bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Lateral river erosion impacts the preservation of Neolithic enclosures in alluvial plains
Authors: Grimaud Jean-Louis , Gouge Patrick , Huyghe Damien , Petit Christophe , Lestel Laurence , Eschbach David , Lemay Martin , Catry Jean , Quaisse Ibtissem , Imperor Amélie , Szewczyk Léo , Mordant Daniel 
Published: October 2023

AbstractSituating prehistoric sites in their past environment helps us to understand their functionality and the organization of early sedentary human societies. However, this is a challenge as the natural environment constantly evolves through time and erases these constructions, especially along riverbanks, thus biasing the archaeological record. This study introduces a reassessment of the paleo-landscape evolution around the Neolithic enclosures at the Noyen-sur-Seine site based on new field observations as well as the synthesis of (un)published and new radiocarbon dating. Contrary to the initial hypothesis, our results show that the Noyen enclosures were not built along a Neolithic Seine River: the nearby channels were active in the Middle Age and Early Modern periods. Therefore, the results show that the enclosures were originally much larger: only a fraction that survived river erosion (lateral migration rates up to 2–3 m yr−1estimated during the nineteenth century) has been preserved. Instead, an abandoned Mesolithic Seine River served as a natural delimitation of the SE part of the Neolithic enclosures. These results indicate that Neolithic enclosures in alluvial settings are often only partly preserved and that societies from that period lived farther away from active rivers than originally thought, where they were protected from floods.
Transcriptomic landscape of the interaction between the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and its tolerant host Tribolium castaneum revealed by dual RNA-seq
Authors: Mannino María Constanza , Davyt-Colo Belén , Huarte-Bonnet Carla , Diambra Luis , Pedrini Nicolás 
Published: October 2023

AbstractEntomopathogenic fungi such as Beauveria bassiana are the only insect pathogens able to start the infection process by penetrating through the host cuticle. However, some insects try to avoid fungal infection by embedding their cuticle with antifungal compounds. This is the case of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum, which generates economical loss of great significance in stored product environments worldwide. In this study, T. castaneum adults were fed during different time periods (from 3 to 72 h) on B. bassiana conidia-covered corn kernels. The progression of fungal infection was monitored using the dual RNA-seq technique to reconstruct the temporal transcriptomic profile and to perform gene enrichment analyses in both interacting organisms. After mapping the total reads with the B. bassiana genome, 904 genes were identified during this process. The more expressed fungal genes were related to carbon catabolite repression, cation binding, peptidase inhibition, redox processes, and stress response. Several immune-related genes from Toll, IMD, and JNK pathways, as well as genes related to chitin modification, were found to be differentially expressed in fungus-exposed T. castaneum. This study represents the first dual transcriptomic approach to help understand the interaction between the entomopathogenic fungus B. bassiana and its tolerant host T. castaneum.
Metabolomics and machine learning technique revealed that germination enhances the multi-nutritional properties of pigmented rice
Authors: Tiozon Rhowell Jr. N. , Sreenivasulu Nese , Alseekh Saleh , Sartagoda Kristel June D. , Usadel Björn , Fernie Alisdair R. 
Published: October 2023

AbstractEnhancing the dietary properties of rice is crucial to contribute to alleviating hidden hunger and non-communicable diseases in rice-consuming countries. Germination is a bioprocessing approach to increase the bioavailability of nutrients in rice. However, there is a scarce information on how germination impacts the overall nutritional profile of pigmented rice sprouts (PRS). Herein, we demonstrated that germination resulted to increase levels of certain dietary compounds, such as free phenolics and micronutrients (Ca, Na, Fe, Zn, riboflavin, and biotin). Metabolomic analysis revealed the preferential accumulation of dipeptides, GABA, and flavonoids in the germination process. Genome-wide association studies of the PRS suggested the activation of specific genes such as CHS1 and UGT genes responsible for increasing certain flavonoid compounds. Haplotype analyses showed a significant difference (P < 0.05) between alleles associated with these genes. Genetic markers associated with these flavonoids were incorporated into the random forest model, improving the accuracy of prediction of multi-nutritional properties from 89.7% to 97.7%. Deploying this knowledge to breed rice with multi-nutritional properties will be timely to address double burden nutritional challenges.
Face-directed assembly of tailored isoreticular MOFs using centring structure-directing agents
Authors: Barsukova Marina , Sapianik Aleksandr , Guillerm Vincent , Shkurenko Aleksander , Shaikh Aslam C. , Parvatkar Prakash , Bhatt Prashant M. , Bonneau Mickaele , Alhaji Abdulhadi , Shekhah Osama , Balestra Salvador R. G. , Semino Rocio , Maurin Guillaume , Eddaoudi Mohamed 
Published: October 2023

