bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Literary Reading on Paper and Screens: Associations Between Reading Habits and Preferences and Experiencing Meaningfulness
Authors: Hakemulder Frank , Mangen Anne 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACTThe increasing use of digital technologies has implications for reading. Online and on‐screen reading often consist of engaging with multiple, short, multimedia snippets of information, whereas longform reading is in decline. Meta‐analyses have identified a screen inferiority when reading informational texts, but not narrative texts. The mode effect is explained by reference to the Shallowing Hypothesis, postulating that increased screen reading leads to a propensity to skim and scan rather than carefully read, since digital reading material is typically composed of short, decontextualized snippets of multimedia content rather than long, linear, texts. Experiments have found support for the Shallowing Hypothesis when reading expository/informational texts, but the impact of increased habituation to screens on, specifically, literary reading, is largely unknown. It is plausible that shallow modes of reading, prompted by increased screen use, may compromise one's capacity to engage deeply with literary texts and, in turn, negatively affect readers’ motivation and inclination to engage in slower, more reflective, and more effortful reading. This article presents the results from three experiments exploring associations between reading behavior, medium preferences, and the reading of a short literary text on paper versus screen. Although mixed, the results revealed an overall pattern for the role of medium: more frequent reading of short texts on screen predicted less inclination to muster the cognitive persistence required for reading a longer text, and engage in contemplation on the deeper and personally relevant meaning of the literary text. Educational implications of these findings are discussed.
“I think of it that way and it helps me understand”: Anthropomorphism in elementary students' mechanistic stories
Authors: Tang Xiaowei , Hammer David 
Published: January 2024

AbstractHow anthropomorphic reasoning functions in scientific thinking has been a controversial topic. There is evidence it is problematic as well as evidence it can play productive roles, for scientists and for students. In science education, however, the prevailing view remains that it is an impediment. For this study, we have chosen examples of what we claim are productive instances in elementary students' reasoning, and we analyze them to understand how anthropomorphisms functioned to support scientific thinking. We argue that one productive role is to support temporary shifts from mechanistic reasoning to more general storytelling, in particular to fill gaps as students work to explain phenomena. That is, we propose that children may come to mechanistic explanation as a form of storytelling. Part of their value is in allowing students to “invent science” based on their existing knowledge, supporting them to understand science as sensemaking.
Environmental sustainability and green logistics: Evidence from BRICS and Gulf countries by cross‐sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lag (CS‐ARDL) approach
Authors: Ouni Manel , Ben Abdallah Khaled 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe logistics sector plays a crucial role in supporting various aspects of the economy, making it an essential part of a nation's development. However, this sector also contributes to environmental pollution through various emissions. The adoption of environmentally friendly logistics practices presents a promising solution to mitigate adverse environmental impacts. This study aims to investigate the influence of economic growth, green innovation, foreign direct investment, transport emissions, renewable energy, and trade openness on green logistics in both Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) and Gulf countries from 1992 to 2020. This study used an advanced panel approach to obtain robust results, considering cross‐sectional dependency and slope heterogeneity. The cross‐sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lag method was employed to analyze long and short‐run estimations. Our findings reveal that in Gulf countries, both transport emissions and foreign direct investment have a negative impact on green logistics. In the BRICS countries, economic growth, transport emissions, trade openness, renewable energy, and green innovation have a positive impact on green logistics. The study proposes several recommendations to improve logistics development in both groups of nations and promote sustainability. To achieve carbon neutrality, it is important to adopt green logistics, promote green investments, and support renewable energy, innovation, and sustainable growth.
Understanding money; Or, why social and financial accounting should not be conflated
Authors: Rosenswig Robert M. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis article defines social and financial money as distinct institutions that account for different realms of value. I present a fundamental dichotomy among economists' where orthodox theory defines money as a medium of exchange whereas heterodox chartalist economists characterize it as a unit of account. I argue that (pre)historical data provides clear evidence in support of the heterodox position. The unit of account function of money is exemplified by how wampum accounted for social debts and was expanded to also serve financial functions by European colonial governments. The heterodox position is further evidenced with the metal coins that denominated Rome's financial money that transitioned to serve primarily social purposes in early Anglo‐Saxon Britain. Focusing on the accounting function of social and financial monies transcends the Polanyian special‐versus‐general‐purpose framework that often still structures archaeological practice. With this framework of money defined by what gives it value, I then evaluate recent claims that financial money was integral to the political economies of Bronze Age Europe. I conclude that the adoption of the orthodox assumption that money is primarily a medium of exchange inhibits understanding of what money is and how the political economies of ancient societies were organized.
Using Gas Chromatography‐Ion Mobility Spectrometry to Investigate Volatile Compound Profiles in Human Sweat during COVID‐19 Vaccination
Authors: Phusrisom Sorachar , Tungkijanansin Nuttanee , Sirinara Patthrarawalai , Kulsing Chadin 
Published: January 2024

