bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Photonic-crystal-based hybrid wavelength-mode division multiplexer for SOI platforms
Authors: Chanu Soibam Aruna , Sonkar Ramesh Kumar 
Published: June 2024

This paper presents a 12-channel hybrid wavelength-mode division multiplexer (WDM-MDM) based on 2D photonic crystals. The proposed device consists of microring resonators (MRRs) and asymmetric directional couplers (ADCs) to perform three-channel wavelength division multiplexing and four-channel mode division multiplexing operations, respectively. Each MRR can work bi-directionally, providing the same wavelength channels separately in two drop ports. The bus waveguides in the cascaded ADCs are optimized to convert the fundamental modes to the corresponding higher-order modes and are connected through taper regions for the smooth transition of modes. The designed device is simulated using the finite-difference time-domain solver, achieving a maximum channel spacing and insertion loss of 5.05 nm and 0.97 dB, respectively. The device size of the proposed WDM-MDM is 74.98µm×32.82µm. The fabrication tolerance study is performed for uniform over-etch and under-etch conditions. The temperature tolerance study on the resonant wavelength is performed, and the temperature coefficient shift of <0.0254nm/K is achieved. The proposed device can potentially increase the channel capacity for on-chip high-density optical interconnects.
Mental health in children conceived by Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs): Insights from a longitudinal study of Australian children
Authors: Islam Md. Irteja , Chaffey Oscar A. , Chadwick Verity , Martiniuk Alexandra 
Published: June 2024

Background
The mental health of children conceived using Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) such as In-Vitro-Fertilization (IVF) is a subject of significant controversy. Existing studies suggest children conceived through ART meet physical and cognitive developmental milestones at similar rates to their spontaneously conceived peers, however, a significant number of studies have connected ART conception with mental health conditions, particularly depression and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence. This study, therefore, aimed to determine whether maternal use of ARTs to achieve pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of mental disorders in these children, and whether these effects are sex-dependent or confounded by known covariates in the ART population.

Methods
Secondary data analysis was performed using Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) data; a nationally representative population-based cross-sequential cohort study. Multivariate logistic regression models examined the impact of ART (including IVF and other fertility drugs, from LSAC wave-1 and wave-2 conducted in 2004 and 2006, respectively) on mental health outcomes (i.e., autism, ADHD, anxiety and/or depression, from LSAC waves 8 conducted in 2018) in Australian adolescents aged 18–19 years in 2018 (n = 1735). Known sociological and obstetric covariates including maternal age, birth weight, smoking and drinking alcohol during pregnancy, maternal gestational diabetes, postnatal depression, hypertension, and socioeconomic status were considered to generate an adjusted logistic model. Variables with a p-value of <0.05 in the regression models were considered statistically significant.

Results
Of the 1735 mother-child dyads analysed, the maternal mean age was 35.6 years (Standard deviation = ±4.75), approximately 5% of mothers (n = 89) used ART to become pregnant, and 22% of adolescents (n = 384) had a mental disorder. Longitudinal analysis revealed no relationship between ART and children developing a mental disorder in the LSAC population.

Conclusion
These results should reassure parents considering ART that there is no increased risk of psychological or neurodevelopmental problems in their ART conceived offspring.
Liver Cancer Risk Across Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and/or Alcohol: A Nationwide Study
Authors: Yun Byungyoon , Park Heejoo , Ahn Sang Hoon , Oh Juyeon , Kim Beom Kyung , Yoon Jin-Ha 
Published: June 2024

INTRODUCTION:
New terminologies of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have been developed. We assessed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk across MASLD and/or alcohol intake.

METHODS:
We included participants aged 40–79 years receiving a national health checkup from 2009 to 2010 in the Republic of Korea, classified as follows: non-MASLD, MASLD, MASLD with increased alcohol intake (MetALD; weekly alcohol 210–420 g for male and 140–350 g for female individuals), and alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD; excessive alcohol intake with weekly alcohol ≥420 g for male or ≥350 g for female individuals). The primary outcome was HCC incidence. HCC risk was estimated using multivariable Cox proportional hazard models.

