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Evaluation of the direction-dependent mechanical properties of ideal single crystal metals: a comparative ab initio study
Authors: ElHalawani Jaylan A , Youssef Mostafa 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The anisotropy of crystal structures mandates the direction dependence of materials’ mechanical properties. Key properties of interest are the Young’s modulus and Poisson ratio in the small strain limit, and the ideal tensile strength in the large strain regime. To date, atomistic computations of these properties have been conducted using two approaches. The first approach explicitly calculates the stress–strain response using computational tensile test experiments. The second approach computes the single crystal elastic constants then derives the mechanical properties using analytical equations. The two approaches have been used interchangeably and their equivalence not assessed. This work systematically computes the mechanical properties of 13 BCC and 12 face centered cubic (FCC) metals via the two approaches using first principles density functional theory calculations and hypothesize the robustness of the first approach. Analysis of the results has revealed the shortcomings of the elastic constants method in detecting instabilities in the structures captured by the first principles computational tensile test approach. Large discrepancies in calculations of Young’s moduli using the latter approach are herein reported, as well as auxetic repossess and large Poisson ratio for some metals. Beyond the small strain results, we systematically examined the lateral strain response up to 0.5 applied strain in 3 crystallographic directions and reported large changes in slopes and peculiarities around the Bain transformation strain. From the computational stress–strain results, we validated empirical equations in the literature relating the ideal strength to the direction-dependent Young’s modulus and the Bain strain along [001] in BCC and [110] in FCC but also presented further relations for other crystallographic directions. In conclusion, we believe that the elastic constants approach, while computationally efficient, has to be used with caution and should be validated against the computational tensile tests. In addition, we highlight the importance of examining different crystallographic directions with possibly desirable properties.
Diverse approaches to modeling ambient temperature in Newton’s law of cooling, supported by temperature sensors
Authors: Moreira Pablo E , Azcué Rodrigo , Salinas Sanchez Jesus , Ortega Othón 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Our primary objective was to assess the significance of unconventional ambient temperature models in validating Newton’s law of cooling. To accomplish this, we employed temperature sensors and selected different time spans for the duration of our experiments. The findings of this study will offer valuable insights into the applicability of Newton’s law in scenarios characterized by fluctuating environmental conditions. This research aims to broaden the range of applications for the law and enhance the accuracy of temperature predictions.
Full radius integrated modelling of ohmic ramp-up at TCV including self consistent density prediction
Authors: Marin M. , Camenen Y. , Bourdelle C. , Casson F.J. , Coosemans R. , Garzotti L. , Maget P. , Manas P. , Najlaoui A. , Sauter O. ,   the TCV Team
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The ramp-up is a critical phase in the operations of a Tokamak, during which engineering and physics aspects must be taken into account to ensure stability, minimize flux consumption and avoid disruptions. Predicting ramp-up phases faces challenges such as nonlinearity, uncertainty on boundary and initial conditions and changes in the magnetic equilibrium. Our work uses the High-Fidelity Pulse Simulator (HFPS), a Python workflow based on JINTRAC. The input and output are in machine and code generic IMAS data format. The HFPS predicts the evolution of the current, temperature, main ion density and impurity density up to the separatrix. The self-consistent prediction of the density during the ramp-up represents the main element of novelty in this work. To this end, a closed feedback loop is set to match experimental line averaged density. QuaLiKiz (Citrin et al 2017 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion
59 124005), TGLF (Staebler et al 2016 Phys. Plasmas
23 062518) and FRANTIC (Tamor 1981 J. Comput. Phys.
40 104119) are used to calculate turbulent fluxes and the source of neutrals respectively. QuaLiKiz and TGLF predict a transition from Trapped Electron Mode early in the discharge to Ion Temperature Gradient dominated turbulence. The results are compared to higher fidelity simulations with GKW, which show qualitative agreement. Good general agreement is reached between integrated modelling and experimental data, quantified by proposed measures of agreement. A large set of sensitivities to modelling choices and initial and boundary conditions is performed on four different discharges, to assess the robustness of the approach.
