bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Plantness, Animalness, and Humanness: plant placement within animacy and adjacent scales
Authors: Lubbe Frederick Curtis , Castillo Alfonzo Kenny G. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAnimacy is an important framework through which humans view and categorize the world, but many objects do not easily fit within this scale. Plants are unique because they are very familiar to humans, yet the features and traits relevant for placement within the animacy scale are generally poorly understood by the public. Animacy occurs at three levels, with the inherent attributes of the object (biology), how they are perceived (cognition), and how they are expressed in languages (linguistics). Animacy is dependent on qualification and perception as alive, mobile, and intentional. In the absence of visible movement, classification is dependent on featural attributes indicating mobility or placement in a group recognized as animate (animalness). Plants have complicated bodies whose forms and structures are frequently clear representations of their life history and function (plantness), more than many animals, yet these signs of movement and activity are rarely recognized. The animacy scale may be more closely based on human similarity (humanness) with humans as the peak of life, mobility, and intentionality. As humans, we can have an anthropocentric viewpoint, rendering plants as scenery or utility, or use anthropomorphic interaction to better understand and recognize the dynamic lives of plants. The goal of this review is to compare the current evidence on the placement of plants within animacy and adjacent scales with the biology and habit of land plants, to better understand human perception and behaviour, and work with this process to educate and inform people about the complex lives of plants.
Aquaponics as a climate‐smart technology for sustainable food production: A comparison with conventional production system in United Arab Emirates
Authors: Nishanth Drishya , Alshamsi Mariam H. S. , Alkaabi Alreem M. K. A. , AlKaabi Aysha H. A. , Alnuaimi Shamma H. K. , Nair Chythra Somanathan , Jaleel Abdul 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis research aimed to standardize the growth of two commonly cultivated herbs in the United Arab Emirates, basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.), within an aquaponic system. The study compared a recirculatory aquaponic system (RAS) with static aquaculture systems (for fish performance) and irrigated greenhouse cultivation systems (for herb performance). The project assessed growth, element composition, and aquaponic efficacy to determine the viability of aquaponics for these herbs. In the soilless (aquaponic) system, both herbs exhibited significantly enhanced growth parameters, including plant height, root length, leaf count, and fresh and dry weights, compared to conventional soil‐based cultivation. This growth enhancement was attributed to the additional nutrients derived from fish waste in the aquaponic system. Furthermore, plants displayed significantly higher element levels, highlighting the effectiveness of aquaponics in nutrient delivery. Notably, the aquaponic system demonstrated superior antioxidant activity in both herbs. The study also revealed remarkable water use efficiency in the aquaponic system, with water savings exceeding 90% compared to conventional methods. These findings establish the efficiency and sustainability of aquaponic systems over traditional food production approaches, particularly in arid regions such as the United Arab Emirates. Utilizing an aquaponic system for these commonly cultivated herbs resulted in improved growth and resource efficiency, affirming its viability as an environmentally sustainable and efficient method of food production in desert climates.
Multi‐view stereo for weakly textured indoor 3D reconstruction
Authors: Wang Tao , Gan Vincent J. L. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractA 3D reconstruction enables an effective geometric representation to support various applications. Recently, learning‐based multi‐view stereo (MVS) algorithms have emerged, replacing conventional hand‐crafted features with convolutional neural network‐encoded deep representation to reduce feature matching ambiguity, leading to a more complete scene recovery from imagery data. However, the state‐of‐the‐art architectures are not designed for an indoor environment with abundant weakly textured or textureless objects. This paper proposes AttentionSPP‐PatchmatchNet, a deep learning‐based MVS algorithm designed for indoor 3D reconstruction. The algorithm integrates multi‐scale feature sampling to produce global‐context‐aware feature maps and recalibrates the weight of essential features to tackle challenges posed by indoor environments. A new dataset designed exclusively for indoor environments is presented to verify the performance of the proposed network. Experimental results show that AttentionSPP‐PatchmatchNet outperforms state‐of‐the‐art algorithms with relative 132.87% and 163.55% improvements at the 10 and 2 mm threshold, respectively, making it suitable for accurate and complete indoor 3D reconstruction.
RFX transcription factor in the human‐associated yeast Candida albicans regulates adhesion to oral epithelium
Authors: Rodríguez Diana L. , Lindemann‐Perez Elena , Perez J. Christian 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAdhesion to mucosal surfaces is a critical step in many bacterial and fungal infections. Here, using a mouse model of oral infection by the human fungal pathobiont Candida albicans, we report the identification of a novel regulator of C. albicans adhesion to the oral mucosa. The regulator is a member of the regulatory factor X (RFX) family of transcription factors, which control cellular processes ranging from genome integrity in model yeasts to tissue differentiation in vertebrates. Mice infected with the C. albicans rfx1 deletion mutant displayed increased fungal burden in tongues compared to animals infected with the reference strain. High‐resolution imaging revealed RFX1 transcripts being expressed by C. albicans cells during infection. Concomitant with the increase in fungal burden, the rfx1 mutant elicited an enhanced innate immune response. Transcriptome analyses uncovered HWP1, a gene encoding an adhesion protein that mediates covalent attachment to buccal cells, as a major RFX1‐regulated locus. Consistent with this result, we establish that C. albicans adhesion to oral cells is modulated by RFX1 in an HWP1‐dependent manner. Our findings expand the repertoire of biological processes controlled by the RFX family and illustrate a mechanism whereby C. albicans can adjust adhesion to the oral epithelium.
Exploring critically ill patients' and their relatives' experiences of intensive care unit during COVID‐19: A qualitative study
Authors: Lehmkuhl Lene , Munck Maja Stensdal , Rothmann Mette Juel , Sorknæs Anne Dichmann 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundAdmission to an intensive care unit has physiological and psychological consequences for patients and families, including the family's fear that the patient might die. The COVID‐19 pandemic underlined this and furthermore involved visiting restrictions separating patients and families.AimTo explore how patients with confirmed COVID‐19 and their relatives experienced an intensive care unit stay and its significance for family dynamics.Study DesignA qualitative study was performed during the spring of 2020. Five dyadic interviews were conducted with COVID‐19 patients admitted to an intensive care unit and their relatives. The analysis was inspired by Hochman's dyadic analysis.FindingsThe analysis revealed three themes: (1) From ill to critically ill: The trauma of separation and fear of losing loved ones; (2) The relatives' significant role in creating a shared coherent understanding of the admission in ICU due to COVID‐19; (3) The nurses' roles as a go‐between in maintenance of the family dynamic.ConclusionSeparation challenged family function and destabilized family dynamics. Nurses provided emotional support, information about and contact with the patient and relatives. The patients' distorted perception of reality and lack of memory were reconstructed in new family narratives, which offered relief and stabilization of family dynamics. The nurses entered into a triad with the patient and relatives, which also contributed to maintaining a relational dynamic in the family.Relevance to Clinical PracticeMaintaining communication between health professionals, relatives and patients, and usage of virtual visits during intensive care unit stay can support the family relationship. Nurse therapeutic conversations might help families' in redefining their family dynamics after ICU admission.
The Reactivation of working memory representations affects attentional guidance
Authors: Che Xiaowei , Lian Haomin , Zhang Feiyan , Li Shouxin , Zheng Yuanjie 
Published: January 2024

