bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Chasing the chill: Unveiling the dynamic flavors and textures of ice cream formulations
Authors: Pintor‐Jardines Aurora , Luque‐Ramírez Mariana , Varela Paula , Escalona‐Buendia Hector , Severiano‐Pérez Patricia 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIn this study, nine commercial ice creams and four prototypes were assessed. For the sensory analysis, quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA), and temporal dominance of sensations (TDS) methodology were used. According to the QDA results, full‐composition ice cream showed significantly higher differences (p < .05) in terms such as vanilla and sweet flavors, brightness, creamy texture and appearance, and viscosity, exhibiting longer melting times. Functional ice creams showed significantly higher differences (p < .05) in terms like viscosity, creamy texture, and appearance. On the other hand, agave fructans in prototype ice creams were found to be able to reduce fat, but not fat and sugar simultaneously, showing a significant decrease (p < .05) in terms such as hardness, crystallized texture, gummy texture, and porosity. Based on the PCA results, the analysis accounted for 75.28% of data variability. Full‐composition ice creams and one functional ice cream were related to terms such as viscosity, fatty sensation, creamy texture and appearance, dense, gummy, among others. The rest of the commercial ice creams were related to vanilla and caramel flavor and smell, artificial aftertaste, aerated, porosity, among others. Prototype ice creams were related to hard texture, salty and milk flavor, and crystallized texture. Based on the results of the TDS method, all formulations were found to be significantly dominant (5%) in terms such as vanilla flavor and sweet flavor at the beginning of the test. Formulations containing butyric fat and/or vegetable fat, or agave fructans were significantly dominant (5%) in fatty sensation.
Urgent issues and prospects on investigative interviews with children and adolescents
Authors: Talwar Victoria , Crossman Angela M. , Block Stephanie , Brubacher Sonja , Dianiska Rachel , Espinosa Becerra Ana Karen , Goodman Gail , Huffman Mary Lyn , Lamb Michael E. , London Kamala , La Rooy David , Lyon Thomas D. , Malloy Lindsay C. , Maltby Lauren , Greco Van P. Nguyen , Powell Martine , Quas Jodi , Rood Corey J. , Spyksma Sydney D. , Steele Linda C. , Szojka Zsofia , Wu Yuerui , Wylie Breanne 
Published: August 2024

AbstractWhile there has been considerable research on investigative interviews with children over the last three decades, there remains much to learn. The aim of this paper was to identify some of the issues and prospects for future scientific study that most urgently need to be addressed. Across 10 commentaries, leading scholars and practitioners highlight areas where additional research is needed on investigative interview practices with youths. Overarching themes include the need for better understanding of rapport‐building and its impact, as well as greater focus on social‐cultural and developmental factors and the needs of adolescents. There are calls to examine how interviews are occurring in real‐world contexts to better inform best practice recommendations in the field, to find means for ensuring better adherence to best practices among various groups of practitioners, and to understand their importance and impact when not followed, including by those testifying in courts. All reflect the need to better address that recurring challenge of reliably and consistently eliciting accurate and credible information from potentially reluctant young witnesses.
Testing the theory of the firm under price and background risk
Authors: Bonilla Claudio A. , Sabat Jorge , Vergara Marcos 
Published: August 2024

AbstractA generalized version of the classical model of the firm under risk is proposed in order evaluate the effects of an increase in price risk on a firm's production choices where background risk is present. It is shown theoretically that in this setting, these effects are ambiguous. This purely analytical result is then tested empirically using survey data on manufacturing firms in Chile. The results indicate that an increase in price risk induces greater production levels across the entire sample, thus revealing the presence of a precautionary effect. When the sample is divided on the basis of firm size, however, evidence of significant heterogeneous effects is found. While larger firms exhibit a precautionary effect, smaller firms display a strong substitution effect that prompts them to reduce output levels.
