bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cognitive and sensory capacity each contribute to the canine spatial bias
Authors: Iotchev Ivaylo Borislavov , Bognár Zsófia , Bel Rhali Soufiane , Kubinyi Enikő 
Published: November 2023

AbstractDogs interpret cues as being about location, which human infants would relate to objects. This spatial bias could shed light on the evolution of object‐centered thought, however, research needs to rule out that this is not a by‐product of dogs' weaker (compared to humans) visual capacities. In this study, we used a data set in which dogs were tested in two types of learning tasks (discrimination and reversal learning) with two types of rewarded cues (location and object features). In both tasks, dogs displayed spatial bias, that is, faster learning when the rewarded cue was a location. We investigated how sensory and cognitive capacity each contributes to this spatial bias. To this end, an estimate for general cognitive ability (g) was obtained from a battery of tests for some of the dogs. Cephalic index, a feature targeted in breeding and linked to differences in visual capacity, correlated negatively with the expression of spatial bias only in the easier discrimination learning task, while a negative correlation between g factor and spatial bias scores emerged in the more difficult reversal learning task. We conclude that dogs' spatial bias cannot be reduced to a sensory limitation and is easier to overcome with greater cognitive capacity.
Long‐term cognitive impairment after probable delirium in long‐term care residents: A population‐based retrospective cohort study
Authors: Webber Colleen , Milani Christina , Pugliese Michael , Lawlor Peter G. , Bush Shirley H. , Watt Christine , Casey Genevieve , Knoefel Frank , Thavorn Kednapa , Momoli Franco , Tanuseputro Peter 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe impact of delirium on cognition has not been well‐studied in long‐term care (LTC) residents. This study examined changes in cognition 1 year after a probable delirium episode among LTC residents, compared to LTC residents without probable delirium. We also evaluated whether the relationship between probable delirium and cognitive change differed according to a diagnosis of dementia.MethodsWe conducted a population‐based retrospective cohort study using linked health administrative data. The study population included adults aged 65+ residing in LTC in Ontario, Canada and assessed via the Resident Assessment Instrument‐Minimum Dataset between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2018. Probable delirium was ascertained via the delirium Clinical Assessment Protocol on the index assessment. Cognition was measured quarterly using the Cognitive Performance Scale (range 0–6, higher values indicate greater impairment). Cognitive decline up to 1 year after index was evaluated using multivariable proportional odds regression models.ResultsOf 92,005 LTC residents, 2816 (3.1%) had probable delirium at index. Residents with probable delirium had an increased odds of cognitive decline compared to those without probable delirium, with adjusted odds ratios of 1.64 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.35–1.99), 1.56 (95% CI 1.34–1.85), 1.57 (95% CI 1.32–1.86) and 1.50 (95% CI 1.25–1.80) after 1–3, 4–6, 7–9, and 10–12 months of follow‐up. Residents with probable delirium and a comorbid dementia diagnosis had the highest adjusted odds of cognitive decline (adjusted odds ratio 5.57, 95% CI 4.79–6.48) compared to those without probable delirium or dementia. Residents with probable delirium were also more likely to die within 1 year than those without probable delirium (52.5% vs. 23.4%).ConclusionsProbable delirium is associated with increased mortality and worsened cognition in LTC residents that is sustained months after the probable delirium episode. Efforts to prevent delirium in this population may help limit these adverse effects.
The Relation between Motivation and Goal Attainment: A Correlational Meta‐Analysis