Current progress of in vitro vascular models on microfluidic chips
Authors: Wang Ran , Zhang Hangyu , Li Shijun , Yan Peishi , Shao Shuai , Liu Bo , Li Na 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The vascular tissue, as an integral component of the human circulatory system, plays a crucial role in retaining normal physiological functions within the body. Pathologies associated with the vasculature, whether direct or indirect, also constitute significant public health concerns that afflict humanity, leading to the wide studies on vascular physiology and pathophysiology. Given the precious nature of human derived vascular tissue, substantial efforts have been dedicated to the construction of vascular models. Due to the high cost associated with animal experimentation and the inability to directly translate results to human, there is an increasing emphasis on the use of primary human cells for the development of in vitro vascular models. For instance, obtaining an ApoE-/- mouse model for atherosclerosis research typically requires feeding a high-fat diet for over 10 weeks, whereas in vitro vascular models can usually be formed within 2 weeks. With advancements in microfluidic technology, in vitro vascular models capable of precisely emulating the hemodynamic environment within human vessels are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Microfluidic vascular models are primarily constructed through two approaches: (1) directly constructing the vascular models based on the three-layer structure of the vascular wall; (2) co-culture of endothelial cells and supporting cells within hydrogels. The former is effective to replicate vascular tissue structure mimicking vascular wall, while the latter has the capacity to establish microvascular networks. This review predominantly presents and discusses recent advancements in template design, construction methods, and potential applications of microfluidic vascular models based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) soft lithography. Additionally, some refined methodologies addressing the limitations of conventional PDMS-based soft lithography techniques are also elaborated, which might hold profound importance in the field of vascular tissue engineering on microfluidic chips.
A novel heuristic technique implemented with FOPI controller for dynamic power management in hybrid energy storage systems
Authors: Kumar Amitesh , Kumar Rahul 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This paper introduces a power management strategy (PMS) for photovoltaic (PV) and hybrid electrical energy storage (HEES) systems, combining batteries and supercapacitors (SCs). The proposed strategy employs a fractional-order proportional-integral (FOPI) controller, optimised using a novel African Vultures Optimization Algorithm (AVOA), Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization-Grey Wolf Optimizer (HPSO-GWO), and Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO). The controller optimised with the new AVOA and HPSO-GWO features shows more effective and improved robustness than conventional algorithms. These findings demonstrate the performance of the PMS and the advantages of AVOA and HPSO-GWO-based tuning strategies for HEES system control. The system’s robustness and efficiency were validated through simulations under various solar irradiance, resistive load conditions, fixed temperature, and pulsed loads in real-time, demonstrating improved transient response and extended battery life. The optimised PMS effectively balances energy distribution, reduces battery stress, and enhances system stability, proving superior to traditional methods in dynamic and complex environments. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the suggested strategy is demonstrated by the decrease in settling time, even with fluctuations in resistive load, fixed temperature, pulsed load, and irradiation.
Utility in Forensic Practice
Authors: Sellbom Martin 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The main purpose of this chapter is to elaborate on the forensic utility of ICD-11 personality disorder (PD). In particular, the chapter discusses implications of ICD-11 PD in terms of general utility as well as addressing specific psychological questions, and makes the point that the assessment of response bias is critical in these contexts. ICD-11 PD will likely not be critical in most jurisdictions for the insanity defense, though severe PD could become important in some contexts. ICD-11 PD will likely have greater implications for sentencing evaluations and various forms of risk assessment, particularly as the latter often consider PD. In noncriminal litigation, such as personal injury and family court evaluations, ICD-11 PD could be helpful in clinical formulations to understand the person’s underlying pathology and behavioral manifestations. More generally, ICD-11 PD is likely better suited for forensic formulations compared to their traditional counterparts, but direct scientific evaluation is necessary.
Pūrākau as Philosophy
Authors: Watene Krushil 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Interest in Indigenous philosophies within the academic discipline of philosophy has been on the rise. For quite some time longer, albeit outside of and largely without the support of the academic discipline of philosophy, Indigenous scholars, activists, and communities have been working to revitalize, reclaim, and regenerate their philosophies. This chapter explores the role of pūrākau (stories and storytelling) for Māori philosophy. The chapter contends that pūrākau are repositories of accumulated knowledge that not only contain Māori philosophy but also enable its critical engagement and cultivation. Practices of storytelling are, then, vital to the creation and transformation of Māori concepts and ideas, and vital to understanding Māori practices of philosophical inquiry. In laying this out, this chapter details some of the ways in which Māori and other Indigenous methods reimagine philosophy—not least in ways that include the needs and aspirations of the communities in which these philosophies are experienced and lived.
Ubuntu and Social Justice
Authors: Molefe Motsamai 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This chapter considers the question of social justice or a good society in light of Ubuntu ethics. It considers the question of social justice in the context of the extant and continued global economic and environmental inequalities. The chapter construes Ubuntu ethics as a secular, dignity, and virtue-based moral perspective. Given the historical injustices associated with colonialism and apartheid in South Africa, the chapter reflects on what Ubuntu would recommend as a remedy to ensure dignified and flourishing lives in postcolonial and democratic South Africa. The chapter also considers what Ubuntu would recommend to resolve the environmental challenges facing our communities and the world. The chapter will argue that a good society creates suitable conditions for human flourishing by providing for citizens’ basic needs.
