bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Perceptions and Cultural Practices of Vaping Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women in Australia
Authors: Grant Ruby , Mooney-Somers Julie , Power Jennifer , Pennay Amy , McNair Ruth , Segan Catherine , Jones Jami , Bourne Adam 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Background
The rising prevalence of vaping poses new challenges and opportunities for health policy and public health interventions. Given that, historically, smoking has been more prevalent among lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women than other women, this study explores LBQ women’s perceptions and experiences of vaping.

Methods
Sixty LBQ women and some non-binary people (aged 18–72) participated in in-depth qualitative interviews between May and July 2023, providing insights into the emerging prevalence and nature of vaping within LBQ women’s communities. Thematic analysis techniques were employed to identify key themes, including (1) risk perceptions and social stigma, (2) gendered perceptions of vaping, and (3) experiences of vaping-related harms.

Results
Results highlight gendered perceptions of vaping among LBQ women, with participants describing vaping as a feminine practice, influenced by flavour choices and the visual aesthetics of vape devices. Despite perceiving vaping as more socially acceptable than smoking, some participants expressed a sense of embarrassment about vaping, while others reported substantial challenges and health concerns.

Conclusion
Concerns about vaping-related harms, addiction, and the evolving social dynamics of vaping contribute to LBQ women’s engagement with this emerging practice. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for developing targeted harm reduction strategies and support services tailored to LBQ women’s unique needs in the evolving landscape of vaping.

Policy Implications
Health and social policy may require specific responses to address higher rates of vaping among LGBTQ populations, including LBQ women.
Integrating higher-order relations for enhanced twitter bot detection
Authors: Reiche Sebastian , Cohen Sarel , Simonov Kirill , Friedrich Tobias 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Bot detection is a critical task in preserving the integrity of social networks and mitigating online disinformation. Despite advances in graph-based methods for detecting bots, these models often rely on follow relations, assuming that users sharing similar characteristics are more likely to connect. However, these methods often fail to address complex behavioral patterns indicative of coordinated bot activities, allowing bot developers to avoid detection more easily. We investigate the potential of integrating behavioral and higher-order relations, focusing on Retweet, Co-Retweet (where two users retweet the same tweet) and Co-Hashtag (where two users frequently use the same hashtag), and compare these against conventional follower and following relations. We further explore the process of relation creation, particularly highlighting the Co-Hashtag relation’s robustness against data collection flaws and its ability to mitigate shortcomings in the collection of datasets. Our experiments not only contribute to the ongoing efforts to address challenges in bot detection, but also open up new avenues for exploring how complex network patterns can be employed for social network analysis.
Bringing a justice lens to ocean access
Authors: Hein Jonas , Klepp Silja , Bercht Anna Lena 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Maritime spaces have transformed rapidly the last decades. Open waters and beaches have become restricted and sometimes privatized enclosures. Different forms of extractivism have led to biodiversity loss and in particular to declining fish populations. Additionally, large-scale coastal and marine infrastructure projects, such as deepening and widening of shipping channels, have destroyed important habitats. These profound socio-ecological transformations have had an impact on geographies of resource access and control and consequently on the ability of actors to access, use and benefit from coastal and marine space. Moreover, changes in the lending policies of local banks have posed additional and severe challenges for fishers’ ability to fish. Such processes effect in particular the livelihoods of coastal and small-scale fisher communities and consequently increase existing inequalities and injustices. We suggest to bring the literature on ocean justice and access and property into dialogue and develop a heuristic for analysing inequalities and justice claims. Based on qualitative case studies focussing on the Sicily (Italy), the Elbe estuary (Germany) and the Lofoten (Norway), we show that investigating access relations facilitates the identification of unequal societal relationships with nature. Our cases illustrate that power relations in which privatization processes and access relations are embedded, determine whether injustices can be translated into justice claims and how successful these claims are. Moreover, unequal socio-ecological relations are also influenced by what we call translocal justice. Translocal justice is often lost in processes of commodification, privatization and in the rescaling of political authority and power, as local ties and confidential relationships vanish.
A simple method for automatic recreation of railway horizontal alignments
Authors: Castro Alberte , Casal Gerardo , Santamarina Duarte , Vázquez-Méndez Miguel E. 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
This paper deals with the problem of recreating horizontal alignments of existing railway lines. The main objective is to propose a simple method for automatically obtaining optimized recreated alignments located as close as possible to an existing one. Based on a previously defined geometric model, two different constrained optimization problems are formulated. The first problem uses only the information provided by a set of points representing the track centerline while the second one also considers additional data about the existing alignment. The proposed methodology consists of a two-stage process in which both problems are solved consecutively using numerical techniques. The main results obtained applying this methodology are presented to show its performance and to prove its practical usefulness: an academic example used to compare with other methods, and a case study of a railway section located in Parga (Spain) in which the geometry of its horizontal alignment is successfully recovered.
An explicit incompressible scheme based on the MPS method to simulate slump flow
Authors: Xu Tibing , Koshizuka Seiichi , Inaba Yohei , Gakuhari Yuichiro 
Published: October 2024

