bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Experimental and numerical simulation investigation of the deformation characteristics of vertical boreholes under non-uniform horizontal principal stress
Authors: Fang Xinxin , Ma Sijie , Wang Yunhong , Li Fengling 
Published: May 2024

AbstractTo study borehole deformation under non-uniform horizontal principal stress in the deep strata, a prediction method for horizontal principal stress was developed based on the morphological parameters of boreholes, the deformation trajectory equation for the standard circular borehole was derived based on elasticity theory, and the morphological characteristics of boreholes were analyzed. Additionally, a quantitative relationship between the geometric parameters of elliptical boreholes and horizontal principal stress was established. Subsequently, uniaxial tests on borehole deformation were conducted to verify elliptical deformation under non-uniform horizontal principal stress. A combined deductive, experimental, and numerical simulation approach to borehole deformation analysis was adopted, and the impact factors of borehole deformation were obtained. The results indicated as following: (1) the deformation morphology of borehole under non-uniform horizontal principal stress was elliptical; (2) for the given lithology, the greater the difference in horizontal principal stress, the greater were the ellipticity and elliptical deformation of borehole; (3) for given stress background, rock strength was inversely proportional to ellipticity. Additionally, the smaller the Young’s modulus and compressive strength, the larger was the Poisson’s ratio and the larger was the ellipticity. For example, the ellipticity of mudstone and coal was greater than that of limestone and sandstone; (4) with an increase in load, the displacement of borehole wall exhibited three stages: initial micro-deformation, accelerated deformation, and stable deformation; (5) horizontal principal stress can be calculated by using the morphological parameters (long and short axes) of an elliptical hole. Furthermore, a horizontal principal stress method theory can be developed based on the morphological parameters of boreholes. The results of our study can provide new ideas and methods for the measurement of in situ stress in deep boreholes and a theoretical basis for the development of equipment for measuring elliptical boreholes.
Experimental study on the influence of external fluids on the pore structure of carbonaceous shale
Authors: Yang Ying , Wei Jianguang , Liu Yinhua , Zeng Quanshu , Lin Jingde , Li Jiangtao 
Published: May 2024

AbstractShale reservoirs have complex mineral compositions and are rich in micro-scale pores. It is of great scientific and engineering significance to explore the mechanism of external fluids on the pore throat structure of shale. In this paper, pure carbonaceous shale is taken as the research object, and the mechanism of the influence of slip water and reflux fluid on the pore throat structure is analyzed by using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology. Then, the sensitivity of different types of shale to external fluids is comparatively analyzed and summarized. The results show that (1) the oil slick has a certain effect on the total porosity of different types of shale. The rate of change is shown as carbonaceous shale (− 7.1%) > pure shale (− 1.6%). (b) For slickwater, the average reduction of macro- and micro/nanopores in carbonaceous shale is 90.0% and 5.0%, respectively, while the average reduction of macro- and mesopores in pure shale is 17.7% and 6.8%, respectively. (c) Total porosity of different shale types is insensitive to refluxing fluids. The average increase in macro-, meso-, and small pores of carbonaceous shale is 31.8%, 23.6%, and 20.2%, respectively; the average increase in macro- and small pores of pure shale is 17.1%.
Neural lasso: a unifying approach of lasso and neural networks
Authors: Curbelo Ernesto , Delgado-Gómez David , Carreras Danae 
Published: May 2024

