bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Range Extension and Behavioural Observations of the Flat‐Headed Cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) in Gabon
Authors: McQuade Johanna , Nguelet Fred Loïque Midonga , Lilian Brice Mangama Koumba , Abernethy Katharine A. , Cusack Jeremy J. , Do Linh San Emmanuel , Lehmann David , Midoko Iponga Donald , Trouvé Charles , Whytock Robin C. , Akomo‐Okoue Etienne‐Francois 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThe present work reports on new records of the flat‐headed or Cameroon cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) obtained from camera trap surveys carried out between 2021 and 2023 in central and northwestern Gabon. These records—in the form of high‐definition videos—extend the southern limit of the species' known range by 172 km, as well as provide additional evidence of group living and co‐occurrence with the blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) and moustached guenon (Cercopithecus cephus). These findings suggest that C. platycephalus may be more widespread than previously thought in Gabon, and that a review of existing camera trap datasets could help determine its precise distribution and habitat requirements.
Tech wars: Distributional consequences of global tech rivalry
Authors: Tyers Rod , Zhou Yixiao 
Published: October 2024

AbstractInternational competition over sophisticated tech is a modern feature of great power rivalry. Yet the automation delivered by this tech is a key source of rising inequality. While policy motivations stem primarily from great power political and defense competition, the automation has consequences for wider economic performance. We examine global economic consequences, using a six‐region global macro model with multiple households, under Rawlsian, Benthamite, capital friendly, or GDP maximizing policy criteria. Tech drives are shown to deliver higher capital returns and more growth, and therefore to represent dominant strategies under all but a Rawlsian criterion, despite their exacerbation of inequality and low‐skilled poverty. We then consider Gini‐reducing fiscal interventions. These are shown to have few international spill‐over effects and to be domestically attractive only under the Rawlsian criterion.
Ethical Leadership as a Driver of Supervisor Technical and Social Effectiveness: A Triple Helix for Cultivating Employees' Sense of Purpose
Authors: Al Halbusi Hussam , Ruiz‐Palomino Pablo , Linuesa‐Langreo Jorge , Scalzo Germán 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTA sense of purpose is generated when individuals perceive an authentic connection between their work and a broader transcendent life purpose beyond the self. Academics have shown significant positive effects of this driving force in life for employees and organizations, and thus the literature demands studies that analyze its antecedents, i.e., the potential factors that shape an individual's sense of purpose in life. Following an Aristotelian approach to virtue ethics in business, we analyze (1) whether ethical leadership enhances the technical and social effectiveness of supervisors, and (2) whether this moral asset of leaders enhances employee sense of purpose, either directly or by interacting with their technical and social effectiveness‐related dimensions. Using data from 395 employees in the Iraqi insurance and health care industry, structural equation modeling analysis revealed that, as expected, the ethical dimension of supervisors can influence employees' sense of purpose, both directly and by improving their technical and social effectiveness as leaders. Our findings thus encourage managers to practice ethical leadership to become more effective in leadership and in encouraging employees to have a sense of purpose in what they do.
Associations between multimorbidity patterns and sarcopenia transitions in Chinese older adults
Authors: He Lingxiao , Lin Shujing , Yang Jinzhu , Fang Ya 
Published: October 2024

