bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
High‐Performance Composite Membranes: Embedding Yttria‐Stabilized Zirconia in Polyphenylene Sulfide Fabric for Enhanced Alkaline Water Electrolysis Efficiency
Authors: Gao Haoyang , Yang Guofeng , Song Wen , Su Kunmei , Zhang Maliang , Li Zhenhuan 
Published: October 2024

AbstractDue to their excellent alkali resistance and chemical stability, polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) fabric membranes are widely used in alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) for hydrogen production. However, traditional PPS membranes suffer from poor hydrophilicity, low airtightness, and high area resistance, resulting in high energy consumption and reduced safety in industrial applications. This study addresses the aforementioned issues by coupling 3‐(2,3‐epoxy propoxy) propyl trimethoxy silane (KH560) via self‐condensation to the PPS membrane and blending it with self‐synthesized yttrium‐stabilized zirconia nanoparticles (YSZNPs). The YSZNPs are loaded onto the modified PPS fiber surface through dip‐coating and hot‐pressing processes, forming a micro‐mechanical interlocking structure that enhances the overall performance of the membrane in practical hydrogen production applications. The findings indicate that the developed composite membrane demonstrate outstanding hydrophilicity, minimal area resistance (0.21 Ω cm2), and elevated bubble point pressure (2.93224 bar). Significantly, tests on gas purity indicate that the produced hydrogen and oxygen attain purities of 99.90% and 99.75%, respectively, when evaluated at a current density of 1.5 A cm−2. Moreover, after 500 h of electrolysis testing in a simulated industrial environment, minimal decline in membrane performance is observed, highlighting the competitive edge of this composite membrane in the current AWE market.
Tissue‐seeking dyes for in vivo applications
Authors: Ma Yuan , Qin Cuirong , Lei Yanlin , Yang Xiaodong , Lei Zuhai 
Published: October 2024

AbstractIn vivo optical imaging has become an invaluable tool for visualizing and monitoring biological processes in living organisms. A key component of these imaging techniques is the use of fluorescent dyes that can selectively target and label specific tissues or cell types. This review provides an overview of the current state of tissue‐seeking dyes for in vivo applications. We discuss the design principles and chemical structures of dyes that have been developed to target various tissues of interest, including tumors, nerves, bones, vasculatures, and other tissues. The review covers the photophysical properties, targeting mechanisms, and in vivo performance of these dyes. Particular emphasis is placed on dyes that have demonstrated clinical translation or have high potential for future clinical use. The review also examines the challenges and considerations in developing effective tissue‐seeking dyes, such as achieving high specificity, overcoming biological barriers and minimizing toxicity. Finally, we highlight emerging trends and future directions in the field, including the integration of tissue‐seeking dyes with advanced imaging modalities and theranostic applications. Overall, this review provides a focused summary of the current landscape of tissue‐seeking dyes and their pivotal role in advancing in vivo optical imaging and its biomedical applications.
AMORA: An Advanced Malleable and Operational Framework for Performance Prediction of Big Data Systems
Authors: Lin Weiwei , Xu Haojun , Zhong Haocheng , Chen Fan , Hu Zhengyang 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundIn the data era, big data systems have emerged as pivotal tools, underscoring the importance of performance prediction in enhancing the efficiency of big data clusters. Numerous performance models have been proposed, often grounded in artificial intelligence or simulation methodologies. While the bulk of research focuses on refining prediction precision and minimizing overhead, limited attention has been given to the consignation and standardization of these models.ObjectivesTo bridge this gap between model developers and end‐users, this paper introduces AMORA—a novel versatile framework tailored for predicting the performance of big data systems.MethodsLeveraging the identified behavior descriptions‐computation submodels (BD‐CS) pattern that is prevalent among various big data job performance models, AMORA allows access to different plugins accommodating different performance models' implementations. This framework also integrates a novel mutable computation graph technique to facilitate backtracking computation. Furthermore, AMORA's functionality extends to comprehensive end‐to‐end usability by enabling the acceptance of origin configuration files from diverse big data systems and presenting easily interpretable prediction reports.ResultsThis work demonstrates AMORA's efficacy in producing an accurate trace of Hadoop job through the selection of appropriate performance model plugins and parameter adjustments and showcasing the application of the proposed mutable computation graph technique in calculating the starting moment of an early‐start reducer. Additionally, two validation experiments are conducted, involving the implementation of various Hadoop and Spark performance models, respectively. The experiment results manifest the prediction precision and overheads of these performance models.ConclusionThese experiments exhibit AMORA's role as a benchmark platform for implementing various types of big data job performance models catered to diverse big data systems.
Studies of genetic diversity and genome‐wide association for vitamin C content in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) using high‐throughput SNP arrays
Authors: Medina‐Lozano Inés , Bertolín Juan Ramón , Plieske Jörg , Ganal Martin , Gnad Heike , Díaz Aurora 
Published: October 2024

AbstractLettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is a source of beneficial compounds though they are generally present in low quantities. We used 40K Axiom and 9K Infinium SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) arrays to (i) explore the genetic variability in 21 varieties and (ii) carry out genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) of vitamin C content in21 varieties and a population of 205 plants from the richest variety in vitamin C (‘Lechuga del Pirineo’). Structure and phylogenetic analyses showed that the group formed mainly by traditional varieties was the most diverse, whereas the red commercial varieties clustered together and very distinguishably apart from the rest. GWAS consistently detected, in a region of chromosome 2, several SNPs related to dehydroascorbic acid (a form of vitamin C) content using three different methods to assess population structure, subpopulation membership coefficients, multidimensional scaling, and principal component analysis. The latter detected the highest number of SNPs (17) and the most significantly associated, 12 of them showing a high linkage disequilibrium with the lead SNP. Among the 84 genes in the region, some have been reported to be related to vitamin C content or antioxidant status in other crops either directly, like those encoding long non‐coding RNA, several F‐box proteins, and a pectinesterase/pectinesterase inhibitor, or indirectly, like extensin‐1‐like protein and endoglucanase 2 genes. The involvement of other genes identified within the region in vitamin C levels needs to be further studied. Understanding the genetic control of such an important quality trait in lettuce becomes very relevant from a breeding perspective.
Introducing CHiDO—A No Code Genomic Prediction software implementation for the characterization and integration of driven omics
Authors: González Francisco , García‐Abadillo Julián , Jarquín Diego 
Published: October 2024

AbstractClimate change represents a significant challenge to global food security by altering environmental conditions critical to crop growth. Plant breeders can play a key role in mitigating these challenges by developing more resilient crop varieties; however, these efforts require significant investments in resources and time. In response, it is imperative to use current technologies that assimilate large biological and environmental datasets into predictive models to accelerate the research, development, and release of new improved varieties that can be more resilient to the increasingly variable climatic conditions. Leveraging large and diverse datasets can improve the characterization of phenotypic responses due to environmental stimuli and genomic pulses. A better characterization of these signals holds the potential to enhance our ability to predict trait performance under changes in weather and/or soil conditions with high precision. This paper introduces characterization and integration of driven omics (CHiDO), an easy‐to‐use, no‐code platform designed to integrate diverse omics datasets and effectively model their interactions. With its flexibility to integrate and process datasets, CHiDO's intuitive interface allows users to explore historical data, formulate hypotheses, and optimize data collection strategies for future scenarios. The platform's mission emphasizes global accessibility, democratizing statistical solutions for situations where professional ability in data processing and data analysis is not available.
Von rechtsethischen Forderungen zum geltenden Recht
Authors: Michel Margot 
Published: October 2024

ZusammenfassungIm Anschluss an die im ersten Teil erfolgte Nachzeichnung der Ursprünge der Tierethikdebatte sowie die Aufarbeitung der Diskussion um die anthropologische Differenz und ihre Massgeblichkeit für die rechtliche Stellung des Tieres gilt es nun im zweiten Teil zu untersuchen, wie das geltende Recht auf die aufgeworfenen Fragen antwortet. Es geht im Folgenden also darum zu klären, ob, wie weit und weshalb Tiere rechtlich als berücksichtigungswürdige Wesen aufgefasst werden. Dabei sollen auch die gewählten Modelle der Inklusion von Tieren ins Recht und deren konkrete Implikationen näher betrachtet werden.
Tierschutzrecht
Authors: Michel Margot 
Published: October 2024