Vocal changes as indicators of pain in harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina)
Authors: MacRae Amelia Mari , Makowska I. Joanna , Fraser David 
Published: August 2024

AbstractVocalizations are potential indicators of pain in animals. We recorded and analyzed spectrographically the vocalizations of harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina) before, during, and after the routine procedures of flipper tagging and microchipping prior to release from a rehabilitation facility in British Columbia, Canada. It is standard practice for these procedures to be done without analgesia. In Experiment 1, we compared vocalizations before and after the procedures (n = 21); in Experiment 2, we compared vocalizations in response to real and sham procedures (n = 10). In Experiment 1, seals produced more vocalizations, and peak frequency was higher, after tagging and after microchipping. In Experiment 2, seals also produced more vocalizations after real but not after sham tagging and microchipping. The average peak frequency was higher after each procedure, but not after each sham procedure. These results suggest that an increase in the number and peak frequency of vocalizations are indicators of pain in seal pups. The results also suggest that analgesia, when feasible, should be considered for harbor seal pups undergoing routine flipper tagging and microchipping.
Cannabis use patterns and association with hyperemesis: A comprehensive review
Authors: Hasler William L. , Alshaarawy Omayma , Venkatesan Thangam 
Published: August 2024

AbstractBackgroundCannabis use in the general population is prevalent and is rising because of increased acceptance of its use, legalization in most US states, and perceived health benefits. Cannabis product potency has dramatically increased with higher delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol content. Cannabis has documented antiemetic properties and cannabinoid pharmaceuticals are used in disorders like chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting.PurposeForty to eighty percent of cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) patients use cannabis products, which reportedly reduce stress as well as nausea and vomiting. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) has a presentation similar to CVS, but is associated with longstanding, high dose cannabis use, and is thought to be relieved by sustained cannabis abstinence. Most CHS patients have used cannabis on a daily or near‐daily basis for more than 2 years. Compulsive hot‐water bathing behaviors are reported by most CHS patients, but are not specific for this disorder as they are also noted by about half of CVS patients. Episodic vomiting associated with cannabis use contributes to extensive health resource use, including emergency department visits and inpatient hospitalizations, and impacts patients and their families negatively. Treatment for CHS overlaps with CVS although cannabis abstinence remains the cornerstone of its management. Challenges associated with cannabis use cessation in CHS include patient skepticism of the role of cannabis as a cause of symptoms, perceived benefits of cannabis, and a lack of other effective therapies. In this review, we highlight cannabis use patterns in the US and discuss diagnosis and management of CHS and gaps in knowledge about this disorder.
Where you are matters: Network position, designed network, and central government agency termination
Authors: Ma Liang , Liu Weixing , Chen Sicheng , Christensen Tom 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThis study synthesizes insights from collaborative network and agency termination theories to investigate how agencies' positions in designed networks impact their survival probability. Using longitudinal data for the central apparatus in China from 2005 to 2020, along with the designed networks derived from 1243 joint tasks arranged by the State Council, we conducted event history analyses to test our hypotheses. Our findings suggest that a centralized network position can significantly reduce an agency's likelihood of termination, while agencies in the periphery of designed networks may be less likely to survive significant restructuring. It is also discovered that stronger agencies, such as larger, economically functioning, or statutorily created ones, benefit more from centralized network positions. These findings underscore the pivotal role played by agencies' positions within designed networks in their survival prospects. As such, agencies should strategically leverage their positions within collaborative networks to mitigate the risk of termination.