RESULTS:
Among 6,412,209 participants, proportions of non-MASLD, MASLD, MetALD, and ALD cases were 59.5%, 32.4%, 4.8%, and 3.4%, respectively. During follow-up (median 13.3 years), 27,118 had newly developed HCC. Compared with non-MASLD, the HCC risk increased from MASLD (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.66, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.62–1.71) and MetALD (aHR 2.17, 95% CI 2.08–2.27) to ALD (aHR 2.34, 95% CI 2.24–2.45) in a stepwise manner. Furthermore, the older and non-cirrhosis subgroups were more vulnerable to detrimental effects of MASLD and/or alcohol intake, concerning HCC risk. Among the older, female, and cirrhosis subgroups, MetALD poses similar HCC risks as ALD.

DISCUSSION:
HCC risk increased from MASLD and MetALD to ALD in a stepwise manner, compared with non-MASLD. For an effective primary prevention of HCC, a comprehensive approach should be required to modify both metabolic dysfunction and alcohol intake habit.
Dry porous polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS): a novel method using camphor as scaffold
Authors: Chatterjee Sulagna , Chatterjee Liana 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
An optimal portable microfluidic device should ensure least number of accessories for versatile field application. Typically, in such a device fabricated with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), the transport of fluid is enabled through a nonconventional pumping mechanism. This pumping system has been demonstrated to utilize the relatively high air permeability of polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) to transport small volume fluid. In the recent past, microporous PDMS has replaced PDMS in this capacity. Microporous PDMS is typically fabricated through a series of steps where a sacrificial template is used to infiltrate the polymer. This template is removed after the polymer undergoes curing. This method has consistently produced a spongy structure that is nonrigid, sticky, and moist rendering it unwieldy. In this work, we present a novel concept of using camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) as a template to fabricate a dry polymeric sponge. The proposed sponge is molded on a sublimable material, camphor to avoid the additional step of template dissolution. The sponge is demonstrated to be stiff yet flexible rendering it convenient to be compacted into a confined space. Additionally, the sponge is dry and nonsticky as compared to structures that have been generated through sugar leaching.
A review of carbon-based adsorbents for the removal of organic and inorganic components
Authors: Dhokpande Sonali R. , Deshmukh Satyajit M. , Khandekar Ajinkya R. , Sankhe Amaya A. 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Carbon-based adsorbents like graphene and its derivatives, carbon nanotubes, activated carbon, and biochar are commonly used for removing heavy metals from water solutions. The changeable exterior functional groups of efficient carbon adsorbents for HMs are one of their key features. Detailed documentation of the synthesis and interactions of functionalized carbon adsorbents with metals in an aqueous solution is crucial for advancing the utilization of these materials in HM exclusion. This paper reviews the carbon-based adsorbent for material removal. It examines several carbon adsorbents’ exterior functional groups to better understand how they eliminate HMs from aqueous solutions. First, the controlling mechanisms for the deletion of aqueous HMs by carbon adsorbents are described, with a particular emphasis on the functions of exterior functional groups. The following section lists and organises the numerous synthetic techniques that are frequently employed to add heteroatoms to carbon surfaces, particularly oxygen, nitrogen, and sulphur, to increase their exterior properties and their sorptive capabilities towards HMs in aqueous solutions. Following that, the impact of dissimilar functional groups on the adsorption characteristics of HMs on carbon adsorbents is examined. While the adsorption capacity and metal removal efficiency of the changed carbonaceous materials are high, the alteration operation is complicated, particularly chemical modification. This review analyses the shortcomings that are now present and offers ideas for future research while emphasising the removal of inorganic and organic components utilising carbon-based materials as adsorbents. In summary, there is room for additional study on the efficacy of functional carbon adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals and their potential uses in various fields. This includes the development of new materials and techniques to enhance adsorption efficiency and selectivity for specific heavy metals, along with the investigation of additional functionalities for these carbon adsorbents in various industrial processes. There is a need for continued innovation and collaboration in this field to address the growing concerns regarding heavy metal pollution and to explore the full capabilities of functional carbon adsorbents.
Low-velocity impact response optimization of the foam-cored sandwich panels with CFRP skins for electric aircraft fuselage skin application
Authors: Yang Kang , Yang Yong , Wang Ji , Fan Xinyue , He Dongqing , Lv Zan 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Composite sandwich structures are widely used in the aerospace field due to their advantages of high strength, lightweight, and fatigue resistance. However, these structures are prone to damage with very-low-energy impacts. In order to improve the impact resistance of aircraft skin structure, a low-velocity impact resistance of sandwich structure specimens was tested by means of drop hammer impact, and the impact damage area was scanned by ultrasonic C-scan, and obtains the impact damage of specimens with different impact energies and different ply sequences. Combined with the Hashin failure criterion, the finite element equivalent model of composite sandwich structure under low-velocity impact was established. The errors between the simulation results and the C-scan results of the test piece were less than 10%, in which the experimental measurements and numerical predictions were in close agreement. Finally, the finite element equivalent model was applied to optimize the application of model sandwich, which was used for fuselage skin of a certain electric aircraft. The total thickness of the laminate structure remains unchanged before and after optimization, but the impact resistance was significantly enhanced. The ±45° lay-up was beneficial for the structure to absorb the impact energy.
Xylatolides A and B, new 10-membered macrolides from the endophytic fungus Xylaria sp.
Authors: Koliye Pierre Roger , Nouga Bissoue Achille , Ngoh Misse Mouelle Eitel , Kwanga Nguikwie Sylvie , Zambo Owona Claudine Victoire , Simons Viktor Emanuel , Akone Sergi Herve , Mbaze Meva’a Luc , Kalscheuer Rainer 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Chemical investigation of the fungal endophyte Xylaria sp. isolated from leaves of Moringa oleifera, collected in Cameroon, resulted in the previously undescribed 10-membered macrolide, and two known natural products. The structures of the xylatolides A and B were unambiguously identified by their mass spectra and by extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis, featuring a 10-membered lactone core structure with oxygenated substituents and an unsubstituted 10-alkyl chain presenting seven carbon atoms. Compounds were screened for their cytotoxic potential against the human HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells and HCT-116 cells (human colon carcinoma cell line). Moreover, the isolated compounds were also assayed against a small panel of sensitive strains including the bacterial species Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as against the fungal species Candida albicans. However, no significant activities were found.
Determination of colostrum quality using Brix refractometer in sheep
Authors: Sarica Meryem , Aydoğdu Uğur 
Published: June 2024