ZusammenfassungZum Tierschutzrecht in einem weiten Sinne gehören nach hier vertretener und wohl mittlerweile auch weitgehend h.M. jene Normen, welche massgeblich zumindest auch – freilich nicht immer nur – den Schutz des Lebens, der Unversehrtheit, des Wohlergehens und der Würde von Tieren bezwecken. In diesem Sinne verstehen auch Liliane Schärmeli und Alain Griffel die verfassungsrechtliche Kompetenzzuweisung zur Regelung des Tierschutzes an den Bund gemäss Art. 80 BV: Wenn der Bund Vorschriften über den Schutz der Tiere erlassen kann und muss, sind demnach Vorschriften gemeint, welche auf den «Schutz des Wohlergehens und der Würde des Tieres» zielen. Zudem geht es in tierschutzrechtlichen Normen regelmässig um den Schutz der Tiere vor Menschen, teilweise auch vor anderen Tieren, Krankheiten oder Umweltereignissen wie Hitze, Trockenheit, Kälte etc. Damit gehören Vorschriften, welche sich mit dem Schutz der Menschen vor unter Umständen gefährlichen Tieren befassen, nicht zum Tierschutzrecht.
… aber keinen Schutz ihres Lebens
Authors: Michel Margot 
Published: October 2024

ZusammenfassungDas schweizerische Tierschutzgesetz schützt gemäss seiner Zweckbestimmung die Würde und das Wohlergehen des Tieres, nicht aber sein Leben. Dies beruht auf einem klaren gesetzgeberischen Entscheid. Verboten sind somit lediglich die tierquälerische Tötung, d. h. die Tötung «auf qualvolle Art» (Art. 26 Abs. 1 lit. b TSchG), sowie die Tötung «aus Mutwillen» (Art. 26 Abs. 1 lit. b TSchG) und die Veranstaltung von Tierkämpfen, bei denen Tiere getötet werden (Art. 26 Abs. 1 lit. c TSchG).
Tiere sind keine Sachen…
Authors: Michel Margot 
Published: October 2024

ZusammenfassungIn den letzten dreissig Jahren haben einige zentraleuropäische Länder Tiere aus dem traditionellen zivilrechtlichen Status als blosse Sachen herausgelöst. Die «Entsachlichung» der Tiere wird aus einer tierrechtswissenschaftlichen Perspektive denn auch als einer der zentralen Trends der europäischen Rechtsentwicklung identifiziert. Sie nahm ihren Ausgang von Österreich und Deutschland, die beide Tiere bereits im Jahr 1988 (Österreich) bzw. 1990 (Deutschland) per Deklaration im bürgerlichen Recht aus der im römischen Recht wurzelnden Personen/Sachen-Dichotomie befreiten. Dem Vorbild folgten im Jahr 2003 die Schweiz, die gut zehn Jahre zuvor der verfassungsrechtlichen Verankerung der Würde der Kreatur zugestimmt hatte, und – im gleichen Jahr – Liechtenstein. Schliesslich nahm die französische im Jahr 2015 eine entsprechende Norm in den Code Civil auf.
… aber Eigentum
Authors: Michel Margot 
Published: October 2024

ZusammenfassungGrundsätzlich können über Tiere weiterhin gleich wie über unbelebte Gegenstände schuldrechtliche Verträge abgeschlossen und sachenrechtliche Verfügungen getroffen werden – denkbar sind also beispielsweise Kaufverträge, Mietverträge oder Pachtverträge mit ihren jeweiligen zivilrechtlichen Wirkungen. In der Regel sind die allgemeinen obligationenrechtlichen Vorschriften entsprechend anzuwenden, beim Kaufvertrag somit etwa die Normen zum Fahrniskauf (Art. 187 ff. OR). Freilich sind hier die Vorgaben der Tierschutzgesetzgebung sowie allfällige Spezialvorschriften zu beachten. So ist der Handel mit gentechnisch veränderten Tieren bewilligungspflichtig (Art. 11 Abs. 1 TSchG), ebenso der gewerbsmässige Tierhandel (Art. 13 Abs. 1 TSchG) und der gewerbsmässige internationale Tiertransport (Art. 15a TSchG). Aus Tierschutzgründen kann zudem die Ein-, Durch- und Ausfuhr von Tieren an Bedingungen geknüpft, eingeschränkt oder ganz verboten werden (Art. 14 Abs. 1 TSchG).
Der freie Wille, die Interessen und die Rechtsträgerschaft
Authors: Michel Margot 
Published: October 2024

