bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Quadrupolar and dipolar excitons in symmetric trilayer heterostructures: insights from first principles theory
Authors: Deilmann Thorsten , Sommer Thygesen Kristian 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Excitons in van der Waals heterostructures come in many different forms. In bilayer structures, the electron and hole may be localized on the same layer or they may be separated forming an interlayer (IL) exciton with a finite out-of-plane dipole moment. Using first principles calculations, we investigate the excitons in a symmetric WS2/MoS2/WS2 heterostructure in the presence of a vertical electric field. The excitons exhibit a quadratic Stark shift for low field strengths and a linear Stark shift for stronger fields. This behavior is traced to the coupling of IL excitons with opposite dipole moments, which lead to the formation of quadrupolar excitons at small fields. The formation of quadrupolar excitons is determined by the relative size of the electric field-induced splitting of the dipolar excitons and the coupling between them given by the hole tunneling across the MoS2 layer. For the inverted structure, MoS2/WS2/MoS2, the dipolar excitons are coupled by electron tunneling across the WS2 layer. Because this effect is much weaker, the resulting quadrupolar excitons are more fragile and break at a weaker electric field.
Determinants of electric motorbike purchasing intention among consumers in Hanoi City, Vietnam
Authors: Phuong Tran Thi Lan , Huong Tran Thi Lan , Dat Tran Tho , Truong Dinh Duc 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing human development in the coming decades. To cope with climate change, greening transportation becomes one of the most important solutions, including the key role of consumers. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting customer’s intention to buy electric motobikes in Hanoi, Vietnam. We used the theory of planned behavior to develop research models. Study data was collected by convenient sampling method through a survey with 600 participants in Hanoi. The study used SPSS 22.0 software to perform descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s Alpha test, Exploring Factor Analysis and multiple linear regression for data processing. The results showed six factors including Environmental awareness, Attitude, Perceived behavioral control, Attractiveness of other means, Subjective norms and Promotion policies had significant impact on the customers’ intention to buy electric motorbikes, of which factor Attractiveness of other means had the most decisive influence. From results, the paper discussed and gave some managerial implications to enhance the intention to buy electric motorbikes of people in Hanoi and expand proposals to other cities in Vietnam.
An extensive qualitative and quantitative multi criteria analysis for a hybrid renewable energy system applied to tribal zone - based primary health centres, and maximizing the societal parameters
Authors: Mangaiyarkarasi S P , Balakumar S , Jebaraj L , Muthuvel B , Soubache I D 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Remote electrification enhances the quality of life quality of people in remote areas, with no access to electricity through distributed coverage of electricity. Due to the irregular and unbalanced fuel cost and impracticable expansion of the grid, hybrid integrated renewable energy sources become dependable substitute for remote electrification. The necessity of uninterrupted power dispatch is a prime factor for primary health centres, located in tribal and remote areas. This article proposes an integrated primary analysis like financial, production, quantity and environmental, applied to an optimum sizing of a hybrid standalone renewable energy source, which might be carried out in eight primary health centres, situated in the Gudalur Zone in Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India. Four different criteria were inspected in this study, as standard loading, boost up loading, step down loading and complete renewable loading. In addition, every criterion was assessed with four kinds of PV tracking arrangements. The peak load requirement of power and energy, for eight primary health centres, was around 121.08 kW and 907.96 kWh/day respectively. HOMER Pro Micro-grid Analysis Tool was used, to analyze the different primary parameters of this study. The foremost financial parameters like COE (Cost of Energy) and NPC (Net Present Cost), could range from 0.102 to 0.118 $ per kWh and from 0.4047 to 0.5708 Million $ respectively. Annual energy production of solar PV could vary from 318.5 to 427.65 MWh. The main quantity parameter like percentage of excess electricity was obtained from 13.3 to 21.5% annually. The leading emission parameters like CO2 and CO were reported to range from 1700 to 4502 and from 7.98 to 28.1 kg per year respectively. Generator and fuel parameters, key properties of energy storage and converter, were also analyzed extensively. In addition, sensitivity analysis and social parameters were also discussed in this study. The result of this work gives a conceptual and flexible design of structure, to make possible the continuous power supply to the remote tribal area - based primary health centres, under in all situations.
Tutorial: How to build and control an all-fiber wavefront modulator using mechanical perturbations
Authors: Shekel Ronen , Sulimany Kfir , Resisi Shachar , Finkelstein Zohar , Lib Ohad , Popoff Sébastien M , Bromberg Yaron 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Multimode optical fibers support the dense, low-loss transmission of many spatial modes, making them attractive for technologies such as communications and imaging. However, information propagating through multimode fibers is scrambled, due to modal dispersion and mode mixing. This is usually rectified using wavefront shaping techniques with devices such as spatial light modulators. Recently, we demonstrated an all-fiber system for controlling light propagation inside multimode fibers using mechanical perturbations, called the fiber piano. In this tutorial we explain the design considerations and experimental methods needed to build a fiber piano, and review applications where fiber pianos have been used.
