bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Navigating Across Heritage and Destination Cultures: How Personal Identity and Social Identification Processes Relate to Domain-Specific Acculturation Orientations in Adolescence
Authors: Crocetti Elisabetta , Karataş Savaş , Branje Susan , Bobba Beatrice , Rubini Monica 
Published: September 2023

AbstractPersonal identity and social identification processes can be challenging for adolescents belonging to an ethnic minority, who have to cope with the acculturation task of navigating several (and often conflictual) alternatives put forth by their cultural heritage community and destination society. Because identity and acculturation tasks are embedded in core domains of adolescents’ life, this three-wave longitudinal study with ethnic minority adolescents (N = 244, 43.4% male; Mage = 14.9) examined how personal identity processes and social identifications are related to acculturation orientations in the education and friendship domains. Results of traditional cross-lagged models showed that, in the educational domain, adolescents who scored higher on cultural heritage maintenance compared to their peers, scored higher on commitment later on. In the friendship domain, stronger associations were found, such that adolescents who scored higher on cultural heritage maintenance compared to their peers, reported higher commitment and in-depth exploration later on, while those who scored higher on identification with friends reported over time also higher cultural heritage maintenance and destination culture adoption. Random-intercept crossed-lagged models indicated that, when adolescents reported above their own average on reconsideration of educational commitment, they reported increased cultural heritage maintenance later on. Furthermore, consistent associations (at baseline and over time) emerged. Overall, this study points to virtuous alliances between the fulfillment of tasks related to adolescents’ identity development and acculturation.
Integrating existing data to assess the risk of an expanding land use change on mammals
Authors: Rich Lindsey N. , Medel Ivan D. , Bangen Sara , Wengert Greta M. , Toenies Matthew , Tucker Jody M. , Gabriel Mourad W. , Davis Courtney L. 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Context
Land-use change, including agricultural expansion, is one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss globally. Given the rapid pace of land-use change, data-driven, strategic, and dynamic conservation planning is imperative.

Objectives
We present an exemplar application of using existing data to inform conservation planning. Specifically, we developed a systematic approach for identifying areas of conservation concern due to cannabis cultivation in California, USA.

Methods
We used three existing datasets: (1) camera trap data from ten projects (n = 1186); (2) the locations of cannabis cultivation sites eradicated by law enforcement (n = 834); and (3) the locations of cultivation licenses (n = 4366). We analyzed this data using multi-species occupancy models to estimate the occupancy and richness of 30 species, and maximum entropy models to estimate the risk of unlicensed and trespass cultivation. We then identified areas of overlap and determined the percent of suitable habitat potentially impacted by cannabis cultivation.

Results
Cannabis cultivation was estimated to overlap 39–74% of suitable habitat for special status species. Private land cultivation tended to have a larger influence on generalist species whereas trespass cultivation had the largest potential influence on fisher (Pekania pennanti), a special status species.

Conclusions
Our results can be used to prioritize eradication, restoration, and remediation activities; to target mitigation efforts; and to guide the placement of new, licensed cultivation. Our approach demonstrates the utility of aggregating existing biological and socioeconomic data to inform conservation planning and is broadly applicable to other data sources and ecological stressors.
YAP1 inhibits RSL3-induced castration-resistant prostate cancer cell ferroptosis by driving glutamine uptake and metabolism to GSH
Authors: Fu Xian , Wu Hongshen , Li Changjiu , Deng Gang , Chen Chao 
Published: September 2023

