bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Delayed spinetoram application is useful in managing Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Florida strawberry
Authors: Panthi Babu Ram , Renkema Justin M , Lahiri Sriyanka , Abd-Elrahman Amr , Liburd Oscar E 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an invasive, early-season pest of strawberry in Florida, causing feeding injury to young foliage that results in stunted plant growth and yield loss. Spinetoram, an effective insecticide for thrips pests with up to 3 applications per season permitted in strawberry, is often applied repeatedly during the early-season (Oct–Nov) to manage S. dorsalis, leaving few or no applications for flower thrips pests later in the season (Dec–Mar). Therefore, new strategies are needed to manage S. dorsalis with less insecticide, with the hypothesis that the first insecticide application can be delayed because young strawberry plants can compensate for minor feeding injury without compromising strawberry yield. Experiments conducted in strawberry field plots in Balm, FL, during 2018 and 2019 showed that delaying a spinetoram application for 14 days after infesting a plant with zero, 5, 10, or 20 S. dorsalis adults did not reduce the plant vigor and yield compared to spinetoram application after 4 days. Furthermore, young plants recovered from injury (10–30% bronzing injury on leaf veins and petioles) due to 1 or 2 S. dorsalis adults or larvae per trifoliate. A strategy of delaying the first spinetoram application when plants have 4–5 trifoliates should help reduce the number of insecticide applications needed for S. dorsalis management and reserve spinetoram applications for later in the season. Lower input costs in Florida strawberry without compromising yields due to thrips damage will improve the economics and sustainability of production systems.
A new species of the Anopheles barbirostris complex (Diptera: Culicidae) from Bhutan
Authors: Somboon Pradya , Saeung Atiporn , Saingamsook Jassada , Namgay Rinzin , Harbach Ralph E 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Anopheles sarpangensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach is described as a new species of the Barbirostris Complex of the subgenus Anopheles Meigen. The adults differ from other species of the complex in having wings with a prehumeral pale spot on the costa, foretarsomere 1 with an apical pale band more than half as long as foretarsomere 5, midtarsomeres 1 and 2, and occasionally 3 and 4, with incomplete apical pale bands, and abdominal sterna with many white scales as in An. campestris Reid, An. saeungae Taai & Harbach, and An. wejchoochotei Taai & Harbach. The pupa and larva are indistinguishable from the pupae and larvae of other species of the complex. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that COI sequences form a clade separate from clades consisting of the sequences of other species of the complex. The immature stages were commonly found in fishery ponds in foothills at low to moderately high altitudes in the Sarpang District of Bhutan.
Initial blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) colonization of cats (Felis catus) in Indiana
Authors: Bagsby Kelly , Byrd Jason , Stern Adam , Hans Krystal R 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Many disciplines are utilized within the field of veterinary forensic sciences, including forensic entomology. Understanding the initial colonization period by flies of forensic importance can contribute to estimating the minimum postmortem interval. There is limited data regarding the time of colonization of animals with fur, and the interpretation of this data is difficult due to the variation in animal models used. The purpose of this study was to examine the initial insect colonization of cats (Felis catus), with light and dark fur. Twelve domestic short-haired cats were placed in cages 15.2 m apart in a grassy field in West Lafayette, IN, United States. Weather data (temperature, precipitation, sun/cloud exposure, humidity), insect activity, time to oviposition, and decomposition changes were documented. Eggs from initial oviposition events were collected and reared to identify the primary colonizing species. Although the time of first oviposition event was not different between the treatments, fur color did affect fly colonization, and cats with dark fur had more oviposition events than cats with light fur (t = 2.639, df = 4, P = 0.029). Three species of Lucilia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) colonized the cats on the initial day of placement. Further studies in cats should include the decompositional studies to understand the unique characteristics that occur during each stage of decomposition, which could aid in developing a scoring system for animals with fur. Additional studies could include analyzing how fur length would affect colonization.
Sociodemographic inequities in the burden of carcinogenic industrial air emissions in the United States
Authors: Madrigal Jessica M , Flory Abigail , Fisher Jared A , Sharp Elizabeth , Graubard Barry I , Ward Mary H , Jones Rena R 
Published: January 2024