Challenges in photocatalysis using covalent organic frameworks
Authors: Jiang Shu-Yan , Senftle Thomas P , Verduzco Rafael 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Photocatalysis is an attractive, energy-efficient technology for organic transformations, polymer synthesis, and degradation of environmental pollutants. There is a need for new photocatalysts stable in different media and that can be tailored for specific applications. Covalent organic frameworks (COF) are crystalline, nanoporous materials with π-conjugated backbone monomers, representing versatile platforms as heterogeneous, metal-free photocatalysts. The backbone structure can be tailored to achieve desired photocatalytic properties, side-chains can mediate adsorption, and the nanoporous structure provides large surface area for molecular adsorption. While these properties make COFs attractive as photocatalysts, several fundamental questions remain regarding mechanisms for different photocatalytic transformations, reactant transport into porous COF structures, and both structural and chemical stability in various environments. In this perspective, we provide a brief overview of COF photocatalysts and identify challenges that should be addressed in future research seeking to employ COFs as photocatalysts. We close with an outlook and perspective on future research directions in the area of COF photocatalysts.
Improving tubular protonic ceramic fuel cell performance by compensating Ba evaporation via a Ba-excess optimized proton conducting electrolyte synthesis strategy
Authors: Kim You-Dong , Kim In-Ho , Meisel Charlie , Herradón Carolina , Rand Peter W , Yang Jayoon , Kim Hyun Sik , Sullivan Neal P , O’Hayre Ryan 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) are emerging as a promising technology for reduced temperature ceramic energy conversion devices. The BaCe0.4Zr0.4Y0.1Yb0.1O3−δ
(BCZYYb4411) electrolyte is notable for its high proton conductivity. However, the tendency of barium to volatilize in BCZYYb4411 during high-temperature sintering compromises its chemical stability and performance. This study investigates the effects of intentionally incorporating excess barium into BCZYYb4411, formulated as Ba1+x
Ce0.4Zr0.4Y0.1Yb0.1O3−δ
(where x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3), with the aim of compensating barium evaporation and enhancing the physical and chemical properties. We find that excess barium results in a greater shrinkage rate, facilitating a denser electrolyte structure. This barium-enriched electrolyte demonstrates improved electrochemical performance by effectively counteracting the deleterious effects of barium evaporation. Applying this strategy to tubular PCFCs, we achieved a peak power density of 480 mW∙cm−2 at 600 °C. This unique approach provides a simple, tunable, and easy-to-implement processing modification to achieve high-performance tubular PCFC.
Deciphering peptide-protein interactions via composition-based prediction: a case study with survivin/BIRC5
Authors: Anindya Atsarina Larasati , Olsson Torbjörn Nur , Jensen Maja , Garcia-Bonete Maria-Jose , Wheatley Sally P , Bokarewa Maria I , Mezzasalma Stefano A , Katona Gergely 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
In the realm of atomic physics and chemistry, composition emerges as the most powerful means of describing matter. Mendeleev’s periodic table and chemical formulas, while not entirely free from ambiguities, provide robust approximations for comprehending the properties of atoms, chemicals, and their collective behaviours, which stem from the dynamic interplay of their constituents. Our study illustrates that protein-protein interactions follow a similar paradigm, wherein the composition of peptides plays a pivotal role in predicting their interactions with the protein survivin, using an elegantly simple model. An analysis of these predictions within the context of the human proteome not only confirms the known cellular locations of survivin and its interaction partners, but also introduces novel insights into biological functionality. It becomes evident that electrostatic- and primary structure-based descriptions fall short in predictive power, leading us to speculate that protein interactions are orchestrated by the collective dynamics of functional groups.
System flexibility in the context of transition towards a net-zero sector-coupled renewable energy system—case study of Germany
Authors: Gaafar Nourelden , Jürgens Patrick , Sepúlveda Schweiger Jael , Kost Christoph 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
To integrate variable renewable energy sources into the energy system and achieve net-zero emissions, the flexible operation of the power system is essential. Options that provide flexibility include electrolysis, demand side management, import and export of electricity, and flexible power plants. However, the interplay of these flexibility options in a renewable energy system with highly interacting energy and end-use sectors (known as sector coupling) is not yet fully understood. The aim of this paper is to improve the understanding of energy flexibility from a system perspective by explaining which flexibility options can provide how much flexibility and when are they operated. The analysis of the hourly results of the sector-coupled, long-term energy system model REMod shows that in times with high renewable electricity production, sector coupling technologies, specifically electrolysis and power-to-heat, dominate the annual flexibility shares. On the other hand, in times with low renewable production and high non-flexible demand, combined and open cycle gas turbines and electricity imports dominate in winter, while discharging electricity storage technologies dominate in summer. The operation of short-term electricity storage aligns in particular with photovoltaic production, while the operation of electrolysis is especially aligned to wind production. Non-flexible demand variations are driving the operation of combined and open cycle gas turbines and electricity imports. The results emphasize the pivotal role of flexibility, highlighting the need for efficient surplus electricity utilization and sector coupling. The results further suggest that it is crucial to establish market conditions that facilitate the flexible operation of various technologies in order to achieve economic efficiency.
