GO is synthesized through the reaction of GO with dodecylamine and the uniform film is prepared by a self‐assembly method. This sensor exhibits a sensitivity of −91.92 dB re 1 rad/µPa at 10–200 Hz with a fluctuation of 0.4 dB, ≈5.6 times higher than that of non‐functionalized GO‐based sensors prepared by a direct evaporation method. The MDP of this sensor is determined to be 0.333 µPa/Hz1/2 @20 Hz with a SNR of 136.34 dB, which outperforms previously reported low‐frequency sensors using conventional metals or polymers as sensing films.
Breaking the Ice: Hofmeister Effect‐Inspired Hydrogen Bond Network Reconstruction in Hydrogel Electrolytes for High‐Performance Zinc‐Ion Batteries
Authors: Tan Hao , Meng Chao , Chen Hao , Yang Jia‐Lin , Cao Jun‐Ming , Wu Xing‐Long , Wang Jian‐Jun 
Published: December 2024

AbstractGel electrolytes have emerged as a promising solution for enhancing the performance of zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs), particularly in flexible devices. However, they face challenges such as low‐temperature inefficiency, constrained ionic conductivity, and poor mechanical strength. To address these issues, this study presents a novel PAMCD gel electrolyte with tunable freezing point and mechanical properties for ZIBs, blending the high ionic conductivity of polyacrylamide with the anion interaction capability of β‐cyclodextrin. Leveraging the Hofmeister effect, the chaotropic anions of ClO4− are integrated to weaken hydrogen bonds, enhancing the mechanical and anti‐freezing properties. The chaotropic salt disrupts the hydrogen bond network within water molecules, increasing weaker bonds and forming contact ion pairs, while polyacrylamide chains bind water molecules, further destabilizing hydrogen bonds. These changes improve Zn2+ ion mobility, mechanical resilience, and reduce the freezing point, significantly boosting ZIB performance. Consequently, the Zn‐Zn symmetric cells achieve remarkable lifespans over 5290 hours at 0.5 mA cm−2 and 1960 hours at 5 mA cm−2, and the Zn‐polyaniline full batteries maintain a high capacity of 100.8 mAh g−1 at 2 A g−1, even at −40 °C, over 7600 cycles, showcasing superior cyclability and rate performance.
An isolated intraarticular talar fracture in a dog
Authors: Whybrow Kate , Langley‐Hobbs Sorrel 
Published: December 2024

AbstractA 3.5‐year‐old, male Hungarian Vizsla was referred for assessment of acute onset non‐weight‐bearing lameness of the right pelvic limb following a trauma involving slipping on the beach. There was no evidence of bony involvement on initial radiographs taken at the primary care practice. On orthopaedic examination, the patient was non‐weight‐bearing lame on the right pelvic limb, had palpable fluid swelling to the right tarsus suggestive of joint effusion, and palpation under sedation demonstrated mild instability of the right tarsocrural joint. Computed tomography revealed an isolated, simple, non‐displaced, oblique, intraarticular talar fracture. The fracture was subsequently stabilised by immobilising the tarsocrural joint with a transarticular external skeletal fixator. Repeated computed tomography (6 weeks after surgery) demonstrated evidence of fracture healing. With further supportive external coaptation, adjunctive physiotherapy and hydrotherapy, the dog made a complete recovery and returned to full function.
Re‐evaluation of the centrifuge method for describing the unsaturated hydraulic functions of porous rock and till soil samples
Authors: Caputo Maria C. , De Carlo Lorenzo , Turturro Antonietta C. , Gerke Horst H. 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe determination of hydraulic characteristics as a function of the pressure head is laborious and data ranges are restricted. Indirect methods to estimate K(h) are introducing additional uncertainty and the method‐dependent restricted data ranges that can hamper a bimodal curve fitting. The objective of this study was to re‐evaluate the centrifuge approach for directly measuring the unsaturated hydraulic properties of porous carbonate rock and glacial till soil samples. Hydraulic conductivity was determined by means of evaporation (EVA), quasi‐steady centrifuge (QSC), and double‐membrane steady‐through flow (DMSTF) methods. Retention curves were obtained by using the EVA, QSC, mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), suction table, and pressure chamber. The tested samples belong to two rock lithotypes coming from the Apulia region, southern Italy, and three soil clods of dense glacial till parent material collected in northeastern Germany. Unimodal and bimodal hydraulic functions were used to fit hydraulic conductivity and retention data. The QSC data of the highly dense soil clods qualitatively demonstrated the different effects of bulk density and rigidity on the soil hydraulic functions. The MIP data showed the existence of a bimodal pore size distribution. The combination of data obtained by EVA, QSC, and DMSTF methods improved the fitting of the bimodal hydraulic conductivity functions to data of both rock and soil samples. The results confirm the uniqueness of the QSC method for measuring the hydraulic conductivity in a wider range of matric potential value and its limitation for nonrigid samples even if they are of high density.
High-Resolution Rainfall Simulations for Early Warning of Rain-Induced Rapid Long-Traveling Landslides in Sri Lanka
Authors: Onishi Ryo , Bandara H. A. A. I. S. , Matsumoto Koki 
Published: December 2024