AbstractRecent studies have suggested that the neural activity that supported working memory (WM) storage is dynamic over time and this dynamic storage decides memory performance. Does the temporal dynamic of the WM representation also affect visual search, and how does it interact with distractor suppression over time? To address these issues, we tracked the time course of the reactivation of WM representations during visual search by analyzing the electroencephalogram (EEG) and event‐related optical signals (EROS) in Experiments 1 and 2, respectively, and investigated the interaction between the representation reactivation and distractor suppression in Experiment 3. Participants had to maintain a color in WM under high‐ or low‐precision requirement and perform a subsequent search task. The reactivation of WM representations was defined by the above‐chance decoding accuracy. The EEG results showed that compared with the low‐precision requirement, WM‐matching distractors captured more attention and the WM representation were reactivated more frequently under high‐precision requirement. The EROS results showed that compared with the low‐precision requirement, the increased activity in occipital cortex in the WM‐matching versus WM‐mismatching conditions was observed at 224 ms during visual search under high‐precision requirement. Regression analysis showed that the representation reactivation during visual search directly predicted the behavioral WM‐based attentional capture effect, while the representation reactivation before visual search impacted the WM‐based attentional capture effect through the mediation of distractor suppression during visual search. These results suggest that the reactivation of WM representations and distractor suppression collectively determine WM‐based attentional capture.
Prevalence of postnatal anxiety disorders in mothers of preterm infants: a systematic review protocol
Authors: Ndjomo Gilles , Blairy Sylvie , Durieux Nancy 
Published: January 2024

Objective:
The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate and synthesize the available evidence on the prevalence of postnatal anxiety disorders in mothers of preterm infants within 12 months of delivery.

