bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Pretransplant NT‐proBNP levels are associated with mortality among lung transplant recipients
Authors: Izhakian Shimon , Frajman Assaf , Hayat Ariel D. , Gorenshtein Alon , Shtraichman Osnat , Freidkin Lev , Rosengarten Dror , Kramer Mordechai R. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe prognostic significance of pretransplant N‐terminal pro‐brain (B)‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) level has not been investigated in lung transplant recipients. The electronic files of 173 patients with chronic lung disease who underwent lung transplantation in 2018–2022 at a tertiary medical center were retrospectively reviewed. Right heart catheterization (RHC) and NT‐proBNP determination were performed preoperatively in all cases. Pretransplant demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were compared between posttransplant survivors and nonsurvivors. Correlations of NT‐proBNP values with lung function and RHC parameters and all‐cause mortality were analyzed. NT‐proBNP level correlated positively with mean pulmonary artery pressure (R = 0.51, p < 0.001) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) (R = 0.45, p = 0.0013), and negatively with diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide (R = −0.25, p = 0.0017), cardiac index (R = −0.26, p = 0.001), and cardiac output (R = −0.23, p = 0.004). Over a median follow‐up time of 23.22 months, 74 patients died. On univariate analysis, mortality was significantly associated with higher log‐NT‐proBNP (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.15–2.05, p = 0.016), older age at transplant registration (HR = 1.033, 95% CI 1.009–1.058, p = 0.0068), higher PVR (HR 1.15, 95% CI 1.07–1.23, p = 0.015), and lower cardiac output (HR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.42–0.92, p = 0.045). On multivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex, and body mass index, mortality significance was maintained only for higher log‐NT‐proBNP (HR = 1.54, 95% CI 1.12–2.11, p = 0.007). Among lung transplant recipients, pretransplant NT‐proBNP levels correlated well with RHC parameters and were strongly associated with posttransplantation mortality. Assessment of NT‐proBNP may improve risk stratification of lung transplant candidates.
Hybrid NenG/ZSM‐5 Towards Highly Selective and Efficient Photocatalysis for Generation of Leucodopaminechrome and Gluconic Acid Under Solar Light
Authors: Rai Anurag , Yadav Rajesh K. , Sharma Kanchan , Singh Satyam , Baeg Jin‐Ook , Kumar Gupta Navneet 
Published: August 2024

AbstractGlucose, an abundant and renewable form of biomass, has garnered significant attention in research for its conversion into high‐value chemicals such as gluconic acid. Traditional methods for biomass transformation typically involve high energy input, elevated temperature, pressure, and costly systems. In contrast, photocatalysis emerges as a promising approach to produce organic molecules under mild conditions, harnessing energy from natural sunlight or lamps. This study presents the nitrogen‐enriched graphene with zeolite second Mobil–5 (NenG/ZSM‐5) photocatalyst, evaluated for generating high‐value chemicals (gluconic acid and leucodopaminechrome) under solar light irradiation. The NenG/ZSM‐5 photocatalyst, synthesized from nitrogen‐doped graphene and ZSM‐5, successfully converted dopamine into leucodopaminechrome (71.54 %) — a critical step in dopamine regeneration and transformed glucose into gluconic acid (85 %). The addition of ZSM‐5 to NenG provided stability and enhanced product selectivity. The outstanding performance of the NenG/ZSM‐5 photocatalyst can be attributed to its heightened solar light harvesting potential, appropriate energy band gap, and uniformly arranged π‐electron channels. This research focuses on solar conversion of glucose to gluconic acid and dopamine regeneration, with potential for further exploration in the research domain.
When Uber Eats its own business, and its competitors' too: Resource exclusivity and oscillation following platform diversification
Authors: Chung Hyuck David , Zhou Yue Maggie , Choi Christine 
Published: August 2024

AbstractResearch SummaryHow will a platform firm's diversification affect its existing business? Using datasets on the rideshare and food delivery businesses in New York City, we find that the launch of Uber Eats reduced Uber's and Lyft's rideshare trip volumes, but these effects were weaker during rush hours. Additional theoretical and empirical analyses suggest that, while platform diversification enables complementors to share some resources across businesses, it may also create opportunities for complementors to oscillate other complementary resources, thereby diverting complementor resources in the existing business from both the diversifying and competing platform firms. Such sharing‐enabled resource oscillation may be due to resource exclusivity at the transactional level and the lack of control by platform firms over resources at the organizational level.Managerial SummaryWe investigate how Uber's and Lyft's rideshare business was impacted by Uber's diversification into the food delivery business with the launch of Uber Eats in Manhattan, New York City. We find that, compared to geographic zones where no restaurant joined Uber Eats, zones where a significant proportion of restaurants joined Uber Eats experienced a relative reduction in rideshare trip volumes for both Uber and Lyft. Our results suggest that platform firms should be aware of the hidden costs of diversification due to their lack of control over gig economy participants (e.g., rideshare drivers). In addition, managers should be mindful of the diversification moves made not only by their own firm but also by competing firms.
Architecting Ni3Se4‐NiSe2‐Co3O4 Triple‐Interface Heterostructure on MXene Nanosheets for Boosting Water Splitting by Electronic Modulation and Interface Effects
Authors: Yan Liang , Chen Yonghang , Xie Jiachun , Li Hao 
Published: August 2024