AbstractHigh levels of YAP1 and ferroptosis activation in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) can inhibit CRPC progression and improve its sensitivity toward chemotherapeutics drugs. However, whether YAP1 regulates ferroptosis in CRPC cells and the underlying mechanisms are unknown. The protein levels of YAP1, SLC1A5, and GLS1 in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer (PCa) that did not progress to CRPC, and CRPC tissue samples were evaluated using western blotting. In PC-3 and DU-145 cells, YAP1 overexpression vector, small-interfering RNA, specific inhibitor verteporfin, ferroptosis-inducer RSL3, SLC1A5-inhibitor V-9302, and GLS1-inhibitor CB-839 were used. Immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, dual-luciferase reporter gene, and related kits were used to investigate the effect of YAP1 on the ferroptosis activity in CRPC cells and its underlying mechanisms. YAP1 promoted extracellular glutamine uptake and subsequent production of glutamate and glutathione (GSH), and increases the GPX4 activity. For the activation of ferroptosis by RSL3, YAP1 decreased the levels of reactive oxygen species, malondialdehyde, and lipid peroxidation, and the proportion of dead cells. Mechanistically, YAP1 promoted the expression of SCL1A5 and GLS1 and further increased the GSH levels and GPX4 activity. Thus, inhibiting SLC1A5 or GLS1 activity could alleviate the antagonistic effect of YAP1 on the ferroptosis of RSL3-induced CRPC cells. In CRPC, the YAP1 level is high, which enters the nucleus and promotes the expressions of SLC1A5 and GLS1, thereby promoting cellular glutamine uptake and metabolism to generate glutamate and further synthesizing GSH, increasing GPX4 activity, improving cellular antioxidant capacity, and inhibiting cell death.
Desktop virtual reality as an exposure method for test anxiety: quantitative and qualitative feasibility study
Authors: Chittaro Luca , Serafini Marta 
Published: September 2023

AbstractTest anxiety is an emotional state characterized by subjective feelings of discomfort, fear, and worry that can considerably affect students’ academic performance. Virtual Reality exposure (VRE) is a promising approach to address test anxiety, but the few VRE systems for test anxiety in the literature concern only written exams. Since oral exams elicit more anxiety than written exams, the availability of VRE systems for oral exams would be precious to a large population of students worldwide. Another limitation of existing VRE systems for test anxiety is that they require the availability of a head-mounted display, posing a barrier to widespread use. This paper aims to address both issues, proposing a VRE system that deals with oral exams and can be used with common PC displays. The design of the proposed system is organized in three oral test scenarios in which a virtual agent acts as the student’s examiner. The virtual examiner behaves friendly in the first scenario and increasingly reduces its friendliness in the two subsequent scenarios. The paper assesses the feasibility for VRE of the proposed system with two complementary methods. First, we describe a quantitative user study of the three system scenarios, showing that they induce increasing levels of anxiety. Second, we present a qualitative thematic analysis of participants’ post-exposure interviews that sheds further light on the aspects of the virtual experience that contributed to eliciting negative or positive affect in participants, and provides insights for improving VRE systems for test anxiety.
Politicizing ‘Learning by Doing’: Shiono Naomichi and the Cultivation of the ‘Japanese Spirit’ in Primary and Secondary Science Education in Japan from 1931–1958