ZusammenfassungDer Einblick in die Diskussion der Willens- und Interessentheorie hat verdeutlicht, dass willensbasierte Rechtstheorien nur menschliche Rechtsträger inkludieren. Der Schutzzweck des subjektiven Rechts – Raum für die eigene Willensmacht zu erhalten – wirkt direkt auf die notwendigen Eigenschaften des Rechtsträgers zurück: Es kann keine Rechtsträger geben, welche nicht über die Fähigkeit zur autonomen Willensbildung verfügen. Nur Menschen haben aber einen freien Willen im geforderten Sinn. Also kommen Tiere als Rechtsträger ohnehin nicht infrage. Eine Theorie der Tierrechte lässt sich in eine Rechtstheorie, welche subjektive Rechte ausschliesslich als geschützte Willensmacht eines autonom handelnden Subjekts begreift, jedenfalls nicht widerspruchlos integrieren.
Welche Interessen zählen?
Authors: Michel Margot 
Published: October 2024

ZusammenfassungInteressentheoretische Ansätze anerkennen regelmässig nicht alle faktisch möglichen Interessen als ausreichend, um Rechte zu legitimieren. Joseph Raz formuliert dies folgendermassen:
«,x has a right‘ if and only if x can have rights, and, other things being equal, an aspect of x’s well-being (his interest) is a sufficient reason for holding some other person(s) to be under a duty.»
Fazit: Der Schutzzweck von Rechten
Authors: Michel Margot 
Published: October 2024

ZusammenfassungZusammenfassend bleibt nach diesen Überlegungen fraglich, ob alle subjektiven Rechte mittels einer einheitlichen Rechtstheorie erfasst werden können. Weder die exklusive Anwendung der Willenstheorie noch die der Interessentheorie liefert für alle Rechtsträger und Kontexte befriedigende Resultate. Beide Theorien sind hilfreich, um den Schutzzweck bestimmter Rechte in bestimmten Konstellationen zu verdeutlichen.
Tierethik hinterfragt Gesellschaftsmoral
Authors: Michel Margot 
Published: October 2024

