bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Cedrela toona leaf extracts: An exploration into their antibacterial, anticancer, and antioxidant potential
Authors: Javed Muhammad Ammar , Ali Baber , Sarfraz Muhammad Hassan , Ali Sikander , Liaqat Erum , Afzal Muhammad Sohail , Wang Yanting , Peng Liangcai , ur Rehman Asad , Aftab Muhammad Nauman , Alarjani Khaloud Mohammed , Elshikh Mohamed Soliman 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This research work aims to synthesize environmentally benign and cost-effective metal nanoparticles. In this current research scenario, the leaf extract of Cedrela toona was used as a reducing agent to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The synthesis of AgNPs was confirmed by the color shift of the reaction mixture, i.e., silver nitrate and plant extract, from yellow to dark brown colloidal suspension and was established by UV-visible analysis showing a surface plasmon resonance band at 434 nm. Different experimental factors were optimized for the formation and stability of AgNPs, and the optimum conditions were found to be 1 mM AgNO3 concentration, a 1:9 ratio of extract/precursor, and an incubation temperature of 70°C for 4 h. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectra indicated the presence of phytochemicals in the leaf extract that played the role of bioreducing agents in forming AgNPs. X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed the presence of AgNPs with a mean size of 25.9 nm. The size distribution and morphology of AgNPs were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, which clearly highlighted spherical nanoparticles with a size distribution of 22–30 nm with a mean average size of 25.5 nm. Moreover, prominent antibacterial activity was found against Enterococcus faecalis (21 ± 0.5 mm), Bacillus subtilis (20 ± 0.9 mm), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (18 ± 0.3 mm), Staphylococcus aureus (16 ± 0.7 mm), Klebsiella pneumoniae (16 ± 0.3 mm), and Escherichia coli (14 ± 0.7 mm). In addition, antioxidant activity was determined by DPPH and ABTS assays. Higher antioxidant activity was reported in AgNPs compared to the plant extract in both DPPH (IC50 = 69.62 µg·ml−1) and ABTS assays (IC50 = 47.90 µg·ml−1). Furthermore, cytotoxic activity was also investigated by the MTT assay against MCF-7 cells, and IC50 was found to be 32.55 ± 0.05 µg·ml−1. The crux of this research is that AgNPs synthesized from the Cedrela toona leaf extract could be employed as antibacterial, antioxidant, and anticancer agents for the treatment of bacterial, free radical-oriented, and cancerous diseases.
Characterization of Co–Ni–TiO2 coatings prepared by combined sol-enhanced and pulse current electrodeposition methods
Authors: Liu Zihan , Zheng Songling , Miao Zengcheng , Liu Jiaming , He Zhen , Guan Jiajian 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This research comprehensively explores the synthesis of Co–Ni–TiO2 coatings employing a hybrid methodology that integrates sol-enhanced and pulse current electrodeposition techniques. The investigation examined the surface morphology and intrinsic properties of Co–Ni–TiO2 coatings, revealing the significant influence of pulse duty cycle variations on the characteristics of coatings. A detailed analysis indicates that a pulse duty cycle of 0.4 optimized the coating’s performance, offering superior attributes compared to other duty cycle settings. The study elucidates that lower duty cycles foster hydrogen evolution reactions on the cathode surface, culminating in the formation of a porous, needle-like coating structure. Conversely, higher duty cycles are found to mitigate the effects of material replenishment, thereby affecting the coating’s quality and performance. The findings of this investigation not only shed light on the critical relationship between the pulse duty cycle and the properties of Co–Ni–TiO2 coatings but also lay a foundational framework for the further refinement and optimization of these coatings for advanced applications.
The role of coarticulatory tonal information in Cantonese spoken word recognition: an eye-tracking study
Authors: Qin Zhen , Zhang Jingwei 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Previous eye-tracking studies suggest listeners closely track coarticulatory segmental information to facilitate spoken word recognition. In tonal languages such as Cantonese, the F0 value of high-level and rising tones is higher when preceding a low tone than preceding a high tone. Given the tonal coarticulation effect in Cantonese, this study used a printed-word version of the visual-world eye-tracking paradigm to investigate Macau Cantonese listeners’ real-time processing of coarticulatory information through two types of word pairings, in which target words and competitor words are either matched or mismatched in coarticulatory pattern (i.e., preceding a low or high tone). The results of the growth curve analysis on the difference between target and competitor fixations show that a fixation advantage of target words increases more quickly over time in the mismatch condition than in the match condition. The overall findings suggest that native listeners closely attend to the coarticulatory tonal information to facilitate lexical activation during moment-by-moment processing. Since the mechanisms of the coarticulatory effect may differ between segments and lexical tones, this research calls for further eye-tracking studies that manipulate coarticulation cues in segmental and suprasegmental domains.
Digital-SMLM for precisely localizing emitters within the diffraction limit
Authors: Jia Zhe , Zhou Lingxiao , Li Haoyu , Ni Jielei , Chen Danni , Guo Dongfei , Cao Bo , Liu Gang , Liang Guotao , Zhou Qianwen , Yuan Xiaocong , Ni Yanxiang 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Precisely pinpointing the positions of emitters within the diffraction limit is crucial for quantitative analysis or molecular mechanism investigation in biomedical research but has remained challenging unless exploiting single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM). Via integrating experimental spot dataset with deep learning, we develop a new approach, Digital-SMLM, to accurately predict emitter numbers and positions for sub-diffraction-limit spots with an accuracy of up to 98 % and a root mean square error as low as 14 nm. Digital-SMLM can accurately resolve two emitters at a close distance, e.g. 30 nm. Digital-SMLM outperforms Deep-STORM in predicting emitter numbers and positions for sub-diffraction-limited spots and recovering the ground truth distribution of molecules of interest. We have validated the generalization capability of Digital-SMLM using independent experimental data. Furthermore, Digital-SMLM complements SMLM by providing more accurate event number and precise emitter positions, enabling SMLM to closely approximate the natural state of high-density cellular structures.
Magneto-plasmonic “switch” device for magnetic field detection
Authors: Bsawmaii Laure , Giraud Pascal , El Haber Gerges , Halagacka Lukas , Chatelon Jean-Pierre , Jamon Damien , Jourlin Yves , Royer François 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This paper introduces a novel class of low-loss and cost-effective optical planar structures tailored for magnetic detection applications. These structures represent unconventional magneto-plasmonic devices specifically optimized for an ‘optical switch’ configuration. The structure consists of a 1D deep sinusoidal gold grating covered by a thin cobalt layer. In this unique arrangement, the excited plasmon induces a high-contrast switching phenomenon between the reflected free space intensity of specular (0th) and −1st diffracted orders, sensitive to any transverse magnetic fields applied to the cobalt layer. The use of these two distinct diffracted orders induces differential measurements, effectively mitigating common drift and perturbations. This innovative approach results in an enhanced detection sensitivity, showcasing the potential of these structures for advanced magnetic field sensing applications.
The crystal structure of 1-cyclohexyl-3-(p-tolyl)urea, C14H20N2O
Authors: Dou Jiayuan , Tang Wenqiang , Gao Yanrong 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
C14H20N2O, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 12.6793(11) Å, b = 9.0970(7) Å, c = 11.4964(10) Å, β = 98.008(8)°, V = 1,313.11(19) Å3, Z = 4, R