AbstractIn this study, gas chromatography‐ion mobility spectrometry (GC‐IMS) was applied to analyze sweat volatile compounds for differentiation of population with COVID‐19 vaccination. This involves tentative identification of the compounds in 50 axillary swab samples obtained from 10 healthy female volunteers before or after nucleic acid‐based COVID‐19 vaccination at different periods up to two days. The samples were collected by using sterilized cotton rods with the sampling time of 15 min. The data were analyzed using partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS‐DA) showing separation of the groups before and after the vaccination. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were then constructed for the detected peaks which revealed four possible marker peaks with the significantly downregulated or upregulated contents in the vaccinated samples. One of these markers was tentatively identified as methanol. With the optimum peak volume thresholds, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were up to 100 %, 85 % and 94 %, respectively. The marker peak volumes along the vaccination progresses were also monitored showing the significant decrease or increase of their contents within 6 h after the vaccination. The analysis approaches are expected to be useful to confirm stages of other vaccination.
Phase Relationship and Ni Solubility in Nanoparticles of Ce0.9Zr0.1O2
Authors: Zimicz María Genoveva , Castillo Jesus Eduardo Vega , Prado Ayelén , Sánchez Miguel Darío , Caneiro Alberto , Prado Fernando Daniel 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe phase relationship, defect formation, and incorporation of Ni in Ce0.9Zr0.1O2 have been investigated in samples of nominal composition (Ce0.9Zr0.1)1‐xNixO2‐δ with x=0.03, 0.05 and 0.1, synthesized by a cation complexation route and heat treated at 600, 800 and 1000 °C. Several structural (XRD, XAS, HRTEM) and spectroscopic (XPS, Raman) techniques have been used. Our data show the lattice parameters determined from XRD do not significantly vary with the Ni content or annealing temperature. The increasing defect concentration with increasing Ni content revealed by Raman spectra was associated to the formation of oxygen vacancies in the bulk due to coexistence of NiO and Ce0.9Zr0.1O2. On the other hand, no variation in the oxygen vacancies concentration was detected at the surface with increasing the Ni content by XPS data. In those samples with the lowest Ni concentrations (3 and 5 %) and heat treated at 600 °C, the analysis of the EXAFS zone of the K‐edge of Ni indicates that local order around Ni cations is not long‐range, suggesting the presence of a noncrystalline phase. When the Ni content is higher (10 %) and/or the temperature of the thermal treatment is increased, the crystallization of NiO is clearly detected by XRD, EXAFS and HRTEM.
Efficient One‐Pot Synthesis of 2‐Amino‐4H pyran‐3‐carbonitriles Using Ionic Liquid: Reactions, Quantum‐Chemical Calculations, and Antiproliferative Activity
Authors: Saleh Mariziq Al‐Sarhani Mjd , Abdelgayed Ahmed Arafa Wael , Atef Ghoneim Amira , Althobaiti Ibrahim O. , Farok Hussein Modather , Kamal Mourad Asmaa 
Published: January 2024

