bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Predictors of fetal death, neonatal survival and neurological outcomes in severe twin‐twin transfusion syndrome treated by laser ablation of placental vessels
Authors: Andrioli Peralta Cleisson Fábio , Jorge Rodrigues da Costa Karina , Peneluppi Horak Ana Clara , Pinheiro do Carmo Gomes Samara , Sousa Santos Elton , Galvão Barbante Letícia , Hideo Nakagawa Santos Renato 
Published: January 2024

AbstractObjectivesTo identify predictors of outcomes in severe twin oligo‐polyhydramnios sequence (TOPS) with or without twin anemia‐polycythemia sequence (TAPS) and/or selective fetal growth restriction (SFGR) treated by laser ablation of placental vessels (LAPV).MethodsAnalysis of cases treated from 2011 to 2022. Variables evaluated Prenatal predictors: stages of TOPS, presence of TAPS and/or SFGR; pre‐LAPV fetal ultrasound parameters; peri‐LAPV variables. Perinatal predictors: GA at birth; birthweight; Apgar scores; transfontanellar ultrasonography (TFUS). Outcome variables: fetal death, neonatal survival, infant's neurodevelopment. Binary logistic regression analyses were performed to detect predictors of outcomes.Results265 cases were included. Predictors of post‐LAPV donor fetus' death were delta EFW (p:0.045) and absent/reverse end‐diastolic flow in the umbilical artery (AREDF‐UA) (p < 0.001). The predictor of post‐LAPV recipient fetus' death was hydrops (p:0.009). Predictors of neonatal survival were GA at birth and Apgar scores. Predictors of infant's neurodevelopment were TFUS and pre‐LAPV middle cerebral artery Doppler (MCAD) for the donor twin; and pre‐LAPV ductus venosus' flow and MCAD for the recipient twin.ConclusionsPrediction of fetal death, neonatal survival and infant's neurodevelopment is possible in cases of TOPS associated or not with SFGR and/or TAPS that were treated by LAPV.
A phosphorylation‐deficient ribosomal protein eS6 is largely functional in Arabidopsis thaliana, rescuing mutant defects from global translation and gene expression to photosynthesis and growth
Authors: Dasgupta Anwesha , Urquidi Camacho Ricardo A. , Enganti Ramya , Cho Sung Ki , Tucker Lindsey L. , Torreverde John S. , Abraham Paul E. , von Arnim Albrecht G. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe eukaryote‐specific ribosomal protein of the small subunit eS6 is phosphorylated through the target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase pathway. Although this phosphorylation event responds dynamically to environmental conditions and has been studied for over 50 years, its biochemical and physiological significance remains controversial and poorly understood. Here, we report data from Arabidopsis thaliana, which indicate that plants expressing only a phospho‐deficient isoform of eS6 grow essentially normally under laboratory conditions. The eS6z (RPS6A) paralog of eS6 functionally rescued a double mutant in both rps6a and rps6b genes when expressed at approximately twice the wild‐type dosage. A mutant isoform of eS6z lacking the major six phosphorylatable serine and threonine residues in its carboxyl‐terminal tail also rescued the lethality, rosette growth, and polyribosome loading of the double mutant. This isoform also complemented many mutant phenotypes of rps6 that were newly characterized here, including photosynthetic efficiency, and most of the gene expression defects that were measured by transcriptomics and proteomics. However, compared with plants rescued with a phospho‐enabled version of eS6z, the phospho‐deficient seedlings retained a mild pointed‐leaf phenotype, root growth was reduced, and certain cell cycle‐related mRNAs and ribosome biogenesis proteins were misexpressed. The residual defects of the phospho‐deficient seedlings could be understood as an incomplete rescue of the rps6 mutant defects. There was little or no evidence for gain‐of‐function defects. As previously published, the phospho‐deficient eS6z also rescued the rps6a and rps6b single mutants; however, phosphorylation of the eS6y (RPS6B) paralog remained lower than predicted, further underscoring that plants can tolerate phospho‐deficiency of eS6 well. Our data also yield new insights into how plants cope with mutations in essential, duplicated ribosomal protein isoforms.
Registration of ‘KS Big Bow’ hard white winter wheat
Authors: Zhang Guorong , Fritz Allan K. , Li Yonghui , Bowden Robert L. , Bai Guihua , Chen Ming‐Shun , Rupp Jessica , Jin Yue 
Published: January 2024