AbstractIn this study, we aimed to determine the quality of colostrum in sheep by using Brix refractometer. The research included 100 sheep of Merino X Kivircik crossbred. From each, we collected 15 mL of colostrum samples in falcon tubes within the first 8 h after delivery. Mean colostral IgG level of sheep was 156.68 ± 7.23 g L−1, optical and digital Brix refractometer values (%) were determined as 27.43 ± 0.53 and 27.69 ± 0.60, respectively. Ewes carrying twin lambs produced significantly higher quality colostrum than those carrying single lambs. However, parity did not affect the colostrum quality. Optical and digital Brix values were correlated with gold standard radial immunodiffusion (RID) colostral IgG level (r = 0.70 and r = 0.64, respectively). Also, optical and digital Brix refractometers were found to be highly correlated (r = 0.98, P < 0.001). While the optimal Brix value was 22% for the 50, 60 and 70 g L−1 IgG threshold values (by means of RID as the potential good quality threshold value for ewe colostrum quality), this value was 23% for 80 g L−1. We can conclude that Brix refractometers is a valuable tool for determining ewe colostrum quality. A cut point of 22% Brix for defining good quality colostrum in ewes was most appropriate for our data.
The role of the Hungarian language in European polyglot dictionaries of the 16th and 17th centuries
Authors: Grzeszak Anna 
Published: June 2024