Abstract

Background
Industrial facilities are not located uniformly across communities in the United States, but how the burden of exposure to carcinogenic air emissions may vary across population characteristics is unclear. We evaluated differences in carcinogenic industrial pollution among major sociodemographic groups in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Methods
We evaluated cross-sectional associations of population characteristics including race and ethnicity, educational attainment, and poverty at the census tract level with point-source industrial emissions of 21 known human carcinogens using regulatory data from the US Environmental Protection Agency. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals comparing the highest emissions (tertile or quintile) to the referent group (zero emissions [ie, nonexposed]) for all sociodemographic characteristics were estimated using multinomial, population density–adjusted logistic regression models.

Results
In 2018, approximately 7.4 million people lived in census tracts with nearly 12 million pounds of carcinogenic air releases. The odds of tracts having the greatest burden of benzene, 1,3-butadiene, ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and nickel emissions compared with nonexposed were 10%-20% higher for African American populations, whereas White populations were up to 18% less likely to live in tracts with the highest emissions. Among Hispanic and Latino populations, odds were 16%-21% higher for benzene, 1,3-butadiene, and ethylene oxide. Populations experiencing poverty or with less than high school education were associated with up to 51% higher burden, irrespective of race and ethnicity.

Conclusions
Carcinogenic industrial emissions disproportionately impact African American and Hispanic and Latino populations and people with limited education or experiencing poverty thus representing a source of pollution that may contribute to observed cancer disparities.
Meta-theorizing framing in communication research (1992–2022): toward academic silos or professionalized specialization?
Authors: Walter Dror , Ophir Yotam 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Framing, a prominent communication theory, is often lamented as a fractured paradigm, leading some to offer radical changes to its conceptualization, operationalization, and application. Using a meta-theoretical and computational approach, we analyze three decades of framing research to examine academic silos, specializations, the canon’s formation, gender inequalities, authors’ origins, countries studied, and methods used in framing research. Instead of silos, our analysis of 5,291 papers and over 170,000 citations identified specializations formed around a core of canonic texts. While framing research has become more diverse over the years, males affiliated with U.S. institutions still predominately author canonical works. Results reject the isolated-silos hypothesis in favor of a view of framing as a bridging networked paradigm, coalescing around core assumptions, definitions, and approaches. These findings contrast with the common fractured-paradigm narrative and challenge calls for radical solutions.
Sexual counseling for female sexual interest/arousal disorders: a randomized controlled trial based on the “good enough sex” model
Authors: Farahi Zahra , HashemZadeh Mozhgan , Farnam Farnaz 
Published: January 2024

Abstract

Background
Female sexual interest/arousal disorder (FSIAD) is the most common female sexual disorder with adverse effects on women’s health and interpersonal relationships.

Aim
This survey evaluated the effects of sexual counseling based on the “good enough sex” (GES) model on the sexual health variables of women with FSIAD.

Methods
A randomized clinical trial with a 1:1 allocation ratio was conducted among 80 women with FSIAD in Iran in 2021. Eligible participants were randomly assigned to group A (women) and group B (couples). Women attended 4 weekly online group sexual counseling sessions based on the GES model, each lasting 120 minutes. In group B, husbands participated in sessions 2 and 3.

Outcomes
Women’s sexual health parameters—including sexual desire, sexual satisfaction, sexual function, sexual distress, sexual communication, frequency of sexual intercourse, and dysfunctional beliefs—were evaluated before and 3 months after counseling. The significance threshold considered P &lt; .007 due to Bonferroni correction.

Results
After the intervention, all sexual parameters except sexual dysfunctional beliefs showed significant improvement (P &lt; .001) in both groups. During the follow-up period, the average scores for all sexual variables were slightly higher in group B vs group A. The between-group difference was significant only for frequency of sexual intercourse (P &lt; .01).