AbstractReliable rainfall prediction is a key for successful early warning of rain-induced long-traveling landslides. This study assesses the rainfall prediction skill of a high-resolution weather prediction model named the Multi-Scale Simulator for the Geoenvironment (MSSG). The rainfall accumulation is more crucial rather than hour-to-hour rainfall intensity for long-traveling landslide. Three heavy rain events, which caused devastating landslide events in Sri Lanka, are chosen for the assessment: (i) Aranayaka in 2016, (ii) Rilpola in 2017 and (iii) Kiribathgala in 2014. The raingaunge observatory data are compared with the 2 km-resolution MSSG simulation and the Global Satellite Precipitation Map (GSMaP) data with approximately 10 km resolution. Comparison results show that the high-resolution MSSG simulation can represent the 3 day and 24 h rainfall accumulations and also the maximum rainfall intensities better than the GSMaP data. In addition to the assessment for rather short-term prediction, we investigate the exceedance probabilities (EPs) of daily maximum of hourly rainfall intensities at two adjacent raingauge points. The EPs show large difference between the mountainous point and plain point even though their separation is just 4.6 km. The 2 km-resolution MSSG simulation can capture the difference in the two EPs. This confirms the MSSG’s reliability in capturing the topographic enhancement of rainfall intensities.
LS-RAPID Estimation of the Critical Pore Pressure Able to Initiate (Activate) Landslides Within the Existing Large-Scale Landslides
Authors: Loi Doan Huy , Van Tien Pham , Dang Khang , Sassa Kyoji 
Published: December 2024

AbstractLandslides have the potential to cause severe damage to infrastructure and can lead to loss of life. It is crucial to take preventive measures to mitigate landslide risks. Landslides in Sri Lanka are a common natural disaster, often triggered by heavy rainfall during the monsoon season.The National Building Research Organization of Sri Lanka (NBRO) and the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) commenced a 5-year research project in 2020 named “Development of Early Warning Technology of Rain-induced Rapid and Long-travelling Landslides (Project RRLL),” which was supported by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency). The project’s main objective is to create essential technologies for an early warning system that can predict landslides caused by heavy rainfall. One of the key technologies is use of the LS-RAPID to simulate the landslides initiation and motion. First, this article presents two case studies in Japan, and Sri Lanka to show the ability of LS-RAPID to reproduce rainfall-induced landslides. Then, LS-RAPID was applied to estimate the potential activation in previous large-scale landslides and the critical pore pressure needed to initiate landslides in the Aranayake area, Sri Lanka.
MaPLoRds: Mobile Application for Local Road Network Risk Assessment
Authors: Abolmasov Biljana , Stanković Ranka , Vulović Nikola , Marjanović Miloš , Đurić Uroš , Gudžić Nikola 
Published: December 2024

