bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
What about the negatives? An integrated framework for revealing diverse values of nature and its conservation
Authors: Oostvogels V. J. , Dumont B. , Nijland H. J. , de Boer I. J. M. , Ripoll‐Bosch R. 
Published: November 2024

Abstract

Taking into account the perspectives of local stakeholders is essential for just and effective biodiversity conservation. Plural valuation, making visible the diverse values people hold in relation to nature, has emerged as a key approach towards better inclusion of stakeholders' perspectives.

So far, plural valuation has mainly focused on positive values, leaving equally important negative values underexposed. To address this, a concrete proposal has been presented to also consider ‘disvalues’. However, accessible frameworks to help practitioners apply this concept are arguably still lacking.

To address this gap, we here propose the ‘Integrated Nature Futures Framework’ (I‐NFF), where ‘integrated’ indicates joint consideration of positive and negative values. The I‐NFF draws on the popular Nature Futures Framework (NFF) to develop disvalue thinking in a more accessible form.

The I‐NFF considers three perspectives (‘nature’, ‘society’ and ‘culture’), based on which something can be placed on a spectrum from positive (‘for nature’, ‘for society’ and ‘as culture’) to negative (‘against nature’, ‘against society’ and ‘in conflict with culture’), and can be represented as two mirrored triangles.

Using empirical data, we illustrate various purposes for which the I‐NFF can be used: to inventory nature‐related topics ‘at play’ in a given context, to depict how people frame their overall relationship with nature or to depict how people frame specific issues. This demonstrates how the I‐NFF helps reveal value pluralism and trade‐offs, capture the reciprocity of human–nature relationships and identify where perspectives differ and share common ground.

We close by discussing how the I‐NFF can enhance the inclusion of stakeholder voices in biodiversity conservation, which is indispensable for a more nature‐ and people‐positive future.

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A European, Observational, 3‐Year Cohort Comparative Study on the Safety of the Fixed Dose Combination Pravastatin 40 mg/Fenofibrate 160 mg vs. Statin Alone in Real Clinical Practice: The POSE Study
Authors: Papadopoulos Nikolaos , Arvaniti Eleni , Angelopoulos Theodoros , Tziomalos Konstantinos , Tembra Manuel Suarez , Diaz Jose Luis , De Niet Sophie , Da Silva Stéphanie , Doupis John 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTBackground and PurposeThe aim of the study was to provide valuable real‐world long‐term safety data of the fixed pravastatin 40 mg/fenofibrate 160 mg combination in comparison of monotherapy with statins of moderate intensity.Materials and MethodsPOSE study was an observational, comparative study conducted in three European countries. Patients treated or planned to be treated with pravastatin 40 mg/fenofibrate 160 mg or with a moderate‐intensity statin in monotherapy were assessed over 3 years. The main safety endpoints included the incidence of renal or urinary disorder, musculoskeletal or connective tissue disorder, hepatobiliary disorder and cardiovascular events.ResultsThe study included 3075 patients treated for dyslipidaemia, with diabetes mellitus (47%), hypertension (56%) and/or established cardiovascular disease (61%). Over the 3 years of follow‐up, the difference in incidence rate of safety events between the pravastatin 40 mg/fenofibrate 160 mg group and the statin group was not statistically significant (RR = 1.366 [95% CI = 0.967–1.929]). The most frequently occurring events were musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders (AR = 0.030 in the pravastatin 40 mg/fenofibrate 160 mg group and 0.024 in the statin group), renal and urinary disorders (AR = 0.019 vs. 0.016, respectively) and aggravated diabetes mellitus (0.021 vs. 0.014). Most events occurred during the first year, then incidence decreased over the 3‐year period. No statistically significant difference was observed between treatment groups regarding the cardiovascular events (RR = 1.209 [95% CI = 0.596–2.453]) and no new signal emerged from the long‐term follow‐up.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates a reassuring long‐term safety profile of the fixed pravastatin 40 mg/fenofibrate 160 mg combination in routine clinical practice, with low and similar incidence of events over the 3 years follow‐up compared to a monotherapy with statins of moderate intensity.
Raman spectroscopy and imaging in bio and life sciences
Authors: Castelo‐Porta Antonio 
Published: November 2024