AbstractBuilding blocks with low connectivity and no embedded directionality are prone to polymorphism, as demonstrated by the diversity of 4-connected zeolitic nets (>250). As a result, their deployment for design in reticular and isoreticular chemistries remains a challenge. However, the ability to control geometrical peculiarities offers potential to deviate from the assembly of default structures. Here we report the face-directed assembly of >20 isoreticular zeolite-like metal–organic frameworks (ZMOFs) by using polytopic expanding and tightening centring structure-directing agents (cSDAs). The cSDAs are selected with the appropriate geometrical coding information to alter and control the orientation of adjacent supermolecular building blocks. The ZMOFs have an underlying sodalite (sod) topology that is remarkably suited for the rational assembly of multinary materials. In addition to a variety of metal cations (In, Fe, Co and Ni), a diverse range of cSDAs (di-, tri-, tetra-, hexa-, pyridyl or imidazole) are used and combined. Our approach enables isoreticular possibilities at both extremities of the porous materials spectrum: In-sod-ZMOF-102 exhibits small pore aperture suitable for efficient separation, while Fe-sod-ZMOF-320 with 48-Å-wide mesopores exhibits high hydrogen uptake, methane storage working capacity and a high gravimetric working capacity for oxygen.
Impact of Discourse Type and Elicitation Task on Language Sampling Outcomes
Authors: Spencer Trina D. , Tolentino Trina J. , Foster Matthew E. 
Published: October 2023

Purpose:
Language sampling is a critical component of language assessments. However, there are many ways to elicit language samples that likely impact the results. The purpose of this study was to examine how different discourse types and elicitation tasks affect various language sampling outcomes.

Method:

A diverse group of K–3 students (
N
= 1,037) contributed eight spoken language samples in four elicitation conditions: (a) expository generation, (b) expository retell, (c) narrative generation, and (d) narrative retell. Samples were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded for number of total words, number of different words, mean length of utterance in words (MLUW), and number of clauses per communication unit (i.e., Subordination Index [SI]).

Results:
Narrative retell and expository generation conditions yielded the largest samples with the greatest lexical diversity when compared to narrative generation and expository retell. MLUW was higher in expository conditions, but mean SI was higher in narrative conditions. For both measures of syntax, narrative retell and expository generation yielded the highest mean scores. For each outcome, there were expected increases corresponding to grades; however, the differences faded between second and third grade.

Conclusion:
As a component of language assessments, clinicians' selection of language sampling procedures will impact the sample length, lexical diversity, utterance length, and syntactical complexity of the samples.

Supplemental Material:

https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.24185649
Recent Advancements in Typical Friedel–Crafts Alkylation Reactions Focused on Targeting Arene Nucleophiles
Authors: Hazra Chinmoy K. , Singh Sanjay 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis review delves into recent advances and significant breakthroughs in the field of the catalytic Friedel–Crafts alkylation of targeted arenes or heteroarenes. Though a few earlier literatures are referenced, the main emphasis of this review focuses on the literature mainly published between 2015 and March 2023.1	Introduction2	History and Background3	Alcohols as Alkylating Agents4	Aldehydes and Ketones as Alkylating Agents5	Alkyl Fluorides as Alkylating Agents6	Epoxides as Alkylating Agents7	Cyclopropanes as Alkylating Agents8	Conclusion and Outlook
Designing a boron nitride polyethylene composite for shielding neutrons
Authors: Vira A. D. , Mone E. M. , Ryan E. A. , Connolly P. T. , Smith K. , Roecker C. D. , Mesick K. E. , Orlando T. M. , Jiang Z. , First P. N. 
Published: October 2023