AbstractStrategically engineering electrocatalysts with optimized interfacial electronic architectures and accelerated reaction dynamics is pivotal for augmenting hydrogen generation via alkaline water electrolysis on an industrial scale. Herein, a novel triple‐interface heterostructure Ni3Se4‐NiSe2‐Co3O4 nanoarrays are designed anchored on Ti3C2Tx MXene (Ni3Se4‐NiSe2‐Co3O4/MXene) with significant work function difference (ΔΦ) as bifunctional electrocatalysts for water electrolysis. Theoretical calculations combined with experiments uncover the pivotal role of the interface‐induced electric field in steering charge redistribution, which in turn modulates the adsorption and desorption kinetics of reaction intermediates. Furthermore, the synergistic interaction between Ni3Se4‐NiSe2‐Co3O4 and Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets endows the hybrids with a large electrochemical surface area, abundantly active sites, and high conductivity. Thus, Ni3Se4‐NiSe2‐Co3O4/MXene manifests exceptional catalytic prowess for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In addition, the Ni3Se4‐NiSe2‐Co3O4/MXene electrocatalyst in the water electrolyzer delivers excellent performance and maintains commendable stability beyond 100 h of electrocatalytic operation.
Pickering Emulsions Stabilized Using Bacterial Cellulose From Kombucha
Authors: Nascimento Adriana de Farias , Ramos Sofia Maria Tanaka , Bergamo Vinicius Nogueira , Araujo Elder dos Santos , Ayala Valencia Germán 
Published: August 2024

AbstractResearch on natural ingredients used to stabilize oil‐in‐water emulsions has increased in recent years. Therefore, the current research is conducted to study the physicochemical properties of bacterial cellulose isolated from kombucha production and considered as a waste without economic value. Bacterial cellulose isolated from kombucha is dried, sieved, milled, and the resulting material (dried bacterial cellulose [DBC]) is characterized with respect to morphology, color, antioxidant properties, identification of volatile compounds, water and oil absorption, and moisture isotherm. Furthermore, DBC is used as a stabilizer of oil‐in‐water emulsions in different concentrations (0.5%–2% w/v). DBC has a dark color with irregular shape and particle size between 30 and 180 µm. This material has high antioxidant properties and low water and oil absorptions. Furthermore, the DBC displayed a moisture isotherm typical of hygroscopic materials (type III). Emulsions containing ≥1.5% w/v of DBC are stable during 96 h of storage at 20 °C. The current research reports new information about the physicochemical properties of DBC and its application in Pickering emulsions.
Fostering glocal intercultural awareness through virtual exchange in TESOL teacher education
Authors: Glimäng Malin Reljanovic , Sauro Shannon 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThis article reports on a 7‐week virtual exchange (VE) involving teacher candidates in three countries in co‐creation of learning materials based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The aim of the study was to investigate whether and how the participants found a VE project focused on global citizenship education beneficial for their training as English language teachers. Through the lens of critical and reflexive interculturality, the researchers analyzed VE participants' self‐reported data in relation to four categories on global competence: investigating the world, acknowledging perspectives, sharing ideas, and taking action (OECD, 2019). Participants reported that cross‐cultural collaboration on a professionally oriented task was a potentially empowering activity enabling future teachers not only to gain intercultural and pedagogical self‐awareness, but also to understand TESOL from both local and global perspectives. With relevance for teacher educators and teachers in the wider international TESOL community, the findings contribute to the growing body of research demonstrating the value of merging VE with global citizenship education in TESOL teacher preparation.
Comparison of manual and automated body condition scoring of commercial dairy cattle
Authors: Angel Tom Robert , Mahendran Sophie Anne 
Published: August 2024

