bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Surface movement detection and stability evaluation of a loose fine‐grained soil slope during reservoir operation: A case study in NE reservoir
Authors: Yin Penghai , Guo Tao , Guo Dahai , Jiang Long , Yu Shu 
Published: March 2024

AbstractLandslide in reservoirs imposes challenges to reservoir operation and dam safety management practices. The understanding of the landside mechanism during reservoir operation is crucial to landslide‐related risk migration. During the reservoir operation from 2018 to 2021, a massive landslide occurred with over 107 m3 in total volume on the bank of the NE reservoir. The surface movement characteristics before and after the occurrence of landslides in the NE reservoir in the region scale were detected and interpreted by Sentinel‐2 time series images. Experimental studies were conducted to investigate the geotechnical properties of the fine‐grained soil. The slope stability was evaluated for a typical slope profile considering the rising water level using the extended Bishop's simplified method, which was implemented in the code STAB‐UNSAT. It can be found that the landslide in the fine‐grained soil occurred simultaneously when the water level rose. The cumulative area of soil slope failure on the left bank of the NE reservoir increased continuously during the reservoir operation from 2018 to 2020, especially had a remarkable increment from August to October in 2019. The extended Bishop's simplified method provides a more rational method to evaluate the soil slope stability. The slope failure mechanism of the studied soil, that is, collapse–erosion–slide upon the rising reservoir water has been proposed.
Surface Modification of NiO‐Al2O3 Nanocomposites using Stearic Acid as a Modifier and their Applications in Self‐cleaning and Removal of Dyes
Authors: Narwal Monika , Jeevanandam Pethaiyan 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIn the present study, a quick surface modification method has been developed for the modification NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites using stearic acid (SA). The surface modification of NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites with stearic acid was confirmed by various analytical techniques (FT‐IR spectroscopy, thermal gravimetry (TG), carbon and hydrogen (CH) and XPS). There is no change in XRD patterns, and FE‐SEM and TEM images of NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites after modification with SA. FT‐IR analysis of SA modified NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites shows characteristic IR bands of carboxylate group. TG and CH analyses also confirm the presence of SA in the NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites. XPS analysis of SA modified NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites shows the presence of carbon atoms of stearic acid. The SA modified NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites show water contact angle greater than 90° which suggests their hydrophobic nature. The SA modified NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites were explored for self‐cleaning and also as adsorbent for the removal of crystal violet and rhodamine B dyes from aqueous solutions. The SA modified NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites remove the dyes within 30 minutes. The effect of various adsorption parameters (adsorbent dosage, contact time, pH, and temperature) was investigated to understand the optimum adsorption conditions. The SA modified NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites show better self‐cleaning property as compared to unmodified NiO‐Al2O3 nanocomposites.
Oesophageal plasmacytoma in a dog: Outcome following surgical excision guided by computed tomographic features and oesophagoscopy biopsy findings
Authors: Wood Sean , Milne Jessica , Pearson Tim , Doyle Claire 
Published: March 2024