AbstractRaman spectroscopy is a well‐known technique to study different materials and determine their chemical composition. It is based on the inelastic scattering of light and provides a unique spectrum for the sample under study. The advances in lasers and detectors, their combination with imaging systems and the discovery of new phenomena have expanded the use of this technique in several research fields. In the particular case of biology and life sciences, it has been used to provide chemical and compositional information on plant and animal tissues, cells, biofluids, etc., with the advantage that the presence of water molecules normally does not cause interference in the measured signal.
Resilient Event‐Triggered Control for Switched Systems With Reconstructed Switching Signals Under DoS Attacks
Authors: Li Fanfan , Sun Yuangong , Zhang Zhiqiang , Zhu Xingao 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTIn this article, the resilient event‐triggered control issue for switched linear systems with the bounded disturbance is explored under the aperiodic denial‐of‐service (DoS) attacks. Unlike the discussions on asynchronous behavior caused by network transmission/DoS attacks, configure a copy of predictor at controller module to avert the negative impacts of asynchronous switching. Subsequently, by establishing a resilient event‐triggered strategy (RETS) to eliminate invalid sampling during DoS attacks intervals, the waste of network resources is reduced. Besides, a sufficient condition is derived to ensure the input‐to‐state stability (ISS) for the close‐loop switched systems under DoS attacks. The results indicate that the switched systems can resist a certain degree of DoS attacks under the average dwell time (ADT) constrained by DoS attacks frequency and duration. In addition, Zeno behavior is eliminated by calculating the lower bound of the triggering intervals. Finally, the availability of theoretical approach is verified through a numerical simulation.
Empirical Sandwich Variance Estimator for Iterated Conditional Expectation g‐Computation
Authors: Zivich Paul N. , Ross Rachael K. , Shook‐Sa Bonnie E. , Cole Stephen R. , Edwards Jessie K. 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTIterated conditional expectation (ICE) g‐computation is an estimation approach for addressing time‐varying confounding for both longitudinal and time‐to‐event data. Unlike other g‐computation implementations, ICE avoids the need to specify models for each time‐varying covariate. For variance estimation, previous work has suggested the bootstrap. However, bootstrapping can be computationally intense. Here, we present ICE g‐computation as a set of stacked estimating equations. Therefore, the variance for the ICE g‐computation estimator can be consistently estimated using the empirical sandwich variance estimator. Performance of the variance estimator was evaluated empirically with a simulation study. The proposed approach is also demonstrated with an illustrative example on the effect of cigarette smoking on the prevalence of hypertension. In the simulation study, the empirical sandwich variance estimator appropriately estimated the variance. When comparing runtimes between the sandwich variance estimator and the bootstrap for the applied example, the sandwich estimator was substantially faster, even when bootstraps were run in parallel. The empirical sandwich variance estimator is a viable option for variance estimation with ICE g‐computation.
Triple‐Layered Noncombustible PEO‐Based Solid Electrolyte for Highly Safe Lithium‐Metal Batteries
Authors: Lim Heesoo , Chae Munseok S. , Jamal Hasan , Khan Firoz , Jeon Injun , Kim Jongmin , Kim Jae Hyun 
Published: November 2024

AbstractLithium‐metal batteries are currently recognized as promising next‐generation technologies owing to their high energy density. Solid polymer electrolytes, particularly those based on polyethylene oxide (PEO), are lauded for their leakage resistance, safety, and flexible design. Despite the ongoing fire safety‐ and ionic conductivity‐related concerns, a novel noncombustible solid polymer electrolytes with superior ionic conductivities are introduced here with additive decabromodiphenyl ethane and zeolite. To enhance the mechanical strength and ensure soft interactions at the electrode interface, a triple‐layer structure with self‐extinguishing properties and robust ionic conductivity is proposed. Notably, the softness at the electrode interface intensifies as the LiTFSI concentration increases; this higher concentration negatively impacts PEO crystallinity, enhancing the ionic conductivity owing to the presence of free Li+ and TFSI− ions. This novel electrolyte can achieve a conductivity of 1.5 mS cm−1 at 60 °C, maintain anodic stability up to 4.8 V, and exhibit flame retardancy. Furthermore, adding LiTFSI at 60% relative to PEO is shown to reduce LiF formation on the surface, enhancing anode stability. The [LiFePO4/triple‐layered electrolyte/Li] lithium‐metal batteries are capable of an initial capacity of 153 mAh g−1, sustained superior capacity retention of 87.9%, and high Coulombic efficiency (99.6%) over 1000 cycles at a 1C rate.
In Situ Optical Observation of Lithium Dendrite Pattern in Solid Polymer Electrolytes
Authors: Liu Jie , Song Ziyu , Yu Fengjiao , Armand Michel , Zhou Zhibin , Zhang Heng , Chen Yuhui 
Published: November 2024