Neutrons are encountered in many different fields, including condensed matter physics, space exploration, nuclear power, and healthcare. Neutrons interacting with a biological target produce secondary charged particles that are damaging to human health. The most effective way to shield neutrons is to slow them to thermal energies and then capture the thermalized neutrons. These factors lead us to consider potential materials solutions for neutron shields that maximize the protection of humans while minimizing the shield mass and adapt well to modern additive manufacturing techniques. Using hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as a capture medium and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as a thermalization medium, we aim to design the optimal internal structure of h10BN/HDPE composites by minimizing the effective dose, which is a measure of the estimated radiation damage exposure for a human. Through Monte Carlo simulations in Geant4, we find that the optimal structure reduces the effective dose up to a factor of 72 over aluminum (Al) and up to a factor of 4 over HDPE; this is a significant improvement in shielding effectiveness that could dramatically reduce the radiation exposure of occupational workers.
Luminescence and mechanoluminescence of Ba4Si6O16:Eu2+, RE phosphors
Authors: Duval Alexis , Suffren Yan , Benabdesselam Mourad , Houizot Patrick , Rouxel Tanguy 
Published: October 2023

The luminescence properties of green Ba4Si6O16:Eu2+, rare-earths (RE) (RE = Sc, Y, La and Lu except Pm) phosphors are reported. Their long-lasting phosphorescence is discussed in view of trap depths and concentrations determined from thermally stimulated luminescence experiments. A second emission band centered at 439 nm was evidenced at low temperatures, which stems from the substitution of Eu2+ in the two non-equivalent Ba2+ sites of Ba4Si6O16. The mechanoluminescence properties of Ba4Si6O16:Eu2+, RE phosphors are described, and a new mechanoluminescence mechanism is proposed, in the case where RE = Ho3+, involving a trap distribution from 0.694 to 0.924 eV. Mechanical loading (post UV irradiation) induces a decrease in depth of the trap distribution, leading to an increase of the luminescence intensity, whereas a drop of the luminescence intensity is observed upon unloading, following the faster release of the charge carriers.
Ab initio quantum scattering calculations and a new potential energy surface for the HCl(X1Σ+)–O2(X3Σg−) system: Collision-induced line shape parameters for O2-perturbed R(0) 0–0 line in H35Cl
Authors: Olejnik Artur , Jóźwiak Hubert , Gancewski Maciej , Quintas-Sánchez Ernesto , Dawes Richard , Wcisło Piotr 
Published: October 2023

