bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
What gets on the nerves of cardiac patients? Pathophysiological changes in cardiac innervation
Authors: Clyburn Courtney , Sepe Joseph J. , Habecker Beth A. 
Published: December 2021

AbstractThe autonomic nervous system regulates cardiac function by balancing the actions of sympathetic and parasympathetic inputs to the heart. Intrinsic cardiac neurocircuits integrate these autonomic signals to fine‐tune cardiac control, and sensory feedback loops regulate autonomic transmission in the face of external stimuli. These interconnected neural systems allow the heart to adapt to constantly changing circumstances that range from simple fluctuations in body position to running a marathon. The cardiac reflexes that serve to maintain homeostasis in health are disrupted in many disease states. This is often characterized by increased sympathetic and decreased parasympathetic transmission. Studies of cardiovascular disease reveal remodelling of cardiac neurocircuits at several functional and anatomical levels. Central circuits change so that sympathetic pathways become hyperactive, while parasympathetic circuits exhibit decreased activity. Peripheral sensory nerves also become hyperactive in disease, which increases patients’ risk for poor cardiac outcomes. Injury and disease also alter the types of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides released by autonomic nerves in the heart, and can lead to regional hyperinnervation (increased nerve density) or denervation (decreased nerve density) of cardiac tissue. The mechanisms responsible for neural remodelling are not fully understood, but neurotrophins and inflammatory cytokines are likely involved. Areas of active investigation include the role of immune cells and inflammation in neural remodelling, as well as the role of glia in modulating peripheral neuronal activity. Our growing understanding of autonomic dysfunction in disease has facilitated development of new therapeutic strategies to improve health outcomes.
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Notch1 promotes ordered revascularization through Semaphorin 3g modulation of downstream vascular patterning signalling factors
Authors: Hyun James , Lee Monica , Rehman Jalees , Pajcini Kostandin V. , Malik Asrar B. 
Published: December 2021

AbstractHere we genetically and functionally addressed potential pathways of Notch signalling in mediating vascular regeneration in mouse models. We first used transgenic adult mice with either gain‐ or loss‐of‐function Notch signalling in vascular endothelial cells and monitored perfusion in the hindlimb following ischaemia induced by femoral artery ligation. Mice deficient in Notch signalling showed defective perfusion recovery and expansion of collateral arteries. Transcriptomics analysis of arterial endothelial cells in the Notch mutants identified the guidance factor Sema3g as a candidate gene mediating reperfusion downstream of Notch. Studies in the retinal circulation showed the central role of SEMA3G downstream of Notch signalling in the orderly regulation of vascular patterning. These studies in multiple vascular beds show the primacy of Notch signalling and downstream generation of guidance peptides such as SEMA3G in promoting well‐ordered vascular regeneration.
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Notch signalling is a critical mediator of revascularization. Yet the cellular processes activated during recovery following vascular injury are incompletely understood. Here we used genetic and cellular approaches in two different vascular beds and cultured endothelial cells to address the generalizability of mechanisms.
By utilizing a highly reproducible murine model of hindlimb ischaemia in transgenic mice in which Notch signalling was inhibited at the transcriptional level, we demonstrated the centrality of Notch signalling in perfusion recovery and revascularization.
RNA‐sequencing of Notch mutants identified class 3 Semaphorins regulated by Notch signalling as downstream targets. Studies in retinal vessels and endothelial cells showed an essential role of guidance peptide Sema3g as a modulator of angiogenesis and orderly vascular patterning.
The Notch to Sema3g signalling axis functions as a feedback mechanism to sculpt the growing vasculature in multiple beds.
A simple alternative to the relativistic Breit–Wigner distribution
Authors: Giacosa Francesco , Okopińska Anna , Shastry Vanamali 
Published: December 2021