AbstractSolid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have been treated as a viable solution to build high‐performance solid‐state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) at the industrial level, bypassing the safety and energy density dilemmas experienced by today's lithium‐ion battery technology. To promote a wider application of SPEs‐based SSLMBs, the chemical and electrochemical characteristics of lithium metal (Li°) electrode in SPEs have to be clearly elucidated. In this work, the morphological evolution of Li° electrode in the SPEs‐based SSLMBs is comprehensively investigated, via a customized electrochemical cell allowing optical microscopic analyses. The results demonstrate that differing from inorganic solid electrolytes, the elastic feature of SPEs eliminates the “memory effect” of the dendrite formation, in which the previously formed dendrites can be dissolved and the resulting space can be simultaneously occupied by electrolyte components, instead of leaving for a second‐round growth of Li° dendrites. Furthermore, the largely increased electronic conductivities of the as‐formed interphases between Li° electrode and SPEs are found to be responsible for the notoriously soft short‐circuit behavior observed during cycling. These findings bring a fresh understanding of the formation and evolution of lithium dendrites in SPE‐based cells, which are vital for improving the long‐term stability of SSLMBs and other related high‐energy battery systems.
Comparing vacuum‐assisted closure against conventional approach in severe deep neck infection: A retrospective case‐control study
Authors: Wang Mu , Yang Rui‐Zhe , Gu Wei , Wang Jian 
Published: November 2024

AbstractObjectivesTo compare the effectiveness of vacuum‐assisted closure (VAC) against traditional drainage technique, using a retrospective case‐control study design, in terms of managing deep neck infections (DNIs).MethodsPatients presenting to Peking Union Medical College Hospital diagnosed with DNIs were recruited in this study. We analyzed the clinical characteristics of DNI patients and divided them into (a) VAC placement group (26 cases) and (b) traditional drainage group (57 cases) according to whether VAC was placed. The differences in length of stay (LOS), wound healing time, and debridement frequency were compared between the two groups.ResultsEighty‐three patients had multiple‐space infections, i.e. infection at two or more sites. The debridement frequency of the VAC group was significantly lower than that of the traditional drainage group (p = 0.001). The wound healing time of the traditional drainage group and VAC group was 38 days (a range of 13–98 days) and 40 days (a range of 11–106 days), respectively; the average LOS was 15 days (a range of 2–68 days) and 16 days (a range of 4–35 days), respectively; and the debridement frequencies were one time (a range of 0–3 times) and zero times (a range of 0–2 times), respectively. The two groups did not differ significantly in wound healing time and hospitalization duration (p = 0.319 and 0.937).ConclusionsVAC treatment of DNIs has significant advantages in reducing the frequency of debridement and patient suffering, but it does not show significant advantages in wound healing. Randomized trials are still needed to demonstrate its efficacy.
Existence and stability of a weakly damped laminated beam with a nonlinear delay
Authors: Al‐Mahdi Adel M. , Al‐Gharabli Mohammed M. , Feng Baowei 
Published: November 2024

AbstractA weakly damped laminated beam system with nonlinear time delay is studied. The existence and uniqueness are proved by Faedo–Galerkin approach. We prove that the system is stable under some specific conditions on the weight of the delay and the equal wave speeds of propagation. The general energy decay rate is established by using multiplier method and some properties of convex functions. This decay result is obtained without imposing any restrictive growth assumption on the damping term at the origin. In addition, our result improves and develops some existing results in the literature.
An asymptotic formula for perturbations in an electromagnetic eigenvalue problem due to the presence of small deformable dielectric inclusion
Authors: Khelifi Abdessatar , Saidani Siwar 
Published: November 2024

AbstractWe consider a homogeneous electromagnetic material enclosing a bounded ‐domain with a small dielectric inclusion. We derive a rigorous asymptotic expansion of the eigenvalues of the Maxwell operator as the diameter of the inclusion goes to zero.
Buckling analysis of single‐walled carbon nanotubes using the initial value method and approximate transfer matrix based on nonlocal elasticity theory
Authors: Tepe Ayşegül 
Published: November 2024