AbstractA 10‐year‐old, female, spayed golden retriever crossbreed dog was referred for persistent vomiting and hypersalivation after eating. Thoracic radiographs showed a small, circular soft tissue opacityin the region of the mid‐caudal thoracic oesophagus An intraluminal, pedunculated mid‐caudal thoracic oesophageal mass was identified on subsequent computed tomography of the thorax. Oesophagoscopy guided endoscopic biopsies were consistent with a plasmacytoma, a neoplasm rarely diagnosed in the canine oesophagus. Thoracotomy via a rib pivot method, longitudinal oesophagotomy and partial longitudinal oesophagectomy were performed with successful mass excision. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of plasmacytoma excised with complete surgical margins, and the dog's clinical signs resolved. Repeat computed tomography and oesophagoscopy 7 months following surgical excision showed no recurrence, and the dog remained clinically well.
Ultrasound‐guided vacuum‐assisted excision for idiopathic granulomatous mastitis at the abscess stage
Authors: Wan Hangyu , Zhang Haiyan , Yu Shaolan , Wang Yan , Yang Feng , Luo Jing 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundIdiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare inflammatory disease of the breast with clinical features that are often confused with those of breast cancer leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness and cosmetic results of drainage surgery using ultrasound‐guided vacuum‐assisted excision (VAE) for the treatment of IGM at the abscess stage.MethodsThe time of recovery, cases of further surgical intervention, and cosmetic results were retrospectively collected and analyzed from patients who underwent drainage with VAE or conventional drainage between October 2017 and August 2021.ResultsA total of 65 patients diagnosed with IGM at the abscess stage who underwent drainage surgery with VAE or conventional drainage surgery were enrolled. Overall, 38 (58.5%) underwent conventional drainage surgery and 27 (41.5%) underwent drainage with VAE. We found that patients who underwent VAE recovered much faster than those who underwent traditional drainage surgery (30.1 vs. 48.0 days). Nine (33.3%) patients in the VAE group required further surgical intervention after drainage, whereas 33 (86.8%) patients in the control group underwent another surgery to resect residual lesions. Additionally, patients in the VAE group were more satisfied with the breast appearance, mainly due to less influence of the scars and better symmetry of their breasts.ConclusionCompared with conventional drainage surgery, drainage surgery using VAE for IGM patients at the abscess stage improved therapeutic and cosmetic outcomes. Furthermore, postoperative management of IGM is crucial.
Sex identification of birds in Taipei Zoo
Authors: Liu Cheng‐Wei , Hou Hsuan‐Yi , Hsieh Hsin‐I , Jang‐Liaw Nian‐Hong 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAs a conservation and breeding institution for birds, Taipei Zoo plays an important role in restoring endangered species. As approximately half of all bird species are monomorphic, precisely confirming the sex of individuals is critical for the management of ex‐situ conservation breeding populations, as well as for understanding the sex ratio of those in the wild. Generally, PCR is used more reliably for sex determination versus traditional methods such as plumage, behavior or hormone levels. Nevertheless, the various primer sets and annealing temperatures vary between species, and so inaccurate sexing can occasionally happen due to inadequate PCR conditions. To reduce the probability of misidentification, and to establish a PCR condition database for sex determination across the diverse range of avian taxa, we tested multiple primer sets and annealing temperatures for amplification of the bird sex‐specific gene fragments (CHD1) for each captive or rescued avian species held at Taipei Zoo since 2014. A total of 162 species across 22 orders were tested using one or two primer sets. One hundred and fifty‐five species were successfully sexed by the primer set 2550F/2718R and the success rate of sex typing reached over 90% of species tested in each order. Most species have suitable PCR annealing temperatures between 45°C and 55°C, and the species in the same avian taxa showed similar results in temperature. This indicates that it is possible to select the annealing temperature of other species in the same family when the species had not been tested before. We expect this study will improve the success rate of identifying sex by using applicable PCR conditions and reduce the time for searching references every time before attempts to PCR sex birds.
Entanglement phase transition in holographic pseudo entropy
Authors: Kanda Hiroki , Kawamoto Taishi , Suzuki Yu-ki , Takayanagi Tadashi , Tasuki Kenya , Wei Zixia 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
In this paper, we present holographic descriptions of entanglement phase transition using AdS/BCFT. First, we analytically calculate the holographic pseudo entropy in the AdS/BCFT model with a brane localized scalar field and show the entanglement phase transition behavior where the time evolution of entropy changes from the linear growth to the trivial one via a critical logarithmic evolution. In this model, the imaginary valued scalar field localized on the brane controls the phase transition, which is analogous to the amount of projections in the measurement induced phase transition. Next, we study the AdS/BCFT model with a brane localized gauge field, where the phase transition looks different in that there is no logarithmically evolving critical point. Finally, we discuss a bulk analog of the above model by considering a double Wick rotation of the Janus solution. We compute the holographic pseudo entropy in this model and show that the entropy grows logarithmically.
Thermo-electric transport of dyonic Gubser-Rocha black holes
Authors: Ge Xian-Hui , Xu Zhaojie 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
We study the thermo-electric transport coefficients of an extended version of the Gubser-Rocha model. After reviewing the two relaxation time model from holography and studying the effect of the magnetic field on thermo-electric transports from hydrodynamic theory, we present a new dilatonic dyonic asymptotically AdS black hole solution. Notice that S-duality plays an important role in finding the analytic solution with the magnetic field. Using the AdS/CMT dictionary, we analyze the electric and thermo-electric transport properties of the dual field theory. The resistivity and the Hall angle are both linear in T for fixed k/μ and B/μ2 for low temperatures. For fixed k/T and μ/T, the electric transport coefficients are strange metallic. The magnetoresistance is approximately quadratic in B for various choices of parametrizations. The Nernst signal is a bell-shaped function in terms of the magnetic field even when the momentum relaxation is strong.
Discriminating Majorana and Dirac heavy neutrinos at lepton colliders
Authors: Mękała Krzysztof , Reuter Jürgen , Żarnecki Aleksander Filip 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
In this paper we investigate how well the nature of heavy neutral leptons can be determined at a future lepton collider, after its potential discovery. Considered in a simplified model are prompt decays of the neutrino in the mass range from 100 GeV to 10 TeV. We study event selection and application of multivariate analyses to determine whether such a newly discovered particle is of the Dirac or Majorana nature. Combining lepton charge and kinematic event variables, we find that the nature of a heavy neutrino, whether it is a Dirac or a Majorana particle, can be determined at 95% C.L. almost in the whole discovery range. We will briefly speculate about other than the studied channels and the robustness of this statement in more general models of heavy neutral leptons, particularly on the complementarity of high-energy electron-positron vs. muon colliders on resolving the flavor structure of heavy neutrinos.
High-content method for mechanosignaling studies using IsoStretcher technology and quantitative Ca2+ imaging applied to Piezo1 in cardiac HL-1 cells
Authors: Merten Anna-Lena , Schöler Ulrike , Guo Yang , Linsenmeier Fabian , Martinac Boris , Friedrich Oliver , Schürmann Sebastian 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe importance of mechanosensory transduction pathways in cellular signalling has prominently come to focus in the last decade with the discovery of the Piezo ion channel family. Mechanosignaling involving Piezo1 ion channels in the function of the heart and cardiovascular system has only recently been identified to have implications for cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, in particular for heart failure (i.e., hypertrophy or dilative cardiomyopathy). These results have emphasized the need for higher throughput methods to study single-cell cardiovascular mechanobiology with the aim of identifying new targets for therapeutic interventions and stimulating the development of new pharmacological agents. Here, we present a novel method to assess mechanosignaling in adherent cardiac cells (murine HL-1 cell line) using a combination of isotropic cell stretch application and simultaneous Ca2+ fluorescence readout with quantitative analysis. The procedure implements our IsoStretcher technology in conjunction with a single-cell- and population-based analysis of Ca2+ signalling by means of automated image registration, cell segmentation and analysis, followed by automated classification of single-cell responses. The method is particularly valuable for assessing the heterogeneity of populations with distinct cellular responses to mechanical stimulation and provides more user-independent unbiased drug response classifications.
$${{\,\textrm{SO}\,}}(3)$$-Homogeneous Decomposition of the Flag Scheme of $${{\,\textrm{SL}\,}}_3$$ over $$\mathbb {Z}\left[ 1/2\right] $$
Authors: Hayashi Takuma 
Published: March 2024

