bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Urban forests as refuges for resilient species: a new species of Amblysellus Sleesman (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from Central Mexico
Authors: Pinedo-Escatel Jorge Adilson , Blanco-Rodriguez Edith , Aponte-Mejia Olivia Esperanza 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Urban parks within large metropolises hold valuable resources broadly useful for insects and may even harbor previously undiscovered species. Such parks also offer excellent opportunities to engage urban residents in citizen science activities that may not only foster greater appreciation for nature but also lead to new scientific discoveries. An example, reported here, is a new grass feeding leafhopper species of the genus Amblysellus, A. tenochtitlanum sp. n., found through a citizen science workshop in urban forests of Mexico City and its surroundings. The morphology of the new taxon is extensively detailed and illustrated. An updated key to all known species of Amblysellus in Mexico is also provided. Data retrieved from the workshops were used to evaluate the conservation status of the new species and its congeners following IUCN criteria, using museum specimens and published literature. We discuss the importance of involvement between citizen scientists and academia for insect surveys not only to provide educational opportunities but also to yield new data relevant to the conservation of poorly known species.
Green work-life synergy? Exploring pathways from green HRM to organizational environmental performance
Authors: Jerónimo Helena Mateus , Tigre Fernanda Bethlem , Henriques Paulo Lopes , Lourenço Margarida Constantino 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Individuals’ environmental values, attitudes, and behavior are influenced by both personal and professional experiences. This interplay between individuals’ environmental mindset and work and private life is known as the green work-life balance, a concept that is part of the broader field of green HRM (Human Resource Management). The objective of this study is to examine how this interaction influences the relationship between green HRM and organizational environmental performance. To this end, we suggest a serial mediation analysis that, to the best of our knowledge, is a route not previously explored in the literature. Our data comes from 237 employees of a Portuguese consultancy firm that is certified for its pro-environmental practices and initiatives. The findings underscore the vital role of green HRM practices – specifically recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, and rewards – in promoting organizational environmental performance. Furthermore, they also highlight the importance of the serial mediation model as a novel framework for monitoring behavioral changes in employees exposed to green HRM practices, thus boosting long-term environmental performance. While adopting green behavior both at work and in personal life is advantageous, it has a lesser influence on organizational environmental performance compared to the strategic implementation of green HRM practices.
Music in intervention for children with autism: a review of the literature and discussion of implications
Authors: Zhao Luqian , Wang Yafei , Zhang Zheren 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The prevalence of autism, especially in children, calls for professionals to develop more effective therapies for treatment. Music therapy has been used for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) since 1940s, although its treatment effect remains to be discussed. The current review aims to investigate the techniques used by literatures in this domain and to determine the evidence base for music therapy in intervention for children with ASD. After searching relevant database, a total of 217 articles were identified and 17 of them met the review’s inclusion criterion. DSP method is wildly used in music therapy, with various ways to include the musical elements in treatment. In general, music interventions were found to have treatment effect in areas of communication, socialization and behavior of children with ASD. The implications of these findings in terms of the use of music interventions, issues related to generalization and future direction are discussed.
On Lerch’s formula and zeros of the quadrilateral zeta function
Authors: Nakamura Takashi 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Let

$$0 < a \le 1/2$$

0
<
a
≤
1
/
2

and define the quadrilateral zeta function by

$$2Q(s,a):= \zeta (s,a) + \zeta (s,1-a) + \mathrm{{Li}}_s (e^{2\pi ia}) + \mathrm{{Li}}_s(e^{2\pi i(1-a)})$$

2
Q

(
s
,
a
)

:
=
ζ

(
s
,
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)

+
ζ

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,
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+

Li
s

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2
π
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)

+

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(

e

2
π
i
(
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, where

$$\zeta (s,a)$$

ζ
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is the Hurwitz zeta function and

$$\mathrm{{Li}}_s (e^{2\pi ia})$$

Li
s

(

e

2
π
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a

)

is the periodic zeta function. In the present paper, we show that there exists a unique real number

$$a_0 \in (0,1/2)$$

a
0

∈

(
0
,
1
/
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)

such that all real zeros of Q(s, a) are simple and are located only at the negative even integers just like

$$\zeta (s)$$

ζ
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s
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if and only if

$$a_0 < a \le 1/2$$

a
0

<
a
≤
1
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2

. Moreover, we prove that Q(s, a) has infinitely many complex zeros in the region of absolute convergence and the critical strip when

$$a \in {\mathbb {Q}} \cap (0,1/2) \setminus \{1/6, 1/4, 1/3\}$$

a
∈
Q
∩
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0
,
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\
{
1
/
6
,
1
/
4
,
1
/
3
}