The remote sensing of abundance and properties of HCl—the main atmospheric reservoir of Cl atoms that directly participate in ozone depletion—is important for monitoring the partitioning of chlorine between “ozone-depleting” and “reservoir” species. Such remote studies require knowledge of the shapes of molecular resonances of HCl, which are perturbed by collisions with the molecules of the surrounding air. In this work, we report the first fully quantum calculations of collisional perturbations of the shape of a pure rotational line in H35Cl perturbed by an air-relevant molecule [as the first model system we choose the R(0) line in HCl perturbed by O2]. The calculations are performed on our new highly accurate HCl(X1Σ+)–O2(X3Σg−) potential energy surface. In addition to pressure broadening and shift, we also determine their speed dependencies and the complex Dicke parameter. This gives important input to the community discussion on the physical meaning of the complex Dicke parameter and its relevance for atmospheric spectra (previously, the complex Dicke parameter for such systems was mainly determined from phenomenological fits to experimental spectra and the physical meaning of its value in that context is questionable). We also calculate the temperature dependence of the line shape parameters and obtain agreement with the available experimental data. We estimate the total combined uncertainties of our calculations at 2% relative root-mean-square error in the simulated line shape at 296 K. This result constitutes an important step toward computational population of spectroscopic databases with accurate ab initio line shape parameters for molecular systems of terrestrial atmospheric importance.
What can the stories of a frog tell us about motion event description in Gulf Pidgin Arabic?
Authors: Louhichi Imed 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Motion event description has received little attention in contact linguistics as compared to other branches of
linguistics. To address this gap, I provide an overview of the grammatical and lexical resources for the encoding of motion events
in Gulf Pidgin Arabic (GPA). 10 GPA speakers narrated the story of a boy, his dog, and his missing pet frog. The results revealed:
(a) the participants used a relatively large number of path verbs and a comprehensive number of spatial particles; (b) they showed
an overwhelming aversion to the description of manner in boundary-crossing and caused motion situations; and (c) they engineered
coercive constructions to deal with semantically complex situations. Taken together, the linguistic evidence suggests GPA is
developing into a verb-framed language type. This study adds a significant methodological and empirical weight to the existing
literature and has the potential to encourage intra- and inter-disciplinary comparative work on motion event description.
A heat-triggered triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered wireless fire alarm
Authors: Lin Xiaobo , Su Kangyu , Yang Lanxin , Xing Chenyang , Peng Zhengchun , Meng Bo 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Power supply is playing an increasingly important role in the rapidly developing era of the Internet of Things. Achieving a sustainable and clean power supply for electronic devices is an urgent and challenging task. In this study, we present a heat-triggered triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and develop a self-powered fire alarm system to achieve an early warning without an external power supply. A TENG comprises a gear system that can utilize the elastic potential energy of a spring. A wax block was used as a heat trigger. When melted at high temperatures, the TENG will be triggered to work and generate considerable electric energy. Within a single operation cycle of approximately 6 s, a 22 μF capacitor can be charged up to 3.7 V. Such electrical energy is sufficient to drive a wireless transmission module through an automatic switching circuit. Overall, this study provides a feasible approach for a self-powered wireless warning system in power-shortage areas.
Unidirectional reflectionless propagation in borophene plasmonic metamaterials
Authors: Li Xin , Li Ze-tong , Wang Ling-ling , Lin Qi 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
We propose a nonreciprocal borophene metamaterial consisting of a longitudinally separated array of double-layer borophene nanoribbons (BNRs) suspended in the air, exhibiting the unidirectional reflectionless properties at exceptional points (EPs) in the near-infrared communication band. Based on the coupled mode theory and the transfer matrix method, the transmission characteristics of light in the proposed structure can be effectively described. The internal loss and radioactive loss factors of the plasmonic system are successfully calculated by employing the theoretical model we proposed. Thus we conduct the analytical description of the unidirectional reflectionless phenomenon between two borophene plasmonic resonators, where the analytical results show excellent consistency with the finite-difference time-domain simulations. Different from the waveguide structure, the proposed structure has better adjustability that the regulation of EPs can be dynamically achieved by manipulating carrier density and the spatial separation between double-layer of BNRs. Our research results possess the possibility for promising application in tunable nanoelectronic devices in the communication band.
Single-crystalline LiNbO3 integrated onto Si-based substrates via Ar plasma-activated low-temperature direct bonding