AbstractIn recent years, there has been a growing interest in establishing bridges between statistics and neural networks. This article focuses on the adaptation of the widely used lasso algorithm within the context of neural networks. To accomplish this, the network configuration is first designed. After that, in order to estimate the network weights, three optimization algorithms are considered. The first one, called standard neural lasso, employs the conventional procedure for training neural networks. The second optimization algorithm, termed restricted neural lasso, mimics traditional lasso to establish a connection between statistics and machine learning. Finally, a third optimization algorithm, called voting neural lasso was developed. Voting neural lasso offers a novel way of estimating weights by considers the significance of variables across the cross-validation scenarios. Results showed that the conventional approach of training neural networks resulted in a lower performance when the validation set is not sufficiently representative. It was also observed that restricted neural lasso and the traditional lasso obtained equivalent results, which shows the convergence of the neural technique with the statistical one. Finally, the developed voting neural lasso algorithm outperformed the traditional lasso. These results were obtained across diverse training sets, encompassing observations ranging from as few as 47 to as many as 4000, with the number of predictors varying from 9 to 200.
Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity and post-Newtonian dynamics of compact binaries
Authors: Schäfer Gerhard , Jaranowski Piotr 
Published: May 2024

AbstractHamiltonian formalisms provide powerful tools for the computation of approximate analytic solutions of the Einstein field equations. The post-Newtonian computations of the explicit analytic dynamics and motion of compact binaries are discussed within the most often applied Arnowitt–Deser–Misner formalism. The obtention of autonomous Hamiltonians is achieved by the transition to Routhians. Order reduction of higher derivative Hamiltonians results in standard Hamiltonians. Tetrad representation of general relativity is introduced for the tackling of compact binaries with spinning components. Compact objects are modeled by use of Dirac delta functions and their derivatives. Consistency is achieved through transition to d-dimensional space and application of dimensional regularization. At the fourth post-Newtonian level, tail contributions to the binding energy show up for the first time. The conservative dynamics of binary systems finds explicit presentation and discussion through the fifth post-Newtonian order for spinless masses. For masses with spin Hamiltonians are known through (next-to)$$^3$$

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-leading-order spin-orbit and spin-spin couplings as well as through next-to-leading order cubic and quartic in spin interactions. Parts of those are given explicitly. Tidal-interaction Hamiltonians are considered through (next-to)$$^2$$

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-leading post-Newtonian order. The radiation reaction dynamics is presented explicitly through the third-and-half post-Newtonian order for spinless objects, and, for spinning bodies, to leading-order in the spin-orbit and spin1-spin2 couplings. The most important historical issues get pointed out.
Measurement of information content of Perovskite solar cell’s synthesis descriptors related to performance parameters
Authors: Vélez Jeison , Botero L. Mónica A. , Sepulveda Alexander 
Published: May 2024

AbstractPerovskite solar cells (PSC) are formed by different layers composed of thin films of various materials, in which the properties of every thin layer affect the performance of the cell. The identification of those most relevant properties (or descriptors) has a significant impact on the optimization and cost reduction of the Perovskite solar cell. This relevance is typically evaluated by adjusting a model using subsets of features, but in the present work, we propose to use the mutual information measure to quantify the statistical association between input descriptors and Perovskite solar cell performance parameters (Voc, Jsc, FF, PCE). As a result, it is found that ion X is the factor that most impacts the performance of the solar cell. On the other hand, variables such as band gap, Perovskite layer thickness, and A and B ions are also important. In this work, we identify some of the most important factors affecting Perovskite solar cells’ performance, and it could help to improve the efficiency of Perovskite solar cells. In addition, this proposed method could also be applied to other types of functional coatings, thin films, and surfaces.
From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East
Authors: Laneri Nicola 
Published: May 2024

