bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Decolonizing Development Studies: Rejecting or Repurposing the Master’s Tools?
Authors: Meagher Kate 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Focusing on the project of decolonizing Development Studies, this thought piece reflects on tensions between Decolonial Studies and the critical political-economy of Development, known as Critical Development Studies. It highlights the divergent approaches to addressing epistemic inequalities between these two streams of Development thinking, demonstrating that Critical Development Studies has a longer history of valorising development knowledge from the Global South, and a focus on the need to address structural as well as epistemic inequalities. The analysis challenges the palliative cultural focus of Decolonial Studies and exposes its vulnerability to neoliberal capture at the epistemic and the political levels in ways that risk perpetuating colonial subordination. With examples from the African context, this thought piece argues that Critical Development Studies advances a more transformative approach to decolonizing Development Studies through its emphasis on the role of epistemic recognition as part of the wider objective of material redistribution.
Regional heat stress maps for grazing dairy cows in New Zealand under climate change
Authors: Woodward S. J. R. , Beukes P. C. , Edwards J. P. , Verhoek K. J. , Jago J. G. , Zammit C. 
Published: February 2025

Context For dairy cows housed indoors, ambient temperature and relative humidity are key drivers of heat stress, whereas for cows kept outdoors, solar radiation and wind speed are also important. Solar radiation directly increases the heat load on cows, whereas wind speed affects their ability to dissipate heat through convection and evaporation. Aim We aimed to determine whether climate-driven changes in these variables affect heat stress risk where cows are outdoors during summer and shoulder seasons, particularly in pasture-based farming systems such as in New Zealand. Understanding outdoor-specific factors is crucial for accurately assessing and mitigating heat stress in grazing dairy cattle, because their management needs differ substantially from those in housed systems. Methods Using daily climate projection data from 2006 to 2098, peak daily values of the temperature–humidity index (THI) of Thom and the grazing heat-load index (GHLI) of Bryant were calculated and used to map predicted changes in both the annual (June–May) number of days with heat stress risk and also the annual accumulated heat stress exposure (the sum of effective degrees Celsius above the threshold) for dairy production regions of New Zealand. Key results The results illustrated the limitations of using THI in the context of outdoor use, where solar radiation and wind speed are shown to be more important than relative humidity. The GHLI predicted that the risk of heat stress is already high in the Waikato (69 days), Bay of Plenty (69 days) and Canterbury (80 days) regions in the 2020s. Canterbury was also notable for having high heat stress exposure within day compared with other regions (i.e. heat stress days were particularly intense), attributable to the combined effect of high air temperatures, high solar radiation and low wind speeds. Conclusions According to climate projections, regions already experiencing high numbers of heat stress risk days and heat stress exposure in the 2020s will experience the greatest increases in heat stress risk to the 2050s. However, dramatic increases in the number of heat stress days are not anticipated. Implications This allows research and development to focus on mitigation practices in these regions where dairy farming systems must adapt to a changing climate. Mitigation strategies may include provision of shade, access to sprinklers, genetic selection for heat stress resilience, modifying feeding regimes to reduce heat load, or development of new solutions and technologies.
The relationship between the presence of people, fire patterns and persistence of two threatened species in the Great Sandy Desert
Authors: Paltridge Rachel , Napangati Yalti , Ward Yukultji , Nangagee Johnny , James Mantua , Olodoodi Raymond , Napangati Nanyuma , Eldridge Stephen , Schubert Andrew , Blackwood Edward , Legge Sarah 
Published: February 2025

