bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
THE ERUCA SATIVA PSII OPERATING EFFICIENCY UNDER DIFFERENT MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT
Authors: Kulchin Yuriy N. , Kholin Alexander S. , Kozhanov Sergey O. , Subbotin Evgeny P. , Kovalevsky Kirill V. , Subbotina Natalia I. , Gomolsky Andrey S. 
Published: May 2024

Background. Recently, to control plants development and to better understanding the plants response to various light sources, largely due to advances in industry light-emitting diodes (LEDs), it is necessary to understand the photochemical processes carrying out under impact of different factors. At the number of works authors have established a significant impact of different intensities and light spectrum on the growth and morphometric characteristics of plants. Plants growth and development depends on photochemical activity among many other factors. The range of works were carried out to assess the influence of light intensity and spectrum on the photochemical characteristics of various crops, including rocket. However, the insufficient number of works and the lack of assessment of the photosystem operating efficiency of industrially important crops grown under high light intensities became the rationale for our work.
Purpose. The main purposes of our work was to confirm the significant impact of various light treatments on the photochemical activity of plants and determine the optimal light treatments for the operating efficiency of the PSII photosystem using an industrially important crop.
Materials and methods. To reach work purposes, we measured key parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence and assessed the rocket photosynthetic activity. Plants were cultivated in phytoboxes under LEDs with three monochromatic light spectra (red (R), green (G), blue (B)). Each light spectrum treatment includes six intensities (100, 300, 500, 700, 1000, and 1400 µmol/m-2 s-1). Warm white light with an intensity of 200 µmol/m-2 s-1 was used as the control.
The chlorophyll fluorescence measurements in rocket leaves were conducted on the 28th day after sowing with Hansatech FMS 1+ pulsed fluorimeter in one day at phytoboxes. Fluorescence of actinic light-adapted leaves (Fs) and maximum fluorescence of actinic light-adapted leaves (Fm’) were measured. Statistical analysis was performed using the Microsoft Office Excel (USA).
Results. The results obtained established that the rocket photochemical apparatus responses differently to a stressful state caused by a high irradiation level under the certain spectrum. The operating efficiency of PSII for each monochromatic light treatment and specific intensity varies. Thus, it suggests different plants responses to stress caused by the particular combination of growth conditions. The level of electron transfer has the direct linear correlation with the PPFD increase.
Conclusion. Thus, irradiation intensity in the range from 100 to 500 µmol/m-2 s-1 is the most optimal for the operating efficiency of the PSII photosystem under any light spectra used in our work. The use of monochromatic blue light for rocket is probably undesirable, as it is likely caused protective mechanisms disruption of fluorescence quenching.
Investor-Paid Credit Ratings and Managerial Information Disclosure
Authors: Li Wei 
Published: May 2024

Unlike issuer-paid credit rating agencies (CRAs), investor-paid CRAs are compensated by investors for providing rating services. Exploiting the staggered timing of rating initiation by an investor-paid rating agency (the Egan Jones Ratings (EJR)), I document that the coverage by EJR increases rated firm managers’ voluntary disclosure of negative news. Consistent with EJR’s rating coverage deterring managerial bad news hoarding by informing investors of downside risks, I find that the effect of EJR coverage is more pronounced when issuer-paid CRAs tend to assign inflated ratings and when rated firms’ managers have a stronger incentive to conceal bad news. I also document that firms unwind upward earnings management after being covered by EJR. In contrast, coverage by an issuer-paid CRA (Standard & Poor’s) is not associated with changes in managerial information disclosure. I conclude that investor-paid CRAs function as a type of effective information intermediary to discipline firm managers and improve corporate transparency. This paper was accepted by Brian Bushee, accounting. Funding: The author acknowledge financial support from the MOE Project of the Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Science in University [Grants 22JJD790093 and 22JJD790094], the Program for Innovative Research Team of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and the 111 Project [Grant B18033]. Supplemental Material: The data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.01914 .
Technological Changes and Countries’ Tax Policy Design: Evidence from Anti–Tax Avoidance Rules
Authors: Brühne Alissa I. , Jacob Martin , Schütt Harm H. 
Published: May 2024