AbstractIn this study, a novel method is presented to analyze the buckling behavior of single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using the initial value method (IVM) in conjunction with the approximate transfer matrix, within the framework of nonlocal elasticity theory. The study aims to accurately approximate critical buckling load parameters under various boundary conditions, without encountering high computational requirements. IVM enables the computation of displacements and stress resultants along the entire beam from given initial conditions. The approximate transfer matrix is employed to analyze system states at different points through successive integration of solutions, generating the principal matrix needed for IVM and ensuring systematic and precise results that optimize the accuracy of the analysis. A convergence study confirms the effectiveness and precision of the proposed method, revealing a decrease in the critical buckling load parameters as the nonlocal parameter increases, applicable across all boundary conditions studied (simply supported, clamped–clamped, clamped–simply supported, and clamped‐free). These results underscore the need to incorporate nonlocal effects for more accurate nanostructure mechanics predictions. The integration of IVM and the approximate transfer matrix provides a computationally efficient alternative to traditional numerical and semi‐analytical methods, aiding researchers and engineers working with SWCNTs and other nanomaterials.
Imagining a New Gender Contract for Care
Authors: di Torella Eugenia Caracciolo 
Published: November 2024

AbstractCare and caring are not only inalienable features of our lives, but they are also essential to the sustainability of our economy, society and individuals’ well-being. The recent pandemic has emphasised how important care is. In other words, care is the glue that keeps us together and ensures that our world is, and will continue to be, sustainable. In this chapter, we discuss the emerging EU measures in this area—in particular, the EU Care Strategy—their potential and their shortcomings. We argue that, although care is now clearly on the EU agenda, the EU cannot be complacent, nor can it afford to lose momentum. The EU must take leadership in this area as a matter of urgency, and the chapter puts forward some suggestions on how to move forward. Until a clear commitment and concrete measures are in place, any intervention will continue to be empty rhetoric.
Exploring atmospheric neutrino oscillations at ESSnuSB
Authors:   The ESSnuSB collaboration, Aguilar J. , Anastasopoulos M. , Baussan E. , Bhattacharyya A. K. , Bignami A. , Blennow M. , Bogomilov M. , Bolling B. , Bouquerel E. , Bramati F. , Branca A. , Brunetti G. , Bustinduy I. , Carlile C. J. , Cederkall J. , Choi T. W. , Choubey S. , Christiansen P. , Collins M. , Cristaldo Morales E. , Cupiał P. , Danared H. , de André J. P. A. M. , Dracos M. , Efthymiopoulos I. , Ekelöf T. , Eshraqi M. , Fanourakis G. , Farricker A. , Fasoula E. , Fukuda T. , Gazis N. , Geralis Th. , Ghosh M. , Giarnetti A. , Gokbulut G. , Hagner C. , Halić L. , Hooft M. , Iversen K. E. , Jachowicz N. , Jenssen M. , Johansson R. , Kasimi E. , Kayis Topaksu A. , Kildetoft B. , Kordas K. , Leisos A. , Lindroos M. , Longhin A. , Maiano C. , Marangoni S. , Marrelli C. , Meloni D. , Mezzetto M. , Milas N. , Muñoz J. L. , Niewczas K. , Oglakci M. , Ohlsson T. , Olvegård M. , Pari M. , Patrzalek D. , Petkov G. , Petridou Ch. , Poussot P. , Psallidas A. , Pupilli F. , Saiang D. , Sampsonidis D. , Schwab C. , Sordo F. , Sosa A. , Stavropoulos G. , Tarkeshian R. , Terranova F. , Tolba T. , Trachanas E. , Tsenov R. , Tsirigotis A. , Tzamarias S. E. , Vankova-Kirilova G. , Vassilopoulos N. , Vihonen S. , Wurtz J. , Zeter V. , Zormpa O. 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
This study provides an analysis of atmospheric neutrino oscillations at the ESSnuSB far detector facility. The prospects of the two cylindrical Water Cherenkov detectors with a total fiducial mass of 540 kt are investigated over 10 years of data taking in the standard three-flavor oscillation scenario. We present the confidence intervals for the determination of mass ordering, θ23 octant as well as for the precisions on sin2θ23 and $$ \left|\Delta {m}_{31}^2\right| $$