Clinical Implications
This study reaffirms the impact of the GES model as biopsychosocial therapy in managing female sexual problems. Considering men’s reluctance to accompany their wives to sex clinics, counseling for women alone can play a significant role in solving sexual problems, especially in the case of FSIAD. Online sexual consultation offers cost and time savings, provides a secure space for discussing sensitive topics, and facilitates group program coordination. It ensures universal access to counseling, thereby addressing gender incompatibility issues. It is a powerful, interactive, and acceptable alternative to in-person visits, providing convenience and confidentiality for clients seeking sexual health support.

Strengths and Limitations
The following were among the survey strengths: conducting a randomized controlled trial on women with FSIAD by applying an appropriate model and scales, involving spouses, and evaluating online group sexual counseling. However, the results of this study may not be generalizable to women without partners.

Conclusion
The GES model, emphasizing intimacy and sexual dialogue, reduces unrealistic sexual expectations and improves women’s sexual desire and overall health. Our results showed that instead of insisting on the physical presence of husbands in counseling sessions, clinicians should emphasize their emotional support and companionship during the treatment process.
Modelling the seasonal cycle of Uranus’s colour and magnitude, and comparison with Neptune
Authors: Irwin Patrick G J , Dobinson Jack , James Arjuna , Teanby Nicholas A , Simon Amy A , Fletcher Leigh N , Roman Michael T , Orton Glenn S , Wong Michael H , Toledo Daniel , Pérez-Hoyos Santiago , Beck Julie 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT
We present a quantitative analysis of the seasonal record of Uranus’s disc-averaged colour and photometric magnitude in Strömgren b and y filters (centred at 467 and 551 nm, respectively), recorded at the Lowell Observatory from 1950 to 2016, and supplemented with HST/WFC3 observations from 2016 to 2022. We find that the seasonal variations of magnitude can be explained by the lower abundance of methane at polar latitudes combined with a time-dependent increase of the reflectivity of the aerosol particles in layer near the methane condensation level at 1 – 2 bar. This increase in reflectivity is consistent with the addition of conservatively scattering particles to this layer, for which the modelled background haze particles are strongly absorbing at both blue and red wavelengths. We suggest that this additional component may come from a higher proportion of methane ice particles. We suggest that the increase in reflectivity of Uranus in both filters between the equinoxes in 1966 and 2007, noted by previous authors, might be related to Uranus’s distance from the Sun and the production rate of dark photochemical haze products. Finally, we find that although the visible colour of Uranus is less blue than Neptune, due to the increased aerosol thickness on Uranus, and this difference is greatest at Uranus’s solstices, it is much less significant than is commonly believed due to a long-standing misperception of Neptune’s ‘true’ colour. We describe how filter-imaging observations, such as those from Voyager-2/ISS and HST/WFC3, should be processed to yield accurate true colour representations.
Synthetic gravitational lens image of the Sagittarius A* black hole with a thin disc model
Authors: Boero Ezequiel F , Moreschi Osvaldo M 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT
The images of Sagittarius A* published by the Event Horizon Telescope (ETH) Collaboration in 2022 present features that were associated with an emission ring consistent with what is expected from an accretion disc surrounding the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy. Here, we generate images of Sgr A* across different configurations of a simple accretion disc model that became successful, in our previous work, in reproducing the main features observed in M87*. Their best image, here reproduced in Fig. 1, suggests a geometric configuration of an inclined disc with three bright regions; which we have considered as our first configuration. Since we were not convinced with the results of this first configuration, we also explore in detail the case of nearly edge-on orientations which are a priori the expected geometry for a relaxed disc, as seen from the plane of the Galaxy. We have produced simulated images using an efficient ray tracing and geodesic deviation methodology that allows to account for deformation, relativistic, and magnification effects. We compare our synthetic images with the EHT images reconstructed with data from April 6 and 7 of 2017. We found that, although the EHT Collaboration seems to discard the image from April 6, our best suggested image resembles the output from the themis pipeline for April 6; which for us gives support for the edge-on configuration.