AimPrevious studies have shown that chronic diseases are strongly linked to the development of sarcopenia. Few studies have assessed the relationship between multimorbidity patterns and sarcopenia. This study aimed to investigate the impact of multimorbidity patterns on sarcopenia transitions in Chinese older adults.MethodsA total of 3842 older adults (aged 66.7 ± 6.2 years) with complete data at baseline and at least one follow‐up record (2 years) were included from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Multimorbidity patterns were identified using latent class analysis. Sarcopenia was determined by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 criteria. Multistage Markov modeling was used to explore the association of multimorbidity patterns with sarcopenia transitions after controlling for covariates in demographic features, health status and health‐related behaviours.ResultsFour multimorbidity patterns were identified at baseline: respiratory (17.73%), osteoarthritis‐hypertension (22.23%), digestive‐osteoarthritis (26.78) and cardiometabolic (33.27%). Participants with non‐sarcopenia had 1‐year transition probability of developing possible sarcopenia (10.1%) or sarcopenia (5.4%). Compared with the group without chronic diseases, the presence of cardiometabolic pattern increased the risk of progression from non‐sarcopenia to possible sarcopenia (HR 1.43, 95% CI 1.05–2.95). The presence of the osteoarthritis‐hypertension pattern (HR 1.55, 95% CI 1.00–2.41) and the digestive‐osteoarthritis pattern (HR 1.78, 95% CI 1.20–2.66) were associated with the transition toward sarcopenia from non‐sarcopenia.ConclusionsSarcopenia is a dynamic condition in older adults. To address sarcopenia in older adults, tailored interventions should be targeted at populations with different multimorbidity patterns. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 1137–1143.
Are We Truly Different in Personal Values and Compulsive Buying Proclivity? Cross‐Cultural Contrasts Between the United States and East‐Central Europe
Authors: Tarka Piotr , Harnish Richard J. , Babaev Jasurbek 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThe current study explores the intersection of personal values theory, consumer culture, and compulsive buying behavior theories. By examining the importance of different values types, we aim to understand the extent to which specific values influence individuals' tendency to either embrace or resist maladaptive behaviors like compulsive buying. This study postulated that one's values can both contribute to the development of compulsive buying tendencies and act as a protective factor. Importantly, we explored this values‐compulsive relationship within the contrasting consumer cultures of the United States characterized by individualism, and Poland, which predominantly exhibits collectivistic trends. In this work, we utilized two distinct samples/studies of American (n = 367) and Polish (n = 370) consumers and employed two key measurement tools: the Portrait Values Questionnaire and the Richmond Compulsive Buying Scale. The research findings revealed that values such as self‐direction, stimulation, hedonism, power, and achievement tend to promote compulsive buying tendencies irrespective of the cultural context. However, the prevalence of compulsive buying is more pronounced among American consumers compared to their Polish counterparts. Furthermore, the impact of hedonism and achievement on compulsive buying was twice as large in the United States as it was in Poland. On the other hand, values such as tradition, security, conformity, benevolence, and universalism appeared to help individuals in preventing or mitigating compulsive buying behavior. This study underscores the critical role of personal values, cultural variations, and their impact on compulsive buying tendencies among consumers. It highlights the presence of specific personal values that can either inhibit or facilitate the development of compulsive buying behaviors.
The evolving role of mast cells in wound healing: insights from recent research and diverse models
Authors: Guth Colin , Limjunyawong Nathachit , Pundir Priyanka 
Published: October 2024

AbstractChronic wounds significantly burden health care systems worldwide, requiring novel strategies to ease their impact. Many physiological processes underlying wound healing are well studied but the role of mast cells remains controversial. Mast cells are innate immune cells and play an essential role in barrier function by inducing inflammation to defend the host against chemical irritants and infections, among others. Many mast cell–derived mediators have proposed roles in wound healing; however, in vivo evidence using mouse models has produced conflicting results. Recently, studies involving more complex wound models such as infected wounds, diabetic wounds and wounds healing under psychological stress suggest that mast cells play critical roles in these processes. This review briefly summarizes the existing literature regarding mast cells in normal wounds and the potential reasons for the contradictory results. Focus will be placed on examining more recent work emerging in the last 5 years that explores mast cells in more complex systems of wound healing, including infection, psychological stress and diabetes, with a discussion of how these discoveries may inspire future work in the field.
Economic and environmental impacts of the shifts to electromobility in Spain: A multiregional input–output framework
Authors: Bravo Y. , Duarte R. , Sarasa C. 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe decarbonization of transport is a key goal facing climate change. The electrification of the powertrain for passenger cars is part of this goal to reduce carbon emissions. This involves a big change in the global supply chain, specifically in countries with a high weight of the traditional automotive sector, such as Spain, where above 10% of the GDP comes from this industry. There is a forecasted shift from the sector of traditional automotive parts to the electric sector, where batteries and electric components will be the major part of the powertrain. This work evaluates socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the changes in the car industry from the ramp‐up of the electric vehicles market in Spain, and also in the European Union and the rest of the world. To do it, we use an environmentally extended multiregional and multi‐sectoral input–output model. Our simulations include the technological change and demand shifts estimated to achieve the penetration of electric vehicles up to 2030 and 2050. The results show significant impacts on employment and economic indicators by 2050, when the share of electric vehicles is expected to increase up to a relevant level.
Human gingival fibroblast response on zirconia and titanium implant abutment: A systematic review
Authors: Rattanapitak Ratanatip , Thong‐ngarm Weeranuch 
Published: October 2024