Context Indigenous Australians who lived in the desert used fire for many purposes. The interruption of these practices following colonisation, and the spread of invasive predators, coincided with massive faunal loss. Many extant species are still threatened by invasive predators and changed fire regimes. The study indicates that reinvigoration of traditional fire practice could help conserve declining species. The work presented here arises from a collaboration of scientists and Pintupi people (Traditional Custodians of the Kiwirrkurra Indigenous Protected Area, IPA). Some Pintupi co-authors grew up with a traditional nomadic lifestyle, and they include members of the Pintupi Nine, the last Pintupi people to walk out of that nomadic life, joining the Kiwirrkurra community in 1984. Aim To understand how traditional burning practices affect two threatened and culturally significant species: ninu (greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis) and tjalapa (great desert skink, Liopholis kintorei), on the Kiwirrkurra IPA. Methods We used satellite imagery to examine fire regimes in a 40-year time series (1980–2020) that includes transitions of people leaving, or returning, to different parts of the IPA. We collated information about traditional fire practices shared by Kiwirrkurra co-authors. Finally, we examined how ninu and tjalapa are affected by people presence and the fire regime. Results People influenced the fire regime by burning while hunting, by increasing the number of fires, decreasing their size, shifting the fire season (towards cooler months), and increasing the extent of long-unburnt vegetation. This regime reduced the fire extent after prolonged, widespread rainfall. Hunters have been active in the Kiwirrkurra community over the past 35 years, and fire patterns resemble those in the 1950s before the desert was depopulated. Under this fire regime, both bilbies and great desert skinks have persisted over 20 years of monitoring, with no large fires occurring since 2002. By contrast, they have disappeared from surrounding unmanaged parts of the landscape. Conclusions We suggest traditional burning helps ninu and tjalapa by increasing food resources in the fresh firescars and reducing vulnerability to predators by maintaining more mature habitat. Implications We support the use of traditional foot-based hunting fires in accessible hunting areas. Where prescribed burning is used for conservation, we recommend burns that are the width of typical hunting fires (~100−200 m wide). After significant rainfall events, burning should occur as grasses cure so that fuel continuity can be broken up, and extensive fires prevented.
Lax pair in m × m matrix functions form of the m-component modified KP hierarchy
Authors: Chen Huizhan , Liu Ling 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
In this paper, the m-component modified KP hierarchy is introduced as an identity expressed in terms of free fermions and tau functions, where tau functions are defined as group

G

L

∞

orbitals. Subsequently, the Hirota bilinear identity, which as a system of partial differential equations, is derived using simple lattice vertex algebra. Finally, we present the bilinear identity in the form of m × m matrix functions. Based on this, we obtain the wave operator, Sato equation, Lax equations, and other pseudo-differential operators in matrix form.
Global dynamics in a Keller–Segel system with rotation and indirect signal production
Authors: Chen Yuanlin , Liu Shuo , Xiang Tian 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
In this work, we study global dynamics in a no-flux initial-boundary value problem (IBVP) for the following fully parabolic minimal Keller–Segel system with matrix-valued sensitivity and indirect signal production:

{

u
t

=
Δ
u
−
χ
∇
⋅

(

u
S
∇
v

)

in
Ω
×

(

0
,
∞

)

,

v
t

=
Δ
v
−
v
+
w

in
Ω
×

(

0
,
∞

)

,

w
t

=
Δ
w
−
w
+
u

in
Ω
×

(

0
,
∞

)

,

in a bounded and smooth domain

Ω
⊂

R

n

(
n
⩾
1
)

with chemosensitivity parameter χ > 0, nonnegative initial datum

(

u
0

,

v
0

,

w
0

)

and no-flux boundary conditions. Here, S is a given n × n matrix representing rotational effect.
First, when

n
∈
{
1
,
2
,
3
}

, without further conditions on the underlying domains, initial data and sensitivity matrices, we establish global boundedness of classical solutions to the corresponding IBVP. Next, for S commuting with rotation or

S
=
a
I
+
A

with

A
T

=
−
A

and

a
∈

R

, we show that the above IBVP preserves the radial symmetry of initial data. Then, when

Ω
=

B
R

⊂

R

4

and

S
=
cos
⁡
θ
⋅
I
+
A

with

A
T

=
−
A

and

θ
∈
(
−

π
2

,

π
2

)

, we show global boundedness for

‖

u
0

‖

L
1

(
Ω
)

<

(
8
π

)
2

χ
cos
⁡
θ

and the occurrence of blow-up for

‖

u
0

‖

L
1

(
Ω
)