Authors: Huh Duim 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThis article traces the development of the wartime Japanese curriculum, which was deliberately designed to implement ‘Japanese’ approaches to science, and its relation to the previously dominant educational approach, learning by doing. It examines the work of Shiono Naomichi (1898–1969), who served as the curriculum and textbook revision director for science and mathematics in the Ministry of Education from 1924 to 1944 and also authored several important textbooks up to the 1950s. While authoring two textbook series in the 1930s and 1940s, respectively, Shiono used learning-by-doing methods to implement ‘Japanese’ ways of thinking within his texts, in response to the demand for the promotion of Japanese spirit. In the succeeding post-war era, Shiono attempted to conceal the relevance of his pre-war and wartime textbooks to the wartime promotion of ‘Japanese’ thought processes and insisted on the educational superiority of his own textbooks over post-war American-style progressive textbooks. By analyzing his shifting claims on wartime education in relation to progressive educational thought, this article portrays the political function of science education and its concealment in post-war Japan. The rediscovery of the political implications of wartime textbooks, as well as a re-examination of their influence in post-war science textbooks, will enable us to critically scrutinize the political features of contemporary Japanese science education.
Curcumin clarithromycin nano-form a promising agent to fight Helicobacter pylori infections
Authors: Mosallam Farag M. , Bendary Mahmoud M. , Elshimy Rana , El-Batal Ahmed I. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractHelicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the main cause of gastric diseases. However, the traditional antibiotic treatment of H. pylori is limited due to increased antibiotic resistance, low efficacy, and low drug concentration in the stomach. This study developed a Nano-emulsion system with ability to carry Curcumin and Clarithromycin to protect them against stomach acidity and increase their efficacy against H. pylori. We used oil in water emulsion system to prepare a novel Curcumin Clarithromycin Nano-Emulsion (Cur-CLR-NE). The nano-emulsion was validated by dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique, zeta potential; transmission electron microscopy (mean particle size 48 nm), UV–visible scanning and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The in vitro assay of Cur-CLR-NE against H. pylori was evaluated by minimum inhibitory concentration (12.5 to 6.26 µg/mL), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) and anti-biofilm that showed a higher inhibitory effect of Cur-CLR-NE in compere with, free curcumin and clarithromycin against H. pylori. The in vivo results indicated that Cur-CLR-NE showed higher H. pylori clearance effect than free clarithromycin or curcumin under the same administration frequency and the same dose regimen. Histological analysis clearly showed that curcumin is highly effective in repairing damaged tissue. In addition, a potent synergistic effect was obvious between clarithromycin and curcumin in nano-emulsion system. The inflammation, superficial damage, the symptoms of gastritis including erosion in the mouse gastric mucosa, necrosis of the gastric epithelium gastric glands and interstitial oedema of tunica muscularis were observed in the positive control infected mice and absent from treated mice with Cur-CLR-NE.
Beyond the canon: un-learning the “Muslim woman” in UK higher education classroom with a “pedagogy of opacity”
Authors: Allouche Sabiha 
Published: September 2023