Δ

m
31
2

. It is shown that mass ordering can be resolved by 3σ CL (5σ CL) after 4 years (10 years) regardless of the true neutrino mass ordering. Correspondingly, the wrong θ23 octant could be excluded by 3σ CL after 4 years (8 years) in the case where the true neutrino mass ordering is normal ordering (inverted ordering). The results presented in this work are complementary to the accelerator neutrino program in the ESSnuSB project.
Spin-2 operators in two-dimensional $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = (4, 0) quivers from massive type IIA
Authors: Zhang Shuo 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
In this work we revisit the problem of studying spin-2 fluctuations around a class of solutions in massive type IIA that is given by a warped AdS3 × S2 × T4 × $$ {\mathcal{I}}_{\rho } $$

I
ρ

and with $$ \mathcal{N} $$
N
= (4, 0) supersymmetry. We were able to identify a class of fluctuations, which is known as the “minimal universal class” that is independent of the background data and saturates the bound on the mass related to the field theory unitarity bound. These operators have conformal dimension ∆ = 2(ℓ + 1), with ℓ being the quantum number of the angular momentum on the S2. We also computed the normalisation of the 2-point function of stress-energy tensors from the effective 3-dimensional graviton action. We comment on the relation of our results to the related AdS3 and AdS2 solutions in massive type IIA and type IIB theories respectively.
PPSZ for General k-SAT and CSP—Making Hertli’s Analysis Simpler and 3-SAT Faster
Authors: Scheder Dominik , Steinberger John 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe currently fastest known algorithm for k-SAT is PPSZ, named after
its inventors (Paturi et al. in J ACM 52(3):337-364, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1066100.1066101). Analyzing its running time
is much easier for input formulas with a unique satisfying assignment.
In this paper, we achieve three goals. First, we simplify the analysis
of Hertli (in 2011 IEEE 52nd Annual Symposium on Foundations of
Computer Science-FOCS 2011, Los Alamitos, 2011) for input formulas
with multiple satisfying assignments. Second, we show a “lifting
result”: if you improve PPSZ for k-CNF formulas with a unique satisfying
assignment, you will immediately get a (weaker) improvement for
general k-CNF formulas. In combination this with results by Hansen et
al. (in Charikar and Cohen (ed) Proceedings of the 51st Annual ACM
SIGACT Symposium on Theory of Computing, 2019) and Scheder (in
62nd IEEE Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science,
2021), who all prove improved time bounds for Unique-k-SAT, this gives
improved bounds for general k-SAT. We also generalize our results to
the domain of Constraint Satisfaction Problems, i.e., satisfiability with
more than two truth values.
Alcohol consumption—none is better than a little
Authors: Maisch Bernhard 
Published: November 2024

AbstractAlcohol is socially accepted and widely consumed as a recreational beverage. Furthermore, it is used as a disinfectant for medicinal purposes and as a cultural asset it is also part of religious rituals. However, it is also an intoxicant and an addictive substance. The deleterious side of alcohol is reflected in the fact that around 3 million people worldwide die every year as a direct or indirect result of alcohol consumption. For several decades, epidemiological studies suggested that drinking alcohol in moderate quantities was beneficial. This was referred to as the “French paradox,” which described differences in mortality between France and Finland mainly, but also other countries, that were found in epidemiological studies. The difference in the levels of alcohol consumption was found to explain the differences in mortality in view of the otherwise similar risk factors. When alcoholic drinks per day were plotted against all-cause mortality this led to a J-shaped curve. This finding represented a window of benefit for moderate alcohol consumption. However, the recent publication by Zhao et al. in 2023 revisited the relationship between the quantity of alcohol consumed and mortality risk and led to a paradigm change, which has influenced not only the recommendations of Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health but also the recommendations and guidelines of major health organizations: “No alcohol is better than a little.” The J‑shaped curve as an explanation of the French paradox became a linear relationship between the amount of alcohol consumption and the increasing mortality from tumors and cardiovascular diseases. The renewed review of several control groups in previous epidemiological studies revealed a recruitment error due to the inclusion of abstinent ex-drinkers. Taking this bias into account, the alcohol-friendly view of small amounts of alcohol being cardioprotective had to be revised. The combined misuse of alcohol and other risk factors for carcinogenesis and heart diseases still needs further attention. The misuse of both alcohol and cocaine led to the conclusion that when the two risky substances are consumed together, it is even more detrimental than the mere sum of the two.