>

(
8
π

)
2

χ
cos
⁡
θ

. Finally, under certain smallness of

(

u
0

,
∇

v
0

,

w
0

−

w
¯

0

)

in optimal Lebesgue spaces for

n
⩾
1

(smallness of

χ

u
¯

0

cos
⁡
θ

in radial setting for

n
=
1
,
2

), we demonstrate boundedness and exponential convergence of the globally bounded solution

(
u
,
v
,
w
)

to its average

(

u
¯

0

,

u
¯

0

,

u
¯

0

)

. These findings in particular identify that anti-symmetry of the sensitivity matrix A plays no effect in radial framework.
This work provides quantitative and qualitative effects of the sensitivity matrix S on global boundedness, preservation of radial symmetry, blow-up and exponential convergence of bounded solutions in the minimal indirect Keller–Segel model. The exponential convergence is new and fills up a gap even for the (scalar) indirect Keller–Segel model, namely, S being the identity I. Therefore, this work significantly generalises the previous knowledge on the (scalar) indirect Keller–Segel model and the (direct) Keller–Segel model with rotational sensitivity to the indirect Keller–Segel model with rotational effect.
Drift wave turbulence and zonal flow development measured by information rate
Authors: Hnat B , Fuller P , Kim E , Hollerbach R 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Generation of zonal flows (ZF) by drift wave turbulence in numerical simulations based on the modified Hasegawa–Wakatani model is investigated using probability density functions (PDFs) and information rate which quantifies the number of statistically distinct states generated per unit time in the non-equilibrium system. The evolution of time-dependent PDFs of the electrostatic potential, density, and vorticity is quantified by the information rate and is directly compared. We examine this evolution for the system dominated by the isotropic turbulence as well as the system dominated by anisotropic ZF. Impact of ZF on turbulence is captured by a narrower PDF of fluctuating velocity perpendicular to ZF. The information rates of the turbulent potential and density, which are coupled via fast electron parallel transport, are similar confirming the strong coupling between these quantities during their evolution. In contrast, zonal parts of these fields exhibit a distinct information rate evolution. This suggests that the zonal density structure may develop independently of ZF, consistent with recent finding in gyrokinetic simulations.
Aerodrome and human requirements and limitations to supersonic aircraft
Authors: Yu Zhengning , Wang Zhiyu , Wang Yun , Bao Chana , Zhao Yunfan , Wang Kaifeng 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Supersonic transportation is a trend in civil aviation. Related technologies are continuously breaking through. However, current interests are focused on supersonic aircraft configurations, engines, and noise impact. Scarce research has been conducted on the operation requirements and restrictions within civil aviation. This article analyzes the applicability of supersonic aircraft from the perspective of their usage, taking into account the viewpoints of aerodromes, pilots, and passengers. It offers insights into both the operational limitations and new requirements that aerodrome physical facilities and operation procedures impose on aircraft. Furthermore, it examines the impact of current supersonic design configurations on pilots and passengers. Preliminary analysis indicates that the Blended Wing Body (BWB) configuration has a reduced impact on aerodromes and, in terms of design, can accommodate a greater number of passengers.
Fluid-structure coupling simulation and impact analysis of the folding wing
Authors: Huo Shunbo , Zheng Huilong , Jia Huayu , Zhou Hong , Li Xinsong 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
With the increasing diversification of use needs and application scenarios, the types of UAVs are also expanding. The research object of this paper is the wing of a folding wing UAV, including the flow field simulation, structural deformation analysis and impact simulation of the wing. The information on wing structure deformation under aerodynamic load is obtained by the one-way fluid-structure coupling method through FLUENT-ABAQUS. The impact results between the wing and a rubber block are obtained by ABAQUS/Explicit module. Due to the deviation between the simulation results and the real situation, the relevant results are for reference only.
Preparation and characterization of high emissivity high-entropy lanthanum aluminate coatings
Authors: Zhong Tao , Wang Quansheng 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
In order to prepare high-temperature-resistant and high-emissivity coatings, this paper prepares high-entropy La(Fe0.2Ni0.2Mn0.2Ti0.2Al0.2)O3 powder using solid-state synthesis with La2O3, Al2O3, NiO, Mn3O4, TiO2, and Fe2O3 as raw materials. After spray drying and high-temperature sintering, the obtained high-entropy La(Fe0.2 Ni0.2Mn0.2Ti0.2Al0.2)O3 agglomerated powder is used to prepare a composite coating on the surface of Gh2747 alloy by means of atmospheric plasma spraying. The microstructure and morphology of the agglomerated powder before and after sintering, adhesion strength, thermal shock resistance, and radiation properties of the coating are tested. The results show that: perovskite-type high-entropy lanthanum aluminate ceramic powder is successfully prepared, and the spherical shape and fluidity of the agglomerate after granulation meet the requirements of atmospheric plasma spraying. The prepared high-entropy La(Fe0.2Ni0.2Mn0.2Ti0.2Al0.2)O3 coating has a porosity of 11.3%, excellent adhesion strength, and a normal total emissivity of up to 0.86 at 1000°C. After 5 cycles from 1150°C to room temperature, delamination occurs in the coating.
Wolff’s Emendation of Ontology
Authors: Dyck Corey W. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This chapter documents a profound development in Wolff’s views regarding the role and the importance of ontology for metaphysics. Consideration is given to Wolff’s earliest pronouncements on the topic, where he first formulates the aim of emending ontology, or framing an ontology limited to exhibiting the general concepts and principles required for other sciences. It is contended that Wolff found reason to expand his conception of ontology, and to reconsider its importance for metaphysics proper, as a result of Newtonian incursions into metaphysics, which convinced Wolff of the need for a more robust ontology to preempt dangerous errors. This ultimately gives rise to Wolff’s mature conception of ontology which, in spite of that discipline’s greatly expanded status, is still to be understood as the realization of Wolff’s earlier ambition to emend ontology.
