bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
In vivo viscoelastic properties of cetacean integument: an experimental characterization
Authors: Yang Dory Y. , Shorter K. Alex , Moore Michael , Rocho‐Levine Julie , Wells Randall S. , Barton Kira , Johnson Mark 
Published: July 2024

AbstractSuction cups are commonly used to attach biologging tags to cetaceans, and interact mechanically with compliant integument, an organ primarily composed of skin and blubber. However, the impact of compliance on suction cup performance is difficult to predict because knowledge about in vivo integument mechanics is lacking. Here, an experimental approach is used to investigate the mechanical properties of common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) integument using a custom instrument, the static suction cup (SSCup), to collect data from both trained dolphins and wild individuals (n = 17) during a static pose. Three loading profiles were applied at three sites to quantify nonlinear stiffness, hysteresis, and creep. The site at the dorsal fin insertion exhibited the highest stiffness, while sites posterior to the blowhole and above the pectoral fin showed greater energy dissipation during cyclic loading. Viscoelastic behavior was observed across all sites. Suction cup performance on a surrogate material with broadly similar compliance showed reduced performance compared to cups on rigid acrylic: the maximum applied force at detachment on acrylic (50 N) was twice as large as the compliant substrate (25 N). Site‐dependent compliance of integument may lead to varying performance of suction cups as an attachment method for tags.
A puzzle about knowledge ascriptions
Authors: Porter Brian , Barr Kelli , Bencherifa Abdellatif , Buckwalter Wesley , Deguchi Yasuo , Fabiano Emanuele , Hashimoto Takaaki , Halamova Julia , Homan Joshua , Karasawa Kaori , Kanovsky Martin , Kim Hackjin , Kiper Jordan , Lee Minha , Liu Xiaofei , Mitova Veli , Bhaya Rukmini , Pantovic Ljiljana , Quintanilla Pablo , Reijer Josien , Romero Pedro , Singh Purmina , Tber Salma , Wilkenfeld Daniel , Stich Stephen , Barrett Clark , Machery Edouard 
Published: July 2024

AbstractPhilosophers have argued that stakes affect knowledge: a given amount of evidence may suffice for knowledge if the stakes are low, but not if the stakes are high. By contrast, empirical work on the influence of stakes on ordinary knowledge ascriptions has been divided along methodological lines: “evidence‐fixed” prompts rarely find stakes effects, while “evidence‐seeking” prompts consistently find them. We present a cross‐cultural study using both evidence‐fixed and evidence‐seeking prompts with a diverse sample of 17 populations in 11 countries, speaking 14 languages. Our study is the first to use an evidence‐seeking prompt cross‐culturally, and includes several previously untested populations (including indigenous populations). Across cultures, we do not find evidence of a stakes effect with our evidence‐fixed prompt, but do with our evidence‐seeking prompt. We argue that the divergent results reveal a tension within folk epistemology: people's beliefs about when it is appropriate to ascribe knowledge differ significantly from their actual practice in ascribing knowledge.
Third wave pressures in the City of Sails: Is Auckland's inequality global?
Authors: McMillan Chris 
Published: July 2024

AbstractJan Nijman and Yehua Wei (2020) have argued that third‐wave cities are riven with multidimensional disparities, most notably a bifurcated workforce and socio‐spatial polarisation, that are driven by forces that are both global and specifically urban. In this article, I apply Nijman and Wei's model of urban inequality to Auckland, New Zealand and evaluate whether this model is applicable to the city. In response, I argue that while the disparities evident in Auckland have commonalities with those identified by Nijamn and Wei, national policies regarding employment, housing and migration, along with local environmental particularities, arguably have greater influence.
Web‐based prognostic tools for oral tongue cancer: An analysis of online predictors
Authors: Wahab Awais , Bello Ibrahim O. , Alabi Rasheed Omobolaji , Mascitti Marco , Troiano Giuseppe , Mauramo Matti , Coletta Ricardo D. , Salo Tuula , Almangush Alhadi 
Published: July 2024