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Adversarial robustness improvement for deep neural networks
Authors: Eleftheriadis Charis , Symeonidis Andreas , Katsaros Panagiotis 
Published: March 2024

AbstractDeep neural networks (DNNs) are key components for the implementation of autonomy in systems that operate in highly complex and unpredictable environments (self-driving cars, smart traffic systems, smart manufacturing, etc.). It is well known that DNNs are vulnerable to adversarial examples, i.e. minimal and usually imperceptible perturbations, applied to their inputs, leading to false predictions. This threat poses critical challenges, especially when DNNs are deployed in safety or security-critical systems, and renders as urgent the need for defences that can improve the trustworthiness of DNN functions. Adversarial training has proven effective in improving the robustness of DNNs against a wide range of adversarial perturbations. However, a general framework for adversarial defences is needed that will extend beyond a single-dimensional assessment of robustness improvement; it is essential to consider simultaneously several distance metrics and adversarial attack strategies. Using such an approach we report the results from extensive experimentation on adversarial defence methods that could improve DNNs resilience to adversarial threats. We wrap up by introducing a general adversarial training methodology, which, according to our experimental results, opens prospects for an holistic defence against a range of diverse types of adversarial perturbations.
White mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seeds: the role of oven and microwave roasting on their bioactive components, antioxidant potential, fatty acids and mineral contents
Authors: Özcan Mehmet Musa , Uslu Nurhan , Yalım Nazlı , Kandil Merve , Namalan Zeynep , Atasoy Zehra Beyza 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
The oil amounts of raw and roasted mustard seeds were reported between 12.05 (control) and 16.30% (oven). Total phenolic and flavonoid amounts of untreated (control) and roasted mustard seeds were recorded to be between 473.90 (control) and 569.96 mgGAE/100 g (oven) to 345.48 (control) and 479.76 mg/100 g (microwave), respectively. Antioxidant capacity results of untreated and roasted mustard seeds were determined to be between 6.71 (oven) and 6.97 mmol/kg (control). Total phenolic and flavonoid amounts of oven-roasted seeds were higher than those of control and microwave-roasted seeds. L* values of mustard seeds varied between 35.04 and 65.52. Heat treatment caused a decrease in L* values. The lowest L* value was observed in the sample dried in conventional oven. The quantitative values of gallic and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acids of mustard seeds were recorded to be between 8.47 (control) and 117.31 mg/100 g (microwave) to 2.16 (control) and 11.79 mg/100 g (microwave), respectively. Erucic acid values of the oils extracted from raw and roasted mustard seeds were reported between 41.38 (control) and 42.81% (microwave). Oleic and linoleic acid amounts of mustard oils differed between 26.06 (microwave) and 26.90% (control) and between 13.08 (oven) and 13.98% (control), respectively. The oven roasting system had the most effect on the element and protein contents of the seeds, followed by the microwave in decreasing order. As with the bioactive components of the seeds, the amounts of phenolic constituents of roasted mustard seeds increased significantly compared to the control.