Moses Mendelssohn and the Ghost of Spinoza
Authors: Dyck Corey W. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Of all the attacks on Wolff’s metaphysics, the charge that seems to have rankled most is that his system amounted to a form of Spinozism. Lange’s labelling of Wolff as a (partial) Spinozist clearly touched a nerve, as Wolff responded vigorously to it in a number of publications, culminating in his full-dress refutation of Spinoza. Given this, it is rather surprising that almost two decades after Wolff’s refutation, Moses Mendelssohn, an avowed Wolffian, would attempt in his debut philosophical publication nothing less than a defence, in response to Wolff, of the legacy of the most controversial philosopher of his day. This chapter reconsiders Mendelssohn’s discussion and identifies a much more ambitious project on Mendelssohn’s part, namely, not only the rehabilitation of Spinoza but also the rehabilitation of metaphysics as such by means of a thorough exposure of the Spinozan elements in the Wolffian philosophy.
Internal Combustion Engines
Authors: Smil Vaclav 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
During the 1880s three German engineers built the first practical, lightweight, gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines used to power open, carriage-like vehicles. Then it took about two decades to transform these early designs into the direct predecessors of all modern automobiles with more powerful but lighter engines, steering wheels, inflatable rubber tires, and electric starters. By 1908, Ford introduced its Model T, the first affordable, mass-produced car built on assembly lines, marking the beginning of the twentieth century’s leading manufacturing sector. Before World War I lightweight gasoline engines also were used to power the first airplanes, and Rudolf Diesel’s efficient engines began their conquest of shipping and heavy land transportation.
Combined fluorescent in situ hybridization and F-ara-EdU staining on whole mount Hymenolepis diminuta
Authors: Ishan Mohamed , Skipper Isabell R , Rozario Tania 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Hymenolepis diminuta is a parasitic tapeworm that utilizes rats as hosts and offers advantages over human parasitic tapeworms and free-living flatworms as a model system to study the biology and pathology of helminth infections. H. diminuta is minimally infectious to humans, easy to maintain in the lab, demonstrates impressive growth, regeneration and reproductive capabilities, and is amenable to loss-of-function manipulations. As an emerging model, tool development is critical to increasing the utility of this system. This study introduces a novel protocol for H. diminuta that combines fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and 2’-Deoxy-2’-fluoro-5-ethynyluridine (F-ara-EdU) uptake and staining. Our protocol allows for the spatial detection of gene expression and simultaneous identification of proliferating cells. Dual labelling of F-ara-EdU and stem cell markers revealed a distinct expression pattern in different anatomical regions, especially in the head and neck. We demonstrate optimal labeling without permeabilization, streamlining the protocol. We also demonstrate generalizability using FISH for other tissue markers. The protocol was applied to perform bulk lineage tracing revealing that stem cells can differentiate into neuronal and tegumental cells within three days. Our protocol provides an important tool in the arsenal for investigating gene expression and cell proliferation in H. diminuta, contributing valuable insights into the biology of parasitic tapeworms and potentially opening new avenues for the study of human parasitic tapeworms.
Levothyroxine supplementation trials in preconception and pregnant women
Authors: Man Rebecca , Dhillon-Smith Rima , Korevaar Tim I M 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Thyroid disorders are common in women of childbearing age, representing the second most prevalent endocrine disorder in this population. Low thyroid function preconception and during pregnancy has been associated with a range of adverse outcomes including subfertility, miscarriage, preterm birth, and ongoing health problems in the neonate. Levothyroxine (LT4) treatment is routinely used in women with overt hypothyroidism (OH) to achieve a euthyroid status and consequently reduce the risk of these adverse outcomes. However, in other groups, such as those with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) or thyroid autoimmunity, the evidence is less clear and subsequently guidelines differ in their recommendations. Here we explore key trials exploring the use of LT4 in different types of thyroid disorder, including OH, SCH, isolated hypothyroxinemia, and thyroid autoimmunity. We examine how these disorders are defined in different trials, the specifics of the populations included, and the varying timing and dosage of LT4. By exploring the limitations of these trials and the interactions between results, we highlight issues for future research and practical considerations for policy-makers and clinicians caring for women with low thyroid function during preconception and pregnancy.
Effect of initiation and continuous adherence to ARBs vs. ACEIs on risk of adjudicated mild cognitive impairment or dementia
Authors: Derington Catherine G , Berchie Ransmond O , Scharfstein Daniel O , Andrews Ryan M , Greene Tom H , Xu Yizhe , King Jordan B , Supiano Mark A , Sonnen Joshua A , Williamson Jeff , Pajewski Nicholas M , Pruzin Jeremy , Cohen Jordana B , Bress Adam P 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Background
Whether the differing mechanistic effects between angiotensin-2 receptor blockers (ARBs) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) on the renin-angiotensin system translate to differential effects on clinical cognitive outcomes is unclear.