Groundwater irrigation is critical for adapting wheat systems to warming temperatures in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains in India
Authors: Umashaanker Maanya , Solomon Divya , Rao Preeti , Singh Sukhwinder , Ishtiaque Asif , Balwinder-Singh  , Poonia Shishpal , Agrawal Arun , Jain Meha 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Warming temperatures are reducing wheat yields in India, and one way to reduce negative impacts is to sow wheat earlier. Yet farmers in Northeast India commonly sow wheat past the optimum time window. Previous studies have suggested this delay is driven by delays in the preceding rice growing season, which have cascading impacts on wheat sow date. It, however, remains unclear which specific rice management decisions are the most consequential for wheat sow date and what potential strategies may help advance the overall crop calendar. We used household survey data from 356 farmers in Bihar, India and structural equation modeling to identify the specific time points in the rice growing season that most impact wheat sow date. Our results suggest that late rice nursery establishment and rice harvest were associated with subsequent delays in the crop calendar. We also found that increasing groundwater irrigation access prior to the start of monsoon rains may be the most effective way to advance rice and wheat sowing. Our results provide insights into the specific time points in the crop calendar when interventions may be the most consequential, which is critical for developing interventions to help farmers adapt wheat systems to warming temperatures.
Introduction
Authors: Liebermann Rosanne 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
The book of Ezekiel makes abundant rhetorical use of the human body. This is likely related to the book’s setting in the sixth-century BCE Judean displacement to Babylonia: forced migration involves a disruption of the body’s material and social worlds, meaning that formerly taken-for-granted bodily practices and embodied experiences become subject to change and scrutiny. In this context of upheaval, the book of Ezekiel uses the body as a rhetorical device to construct a Judean in-group identity centred around the experience of exile. In doing so, the text describes the bodily practices of outsiders (both foreigners and Judeans who remained in Judah) in ways that evoke feelings of disgust. It uses these same tactics to reinforce hierarchies of gender and religious authority within the in-group, whereby the masculine, priestly body (exemplified by the prophet Ezekiel and reflecting Yhwh’s own body) is presented as the ideal standard.
Foreign Bodies
Authors: Liebermann Rosanne 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
The book of Ezekiel rhetorically attacks the bodily practices and bodies of foreigners, especially Egyptians, Assyrians, and Babylonians, demonstrating how they are fundamentally different from those of the Judean in-group. This includes imaginative descriptions of foreign corpses that are unclean and contaminating by virtue of being uncircumcised (Ezekiel 28; 31–32) as well as of Egypt possessing a variety of monstrous bodies (Ezekiel 23; 29; 32). These portrayals evoke disgust and encourage Judean separation from foreign people groups, which in turn supports the notion that these groups are biologically distinct ethnicities. When it comes to the Mesopotamian nations, the book of Ezekiel emphasizes their colonial power and foreign religious practices via descriptions of their dress and military accoutrements (especially Ezekiel 23). In doing so, it also discourages Judean contact with these groups by reminding its audience of how their country’s resources have been abused by the imperial powers.
Conclusion
Authors: Liebermann Rosanne 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
The book of Ezekiel seeks to convince displaced Judeans that if they maintain their identity as Yahwists outside of their ancestral land, they can look forward to a future characterized by vitality, purity, and proximity to Yhwh. The text indicates how the exiles are to achieve this by promoting bodily practices that identify them as Yahwists and presenting those who do not uphold those practices as disgusting. The bodily practices expected of Ezekiel’s constructed in-group vary according to gender and lay/priestly identity. The emotion of disgust the text evokes concerning those who deviate from its constructed norms—whether foreigners or in-group members—creates a shared embodied experience among the book of Ezekiel’s audience that serves as confirmation of the notion that their bodies are fundamentally different from those of others.
Neurocognitive Impairment in Long COVID: A Systematic Review
Authors: Panagea Eugenia , Messinis Lambros , Petri Maria Christina , Liampas Ioannis , Anyfantis Emmanouil , Nasios Grigorios , Patrikelis Panayiotis , Kosmidis Mary 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Objective
Although Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory infectious disease, it has also been associated with a wide range of other clinical manifestations. It is widely accepted in the scientific community that many patients after recovery continue to experience COVID-19-related symptoms, including cognitive impairment. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the cognitive profile of patients with long-COVID syndrome.