. The Lerch formula, Hadamard product formula, Riemann-von Mangoldt formula for Q(s, a) are also shown.
Kinetic modeling of the CaO-based sorption-enhanced water gas shift processing of biomass gasification producer gas
Authors: Castro Jhulimar , Leaver Jonathan , Pang Shusheng 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The transition to sustainable energy has attracted strong interest worldwide in hydrogen production from biomass with integrated CO2 capture. The sorption-enhanced water–gas shift (SEWGS) process presents a promising approach for upgrading the biomass gasification producer gas with efficient carbon capture. In this study, a kinetic-based model for the SEWGS process using a CaO-based sorbent and biomass gasification producer gas as the feeding gas was developed in Aspen Plus. The model was validated against experimental data from the literature using pure CO feed and biomass gasification producer gas. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the impacts of key operating parameters, including carbonation temperature, steam-to-carbon ratio, and sorbent quantity, on the SEWGS process. The results of this study indicate that the optimum carbonation temperature is in the range of 650–700 °C with high reaction rates and high hydrogen yield. Increasing sorbent loading improves the CO2 capture efficiency, while the optimum H2O/CO ratio was found to be 3 with high CO conversion. Under the conditions of carbonation temperature of 650 °C, CaO/(CO + CO2) ratio of 20 and H2O/CO ratio of 3, the H2 concentration of the producer gas increased from 53 to 87 vol%. However, an excessively high H2O/CO ratio negatively impacts CO2 capture efficiency and decreases the H2 concentration.
Pathways and outputs orchestrated in tumor microenvironment cells by hypoxia-induced tumor-derived exosomes in pan-cancer
Authors: Capik Ozel , Karatas Omer Faruk 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Hypoxia is a critical microenvironmental condition that plays a major role in driving tumorigenesis and cancer progression. Increasing evidence has revealed novel functions of hypoxia in intercellular communication. The hypoxia induced tumor derived exosomes (hiTDExs) released in high quantities by tumor cells under hypoxia are packed with unique cargoes that are essential for cancer cells’ interactions within their microenvironment. These hiTDExs facilitate not only immune evasion but also promote cancer cell growth, survival, angiogenesis, EMT, resistance to therapy, and the metastatic spread of the disease. Nevertheless, direct interventions targeting hypoxia signaling in cancer therapy face challenges related to tumor progression and resistance, limiting their clinical effectiveness. Therefore, deepening our understanding of the molecular processes through which hiTDExs remodels tumors and their microenvironment, as well as how tumor cells adjust to hypoxic conditions, remains essential. This knowledge will pave the way for novel approaches in treating hypoxic tumors. In this review, we discuss recent work revealing the hiTDExs mediated interactions between tumor and its microenvironment. We have described key hiTDExs cargos (lncRNA, circRNAs, cytokines, etc.) and their targets in the receipt cells, responsible for various biological effects. Moreover, we emphasized the importance of hiTDExs as versatile elements of cell communication in the tumor microenvironment. Finally, we highlighted the effects of hiTDExs on the molecular changes in target cells by executing molecular cargo transfer between cells and altering signaling pathways. Currently, hiTDExs show promise in the treatment of diseases. Understanding the molecular processes through which hiTDExs influence tumor behavior and their microenvironment, along with how tumor cells adapt to and survive in low-oxygen conditions, remains a central focus in cancer research, paving the way for innovative strategies in treating hypoxic tumors and enhancing immunotherapy.
Molecular detection of mecA gene from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical and environmental samples and its potential inhibition by phytochemicals using in vitro and in silico approach
Authors: Mohammed Mohammed M. , Isa Mustafa Alhaji , Abubakar Mustapha B. , Dikwa Abubakar Sadiq Baba , Kappo Abidemi Paul 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The increasing prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has posed significant challenges in clinical and environmental settings. MRSA's resistance is attributed to the mecA gene, which encodes the penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a), conferring resistance to β-lactam antibiotics. This study aimed to molecularly detect the mecA gene in MRSA isolates from clinical and environmental samples and identify potential inhibitors of PBP2a using in vitro and in silico approaches. A total of 180 samples were collected, isolating 64 Staphylococcus aureus strains, of which 10 (37%) were confirmed as MRSA. Molecular detection confirmed the presence of the mecA gene in these isolates. Phytochemical analysis of Acacia nilotica and Mangifera indica extracts revealed bioactive compounds with antimicrobial properties. In vitro antimicrobial testing showed the plant extracts demonstrated significant inhibitory effects against MRSA, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) ranging from 0 to 6.20 mg/mL. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation analyses identified three compounds (CID_628694, CID_546930, and CID_620007) with strong binding affinities and stable interactions with PBP2a, suggesting their potential as novel inhibitors. These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of phytochemicals in combating MRSA and provide a basis for future experimental validations.
Race realism goes both ways
Authors: DeSalle Rob , Tattersall Ian 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