AbstractBackgroundOral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) often presents with aggressive clinical behaviour that may require multimodality treatment based on reliable prognostication. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic ability of five online web‐based tools to predict the clinical behaviour of OTSCC resection and biopsy samples.MethodsA total of 135 OTSCC resection cases and 33 OTSCC biopsies were included to predict recurrence and survival. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC), χ2 tests, and calibration plots constructed to estimate the prognostic power of each tool.ResultsThe tool entitled ‘Prediction of risk of Locoregional Recurrences in Early OTSCC’ presented an accuracy of 82%. The tool, ‘Head & Neck Cancer Outcome Calculator’ for 10‐year cancer‐related mortality had an accuracy 77% and AUC 0.858. The other tool entitled ‘Cancer Survival Rates’ for 5‐year mortality showed an accuracy of 74% and AUC of 0.723. For biopsy samples, ‘Cancer Survival Prediction Calculators’ predicted the recurrence free survival with an accuracy of 70%.ConclusionsWeb‐based tools can aid in clinical decision making of OTSCC. Three of five online web‐based tools could predict recurrence risk and cancer‐related mortality in resected OTSCC and one tool could help in clinical decision making for biopsy samples.
Eminent science support from Jews to the young Turkish republic; a particular focus on dentistry
Authors: Buduneli Nurcan , Nemecek Raffaela , Demirbaş Mehmet , Deschner James 
Published: July 2024

AbstractDuring World War II, millions of people were mistreated and imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps. Due to the antisemitic pressure applied by the Nazi regime, many scientists had to leave Germany, and they immigrated to the United States, Switzerland, Turkey or South America. Alfred Kantorowicz was among those highly educated people who were forced out of their professional career. For a certain period, he had to stay away from the world of research and academia, which were his favorite occupations. However, these unexpected difficulties did not prevent him to pursue his success story with many awards, books, and scientific studies. Professor Kantorowicz was saved from a concentration camp upon the efforts of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to modernize the university education system in Turkey. Prof. Kantorowicz worked from 1933 until his retirement in 1948 and acted as the “father of dentistry” in Turkey. His vision of preventive dentistry and his entrepreneurial approach should set an example for today's young dentists.
Multiarray screening identifies plasma proteins associated with Th17 cell differentiation and viral defense in coincident asthma and obesity
Authors: Manell Hannes , Tsolakis Nikolaos , Janson Christer , Malinovschi Andrei , Alving Kjell 
Published: July 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe immunological mechanisms behind the clinical association between asthma and obesity in adolescence are not fully understood. This study aimed to find new plasma protein biomarkers associated specifically with coincident asthma and obesity in adolescents.MethodsThis was a cross‐sectional study in children and adolescents 10–19 years old (N = 390). Relative plasma concentrations of 113 protein biomarkers related to inflammation and immune response were determined by proximity extension assay (Target 96; Olink, Uppsala, Sweden). Differences in protein concentrations between healthy controls (n = 84), subjects with asthma (n = 138), subjects with obesity (n = 107), and subjects with both asthma and obesity (AO; n = 58) were analyzed by ANCOVA, adjusting for age and sex, and in a separate model adjusting also for the sum of specific IgE antibody concentrations to a mix of food allergens (fx5) and aeroallergens (Phadiatop). Proteins elevated in the AO group but not in the obesity or asthma groups were considered specifically elevated in asthma and obesity.ResultsFive proteins were elevated specifically in the AO group compared to controls (here sorted from largest to smallest effect of asthma and obesity combined): CCL8, IL‐33, IL‐17C, FGF‐23, and CLEC7A. The effects of adjusting also for specific IgE were small but IL‐33, IL‐17C, and FGF‐23 were no longer statistically significant.ConclusionWe identified several new potential plasma biomarkers specifically elevated in coincident asthma and obesity in adolescents. Four of the proteins, CCL8, IL‐33, IL‐17C, and CLEC7A, have previously been associated with viral mucosal host defense and Th17 cell differentiation.
Genetic adaptation of phenological stages in Chinese and European elite soybeans (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) across latitudes in Central Europe
Authors: Yao Xindong , Pachner Martin , Rittler Leopold , Hahn Volker , Leiser Willmar , Riedel Christine , Rezi Raluca , Bétrix Claude‐Alain , Nawracała Jerzy , Temchenko Inna , Đorđević Vuk , Qiu Li‐Juan , Vollmann Johann 
Published: July 2024