We investigate the association between technological changes and corporate tax policies in 34 OECD countries between 1996 and 2016. We use a shift-share design to capture the differential exposure of countries to U.S. technological advancements. Our study shows that countries’ antitax avoidance rules are tightened as their exposure to U.S. technological advancements increases. The tightening is particularly concentrated in countries that are larger, more exposed to intangibles, and have higher profit shifting incentives. Our findings have important implications for corporate executives as a country’s anti–tax avoidance rules are associated with foreign technological advancements. This paper was accepted by Eric So, accounting. Funding: A. I. Brühne and M. Jacob acknowledge funding by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Project-ID 403041268–TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency]. Supplemental Material: The online appendix and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.03955 .
CEO Initial Contract Duration and Corporate Acquisitions
Authors: Chen Guoli , Huang Ronghong , Mei Shunji , Tan Kelvin Jui Keng 
Published: May 2024

We examine the organizational impact of CEO initial contract duration on corporate acquisitions. We argue that CEOs with shorter initial contract durations are more likely to experience time pressure. Consequently, they are more likely to manage time by engaging in corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to achieve quick growth. In addition, these CEOs are more likely to engage in straightforward deals, acquiring targets that are private, divested, related, small, and using cash payment, because these types of transactions are quicker to complete, carry less risk, and generally come with good performance prospects. Using a sample of firms that underwent new CEO appointments between 1990 and 2017 and detailed employment contract data collected from SEC filings, we find strong support for our hypotheses. In addition, we apply UK corporate governance reform to CEO contract duration as an exogenous shock to show causal evidence of such relations. This study contributes to the literature on CEO contracts, corporate acquisitions, time management and strategic leadership. Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2022.16493 .
The Dynamic Pickup and Allocation with Fairness Problem
Authors: Neria Gal , Tzur Michal 
Published: May 2024

Urban logistic applications that involve pickup and distribution of goods require making routing and allocation decisions with respect to a set of sites. In cases where the supply quantities and the time in which they become available are unknown in advance, these decisions must be determined in real time based on information that arrives gradually. Furthermore, in many applications that satisfy the described setting, fair allocation is desired in addition to system effectiveness. In this paper, we consider the problem of determining a vehicle route that visits two types of sites in any order: pickup points (PPs), from which the vehicle collects supplies, and demand points (DPs), to which these supplies are delivered. The supply quantities offered by each PP are uncertain, and the information on their value arrives gradually over time. We model this problem as a stochastic dynamic routing and resource allocation problem, with the aim of delivering as many goods as possible while obtaining equitable allocations to DPs. We present a Markov decision process formulation for the problem; however, it suffers from the curse of dimensionality. Therefore, we develop a heuristic framework that presents a novel combination of operations research and machine learning and is applicable for many dynamic stochastic combinatorial optimization problems. Specifically, we use a large neighborhood search (LNS) to explore possible decisions combined with a neural network (NN) model that approximates the future value given any state and action. We present a new reinforcement learning method to train the NN when the decision space is too large to enumerate. A numerical experiment with 38 to 180 site instances, based on data from the Berlin Foodbank and randomly generated data sets, confirms that the heuristic obtains solutions that are on average approximately 28.2%, 41.6%, and 57.9% better than three benchmark solutions. Funding: This research was partially supported by the Israel Science Foundation [Grant 463/15], by the Shlomo Shmeltzer Institute for Smart Transportation at Tel Aviv University, by the Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC), and by the Council for Higher Education in Israel (VATAT). Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2023.0228 .
Knowledge and practices related to plague persistence in plague-endemic foci, Mbulu District, Tanzania
Authors: Kessy Stella T. , Rija Alfan A. 
Published: May 2024

Introduction
Plague continues to be a major public health concern in African countries. Several social practices and environmental conditions have been associated with the reoccurrence of bubonic plague, especially in places where the disease is prevalent. Therefore, it remains important to understand people knowledge, behavior and practices related to disease risks in order to identify factors that may hinder prevention and control strategies in the foci.