AbstractPurposeThe peri‐implant region, where restoration interfaces with mucosal tissue, plays an essential role in overall implant success and is just as important as osseointegration. The implant abutment materials are in intimate contact with human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs). This study compares the proliferation of HGFs between zirconia and titanium abutments used in dental implants.MethodsAn electronic search was performed using PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases. English articles based on in vitro studies testing HGFs proliferation on zirconia and titanium implant abutment materials were included. A quality assessment of the selected study was performed using the web‐based Science in Risk Assessment and Policy (SciRAP) tool. The HGFs proliferation and cellular morphology tests on zirconia and titanium materials from the included studies were summarized, exploring the role of material surface characteristics.ResultsThe electronic search yielded 401 studies, of which 17 were selected for inclusion. Zirconia exhibited comparable or superior efficacy in promoting the proliferation of HGFs compared to titanium. Observations on cellular morphology showed similar outcomes for both materials. Establishing a definitive relationship between contact angle, surface roughness, and their influence on cellular response remains challenging due to the varied methodological approaches in the reviewed studies.ConclusionBased on the findings of this systematic review, zirconia shows comparable reliability to titanium as an abutment material for HGFs proliferation, with comparable or superior HGFs proliferative outcomes.
Phytopathogenic Fungi and Their Active Metabolites With Bioherbicidal Potential Against the Invasive Alligator Weed, Alternanthera philoxeroides
Authors: Basak Payel , Dutta Wri , Basu Jashaswi , Ghosh Mayukh , Chakraborty Anwesha , Ray Puja 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTAlligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides), originally from South America, is a notorious semi‐aquatic invasive species in many countries, including India. Due to its amphibious nature, it not only damages the aquatic environment but is also detrimental to the terrestrial ecosystem. To seek an environmentally sound control option for alligator weed, this study focused on selecting an appropriate mycoherbicidal agent. A series of steps from field survey‐based collection, isolation and selection of promising fungal strains, followed by host range determination to biocontrol potential studies against the weed were undertaken. Twenty‐three phytopathogenic fungi were isolated, and among these, the fungi with the highest herbicidal activity (> 90% disease severity) were subjected to morphological and molecular characterisation and identified as Alternaria alternantherae (= Nimbya alternanthera). The fungus and its crude metabolites were tested against 76 plant species, showing a relatively narrow host range. This fungal species is being reported from West Bengal, India, for the first time. Although the fungus has been considered as a potential biocontrol tool against alligator weed in countries such as Australia, Brazil and China, long‐term, detailed research for A. alternantherae and its active metabolites to be developed as bioherbicides against alligator weed remains indispensable.
Dietary questions in caries risk assessment and their relationship to caries
Authors: Delaney Casey , Warren John , Rysavy Oscar A. , Marshall Teresa 
Published: October 2024