Nonlinear models based on leaf architecture traits explain the variability of mesophyll conductance across plant species
Authors: Rahimi‐Majd Milad , Leverett Alistair , Neumann Arne , Kromdijk Johannes , Nikoloski Zoran 
Published: August 2024

AbstractMesophyll conductance () describes the efficiency with which moves from substomatal cavities to chloroplasts. Despite the stipulated importance of leaf architecture in affecting , there remains a considerable ambiguity about how and whether leaf anatomy influences . Here, we employed nonlinear machine‐learning models to assess the relationship between 10 leaf architecture traits and . These models used leaf architecture traits as predictors and achieved excellent predictability of . Dissection of the importance of leaf architecture traits in the models indicated that cell wall thickness and chloroplast area exposed to internal airspace have a large impact on interspecific variation in . Additionally, other leaf architecture traits, such as leaf thickness, leaf density and chloroplast thickness, emerged as important predictors of . We also found significant differences in the predictability between models trained on different plant functional types. Therefore, by moving beyond simple linear and exponential models, our analyses demonstrated that a larger suite of leaf architecture traits drive differences in than has been previously acknowledged. These findings pave the way for modulating by strategies that modify its leaf architecture determinants.
Enhancing quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) growth in saline environments through salt‐tolerant rhizobacteria from halophyte biotope
Authors: Slatni Tarek , Ben Slimene Imen , Harzalli Zina , Taamalli Wael , Smaoui Abderrazak , Abdelly Chedly , Elkahoui Salem 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe use of plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in agriculture is one of the most promising approaches to improve plants' growth under salt stress and to support sustainable agriculture under climate change. In this context, our goal was to grow and enhance quinoa growth using native rhizobacteria that can withstand salt stress. To achieve this objective, we isolated rhizobacteria from three saline localities in a semi‐arid region in Tunisia, which are characterized by different halophyte species and tested their plant growth‐promoting (PGP) activities. Then, we inoculated quinoa seedlings cultivated on 300 mM NaCl with the three most efficient rhizobacteria. A positive effect of the three‐salt tolerant rhizobacteria on the growth of quinoa under salinity was observed. In fact, the results of principal component analysis indicated that the inoculation of quinoa by salt‐tolerant PGPR under high salinity had a prominent beneficial effect on various growth and physiological parameters of stressed plant, such as the biomass production, the roots length, the secondary roots number, proline content and photosynthesis activities. Three rhizobacteria were utilized in this investigation, and the molecular identification revealed that strain 1 is related to the Bacillus inaquosorum species, strain 2 to Bacillus thuringiensis species and strain 3 to Bacillus proteolyticus species. We can conclude that the saline soil, especially the halophytic rhizosphere, is a potential source of salt‐tolerant plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria (ST‐PGPR), which stimulate the growth of quinoa and improve its tolerance to salinity.
Roles of stress‐associated proteins in plant abiotic stress responses
Authors: Bae Yeongil , Lim Chae Woo , Lee Sung Chul 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAs a consequence of irregular and rapid changes in the external environment, plants are constantly exposed to a diverse range of stresses, including desiccation, high salinity, extreme temperatures, and metal toxicity. To contend with these stresses, plants have evolved an elaborate array of defense mechanisms and defense‐related molecules, including a range of regulatory proteins. Stress‐associated proteins (SAPs), a novel subclass of zinc‐finger proteins, have been established to play key roles in plant stress responses. These SAPs, which tend to be structurally conserved among different plant species and are typically characterized by a combination of the A20, AN1, and C2H2 domains, have attracted considerable interest in recent decades on account of their involvement in diverse abiotic stress responses. In this review, we aim to provide a brief overview of the discovery and identification of SAPs in plants, with a particular focus on their roles in response to different abiotic stresses. In this regard, phenotypic analyses using transgenic plants have highlighted the dual regulatory role of SAPs in modulating stress responses, wherein by inducing physiological and morphological alterations at the cellular level, they can contribute to both positive and negative effects. However, despite significant advances in the characterization of these proteins, their precise functions remain incompletely understood. This review consolidates our current knowledge regarding SAPs and delineates potential avenues for future research, which we anticipate will unravel the intricate functional dynamics of SAPs in plant stress responses.