Authors: Lee Ahlam 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis meta‐analysis investigated the strengths of the relationship between various types of motivations and accompanying future outcomes that individuals intend to change, based upon 337 effect sizes from 62 studies. Considerable variation exists within and between the effect sizes of the 14 types of motivations, ranging from a small negative effect size, r = −.13, I2 = 93.85% (k = 13), to a medium positive effect size, r = .38, I2 = 0.0% (k = 3). The following factors moderated some of the 14 summary effect sizes: (a) the type of assessment data (self‐report vs. physical data); (b) the type of future outcomes (physical behavior, psychological state, and intellectual ability); (c) the use of a motivational intervention; (d) the use of a longitudinal design; and (e) the time period between the point that measured motivation and future outcomes. The moderating effects suggest that the effect size of motivations may fluctuate across various domains, while future outcomes may be almost unaffected or even affected negatively by particular types of motivations, although certain other types of motivations play positive roles.
Do Physical Attractiveness and Personality Traits Predict Romantic Partner Evaluations? A Speed‐Dating Study in Japan1,2
Authors: Kito Mie , Souma Toshihiko , Nishimura Takashi , Yamada Junko , Kanemasa Yuji , Taniguchi Junichi , Kawamoto Taishi 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe speed‐dating procedure allows researchers to closely investigate relationship‐initiation situations. Although previous speed‐dating studies identified physical attractiveness, earning prospects, and reciprocity as predictors of romantic attraction, few such studies have been conducted outside Europe or North America. The current speed‐dating study examined what factors would predict attraction ratings by potential partners among the Japanese—an understudied sample. Participants included 27 men and 28 women who first completed a questionnaire to measure individual attributes. During each speed‐dating session, 12–15 men and women talked for 3 minutes and evaluated each opposite‐gender participant on attraction and dating intentions. Results of the social relations model showed that men evaluated women who were more physically attractive and achieved higher education as more attractive. These results imply that men tend to generalize their first impressions of women's physical attractiveness to other aspects of the partner, and that Japanese men may consider dual income as a necessity for marriage.
Imagine, predict or perform? Reclaiming the future in sociology beyond scientism and catastrophism
Authors: Maccarini Andrea M. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIn this article I examine and criticize some mainstream views of the future within scholarly debates, mainly in social science. The goal is to review the strategies sociology is following to include the future as a theme of its own reflections. Such strategies also reveal relevant aspects of the society in which they are developed. The main argument revolves around some tensions concerning the relationship of contemporary societies to their future. The key points can be summarized as follows: in contemporary complex societies, where change is believed to be the only constant, social science seems to have abandoned the future as a theme of its reflections, while at the same time prediction and forecast are increasingly necessary. Future studies are, therefore, mainly an enterprise for managers and engineers, taking place in either government or corporate environments and far from the academy. Why is this happening? And is it necessarily so? What does sociology know about "the future(s)? Could prediction still be the form of the argument sociology can make about the future? And if this cannot be, then what exactly is its possible contribution – if any? Are these embarrassing questions a reflection of the way things really are, or of a wrong attitude sociology has taken to future studies? The main thesis is that insofar as sociology still occupies the field of future studies, it is undergoing a process of hybridization, which leads to mix its representational and performative function in a new way, and that can possibly escape confusion with old and new forms of utopian thinking. Such a thesis is illustrated introducing one particular analytic tool deployed in social scientific oriented future studies, namely scenarios, and comparing its inherent logic with that of the morphogenetic approach to sociological research. I attempt to examine the rationale of such a tool, and how it can serve the purpose of sociological analysis, constituting some kind of reflexive morphogenesis of sociological theory of the future
Weakly Nonlinear Surface Wave Prediction Using a Data-Driven Method With the Help of Physical Understanding