AbstractIn this study, an explicit incompressible scheme based on the Moving Particle Semi-implicit method (MPS) is applied to simulate slump flow. In the numerical method, the pressure Poisson equation is explicitly solved to obtain the pressure field. In simulating slump flow caused by fresh concrete, the fluid is treated to be non-Newtonian fluid and a regularized Bingham model is employed to calculate the viscosity. Flow characteristics in the slump flow are reproduced by the numerical method, and in good agreement with experimental measurements. The parameters including the rheological regularized parameter, yield stress, plastic viscosity, and particle distance, are examined in the simulations. It is found that the explicit incompressible scheme can well reproduce the concrete spreading. The yield stress in the rheology model affects the spreading distance significantly while the plastic viscosity plays an important role in the acceleration stage of the material spreading.
Sidon–Ramsey and $$B_{h}$$-Ramsey numbers
Authors: Espinosa-García Manuel A. , Montejano Amanda , Roldán-Pensado Edgardo , Suárez J. David 
Published: October 2024

AbstractFor a given positive integer k, the Sidon–Ramsey number $${{\,\textrm{SR}\,}}(k)$$

SR

(
k
)

is defined as the minimum value of n such that, in every partition of the set [1, n] into k parts, there exists a part that contains two distinct pairs of numbers with the same sum, i.e., one of the parts is not a Sidon set. In this paper, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of this parameter and two generalizations of it. The first generalization involves replacing pairs of numbers with h-tuples, such that in every partition of [1, n] into k parts, there exists a part that contains two distinct h-tuples with the same sum, i.e., there is a part that is not a $$B_h$$

B
h

set. The second generalization considers the scenario where the interval [1, n] is substituted with a d-dimensional box of the form $$\prod _{i=1}^d[1,n_i]$$

∏

i
=
1

d

[
1
,

n
i

]

. For the general case of $$h\ge 3$$

h
≥
3

and d-dimensional boxes, before applying our method to obtain the Ramsey-type result, we establish an upper bound for the corresponding density parameter.
Synergy between bio-control agents to trigger the defensive responses against Rhizoctonia root rot and enhance the growth, yield, and physiological and anatomical traits of pea plants
Authors: El-Sharkawy Hany H. A. , Abbas Mohamed S. , Soliman Amira S. , Ibrahim Seham A. , El-Nady Ibrahim A. I. 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

Rhizoctonia solani (Rs) is the fungus that causes the primary and deadly disease that attacks pea plants throughout the cool growing season. It causes seed rot, damping off, and pea root rot diseases. The current study used arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Rhizoglomus clarum, Gigaspora margarita, Rhizophagus irregularis and Funneliformis mosseae (AMF), Pseudomonas fluorescens HE21 (Pf), and Trichoderma harzianum HL9 (TH) singly or in combination to suppress Rhizoctonia root rot of pea in a greenhouse. Using the in vitro dual culture assay, TH and Pf inhibited the radial growth of the Rs by 73.3 and 60.0%, respectively. The results of greenhouse experiments showed that all treatments significantly decreased the percentages of pre- and post-emergence damping while significantly increasing the number of surviving plants, particularly in the dual and triple combination treatments. Furthermore, all treatments improved yield and seed quality in addition to plant growth, total phenol content and antioxidant enzyme activity. There were also noted modifications to the treated plants’ anatomical, physiological, and distinctive features. The synergistic triple treatment consisting of M, TH, and Pf achieved the maximum reduction of disease severity (78.5%) compared to the untreated control treatment. As a result of the synergistic triple treatment due to their effectiveness and eco-safety, we recommend using the synergistic triple by M + Pf + TH to manage the root rot disease in peas caused by Rs and to enhance the crop’s growth, yield, and seed quality.
An Investigation of Internal Drag Correction Methodology for Wind Tunnel Test Data in a High-Speed Air-Breathing Vehicle Using Numerical Analysis
Authors: Lee Younghwan , Jin Hyeon , Kim Min-Gyu , Do Hyungrok 
Published: October 2024