We examine the philosophy of race from the perspective of the identified problems with such a philosophy – domain problems, deference problems and mismatch problems. Any philosophy of race should consider at least two domains of human endeavor – the social and the natural. In most cases the social domain defers to the natural domain for a biological explanation for race. Some researchers suggest that there is an impasse in the natural domain that keeps the door open for a biological explanation of race. We examine this purported impasse and conclude that there is a complete lack of scientific support for the existence of human races, and that hence the impasse is a mirage. The inference of no biological races is not, however, a non-result. The consequent lack of support for biological races can be acknowledged by social scientists in formulating their social domain-oriented ontology of race.
Coal burst spatio-temporal prediction method based on bidirectional long short-term memory network
Authors: Yang Xu , Liu Yapeng , Cao Anye , Liu Yaoqi , Wang Changbin , Zhao Weiwei , Niu Qiang 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The increasingly severe state of coal burst disaster has emerged as a critical factor constraining coal mine safety production, and it has become a challenging task to enhance the accuracy of coal burst disaster prediction. To address the issue of insufficient exploration of the spatio-temporal characteristic of microseismic data and the challenging selection of the optimal time window size in spatio-temporal prediction, this paper integrates deep learning methods and theory to propose a novel coal burst spatio-temporal prediction method based on Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (Bi-LSTM) network. The method involves three main modules, including microseismic spatio-temporal characteristic indicators construction, temporal prediction model, and spatial prediction model. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed method, engineering application tests are conducted at a high-risk working face in the Ordos mining area of Inner Mongolia, focusing on 13 high-energy microseismic events with energy levels greater than 105 J. In terms of temporal prediction, the analysis indicates that the temporal prediction results consist of 10 strong predictions and 3 medium predictions, and there is no false alarm detected throughout the entire testing period. Moreover, compared to the traditional threshold-based coal burst temporal prediction method, the accuracy of the proposed method is increased by 38.5%. In terms of spatial prediction, the distribution of spatial prediction results for high-energy events comprises 6 strong hazard predictions, 3 medium hazard predictions, and 4 weak hazard predictions.
Open Innovation in Family-Owned Firms
Authors: Peruzzi Valentina 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This paper investigates the impact of family ownership on firms’ adoption of open innovation strategies. Using data from the VIII UniCredit “Survey on small and medium-sized enterprises”, we find that family ownership is positively and significantly associated with the adoption of open innovation models by firms. The propensity to engage in open innovation by family firms is particularly pronounced in firms involved in product innovation and in collaborations with suppliers. The paper also delves into the inherent characteristics of family owners, emphasizing that the positive association between family ownership and open innovation is largely driven by their long-term perspective and relational abilities.
Playing Fast and Loose with Article 31(3)(c) VCLT: Lessons on Systemic Integration from the ITLOS Climate Change Opinion
Authors: Thin Sarah 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Systemic integration as a means of treaty interpretation in international law is receiving increasing attention in both scholarship and jurisprudence. Most recently, it featured prominently in the much-anticipated Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on climate change. This article analyses the Tribunal’s approach to systemic integration under Article 31(3)(c) of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, its potential consequences, and the lessons that may be drawn therefrom. It characterises the Tribunal’s approach as both expansive, in the sense that it stretches to breaking point certain elements of the Vienna Convention rules, and selective, in the sense that it does so exclusively in relation to international environmental law despite calls from participants in the proceedings to engage with international human rights standards. Each of these facets of the Tribunal’s application of Article 31(3)(c) are explored and critiqued in detail. The article concludes with a call for greater clarity and transparency in the application of systemic integration by international courts and tribunals.
Comparable insecticidal efficacy of three locally obtained inert dusts and commercial formulation of diatomaceous earth against adults of bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus [Say], Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)
Authors: Novljan Monica , Bohinc Tanja , Indihar Eva , Batistič Luka , Trdan Stanislav 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