AbstractMy contribution to this special issue is non-orthodox. Far from Islamic Feminism's hermeneutics, and bearing in mind the limitations of anthropological works and representative paradigms in Orientalist critique, I take cues from postcolonial scholar Edouard Glissant’s (1990) seminal work, Poetics of Relations, notably his notions of détour, retour, and érrance, and draw on my experience in teaching gender studies in relation to the Middle East in UK higher education institutions to posit a “pedagogy of opacity” when producing knowledge on Othered bodies —in this instance, the fictive category of the “Muslim woman”. We see how a pedagogy of opacity forces home, self, and early mis/information about the other to realign and confront each other. This triadic realignment showcases the workings of home (the UK)—not of a geographically distant Islamic culture—in the manufacturing of the Muslim woman Other.
Stichwort: Reflexion im Pädagogischen Kontext
Authors: Lenske Gerlinde , Lohse-Bossenz Hendrik 
Published: September 2023

ZusammenfassungIn der Aus‑, Fort- und Weiterbildung für pädagogische Berufsfelder ist Reflexion ein zentraler Begriff. Im wissenschaftlichen Diskurs existieren zu diesem vielfältige Konzepte, die in empirischen Arbeiten zum Teil nicht ausreichend expliziert werden. Dies erschwert die studienübergreifende Betrachtung von empirischen Befunden. Im Beitrag wird ein Definitionsvorschlag vorgestellt, der anhand von drei Kernmerkmalen (anlassbezogener mentaler Prozess, expliziter Selbstbezug und erweitertes Verständnis pädagogischer Praxis) einen Rahmen für die strukturierte Explikation des Reflexionsverständnisses einzelner Studien bietet. Der Definitionsvorschlag kann mit etablierten Reflexionsmodellen systematisch in Zusammenhang gebracht werden. Ein systematisches Review von 49 deutschsprachigen empirischen Artikeln der letzten 10 Jahre zeigt, dass in einer Vielzahl empirischer Arbeiten keine Explikation des Reflexionsverständnisses erfolgt. Falls doch, werden oft nur einzelne Kernmerkmale fokussiert. Abschließend wird diskutiert, inwiefern die vorgeschlagene Definition als Strukturierungshilfe dazu beitragen kann, Forschung anzuregen und Befunde wechselseitig aufeinander beziehbar zu machen.
Modulating the Properties of SnO2 Thin Film by Post-Deposition UV-Ozone Treatment
Authors: Pramitha A. , Rao Srijana G. , Raviprakash Y. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractTin(IV) oxide (SnO2) is a metal oxide renowned for its excellent optoelectronic properties. With the use of simple post-processing methods, the characteristics of SnO2 may be easily modified. In the current work, SnO2 thin films were prepared using the spray pyrolysis technique and were subjected to post-UV-ozone (UVO) treatment for different durations. Characterization techniques including x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, UV–visible spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy were employed to assess the effects of UVO treatment. It was found that UVO treatment had no significant impact on the film's structural characteristics. However, after exposure to UVO, the bandgap was seen to decrease from 3.04 eV to 2.84 eV. Also, photoluminescence investigations revealed that UVO treatment increased the defects in the films with a decrease in the ratio between band-to-band emission and defect emissions. The results indicate that UVO treatment is an effective strategy for tuning the optical properties of SnO2 thin films by precisely managing the bandgap.
Recommendations for the management of hyperkalemia in patients receiving renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors
Authors: De Nicola Luca , Ferraro Pietro Manuel , Montagnani Andrea , Pontremoli Roberto , Dentali Francesco , Sesti Giorgio 
Published: September 2023

AbstractHyperkalemia is common in clinical practice and can be caused by medications used to treat cardiovascular diseases, particularly renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASis). This narrative review discusses the epidemiology, etiology, and consequences of hyperkalemia, and recommends strategies for the prevention and management of hyperkalemia, mainly focusing on guideline recommendations, while recognizing the gaps or differences between the guidelines. Available evidence emphasizes the importance of healthcare professionals (HCPs) taking a proactive approach to hyperkalemia management by prioritizing patient identification and acknowledging that hyperkalemia is often a long-term condition requiring ongoing treatment. Given the risk of hyperkalemia during RAASi treatment, it is advisable to monitor serum potassium levels prior to initiating these treatments, and then regularly throughout treatment. If RAASi therapy is indicated in patients with cardiorenal disease, HCPs should first treat chronic hyperkalemia before reducing the dose or discontinuing RAASis, as reduction or interruption of RAASi treatment can increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes or death. Moreover, management of hyperkalemia should involve the use of newer potassium binders, such as sodium zirconium cyclosilicate or patiromer, as these agents can effectively enable optimal RAASi treatment. Finally, patients should receive education regarding hyperkalemia, the risks of discontinuing their current treatments, and need to avoid excessive dietary potassium intake.
Testing Poissonity of a large number of populations
Authors: Jiménez-Gamero M. D. , de Uña-Álvarez J. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThis paper studies the problem of simultaneously testing that each of k samples, coming from k count variables, were all generated by Poisson laws. The means of those populations may differ. The proposed procedure is designed for large k, which can be bigger than the sample sizes. First, a test is proposed for the case of independent samples, and then the obtained results are extended to dependent data. In each case, the asymptotic distribution of the test statistic is stated under the null hypothesis as well as under alternatives, which allows to study the consistency of the test. Specifically, it is shown that the test statistic is asymptotically free distributed under the null hypothesis. The finite sample performance of the test is studied via simulation. A real data set application is included.
“There could be something going wrong and I wouldn’t even know”: a qualitative study of perceptions of people with cancer about cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and its management
Authors: Knowles Reegan , Kemp Emma , Miller Michelle , Koczwara Bogda 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Purpose
Despite being at higher risk, many people with cancer do not receive adequate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment or management. The purpose of this research was to examine people with cancer’s perceptions, experiences and needs regarding CVD risk factor awareness, assessment and management.

Methods
We conducted 15 individual interviews to examine people with cancer’s perspectives regarding CVD care in cancer. Reflexive thematic analysis was utilised to collect and organise data into themes and to synthesise findings.