AbstractAccurate understanding of aerodynamic characteristics is critical for air vehicle design. This study applies the impulse-momentum theorem to estimate internal drag of an asymmetric air vehicle. Both computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and wind tunnel tests were employed. Numerical analysis using STAR-CCM + was conducted across various Mach numbers, while wind tunnel tests were conducted under only specific Mach number conditions. The measured data from wind tunnel tests, which is considered representative, were compared with CFD plane-averaged values, indicating fairly good agreement. However, discrepancies arose when comparing CFD cell-averaged values with the plane-averaged values. To address this, a correction function was developed to describe the differences. It was observed that the ratio of internal drag coefficient from the cell-averaged values to that of the plane-averaged values followed an exponential function of Mach number. This approach allows wind tunnel data to be transformed into a form akin to cell-averaged values, enhancing internal drag estimation accuracy. Future research will explore additional methodologies to further refine and validate the proposed approach.
Young women’s conceptualisation and self-representation in online dating: a qualitative analysis
Authors: Van Kampen Astrid , Phillips Matthew J. , Devenport Scott 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Online dating has become an increasingly popular way to meet potential romantic partners. Young women experience a complex interplay between traditional gender roles and elevated risks in online dating. Our project aimed to explore young women’s self-representation in online dating, with the research question,
“How do young women conceptualise and represent the ‘self’ in online dating?”
. An exploratory qualitative research design was adopted, encompassing semi-structured interviews with 10 participants analysed via Reflexive Thematic Analysis. Sampling was purposive and snowballing, resulting in a final sample of participants aged between 19 and 30 years who identified as female and had engaged in online dating within the last six months. Interviews lasted 52 min on average. To ensure quality and trustworthiness, the research team utilised various quality procedures. Three themes with multiple aspects were constructed which encompassed feelings of (un)safety, social norms in online dating, and selling your best ‘self’. Unsafety was related to deception in online dating, physical danger, and the work required to stay safe. Social norms involved the normalisation of online dating, stigma, and social assistance with self-representation. Selling your best ‘self’ examined the marketable ‘self’ and conflicts with the values of authenticity. Our study has potential implications regarding responsibility for safety and may indicate some support for the idea of an overarching framework as beneficial to understanding the vast theoretical frameworks in online dating. Further research into how different subgroups of young women self-represent in online dating is likely to yield more specific understandings.
Perspectives on non-genetic optoelectronic modulation biointerfaces for advancing healthcare
Authors: Majmudar Aman , Kim Saehyun , Li Pengju , Tian Bozhi 
Published: October 2024

AbstractAdvancements in optoelectronic biointerfaces have revolutionized healthcare by enabling targeted stimulation and monitoring of cells, tissues, and organs. Photostimulation, a key application, offers precise control over biological processes, surpassing traditional modulation methods with increased spatial resolution and reduced invasiveness. This perspective highlights three approaches in non-genetic optoelectronic photostimulation: nanostructured phototransducers for cellular stimulation, micropatterned photoelectrode arrays for tissue stimulation, and thin-film flexible photoelectrodes for multiscale stimulation. Nanostructured phototransducers provide localized stimulation at the cellular or subcellular level, facilitating cellular therapy and regenerative medicine. Micropatterned photoelectrode arrays offer precise tissue stimulation, critical for targeted therapeutic interventions. Thin-film flexible photoelectrodes combine flexibility and biocompatibility for scalable medical applications. Beyond neuromodulation, optoelectronic biointerfaces hold promise in cardiology, oncology, wound healing, and endocrine and respiratory therapies. Future directions include integrating these devices with advanced imaging and feedback systems, developing wireless and biocompatible devices for long-term use, and creating multifunctional devices that combine photostimulation with other therapies. The integration of light and electronics through these biointerfaces paves the way for innovative, less invasive, and more accurate medical treatments, promising a transformative impact on patient care across various medical fields.
Queering Apocalyptic Methodologies: Enacting the Utopian Performative through Extended Reality Artwork
Authors: Tytler Cassandra 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThis paper takes its cue from Koro and Wolgemuth’s conceptual writing on Apocalyptic Methodologies as an extended prompt to enact the utopian performative as a form of generative Queer Ecopedagogy. A utopian performative is the performance of future potential that critiques our present political moment, highlighting that the present is not enough. The paper offers a troubling of “nature” and place, in its suggestion that digital space can be a refuge for EE practice. It looks to virtual reality as a realm used to create space free from the constraints of colonial history or normative prescriptions of the non/human binary. The VR artwork Thalu: Dreamtime is Now, by Indigenous Ngarluma creator Tyson Mowarin is analysed to make a case that the digital realm can act as a reclamation and resistance to present colonialist realities, thereby enacting the utopian performative. By queering apocalyptic methodologies, the aim is to transcend traditional boundaries and reimagine the role of researchers, educators and custodians of the environment through apocalyptic imaginaries. In this endeavour, the utopian performative is only permissible through the digital space and therefore the political present, is not enough.
Unshackling from Shadows of the Anisminic Orthodoxy: Reconceptualising Approaches to Ouster Clauses in Hong Kong
Authors: Wan Trevor TW 
Published: October 2024