Methods and results
A study survey of 100 households was conducted in Mbulu district to assess plague knowledge, factors that influence flea bite and measures used for rodent and flea control. Majority of participants (86%) were familiar with the plague disease and about (50%) mentioned swelling lymph nodes as a common symptom. Most of the participants (62%) claimed to observe human plague cases during the long rain season. The majority of participants (97%) reported to experience flea bite in their domestic settings, with most stating that they experienced more flea bites during the dry season. Houses with livestock had a greater likelihood of flea bite (OR = 2.7; 95% CI: 0.36–18.80, p = 0.267) compared to houses with no livestock. Furthermore, residents reported using both local and chemical methods to control rodents and flea inside houses. Most respondents preferred using local methods in flea control. Respondents stated that the efficacy of flea control methods being applied ranged from few days to several months. There was limited knowledge of the residual effects of the agricultural chemicals being used to control fleas among the surveyed community.

Conclusion
Our study highlights the importance of raising awareness and adopting effective control methods for controlling fleas and lower the risk of plague transmission and other flea borne diseases in the local communities. Sensitization of the local community on the use of appropriate chemicals for flea control is urgent to avoid any potential long-term impacts of the residual effects on the health of the local communities.
Metagenomics and metaproteomics alterations are associated with kidney disease in opisthorchiasis hamsters fed a high-fat and high-fructose diet
Authors: Tunbenjasiri Keerapach , Pongking Thatsanapong , Sitthirach Chutima , Kongsintaweesuk Suppakrit , Roytrakul Sitiruk , Charoenlappanit Sawanya , Klungsaeng Sirinapha , Anutrakulchai Sirirat , Chalermwat Chalongchai , Pairojkul Chawalit , Pinlaor Somchai , Pinlaor Porntip 
Published: May 2024

Background
Opisthorchis viverrini (O. viverrini, Ov) infection and consumption of high-fat and high-fructose (HFF) diet exacerbate liver and kidney disease. Here, we investigated the effects of a combination of O. viverrini infection and HFF diet on kidney pathology via changes in the gut microbiome and host proteome in hamsters.

Methodology/Principal findings
Twenty animals were divided into four groups; 1) fed a normal diet not infected with O. viverrini (normal group), 2) fed an HFF diet and not infected with O. viverrini (HFF), 3) fed a normal diet and infected with O. viverrini (Ov), and 4) fed an HFF diet and infected with O. viverrini (HFFOv). DNA was extracted from fecal samples and the V3–V4 region of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequenced on an Illumina MiSeq sequencing platform. In addition, LC/MS-MS analysis was done. Histopathological studies and biochemical assays were also conducted. The results indicated that the HFFOv group exhibited the most severe kidney injury, manifested as elevated KIM-1 expression and accumulation of fibrosis in kidney tissue. The microbiome of the HFFOv group was more diverse than in the HFF group: there were increased numbers of Ruminococcaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Desulfovibrionaceae and Akkermansiaceae, but fewer Eggerthellaceae. In total, 243 host proteins were identified across all groups. Analysis using STITCH predicted that host proteome changes may lead to leaking of the gut, allowing molecules such as soluble CD14 and p-cresol to pass through to promote kidney disease. In addition, differential expression of TGF-beta-activated kinase 1 and MAP3K7-binding protein 2 (Tab2, involving renal inflammation and injury) are predicted to be associated with kidney disease.

Conclusions/Significance
The combination of HFF diet and O. viverrini infection may promote kidney injury through alterations in the gut microbiome and host proteome. This knowledge may suggest an effective strategy to prevent kidney disease beyond the early stages.
Knowledge and practices regarding prostate cancer screening in Spanish men: The importance of personal and clinical characteristics (PROSHADE study)
Authors: Parker Lucy A. , Caballero-Romeu Juan-Pablo , Chilet-Rosell Elisa , Hernandez-Aguado Ildefonso , Gómez-Pérez Luis , Alonso-Coello Pablo , Cebrián Ana , López-Garrigós Maite , Moral-Pélaez Irene , Ronda Elena , Gilabert Mercedes , Canelo-Aybar Carlos , Párraga-Martínez Ignacio , del Campo-Giménez Mª , Lumbreras Blanca 
Published: May 2024

Introduction
Patients’ decisions on prostate cancer (PCa) opportunistic screening may vary. This study aimed to assess how demographic and health-related characteristics may influence knowledge and decisions regarding PCa screening.