AbstractFirst, we discuss the conditions under which the non-relativistic and relativistic types of the Breit–Wigner energy distributions are obtained. Then, upon insisting on the correct normalization of the energy distribution, we introduce a Flatté-like relativistic distribution -denominated as Sill distribution- that (i) contains left-threshold effects, (ii) is properly normalized for any decay width, (iii) can be obtained as an appropriate limit in which the decay width is a constant, (iv) is easily generalized to the multi-channel case (v) as well as to a convoluted form in case of a decay chain and - last but not least - (vi) is simple to deal with. We compare the Sill distribution to spectral functions derived within specific QFT models and show that it fairs well in concrete examples that involve a fit to experimental data for the $$\rho $$
ρ
, $$a_1(1260)$$

a
1

(
1260
)

, and $$K^*(982)$$

K
∗

(
982
)

mesons as well as the $$\varDelta (1232)$$

Δ
(
1232
)

baryon. We also present a study of the $$f_2(1270)$$

f
2

(
1270
)

which has more than one possible decay channels. Finally, we discuss the limitations of the Sill distribution using the $$a_0(980)$$

a
0

(
980
)

-$$a_0(1450)$$

a
0

(
1450
)

and the $$K_0^*(700)$$

K
0
∗

(
700
)

-$$K_0^*(1430)$$

K
0
∗

(
1430
)

resonances as examples.
Magnetic moment quenching in small Pd clusters in solution
Authors: Hammon Sebastian , Leppert Linn , Kümmel Stephan 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Small palladium clusters in vacuum show pronounced magnetic moments. With the help of Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics simulations based on density functional theory, we investigate for the paradigmatic examples of the Pd$$_{13}$$

13

and the Pd$$_8$$

8

cluster whether these magnetic moments prevail when the clusters are solvated. Our results show that the interaction with acetophenone quenches the magnetic moment. The reduction of the magnetic moment is a direct consequence of the electronic interaction between the Pd clusters and the solvent molecules, and not an indirect effect due to a different cluster geometry being stabilized by the solvation shell.

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Review and outlook of accelerator-related codes and their interplay with the experiments software
Authors: Boscolo Manuela , Burkhardt Helmut , Ganis Gerardo , Helsens Clément 
Published: December 2021

AbstractPowerful flexible computer codes are essential for the design and optimisation of accelerator and experiments. We briefly review what already exists and what is needed in terms of accelerator codes. For the FCC-ee, it will be important to include the effects of beamstrahlung and beam–beam interaction as well as machine imperfections and sources of beam-induced backgrounds relevant for the experiments and consider the possibility of beam polarisation. The experiment software Key4hep, which aims to provide a common software stack for future experiments, is described, and the possibility of extending this concept to machine codes is discussed. We analyse how to interface and connect the accelerator and experiment codes in an efficient and flexible way for optimisation of the FCC-ee interaction region design and discuss the possibility of using shared data formats as an interface.
Injective edge-coloring of subcubic graphs
Authors: Ferdjallah Baya , Kerdjoudj Samia , Raspaud André 
Published: December 2021

An injective edge-coloring [Formula: see text] of a graph [Formula: see text] is an edge-coloring such that if [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] are three consecutive edges in [Formula: see text] (they are consecutive if they form a path or a cycle of length three), then [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] receive different colors. The minimum integer [Formula: see text] such that, [Formula: see text] has an injective edge-coloring with [Formula: see text] colors, is called the injective chromatic index of [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]). This parameter was introduced by Cardoso et al. [Injective coloring of graphs, Filomat 33(19) (2019) 6411–6423, arXiv:1510.02626] motivated by the Packet Radio Network problem. They proved that computing [Formula: see text] of a graph [Formula: see text] is NP-hard. We give new upper bounds for this parameter and we present the relationships of the injective edge-coloring with other colorings of graphs. We study the injective edge-coloring of some classes of subcubic graphs. We prove that a subcubic bipartite graph has an injective chromatic index bounded by [Formula: see text]. We also prove that if [Formula: see text] is a subcubic graph with maximum average degree less than [Formula: see text] (respectively, [Formula: see text]), then [Formula: see text] admits an injective edge-coloring with at most 4 (respectively, [Formula: see text]) colors. Moreover, we establish a tight upper bound for subcubic outerplanar graphs.
Characterizing Selected Sorghum Grain Varieties and Evaluating the Suitability of Their Malt Extracts for Cultivating Microbial Biomass
Authors: Byakika Stellah , Mukisa Ivan Muzira , Byaruhanga Yusuf Byenkya 
Published: December 2021