Human belief systems and practices can be traced to ca. 10,000 BCE in the Ancient Near East, where the earliest evidence of ritual structures and objects can be found. Religious architecture, the relics of human skeletons, animal symbolism, statues, and icons all contributed to a complex network into which the spiritual essence of the divine was materially present. In this book, Nicola Laneri traces the transformation of the belief systems that shaped life in ancient Near Eastern communities, from prehistoric times until the advent of religious monotheism in the Levant during the first millennium BCE. Considering a range of evidence, from stone ceremonial enclosures, such as as Göbleki Tepe, to the construction of the first temples and icons of Mesopotamian polytheistic beliefs, to the Temple of Jerusalem, the iconic center of Israelite monotheism, Laneri offers new insights into the symbolic value embodied in the religious materiality produced in the ancient Near East.
Masking for COVID-19 and other respiratory viral infections: implications of the available evidence
Authors: Halperin Daniel T. , Doron Shira , Hodgins Stephen , Bailey Robert C. , Baral Stefan , Bhatia Rajiv , Noble Jeanne , Gandhi Monica , Hearst Norman 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
The use of face masks has been widely promoted and at times mandated to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The 2023 publication of an updated Cochrane review on mask effectiveness for respiratory viruses as well as the unfolding epidemiology of COVID-19 underscore the need for an unbiased assessment of the current scientific evidence. It appears that the widespread promotion, adoption, and mandating of masking for COVID-19 were based not primarily on the strength of evidence for effectiveness but more on the imperative of decision-makers to act in the face of a novel public health emergency, with seemingly few good alternatives. Randomized clinical trials of masking for prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses have so far shown no evidence of benefit (with the possible exception of continuous use of N95 respirators by hospital workers). Observational studies provide lower-quality evidence and do not convincingly demonstrate benefit from masking or mask mandates. Unless robust new evidence emerges showing the effectiveness of masks in reducing infection or transmission risks in either trials or real-world conditions, mandates are not warranted for future epidemics of respiratory viral infections.
Breaking the misery wheel? Fertility control, social mobility, and biological well-being in rural Spain (1835–1959)
Authors: Marco-Gracia Francisco J. , González-Esteban Ángel Luis 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Fertility control strategies became widespread in rural Spain through the twentieth century: a significant number of parents decided to reduce their marital fertility once the advantages of control strategies became widely known. This paper explores the impact of those practices on children through a comparative study of the heights and occupations of grandparents, parents, and children. We analyze more than 1,200 individuals from three different generations born between 1835 and 1959 in 14 rural Spanish villages, studying whether the advantages associated with fertility control were maintained over time favoring a better family status or whether they were diluted in the next generation. The largest increases in height were among children whose parents controlled their fertility by stopping having children before the mother's 36th birthday. However, it does not seem that this increase in biological well-being was accompanied by major episodes of upward social mobility.
From the Womb to the Cosmos: A Feminist Investigation into Porphyry's Interpretation of the Cave of the Nymphs
Authors: Çimen Ünsal 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Porphyry wrote an interpretation of a passage from the Odyssey under the title On the Cave of the Nymphs; this passage talks about a cave sacred to the water nymphs, which has two gates. Inside the cave, there are stone amphoras where bees store honey; stone looms where sea-purple clothes are woven, and a spring from where water flows ceaselessly. Porphyry interpreted this cave as a symbol of the cosmos; however, caves represent the womb of a goddess in the matriarchal tradition. In this paper, I aim to show how patriarchal transition takes place in Porphyry's interpretation of seeing caves as a symbol of the cosmos. From a philosophical perspective, I will also show that Porphyry attributes to the noetic principle a qualification which puts matter into form, while he sees matter as the source of ignorance, an attitude that is compatible to the feminist critique of reason in which rationality is associated with masculinity rather than femininity.
A network analysis of depressive symptoms in adults with and without diabetes: findings from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing
Authors: Byrne Brendan , McInerney Amy M. , Deschênes Sonya S. 
Published: May 2024

Abstract

Objectives:
This study aimed to estimate networks of depressive symptoms among Irish adults with and without diabetes at two time points and compare between the two groups at each time point using data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).

Methods:
Participants were from Wave 1 (2009–2011) and Wave 4 (2016) of TILDA, with n = 639 participants with diabetes and n = 7,837 without diabetes at Wave 1, and n = 1,151 with diabetes and n = 4,531 without diabetes at Wave 4. Depressive symptoms were measured using the 8 items of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Network psychometric analysis was used to examine symptom centrality, symptom-level associations, and network comparisons at each time point.