Peanut photosynthesis response to drought can include diffusive and biochemical limitations depending on cultivar
Authors: Soba David , Parker Summer , Chen Charles , Shekoofa Avat , Sanz‐Saez Alvaro 
Published: August 2024

AbstractPhotosynthesis, understood as the photosynthetic carbon assimilation rate, is one of the key processes affected by drought stress. The effects can be via decreased CO2 diffusion and biochemical constraints. However, there is still no unified consensus about the contribution of each mechanism to the drought response. This research assessed the underlying limitations to photosynthesis in nine peanut genotypes (Arachis hypogaea L.) with different water strategies (water savers vs water spenders) under progressive drought. Water saver cultivars close the stomata earlier during drought, resulting in decreased transpiration and photosynthesis, which results in less water depletion in the soil, while water spenders maintain the stomata open during drought. In order to test the performance of these genotypes, growth, transpiration per plant, gas exchange measurements, chlorophyll fluorescence and A/Ci response curves were analyzed under drought and well‐watered conditions. In general, drought first affected photosynthesis (at the leaf and canopy level) via stomatal closure and then by impacts on chlorophyll fluorescence in all genotypes, but at different intensity levels. The maximum rate of carboxylation and the maximum rate of electron transport, physiological characteristics related to biochemical constraints, were not affected during the onset of drought, but they were decreased at the end of the drought period, with the exception of the PI 493329 genotype that showed higher stomatal conductance due to a bigger root system. The findings presented here highlight the importance of genetic variation in the photosynthetic response of peanut to drought, which should be considered when breeding for future climates.
Financialization and an emerging “green investor state”: Examining China's use of state‐backed funds for green transition
Authors: Beck Kasper Ingeman , Larsen Mathias 
Published: August 2024

AbstractChina is simultaneously enacting a state‐led financialization of governance and a prioritization of environmental objectives. Resultingly, dedicated state‐backed green funds have grown in scale beyond US$70 billion. Drawing on interviews, policies, and financial databases, we examine these funds through policy document analysis, descriptive statistics, and three case studies. Tying together the literature on “financialization” and the “green state” we show how China's “market‐driven, government‐guided” type of state‐led financialization enhances the country's green state investment capacity. This is distinct from other countries' experience of diminishing capacities resulting from financialization of the state. We introduce the concept of a “green investor state” to capture China's approach and argue that the approach is difficult to replicate beyond state‐capitalist economies. However, the gradual return of industrial policy elsewhere makes the use of similar funds increasingly feasible globally, warranting further research on the use of green funds under none‐state‐led types of financialization.
Toward a Sociological Perspective on the Gender and Sexuality of Friendship
Authors: Fox Emily C. 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACTThis article reviews friendship research to offer a conceptual framework that helps us better understand the co‐constructive nature of gender, sexuality, and friendship in the United States. Scholarship across psychology and sociology considers friendship experiences, friendship processes, friendship patterns, friendship schemas, and the social implications of friendship. Psychological research identifies that friendship experiences and friendships processes differ by gender and explores the social implications for individuals. While sociology has dedicated less attention to friendship, this perspective offers insights on the social construction and structural basis of friendship. Sociological perspectives reveal how friendship schemas—based in amatonormativity, heteronormativity, and gender essentialism—shape friendship experiences, friendship processes, and friendship patterns in gendered ways. In addition, sociological research examines the social implications of friendship at both individual and institutional levels, documenting friendship's roles in systems of inequality. Thus, I argue that a sociological perspective is necessary to fully grasp how societies in general and cultural understandings of gender and sexuality in particular, shape and are shaped by friendships.
Means‐Tested Welfare Benefits and Subjective Well‐Being Through Time: Does Clients' Life Satisfaction Recover?
Authors: Nivorozhkin Anton , Promberger Markus 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACTWe study the process of subjective well‐being adaptation to receiving welfare benefits. Using 15 waves of the German Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security and fixed‐effects regression models, we find that welfare benefit receipt decreases life satisfaction. Furthermore, on average, the results speak against the hypothesis of adaptation to receiving the benefit; the subjective well‐being of welfare benefit receipt starts poor and stays poor. On average, the life satisfaction of women with small children does not decrease upon receipt of welfare benefits.