Authors: Huang Rui , Tang Mingzhi , Kan Wanyu , Xu Hao , Wu Kai , Wang Zhiyong , Li Hui 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Lithium niobate (LiNbO3) crystals are multifunctional materials with excellent performance and are widely used in integrated optical devices. In this study, 4-inch LiNbO3/Si and LiNbO3/SiO2/Si bonded pairs were obtained by optimizing Ar plasma activation. After pre-bonding was completed, a slicer was used to cut the LiNbO3/Si and LiNbO3/SiO2/Si pairs into 10 × 10 mm2 squares, respectively. The optimal annealing temperature was determined through multiple annealing experiments. Scanning acoustic microscopy was used to confirm the high bonding rates of the two bonding pairs. Based on hydrophilic experiments and atomic force microscopy, the changes in the hydrophilicity and roughness of the LiNbO3, Si, and SiO2 surfaces before and after activation can be compared. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to characterize the chemical structure composition of LiNbO3, Si, and SiO2 surfaces. The dense interface without defects was observed by transmission electron microscopy. In addition, we explained the bonding mechanism between LiNbO3 and Si-based materials. The reasons for the different bonding strengths of LiNbO3 with Si and SiO2 were also analyzed. Finally, the high bonding quality of LiNbO3 and Si-based materials can meet the stringent material requirements of Si-based LiNbO3 devices.
Stiffness analysis and parameter optimization of six-dimensional force sensor with the novel circular flexible spherical joint
Authors: Wang Zhijun , Zhang Xiaotao , Li Mengxiang 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
As robot haptic provider, six-dimensional force sensors are an indispensable component of industrial intelligence. To address the disadvantages of the existing six-dimensional force sensor, a novel circular flexible spherical joint is proposed, its stiffness model is derived by numerical analysis method and microelement, and the stiffness model of the circular flexible spherical joint is verified by finite element simulation. A parallel six-dimensional force sensor is designed based on a circular flexible spherical joint, and a mathematical model of the sensor was established. Based on the genetic algorithm, the structural optimization design of the circular flexible spherical joint was performed, and the structural parameters of the circular flexible spherical joints are obtained by analyzing isotropy. Finally, according to the optimization results, a sensor was developed and calibration experiments were carried out. The experimental results show that the maximum error of the sensor is 1.85%, which verifies the effectiveness of the mathematical model of the sensor, which has high measurement accuracy and can accurately measure the six-dimensional external force and moment applied to the sensor.
Emerging synthesis and characterization techniques for hybrid polymer nanocomposites
Authors: Sarma Shrutidhara , Rao V Ramgopal 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Metallic nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes are two of the most promising nanomaterials, due to their distinctive properties occurring from spatial confinement of electron–hole pairs. The unique combination of metallic nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a polymer matrix offers unparalleled advantages, making them highly desirable in various fields. Advanced methods and techniques for synthesizing and characterizing hybrid metal-CNT-polymer nanocomposites have undergone significant progress in recent years, paving their integration into various fields, including aerospace, electronics, energy, water treatment and environmental remediation. These advances have allowed better understanding of nanocomposite properties and imparted ability to tune specific properties through size, shape, and distribution control of the nanofillers within the matrix material or by altering filler properties through functionalization. This study aims to critically judge the emerging tools, techniques and methods used in polymer nanocomposites with specific focus on metal-CNT based hybrid polymer nanocomposites, and suggest new avenues for research in the field. Furthermore, by examining the mechanisms affecting the performance of these composites, we can understand how the inclusion of fillers alters the microstructure and overall behavior of the material. Ultimately, this knowledge could lay the foundation for the development of novel nanocomposites with tailored properties and enhanced performance in a plethora of applications.
Impact of catalysis on n-butane oxidation in an RF atmospheric pressure plasma
Authors: Stewig C , Chauvet L , Keudell A von 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
The plasma catalytic oxidation of n-butane diluted in a helium oxygen RF plasma jet is used to study volatile organic compound removal to unravel plasma catalytic synergisms. The plasma conversion is tested for a stoichiometric n-butane oxygen mixture for varying plasma power and using a manganese oxide catalyst. It is shown that the interplay between plasma and catalyst is very complex. The catalyst enhances the power coupling, but also serves as a sink for oxygen atoms due to surface recombination. The surface processes are dominated by reactions of radicals and excited species from the plasma. The oxidation of n-butane at the catalyst surface is slightly enhanced. In total, however, n-butane oxidation without the catalyst is more efficient than with the catalyst, which constitutes an anti-synergism.