Results:
Stable, strongly connected networks emerged for people with and without diabetes at both time points. The symptoms of feeling depressed, feeling like everything’s an effort, not enjoying life, feeling sad, and couldn’t get going were the most central nodes in all networks, which did not differ between people with and without diabetes. However, for people with diabetes, the network was more densely connected at Wave 4, when the sample was predominately people with newly diagnosed diabetes. Furthermore, the relationship between ‘felt lonely’ and ‘couldn’t get going’ and between ‘not enjoying life’ and ’sad’ was significantly stronger for people with diabetes than for those without.

Conclusions:
This study provides a more detailed understanding of the structure of depressive symptoms at two time points in older Irish adults with and without type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
Before Biodiversity: Trajectories of National Parks in Latin America (1930s–1980s)
Authors: Freitas Frederico , Leal Claudia , Wakild Emily 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Almost a century ago, long before biodiversity expressed a scientific value for nature, Latin American countries began establishing national parks. Today, they represent over 6 percent of Latin America’s landmass. By considering national park creation across a broad regional span and six crucial decades, this article explains a mode of state formation focused on caring for nature instead of just exploiting it. It examines how national parks expanded in the region by identifying three consequent trajectories: the use of these conservation units for frontier development in Argentina and as part of a broader project seeking social justice in Mexico; the formation of more haphazard park initiatives in various countries, taking Brazil and Chile as main examples; and the development of ecologically coherent park systems through the cases of Peru and Colombia. The article also addresses the role of science (especially forestry) and international cooperation in shaping national parks. In this manner, it uncovers the paths that faded from view after the idea that parks intend to protect biodiversity took hold and illustrates a rarely acknowledged aspect of state expansion.
Linguistic hostility, social exclusion, and the agency of African migrants in Hong Kong
Authors: Gu Jiapei , Ho Janet 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Long an immigrant society, whether Hong Kong welcomes ethnic minorities remains debatable. Combining Wesselmann and colleagues’ (2016) social exclusion framework, raciolinguistics, and interview data, this study investigates the social exclusion experience of Hong Kong's African economic and student migrants. The findings show that African immigrants who lack linguistic capacity are ostracised in different areas of life. Impolite language usage stigmatises them as poor and ghost-like and stereotypes them as refugees. Taking a raciolinguistic perspective, however, this study finds that race, rather than language, is the root cause of social exclusion. Lastly, the study shows that African migrants manifest agency in ameliorating marginalisation through various activities, revealing the bidirectional nature of social exclusion. Overall, this study empirically enriches the current understanding of Africans’ social exclusion experiences in Hong Kong through the lens of language. It theoretically contributes to the current discussion on raciolinguistics by extending it to the Asian context. (Social exclusion, Hong Kong, African immigrants, verbal rejection, non-verbal rejection, racism, raciolinguistics)*
Association between consumption of small fish and all-cause mortality among Japanese: the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study
Authors: Kasahara Chinatsu , Tamura Takashi , Wakai Kenji , Tamada Yudai , Kato Yasufumi , Kubo Yoko , Okada Rieko , Nagayoshi Mako , Hishida Asahi , Imaeda Nahomi , Goto Chiho , Otonari Jun , Ikezaki Hiroaki , Nishida Yuichiro , Shimanoe Chisato , Oze Isao , Koyanagi Yuriko N , Nakamura Yohko , Kusakabe Miho , Nishimoto Daisaku , Shimoshikiryo Ippei , Suzuki Sadao , Watanabe Miki , Ozaki Etsuko , Omichi Chie , Kuriki Kiyonori , Takashima Naoyuki , Miyagawa Naoko , Arisawa Kokichi , Katsuura-Kamano Sakurako , Takeuchi Kenji , Matsuo Keitaro ,   for the J-MICC Study Group
Published: May 2024

Abstract

Objective:
Although small fish are an important source of micronutrients, the relationship between their intake and mortality remains unclear. This study aimed to clarify the association between intake of small fish and all-cause and cause-specific mortality.