AbstractA new highly efficient and eco‐friendly protocol utilizing ultrasonic irradiation was established for the assembly of 2‐amino‐4H‐pyran‐3‐carbonitriles series. Outstanding yields (97–99 %) and better reaction profiles were accessible utilizing the atom‐economical approach. Further, three fused pyrimidines were accessible through cyclization reactions of 2‐amino‐5‐oxo‐4‐(thiophen‐2‐yl)‐5,6,7,8‐tetrahydro‐4H‐chromene‐3‐carbonitrile (8 l) with various reagents under sustainable conditions. Moreover, the anti‐proliferative activity of the assembled imidazopyrimidines was in vitro evaluated against three human cancer cell lines, MCF7 (breast cancer), HepG2 (liver cancer), and A549 (lung cancer), and one normal human cell line, MCF‐10 A (human mammary cell line). In comparison to Doxorubicin, the criterion drug, all of the tested compounds exhibited potent cytotoxic effects. The relationship between activity and structure was also addressed. Noteworthy, the quantum chemical investigations of the assembled molecules using Density Functional Theory (DFT) have been studied and found to agree with the observed anti‐proliferative activities. In addition, the docking studies demonstrated that the studied compounds possess low binding energies towards three selected proteins (6ENV‐MCV‐7, 4b3z‐Lung, and HepG2‐2JW2). Finally, the electron distribution on the surface of the assembled compounds has been evaluated by ESP.
Reproposing Neutral Red as a Colorimetric Probe for Quantitative Assessment of Lysosomal Clearance in Neuroblastoma Cell Line
Authors: Kittilukkana Aiyarin , Sanit Jantira , Pilapong Chalermchai 
Published: January 2024

AbstractWe report herein a method for investigating lysosome clearance function based on colorimetric analysis of neutral red (NR) that had accumulated in lysosomes of a neuroblastoma cell line. The NR in lysosome can be easily observed as red puncta under microscope and has a characteristic absorbance maximum at 525 nm. Clearance of NR from lysosomes can be monitored by observing red signal fading under a light microscope and can also be monitored by measuring its change in characteristic absorbance using a microplate reader. Clearance kinetics of NR in lysosomes were found to obey simplified one phase decay kinetics. By fitting the data, we were able to parameterize the rate constant (k) which was implemented in the lysosome clearance function. Notably, dys‐regulated lysosome induced by bafilomycin A1, had less k value, implying a lower lysosome clearance efficiency. Obviously, the cells with less k value were found to have been less capable of clearing amyloid beta out of the cells. These results substantiate that this method can be utilized as a new method for assessment of lysosome clearance function.
A New Process for the Synthesis of R‐nosylate a Key Intermediate of Nafithromycin
Authors: Pund Amit , Diwan Furqan , Deshpande Prathmesh , Rane Vipul , Ahirrao Vinod , Rafeeq Mohammad , Yeole Ravindra , Merwade Arvind 
Published: January 2024

AbstractPresent study described the facile and efficient synthesis of R‐nosylate (chemical name: (R)‐1‐(5‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)‐1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐yl)‐ethyl,4‐nitrobenzenesulfonate) as new key intermediate of nafithromycin. The R‐nosylate (3 b) was prepared in six steps, starting from readily available methyl‐D‐lactate. To produce a 3 b with a good yield and remarkable chiral high performance liquid chromatography (CHPLC) purity more than 99 %, a large‐scale practical and environmentally friendly process was generated and optimized. The developed method, which was successfully established at the pilot scale and then used as the base for industrial production, considerably decreased the use of harmful reagents.
Corrosion behavior of in‐situ synthesized ZnO‐containing coatings of AZ31B magnesium alloy by micro‐arc oxidation in simulated body fluids
Authors: Chen Hong , Feng Baoliang , Ren Yuyu , Hao Jianmin 
Published: January 2024