AbstractMaPLoRds is a software system developed to enable local municipality users to assess the resilience of their local road network from natural hazards in climate-changing conditions. The system analyzes the characteristics of the road network, vulnerability, and climate-related hazards, to evaluate the network’s resilience. A tool for mobile devices (mobile application) is developed to facilitate the data collection in the field and a web application is developed for data analysis, resilience, and priority assessment based on the methodology. The bilingual glossary, in Serbian and English, is produced for the developed version of the application, introducing key terms and phrases that are required for the MaPLoRds interface, both for mobile and web application. The system is developed according to the highest industry standards and by Platform Security and Personal Data Protection rules. Personal Data of the users (e.g., password) are stored in encrypted form in the central database, while all other non-sensitive data are not encrypted. In this paper, the MaPLoRds mobile application is available on https://maplords.rgf.bg.ac.rs
Assessing Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience: Case Studies and Insights, India
Authors: Parkash Surya , Singh Ravinder , Badola Shubham 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the issues of landslide disaster risk reduction in India by presenting real case studies of landslide incidences happened in the past. It also focuses upon the resilience measures and policies required for reducing landslide risk. This study highlights and give insight on the few important case studies of past landslides/mass-movement incidences such as Phuktal landslide dammed reservoir, Kargil-Ladakh (2015), Idukki-Kerala (2018), landslide at Noney district-Manipur (2022), Rock-ice avalanche and debris flow, Chamoli (2021), land subsidence in Joshimath-Uttarakhand (2022), South Lhonak Glacial Lake Outburst Floods-Sikkim (2023) etc. These disaster events are influenced by the intrinsic factors (i.e., geo-tectonic, drainage/hydrology, land uses) and extrinsic factors (i.e., climate change, anthropogenic activities, climate variability, natural and socio-economic development).The landslide disaster events induced by geo-tectonics, heavy rainfall, Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), anthropogenic activities etc. have been causing severe losses and damages to lives and properties in different regions of India. The extreme weather events and climate change increases the frequency of disaster events in hilly regions of India. As a result, the necessity for stringent policies and strategies (e.g., landuse, construction practices, enact/revise regulations etc.) for reducing disaster risks was extremely felt. Simultaneously, the advancement of innovative technology and tools such as Deep Learning (DL), data mining, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IOT) are required to generate reliable, field validated models of multi-hazards based early warning, risk assessment, mitigation, response etc., which may reduce impacts of future disasters and its occurrences.
A Web-GIS for the Analysis of Scientific Literature on Earthquake-Triggered Landslides
Authors: Fiorucci Federica , Schilirò Luca , Rossi Mauro , Polpetta Federica , Fortunato Carolina , Reichenbach Paola 
Published: December 2024

AbstractEarthquake-triggered landslides (EQTLs) are a widespread phenomenon which frequently occur after significant seismic events, causing additional damage and casualties. Over the past two decades, the topic of earthquake-triggered landslides has seen a significant increase in attention from the scientific community. This growing interest is evident through the multitude of articles appearing in international, peer-reviewed journals. In this study, we report the main features of a web-GIS database containing the most relevant scientific articles on EQTLs (i.e., more than 800 articles published between 1984 and 2021). After a description of the structure and utilization method of the Web-GIS, we provide a synthetic analysis of the collected articles, to provide an overview of publication trends on EQTLs theme worldwide.
Lessons from the Great Gramalote: Colombia Landslide (2010) and its Relocation Process
Authors: Ávila Guillermo , Ávila-Guzmán María Paula 
Published: December 2024

AbstractColombia is located in a tropical zone periodically affected by El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which in the wet phase is called La Niña, characterized by rain values over the historical average. The last important La Niña event occurred in 2010–2011 and produced generalized floods and many landslides around the country, with important human and material losses. One of the most significant landslides triggered in this period was the Gramalote landslide, which destroyed a town of 3000 people, located in the northeast of the country and made it necessary to evacuate all the population and construct a new village 3.5 km north of the affected site. This article presents a general framework of the 2010–2011 La Niña effects in Colombia as a main cause of the Gramalote Landslide, the description of the instability problem, considering the stages previous, during, and after the landslide, as well as a back data vulnerability analysis and a review regarding the relocation process and its results after more than 13 years of the landslide occurrence. Important lessons can be learned about this complex risk management process, as a) the geological and geotechnical conditions in which the landslide occurred and the identification of the main triggering factors, b) the necessity of confident technical information about the local risk condition that takes into account extreme climate events c) the importance of such information being known and understood by local authorities and the population, d) the difficulties that arise under massive evacuation when a detailed emergency plan is not available (no one expected that there would be a landslide of the magnitude that occurred, much less that they would have to permanently evacuate all the homes), e) the complexities associated to the selection of a new site for relocation, considering not only technical aspects but social, economic, cultural and political elements that play a relevant role in the governance and success of the process, f) the back analysis of the structural vulnerability showed similar results as observed in place, but human susceptibility was much lower than the estimated on the model, and g) the positive and negative aspects of a big and long-time relocation project that may be of interest for similar cases, considering that the frequency and magnitude of future events due to climate change may produce large population migrations and the necessity to find new places to relocate these people.
Besonderheiten einzelner Argumentationsstränge
Authors: Abels Nele 
Published: December 2024