Microbial biomass is cultivated for different technological applications including food processing, medicine, waste management, and research. The conventional growth media used are generally expensive thus necessitating the development of more affordable alternatives. In this study, four sorghum grain varieties, SESO 1, SESO 3, Epuripur, and Eyera, and their malt extracts were characterized which is aimed at determining their suitability for growing microbial biomass. The varieties had kernel length, kernel width, kernel thickness, and thousand kernel weigh equivalent to 3.8-4.3 mm, 3.2-4.5 mm, 2.4-2.8 mm, and 12.4-20.2 g, respectively. SESO 1 and Epuripur had corneous endosperm textures whereas those of SESO 3 and Eyera were intermediate and floury, respectively. Varieties had

germinative

energies
>
90

% and

total

defects
<
8

%. SESO 3 had the highest (

p
<
0.05

) crude protein (

10.8
±
0.3

%) and dietary fiber (

22.5
±
0.4

%) whereas Epuripur had the highest (

p
<
0.05

) starch (

81.6
±
0.0

%) and crude fat (

2.9
±
0.1

%). There was no significant difference (

p
>
0.05

) in the ash contents (

2.1
±
0.0

%). The total sugars, free amino nitrogen, condensed tannins, and pH of the malt extracts were 106-116 g/L, 70-78 mg/L, 0.1-0.6 mg/mL, and 5.5-5.7, respectively. The composition of the sorghum malt extracts suggests their potential for use in cultivating microbial biomass.
Does God Command and Punish in the Garden of Eden?
Authors: Kelly Joseph Ryan 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Most interpretations of Gen 2–3 center the motifs of divine command, human obedience, and divine punishment. These ideas, however, are not intrinsic to the narrative. They represent only one possible way of interpreting certain semantic and narrative ambiguities in the story. One can also read Gen 2–3 as a story about a divine warning and a consequential decision. This alternative reading does a better job making sense of the narrative details and better reflects the unique way the J source of the Pentateuch understands how God interacts with humanity.
Killing Goliath? Elhanan the Bethlehemite and the Text of 2 Samuel 21:19
Authors: Ozolins Kaspars 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
The text of 2 Sam 21:19 states in summary fashion that a certain Elhanan, son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite, killed Goliath the Gittite in battle (thus, in apparent contradiction to the famous extended pericope of 1 Sam 17). A text-critical reconstruction of the verse is presented which accounts for the relationship between “the Bethlehemite” in 2 Sam 21:19 and the name “Lahmi” which is recorded as belonging to Goliath’s brother in 1 Chr 20:5. Along these lines it is further argued that a text-critical analysis is a viable option for resolving the tension with 1 Sam 17, without the need to resort to additional literary or source-critical solutions.
The Verb שָׁאַף in Biblical Hebrew
Authors: Crabtree Noah W. D. 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Biblical Hebrew lexicons unanimously present the basic meaning of the verb שׁאף as “pant, snuff.” Absent etymological evidence, however, the lexical value of the verb hangs on the contextual interpretation of three attestations where the verb has not undergone semantic expansion: Isa 42:14; Jer 2:24; 14:6. Fresh analysis of the philological evidence garners support for an alternate interpretation of שׁאף רוח in Jer 2:24; 14:6 as “bray, cry out” and suggests that ואשׁאף in Isa 42:14 constitutes an elliptical form of the phrase with the same meaning. This new semantic understanding in turn allows for a reanalysis of derived meanings, furnishing a revised understanding of the verb שׁאף.
“They Whored in Egypt” (Ezek 23:3)—When?
Authors: Lyons Michael A. 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
In this essay I make three arguments on Ezek 23:3–4: first, “in Egypt … in their youth” (v. 3) does not refer to Israel’s time in Egypt before the exodus, but to the early political histories of Samaria and Jerusalem. Second, the statement ותהיינה לי (v. 4) should not be rendered “and they became mine” (referring to the event of marriage), but rather “and they were mine” (referring to the fact of marriage). Third, the vocabulary used in vv. 3–4 functions at the local level within the argument of Ezek 23:1–27, but also on a larger level as part of the editorial coordination of Ezek 16 and 23. The allegory in Ezek 23:1–27 can therefore be understood as a coherent critique of Judahite foreign policy, without any reference to traditions of Israel’s origins in Egypt.
The Cup or Qôs? Lost Prayer and Wordplay in Lamentations 4:21–22
Authors: Granerød Gard 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