gt
(F) = 0.0585, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1595, T = 293 K.
The crystal structure of ethyl 3-(1-methyl-1H-indole-2-carbonyl)-2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylate, C28H22N2O3
Authors: Wang Mengdan , Wang Junling , Zhou Yinhai , Li Jianyue , Han Zhenquan , Wang Jinlong , Ma Jun-Ying 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
C28H22N2O3, triclinic, P

1
‾

$\overline{1}$

(no. 2), a = 9.7431(6) Å, b = 12.2795(6) Å, c = 12.6009(6) Å, α =71.454(2)°, β =68.694(2)°, γ=72.563(2)°, V = 1,302.36(12) Å3, Z = 2, Rgt
(F) = 0.0655, wRref
(F
2) = 0.1988, T = 293(2) K.
The crystal structure of 1,4-bis(1H-imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)benzene dinitrate, C12H12N4
2+·2(NO3
−)
Authors: An Hangyi , Wang Xiaoli , Wang Airong , Shi Zhongfeng , Li Jiaming 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
[H2(C12H10N4)]2+·2(NO3)−, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 3.6937(3) Å, b = 15.5641(10) Å, c = 12.3322(8) Å, β = 93.201(7)°, V = 707.86(9) Å3, Z = 2, R

gt
(F) = 0.0377, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1076, T = 298.15 K.
Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation combined with puncture and aspiration for intrauterine treatment of fetal sacrococcygeal cystic solid teratoma: a case report and literature review
Authors: Zou Qingguo , Kan Guangjuan , Han Yutian , Wang Minyan , Fu Xiaofeng , Liu Shanshan , Ye Jingjing , Xiang Qingyi , Luo Qiong , Zhu Jiang 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Objectives
To explore the value of ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation combined with puncture and aspiration in the intrauterine treatment of fetal sacrococcygeal cystic and solid teratoma.