Abstract‘KS Big Bow’ (Reg. no. CV‐1206, PI 701521), a hard white winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar, was developed by the wheat breeding program at the Agricultural Research Center–Hays, Kansas State University, and released by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station in 2022. KS Big Bow was selected from a single cross of KS050223M‐2/KS11HW15 using a modified bulk breeding method. The main objective of this cross is to release a competitive hard white winter wheat cultivar with adaptation to the dryland production in western Kansas. KS Big Bow is an F5‐derived line and was tested in yield trials from 2017 to 2022 in Kansas before its release. It has performed well in dryland yield trials in western Kansas. KS Big Bow has a medium to medium‐early maturity and medium plant height. Its test weight and straw strength are good. KS Big Bow has a good disease‐resistant package including resistance to Wheat streak mosaic virus, moderate resistances to stripe rust (caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici Erikss.) and stem rust (caused by P. graminis Pers f. sp. tritici Eriks. & E. Henn.), and intermediate resistance to Barley yellow dwarf virus. Its milling and baking qualities are about average.
Compressive characterization of different chemically treated Borassus flabellifer fruit fibers
Authors: Dash Kamalakant , Nanda Jajneswar , Das Sankar Narayan , Jha Vinay Chandra 
Published: January 2024

AbstractIn this current work, the Borassus flabellifer (BF) fruit fiber's surface has been modified using a variety of chemical processes in order to enhance the fiber properties. Investigations were done into the morphological, thermal, mechanical, and water absorption properties of BF fibers. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs were used to visualize the effects of the surface alterations made to the BF fibers. These images demonstrate rough texture of the fiber surfaces with tiny holes and grooves as a result of the removal of lignin and hemicellulose from the fiber. To investigate the effects of surface changes on the fiber composition, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of BF fibers was performed. The enhancement in the crystallinity of the surface‐modified BF fibers is confirmed by the energy‐dispersive x‐ray (EDX) and x‐ray diffraction analyses. The thermogravimetric analysis demonstrates that the surface‐modified fibers exhibit increase in thermal stability as well as the tensile strength. The water absorption test confirms the reduction of the hydrophilic nature of the chemically treated BF fibers.Highlights
Benzoyl chloride‐treated BF fiber have shown the best surface modification.
Chemically treated BF fibers show better crystallinity, as per XRD, SEM and EDX.
Benzolization of BF fiber, increases the hydrophobic nature of the fiber.
Low global warming C5F10O isomers for plasma atomic layer etching and reactive ion etching of SiO2 and Si3N4
Authors: Kim Jihye , Kang Hojin , Kim Yongjae , Jeon Minsung , Chae Heeyeop 
Published: January 2024

AbstractPlasma atomic layer etching (ALE) processes for SiO2 and Si3N4 and reactive ion etching (RIE) processes for SiO2 with hole patterns were developed using C4F8 and the low global warming potential gases of perfluoroisopropyl vinyl ether (PIPVE) and perfluoropropyl vinyl ether (PPVE). The ALE windows of SiO2 and Si3N4 were in the range of 50.0–57.5 V for all precursors. Etch per cycle of SiO2 was determined to be 5.5 Å/cycle (C4F8), 3.3 Å/cycle (PIPVE), and 5.4 Å/cycle (PPVE), all lower than that of Si3N4. PPVE reduced global warming emissions by 49%, demonstrating better vertical etch profiles in RIE compared to C4F8.
Exercise and pulsatile pulmonary vascular loading in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease
Authors: Osman Sinan , Girdharry Natasha R. , Karvasarski Elizabeth , Bentley Robert F. , Wright Stephen P. , Sharif Nadia , McInnis Micheal , Granton John T. , dePerrot Marc , Mak Susanna 
Published: January 2024

AbstractChronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) is characterized by organized nonresolving thrombi in pulmonary arteries (PA). In CTEPD with pulmonary hypertension (PH), chronic thromboembolic PH (CTEPH), early wave reflection results in abnormalities of pulsatile afterload and augmented PA pressures. We hypothesized that exercise during right heart catheterization (RHC) would elicit more frequent elevations of pulsatile vascular afterload than resistive elevations in patients with CTEPD without PH. The interdependent physiology of pulmonary venous and PA hemodynamics was also evaluated. Consecutive patients with CTEPD without PH (resting mean PA pressure ≤20 mmHg) undergoing an exercise RHC were identified. Latent resistive and pulsatile abnormalities of pulmonary vascular afterload were defined as an exercise mean PA pressure/cardiac output >3 WU, and PA pulse pressure to PA wedge pressure (PA PP/PAWP) ratio >2.5, respectively. Forty‐five patients (29% female, 53 ± 14 years) with CTEPD without PH were analyzed. With exercise, 19 patients had no abnormalities (ExNOR), 26 patients had abnormalities (ExABN) of pulsatile (20), resistive (2), or both (4) elements of pulmonary vascular afterload. Exercise elicited elevations of pulsatile afterload (53%) more commonly than resistive afterload (13%) (p < 0.001). ExABN patients had lower PA compliance and higher pulmonary vascular resistance at rest and exercise and prolonged resistance‐compliance time product at rest. The physiological relationship between changes in PA pressures relative to PAWP was disrupted in the ExABN group. In CTEPD without PH, exercise RHC revealed latent pulmonary vascular afterload elevations in 58% of patients with more frequent augmentation of pulsatile than resistive pulmonary vascular afterload.
Acid attacks and epistemic (in)justice: Violence, everyday resistance and hermeneutical responsibilities in the Indian Hindi film Chhapaak
Authors: Pal Payel , Karmakar Goutam 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBy taking into consideration films as a method of dissemination of knowledge, the article examines the relationship between epistemic change, an understanding of epistemic injustice, and the prior epistemic convictions of characters, as well as everyday resistance, in the film Chhapaak, translated as Splash, an Indian Hindi‐language biographical drama film that portrays the life of Laxmi Agarwal, a survivor of an acid attack. The first section of the article contextualizes the story of the film through the trajectories of acid attacks in India. This is followed by discussions on epistemic injustice and collective wrongdoing through the lived realities of acid attack victims and survivors as depicted in the film. The article also highlights how these individuals exhibit everyday resistance and strive to bring about transformation in society. The article concludes with discussions on the epistemic, socio‐cultural, and hermeneutical responsibilities of people that can make society a safe place for all, especially girls and women in India. The article concludes by examining the epistemic, socio‐cultural, and hermeneutical responsibilities that individuals must undertake in order to create a secure environment for all members of society, with a particular focus on girls and women in India.
Bridging Together Theoretical and Experimental Perspectives in Single‐Atom Alloys for Electrochemical Ammonia Production
Authors: Ahmed MuhammadIbrar , Wang Cheng , Zhao Yong , Sathish CI , Lei Zhihao , Qiao Liang , Sun Chenghua , Wang Shaobin , Kennedy John V. , Vinu Ajayan , Yi Jiabao 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAmmonia is an essential commodity in the food and chemical industry. Despite the energy‐intensive nature, the Haber–Bosch process is the only player in ammonia production at large scales. Developing other strategies is highly desirable, as sustainable and decentralized ammonia production is crucial. Electrochemical ammonia production by directly reducing nitrogen and nitrogen‐based moieties powered by renewable energy sources holds great potential. However, low ammonia production and selectivity rates hamper its utilization as a large‐scale ammonia production process. Creating effective and selective catalysts for the electrochemical generation of ammonia is critical for long‐term nitrogen fixation. Single‐atom alloys (SAAs) have become a new class of materials with distinctive features that may be able to solve some of the problems with conventional heterogeneous catalysts. The design and optimization of SAAs for electrochemical ammonia generation have recently been significantly advanced. This comprehensive review discusses these advancements from theoretical and experimental research perspectives, offering a fundamental understanding of the development of SAAs for ammonia production.
Self‐healable, Tolerant Superaerophobic Coating for Improving Electrochemical Hydrogen Production
Authors: Sarma Hrisikesh , Mandal Subhankar , Borbora Angana , Das Jaysri , Kumar Saurav , Manna Uttam 
Published: January 2024