AbstractThe present study aims to determine the role of the Hungarian language in European polyglot dictionaries in the 16th and 17th centuries and thus to establish its position within the group of European languages. The study is based on earlier findings by Gabriele Stein (1989) concerning the role of English in 16th-century multilingual wordlists, and it addresses two questions: 1) How often was the Hungarian language included in polyglots compared to other European languages? 2) Did Hungarian hold a similar position to other vernaculars in the dictionaries considered?It was examined which languages were included in the polyglots published during the period under discussion and how many times each vernacular appeared in a dictionary. Moreover, the contents of selected dictionaries were analysed. Results indicate that Hungarian played an important, though not key role in European polyglot dictionaries of the 16th and 17th centuries and that its position among other European languages was not marginal at the time.
Remobilization with whole-body vibration improves functionality, histomorphometric parameters, and AQP1 expression in the soleus muscle of Wistar rats
Authors: Wutzke Maria Luiza Serradourada , Zazula Matheus Felipe , Peretti Ana Luiza , Marin Estéfani , Gomes Jossinelma Camargo , de Carvalho Alberito Rodrigo , Beu Célia Cristina Leme , Costa Rose Meire , Ribeiro Lucinéia de Fátima Chasko , Bertolini Gladson Ricardo Flor 
Published: June 2024

AbstractBackgroundWhole-body vibration (WBV) is used to enhance physical performance in sports and rehabilitation. The present study analyzed the effects of remobilization with WBV on the soleus muscle of Wistar rats.MethodsTwenty-eight animals were separated into four experimental groups (n = 7): CON (control); IM (immobilized); FR (immobilization and free remobilization); and WBV (immobilization and remobilization with WBV). The immobilization of the pelvic limb was carried out according to the standard protocol using a plaster cast for 15 days. For remobilization with WBV, a Frequency of 60 Hz was applied for 10 min, five days a week, for two weeks. After the remobilization period, the animals were euthanized, and the right soleus muscle was dissected followed by processing for histomorphometric analysis and immunolocalization of Aquaporin 1 (AQP1).ResultsWe observed a reduced larger diameter in IM compared to CON, with restored values in WBV. For the estimation of connective tissue, a significant increase was observed in the immobilized groups, while a reduction was noted in the remobilized groups. AQP1 expression decreased significantly in IM and increased in WBV.ConclusionImmobilization caused morphofunctional damage to the soleus muscle, and remobilization with WBV is efficient and offers advantages over free remobilization.
Good Hay, Sweet Hay
Authors: David Elizabeth 
Published: June 2024

The author looks at the use of hay in the preparation of ham and gammon dishes and presents recipes from 17th and 18th-century publications A True Gentlewoman's Delight, The Closet of Sir Kenelme Digby, The Compleat Housewife, The Family Magazine as well as references to the custom by later authors, Eliza Acton, Escoffier and Jane Grigson
Reprints of Old German Cookery Books
Authors: Schumacher-Voelker Uta 
Published: June 2024

The author is working on a bibliography of German cookery books, and also on one covering books on cookery published in Britain between 1800 and 1870 (the latter to be published by Prospect Books). She has compiled the following list as a sequel to the general list of reprints which Mark Cerniavsky provided for our readers in PPC 3. The PPC 3 article dealt only with books in English or French, and we promised at the time to follow it up with corresponding lists for other languages. That German should come next is highly appropriate, since there is a wealth of material and it has tended to receive less attention from collectors and scholars than the corresponding books in English, French and Italian. It is also pertinent that the business of reproducing old cookery books has been booming in Germany for some time, as the length of the list which follows demonstrates.
At our request, the author has included brief comments on the books, so that readers who do not understand German will have some guidance on why particular books in the list are of interest. She has not covered, but may treat in a later article, reprints of 'gastrosophical' works, of bibliographical ones, of books on wines, beer, etc., or of manuscripts (with a few exceptions, which are themselves reprints of a printed edition of a manuscript). Where bibliographical details are lacking, e.g. data of publication or name of publisher, the lacunae are indicated by a question mark, or a question accompanied by an informed conjecture, in square brackets. Where, for example, the name of an author or the date of publication was not stated, but is known, the information is supplied in square brackets without a question mark. The spelling and punctuation of original titles etc. are reproduced as faithfully as possible; and this accounts, for example, for the use of =, the old form of hyphen, in some titles.
Contribuições da Teoria Histórico-Cultural para a formação continuada de professores: perspectivas e possibilidades a partir da elaboração do pensamento conceitual
Authors: Brazier Fabio , Pinto de Moura Librandi da Rocha Maria Silvia 
Published: June 2024