AbstractIn this paper, ZnO‐containing coatings were prepared on the surface of AZ31B magnesium alloy by a simple one‐step micro‐arc oxidation method using zinc gluconate as the zinc source. The microstructure, elemental distribution, phase composition and chemical composition of the coatings were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy spectrometry (EDS), X‐ray diffractometry (XRD) and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), potentiodynamic polarization tests and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were carried out in simulated body fluids to study the corrosion behavior of the coatings. The results show that introducing Zn2+ into the coatings reduces the number of pores and changes the microstructure of the coatings, resulting in improving corrosion resistance. In addition, the corrosion current density of the coatings prepared by adding 6 g/L of zinc gluconate was approximately two orders of magnitude lower than that of the coatings prepared without adding zinc gluconate.
Oxone® Mediated Regioselective C(sp2)−H Selenylation and Thiocyanation of Pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines at Room Temperature
Authors: Chillal Abhinay S. , Bhawale Rajesh T. , Kshirsagar Umesh A. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractA mild Oxone® mediated reaction for direct regioselective C−H selenylation and thiocyanation of pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines is established at ambient temperature. This practical and efficient methodology employs Oxone® as a user friendly, green, non‐toxic and cheap reagent to facilitate selenylation and thiocyanation at room temperature. The present method offers high regioselectivity, broad substrate scope, mild conditions and excellent yields. Further, this eco‐friendly approach could easily be extended for mild C−H selenylation and thiocyanation of other heterocycles. Mechanistic studies indicate that the reaction occurs through electrophilic substitution mechanism via generation of an electrophilic chalcogen species.
Low‐temperature Ruby Crystal Growth Via a Supersaturation Process Based on Flux Decomposition
Authors: Ayuzawa Shunsuke , Yamada Tetsuya , Miyagawa Hiroh , Oishi Shuji , Teshima Katsuya 
Published: January 2024

AbstractCrystal growth methods that do not require high temperatures are highly needed for the facile growth of oxide single crystals with melting points of several thousand degrees Celsius. This paper represents the first report of a method for the low‐temperature growth of ruby crystals (chromium‐doped Al2O3) at 750 °C, which is one‐third of the conventionally required temperature (2050 °C). In solution‐based crystal growth, the target crystal is grown at a temperature considerably lower than its melting point. However, conventional crystal growth processes involving solvent evaporation and cooling require high temperatures to completely liquefy the material, with previously reported solution growth temperatures of ≈1100 °C. Supersaturation based on the decomposition of crystal–solvent intermediates eliminates the need to completely liquefy the material, enabling low‐temperature crystal growth. The combination of computational and experimental investigations helps determine the optimum conditions for low‐temperature crystal growth. The proposed method is a novel green process that breaks the conventional frontiers of crystal growth while ensuring eco‐friendliness and low energy consumption. In addition, its scope can potentially be expanded to the synthesis of various crystals and direct growth on substrates with low melting points.
Superior Energy Storage Capability and Fluorescence Negative Thermal Expansion of NaNbO3‐Based Transparent Ceramics by Synergistic Optimization
Authors: Zeng Xiangfu , Lin Jinfeng , Chen Yan , Wang Simin , Zhou Ping , Yu Fangyuan , Wu Xiao , Gao Min , Zhao Chunlin , Lin Tengfei , Luo Laihui , Lin Cong 
Published: January 2024