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Taking time to compose thoughts with prefrontal schemata
Authors: Ryom Kwang Il , Basu Anindita , Stendardi Debora , Ciaramelli Elisa , Treves Alessandro 
Published: March 2024

AbstractUnder what conditions can prefrontal cortex direct the composition of brain states, to generate coherent streams of thoughts? Using a simplified Potts model of cortical dynamics, crudely differentiated into two halves, we show that once activity levels are regulated, so as to disambiguate a single temporal sequence, whether the contents of the sequence are mainly determined by the frontal or by the posterior half, or by neither, depends on statistical parameters that describe its microcircuits. The frontal cortex tends to lead if it has more local attractors, longer lasting and stronger ones, in order of increasing importance. Its guidance is particularly effective to the extent that posterior cortices do not tend to transition from state to state on their own. The result may be related to prefrontal cortex enforcing its temporally-oriented schemata driving coherent sequences of brain states, unlike the atemporal “context” contributed by the hippocampus. Modelling a mild prefrontal (vs. posterior) lesion offers an account of mind-wandering and event construction deficits observed in prefrontal patients.
The TRICK-TIP Rhinoplasty: Tip of the Nose Preservation Using the Combined Synergy of Open and Closed Approaches
Authors: Villegas-Alzate Francisco 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Background
This study introduces and assesses the outcomes of a novel rhinoplasty technique, TRICK-TIP (Transcolumellar and Inter Cartilaginous Keystoning with Tip preservation), employing a combined open and closed approach with tip anatomy conservation and structured tip support.

Methods
The procedure involves a low stairstep columellar sectioning, followed by transmembranous and intercartilaginous incisions without skin dissection in the columella or tip. Elevating the entire mobile nose as a three-layered flap provides extensive access to the entire nasal pyramid and septum. Tip modifications, including retrograde cephalic cartilage resection and supratip skin thinning, are performed based on individual cases. A key columellar strut is frequently used, initially sutured in the interdomal space and then turned down for height adjustment and final fixation. Interdomal sutures, supratip sutures, and alar resection are implemented as needed.

Results
One hundred twenty patients participated, with high satisfaction and a low frequency of adverse effects reported using four FACE-Q™ questionnaires. One hundred and two independent raters evaluated pre and postoperative photographs, scoring “overall nose result” as 3.6 out of 5, with minimal or absent nostril deformities (1.84), soft triangle deformities (1.73), and columellar external scar deformity/visibility (1.35) where 1 is the absence of the deformity and 5 is disfigurement. Complications were absent, and revisions were infrequent.

Conclusions
The combined benefits of the wide-open approach, shortened surgery duration, and nasal tip preservation contribute to outcome optimization. TRICK-TIP rhinoplasty is characterized by simplicity, enabling targeted modifications, preventing soft triangle and rim complications, and facilitating essential tip support while maintaining favorable results.
Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266.
Percutaneous Image-Guided Cryoablation of Endophytic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Authors: Jensen Christian Greve , Dybdahl Marco , Valtersson John , Mussmann Bo Redder , Duus Louise Aarup , Junker Theresa , Pietersen Pia Iben , Lund Lars , Welch Brian T. , Graumann Ole 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Endophytic renal cancer treatment is a challenge. Due to difficulties in endophytic tumor visualization during surgical extirpation, image-guided percutaneous cryoablation (PCA) is an attractive alternative. The minimally invasive nature of PCA makes it favorable for comorbid patients as well as patients in which surgery is contraindicated. Oncological outcomes and complications after PCA of endophytic biopsy-proven renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were reviewed in this study.

Materials and Methods
Patients were included after a multidisciplinary team conference from January 2015 to November 2021. Inclusion criteria were endophytic biopsy-proven T1 RCC treated with PCA with one year of follow-up. Complications were reported according to the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) classification system and the Clavien-Dindo classification (CDC) system. Major complications were defined as a grade ≥ 3 according to the CDC.

Results
Fifty-six patients were included with a total of 56 endophytic tumors treated during 61 PCA sessions. The median RENAL nephrometry score was 9 (IQR 2), and the mean tumor size was 25.7 mm (SD ± 8.9 mm). Mean hospitalization time was 0.39 (SD ± 1.1) days. At a mean follow-up of 996 days (SD ± 559), 86% of tumors were recurrence free after one PCA. No patients progressed to metastatic disease. According to the CIRSE classification, 10.7% (n = 6) had grade 3 complications, and 5.4% (n = 3) had CDC major complications.

Conclusion
This study demonstrates that PCA of endophytic biopsy-proven T1 RCC is safe with few major complications and excellent local tumor control rates at almost three-year mean follow-up.

Level of Evidence 3
Retrospective cohort study.

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