Case presentation
A 27-year-old pregnant woman was diagnosed with a cystic and solid tumor in the fetal sacrococcygeal region at 25 weeks of gestation. As the tumor grew, our clinical team creatively performed ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation combined with puncture and aspiration at 28 weeks of gestation, followed by puncture and aspiration only at 32 weeks of gestation, to reduce the tumor volume and control its growth rate. The fetus grew safely to term and underwent surgical excision of the tumor after 7 days of birth with a favorable prognosis.

Conclusions
Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation combined with puncture and aspiration is a safe and effective method for the treatment of fetal sacrococcygeal cystic-solid teratoma.
Phytochemicals as potential active principal components for formulation of alternative antifungal remedies against Trichophyton spp.: a systematic review
Authors: Zhou Rudo , Dzomba Pamhidzai , Gwatidzo Luke 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
In this age of emergent resistance to antimicrobial agents, pathogenic fungi are not an exception. Diverse strategies have been implemented to curb rampant fungal infections including screening new drugs and stewardship programs. A plethora of recent studies have proved that phytochemicals are efficacious against pathogenic fungi and have potent antifungal activity. This review examines the use of phytochemicals as possible alternative antifungal agents against dermatophytes particularly Trichophyton spp. Literature search was done using three search engines namely Google Scholar, PubMed and Science Direct limited to the year 2019–2023 only. A total of 30 articles were included and 48 plant extracts were evaluated. The major phytochemicals that proved to be potent antifungals both in vitro and in vivo were terpenoids and phenolics. The antifungal potential of phyto-compounds was significantly elevated by incarnation with nanotechnology. Although much has been done in screening of herbal extracts as possible antifungal agents huge gaps still exist on full characterization of all active herbal extracts with antifungal potential especially against resistant strains, together with their mechanism of action, formulation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and clinical trials.
Par-delà règles et licences : les ajustements perspectifs dans la controverse Bassi-Tibaldi (1569–1572)
Authors: Farhat Georges 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This article revisits the controversy reported on in Martino Bassi’s 1572 Dispareri, a pamphlet denouncing Pellegrino Tibaldi’s noncompliance with rules of perspective and architecture in adapting Milan Duomo to the requirements of Tridentine Reform. The inquiry involves a social, material, and technical approach to both the pamphlet and the Annunciation relief that lies at the heart of the controversy. Along with showing inconsistencies and deceit in Bassi’s account, this study explores the widespread, yet unconceptualized practice of perspectival adjustments that mediates conflicts between optics and geometry in image making. Findings suggest new ways to revise traditional understandings of naturalism in art history all while contributing to the historiography of perspective.
Trinitarian Theology, Neapolitan Painting: Paolo De Matteis and Francesco Solimena
Authors: Hansen Morten Steen 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
In early eighteenth-century Naples, Paolo De Matteis created a series of frescoes featuring the Trinity in imitation of a mural at the Escorial by his former teacher, Luca Giordano. By showing the Trinity with its patrilinear procession from the Father to the Son, the younger artist could claim an artistic lineage in competition with Francesco Solimena. De Matteis’s and Solimena’s Trinitarian murals reveal theological disagreements between religious orders in Naples. An unknown drawing in the Seattle Art Museum can be associated with De Matteis’s group of works.
Relationships Between Physical Ability Test Performance and Fitness in Recruits From a Southeastern U.S. Police Department
Authors: Lockie Robert G. , Orr Robin M. , Sanchez Kristine J. , Gonzales Stephen M. , Viramontes Erika , Kennedy Kelly , Dawes J. Jay 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Lockie, RG, Orr, RM, Sanchez, KJ, Gonzales, SM, Viramontes, E, Kennedy, K, and Dawes, JJ. Relationships between physical ability test performance and fitness in recruits from a southeastern U.S. police department. J Strength Cond Res 38(8): 1472–1478, 2024—Police recruit occupational ability may be predicted by a physical ability test (PAT). This study determined relationships between a department-specific PAT and fitness test performance among police recruits. Retrospective analysis was conducted on recruit data (1,069 men and 404 women) from one department collected during 