Buen Vivir and Extractivism
Authors: Valverde Facundo García 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This chapter is devoted to showing how the intensive use of extractive practices in the Global South not only reinforces but also creates new patterns of inequality. It will be shown that Buen Vivir, a framework of biocentric conceptions that advocates decommodified relations with Nature, can have an empowering potential for Indigenous communities that have been deeply harmed by extractivism. This potential is based on two important contributions. First, it is capable of a relational (and not only a distributive) assessment of the inequalities caused by extractivism, taking into account ecological, epistemic, and political effects. Second, since it offers a viable interpretation of Indigenous resistance to colonialism and neo-liberalism, it can empower Indigenous people, first, by contextually justifying their claims about the disproportionate impact that extractive practices have on their fundamental interests and, second, by proposing an alternative to a linear conception of development.
The Metaphysical Is Political
Authors: Khader Serene 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This chapter argues (a) that decolonizing philosophy would require departicularizing historically excluded practitioners and traditions and (b) that reading this volume as offering insights about how social ontology shapes normative political philosophy can contribute to this project. Contributors to this volume introduce social entities that Western political philosophy neglects, such as nature and internal minorities who are victims of historical injustice, and it also thematizes relations among entities, such as relations among generations and states. Their carving of the social space provides occasion to reflect on the way that the outputs of political philosophy have been biased by the discipline’s parochial assumptions about social ontology. The chapter also examines departicularization of ‘other’ traditions through a reflection on Audre Lorde’s work. Departicularization involves refusing to read ‘other’ traditions as offering only insights specific to their situations, and also devoting epistemic resources to questions that historically excluded practitioners and traditions themselves prioritize.
The Revival of Classical Theatres as Lieux de Mémoire
Authors: Balaskas Vasileios 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The first chapter identifies the revival of classical drama in Europe as a product of the idea of the nation-state in the late nineteenth century. It provides a brief critical discussion on how Graeco-Roman antiquity became an integral part of European modernity and prompted the emergence of the discipline of archaeology. The discussion engages with the social context of the first productions of classical drama at Graeco-Roman venues and the relationship between tourism and antiquity. It argues that this relationship was fundamental to the formation of the idea of national heritage.
Theatrical Revival as Socio-political Statement in the Inter-war Period
Authors: Balaskas Vasileios 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Chapter 2 shifts focus to the local perception of ancient drama performances. It looks at landmark productions that operated as sociopolitical enterprises during the inter-war period. It is suggested that local community participation in these productions shaped the dynamics of the cultural reception of inter-war performance, as they reflect distinctive dimensions of the clash between community-led and institutional archaeology, which dominated the national discourse on authenticity and identity. This chapter also highlights the political nature of these events and traces the sustained links that were forged among European intellectuals who were involved with performances of ancient drama. It is argued that the Delphic Festivals, the National Theatre of Greece, and the Festival of Merida created a powerful ideological identification with classical theatre in the model of the Festival of Syracuse.
Saturation and the Reinvention of Classical Drama Festivals
Authors: Balaskas Vasileios 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Chapter 5 examines the renovation that the festivals of classical drama implemented when public enthusiasm for classical repertoire began to decline in the 1960s. This final phase analyses the artistic response to the stereotyped performances that leading companies put on in the 1950s and early 1960s. Under discussion are the emergence of new companies and the shift towards music and alternative repertoire. This chapter considers the roles and meanings of classical theatre during the dictatorial regimes in Greece and Spain in the 1960s and 1970s by discussing their authoritarian intervention in the production of classical drama. This chapter concludes with the end of these dictatorships in Greece and Spain in the mid-1970s, which marked the beginning of a more democratic, reluctantly pluralist, and decentralized perception of classical theatre.
Trajectory Inference with Cell–Cell Interactions (TICCI): intercellular communication improves the accuracy of trajectory inference methods
Authors: Fu Yifeng , Qu Hong , Qu Dacheng , Zhao Min 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Motivation
Understanding cell differentiation and development dynamics is key for single-cell transcriptome analysis. Current cell differentiation trajectory inference algorithms face challenges such as high dimensionality, noise, and a need for users to possess certain biological information about the datasets to effectively utilize the algorithms. Here, we introduce Trajectory Inference with Cell–Cell Interaction (TICCI), a novel way to address these challenges by integrating intercellular communication information. In recognizing crucial intercellular communication during development, TICCI proposes Cell–Cell Interactions (CCI) at single-cell resolution. We posit that cells exhibiting higher gene expression similarity patterns are more likely to exchange information via biomolecular mediators.