AbstractObjectiveThis retrospective chart review evaluated the relationship between specific dietary questions used in caries risk assessment and planned restorative treatment among patients attending a dental school's clinic.MethodsRecords for 6,218 adult patients attending the University of Iowa College of Dentistry who completed caries risk assessments and comprehensive oral examinations during 2018–2019 were included. The number of planned caries restorative treatments were compared between groups based on responses to specific dietary questions on the caries risk assessment. Analyses included chi‐square and Wilcoxon rank‐sum tests and logistic regression for factors associated with caries treatments.ResultsAbout 20% of subjects needed caries treatment, and regression analyses found that younger age, having unstructured meals, drinking sugared beverages daily, and drinking them for more than 30 min were significantly (p < 0.01) associated with having caries.ConclusionsSpecific and focused questions on dietary practices are strongly associated with caries, and may be useful in improving caries risk assessments.
Moral agency under oppression
Authors: Hirji Sukaina 
Published: October 2024

AbstractIn Huckleberry Finn, a thirteen‐year old white boy in antebellum Missouri escapes from his abusive father and befriends a runaway slave named Jim. On a familiar reading of the novel, both Huck and Jim are, in their own ways, morally impressive, transcending the unjust circumstances in which they find themselves in to treat each other as equals. Huck saves Jim's life from two men looking for runaway slaves, and later Jim risks his chance at freedom to save Huck's friend Tom. I want to complicate the idea that Huck and Jim are morally commendable for what they do. More generally, I want to explore how oppression undermines the moral agency of the oppressed, and to some degree, the oppressor. In §1 I take a careful look at Jim's choice, arguing that his enslavement compromises his moral agency. In §2 I show how Jim's oppression also shapes the extent to which Huck can be praiseworthy for his action. In §3, I consider the consequences for thinking about the moral agency of the oppressed, and in §4 I explore the limitations of the concept of moral worth for theorizing in cases of oppression.
Limit of geometric quantizations on Kähler manifolds with T‐symmetry
Authors: Leung Naichung Conan , Wang Dan 
Published: October 2024

AbstractA compact Kähler manifold with ‐symmetry admits a natural mixed polarization whose real directions come from the ‐action. In Leung and Wang [Adv. Math. 450 (2024), 109756], we constructed a one‐parameter family of Kähler structures ’s with the same underlying Kähler form and , such that (i) there is a ‐equivariant biholomorphism between and and (ii) Kähler polarizations ’s corresponding to ’s converge to as goes to infinity. In this paper, we study the quantum analog of above results. Assume that is a prequantum line bundle on . Let and be quantum spaces defined using polarizations and , respectively. In particular, . They are both representations of . We show that (i) there is a ‐equivariant isomorphism between and and (ii) for regular ‐weight , corresponding ‐weight spaces ’s converge to as goes to infinity.
Adverse events after colonoscopy in a randomised colorectal cancer screening trial
Authors: Rognstad Øyvind Bakken , Botteri Edoardo , Hoff Geir , Bretthauer Michael , Gulichsen Elisabeth , Frigstad Svein Oskar , Holme Øyvind , Randel Kristin Ranheim 
Published: October 2024

ObjectiveColonoscopy-related adverse events increase the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. This cross-sectional study evaluates adverse events during and after colonoscopy in a large, randomised CRC screening trial in Norway comparing sigmoidoscopy to immunochemical testing for faecal blood.MethodsWe included all individuals who underwent colonoscopy at two screening centres between 2012 and 2020. From medical records, we retrieved data on adverse events during and within 30 days after colonoscopy and classified them according to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy lexicon for endoscopic adverse events. Multivariable logistic regression models were fitted to identify risk factors for adverse events.ResultsOf the 10 244 included individuals, 242 (2.4%) had at least one adverse event that was possibly, probably, or definitively related to the colonoscopy. 188 (1.8%) had mild adverse events, 50 (0.49%) had moderate, 3 (0.03%) had severe, and 1 had a fatal adverse event. The most frequent adverse events were lower gastrointestinal bleeding (0.86%), abdominal pain (0.48%), vasovagal reaction (0.39%), postpolypectomy syndrome (0.20%), and perforation (0.08%). 23 (0.22%) individuals had non-gastrointestinal adverse events. Risk factors associated with adverse events were older age, female sex, screening centre, anticoagulant therapy, number of polypectomies, size of lesion removed, presence of proximal lesion, and adenocarcinoma. Adverse event rates per endoscopist ranged from 0% to 4.9%.ConclusionAdverse events after colonoscopy of screening positives occurred in about 2 out of 100 procedures. Three-quarters of events were mild. Awareness of risk factors may help endoscopists to mitigate the risk.Trial registration numberNCT01538550.
What factors are associated with children being taken into care by the state after initial contact with services? A survival analysis of Children’s Social Care data in Liverpool
Authors: McHale Philip , Filipe Luís , Hodgson Sarah , Bennett Davara , Barr Benjamin 
Published: October 2024