Methods
A systematic search of empirical studies was conducted through the PubMed/Medline and Scopus electronic databases. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies published between 2020 and 2023 were included.

Results
Of the 516 studies assessed for eligibility, 36 studies met the inclusion criteria. All included studies support the presence of persistent cognitive changes after COVID-19 disease. Executive function, memory, attention, and processing speed appear to be the cognitive domains that are predominantly associated with long-COVID syndrome, whereas language is an area that has not been sufficiently investigated.

Conclusions
In this review, the high frequency of cognitive impairment after COVID-19 is evident. If we consider that cognitive functioning affects our ability to live independently and is a key determinant of our quality of life, it is imperative to precisely define those factors that may induce cognitive impairment in COVID-19 survivors, with the ultimate goal of early diagnosis of cognitive changes and, consequently, the development of targeted rehabilitation interventions to address them.
D’or: deep orienter of protein–protein interaction networks
Authors: Pirak Daniel , Sharan Roded 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Motivation
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) provide the skeleton for signal transduction in the cell. Current PPI measurement techniques do not provide information on their directionality which is critical for elucidating signaling pathways. To date, there are hundreds of thousands of known PPIs in public databases, yet only a small fraction of them have an assigned direction. This information gap calls for computational approaches for inferring the directionality of PPIs, aka network orientation.

Results
In this work, we propose a novel deep learning approach for PPI network orientation. Our method first generates a set of proximity scores between a protein interaction and sets of cause and effect proteins using a network propagation procedure. Each of these score sets is fed, one at a time, to a deep set encoder whose outputs are used as features for predicting the interaction’s orientation. On a comprehensive dataset of oriented PPIs taken from five different sources, we achieve an area under the precision–recall curve of 0.89–0.92, outperforming previous methods. We further demonstrate the utility of the oriented network in prioritizing cancer driver genes and disease genes.

Availability and implementation
D’or is implemented in Python and is publicly available at https://github.com/pirakd/DeepOrienter.
Experimental verification of double-four-ring-type aluminosilicate molecule as a single-source precursor for zeolite synthesis
Authors: Imaizumi Akira , Ohnishi Yurika , Nakada Akinobu , Honda Akinori , Matsumoto Takeshi , Katayama Kenji , Chang Ho-Chol 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
While a variety of functional zeolites have been synthesized using hydrothermal methods with conventional discrete Al and Si sources, control of the composition, structure, and function of the targeted zeolites often involves expensive and time-consuming trial-and-error approaches. Despite ongoing efforts to manipulate zeolite formation by adjusting Al and Si sources and reaction conditions, limited attention has been given to studies on zeolite synthesis using molecular precursors (MPs) with preorganized Al–O–Si bonds. Here, we demonstrate the synthesis of LTA-type zeolites using [TMA]4[Al4Si4O12(OH)8]·13H2O ([MP]; TMA = tetramethylammonium cation) with a double-four-ring (D4R)-type core structure, which is known to be a secondary building unit in the LTA-type zeolite, as a MP. Here, we demonstrate the successful synthesis of LTA-type zeolites using [MP] under hydrothermal conditions at 100 to 200 °C in the presence of 1 equiv. of NaOH or NaCl. Notably, when discrete Al and Si sources were used instead of [MP] under otherwise identical conditions (the same Si/Al ratio, Na+ content, and temperature), GIS-, SOD-, and FAU-type zeolites lacking the D4R structure were obtained in addition to the LTA-type zeolites.
Cerebral hemodynamics underlying ankle force sense modulated by high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation
Authors: Shen Bin , Xiao Songlin , Yu Changxiao , Zhang Chuyi , Zhan Jianglong , Liu Ying , Fu Weijie 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation on ankle force sense and underlying cerebral hemodynamics. Sixteen healthy adults (8 males and 8 females) were recruited in the study. Each participant received either real or sham high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation interventions in a randomly assigned order on 2 visits. An isokinetic dynamometer was used to assess the force sense of the dominant ankle; while the functional near-infrared spectroscopy was employed to monitor the hemodynamics of the sensorimotor cortex. Two-way analyses of variance with repeated measures and Pearson correlation analyses were performed. The results showed that the absolute error and root mean square error of ankle force sense dropped more after real stimulation than after sham stimulation (dropped by 23.4% vs. 14.9% for absolute error, and 20.0% vs. 10.2% for root mean square error). The supplementary motor area activation significantly increased after real high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation. The decrease in interhemispheric functional connectivity within the Brodmann’s areas 6 was significantly correlated with ankle force sense improvement after real high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation. In conclusion, high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation can be used as a potential intervention for improving ankle force sense. Changes in cerebral hemodynamics could be one of the explanations for the energetic effect of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation.