bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effects of a homework implementation method (MITCA) on self-regulation of learning
Authors: Vieites Tania , Gonida Eleftheria , Díaz-Freire Fátima , Rodríguez Susana , Valle Antonio 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe MITCA method (Homework Implementation Method) was developed with the purpose of turning homework into an educational resource capable of improving students' self-regulated learning and school engagement. In this paper, following current theoretical frameworks, we evaluate the effect of the MITCA method on students' self-regulated learning. In general, MITCA includes the assignment of diverse, concrete and valued by the students tasks which are completed on a weekly basis. We analyze the differences in self-regulation strategies in a sample of 533 fifth (n = 270) and sixth graders (n = 262) with an age range of 10–12 years old (47.5% boys and 52.5% girls), who were about equally distributed to an experimental and a control group. Trained teachers used MITCA to prescribe homework in the experimental group for twelve weeks. The students of the experimental group reported significantly higher time management and environmental management. However, there were no significant differences observed in other aspects of self-regulation, and the experimental group did not perceive a deficit in these areas. Our results indicate the effectiveness of MITCA on students’ self-regulation of learning and discussed in light of current theories and evidence in the field.
Frühpädagogische Qualität in Kindertageseinrichtungen: Eine Erweiterung des Struktur-Prozess-Modells
Authors: Anders Yvonne , Oppermann Elisa 
Published: February 2024

ZusammenfassungHohe pädagogische Qualität in Kindertageseinrichtungen ist ausschlaggebend für die kindliche Entwicklung. Ausgehend von dieser Bedeutsamkeit hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten eine umfangreiche nationale sowie internationale Forschungsliteratur zu Voraussetzungen, Struktur, Weiterentwicklung und Auswirkungen der frühpädagogischen Qualität entwickelt. Diese unterschiedlichen Forschungsstränge, theoretischen Annahmen und Forschungsbefunde wurden jedoch nicht in einem einheitlichen theoretischen Modell integriert. Dies hat zur Folge, dass für viele Forschungsfragen unterschiedliche Modelle herangezogen werden müssen. Im Mittelpunkt des vorliegenden Beitrags steht daher eine theoretische Auseinandersetzung mit den Annahmen zu Dimensionen und Beschreibungen der frühpädagogischen Qualität sowie ein Überblick des empirischen Forschungstandes. Den Ausgangspunkt bildet dabei das international wie auch in Deutschland bewährte strukturell-prozessuale Modell frühpädagogischer Qualität (Roux und Tietze 2007). Auf Basis des Forschungsstands werden blinde Flecken in diesem Modell identifiziert, durch andere theoretische Modelle angereichert und eigenständig erweitert. Die Diskussion mündet in einen Vorschlag eines integrierten Modells frühpädagogischer Qualität.
An NMR-based model for determining irreducible water saturation in carbonate gas reservoirs
Authors: Heidary Mohammad 
Published: February 2024

AbstractUnambiguously determining irreducible water saturation $$\left({S}_{\rm{wirr}}\right)$$

S
wirr

poses a formidable challenge, given the availability of multiple independent methods. Traditional approaches often depend on semi-experimental relationships derived from simplified assumptions. These methods, originally designed for oil sandstone reservoirs, result in varying $${S}_{{\text{wirr}}}$$

S
wirr

values when employed in carbonate gas reservoirs. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is the most advanced technique for determining $${S}_{{\text{wirr}}}$$

S
wirr

. While highly accurate, the NMR-based method necessitates the laboratory measurement of the transverse relaxation time $$\left({T}_{2}\right)$$

T
2

cutoff. Laboratory-based $${T}_{2}$$

T
2

cutoff determination is resource-intensive and time-consuming. This research aims to develop a robust model for determining $${S}_{{\text{wirr}}}$$

S
wirr

in carbonate gas reservoirs by utilizing NMR well logging measurements and special core analysis (SCAL) tests. Various $${T}_{2}$$

T
2

cutoff values were initially employed to compute bound water saturation $$\left({S}_{{\text{bw}}}\right)$$

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bw

at different depths to achieve this. Subsequently, the data points $$\left({T}_{2}, {S}_{{\text{bw}}}\right)$$

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2

,

S
bw

were graphed on a scatter plot to unveil the relationship between $${S}_{{\text{bw}}}$$

S
bw

and $${T}_{2}$$

T
2

. The scatter plot illustrates an exponential decrease in $${S}_{bw}$$

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bw

with increasing $${T}_{2}$$

T
2

, forming the basis for the $${S}_{{\text{wirr}}}$$

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wirr

model derived from this relationship. Finally, the parameters of the $${S}_{{\text{wirr}}}$$

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wirr

model were fine-tuned using SCAL tests. Notably, this $${S}_{{\text{wirr}}}$$

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wirr

model not only accurately yields $${S}_{{\text{wirr}}}$$

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wirr

at each depth but also offers a dependable determination of the optimal $${T}_{2}$$

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2

cutoff for the reservoir interval.
Aligning agri-environmental-climate public good supply and desire in a sustainable Dutch agricultural sector
Authors: Farokhi Atoesa S. , Harmanny Kina S. , Schulp Catharina J. E. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractEuropean agricultural policies increasingly incorporate mechanisms for delivery of public goods. Sustainable public good delivery requires alignment between societal demand and landscape supply. However, the variation of demands or desires regarding future public good delivery among society is hardly known. We inventoried the desires for public goods across Dutch society, and projections of agricultural supply. A multi-method approach was used to find agreement levels between desired and expected change in good delivery. Most stakeholders expressed a desire for biodiversity and climate regulation from agriculture, whilst desire for natural heritage and recreation was less common. The utility of a public good to a stakeholder appears to influence its desire. Scenarios for agriculture focus on extensification, sustainable intensification, regionalization, or meadow bird conservation. Regionalized scenarios showed the highest agreement between public good supply and desire. Maximizing alignment between desire and supply thus requires a challenging transition towards region-specific agricultural sustainability strategies.
Algorithmic Transparency, Manipulation, and Two Concepts of Liberty
Authors: Franke Ulrik 
Published: February 2024

AbstractAs more decisions are made by automated algorithmic systems, the transparency of these systems has come under scrutiny. While such transparency is typically seen as beneficial, there is a also a critical, Foucauldian account of it. From this perspective, worries have recently been articulated that algorithmic transparency can be used for manipulation, as part of a disciplinary power structure. Klenk (Philosophy & Technology 36, 79, 2023) recently argued that such manipulation should not be understood as exploitation of vulnerable victims, but rather as indifference to whether the information provided enhances decision-making by revealing reasons. This short commentary on Klenk uses Berlin’s (1958) two concepts of liberty to further illuminate the concept of transparency as manipulation, finding alignment between positive liberty and the critical account.
Outbreak of severe community-acquired bacterial infections among children in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), October to December 2022
Authors: Goretzki Sarah C. , van der Linden Mark , Itzek Andreas , Hühne Tom , Adelmann Roland O. , Ala Eldin Firas , Albarouni Mohamed , Becker Jan-Claudius , Berghäuser Martin A. , Boesing Thomas , Boeswald Michael , Brasche Milian , Brevis Nuñez Francisco , Camara Rokya , Deibert Clara , Dohle Frank , Dolgner Jörg , Dziobaka Jan , Eifinger Frank , Elting Natalie , Endmann Matthias , Engelmann Guido , Frenzke Holger , Gappa Monika , Gharavi Bahman , Goletz Christine , Hahn Eva , Heidenreich Yvonne , Heimann Konrad , Hensel Kai O. , Hoffmann Hans-Georg , Hoppenz Marc , Horneff Gerd , Klassen Helene , Koerner-Rettberg Cordula , Längler Alfred , Lenz Pascal , Lohmeier Klaus , Müller Andreas , Niemann Frank , Paulussen Michael , Pentek Falk , Perez Ruy , Pingel Markus , Repges Philip , Rothoeft Tobias , Rübo Jochen , Schade Herbert , Schmitz Robert , Schonhoff Peter , Schwade Jan N. , Schwarz Tobias , Seiffert Peter , Selzer Georg , Spille Uwe , Thiel Carsten , Thimm Ansgar , Urgatz Bartholomäus , van den Heuvel Alijda , van Hop Tan , Giesen Verena , Wirth Stefan , Wollbrink Thomas , Wüller Daniel , Felderhoff-Müser Ursula , Dohna-Schwake Christian , Lâm Thiên-Trí , Claus Heike , Bruns Nora 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Purpose
In late 2022, a surge of severe S. pyogenes infections was reported in several European countries. This study assessed hospitalizations and disease severity of community-acquired bacterial infections with S. pyogenes, S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, and H. influenzae among children in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, during the last quarter of 2022 compared to long-term incidences.

Methods
Hospital cases due to bacterial infections between October and December 2022 were collected in a multicenter study (MC) from 59/62 (95%) children's hospitals in NRW and combined with surveillance data (2016–2023) from the national reference laboratories for streptococci, N. meningitidis, and H. influenzae. Overall and pathogen-specific incidence rates (IR) from January 2016 to March 2023 were estimated via capture–recapture analyses. Expected annual deaths from the studied pathogens were calculated from national death cause statistics.

Results
In the MC study, 153 cases with high overall disease severity were reported with pneumonia being most common (59%, n = 91). IRs of bacterial infections declined at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and massively surged to unprecedented levels in late 2022 and early 2023 (overall hospitalizations 3.5-fold), with S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae as main drivers (18-fold and threefold). Observed deaths during the study period exceeded the expected number for the entire year in NRW by far (7 vs. 0.9).

Discussion
The unprecedented peak of bacterial infections and deaths in late 2022 and early 2023 was caused mainly by S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae. Improved precautionary measures are needed to attenuate future outbreaks.
Perfluorocarbon-based artificial oxygen carriers for red blood cell substitutes: considerations and direction of technology
Authors: Kim Ji-Hui , Jung Eun-A. , Kim Joo-Eun 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Background
Recently, the development of an artificial oxygen carrier that can replace blood transfusions is gaining attention, particularly in response to war and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as yet, none of the existing hemoglobin-based artificial oxygen carriers (HBOCs) and perfluorocarbon-based artificial oxygen carriers (PFOCs) have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Area covered
Several difficulties are encountered during the development of PFOCs. Here, we discuss the possibility of developing PFOCs using a safe and feasible method. The problems of the existing PFOCs were primarily identified as their large particle size, persistence in the body, and high content of PFOCs based on the second generation. On the basis of these problems, we present the unmet needs of five existing PFOCs that require to be overcome before they can be developed clinically.

Expert opinion
In previous studies, there have been mentions of the composition, indications, and side effects of PFOCs (Perfluorocarbon-based oxygen carriers). However, there has been little or no mention of unmet needs for the development of PFOCs. Furthermore, this review provides a categorized list of unmet needs for PFOCs, which is expected to contribute to increasing the development potential of PFOCs by providing guidance for future directions.
The Roadmap of 2D Materials and Devices Toward Chips
Authors: Liu Anhan , Zhang Xiaowei , Liu Ziyu , Li Yuning , Peng Xueyang , Li Xin , Qin Yue , Hu Chen , Qiu Yanqing , Jiang Han , Wang Yang , Li Yifan , Tang Jun , Liu Jun , Guo Hao , Deng Tao , Peng Songang , Tian He , Ren Tian-Ling 
Published: February 2024

AbstractDue to the constraints imposed by physical effects and performance degradation, silicon-based chip technology is facing certain limitations in sustaining the advancement of Moore’s law. Two-dimensional (2D) materials have emerged as highly promising candidates for the post-Moore era, offering significant potential in domains such as integrated circuits and next-generation computing. Here, in this review, the progress of 2D semiconductors in process engineering and various electronic applications are summarized. A careful introduction of material synthesis, transistor engineering focused on device configuration, dielectric engineering, contact engineering, and material integration are given first. Then 2D transistors for certain electronic applications including digital and analog circuits, heterogeneous integration chips, and sensing circuits are discussed. Moreover, several promising applications (artificial intelligence chips and quantum chips) based on specific mechanism devices are introduced. Finally, the challenges for 2D materials encountered in achieving circuit-level or system-level applications are analyzed, and potential development pathways or roadmaps are further speculated and outlooked.
Butler, Hegel and the Role of Recognition in Organizations
Authors: Visser Max 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn the past decade, the concept of recognition appears to have acquired an important theoretical position in the work and organization literature. While in principle recognition denotes a positive and social form of freedom, in current-day organizations recognition may be often negative or instrumental. In order to capture this ambivalence in organizational recognitive conditions, the recent work of the American philosopher Judith Butler appears particularly applicable. The purpose of this paper is to explore theoretically to what extent her views on recognition shed new light on the variety of recognition patterns in current-day organizations. Towards that purpose, this paper first turns to the ‘master-slave’ episode in the work of Hegel and its influential interpretation by Kojève, which are at the heart of Butler’s reading and conception of recognition. As a second step, the ambivalent conception of recognition in the work of Butler is discussed and critically assessed, while in the final section this conception is extended to work and organizations.
Robust machine learning models: linear and nonlinear
Authors: Giudici Paolo , Raffinetti Emanuela , Riani Marco 
Published: February 2024

AbstractArtificial Intelligence relies on the application of machine learning models which, while reaching high predictive accuracy, lack explainability and robustness. This is a problem in regulated industries, as authorities aimed at monitoring the risks arising from the application of Artificial Intelligence methods may not validate them. No measurement methodologies are yet available to jointly assess accuracy, explainability and robustness of machine learning models. We propose a methodology which fills the gap, extending the Forward Search approach, employed in robust statistical learning, to machine learning models. Doing so, we will be able to evaluate, by means of interpretable statistical tests, whether a specific Artificial Intelligence application is accurate, explainable and robust, through a unified methodology. We apply our proposal to the context of Bitcoin price prediction, comparing a linear regression model against a nonlinear neural network model.
Teachers’ and students’ perception of effectiveness of english textbook grade VIII in Public Schools in Pakistan in digital era
Authors: Bhatti Nargis , Abdullah Nauman Ahmed 
Published: February 2024

AbstractEnglish language is one of the mostly used languages across the world for communication as well as academic purpose. English subject is taught as compulsory from primary to bachelor level in Pakistan. Textbook is used as a teaching and learning resource for teaching English. Evaluation of textbooks remains a pertinent task in curriculum studies. The present study was aimed at evaluating the grade VIII English textbook used in public sector schools of Punjab (Pakistan). A mixed methods approach was used to seek perceptions of 24 teachers and 240 students about the textbook on specifically designed instruments of interview and close-ended questionnaires, respectively. Thematic analysis for interviews and descriptive analysis for questionnaire were carried out on the data. Keys findings included positive remarks on some of the aspects of the textbooks and few suggestions on improving the textbook on a few aspects regarding making the content interesting through including topics consisting of daily use and creative activities. Study presents results and recommendations for policy makers to incorporate in revised versions of the textbook.
Predicting building energy consumption in urban neighborhoods using machine learning algorithms
Authors: Jiang Qingrui , Huang Chenyu , Wu Zhiqiang , Yao Jiawei , Wang Jinyu , Liu Xiaochang , Qiao Renlu 
Published: February 2024

AbstractAssessing building energy consumption in urban neighborhoods at the early stages of urban planning assists decision-makers in developing detailed urban renewal plans and sustainable development strategies. At the city-level, the use of physical simulation-based urban building energy modeling (UBEM) is too costly, and data-driven approaches often are hampered by a lack of available building energy monitoring data. This paper combines a simulation-based approach with a data-driven approach, using UBEM to provide a dataset for machine learning and deploying the trained model for large-scale urban building energy consumption prediction. Firstly, we collected 18,789 neighborhoods containing 248,938 buildings in the Shanghai central area, of which 2,702 neighborhoods were used for UBEM. Simultaneously, building functions were defined by POI data and land use data. We used 14 impact factors related to land use and building morphology to define each neighborhood. Next, we compared the performance of six ensemble learning methods modeling impact factors with building energy consumption and used SHAP to explain the best model; we also filtered out the features that contributed the most to the model output to reduce the model complexity. Finally, the balanced regressor that had the best prediction accuracy with the minimum number of features was used to predict the remaining urban neighborhoods in the Shanghai central area. The results show that XGBoost achieves the best performance. The balanced regressor, constructed with the 9 most contributing features, predicted the building rooftop photovoltaics potential, total load, cooling load, and heating load with test set accuracies of 0.956, 0.674, 0.608, and 0.762, respectively. Our method offers an 85.5%-time advantage over traditional methods, with only a maximum of 22.75% of error.
Impact of a midline catheter prioritization initiative on device utilization and central line-associated bloodstream infections at an urban safety-net community hospital
Authors: Mena Lora Alfredo J. , Lindsey Brenna , Echeverria Stephanie , Ali Mirza , Krill Candice , Takhsh Eden , Bleasdale Susan C. 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Overuse of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) can lead to idle central line (CL) days and increased risk for CL-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). We established a midline prioritization initiative at a safety-net community hospital. This initiative led to possible CLABSI avoidance and a decline in PICC use.
Lateral and temporal constraints on the depositional history of the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA
Authors: Bernau Jeremiah A. , Bowen Brenda B. , Oviatt Charles G. , Clark Donald L. , Hart Isaac A. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe depositional history of the Bonneville Salt Flats, a perennial saline pan in Utah's Bonneville basin, has poor temporal constraints, and the climatic and geomorphic conditions that led to saline pan formation there are poorly understood. We explore the late Pleistocene to Holocene depositional record of Bonneville Salt Flats cores. Our data challenge the assumption that the saline pan formed from the desiccation of Lake Bonneville, the largest late Pleistocene lake in the Great Basin, which covered this area from 30 to 13 cal ka BP. We test two hypotheses: whether climatic transitions from (1) wet to arid or (2) arid to wet led to saline pan deposition. We describe the depositional record with radiocarbon dating, sedimentological structures, mineralogy, diatom, ostracode, and portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer measurements. Gypsum and carbonate strontium isotope ratio measurements reflect changes in water sources. Three shallow saline lake to desiccation cycles occurred from >45 and >28 cal ka BP. Deflation removed Lake Bonneville sediments between 13 and 8.3 cal ka BP. Gypsum deposition spanned 8.3 to 5.4 cal ka BP, while the oldest halite interval formed from 5.4 to 3.5 cal ka BP during a wetter period. These findings offer valuable insights for sedimentologists, archaeologists, geomorphologists, and land managers.
On twisted group ring isomorphism problem for p-groups
Authors: Kaur Gurleen , Kaur Surinder , Singla Pooja 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn this article, we explore the problem of determining isomorphisms between the twisted complex group algebras of finite
$p$
-groups. This problem bears similarity to the classical group algebra isomorphism problem and has been recently examined by Margolis-Schnabel. Our focus lies on a specific invariant, referred to as the generalized corank, which relates to the twisted complex group algebra isomorphism problem. We provide a solution for non-abelian
$p$
-groups with generalized corank at most three.
The Avestan ī̆šti- in Middle Persian texts
Authors: Musavi S. Fatemeh 
Published: February 2024

AbstractMiddle Persian translations and interpretations of Avestan texts employ the word īšt in the translation of the Avestan ī̆šti- “capability, capacity, competence”. The word became a vocabulary item in the Middle Persian corpus. It seems to be a calque of its Avestan counterpart. The Avestan ī̆šti- has presented challenges in the Avesta scholarship and is translated with words from different semantic domains. This article discusses the definition of Avestan ī̆šti- and how it is reinterpreted and understood in the Middle Persian translations. It is argued here that Av. ī̆šti- refers to “capability, capacity, and competence”. However, it is understood and interpreted in the MP texts as “wealth, property”, “remuneration”, or “reward”. It is sometimes translated to a verb form from xwāstan “desire, want”.
Time Matters in Cross-Strait Relations: Tsai Ing-wen and Taiwan's Future
Authors: Sullivan Jonathan 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn this article, I examine the ROC president's discursive response to PRC efforts to limit Taiwan's future possibilities and undermine confidence in Taiwan's future. I argue that the capacity to imagine the future, and perceiving agency to affect future outcomes, is crucial for national resilience. Since Taiwan is routinely exposed to factors known to cause reduced self-efficacy and morale – uncertainty, threat, marginalization, restricted agency, circumscribed action repertoires – it is crucial that Taiwanese people have a meaningful sense of “what are we striving for?” and confidence that they have the agency to realize these aspirations. The article sets out an empirical examination of discursive constructions of the future as a vector for enhancing cohesion and resolve in Taiwanese society. Foregrounding a novel dimension in the study of Taiwan, the article contributes both an interpretivist account of President Tsai Ing-wen's discourse and opens a new avenue for research on the largely neglected issue of futurity in cross-Strait relations.