AbstractGenetic adaptation of soybean phenological stages to high‐latitude long‐day environments is the major pre‐requisite for enhancing regional plant‐based protein production. Both E‐genes controlling flowering and growing environment determine timing of flowering and maturity, and E‐gene composition might differ between Chinese and European soybeans bearing the potential for improving adaptability. Therefore, 140 early maturity elite soybean cultivars of either Chinese or European origin were genotyped for the E1 to E4 flowering loci, and genotypes were tested across 17 European environments spanning a latitude range from 45 to 52°N in order to determine effects of various E‐allele combinations. Differences in E‐allele composition between Chinese and European cultivars were largest for the loci E1 and E3. Wild‐type alleles significantly delayed flowering, and effects of particular E‐alleles were depending on geographic latitude. Consequently, photoperiod‐insensitive E‐haplotypes carrying several non‐functional alleles proved to be suitable for cultivation in higher latitudes, whereas photoperiod‐sensitive late‐maturity E‐haplotypes are adapted to lower latitudes only. Thus, breeding for new E‐haplotypes through combining Chinese and European alleles could enhance the potential for further soybean adaptation to northern growing regions.
Host selection by thrips is affected by the floral volatile profile of sunflower
Authors: Qu Hui , Chuai Ze‐Run , Zhang Wen‐Bing , Zhang Jian , Yun Xiao‐Peng , Liu Jun , Zhao Jun , Li Hai‐Ping 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThrips, Frankliniella intonsa, is a highly polyphagous pest with a worldwide distribution. F. intonsa‐infested sunflower seeds show marked visual damage. The study findings revealed that significantly more F. intonsa infested confection sunflower compared to oilseed sunflower, via olfactometer bioassay studies, we found that compared with the flower and pollen of oilseed sunflowers, those of confection sunflowers attract F. intonsa. Considering this discrepancy in the preference of F. intonsa on oilseed and confection sunflowers, the volatiles of the flower and pollens of two sunflowers were analysed by gas chromatography‐mass spectroscopy. The behavioural responses of F. intonsa were assessed for these compounds using Y‐tube bioassays. Geranyl bromide, a unique volatile component of oilseed sunflowers, induced an assertive approach‐avoidance behaviour in F. intonsa, whereas the unique component ethyl isovalerate in confection sunflowers attracted F. intonsa. F. intonsa adults demonstrated significant attraction to the blends of confection sunflowers. Furthermore, field verification revealed that intercropping confection and oilseed sunflowers could effectively control F. intonsa. The study provided insights into the chemical cues used by F. intonsa in locating hosts. Therefore, oilseed sunflowers can be used as repellent plants to prevent F. intonsa invasion.
Differential root and cell regulation of maize aquaporins by the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis highlights its role in plant water relations
Authors: Romero‐Munar Antonia , Muñoz‐Carrasco María , Balestrini Raffaella , De Rose Silvia , Giovannini Luca , Aroca Ricardo , Ruiz‐Lozano Juan Manuel 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThis study aims to elucidate if the regulation of plant aquaporins by the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis occurs only in roots or cells colonized by the fungus or at whole root system. Maize plants were cultivated in a split‐root system, with half of the root system inoculated with the AM fungus and the other half uninoculated. Plant growth and hydraulic parameters were measured and aquaporin gene expression was determined in each root fraction and in microdissected cells. Under well‐watered conditions, the non‐colonized root fractions of AM plants grew more than the colonized root fraction. Total osmotic and hydrostatic root hydraulic conductivities (Lo and Lpr) were higher in AM plants than in non‐mycorrhizal plants. The expression of most maize aquaporin genes analysed was different in the mycorrhizal root fraction than in the non‐mycorrhizal root fraction of AM plants. At the cellular level, differential aquaporin expression in AM‐colonized cells and in uncolonized cells was also observed. Results indicate the existence of both, local and systemic regulation of plant aquaporins by the AM symbiosis and suggest that such regulation is related to the availability of water taken up by fungal hyphae in each root fraction and to the plant need of water mobilization.
Optimizing pediatric periprocedural pain management part II—Adjunct therapies to support the use of infiltrative anesthetics
Authors: Henkel Emily D. , Haller Courtney N. , Diaz Lucia Z. , Ricles Victoria , Wong Grossman Ashley V. , Nemergut Michael E. , Krakowski Andrew C. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractPediatric procedure‐related pain management is often incompletely understood, inadequately addressed, and critical in influencing a child's lifelong relationship with the larger healthcare community. We present a comprehensive review of infiltrative anesthetics, including a comparison of their mechanisms of action and relative safety and efficacy data to help guide clinical selection. We also describe the multimodal utilization of adjunct therapies—in series and in parallel—to support the optimization of pediatric periprocedural pain management, enhance the patient experience, and provide alternatives to sedation medication and general anesthesia.
The impact of yoga on successful aging based on the selection, optimization, and compensation model in elderly women: A quasi‐experimental study
Authors: Mashali Hadi , Amiri Mina , Vizeshfar Fatemeh , Ghaemmaghami Parvin , Nick Narjes 
Published: July 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the impact of yoga on successful aging based on the selection, optimization, and compensation model in elderly women.DesignQuasi‐experimental study.SampleSeniors’ meeting points and parks and clubs for the old age pensioners of the ministry of education, ministry of healthcare, and the oil corporation in Shiraz, Iran. 68 elderly women within the age range of 60–86 years were divided into a yoga and a control group.MeasurementsThe subjects in both groups were asked to complete the selection, optimization, and compensation model questionnaire before and after the intervention. Successful aging was measured using the selection, optimization, and compensation questionnaire.InterventionThe yoga training program was implemented in 1‐h sessions twice a week for eight weeks.ResultsAfter eight weeks of yoga training, the results showed a significant difference between the pretest and posttest successful aging total scores of the yoga group (P = .005). However, the difference between the yoga and control groups’ posttest mean total scores was not significant (P = .601).ConclusionBased on the results, it seems that yoga training can improve successful aging. Thus, yoga is recommended as an inexpensive and entertaining method.
The impact of air pollution on the facial skin of Caucasian women using real‐life pollutant exposure measurements
Authors: Robic Julie , Lata Warren , Nkengne Alex , Bigouret Armelle , Vie Katell 
Published: July 2024