Neste artigo, discute-se a formação continuada de professores e a construção de conceitos a partir de uma experiência formativa, de caráter participativo, vivenciada por um grupo de professores de anos iniciais do ensino fundamental da rede estadual de Minas Gerais, situada na cidade de Machado, sul do estado. Objetivou-se analisar os desafios postos ao processo formativo desenvolvido pelo pesquisador com a participação dos professores, amparado nos pressupostos teóricos da Teoria Histórico-Cultural, com foco em (re)elaborações permanentes do pensamento conceitual dos participantes. Tomando o material empírico produzido ao longo dos encontros formativos, pautados em diálogos e estudos teóricos, bem como observações das atividades docentes, apresentam-se os resultados que permitem apontar perspectivas e possibilidades de desenvolvimento do pensamento conceitual dos professores a partir de um modelo de formação pautado em princípios que: i) priorizem a apropriação do conhecimento histórico-científico acumulado; ii) tenha como ponto de partida as necessidades dos professores para criar novas necessidades e iii) considere o professor como corresponsável pelo processo formativo. Os resultados corroboram a tese vigotskiana de que o desenvolvimento do pensamento conceitual é um processo complexo e multideterminado, assim como todo o desenvolvimento humano. No entanto, a intervenção intencional implicada processo formativo, teoricamente fundamentado e mediado pelos diálogos permanentes com os professores mostrou-se potente no que diz respeito a propostas que podem reverberar em mudanças na compreensão do processo de ensino e aprendizagem e na prática profissional. Palavras-chave: Formação Continuada de professores; Pensamento Conceitual; Vigotski.
Estudio fitoquímico preliminar Petiveria alliacea
Authors: Inguilan Rivera Anggie Gabriela , Gomez Barrera Milton 
Published: June 2024

La medicina tradicional ha encontrado en algunas plantas, alternativas para el tratamiento de algunas afecciones a la salud, Petiveria alliacea es una planta altamente comercializada por las propiedades que a esta se le atribuyen, por ende es importante conocer los niveles de toxicidad de las partes más consumidas de la planta como la raíz y las hojas, los cuales se pueden evaluar mediante parámetros farmacológicos establecidos como la CL50,en donde se desarrollan bioensayos utilizando organismos modelos como Artemia Salina, también para la contribución al conocimiento de los principios activos que se encuentran en la planta, es fundamental desarrollar reacciones de reconocimiento. Para esto se obtuvo un extracto etanólico tanto de la raíz como de las hojas y así poder comparar la toxicidad presente en estas partes. Los ensayos realizados en la planta se realizaron a partir del extracto etanólico concentrado en donde la CL50 se determinó en 2,5 mg/ ml, para el extracto etanólico de la raíz y las hojas, no hubo diferencias significativas, pero esto clasifica la planta como toxica. Las reacciones de reconocimientos realizadas detectaron presencia de alcaloides, flavonoides y ácidos carboxílicos. La sensibilidad de Artemia salina frente a los extractos etanólicos demostró ser alta. En este estudio se evaluó la toxicidad de la planta y la detección de los principios activos de la misma, lo cual podría contribuir a entender los riesgos y beneficios del uso de la planta en la medicina tradicional.