Design:
We used the data from a cohort study in Japan. The frequency of the intake of small fish was assessed using a validated FFQ. The hazard ratio (HR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) for all-cause and cause-specific mortality according to the frequency of the intake of small fish by sex were estimated using a Cox proportional hazard model with adjustments for covariates.

Setting:
The Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study.

Participants:
A total of 80 802 participants (34 555 males and 46 247 females), aged 35–69 years.

Results:
During a mean follow-up of 9·0 years, we identified 2482 deaths including 1495 cancer-related deaths. The intake of small fish was statistically significantly and inversely associated with the risk of all-cause and cancer mortality in females. The multivariable-adjusted HR (95 % CI) in females for all-cause mortality according to the intake were 0·68 (0·55, 0·85) for intakes 1–3 times/month, 0·72 (0·57, 0·90) for 1–2 times/week and 0·69 (0·54, 0·88) for ≥ 3 times/week, compared with the rare intake. The corresponding HR (95 % CI) in females for cancer mortality were 0·72 (0·54, 0·96), 0·71 (0·53, 0·96) and 0·64 (0·46, 0·89), respectively. No statistically significant association was observed in males.

Conclusions:
Intake of small fish may reduce the risk of all-cause and cancer mortality in Japanese females.
How far does culture go?
Authors: Nativ Assaf , Marom Nimrod , Reshef Hagar , Shimelmitz Ron 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Focusing on the late prehistoric southern Levant, we recently suggested that the diffused low-frequency distribution of large predator bones (lion, leopard and bear) coalesces into a coherent temporal pattern when observed at a sufficiently long timescale. While in the previous research we sought to determine what sort of sociocultural mechanism might explain this pattern, effectively drawing it into the orbit of the familiar, in this brief provocation, we push in the other direction, towards the unfamiliar: how can a process or phenomenon be culturally significant yet meaningless at the human and societal levels? How is a phenomenon substantial in the long term and insubstantial in the short term?
TwinsMX: Exploring the Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health Traits in the Mexican Population
Authors: García-Vilchis Brisa , Román-López Talia V. , Ramírez-González Diego , López-Camaño Xanat J. , Murillo-Lechuga Vanessa , Díaz-Téllez Xóchitl , Sánchez-Moncada C. Itzamná , Espinosa-Méndez Ian M. , Zenteno-Morales Diego , Espinosa-Valdes Zaida X. , Pradel-Jiménez Sofia , Tapia-Atilano Andrea , Zanabria-Pérez Ana V. , Livas-Gangas Federica , Aldana-Assad Oscar , Caballero-Sánchez Ulises , Dominguez-Frausto César A. , Rentería Miguel E. , Medina-Rivera Alejandra , Alcauter Sarael , Ruiz-Contreras Alejandra E. 
Published: May 2024

AbstractTwinsMX registry is a national research initiative in Mexico that aims to understand the complex interplay between genetics and environment in shaping physical and mental health traits among the country’s population. With a multidisciplinary approach, TwinsMX aims to advance our knowledge of the genetic and environmental mechanisms underlying ethnic variations in complex traits and diseases, including behavioral, psychometric, anthropometric, metabolic, cardiovascular and mental disorders. With information gathered from over 2800 twins, this article updates the prevalence of several complex traits; and describes the advances and novel ideas we have implemented such as magnetic resonance imaging. The future expansion of the TwinsMX registry will enhance our comprehension of the intricate interplay between genetics and environment in shaping health and disease in the Mexican population. Overall, this report describes the progress in the building of a solid database that will allow the study of complex traits in the Mexican population, valuable not only for our consortium, but also for the worldwide scientific community, by providing new insights of understudied genetically admixed populations.