AbstractBackgroundTo date, studies examining the effect of air pollution on skin characteristics have relied on regional pollution estimates obtained from fixed monitoring sites. Hence, there remains a need to characterize the impact of air pollution in vivo in real‐time conditions. We conducted an initial investigation under real‐life conditions, with the purpose of characterizing the in vivo impact of various pollutants on the facial skin condition of women living in Paris over a 6‐month period.Materials and methodsA smartphone application linked to the Breezometer platform was used to collect participants’ individual exposures to pollutants through the recovery of global positioning system (GPS) data over a 6‐month period. Daily exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 µm and PM 10 µm), pollen, and air quality was measured. Facial skin color, roughness, pore, hydration, elasticity, and wrinkle measurements were taken at the end of the 6‐month period. Participants’ cumulated pollutant exposure over 6 months was calculated. Data were stratified into two groups (lower vs. higher pollutant exposure) for each pollutant.Results156 women (20–60 years‐old) were recruited, with 124 women completing the study. Higher PM 2.5 µm exposure was associated with altered skin color and increased roughness under the eye. Higher PM 10 µm exposure with increased wrinkles and roughness under the eye, increased pore appearance, and decreased skin hydration. Exposure to poorer air quality was linked with increased forehead wrinkles and decreased skin elasticity, while higher pollen exposure increased skin roughness and crow's feet.ConclusionThis study suggests a potential correlation between air pollution and facial skin in real‐life conditions. Prolonged exposure to PM, gases, and pollen may be linked to clinical signs of skin ageing. This study highlights the importance of longer monitoring over time in real conditions to characterize the effect of pollution on the skin.
Genetic causality and metabolite pathway identifying the relationship of blood metabolites and psoriasis
Authors: Wang Zhonghai , Lin Xiuyu , Chen Xin , Qin Di‐Mao , Zhang Quan‐Bo , Wang Han 
Published: July 2024

AbstractBackgroundPsoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes significant disability. However, little is known about the underlying metabolic mechanisms of psoriasis. Our study aims to investigate the causality of 975 blood metabolites with the risk of psoriasis.Materials and MethodsWe mainly applied genetic analysis to explore the possible associations between 975 blood metabolites and psoriasis. The inverse variance weighted (IVW) method was used as the primary analysis to assess the possible association of blood metabolites with psoriasis. Moreover, generalized summary‐data‐based Mendelian randomization (GSMR) was used as a supplementary analysis. In addition, linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC) was used to investigate their genetic correction further. Metabolic pathway analysis of the most suggested metabolites was also performed using MetaboAnalyst 5.0.ResultsIn our primary analysis, 17 metabolites, including unsaturated fatty acids, phospholipids, and triglycerides traits, were selected as potential factors in psoriasis, with odd ratios (OR) ranging from 0.986 to 1.01. The GSMR method confirmed the above results (β = 0.001, p < 0.05). LDSC analysis mainly suggested the genetic correlation of psoriasis with genetic correlations (rg) from 0.088 to 0.155. Based on the selected metabolites, metabolic pathway analysis suggested seven metabolic pathways including ketone body that may be prominent pathways for metabolites in psoriasis.ConclusionOur study supports the causal role of unsaturated fatty acid properties and lipid traits with psoriasis. These properties may be regulated by the ketone body metabolic pathway.
Defects in Glabrous 3 (GL3) functionality underlie the absence of trichomes in Brassica napus
Authors: Heydarian Zohreh , Harrington Myrtle , Hegedus Dwayne D. 
Published: July 2024

SUMMARYPreviously, expression of the Arabidopsis thaliana GLABRA3 (GL3) induced trichome formation in Brassica napus. GL3 orthologues were examined from glabrous (B. oleracea), semi‐glabrous (B. napus), moderately hirsute (B. rapa), and very hirsute (B. villosa) Brassica species. Ectopic expression of BnGL3, BrGL3 alleles, or BvGL3 induced trichome formation in glabrous B. napus with the effect on trichome number commensurate with density in the original accessions. Chimeric GL3 proteins in which the B. napus amino terminal region, which interacts with MYB proteins, or the middle region, which interacts with the WD40 protein TTG1, was exchanged with corresponding regions from A. thaliana were as stimulatory to trichome production as AtGL3. Exchange of the carboxy‐terminal region containing a bHLH domain and an ACT domain did not alter the trichome stimulatory activity, although modeling of the ACT domain identified differences that could affect GL3 dimerization. B. napus A‐ and C‐genomes orthologues differed in their abilities to form homo‐ and heterodimers. Modeling of the amino‐terminal region revealed a conserved domain that may represent the MYB factor binding pocket. This region interacted with the MYB factors GL1, CPC, and TRY, as well as with JAZ8, which is involved in jasmonic acid‐mediated regulation of MYC‐like transcription factors. Protein interaction studies indicated that GL1 interaction with GL3 from B. napus and A. thaliana may underlie the difference in their respective abilities to induce trichome formation.
Enhancing textile wastewater sustainability through calcium hypochlorite oxidation and subsequent filtration with assistance from waste blast furnace iron slag
Authors: Rafiq Md Sahil , Apurba Mohammad Shakhawat Hosen , Khandaker Nadim Reza 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThe textile industry is vital to Bangladesh's economy, employing over three million women and being the top foreign exchange earner. However, it severely impacts the environment because of untreated wastewater discharge. High treatment costs, reliant on expensive imported chemicals, worsen the issue. The Environmental Conservation Rules (ECR) 2023 of Bangladesh requires textile wastewater discharge to have a colour of less than 150 Pt‐Co, which current systems struggle to meet affordably. A pilot project tested a sustainable solution using chemical oxidation with calcium hypochlorite and sand filtration with blast furnace iron slag. This method effectively removed colour, and the treated water showed total dissolved solids (TDS) levels of 157 ± 4 mg/L, total suspended solids (TSS) levels of 8 ± 2 mg/L and chemical oxygen demand (COD) levels of 9 ± 3 mg/L, with reductions of 92%, 87% and 94%, respectively, making it a viable solution for resource‐limited economies.
Quasi‐conical domains with embedded eigenvalues
Authors: Krejčiřík David , Lotoreichik Vladimir 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThe spectrum of the Dirichlet Laplacian on any quasi‐conical open set coincides with the non‐negative semi‐axis. We show that there is a connected quasi‐conical open set such that the respective Dirichlet Laplacian has a positive (embedded) eigenvalue. This open set is constructed as the tower of cubes of growing size connected by windows of vanishing size. Moreover, we show that the sizes of the windows in this construction can be chosen so that the absolutely continuous spectrum of the Dirichlet Laplacian is empty.