AbstractBackgroundBody condition scoring of dairy cows estimates their body reserves. Automation allows increased data availability and reduced labour costs. The aim of this study was to compare an automated (AUT) body condition score (BCS) system to manual observers on a single commercial dairy farm in south‐west England.MethodsThree practising veterinary surgeons performed body condition scoring of 315 dairy cows using the agriculture and horticulture development board (AHDB) Body Condition Scorecard. AUT BCSs were obtained from two 3D cameras and compared to the BCSs recorded by the three operators.ResultsThe AUT system only agreed with manual scorers at a BCS of 3. The system failed to detect cows classified as underconditioned (BCS ≤ 2.25) by any of the operators (sensitivity 0%). It also systematically underestimated the BCS of cows classified as overconditioned (BCS ≥ 3.5) by the operators. For overconditioned cows, the sensitivity of the AUT system ranged from 30.7% to 48.8% when compared with the manual operators. The AUT system also had weaker agreement with operators for Jersey cows, with Cohen's weighted kappa values of 0.28 for Jersey animals and 0.40 for Holsteins.LimitationsThis study used a convenience sample of animals on a single farm at a single time point, so the extent to which the findings can be more widely generalised is unclear.ConclusionsThe AUT system failed to detect animals classified as underconditioned by the operators and underestimated the condition of cows classified as overconditioned by the operators. Currently, without improvements to the algorithm, the clinical usefulness of such an AUT system for body condition scoring is limited.
Loops in anti de Sitter space
Authors: Cacciatori Sergio L. , Epstein Henri , Moschella Ugo 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
We discuss general one and two-loop banana diagrams and one-loop diagrams with external lines with arbitrary masses on the anti de Sitter spacetime by using methods of AdS quantum field theory in the dimensional regularization approach. The banana diagrams explicitly computed in this paper are indeed the necessary ingredients for the evaluation of the two-loop effective potential of the Standard Model and can be used to extend the flat space results in presence of a negative cosmological constant. In the one-loop case we also compute the effective potential for an O(N) model in d = 4 dimension as an explicit function of the cosmological constant Λ, both exactly and perturbatively up to order Λ. In the two-loop case we show the explicit calculation is possible thanks to a remarkable discrete Källén-Lehmann formula which we found and proved sometimes ago and whose domain of applicability we extend in the present paper.
Analysis of pipe fitting sealing torque with SolidWorks simulations
Authors: Toygar M. Evren , Kirdiş Selin 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe tightness and stability of the pipe connections are particularly important for pressurized environments. Pipe fittings are one of the most important subgroups of fittings. These fittings are not only used for connection purposes, but these fasteners may also have additional purposes such as sealing. In this study, a simulation model of the pipe fitting was created to evaluate the sealing performance. The obtained forces in the simulations were then used in the modified version of the classical bolt-tightening moment equation. In this equation, the additional parameter, R, is embedded. This parameter depends on the distance from the center (torque arm, x), slope parameter (k), and friction constant (S) between the body or nut and the ring parts. The consistency and applicability of the new equation were discussed by comparing the obtained results with the experimental results. It has been observed that there is a good agreement between the comparative results.
Schistosomiasis in migrant children and adolescents in a paediatric tropical referral unit in Spain: diagnosis and long-term management challenges
Authors: Rodríguez-Molino Paula , González Martínez Soraya , Bustamante Amador Jorge , Mellado-Sola Isabel , Montes Martín Laura , Falces-Romero Iker , García López-Hortelano Milagros , Hurtado-Gallego Jara , Mellado María José , Grasa Carlos , Sainz Talía 
Published: August 2024

AbstractGlobalisation and population movement have led to an increasing number of migrant children residing in areas non-endemic for schistosomiasis. However, diagnosing and managing schistosomiasis in children remain controversial. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of schistosomiasis in migrant children and to describe the diagnostic approach and management strategies, including long-term follow-up, to explore the potential role of serological tests in evaluating treatment response. We conducted a retrospective descriptive study spanning from January 2014–July 2021 at a referral unit for Paediatric Tropical Diseases in Madrid (Spain). The study included patients under 18 years diagnosed with schistosomiasis. Of 679 children screened for schistosomiasis, 73 (10.8%) tested positive. The median age was 16.3 years [IQR 9–17.6], 74% male. The majority originated from Sub-Saharan Africa (47%) and Asia (47%). Only 40% presented with symptoms, with gastrointestinal (18%) and cutaneous (17%) manifestations being the most common. Eosinophilia was observed in 43% (median [IQR]: 1103/mm3 [671–1536]), and ova were visualised in the urine of 2/50 (4.0%). Praziquantel treatment was administered to 92%, and 5 patients required retreatment. Follow-up data were available for 58 (80%) over a median period of 9 months [IQR 6–19.8], revealing a progressive decline in eosinophil count, IgE titres, and ELISA optical density. Conclusion: In this series, the prevalence of schistosomiasis among migrant children was significant (10%), highlighting the importance of including serological tests in migrant health screening. The disease is largely asymptomatic, eosinophilia is often absent, and visualisation of ova in urine is exceedingly rare. Eosinophil count, IgE titres, and ELISA optical density could prove valuable as an initial approach for monitoring inflammation during follow-up assessments.

What is Known:• The burden of disease related to schistosomiasis is significant, particulary in children, and it is advisable to screen this vulnerable population.