Methods
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among men aged over 40, randomly sampled from the Spanish population, 2022. The survey underwent development and content validation using a modified Delphi method and was administered via telephone. Binomial logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between respondents’ characteristics and participants’ knowledge and practices concerning PCa and the PSA test.

Results
Out of 1,334 men, 1,067 (80%) respondents were interviewed with a mean age of 58.6 years (sd 11.9). Most had secondary or university studies (787, 73.8%) and 61 (5.7%) self-reported their health status as bad or very bad. Most of the respondents (1,018, 95.4%) had knowledge regarding PCa with nearly 70% expressed significant concern about its potential development (720, 70.8%), particularly among those under 64 years (p = 0.001). Out of 847 respondents, 573 (67.7%) reported that they have knowledge regarding the PSA test: 374 (65.4%) reported receiving information from a clinicians, 324 (86.6%) information about the benefits of the test and 189 (49,5%) about its risks, with differences based on educational background. In a multivariable analysis (adjusted for age, educational level and previous prostate problems), respondents with higher levels of education were more likely to have higher knowledge regarding the PSA test (OR 1.75, 95%CI 1.24–2.50, p<0.001).

Conclusions
Although most of the patients reported to have knowledge regarding PCa, half of the interviewed men reported knowledge about PSA test. Differences in knowledge prostate cancer screening and undesirable consequences highlight the need to develop and provide tailored information for patients.
Early absolute lymphocyte count was associated with one-year mortality in critically ill surgical patients: A propensity score-matching and weighting study
Authors: Ho Duc Trieu , Pham The Thach , Wong Li-Ting , Wu Chieh-Liang , Chan Ming-Cheng , Chao Wen-Cheng 
Published: May 2024

Background
Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) is a crucial indicator of immunity in critical illness, but studies focusing on long-term outcomes in critically ill patients, particularly surgical patients, are still lacking. We sought to explore the association between week-one ALC and long-term mortality in critically ill surgical patients.

Methods
We used the 2015–2020 critical care database of Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH), a referral hospital in central Taiwan, and the primary outcome was one-year all-cause mortality. We assessed the association between ALC and long-term mortality by measuring hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Furthermore, we used propensity score-matching and -weighting analyses, consisting of propensity score matching (PSM), inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW), and covariate balancing propensity score (CBPS), to validate the association.

Results
A total of 8052 patients were enrolled, with their one-year mortality being 24.2%. Cox regression showed that low ALC was independently associated with mortality (adjHR 1.140, 95% CI 1.091–1.192). Moreover, this association tended to be stronger among younger patients, patients with fewer comorbidities and lower severity. The association between low ALC and mortality in original, PSM, IPTW, and CBPS populations were 1.497 (95% CI 1.320–1.697), 1.391 (95% CI 1.169–1.654), 1.512 (95% CI 1.310–1.744), and 1.511 (95% CI 1.310–1.744), respectively. Additionally, the association appears to be consistent, using distinct cutoff levels to define the low ALC.

Conclusions
We identified that early low ALC was associated with increased one-year mortality in critically ill surgical patients, and prospective studies are warranted to confirm the finding.
A cross-linguistic study of lexical and derived antonymy
Authors: Koptjevskaja-Tamm Maria , Miestamo Matti , Börstell Carl 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Antonymy is the lexical relation of opposition. The nature of the oppositeness may differ – e.g., contradictory (‘true’–‘false’) or gradable (‘tall’–‘short’) – and there may be variation as to the relationship in their formal encoding, whether the antonyms are expressed as distinct lexical forms (e.g., true vs. false) or if one form is derived from the other (e.g., true vs. untrue). We investigate the relationship between the two members of 37 antonym pairs across 55 spoken languages in order to see whether there are patterns in how antonymy is expressed and which of the two antonym members is more likely to be derived from the other. We find great variation in the extent to which languages use derivation (labeled “neg-constructed forms”) as an antonym-formation strategy. However, when we do find a derived form, this tends to target the member of the pair that is either lower in valence (positive vs. negative) or magnitude (more vs. less), in line with our hypotheses. We also find that antonyms that belong to a core set of property concepts are more likely to encode antonyms as distinct lexical forms, whereas peripheral property concepts are relatively more likely to encode the antonyms with derived forms.
The crystal structure of methyl ((4-aminobenzyl)sulfonyl)-d-prolinate, C13H18N2O4S
Authors: Cheng Kuo , Meng Qing-Guo , Wang Bao-Gang , Hou Yun , Song Ya-Bin 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
C13H18N2O4S, orthorhombic, P212121 (no. 19), a = 6.8690(1) Å, b = 12.0694(2) Å, c = 16.6748(3) Å, V = 1382.42(4) Å3, Z = 4, R