AbstractGas‐evolving electrodes often suffer from the blocking of catalytic active sites—due to unwanted and unavoidable adhesion of generated gas bubbles, which elevates the overpotential for the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)— by raising the resistance of the electrode. Here, a catalyst‐free and self‐healable superaerophobic coating having ultra‐low bubble adhesion is introduced for achieving significantly depleted overpotentials of 209 and 506 mV at both low (50 mA cm−2) and high (500 mA cm−2) current densities, respectively, compared to a bare nickel‐foam electrode. The optimized coating ensured an early detachment of the generated tiny (0.8 ± 0.1 mm) gas bubble—and thus, prevented the undesired rise in resistance of the coated electrode. The systematic association of physical (i.e., ionic interactions, H‐bonding, etc.) cross‐linkage, β‐amino ester type covalent cross‐linkage and reinforced halloysite nano clay enables the design of such functional material embedded with essential characteristics—including improved mechanical (toughness of 63.7 kJ m−3, and tensile modulus of 26 kPa) property and chemical (extremes of pH (1 and 14), salinity, etc.) stability, rapid (<10 min) self‐healing ability (even at alkaline condition) and desired bubble‐wettability (bubble contact angle of 158.2 ± 0.2°) with ultralow force (4.2 ± 0.4 µN) of bubble adhesion.
Optimization of Mechanical and Thermoelectric Properties of SnTe‐Based Semiconductors by Mn Alloying Modulated Precipitation Evolution
Authors: Yang Houjiang , Wu Luoqi , Feng Xiaobin , Wang Hongtao , Huang Xiege , Duan Bo , Li Guodong , Zhai Pengcheng , Zhang Qingjie 
Published: January 2024

AbstractMultiscale defects engineering offers a promising strategy for synergistically enhancing the thermoelectric and mechanical properties of thermoelectric semiconductors. However, the specific impact of individual defects, in particular precipitation, on mechanical properties remains ambiguous. In this work, the mechanical and thermoelectric properties of Sn1.03−xMnxTe (x = 0–0.30) semiconductors are systematically studied. Mn‐alloying induces dense dislocations and Mn nano‐precipitates, resulting in an enhanced compressive strength with x increased to 0.15. Quantitative calculations are performed to assess the strengthening contributions including grain boundary, solid solution, dislocation, and precipitation strengthening. Due to the dominant contribution of precipitation strengthening, the yield strength of the x = 0.10 sample is improved by ≈74.5% in comparison to the Mn‐free Sn1.03Te. For x ≥ 0.15, numerous MnTe precipitates lead to a synergistic enhancement of strength‐ductility. In addition, multiscale defects induced by Mn alloying can scatter phonons over a wide frequency spectrum. The peak figure of merit ZT of ≈1.3 and an ultralow lattice thermal conductivity of ≈0.35 Wm−1 K−1 are obtained at 873 K for x = 0.10 and x = 0.30 samples respectively. This work reveals tha precipitation evolution optimizes the mechanical and thermoelectric properties of Sn1.03−xMnxTe semiconductors, which may hold potential implications for other thermoelectric systems.
Engineering High‐Performance Hypergolic Propellant by Synergistic Contribution of Metal–Organic Framework Shell and Aluminum Core
Authors: Wang Chao , Li Cai , Duan Zheng , Wang Zi‐Fan , Wang Qian‐You , Zang Shuang‐Quan 
Published: January 2024

AbstractHypergolicity is a highly desired characteristic for hybrid rocket engine‐based fuels because it eliminates the need for a separate ignition system. Introducing hypergolic additives into conventional fuels through physical mixing is a feasible approach, but achieving highly reliable hypergolic ignition and energy release remains a major challenge. Here, the construction of core–shell Al@metal organic framework (MOF) heterostructures is reported as high‐performance solid hypergolic propellants. Upon contact with the liquid oxidizer the uniformly distributed hypergolic MOF (Ag‐MOF) shell can induce the ignition of hypergolic‐inert fuel Al, resulting in Al combustion. Such a synthetic strategy is demonstrated to be favorable in hotspot generation and heat transfer relative to a simple physical mixture of Al/Ag‐MOF, thus producing shorter ignition delay times and more efficient combustion. Thermal reactivity study indicated that the functionalization of the Ag‐MOF shell changes the energy release process of the inner Al, which is accompanied by a thermite reaction. The synergistic effect of implantation of hypergolic MOF and high energy Al contributes to high specific impulses of 230–270 s over a wide range of oxidizer‐to‐fuel ratios.
Fabrication of Self‐Wrinkling Polymer Films with Tunable Patterns through an Interfacial‐Fuming‐Induced Surface Instability Process
Authors: Chen Yi‐Chen , Luo Ying‐Wei , Huang Ching‐Yu , Li Yan‐Lin , Chen Ting‐Lun , Xu Ting‐Yu , Hsueh Han‐Yu 
Published: January 2024