The article discusses the reference to Edom at the end of Lam 4. It makes two proposals. First, it argues that we should understand nearly all of the clauses in Lam 4:21–22 as volitive expressions that convey the speaker’s wishes or prayers. Second, it argues that the Hebrew text of Lam 4:21 contains a wordplay lost in the ancient Greek translation and, thus, lost in the subsequent tradition. When Lam 4:21 uses the Hebrew word כּוֹס (“cup”) together with the syntagma עבר עַל in a context of irony and concerning “Daughter Edom,” כּוֹס alludes to Qôs (קוֹס), the patron god of the Edomites and the Idumaeans. The Septuagint understood the Hebrew text’s volitive expressions as ordinary indicatives. It “quenched” the Hebrew text’s ironic pun and made an unambiguous expression of what originally was ambiguous.
A Doe’s Call Grows into Lament: The Comparison with the Doe in Psalm 42:1 and its Meaning for the Description of the Næpæš
Authors: Marschall Anja 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
This paper questions the conventional interpretation of the doe-comparison in Ps 42:1 based on linguistic indications and a biological phenomenon. When the verb ערג is considered as a form of crying out and not of longing, it can be recognised that the næpæš is not only trying to reach God but is also constructively influencing the praying person towards this goal. This leads to a new perspective on the self-perception of the praying person and the role of the næpæš throughout the prayer. After initially rejecting the needs of the næpæš, in the last stanza, the praying person is finally transforming the performative screaming into formulated prayer: lament, petition, and praise. By turning to lament they are taking up the doe’s call and vindicating the næpæš’s intentions as essential and justified expressions of the self.
The Catena Manuscripts on Acts: A Revised Classification
Authors: Scieri Emanuele 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Earlier scholarship faced a number of limitations in classifying catena manuscripts on the Acts of the Apostles. This study makes a comparison of exegetical scholia in selected text passages (Acts 2:1–16, 8:9–25, 28:19–31) in order to determine the different types of catena and how they relate to each other. This survey reveals the diversity of the tradition: some manuscripts are merely copies, which repeat the same text with only small variations, but others are unique and cannot be directly identified with a particular catena type. It is therefore necessary to expand the classification of catenae on Acts in the Clavis Patrum Graecorum so as to mark subdivisions within the individual types.
The Christianizing the Home Movement
Authors: O’Keefe Amy 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
The ecumenical National Christian Council of China (ncc) was the institutional home to an important religious and social campaign: the Christianizing the Home Movement. This article traces the development of this movement from the ncc’s founding in 1922 until the Second World War disrupted its activity. This home- and family-centered movement was a site of female empowerment, and the expansive topics it addressed show women’s desires to serve and lead in a broad set of arenas. This article shows how the Chinese women who led the Christianizing the Home Movement built and shaped a movement and describes the nationwide network of leaders that carried it out, promoting an ideal of Christian family that was culturally informed and progressive.
A Genealogy of Breakthroughs
Authors: Wong Sze-Long Aaron 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Wong Tsing-yi (1869–1903) was a third-generation Christian woman from a South China family. Focusing on her life story, this study aims to show how her family’s connection and interactions with western missionaries generated new resources for her to reimagine family relations, learning, and social and gender roles, thereby transgressing prevalent social norms. Using the Chronicles of Wong’s family and missionary writings, this study demonstrates how interactions and exchanges with missionaries in practice far transcended the binary view of the hegemonic transmitter and passive receptor. Through a sustained process of exchanges, the family and missionaries engendered a new culture of mutual learning that gave rise to a genealogy of breakthroughs.
Catholicism among the Chinese Diaspora in Europe
Authors: Salerno Eva 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