We studied the contact efficacy (surface treatment) of six types of inert dusts in controlling the bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus [Say], Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), including zeolite, quartz sand, Slovenian diatomaceous earth (DE), wood ash of fir trees (Abies alba L.), wood ash of Norway spruce trees (Picea alba L.), and Silicosec®; the latest being a commercial brand of DE. The two concentrations of dust of 10 and 20 g/m2 were tested, in which the dust was used to treat common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as a contact treatment inside a Petri dish. Fifteen adult weevils were introduced into each Petri dish, and the weevil mortality was counted on days 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7. On the 7th day, the surviving weevils were transferred into a new Petri dish filled with beans without the dust treatment, and then the delayed mortality of the weevils was counted on days 8, 9, 10, 11, and 14. A set of experiments consist of nine repetitions, and four sets were made to observe them under four combinations of two storage temperatures (20 and 25 °C) and two storage RH (55 and 75%). The analysis shows that the corrected mortality and delayed mortality were influenced by the day of exposure, dust type, concentration, storage temperature, and RH. The lower concentration of 10 g/m2 was effective enough to control the bean weevil, while the corrected mortalities were higher at 25 °C compared to 20 °C. The efficacy of fir and Norway spruce wood ashes and Slovenian DE was as high as that of SilicoSec®, which can cause 100% weevil mortality after 4 days. Those three types of inert dusts are strongly recommended as a non-chemical material to control bean weevils A. obtectus in common bean storage.
A sensitive genetic screen reveals that BAK1 kinase activity is required for its functions in plant immunity, development and cell death control
Authors: Cui Fuhao , Sun Wei , Xu Guangyuan , Liu Meitong , Zhou Jinggeng , Sun Wenxian 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
To dissect the signaling networks that orchestrate immune gene expression, we developed a sensitive genetic screen using an ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS)-mutagenized population of Arabidopsis transgenic plants. These plants carry an early immune responsive gene FRK1 (flg22-induced receptor-like kinase 1) promoter fused with a luciferase (LUC) reporter. A series of mutants with altered pFRK1::LUC activity were identified and named as Arabidopsis genes governing immune gene expression (aggie). The aggie5 mutant showed reduced pFRK1::LUC induction in response to multiple MAMPs treatments. Moreover, the activation of the endogenous FRK1 gene by MAMPs was also compromised in aggie5. Significantly, the bacterial flagellin epitope flg22-induced MAPK activation, ROS production, and immune-related gene expression were reduced in aggie5. Map-based cloning coupled with next-generation sequencing revealed that aggie5 encodes a kinase-inactive BAK1, which is involved in brassinosteroid responses, innate immunity, and cell death control. Consistently, the aggie5/bak1-16 mutant displayed compromised responses to BR treatment. Furthermore, the aggie5/bak1-16 mutant exhibited seedling lethality when combined with the mutation of its closest homolog BKK1/SERK4. The data suggest that BAK1 kinase activity is required for its multiple functions in plant immunity, development, and cell death control. The isolation and characterization of these Aggie genes will contribute to a better understanding of host immune signaling and provide genetic resources to improve crop resistance.
Kaartdijin Bidi (Learning Journey): Place-based Cultural Regeneration at University
Authors: Wooltorton Sandra , Stephenson Lauren , Ardzejewska Kathie , Collard Len 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Imagine being in a university that functions in a place-based culturally regenerative way. In this concept paper, the authors bring together theory, practice, and experience, in the service of transforming universities towards place-based cultural regeneration. At present, Australian universities operate using an economic philosophy of neoliberal corporatism characterised by hierarchical management strategies, competitive tendencies, patriarchal values, and discourse characterised by bifurcation or binary thinking. These features illustrate a worldview that is entangled with the meta crises of our times such as climate change, species loss, hatred/intolerance, and unfathomable violence. The authors consider ways of moving towards a place-based, Indigenous-informed, practical, relational way of learning, being and knowing differently. The paper tentatively assembles a local, place-based culturally regenerative worldview based on living, vibrant, responsive places that embrace people who collaborate with Country – in the Indigenous sense of deep relationality. Within this worldview, the authors propose collaborative ways of governing, teaching, learning, and leading that is necessary for place-based cultural regeneration. In conclusion, the authors outline a pathway towards universities as places of regenerative cultures, which prioritise the nurturing of learning to live and work beyond the current societal paralysis on the road to collapse.
Gender Equality in World Athletics: Transnational Norm Development by Private International Organizations
Authors: Krech Michele 
Published: February 2025

AbstractThis Article examines how World Athletics, a private regulatory body, has shaped the legal norm of gender equality. Focusing on three landmark legal challenges to World Athletics’ regulation of gender, this Article shows how the organization has constructed the meaning of gender equality as it has pursued global, monopolistic, and autonomous authority. World Athletics has retrofitted this norm to align with its longstanding regulatory practices by essentializing women, coopting rivalrous actors, and depoliticizing sex. In doing so, the organization has repeatedly construed and constrained the meaning of gender equality to bolster its private regulatory authority.
Implied Terms In Treaties
Authors: Miles Cameron 
Published: February 2025

AbstractCan treaty terms be implied? And, if so, what does that mean? This Article draws on concepts from the branch of linguistics known as pragmatics to analyze how the rules on treaty interpretation allow, in exceptional cases, for the identification of implied terms in otherwise express treaty texts. Its key insight is that implied terms fit within the framework of Articles 31 and 32 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and are derived from the associated interpretation of express terms. They cannot be derived from a separate process—and indeed such a separate process is not possible under the positive law.