What is New:• Eosinophilia may not be present in parasitic infections, so serological tests are crucial for screening migrant children.• Serological monitoring facilitates long-term management of migrant children with schistosomiasis.
Hamilton Transversals in Tournaments
Authors: Chakraborti Debsoumya , Kim Jaehoon , Lee Hyunwoo , Seo Jaehyeon 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIt is well-known that every tournament contains a Hamilton path, and every strongly connected tournament contains a Hamilton cycle. This paper establishes transversal generalizations of these classical results. For a collection $$\textbf{T}=(T_1,\dots ,T_m)$$

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Chemotaxonomy compared to morphological and anatomical taxonomy of five Hibiscus species
Authors: Abdelfattah Hala M. E. , Hussein Hussein A. , Teleb Samir S. , El-Demerdash Marwa M. , George Nelly M. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractHibiscus is a charismatic genus of the Malvaceae family that is noted for its diversity, lacking identifiable characteristics for distinguishing its various species. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop authentication methods for genus delimitation and species delineation. The present study aims to discern the taxonomic relationships between the well-known, globally familiar, and economically important five Hibiscus species, namely: H. × rosa-sinensis, H. sabdariffa, H. schizopetalus, H. syriacus and H. tiliaceus based on traditional morphological and anatomical characteristics compared to the contemporary chemotaxonomy. In this context, the leaf-based methanolic extracts of the studied species were analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GC–MS) to estimate their secondary metabolites similarity. In addition, selected qualitative morphological and anatomical traits including leaf venation patterns, epidermal micromorphology, stomata types and trichomes diversity, petiole serial sectioning (outline, adaxial groove features, vasculature traces arrangement), and midrib characteristics of the studied species were investigated. The results of both chemotaxonomy and traditional taxonomy exhibited a remarkable agreement in the delineation of the five studied species. Specifically, the chemotaxonomy-based dendrogram separates the studied species into two main clusters with the H. sabdariffa as an outlier species in a single cluster and the remaining four species as another cluster with variant distances in its similarity indices. Similarly, the traditional morphological and anatomical characteristics revealed distinct traits for H. sabdariffa compared to the remaining four species. The findings of this study highlight the significance of integrating the structural features with phytochemicals profiling as a potential approach that could be harnessed for the delineation of the taxonomically challenging Hibiscus genus.
Visual fields are repeatable at the population and individual level
Authors: Lucas Eleanor , Portugal Steven J. 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Avian visual fields have been predicted to be highly conserved at the intraspecific level and be repeatable within an individual, yet this has never been previously determined empirically. Typically, only 2–3 individuals of a species are measured during visual field procedures, and these individuals are measured just once. Using the ophthalmoscopic technique, we measured the visual fields of five Homing Pigeons (Columba livia) over time to assess the repeatability at both the individual and population levels. Using a series of repeatability estimates, we found that visual field measurements were highly repeatable at the individual level, and moderately repeatable at the population levels; visual fields are statistically consistently similar between individuals of the same species and over repeated measures of the same individual. We conclude the ophthalmoscopic technique is a repeatable measure of the visual fields of an individual, and small numbers of individuals are moderately representative of the species. Still, caution should be applied when looking at certain elevations, and higher sample sizes should be used when and where available.
Parallel intelligence in three decades: a historical review and future perspective on ACP and cyber-physical-social systems
Authors: Wang Xingxia , Yang Jing , Liu Yuhang , Wang Yutong , Wang Fei-Yue , Kang Mengzhen , Tian Yonglin , Rudas Imre , Li Lingxi , Fanti Maria Pia , Alrifaee Bassam , Deveci Muhammet , Mishra Deepak , Khan Muhammad Khurram , Chen Long , Reffye Philippe De 
Published: August 2024

AbstractRecent advances in human-in-the-loop or human-centric research have sparked a new wave of scientific exploration. These studies have enhanced the understanding of complex social systems and contributed to more sustainable artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystems. However, the incorporation of human or social factors increases system complexity, making traditional approaches inadequate for managing these complex systems and necessitating a novel operational paradigm. Over decades of work, a mature and comprehensive theory of parallel intelligence (PI) has been established. Rooted in cyber-physical-social systems (CPSS), PI adapts flexibly to various situations within complex systems through the ACP framework (Artificial systems, Computational experiments, and Parallel execution), ensuring system reliability. This paper provides a detailed review and a novel perspective on PI, beginning with the historical and philosophical origins of CPSS and proceeding to present both the fundamental framework and technological implementations of PI. PI-based Industry 5.0 is highlighted, where three pillars are adopted to help realize the supposed vision. Additionally, the paper outlines applications of PI in multiple fields, such as transportation, healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture, and discusses the opportunities and challenges for imaginative intelligence. The continuous exploration of PI is expected to eventually facilitate the realization of “6S”-based (safe, secure, sustainable, sensitive, service, and smart) parallel ecosystems.