AbstractOuster clauses have perennially borne the mantle of a ‘litigation minefield’, where clashes between legislative and judicial powers unfold in open fora. Recent jurisprudential advancements in the United Kingdom and Singapore demonstrate how judicial approaches to ouster clauses can evolve in the face of constitutional developments. Hong Kong has, however, remained muted while these jurisprudential advancements bear fruit in other parts of the common law world, notwithstanding the fact that its constitutional framework, umpired by the Basic Law, has been in existence for over twenty-five years. This article argues for the need to reconceptualise approaches to ouster clauses in Hong Kong, grounded firmly in its post-1997 constitutional framework. Drawing on comparative jurisprudence, it presents a spectrum of approaches, animated by the dynamic interplay between various ‘macrocontextual’ and ‘microcontextual’ factors, ranging from a localised version of Anisminic, remedial interpretation, and invalidation of ouster clauses on the grounds that they impermissibly affront the constitutional right of access to courts, allocation of judicial power, and constitutional supremacy.
Unraveling the Brexit–COVID-19 nexus: assessing the decline of EU student applications into UK universities
Authors: Neville Ruth , Rowe Francisco , Singleton Alex 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
While the number of international students attending UK universities has been increasing in recent years, the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years saw a decline in applications from EU-domiciled students. However, the extent and varying impact of this decline remain to be estimated and disentangled from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using difference-in-differences (DID) in a hierarchical regression framework and Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data, we aim to quantify the decline in the number of student applications post-Brexit. We find evidence of an overall decline of 65% in the 2021 academic year in successful applications from EU students as a result of Brexit. This decline is more pronounced for non-Russell Group institutions, as well as for Health and Life Sciences and Arts and Languages. Furthermore, we explore the spatial heterogeneity of the impact of Brexit across EU countries of origin, observing the greatest effects for Poland and Germany, though this varies depending on institution type and subject. We also show that higher rates of COVID-19 stringency in the country of origin led to greater applications for UK higher education institutions. Our results are important for government and institutional policymakers seeking to understand where losses occur and how international students respond to external shocks and policy changes. Our study quantifies the distinct impacts of Brexit and COVID-19 and offers valuable insights to guide strategic interventions to sustain the UK’s attractiveness as a destination for international students.
Chinese Professional Consumers at 30: The Rise and Impending Fall
Authors: Lu Yi 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
This paper introduces a unique phenomenon with a distinctive Chinese regulatory approach. Since 1994, the Consumer Rights Protection Law has afforded consumers the right to seek punitive damages in instances of fraudulent practices. This has given rise to a special profession with Chinese characteristics: professional consumers. Their status as enigmatic figures is a consequence of the fluctuating stance of public authorities. Thirty years of consistent inconsistency has been a rarity in China’s legislative history. The year 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the CRPL, China’s Consumer Rights Protection Law and the birth of its implementing regulation. It is an opportune moment to reassess the regulatory system that enabled this group and reconstruct it for the future. This paper presents a comprehensive regulatory review of the emergence, growth, and projected decline of professional consumers. It examines the reasons for this long-standing regulatory inconsistency through a detailed investigation of China’s legal system. It concludes by projecting two upcoming legal positions. The first is the transformation under the state’s co-governance strategy. The second is the displacement by procuratorial public interest litigation. Although seemingly contradictory, these two positions exemplify a distinctive Chinese approach to the co-governance strategy, which is characterized by the preponderance of public authority.
We Deserve It: An Augustinian Response to Divine Hiddenness Arguments
Authors: Rooney James Dominic 
Published: October 2024

AbstractSignificant attention has been devoted to the problem of ‘divine hiddenness’ proposed by JL Schellenberg. I propose a novel response that involves denying part of the empirical premise in divine hiddenness arguments, which holds that nonresistant nonbelievers are capable of relationship with God. While Plantinga and others in ‘reformed’ epistemology have at times appealed to original sin as an explanation for divine hiddenness, such responses might seem outlandish to many, given the way that many find nonbelievers to be no more or less epistemically or morally blameworthy than believers. Further, such appeals to original sin seem to give a ‘just-so’ story that at least leaves the situation dialectically balanced. I show that a classically Augustinian notion of original sin can provide a sufficient response to those objections, and that appeal to original sin can form an empirically grounded response to the divine hiddenness problem, beyond a simple defense. If the possibility of original sin-type scenarios is compatible with God’s perfect love, then the phenomenon of apparently nonresistant nonbelievers would push us toward considering the possibility that humans have lost those capacities for relationship with God by a Fall-like event in the past.