BackgroundIncreasing numbers of children in the UK are being taken into care, with adverse consequences for children and unsustainable costs for local government. It is crucial that local authorities better understand which children are most at risk to target preventative interventions.ObjectivesTo identify predictors of children becoming ‘looked after’ (taken into care by the state) among children known to a local authority.MethodsSecondary analysis of routinely collected Children’s Social Care data including all children who first became known to social care in Liverpool between April 2019 and March 2022, (excluding unaccompanied asylum seeker children). Outcome was time (in months) between first contact with social care and either becoming looked after or reaching the censoring date (March 2022). Survival analysis was undertaken using a discrete time hazard model.Results5808 children under 19 became known to Children’s Social Care during the study, 377 of whom subsequently became looked after. Black and Asian children were more likely to become looked after, as were those known to social care services pre-birth or in the first year. Key risk factors that increased hazard of becoming looked after were neglect, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, drug and/or alcohol use in the household or the child and mental ill health in the household. Children who had a Child in Need intervention were less likely to become looked after. Children who had a Child Protection Plan were more likely to become looked after.ConclusionIn our study of routinely collected Children’s Social Care data, we have identified the key factors that increased the hazard of a child becoming looked after. These findings highlight potential areas for service change and can be used to inform risk prediction and preventative action, however, the local context may influence the generalisability of our findings to other settings.
SIGecom Job Market Candidate Profiles 2024
Authors: Gkatzelis Vasilis , Hartline Jason 
Published: October 2024

This is the ninth annual collection of profiles of the junior faculty job market candidates of the SIGecom community. The twenty seven candidates for 2024 are listed alphabetically and indexed by research areas that define the interests of the community. The candidates can be contacted individually, or collectively via the moderated mailing list ecom-candidates2024@acm.org.
Shortly before publishing these candidate profiles, we received the shocking news that one of the candidates from this collection, Orestis Papadigenopoulos, unexpectedly passed away. Apart from a great researcher, Orestis was a very kind, pleasant, and fun person and will be sorely missed. His profile remains in this collection in his memory, despite his untimely passing.
Uma fusão discursivo-espetacular entre política, mídia e religião na campanha presidencial de 2018 no Brasil
Authors: Soares Antonio Carlos , Pessoa Fátima Cristina da Costa , Khalil Lucas Martins Gama 
Published: October 2024

The main objective of this article is to correlate the theoretical assumptions of enunciative Discourse Analysis and Guy Debord’s (1997) work on the social spectacle, through the proposal of a discursive-spectacular fusion between the political, the media and the religious, in the 2018 election campaign led by the party coalition “Brazil above everything, God above everyone”, composed of the Social Liberal Party (PSL) and the Brazilian Renewal Labor Party (PRTB). The aim is to demonstrate, from Debord's perspective (1997), the profound relationship between capitalism and social spectacle, understood as relations mediated by images. It also seeks to associate social spectacle and the scene of enunciation, a notion that recovers the process of representation of the very situation of speaking, through the discursive constitution of the enunciative instances: the enunciator/co-enunciator pair and the coordinates of time and space of enunciation. In addition, a proposal for analyzing the corpus is presented, which consists of highlighting, in the verbal-visual materiality, the traits that show the discursive functioning that is presented as the hypothesis of this research: a discursive-spectacular fusion between discourses that circulate in the political, media and religious fields, specifically.