AbstractInspired by the superglue fuming method for fingerprint collection, this study developed a novel interfacial‐fuming‐induced surface instability process to generate wrinkled patterns on polymeric substrates. High‐electronegativity groups are introduced on the substrate surface to initiate the polymerization of monomer vapors, such as ethyl cyanoacrylate, which results in the formation of a stiff poly(ethyl cyanoacrylate) capping layer. Moreover, interfacial polymerization resulted in the covalent bonding of the substrate, which led to the volumetric shrinkage of the composite and the accumulation of compressive strain. This process ultimately resulted in the development and stabilization of wrinkled surface morphologies. The authors systematically examined parameters such as the modulus of the epoxy substrate, prestrain, the flow rate of fuming, and operating temperature. The aforementioned technique can be easily applied to architectures with complex outer morphologies and inner surfaces, thereby enabling the construction of surface patterns under ambient conditions without vacuum limitations or precise process control. This study is the first to combine fuming‐induced interfacial polymerization with surface instability to create robust wrinkles. The proposed method enables the fabrication of intricate microwrinkled patterns and has considerable potential for use in various practical applications, including microfluidics, optical components, bioinspired adhesive devices, and interfacial engineering.
In Situ Vanadium‐Deficient Engineering of V2C MXene: A Pathway to Enhanced Zinc‐Ion Batteries
Authors: Wu Bing , Li Min , Mazánek Vlastimil , Liao Zhongquan , Ying Yulong , Oliveira Filipa M. , Dekanovsky Lukas , Jan Luxa , Hou Guorong , Antonatos Nikolas , Wei Qiliang , Li Min , Pal Bhupender , He Junjie , Koňáková Dana , Vejmělková Eva , Sofer Zdenek 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis research examines vanadium‐deficient V2C MXene, a two‐dimensional (2D) vanadium carbide with exceptional electrochemical properties for rechargeable zinc‐ion batteries. Through a meticulous etching process, a V‐deficient, porous architecture with an expansive surface area is achieved, fostering three‐dimensional (3D) diffusion channels and boosting zinc ion storage. Analytical techniques like scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, and X‐ray diffraction confirm the formation of V2C MXene and its defective porous structure. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy further verifies its transformation from the MAX phase to MXene, noting an increase in V3+ and V4+ states with etching. Cyclic voltammetry reveals superior de‐zincation kinetics, evidenced by consistent V3+/V4+ oxidation peaks at varied scanning rates. Overall, this V‐deficient MXene outperforms raw MXenes in capacity and rate, although its capacity diminishes over extended cycling due to structural flaws. Theoretical analyses suggest conductivity rises with vacancies, enhancing 3D ionic diffusion as vacancy size grows. This work sheds light on enhancing V‐based MXene structures for optimized zinc‐ion storage.
Long‐ and short‐read sequencing methods discover distinct circular RNA pools in Lotus japonicus
Authors: Budnick Asa , Franklin Megan J. , Utley Delecia , Edwards Brianne , Charles Melodi , Hornstein Eli D. , Sederoff Heike 
Published: January 2024

AbstractCircular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed single‐stranded RNAs, generated through a back‐splicing process that links a downstream 5′ site to an upstream 3′ end. The only distinction in the sequence between circRNA and their linear cognate RNA is the back splice junction. Their low abundance and sequence similarity with their linear origin RNA have made the discovery and identification of circRNA challenging. We have identified almost 6000 novel circRNAs from Lotus japonicus leaf tissue using different enrichment, amplification, and sequencing methods as well as alternative bioinformatics pipelines. The different methodologies identified different pools of circRNA with little overlap. We validated circRNA identified by the different methods using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and characterized sequence variations using nanopore sequencing. We compared validated circRNA identified in L. japonicus to other plant species and showed conservation of high‐confidence circRNA‐expressing genes. This is the first identification of L. japonicus circRNA and provides a resource for further characterization of their function in gene regulation. CircRNAs identified in this study originated from genes involved in all biological functions of eukaryotic cells. The comparison of methodologies and technologies to sequence, identify, analyze, and validate circRNA from plant tissues will enable further research to characterize the function and biogenesis of circRNA in L. japonicus.