Results
Fifteen people (6 males) diagnosed with diverse cancer types participated. Majority participants were not or only somewhat aware of CVD risk in cancer, but all expressed it was an important issue. A diverse range of priorities and needs for CVD care was discussed, including some participants’ prioritisation of dealing with cancer and preferred amount, type and manner of information provision and support. Websites and brochures were identified as potential solutions for optimising CVD care.

Conclusions
Codesign methodology should be used to engage patients in the development of flexible, tailored resources to increase awareness of CVD risk and strategies for its management.

Implications for Cancer Survivors
Perceptions of people with cancer regarding CVD care can inform new interventions that reduce the impact of CVD in cancer.
A new Cretaceous orthopteran family of the Caelifera (order: Orthoptera) from Burmese amber of northern Myanmar
Authors: Uchida Kei , Husemann Martin , Kotthoff Ulrich 
Published: September 2023

AbstractA new family of short horned grasshoppers, Burmecaelidae fam. nov., is described on the basis of a new species: Burmecaelinus armis fam., gen. et sp. nov. While any extant species can clearly be sorted into the Tridactylidea and Acrididea, the new fossil species presented here does not clearly match any of the two groups. The metafemora of the new family are apparently saltatorial and greatly inflated along its entire length, which is similar to extant and Mesozoic Tridactylidae and Ripipterygidae. In contrast, the compound eyes are elongated and protrude from the head dorsally; the elongated area of the pronotum does not cover the abdomen. Although the morphology of the hind legs is shared with Tridactyloidea, the shape of the head and abdomen are more similar to Tetrigoidea and Eumastacoidea. We suggest two hypotheses: (1) the new family emerged at the basis of the superfamilies Tridactyloidea and Acridoidea early in Caeliferan evolution, or alternatively (2) the new family emerged within Tridactyloidea, between the families Tridactylidae and Ripipterygidae. The new family may have emerged when these families split. The phylogenetic placement of the new family needs to be further evaluated in the future based on more specimens.
The intricate diversity of human–nature relations: Evidence from Finland
Authors: Raatikainen Kaisa J. , Tupala Anna-Kaisa , Niemelä Riikka , Laulumaa Anna-Mari 
Published: September 2023

AbstractSupporting sustainability requires understanding human–nature relations, which we approached as social constructions that can be studied through nature-related discourses. We examined human–nature relations in Finland by combining approaches from environmental social sciences and arts-based research into a mixed-methods design. A public online survey (n = 726) and post-performance audience interviews (n = 71) portrayed nature positively. Respondents’ ideas of nature ranged from natural scientific to philosophical; from dualistic to holistic; and from ecocentric to anthropocentric. A factor analysis revealed discourses focusing on wellbeing, conservation, ecoanxiety, pro-environmentalism, outdoor activity, and enjoying nature. Interviews added spiritual and over-generational aspects and revealed the importance of embodied experiences in nature relations. We identified dimensions that structure the relations, including human–nature positionality, engagement and contact with nature, and conception and thought. The emotional and experiential aspects, and nature-related practices, deserve further research. We demonstrate how a diversity of human–nature relations co-exists and co-evolves.
Invariance of equilibrium to the strategy method II: experimental evidence
Authors: Chen Daniel L. , Schonger Martin 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe strategy method (SM) is, in practice, subject to a possibly severe economic-theoretical bias. Although many studies utilize SM to examine responses to rare or off-equilibrium behaviors unattainable through direct elicitation (DE), they ignore the fact that the strategic equivalence between SM and DE holds for the monetary payoff game but not the game participants actually play, which is in terms of utilities. We report three results. First, failing to account for estimation bias when decisions at one information set can influence utility at another may result in significant differences in decision-making. Second, the magnitude of this bias can be substantial, comparable to other measured treatment effects. Third, minor interventions targeting salience can amplify these differences similarly, causing treatment effects to differ significantly between SM and DE, even reversing in direction. These findings emphasize the need for reconsideration of the SM’s reliability for economic research.