nirdust: probing hot dust emission around type 2 AGN using K-band spectra
Authors: Gaspar Gaia , Chalela Martín , Cabral Juan , Alacoria José , Mast Damián , Díaz Rubén J 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT
Hot dust in the proximity of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) strongly emits in the near-infrared producing a red excess that, in type 2 sources, can be modelled to measure its temperature. In the era of high spatial resolution multiwavelength data, mapping the hot dust around supermassive black holes is important for the efforts to achieve a complete picture of the dust’s role and distribution around these compact objects. In this work, we propose a methodology to detect the hot dust emission in the proximity of type 2 AGNs and measure its temperature using K-band spectra (λc = 2.2 µm). To achieve this, we have developed nirdust, a python package for modelling K-band spectra, estimating the dust temperature, and characterizing the involved uncertainties. We tested synthetic and real spectra in order to check the performance and suitability of the physical model over different types of data. Our tests on synthetic spectra demonstrated that the obtained results are influenced by the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of the input spectra. However, we accurately characterized the uncertainties, which remained below ∼150 K for an average S/N per pixel exceeding 20. Applying nirdust to NGC 5128 (Centaurus A), observed with the Gemini South Telescope, we estimated a dust temperature of 662 and 667 K from Flamingos-2 spectra and 697 and 607  K from Gemini Near-Infrared Spectrograph (GNIRS) spectra using two different approaches.
Individual and averaged power density spectra of X-ray bursts from SGR J1935+2154: quasi-periodic oscillation search and slopes
Authors: Xiao Shuo , Li Xiao-Bo , Xue Wang-Chen , Xiong Shao-Lin , Zhang Shuang-Nan , Peng Wen-Xi , Dong Ai-Jun , Tuo You-Li , Cai Ce , Luo Xi-Hong , Yang Jiao-Jiao , Wang Yue , Zheng Chao , Zhang Yan-Qiu , Liu Jia-Cong , Tan Wen-Jun , Wang Chen-Wei , Wang Ping , Li Cheng-Kui , Yi Shu-Xu , Dang Shi-Jun , Shang Lun-Hua , Zhao Ru-shuang , Ma Qing-Bo , Xie Wei , Feng Jian-Chao , Zhang Bin , Zhang Zhen , Ge Ming-Yu , Zheng Shi-Jie , Song Li-Ming , Zhi Qi-Jun 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT
The study of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) and power density spectra (PDSs) continuum properties can help shed light on the still elusive emission physics of magnetars and as a window into the interiors of neutron stars using asteroseismology. In this work, we employ a PDS method to search for the QPOs in the hundreds of X-ray bursts from SGR J1935+2154 observed by Insight-HXMT, GECAM, and Fermi/GBM from 2014 July to 2022 January. Although no definitive QPO signal (significance &gt;3 σ) is detected in individual bursts or the averaged periodogram of the bursts grouped by duration, we identify several bursts exhibiting features at ∼40 Hz, attributed to the the proximity intervals between adjacent pulses and consistent with that reported in the X-ray burst associated with FRB 200428. We investigate the PDS continuum properties and find that the distribution of the PDS slope in the simple power-law model peaks at ∼2.5, which is consistent with other magnetars but higher than 5/3 commonly seen in gamma-ray bursts. Besides, the distribution of the break frequency in the broken power-law model peaks at ∼60 Hz. Finally, we report that the power-law index of PDS has an anti-correlation and power-law dependence on the burst duration as well as the minimum variation time-scale.
The dual role of outflows in quenching satellites of low-mass hosts: NGC 3109
Authors: Garling Christopher T , Peter Annika H G , Spekkens Kristine , Sand David J , Hargis Jonathan , Crnojević Denija , Carlin Jeffrey L 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT
While dwarf galaxies observed in the field are overwhelmingly star forming, dwarf galaxies in environments as dense or denser than the Milky Way are overwhelmingly quenched. In this paper, we explore quenching in the lower density environment of the Small-Magellanic-Cloud-mass galaxy NGC 3109 (M$_* \sim 10^8 \, \text{M}_\odot$), which hosts two known dwarf satellite galaxies (Antlia and Antlia B), both of which are ${\rm H}\, \rm{\small I}$ deficient compared to similar galaxies in the field and have recently stopped forming stars. Using a new semi-analytic model in concert with the measured star formation histories and gas masses of the two dwarf satellite galaxies, we show that they could not have been quenched solely by direct ram pressure stripping of their interstellar media, as is common in denser environments. Instead, we find that separation of the satellites from pristine gas inflows, coupled with stellar-feedback-driven outflows from the satellites (jointly referred to as the starvation quenching model), can quench the satellites on time-scales consistent with their likely infall times into NGC 3109’s halo. It is currently believed that starvation is caused by ‘weak’ ram pressure that prevents low-density, weakly bound gas from being accreted on to the dwarf satellite, but cannot directly remove the denser interstellar medium. This suggests that star-formation-driven outflows serve two purposes in quenching satellites in low-mass environments: outflows from the host form a low-density circumgalactic medium that cannot directly strip the interstellar media from its satellites, but is sufficient to remove loosely bound gaseous outflows from the dwarf satellites driven by their own star formation.
Liquid-phase epitaxy of neutron star crusts and white dwarf cores
Authors: Baiko D A 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT
Near-equilibrium bottom-up crystallization of fully ionized neutron star crusts or white dwarf cores is considered. We argue that this process is similar to liquid-phase epitaxial (i.e. preserving order of previous layers) crystal growth or crystal pulling from melt in Earth laboratories whereby lateral positions of newly crystallizing ions are anchored by already solidified layers. Their vertical positions are set by charge neutrality. Consequently, interplane spacing of a growing crystal either gradually increases, tracing ne decrease, as the crystallization front moves away from the stellar centre, or decreases, tracing decrease of 〈Z〉, when the crystallization front crosses a boundary between layers of different compositions. This results in the formation of stretched Coulomb crystals, in contrast to the standard assumption of cubic crystal formation, which is based on energetics arguments but does not take into account growth kinetics. Overstretched crystals break, which limits the vertical sizes of growing crystallites. We study breaking shear strain and effective shear modulus of stretched matter and discuss possibility of macrocrystallite formation. The latter has interesting astrophysical implications, for instance, appearance of weak crustal layers, whose strength may increase by a few orders of magnitude upon breaking and refreezing at a late-time event. We also analyse interaction of adjacent Coulomb crystals, having different ion compositions, and estimate the strength of such interfaces.
Discovery of radio eclipses from 4FGL J1646.5−4406: a new candidate redback pulsar binary
Authors: Zic Andrew , Wang Ziteng , Lenc Emil , Kaplan David L , Murphy Tara , Ridolfi A , Sengar Rahul , Hurley-Walker Natasha , Dobie Dougal , Leung James K , Pritchard Joshua , Wang Yuanming 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT
Large widefield surveys make possible the serendipitous discovery of rare subclasses of pulsars. One such class are ‘spider’-type pulsar binaries, comprised of a pulsar in a compact orbit with a low-mass (sub)stellar companion. In a search for circularly polarized radio sources in Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) Pilot Survey observations, we discovered highly variable and circularly polarized emission from a radio source within the error region of the γ-ray source 4FGL J1646.5−4406. The variability is consistent with the eclipse of a compact, steep-spectrum source behind ablated material from a companion in an ∼5.3 h binary orbit. Based on the eclipse properties and spatial coincidence with 4FGL J1646.5−4406, we argue that the source is likely a recycled pulsar in a ‘redback’ binary system. Using properties of the eclipses from ASKAP and Murchison Widefield Array observations, we provide broad constraints on the properties of the eclipse medium. We identified a potential optical/infrared counterpart in archival data consistent with a variable low-mass star. Using the Parkes radio telescope ‘Murriyang’ and the Meer Karoo Array Telescope (MeerKAT) , we searched extensively for radio pulsations but yielded no viable detections of pulsed emission. We suggest that the non-detection of pulses is due to scattering in the intra-binary material, but scattering from the interstellar medium can also plausibly explain the pulse non-detections if the interstellar dispersion measure exceeds ∼600 pc cm−3. Orbital constraints derived from optical observations of the counterpart would be highly valuable for future γ-ray pulsation searches, which may confirm the source nature as a pulsar.