ZusammenfassungIn diesem Kapitel werden Besonderheiten der einzelnen Argumentationsstränge betrachtet, wie beispielsweise Abduktionen, Negationen oder implizite Konklusionen. Diese liefern einen ganz eigenen Einblick in die Argumentationen und Beweise der Studierenden, der durch eine globale Sicht nicht erreicht werden kann.
Der Effekt von Planung bei Argumentationen
Authors: Abels Nele 
Published: December 2024

ZusammenfassungIn diesem Kapitel wird der Unterschied zwischen lokaler und globaler Planung dargestellt und dessen Einfluss auf das Vorgehen der Studierenden betrachtet. Auch die Kontrolle von Planung und ihre Folgen werden in den Blick genommen.
Die (fehlende) Tiefe metakognitiver Aktivitäten
Authors: Abels Nele 
Published: December 2024

ZusammenfassungGemeinsames Argumentieren und Beweisen ist eine komplexe Aufgabe, die auch darauf beruht, auf die Ideen, Argumentationen und Pläne des anderen einzugehen, diese zu prüfen und zu bewerten. In diesem Kapitel werden daher verschiedene Monitoring- und Reflexionsaktivitäten genauer untersucht und Unterschiede in der Elaboriertheit dieser Tätigkeiten sowie ihre (möglichen) Auswirkungen betrachtet.
Vorbereitung der Untersuchung
Authors: Abels Nele 
Published: December 2024

ZusammenfassungIn diesem Kapitel wird die Vorbereitung der Untersuchung beschrieben (Kapitel 6), zu der die Stichprobe (Abschnitt 6.1), das Vorgehen der Datenerhebung (Abschnitt 6.2) sowie die verwendeten, zu beweisenden Aussagen (Abschnitt 6.3) gehören.
Über die allgemeinste Erniedrigung von Neuübersetzungen; oder: Der Instrumentalismus einer Übersetzungsfixierung
Authors: Venuti Lawrence 
Published: December 2024

ZusammenfassungSome readers prefer an earlier translation in which they encounter a source text over later versions which they obsessively denigrate or reject, revealing a fixation. They transcend membership in specific linguistic communities by valuing readability construed as an indication of greater equivalence. They thus assume an instrumental model of translation, understanding it as reproducing or transferring an invariant contained in or caused by the source text. Their fixation is illuminated through the intersubjective relations in which they encounter the preferred translation. A literary representation enables an incisive account: Vladimir Nabokov’s novel, Pnin (1957), discloses an identity-forming process that can be deepened with Jacques Lacan’s concept of the “object a.” The instrumentalism underpinning the fixation deserves consideration because it effectively denies or stops cultural change, innovative interpretation, the very practice of translation.
Translation and Subversion: Perspectives in Early Modern Research
Authors: Wesche Jörg , Toepfer Regina , Burschel Peter 
Published: December 2024

AbstractTranslation und Subversion: Wie hängt beides zusammen? Das ist die Leitfrage dieses Sammelbands, der methodische Orientierungen und historische Studien zur Frühen Neuzeit in unterschiedlichen geographischen Settings und interlingualen Konstellationen vom 16. bis zum 18. Jahrhundert bietet. Translationswissenschaft, Romanistik, Japanologie, Germanistik und Musikwissenschaft sind die Disziplinen, die der Band zusammenbringt, um die besonders für frühneuzeitliche Übersetzungskulturen wenig gesehenen Gegenläufigkeiten in den Blick zu nehmen und auf subversive Übersetzung als Katalysator interkultureller Widerständigkeit, aber auch Unterwanderung scharfzustellen.