2005–2009 and 2016–2020. The following data were provided: grip strength; sit-and-reach; 60-second push-ups; 60-second sit-ups; 2.4-km run; and the PAT. The PAT involved exiting a vehicle and opening the trunk; running ∼201 m; completing an obstacle course; dragging a 68-kg dummy 31 m; completing an obstacle course and running ∼201 m; dry firing a weapon 6 times with each hand; and trunk item placement and vehicle reentry. Relationships between the PAT and fitness tests were measured by partial correlations and stepwise linear regression, both controlling for sex. The PAT was completed in a mean time of 4:16 ± 1:07 minutes:seconds. The PAT significantly (p < 0.001) related to all fitness tests. Moderate relationships were found for push-ups (r = −0.35), sit-ups (r = −0.41), and the 2.4-km run (r = −0.43). Small relationships were found with grip strength (r = −0.19) and the sit-and-reach (r = −0.17). The final regression model, which included sex and all fitness tests except the sit-and-reach, explained ∼53% of the variance. Sex and the 2.4-km run explained ∼47% of the variance. Aerobic fitness appeared to have the greatest impact on PAT performance, which may have related to the PAT design and duration. Tasks completed in succession, and the use of a relatively light dummy, may stress aerobic fitness and muscular endurance to a greater extent.
Acute Upper-Body and Lower-Body Neuromuscular Fatigue Effect on Baseball Pitchers' Velocity: A Pilot Study
Authors: Tremblay Mathieu , Anderson Sirois Samuel , Verville William , Auger Mathis , Abboud Jacques , Descarreaux Martin 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Tremblay, M, Anderson Sirois, S, Verville, W, Auger, M, Abboud, J, and Descarreaux, M. Acute upper-body and lower-body neuromuscular fatigue effect on baseball pitchers’ velocity: A pilot study. J Strength Cond Res 38(8): 1447–1452, 2024—The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the acute effect of upper-body and lower-body neuromuscular fatigue protocols on baseball pitchers' velocity. Sixteen baseball pitchers were recruited, and a crossover design was used to meet the study purpose. Pitchers were tested twice, 7 days apart, with their upper-body and lower-body explosiveness, pitching velocity, and muscle soreness perception of their throwing arm (forearm flexors, biceps, anterior deltoid, and upper trapezius muscles) assessed before and after an upper-body and lower-body neuromuscular fatigue protocol. Two-way analysis of variances and paired t tests (p < 0.05) were used to identify and compare prescores and postscores. Following both fatigue protocols, results revealed a significant decrease in time for pitching velocity (p = 0.005, ηp2 = 0.462), and increases in muscle soreness perception of the forearm flexors (p = 0.005, ηp2 = 0.470), anterior deltoid (p = 0.045, ηp2 = 0.274), and upper trapezius (p = 0.023, ηp2 = 0.339) muscles. Paired t test results showed a significant decrease in preneuromuscular and postneuromuscular fatigue protocol in the upper-body (p < 0.01) and lower-body (p < 0.01) explosiveness scores. These pilot study results show the impact of different exercise protocols on pitchers' explosiveness, velocity, and muscle soreness perception emphasizing the need for further investigation into the acute effect of exercise targeting the upper or lower-body on pitching performance, specifically at the pitcher's position.
Modernism as Liberation: J. Max Bond Jr. at Mississippi’s Mary Holmes College
Authors: Goldstein Brian D. 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
From early in his career, J. Max Bond Jr. (1935–2009) brought the civil rights movement to bear on architecture, insisting that modernism live up to its promise to build a better world. Exemplary of this effort was the first completed work of Bond Ryder Associates, the Neigh Dormitory (1968–70) at Mary Holmes College in West Point, Mississippi. This article offers a close reading of this overlooked project in the context of Bond’s own encounters with modern architecture as an African American, the realities of Mississippi in the 1960s, and the experiences of the students who made this dorm their home. It contends that Bond Ryder shaped a liberatory modernism here especially focused on the freedom and self-determination of the dorm’s Black residents amid ongoing racial violence. In doing so, the article provides a novel perspective on the role that architecture played as a force for racial equality and that, in turn, the long civil rights movement played in shaping architectural modernism. While modern architecture had caused much harm by midcentury, this dorm’s history reveals an unexpected source for the rejuvenation of modernism’s social promise: the long struggle for racial justice.
The Benefits of Conditional Cash Transfers: Learning from the Recipients of PKH Aid in Alor, East Nusa Tenggara
Authors: Setiadi Setiadi 
Published: June 2024