ZusammenfassungMoral meint das Gebilde derjenigen Regeln einer Gesellschaft, die unbedingte normative Geltung beanspruchen und das menschliche Zusammenleben, aber auch das Verhältnis des Menschen zu sich selbst, zu anderen Lebewesen und zur Umwelt zum Gegenstand haben. Moral ist demnach immer relational. Ihr Gegenstand bildet die soziale und nicht die staatliche Ordnung. «Die Moral» ist damit nicht nur normatives Ordnungselement, sondern auch soziale Tatsache. Sie ist bedingt durch die Lebenswelt einer Gesellschaft und deshalb stark kontextabhängig. Moral ist also geschichtlich entstanden und gewachsen, abhängig von der Gesellschaft, in der sie gilt.
Kinetic mixing, proton decay and gravitational waves in SO(10)
Authors: Maji Rinku , Shafi Qaisar 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
We present an SO(10) model in which a dimension five operator induces kinetic mixing at the GUT scale between the abelian subgroups U(1)B−L and U(1)R. We discuss in this framework gauge coupling unification and proton decay, as well as the appearance of superheavy quasistable strings with Gμ ~ 10−8 – 10−5, where μ denotes the dimensionless string tension parameter. We use Bayesian analysis to show that for Gμ values ~ 4 × 10−7 − 10−5, the gravitational wave spectrum emitted from the quasistable strings is in good agreement with the recent pulsar timing array data. Corresponding to Gμ values ~ 10−8 − 2 × 10−7, proton decay is expected to occur at a rate accessible in the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment. Finally, we present the gravitational wave spectrum emitted by effectively stable strings with Gμ ≈ 10−8 that have experienced a certain amount of inflation. This can be tested with future detectors in the μHz frequency range.
Explicit construction of Hermitian Yang-Mills instantons on coset manifolds
Authors: Park Jongmin , Yang Hyun Seok 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
In four dimensions, ’t Hooft symbols offer a compact and powerful framework for describing the self-dual structures fundamental to instanton physics. Extending this to six dimensions, the six-dimensional ’t Hooft symbols can be constructed using the isomorphism between the Lorentz group Spin(6) and the unitary group SU(4). We demonstrate that the six-dimensional self-dual structures governed by the Hermitian Yang-Mills equations can be elegantly organized using these generalized ’t Hooft symbols. We also present a systematic method for constructing Hermitian Yang-Mills instantons from spin connections on six-dimensional manifolds using the generalized ’t Hooft symbols. We provide a thorough analysis of the topological invariants such as instanton and Euler numbers.
Towards bootstrapping F-theory
Authors: Behan Connor , Chester Shai M. , Ferrero Pietro 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
We consider type IIB string theory with N D3 branes and various configurations of sevenbranes, such that the string coupling gs is fixed to a constant finite value. These are the simplest realizations of F-theory, and are holographically dual to rank N Argyres-Douglas conformal field theories (CFTs) with SU(2) and SU(3) flavor groups, and Minahan-Nemeschansky CFTs with E6, E7 and E8 flavor groups. We use the Seiberg-Witten curves of these theories to compute the mass deformed sphere free energy F (m) at large N in terms of novel matrix models with non-polynomial potentials. We show how F (m) can be used along with the analytic bootstrap to fix the large N expansion of flavor multiplet correlators in these CFTs, which are dual to scattering of gluons on AdS5 × S3, and in the flat space limit determine the effective theory of sevenbranes in F-theory. As a first step in this program, we use the matrix models to compute the log N term in F (m) and thereby fix the logarithmic threshold in the AdS5 × S3 holographic correlator, which matches the flat space prediction.
Di-Higgs production via axion-like particles
Authors: Esser Fabian , Madigan Maeve , Salas-Bernárdez Alexandre , Sanz Veronica , Ubiali Maria 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Due to the pseudo-scalar nature of the axion-like particle (ALP), the CP-conserving production of two Higgs bosons via the ALP necessarily involves an additional Z or γ boson. We examine the existing constraints from di-Higgs searches at Run 2 of the LHC and find that, despite the presence of extra objects in the final state, these searches are sensitive to a combination of ALP couplings to gluons and three-bosons in the TeV scale range. Additionally, we propose a specialized search strategy incorporating an energetic leptonic Z boson. This refined ALP-induced production process would allow for the identification of the h h → 4 b-jet final state and could potentially probe the TeV scale using data from Run 2 of the LHC. This production process can also occur through a coupling between the top quark and the ALP. We translate the current constraints on di-Higgs production into new limits on the ALP-top coupling.
Neutrino dipole portal at a high energy μ−collider
Authors: Barducci Daniele , Dondarini Alessandro 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
We study the phenomenology of d = 6 dipole portal operators connecting active and sterile neutrinos at a futuristic muon collider. These operators can be the dominant portal between the Standard Model and the New Physics sector in scenarios in which the active-sterile mixing is suppressed. We identify two production modes for sterile neutrinos: one proceeding through the exchange of an s-channel electroweak boson and one arising from the fusion of an electroweak boson with a Standard Model lepton. We study the expected reach on the operators suppression scale for these different production mechanisms, showing that the latter offers the best sensitivity and allowing to test a New Physics scale in the ∼ 10 TeV range for strongly coupled UV completions of the dipole operators.
On-shell renormalization with vector-like leptons, one-loop muon–Higgs coupling and muon g − 2
Authors: Möhling Kilian , Stöckinger Dominik , Stöckinger-Kim Hyejung 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Models with vector-like leptons can strongly modify the lepton mass generation mechanism and lead to correlated effects in lepton–Higgs couplings and lepton dipole moments. Here we begin an analysis of higher-order corrections in such models by setting up a renormalization scheme with full on-shell conditions on the lepton self energies, masses and fields. A minimal set of fundamental parameters is renormalized in the $$ \overline{\textrm{MS}} $$

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scheme. We provide a detailed discussion of lepton mixing and redundancies at higher orders, show how the relevant counterterms can be obtained from the renormalization conditions, and determine the β-functions corresponding to the scheme. As a first application we calculate the one-loop effective muon–Higgs coupling and analyse its correlation with the muon anomalous magnetic moment $$ \Delta {a}_{\mu}^{\textrm{VLL}} $$
∆

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. In the interesting case of large masses and opposite-sign coupling, the lowest-order correlation implies a fixed value of $$ \Delta {a}_{\mu}^{\textrm{VLL}} $$
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around 22.5 × 10−10, while the higher-order corrections significantly reduce this value to the interval (10 . . . 18) × 10−10.
Entanglement entropy of a scalar field in a squeezed state
Authors: Katsinis D. , Pastras G. , Tetradis N. 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
We study the entanglement entropy within a spherical region for a free scalar field in a squeezed state in 3 + 1 dimensions. We show that, even for small squeezing, a volume term appears, whose coefficient is essentially independent of the field mass. This is in line with Page’s argument that the entanglement entropy in an arbitrary quantum state is proportional to the number of degrees of freedom of the smaller subsystem. It follows that squeezed states can be considered as arbitrary quantum states, in contrast to the ground or coherent states that give rise to entanglement entropy dominated by a term proportional to the area of the entangling surface.