Authors: Chen Jialun , Milne Ian A. , Gunawan David , Taylor Paul H. , Zhao Wenhua 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Accurate surface wave prediction can potentially improve the safety and efficiency of various offshore operations, such as heavy lifts and active control of wave energy converters and floating wind turbines. Prediction of surface waves, even if only for a few periods in advance, is of value for decision-making. This study aims to predict weakly nonlinear surface waves (up to the second-order) in real-time using a data-driven model based on artificial neural networks (ANNs), where the application of physics is investigated to aid the development of a data-driven model. Based on numerically synthesized nonlinear wave records calculated using exact second-order theory, ANN models were trained to separate the nonlinear bound components at an up-wave location, propagate the linear waves, and reintroduce the nonlinear components as a correction to the prediction at a down-wave location. Our findings indicate that the optimal approach is to predict each stage separately following the basic physical structure of weakly nonlinear water waves using a series of ANN rather than direct prediction in a single step using ANN. Furthermore, we examined the generalization of the models across different sea states and investigated the impact of the second-order bound waves on prediction accuracy.
The Application of a Non-Intrusive Methodology to Estimate Particle Egress Rate and Advective Heat Losses of a Falling Particle Receiver During On-Sun Tests
Authors: Ortega Jesus D. , Ho Clifford K. , Anaya Guillermo , Vorobieff Peter , Mohan Gowtham 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The direct measurement of particle temperatures and advective losses from solid particle receiver has been a topic of necessary interest to de-risk the technology and improve its performance. Due to the flow's transient and stochastic nature, it has presented a challenge to traditional thermometry and metrology methods. In this work, a simplified quantitative non-intrusive imaging methodology previously developed is applied to Sandia's falling particle receiver during on-sun tests to collect image sets, which could help estimate the average particle temperature and particle egress rate from the system. Further additions to the technique are presented to permit the estimation of the plume (air and particles) egress rate and total advective heat losses during on-sun operation. The falling particle receiver testing campaign in 2020 and 2021 allowed the team to capture multiple flow configurations and environmental conditions used to build a large database of data captures with different characteristics. Finally, the results captured were used to complete a regression study to gain further insight into the factors which impact the particle egress and the receiver's efficiency. Particle temperature, receiver flow configuration, and wind speed were found to be the most impactful factors in the study.
Enhancing the Design Space of Bistable Laminates by Tailoring the Attachment Boundary Conditions
Authors: Mukherjee Aghna , Vogel Tom , Ermanni Paolo 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Bistable and multistable laminates are structural elements with more than one stable equilibrium configuration. The bistability makes them very interesting for the design of compliant mechanisms. However, these laminates are extremely sensitive to boundary conditions and attachment methods. It has been shown prior in the literature that restrictive boundary conditions can lead to the loss of bistability or unwanted deformation modes. This article develops attachment concepts that leverage the structural behavior changes caused by boundary conditions to expand the design space of bistable elements for structural applications. A systematic means of using the boundary conditions to improve the stability margins and load introduction of bistable tape springs is demonstrated. The stability margins and the achievable angles have been quantified using an analytical model previously developed by Guest and Pellegrino. Subsequently, high-fidelity finite element (FE) simulations are done in abaqus™ to determine the limits of the proposed method in terms of localization effects. Based on the analytical model and simulation outcomes, layup, size, and attachment points are determined, and two prototypes are fabricated, illustrating the effectiveness of the proposed method in expanding the design space of traditional bistable tape springs.
Alcanivorax
bacteria as important polypropylene degraders in mesopelagic environments
Authors: Koike Hiroki , Miyamoto Kenji , Teramoto Maki 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT

Plastics are causing serious problems in the sea and settling even to abyssal depths. Polypropylene (PP) is the second most common plastic product and thus would constitute a large fraction of plastics in the sea. The biodegradation of PP has not been clearly shown. In this study,
Alcanivorax
bacteria (mainly
Alcanivorax borkumensis
) were indicated to be enriched most abundantly on liquid PP and on its structurally similar branched alkane, pristane, in mesopelagic water. An
Alcanivorax
isolate probably of
A. borkumensis
showed the highest liquid PP-degrading activity among the isolates. These results indicate that
Alcanivorax
bacteria could be major degraders of PP in mesopelagic environments.
Alcanivorax
bacteria did not use liquid PP as the sole carbon and energy source. Short PP was preferentially degraded, and PP of all lengths appeared to be degraded. Liquid PP was degraded more efficiently at 10°C than at 20°C, and correspondingly, higher concentrations of another carbon source were required at 10°C. Regarding the degradation of solid PP, an initial degradation sign, oxidation, was detected, but a weight loss of at least 1% was not detected. By using this study as a model, various PP-degrading microbes would start to be clarified.

IMPORTANCE

PP biodegradation has not been clearly shown (it has been uncertain whether the PP structure is actually biodegraded or not). This is the first report on the obvious biodegradation of PP. At the same time, this study shows that
Alcanivorax
bacteria could be major degraders of PP in mesopelagic environments. Moreover, PP biodegradation has been investigated by using solid PP as the sole carbon source. However, this study shows that PP would not be used as a sole carbon and energy source. Our data thus provide very important and key knowledge for PP bioremediation.
Extracellular vesicles recovered from plasma of severe dengue patients induce CD4+ T cell suppression through PD-L1/PD-1 interaction
Authors: Kumari Sharda , Bandyopadhyay Bhaswati , Singh Anamika , Aggarwal Suruchi , Yadav Amit Kumar , Vikram Naval Kishore , Guchhait Prasenjit , Banerjee Arup 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small membrane vesicles secreted into biological fluids, which play crucial roles in influencing the cellular function in different pathological processes. However, there is less clarity on how plasma EVs influence proliferation activation and functions of immune cells during dengue virus (DV) infection. In this study, we aimed to characterize circulating EVs from different categories of dengue patients and examined the consequence of naïve CD4+ T cells to EVs isolated from the plasma of mild or severe dengue patients. We observed that severe dengue infection was associated with an increased release of CD41a+ platelet extracellular vesicles compared with that from patients with mild disease or healthy donors. These EVs carried an increased level of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines along with immunoregulatory proteins on the surface that caused CD4+ T cell suppression. Treatment of purified naïve CD4+ T cells with EVs derived from severe dengue plasma drove CD4+ proliferation toward specific subtypes and modulated surface receptor CXCR3 and CCR6 expression. Subsequent studies indicated a notable rise in programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression within CD41a+ severe DV (SDV) EVs. Additionally, CD4+ T cells showed an elevated increase in programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) after incubating with SDV-EVs. We also demonstrated that blocking PD-L1 on SDV-EVs or PD-1 on late-activating CD4
+
T cells partially reversed the SDV-EV-induced suppression of CD4+ T cell proliferation. Overall, our study highlights the immunosuppressive property of EVs derived from plasma of severe dengue patients, which might contribute to immune pathogenesis by shaping the immune response.

IMPORTANCE
Severe dengue manifestations caused by the dengue virus are a global health problem. Studies suggest that severe dengue disease depends on uncontrolled immune cell activation, and excessive inflammation adds to the pathogenesis of severe dengue disease. Therefore, it is important to understand the process that triggers the uncontrolled activation of the immune cells. The change in immune response in mild to severe dengue may be due to direct virus-to-cell interaction or it could be a contact-independent process through the extracellular vesicles (EVs) released from infected cells. The importance of circulating EVs in the context of dengue virus infection and pathogenesis remains unexplored. Therefore, understanding the possible biological function of circulating EVs may help to delineate the role of EVs in the progression of disease. Our present study highlights that EVs from plasma of severe dengue patients can have immunosuppressive properties on CD4+ T cells which may contribute to T cell suppression and may contribute to dengue disease progression.
Draft genome sequences for
Pantoea ananatis
ATCC 35400 and
Pantoea stewartii
subspecies
indologenes
ICMP 10132
Authors: Baltrus David A. , Shin Gi Yoon , Coutinho Teresa , Kvitko Brian H. 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT

Here, we describe draft genome sequences for two bacterial isolates from the genus
Pantoea
.
Pantoea ananatis
ATCC 35400 was originally isolated from honeydew melon and was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection.
Pantoea stewartii
subspecies
indologenes
ICMP 10132 was originally isolated from sugarcane and classified as
Pantoea ananatis
, but average nucleotide identity and discriminatory PCR support species reclassification.
Complete genome sequence of
Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus
strain VHProbi F20, isolated from a healthy adult
Authors: Guo Chaoqun , Cui Hongchang , Wang Qian , Duan Zhi 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT

Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus
strain VHProbi F20 is a strain isolated as part of a search for probiotics to prevent and help fight against respiratory tract infection caused by
Haemophilus influenzae
. Here, we investigate the whole-genome sequence of this strain. The whole genome contains a chromosome and a plasmid.
Pleistocene Colorado River terraces in the canyonlands region (Utah, USA) record unsteady, transient incision and growth of the Cataract Canyon knickzone by salt tectonics
Authors: Tanski Natalie M. , Pederson Joel L. , Rittenour Tammy M. , Hidy Alan J. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Colorado River terraces in the canyonlands region of southeastern Utah can be dated and analyzed to address the controls of incision and nature of the Colorado Plateau’s largest channel-steepness anomaly, Cataract Canyon. Field correlations supported by luminescence and cosmogenic-nuclide ages on strath terraces along Meander Canyon, upstream of Cataract Canyon, reveal a complex record of unsteady incision over the past ~340 k.y. at an average rate of ~0.4 mm/yr. Both an upstream progression of rapid incision and a unique sigmoidal long-profile pattern of terraces indicate incision in response to episodic baselevel fall. Also, terraces converge downstream with the anomalously low-gradient modern channel above Cataract Canyon. We interpret these results as indicating that growth of the Cataract Canyon knickzone is due to an erosion-salt tectonics feedback since at least the Mid Pleistocene, which has imparted unsteady, and currently elevated, local baselevel. More broadly, the canyonlands region is marked by rapid and unsteady incision that is complicated by local geologic controls even while being absent of any regional or mantle-driven uplift.
Supplemental Material: Chronostratigraphy of Miocene strata in the Berkeley Hills (California Coast Ranges, USA) and the arrival of the San Andreas transform boundary
Authors: Gerasimov Stacey H. , al. et 
Published: November 2023

<p>Table of U-Pb geochronology data (Table S1: LA-ICP-MS data), table of whole-rock geochemistry data (Table S2: XRF data), measured stratigraphic sections (Figs. S1–S4), an annotated field photo of the upper Orinda Formation samples (Fig. S5), and a total alkali–silica plot (Fig. S6). </p>
Prior exposure to antiretroviral therapy among adult patients presenting for HIV treatment initiation or reinitiation in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Authors: Benade Mariet , Maskew Mhairi , Juntunen Allison , Flynn David B , Rosen Sydney 
Published: November 2023

ObjectivesAs countries have scaled up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV, attrition rates of up to 30% annually have created a large pool of individuals who initiate treatment with prior ART experience. Little is known about the proportion of non-naïve reinitiators within the population presenting for treatment initiation.DesignSystematic review of published articles and abstracts reporting proportions of non-naïve adult patients initiating ART in sub-Saharan Africa.Data sourcesPubMed, Embase Elsevier, Web of Science Core Collection, International AIDS Society conferences, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections conferences.Eligibility criteriaClinical trials and observational studies; reporting on adults in sub-Saharan Africa who initiated lifelong ART; published in English between 1 January 2018 and 11 July 2023 and with data collected after January 2016. Initiator self-report, laboratory discernment of antiretroviral metabolites, and viral suppression at initiation or in the medical record were accepted as evidence of prior exposure.Data extraction and synthesisWe captured study and sample characteristics, proportions with previous ART exposure and the indicator of previous exposure reported. We report results of each eligible study, estimate the risk of bias and identify gaps in the literature.ResultsOf 2740 articles, 11 articles describing 12 cohorts contained sufficient information for the review. Proportions of initiators with evidence of prior ART use ranged from 5% (self-report only) to 53% (presence of ART metabolites in hair or blood sample). The vast majority of screened studies did not report naïve/non-naïve status. Metrics used to determine and report non-naïve proportions were inconsistent and difficult to interpret.ConclusionsThe proportion of patients initiating HIV treatment who are truly ART naïve is not well documented. It is likely that 20%–50% of ART patients who present for ART are reinitiators. Standard reporting metrics and diligence in reporting are needed, as is research to understand the reluctance of patients to report prior ART exposure.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42022324136.