AbstractTransparent dielectric ceramics are splendid candidates for transparent pulse capacitors (TPCs) due to splendid cycle stability and large power density. However, the performance and service life of TPCs at present are threatened by overheating damage caused by dielectric loss. Here, a cooperative optimization strategy of microstructure control and superparaelectric regional regulation is proposed to simultaneously achieve excellent energy storage performance and real‐time temperature monitoring function in NaNbO3‐based ceramics. By introducing aliovalent ions and oxides with large bandgap energy, the size of polar nanoregions is continuously reduced. Due to the combined effect of increased relaxor behavior and fine grains, excellent comprehensive performances are obtained through doping appropriate amounts of Bi, Yb, Tm, and Zr, Ta, Hf in A‐ and B‐sites of the NaNbO3 matrix, including recoverable energy storage density (5.39 J cm−3), extremely high energy storage efficiency (91.97%), ultra‐fast discharge time (29 ns), and superior optical transmittance (≈47.5% at 736 nm). Additionally, the phenomenon of abnormal fluorescent negative thermal expansion is realized due to activation mechanism of surface phonon at high temperatures that can promote the formation of [Yb···O]‐Tm3+ pairs, showing great potential in real‐time temperature monitoring of TPCs. This research provides ideas for developing electronic devices with multiple functionalities.
Is the media missing the point on the transnational American desalination pipe dream?
Authors: O'Neill Brian F. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe media plays a central role in the dissemination of information about globally significant, transboundary issues like world water policy and infrastructure projects. This discussion makes its point of departure on the topic of large‐scale seawater desalination (producing potable ocean water) in the American borderlands and Southwest region, an area that has recently been plagued by droughts, as well as being the subject of much reporting on the feasibility of expanding water infrastructure across the United States and Mexico. In particular, The New York Times has produced a series of stories on water scarcity in the state of Arizona and the “pipe dreams” of building a desalination plant in Mexico that would produce water to be pumped through a national monument, and into major Arizonan metropolitan areas like Phoenix and Tucson. This reportage has been useful in bringing water concerns amidst climate change to a broader audience, simultaneously challenging the well‐known American “growth machine” paradigm. However, when considering the recent scholarship from social scientists and water policy scholars, the media may be missing the point. In this transboundary region, when we consider existing evidence as well as the reports that have emerged in Arizona and Mexico, it becomes clear that water from desalination is a luxury good, and the industry continues to have a dubious political and economic track record when dealing with water providers, public and private. Therefore, more discussions of desalination in world water policy circles need to be asking who is served by desalination, as it increasingly represents a model of the overproduction of water in places that do not need it, therefore entrenching social inequality.
Unit 3 Lab: Gender and Prototypes
Authors: Johansson Christer , Folgerø Per Olav 
Published: January 2024

AbstractCards are printed out and laminated to make up a deck of high-quality cards consisting of 5 feminized prototypes (f), 5 masculinized prototypes (m), one Jesus prototype (jp), one male prototype (mp), and one female prototype (fp). The images can be marked for their category on the backside for easy reading of the results. The reason for using personalized prototypes is to make the task less obvious.
Summative Comments: What Is Neuroaesthetics?
Authors: Balinisteanu Tudor 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis chapter is designed to help students to integrate various strands of the knowledge gained throughout the course. It is not a chapter-lesson per se, but an invitation to ponder future research directions. The section encourages students to examine 4E (embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended) cognition theories, and to adopt a developmental perspective in the study of the origins of aesthetic experience, without imposing such an approach in their future research. A provisional answer to the question, ‘What is neuroaesthetics?’ is proposed.
Indirect constraints on top quark operators from a global SMEFT analysis
Authors: Garosi Francesco , Marzocca David , Rodríguez-Sánchez Antonio , Stanzione Alfredo 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
We perform a model-independent analysis of top-philic New Physics scenarios, under the assumption that only effective operators involving top quarks are generated at tree level. Within the SMEFT framework, we derive indirect constraints on Wilson Coefficients by combining a large set of low-energy observables: B-meson and kaon decays, meson mixing observables, precision electroweak and Higgs measurements, anomalous magnetic moments, lepton flavour violating processes, lepton flavour universality tests, and measurements of the Cabibbo angle. We consider the renormalization group evolution of the operators and use the one-loop matching of the SMEFT onto the LEFT. The global analysis is then used to perform one-parameter, two-parameter, and global fits, as well as applications to explicit ultraviolet models. We find that the inclusion of measurements from different physics sectors reveals a strong interplay and complementarity among the observables. The resulting constraints are also compared to direct bounds provided by top quark productions at the LHC.