Conditional cash transfers in Indonesia is better known as the Keluarga Harapan Program (PKH). This program offers aid to poor members of society and is intended to break the poverty cycle through education and healthcare. This aid is granted continuously, with certain conditions that must be met by recipients. The question is to what extent usage patterns are linked to the program's conditioning and its social function for recipients, and how local contexts influence the program's institutional and functional conditioning. This conditioning and usage patterns cannot be separated from the social, ecological, and economic conditions of the local community. After making the desire changes to social welfare, this aid has other effects, particularly as related to social aspects. These involve the usage patterns and strategies of aid recipients in adapting the aid programs implemented by the government for community members who live in poverty. As such, this article is hoped to provide a better understanding and ease interpretation of the topic. Data for this research was collected from four villages in East Nusa Tenggara using qualitative methods (observation, interviews, FGDs) and an MSC approach. Â Bantuan tunai bersyarat di Indonesia lebih dikenal dengan Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH). Program ini memberikan bantuan pada kelompok masyarakat paling miskin dengan tujuan memutus rantai kemiskinan melalui aspek pendidikan dan kesehatan. Bantuan ini diberikan secara berkelanjutan dengan kondisi yang harus dipatuhi oleh penerima.Pertanyaannya adalah bagaimana pola pemanfaatan bantuan berkaitan dengan pengkondisian program PKH dan bagaimana fungsi sosial bantuan tersebut terhadap pesertanya. Bagaimana pengaruh konteks lokalÂ bagi pengkondisian aspek sosial yang meliputi kelembagaan dan fungsional program. Pengkondisian ini berkaitan erat dengan pola pemanfaatan bantuan dan tidak bisa dilepaskan dari kondisi ekonomi, ekologis dan sosial masyarakat setempat. Kemudian selain membawa perubahan dan kesejahteraan yang diharapkan bantuan ini ternyata juga membawa dampak lain, terutama berkaitan dengan aspek sosial. Dampak ini berkaitan dengan pola pemanfaatan dan strategi penerima bantuan dalam rangka adaptasi terhadap sebuah program yang diterapkan oleh pemerintah kepada masyarakat sangat miskin. Oleh sebab itu tulisan ini diharapkan memberi gambaran yang menambah pemahaman dan penafsiran yang berkaitan dengan topik tersebut. Data dalam penelitian ini dikumpulkan dari empat desa di NNT dengan metode kualitatif antara lain observasi, wawancara, dan FGD dengan pendekatan MSC.
Theorizing Internet, Religion and Post Truth: an Article Review
Authors: Alimi Moh Yasir 
Published: June 2024

Landscape of Indonesian politics is overshadowed by wide and massive distribution of hoaxes and bullshits. This article reviews 70 latest articles to answer the following questions: what is underlying behind massive distribution of hoaxes? Why do many Indonesian educated publics believe and share hoaxes?Â Why are there more religion-based hoaxes than science or economy sciences based hoaxes in Indonesia? The author finds that the massive distribution of hoaxes and their easy acceptance by Indonesian publics reveals the emergence of post truth, a mind set where emotion is regarded to be more important than fact, evidence, or truth. In religius context, post truth illustrates the distribution of banal religion, un-verified forms religious interpretation, in internet and social media. Political competition during the presidential election accelerates the distribution of religion-based hoaxes.
La influencia heideggeriana en la perspectiva comunitaria contemporánea de Byung-Chul Han
Authors: Butierrez Luis Fernando 
Published: June 2024

En el siguiente trabajo distinguiremos la influencia del pensamiento de Heidegger en elaboraciones de Byung Chul Han en el marco de sus consideraciones de los lazos sociales , comunitarios y de sus respectivos enfoques críticos respecto de la tradición metafísica de la subjetividad. A partir de analizar el modo en que Han articula sus interpretaciones críticas de la analítica de Sein und Zeit , en el marco de sus propios análisis político-sociales contemporáneos, buscaremos distinguir continuidades y diferencias entre ambas perspectivas . De esta manera nos proponemos poner en evidencia ambas comprensiones del existente humano articuladas en torno a los lazos sociales , para dar cuenta de sus alcances respectivos