Methods
We employed an active comparator, new-user cohort study to emulate a target trial evaluating the per-protocol effect of initiating and continuously adhering to an ARB vs. ACEI on adjudicated amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and probable dementia (PD) in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. Inverse probability of treatment and censoring weighted cumulative incidence functions accounted for confounding, the competing risk of death, adherence, and loss to follow-up.

Results
Of 9,361 SPRINT participants (mean age 67.1±9.5 years, 36.7% female, 58.7% non-Hispanic White), 710 and 1,289 were new users of an ARB or ACEI. Overall, 291 (41.0%) ARB initiators and 854 (66.3%) ACEI initiators were non-adherent during follow-up. The IP-weighted 4-year probabilities of full adherence and being alive among ARB was 56.0% (95% CI: 52.2%-59.9%) and 30.5% (95% CI: 28.0%-33.1%) for ACEI. The 4-year weighted risk ratios (RR) for amnestic MCI/PD and for amnestic MCI/PD/death with initiation and full adherence to ARB vs. ACEI were 0.94 (95% CI: 0.66-1.29) and 0.79 (95% CI: 0.58-1.06). ARB vs. ACEI initiation and adherence was associated with a weighted RR of 0.36 (95% CI: 0.14-0.76).

Conclusions
In this target trial emulation of older adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease, there was insufficient evidence to conclude a beneficial effect of initiating and continuously adhering to an ARB vs. ACEI on adjudicated clinical cognitive outcomes.