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Comparison of electrolytic etching and immersion etching for 304L, 316L and 347 austenitic stainless-steel grades
Authors: Nagar R. , Singh R. , Patil N. , Yadav I. 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
The aim of the work is to prepare and observe the metallographic specimen of 304L, 316L and 347 ASS samples with two different etching techniques. The samples were prepared by cutting, coarse grinding at 80 grit paper followed by fine grinding with 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 grit paper, polishing with diamond paste and kerosene on a velvet cloth. Later the samples were etched in aqua regia by immersion for 1 minute and in oxalic acid for electrolytic etching for 1 minute. The structure was observed at two different magnifications, 100× and 400×, using a light microscope. Electrolytic etching showed better results compared to the immersion technique. The structure was uniformly etched and had uniform light reflection. In addition to the clear structure, other particle phases were clearly visible. The 304L structure was fine grained as compared to 316L and 347 ASS. The structure observed was equiaxed austenite grains, annealed twins and particles.
A Panoramic View of Trust in the Time of Digital Automated Decision Making – Failings of Trust in the Post Office and the Tax Authorities
Authors: Pedersen Esther Oluffa 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
The ongoing Post Office scandal in the UK and the 2021 Child Daycare Benefit Scandal in the Netherlands make up exemplary cases of how digital automation has changed and in fact severely harmed trust relations ranging from trust in oneself over trust in social roles, trust in institutions, trust in technology and general trust. By looking closer at how digital automation in these cases generated ruptures in the lives of ordinary citizens and also affected the involved institutions and society at large I discuss how we may begin to discuss the impact of digitalization on trust in societies. I start with an introduction to the panoramic view of trust, followed by a short description of the two scandals. Based on the exploration of the two cases I take an ex post facto perspective on the dynamic social events as they unfolded in the scandals in order to analyze how the introduction of digital automation tools affected trust relations. I draw attention to some of the most noticeable changes in the four relations of trust, which is trust in institutions, interpersonal trust, trust in oneself and trust in technology.
Pfingstbewegung – ein blinder Fleck und potenzieller Transformationshebel der deutschsprachigen Religionspädagogik
Authors: Simojoki Henrik 
Published: May 2024

Zusammenfassung
Der Beitrag bahnt in vier Schritten einen religionspädagogischen Perspektivenwechsel im Verhältnis zur Pfingstbewegung an. Zunächst führt er die auch im Vergleich mit anderen Feldern der Theologie und Religionsforschung eklatante Vernachlässigung der Pfingstbewegung in der Religionspädagogik vor Augen, um dann den Gründen für diese angesichts der religionspädagogisch seit Jahrzehnten programmatisch beanspruchten Pluralitätsorientierung umso auffälligere Ausblendung nachzugehen. Anschließend wird begründet, warum eine stärkere Fokussierung der Pfingstbewegung in der deutschsprachigen Religionspädagogik an der Zeit ist. Der Beitrag schließt mit grundsätzlichen Überlegungen zu den etablierten Reflexionsformen und Wissensordnungen der deutschsprachigen Religionspädagogik. Denn die verstärkte Hinwendung zur Religionspädagogik bleibt leer, wenn sie nicht mit einer Dekolonisierung der religionspädagogischen Wissensproduktion einhergeht.