GhEXL3 participates in brassinosteroids regulation of fiber elongation in Gossypium hirsutum
Authors: Zhang Changsheng , Liu Zhao , Shu Sheng , Li Xinyang , Li Yujun , Liu Le , Liu Li , Wang Xuwen , Li Fuguang , Qanmber Ghulam , Yang Zuoren 
Published: August 2024

SUMMARYCotton fiber (Gossypium hirsutum) serves as an ideal model for investigating the molecular mechanisms of plant cell elongation at the single‐cell level. Brassinosteroids (BRs) play a crucial role in regulating plant growth and development. However, the mechanism by which BR influences cotton fiber elongation remains incompletely understood. In this study, we identified EXORDIUM‐like (GhEXL3) through transcriptome analysis of fibers from BR‐deficient cotton mutant pagoda 1 (pag1) and BRI1‐EMS‐SUPPRESSOR 1 (GhBES1.4, encoding a central transcription factor of BR signaling) overexpression cotton lines. Knockout of GhEXL3 using CRISPR/Cas9 was found to impede cotton fiber elongation, while its overexpression promoted fiber elongation, suggesting a positive regulatory function for GhEXL3 in fiber elongation. Furthermore, in vitro ovule culture experiments revealed that the overexpression of GhEXL3 partially counteracted the inhibitory effects of brassinazole (BRZ) on cotton fiber elongation, providing additional evidence of GhEXL3 involvement in BR signaling pathways. Moreover, our findings demonstrate that GhBES1.4 directly binds to the E‐box (CACGTG) motif in the GhEXL3 promoter region and enhances its transcription. RNA‐seq analysis revealed that overexpression of GhEXL3 upregulated the expression of EXPs, XTHs, and other genes associated with fiber cell elongation. Overall, our study contributes to understanding the mechanism by which BR regulates the elongation of cotton fibers through the direct modulation of GhEXL3 expression by GhBES1.4.
Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (M‐CSF) and Interleukin‐34 (IL‐34) Expression in Canine Osteosarcoma in the Context of the Tumour Immune Microenvironment
Authors: Robinson Christopher J. , Moeller Cambri E. , Quick Cally N. , Goodermuth Christine E. , Carossino Mariano , Withers Sita S. 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACTCanine osteosarcoma (OSA) is a malignancy that has been shown to modulate the host immune system. Macrophage colony‐stimulating factor (M‐CSF; CSF1) and interleukin‐34 (IL‐34; IL34) are both ligands of colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF‐1R), and may play a role in the pathogenesis of a variety of human cancers, including OSA. This study aimed to, (1) assess M‐CSF and IL‐34 expression in canine OSA cell lines and tissue samples, and (2) determine any correlations between M‐CSF and IL‐34 expression and immune cell infiltrates within canine OSA tissues. Four canine OSA cell lines and canine osteoblasts were treated with control media, TNFα (10 ng/mL) or IL‐1β (10 ng/mL) and analysed with RT‐qPCR and ELISA. IL‐34 and M‐CSF mRNA and protein were detectable in all cell lines, however upregulation following TNFα or IL‐1β exposure was only consistently observed for transcript expression. Baseline expression of CSF1 and IL34 mRNA in OSA cell lines was equal to or higher than that of canine osteoblasts. All 10 OSA tissue samples expressed IL34 and CSF1 transcripts to varying degrees. Furthermore, CSF1 and IL34 expression both showed a moderate to high degree of correlation with M1 macrophage lineage‐associated transcripts (CD80 and IL15RA). There was a moderate degree of correlation between CSF1 and CD163, but no correlation between IL34 and either M2 macrophage‐associated transcripts (CD163 and CCL24). In summary, IL‐34 and M‐CSF are expressed in canine OSA cell lines and tissues, and expression positively correlates with a wide range of immune‐related transcripts.