In Paris, as in Milan, the establishment of Catholic communities of Chinese origin, which developed throughout the twentieth century, has followed the rhythms of migration from Asia. The French and Italian ecclesiastical authorities have welcomed these migrants and have set up a number of special structures for them. Based on a comparative ethnographic study carried out over several years in the Chinese parishes of Paris and Milan, this article analyzes the ways in which the family environment of Chinese believers shapes their faith and durably anchors their religious practices. In particular, it examines how this spiritual family tradition is significant in the trajectory and vocation of Chinese Catholic priests and church members. This article also addresses the challenge represented by the transmission of the Catholic faith from Chinese migrants to the younger generations who grew up in Europe. Finally, it looks at the role of the sociocultural support that parishes provide for migrants far from their country of origin and roots.
The Nahḍa, Iraqi Style: The Original Contribution of Father Anastās Mārī al-Kirmilī
Authors: Kilpatrick Hilary 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
The subject of this article, Father Anastās Mārī al-Kirmilī (1866–1947), is a central figure in the Iraqi nahḍa. Although a Carmelite monk, he devoted his life in a non- confessional spirit to the study and reform of the Arabic language and the development of a specifically Iraqi historical and cultural consciousness. He wrote on linguistics, history, and folklore, he edited texts, published a journal and corresponded with Arab and European scholars. He is still a figure of reference for Iraqi intellectuals. By presenting his work in some detail, this article seeks to integrate him into the society of the nahḍawīs while demonstrating his particular contribution.
A Family of Books: The Damascene Shaṭṭīs and Textual Transmission
Authors: Wollina Torsten 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
The article explores continuities between manuscript and print culture by way of an investigation into the book-related practice of three members of the Ḥanbalī al-Shaṭṭī family. By using a diverse set of sources, it presents a view on the turn from manuscript to print during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century that moves beyond technological determinism. By examining authorship, manuscript collections, and print publication, it proposes to include the institution of the family as well as the emerging global market for Arabic manuscripts into research of this medial shift.
Asad Rustum and the Egyptian Occupation of Syria (1831–1841): Between Narratives of Modernity and Documentary Exactitude
Authors: Hill Peter 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
The Lebanese historian Asad Rustum (1897–1965) devoted much of his career to the study of Ottoman Syria in the early nineteenth century. For him, this history culminated in the dramatic events of 1840–41, when a Lebanese armed uprising against an Egyptian occupation, combined with European intervention, triggered far-reaching changes in the region’s politics. This article explores how Rustum’s accounts of the Egyptian occupation period and its end refract the complexities of that moment itself, through the dilemmas of a self-consciously professional historian working under the French Mandate and in early independent Lebanon. By comparing his histories of the Egyptian occupation with both his documentary collections and his own private archive held at AUB, this article reveals the complexities, achievements and limits of Rustum’s historical method. Above all, it argues, Rustum’s desire to narrate Lebano-Syrian modernisation was held in check—paradoxically perhaps—by his conviction of his own modernity.
An Incomplete Journey Away from the Past: The Life and Ideas of Antonius Ameuney (1821–1881)
Authors: Edwards Anthony 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
This article recovers a dissonant voice from the nineteenth-century nahḍa. Antonius Ameuney (1821–1881) was a fervent Protestant and staunch Anglophile. Unlike his Ottoman Syrian contemporaries, who argued for religious diversity and the formation of a civil society based on a shared Arab past, he believed that the only geopolitical Syria viable in the future was one grounded in Protestant virtues and English values. This article examines Ameuney’s complicated journey to become a Protestant Englishman and his inescapable characterization as a son of Syria. It charts his personal life and intellectual career and explores how he interpreted the religious, cultural, political, and linguistic landscape of his birthplace to British audiences. As an English-speaking Ottoman Syrian intellectual residing permanently in London, the case of Antonius Ameuney illustrates England to have been a constitutive site of the nahḍa and underscores the role played by the British public in shaping nahḍa discourses.