Results
TICCI is initiated by constructing a cell-neighborhood matrix using edge weights composed of intercellular similarity and CCI information. Louvain partitioning identifies trajectory branches, attenuating noise, while single-cell entropy (scEntropy) is used to assess differentiation status. The Chu–Liu algorithm constructs a directed least-square model to identify trajectory branches, and an improved diffusion fitted time algorithm computes cell-fitted time in nonconnected topologies. TICCI validation on single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) datasets confirms the accuracy of cell trajectories, aligning with genealogical branching and gene markers. Verification using extrinsic information labels demonstrates CCI information utility in enhancing accurate trajectory inference. A comparative analysis establishes TICCI proficiency in accurate temporal ordering.

Availability and implementation
Source code and binaries freely available for download at https://github.com/mine41/TICCI, implemented in R (version 4.32) and Python (version 3.7.16) and supported on MS Windows. Authors ensure that the software is available for a full two years following publication.
ParaSurf: a surface-based deep learning approach for paratope–antigen interaction prediction
Authors: Papadopoulos Angelos-Michael , Axenopoulos Apostolos , Iatrou Anastasia , Stamatopoulos Kostas , Alvarez Federico , Daras Petros 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Motivation
Identifying antibody binding sites, is crucial for developing vaccines and therapeutic antibodies, processes that are time-consuming and costly. Accurate prediction of the paratope’s binding site can speed up the development by improving our understanding of antibody–antigen interactions.

Results
We present ParaSurf, a deep learning model that significantly enhances paratope prediction by incorporating both surface geometric and non-geometric factors. Trained and tested on three prominent antibody–antigen benchmarks, ParaSurf achieves state-of-the-art results across nearly all metrics. Unlike models restricted to the variable region, ParaSurf demonstrates the ability to accurately predict binding scores across the entire Fab region of the antibody. Additionally, we conducted an extensive analysis using the largest of the three datasets employed, focusing on three key components: (i) a detailed evaluation of paratope prediction for each complementarity-determining region loop, (ii) the performance of models trained exclusively on the heavy chain, and (iii) the results of training models solely on the light chain without incorporating data from the heavy chain.

Availability and implementation
Source code for ParaSurf, along with the datasets used, preprocessing pipeline, and trained model weights, are freely available at https://github.com/aggelos-michael-papadopoulos/ParaSurf.
Dental microwear of extant Lutrinae
Authors: Beatty Brian Lee , Bao Alvin 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Few living mammals are as exemplary of a semiaquatic lifestyle as otters, exhibiting a diverse array of ways that an animal can use water and land resources similar to the way other clades, such as cetaceans or pinnipeds, may have used their habitats during the transition from terrestrial to aquatic life. Otters (subfamily Lutrinae of the Mustelidae) are known to differ greatly in their diets between species and even within individuals depending on seasons, often differing largely in proportions of fishes versus crabs and echinoderms. Such diets including or excluding hard objects like these should result in differences in tooth wear, including dental microwear. In this study, 46 specimens of eight species of extant otters were sampled for dental microwear with the aim of developing an understanding of how their dental microwear reflects these dietary differences. Dental microwear surfaces were obtained using an optical scanner, resulting in the collection of 13 scale-sensitive fractal analysis parameters, as well as 61 ISO-25718-2 areal roughness parameters for each tooth. Among these, the greatest numbers of significant variables were found between dietary categories, particularly when Pteroneura brasiliensis and Hydrictis macullicolis were classified as durophages. When compared independently as species, Enhydra lutris is found to have the greatest numbers of variables significantly different from other species.
Expanding the historical baseline: using pre-modern archives to inform conservation from ecological and human perspectives
Authors: Turvey Samuel T , McClune Kate 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Conservation practitioners are increasingly aware of historical biodiversity change and the importance of environmental archives, which include both specimen-based and document-based materials spanning a range of resolutions and contexts. The incorporation of written records into conservation planning typically involves documents with a biological focus from the modern and early modern periods (sixteenth century onward, and mainly the nineteenth and twentieth centuries). Extensive older pre-modern document-based archives are not traditionally used as conservation evidence. However, this data type can provide unique insights into past human–environment interactions, including biotic states and change, cultural interactions with nature, and human dimensions of social–ecological systems that involved rural communities closely dependent on biodiversity. Multicentury archives can also track the long-term consequences of human activities. Incorporation of pre-modern baselines into conservation is hindered by conceptual and logistical barriers, and increased interdisciplinary collaboration between environmental sciences and the humanities is needed to promote awareness and use of conservation-relevant insights.