Introduction:
Mothers of preterm infants report more postpartum psychological problems than other mothers. Anxiety disorders are among the most frequently reported manifestations, and affect the quality of maternal care and the baby’s development. However, data on the prevalence of postnatal anxiety disorders in mothers of preterm infants are inconsistent and imprecise. It is, therefore, necessary to estimate the prevalence of anxiety disorders among mothers of premature infants in order to develop appropriate interventions for screening, support, and treatment.

Inclusion criteria:
This review will consider studies conducted in any setting and any geographical location that report on the prevalence of any anxiety disorders in mothers of preterm infants within 12 months of delivery. Any analytical or descriptive observational studies and experimental or quasi-experimental studies will be included.

Methods:
MEDLINE (Ovid), PsycINFO (Ovid), Embase (Elsevier), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Google Scholar, MedNar, and the World Health Organization website will be searched for studies written in English or French. Screening, critical appraisal, and data extraction will be performed by 2 independent reviewers using the relevant JBI systematic review tools. The findings will be presented in narrative format, including tables and figures to aid in data presentation.

Review registration:
PROSPERO CRD42023428202
Mechanical Models of Collagen Networks for Understanding Changes in the Failure Properties of Aging Skin
Authors: Witt Nathan J. , Woessner Alan E. , Herrmann Jacob , Quinn Kyle P. , Sander Edward A. 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Skin undergoes mechanical alterations due to changes in the composition and structure of the collagenous dermis with aging. Previous studies have conflicting findings, with both increased and decreased stiffness reported for aging skin. The underlying structure–function relationships that drive age-related changes are complex and difficult to study individually. One potential contributor to these variations is the accumulation of nonenzymatic crosslinks within collagen fibers, which affect dermal collagen remodeling and mechanical properties. Specifically, these crosslinks make individual fibers stiffer in their plastic loading region and lead to increased fragmentation of the collagenous network. To better understand the influence of these changes, we investigated the impact of nonenzymatic crosslink changes on the dermal microstructure using discrete fiber networks representative of the dermal microstructure. Our findings suggest that stiffening the plastic region of collagen's mechanical response has minimal effects on network-level stiffness and failure stresses. Conversely, simulating fragmentation through a loss of connectivity substantially reduces network stiffness and failure stress, while increasing stretch ratios at failure.
Fault Diagnosis for Road Heading Bearings Based on a Multiscale Enhanced Cascaded Difference Filter
Authors: Qu Xiaofei , Zhang Yongkang , Yin Li 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
In this paper, a novel multiscale morphological filter (MMF), called multiscale enhanced cascaded difference filter (MECDF), is proposed for the fault detection of road heading bearings. First, the cascaded morphological operators are established based on the cascade of the basic morphological operators with similar properties, and then the morphological difference operation is introduced to propose the cascaded difference operators. Subsequently, the enhanced cascaded difference operator (ECDO) is constructed through the convolution of cascaded difference operators. Moreover, since the scale range of structure element (SE) also determines the filtering performance of multiscale morphological filter, an improved multiscale analysis method is presented to select the optimal scale range. Finally, the bearing experimental signals are implemented to validate the effectiveness of MECDF. Experimental results testify that the scale range determined by the MECDF is better than other multiscale morphological filters. Meanwhile, the feature extraction capability of ECDO is also better than other existing morphological difference operators.
Mission-Oriented Electrified Aircraft Propulsion System Design and Verification Using Model-Based Systems Engineering
Authors: Hu Zhenchao , Chen Jinwei , Lu Jinzhi , Zhang Huisheng 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe concept of electrified aircraft propulsion (EAP) has garnered substantial attention and investigation due to its potential for mitigating fuel consumption, emissions, and noise. Present studies mainly concentrate on point design rather than systematic design space exploration. This paper considers the attainment of prescribed mission objectives as a paramount evaluation criterion and proposed a mission-oriented design and verification method based on model-based systems engineering (MBSE). Instead of using a general modeling language, this method develops a domain-specific metamodel library for EAP based on six meta-metamodels. A Mission-Operational-Functional-Logical-Physical (MOFLP) modeling methodology is provided to standardize EAP design process. Furthermore, the modeling process is integrated with the verification process by executable verification script. A case study about skydiving mission is conducted to verify the effectiveness of this method. The case results corroborate the utility of this method in the generation of an initial EAP solution. Such initial solution can serve as a fundamental benchmark for iterative design.
Upstream Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping for Flow Distribution Control of Parallel Microchannel Evaporators
Authors: O'Connor Nathaniel , Talmor Michal , Yagoobi Jamal 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Flow boiling in mini and microchannels has become an attractive option for many applications, such as compact and low-charge heat exchangers. Microchannel heat exchangers, however, are more susceptible to maldistribution between parallel flow channels. When operating during uneven heat load conditions, the maldistribution becomes even more severe. Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) conduction pumping technology offers an innovative way to redistribute flow between parallel branches in a microchannel heat exchanger and is also being explored as a next-generation mechanism of microgravity heat transport. In EHD conduction pumping, a strong electric field interacts with dissociated electrolytes in dielectric fluid to generate a net body force, and thus, a net flow, with no moving parts, no acoustical noise, lower power consumption, and the ability to operate in microgravity. An EHD conduction pump was designed, fabricated, and tested for upstream flow distribution control of a parallel microchannel evaporator in an opposing configuration. Flow redistribution capability was measured at system flowrates up to 6 ml/min. The EHD conduction pump was capable of completely blocking and reversing the flow in its branch. Recovery from near-critical heat flux conditions up to a maximum heat flux of 77.5 W/cm2 was also demonstrated for the operating conditions and design of this study. This was achieved in the absence of enhanced surfaces. The working fluid is HFE 7100. The results show that EHD conduction is able to effectively control the flow distribution of the microchannel evaporator, however, its effectiveness decreases with increasing heat flux and flowrate.
How do deer respiratory epithelial cells weather the initial storm of SARS-CoV-2 WA1/2020 strain?
Authors: Sarlo Davila Kaitlyn M. , Nelli Rahul K. , Phadke Kruttika S. , Ruden Rachel M. , Sang Yongming , Bellaire Bryan H. , Gimenez-Lirola Luis G. , Miller Laura C. 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT

The potential infectivity of severe acute respiratory syndrome associated coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in animals raises a public health and economic concern, particularly the high susceptibility of white-tailed deer (WTD) to SARS-CoV-2. The disparity in the disease outcome between humans and WTD is very intriguing, as the latter are often asymptomatic, subclinical carriers of SARS-CoV-2. To date, no studies have evaluated the innate immune factors responsible for the contrasting SARS-CoV-2-associated disease outcomes in these mammalian species. A comparative transcriptomic analysis in primary respiratory epithelial cells of human (HRECs) and WTD (Deer-RECs) infected with the SARS-CoV-2 WA1/2020 strain was assessed throughout 48 h post inoculation (hpi). Both HRECs and Deer-RECs were susceptible to virus infection, with significantly (
P
< 0.001) lower virus replication in Deer-RECs. The number of differentially expressed genes (DEG) gradually increased in Deer-RECs but decreased in HRECs throughout the infection. The ingenuity pathway analysis of DEGs further identified that genes commonly altered during SARS-CoV-2 infection mainly belong to cytokine and chemokine response pathways mediated via interleukin-17 (IL-17) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathways. Inhibition of the NF-κB signaling in the Deer-RECs pathway was predicted as early as 6 hpi. The findings from this study could explain the lack of clinical signs reported in WTD in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection as opposed to the severe clinical outcomes reported in humans.

IMPORTANCE
This study demonstrated that human and white-tailed deer primary respiratory epithelial cells are susceptible to the SARS-CoV-2 WA1/2020 strain infection. However, the comparative transcriptomic analysis revealed that deer cells could limit viral replication without causing hypercytokinemia by downregulating IL-17 and NF-κB signaling pathways. Identifying differentially expressed genes in human and deer cells that modulate key innate immunity pathways during the early infection will lead to developing targeted therapies toward preventing or mitigating the “cytokine storm” often associated with severe cases of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). Moreover, results from this study will aid in identifying novel prognostic biomarkers in predicting SARS-CoV-2 adaption and transmission in deer and associated cervids.