bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
US consumer perceptions of insects as livestock feed: ethical considerations for insects
Authors: Fukuda E.P. , Carrasco M.N. , Perez A.J. , Fischer B. , Drewery M.L. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Insects have potential to be integrated into livestock production systems as feed. However, to be viable as feed, insects must be mass-reared in a ‘mini-livestock’ system. As these mass-rearing systems are relatively new, industry standards and welfare regulations are not yet in place, leaving insect welfare-related questions open. Given the importance of consumer attitudes to the social legitimacy of insect production, an analysis of consumers’ ethical perceptions of producing insects as livestock feed is warranted. The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine if US consumers support or oppose using insects as livestock feed, (2) determine if perceptions regarding insect welfare or ethics are reasons for opposition, and (3) identify US consumers’ perceived risks and benefits of using insects as livestock feed. We developed a quantitative electronic questionnaire-based survey and established reliability and validity prior to distribution. Distribution was achieved through convenience sampling to adult US consumers (n = 361). When asked if insects should be used as livestock feed, 34% of respondents were supportive, 52% were neutral, and 15% were opposed. Of those who were opposed (n = 53), 58% cited ethical concerns as their reason for opposition. Of respondents who were supportive or neutral towards using insects as livestock feed (n = 308), 29% reported livestock welfare and 26% reported insect welfare as perceived risks. Perceived benefits emphasised environmental sustainability. From our entire sample, 74% of respondents thought insects could feel pain, 23% did not know, and 4% did not think insects could feel pain. Gender, age, household income, education level, and previous knowledge were significant determinants () of whether or not respondents thought insects could feel pain. Our data highlight potential areas of opposition to developing the insect rearing industry in the US and suggests that producers have reason to establish practices that are perceived as creating high-welfare conditions for their insects.
Effects of black soldier fly meal feeding on rainbow trout gut microbiota, immune-related gene expression, and Lactococcus petauri resistance
Authors: Sayramoğlu H. , Öztürk R.Ç. , Ustaoglu D. , Terzi Y. , Yandi I. , Kayis S. , Capkin E. , Altinok I. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Providing a sustainable and affordable food supply is one of the most significant challenges facing the global aquaculture industry. Black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, meal is a particularly promising alternative to animal-derived protein sources. Following a 90-day feeding experiment with four different diets containing BSF meal with increasing fish meal replacement levels of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%, designated as B25, B50, B75, and B100, and a control diet (B0) without BSF meal, the gut microbiota, immune-related gene expression, and Lactococcus petauri resistance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were studied. Regardless of diet, rainbow trout intestinal microbiota were different from those in water. In the intestinal mucosa, Fusobacteria, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria were among the most prevalent taxa. Rainbow trout fed with a BSF-containing diet had a higher bacterial diversity in their gastrointestinal tract than fish fed with a control diet. The abundance of Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Proteobacteria increased in tandem with the replacement rate of fish meal with BSF meal. The B75-fed fish were found to be the most resistant group to L. petauri, followed by the groups fed with B100, B50, and B25. Compared to the control group, the expression of cytokines (Tgf, Il-10, Il-1β, , and Il-8) and immune-related genes (IgM, IgT, Mhc-II, and Tlr-5) increased significantly () in all fish groups fed with a BSF-containing diet. Substituting fish meal with BSF meal beyond 50% enhanced the survival rates of fish infected with L. petauri. Furthermore, BSF-containing diets boosted the immune system and cytokine-related genes in fish. Due to improved survival and immunity, rainbow trout may be fed a 50% BSF meal substituted diet without removing chitin or pre-treating BSF meal.
Improving the quality of sterilised silkworm (Bombyx mori) pupae fortified chicken bread spread using different binders
Authors: Tansakul Pavit , Petcharat Tanyamon , Quan Tran Hong , Chaijan Manat , Juemanee Arunothai , Kaewthong Pensiri 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
This study aimed to improve the quality of sterilised chicken bread spread (S-BS) fortified with silkworm pupae using binders (soy protein isolate (SP) and sodium caseinate (SC)). The characteristics of pasteurised chicken bread spread (P-BS) and S-BS were studied. S-BS was browner than P-BS, as indicated by the higher b* value. The higher total expressible fluid (TEF) in S-BS resulted in lower stickiness and spreadability values than those in P-BS, resulting in lower scores for appearance, taste, and overall preference for S-BS. Optimised types (SP and SC) and levels (0% (control), 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%) of binders for improving S-BS quality were evaluated. The TEF of S-BS significantly decreased with increased SP and SC levels (). SP showed a higher capacity to reduce TEF in S-BS than SC. Increased binder levels resulted in higher shear resistance during compression than the control sample, as indicated by the higher firmness, stickiness, and spreadability. The scores for appearance, colour, texture, and overall preference of S-BS with SC were higher than those of the sample with SP. The suitable binder level was 2% to improve the S-BS quality. The highest preference was shown for S-BS with 2% SC for all sensory attributes.
Taxonomic inventory of the edible insects of India, a review of the current situation and future perspectives
Authors: Ganguly A. , Pino J.M. , Nonaka K. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
In this article we present a taxonomic analysis of edible insects from India. Twelve orders of insects are reported with the follow number of families registered: Ephemeroptera (2), Odonata (6), Orthoptera (5), Mantodea (1), Blattodea (4), Isoptera (2), Hemiptera-Heteroptera (18), Coleoptera (14), Lepidoptera (11), Diptera (3), Hymenoptera (3) and Plecoptera (2), comprises a total of 277 genera and 473 species. In relation to the number of genera, the best represented orders are Coleoptera (82), Orthoptera (53) and Hemiptera-Heteroptera (52). The orders with the highest number of species are: Coleoptera (143), Orthoptera (89) Hemiptera-Heteroptera (79) and Hymenoptera (62). The current status also of this line of research is discussed, with special note on the importance of them as a renewable natural resource for the various Indian ethnic groups that consume these insects.
Teacher Reflexivity When Using Pop Culture in the Classroom
Authors: Kelly Deirdre M. , Currie Dawn H. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The purpose of the research was to explore what teacher reflexivity looks like when considering pop culture texts for classroom use or planning media education lessons. We build on Margaret Archer’s work, defining reflexivity as ongoing inner dialogue that precedes, attends, and reflects upon our actions. We theorize reflexive interrogation across five key dimensions: personal, emotional, analytical, political, and ethical. We discuss the types of questions teachers might ask themselves to hone their sensitivity in these areas and develop particular habits of thinking and acting. We then illustrate how these five domains of potential learning, in turn, can inform teaching strategies, using stories from our multiple case-study research into teaching media literacy for social justice.
Don’t Believe the Hype: Black History, the Media, and Fake News
Authors: King LaGarrett 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Fake news has become an essential part of the national lexicon. I argue that fake news is not a new concept. In fact, Black people has been experiencing fake news for generations. I will explore fake news and use several theoretical concepts to expand the growing literature base of critical race media literacy. To do this, I will combine theoretical concepts such as the Afterlife of slavery, anti-Blackness, the racial contract, as well as critical media literacy, and Critical Race Theory to continue to push critical race media literacy as an intellectual concept. I will then present a case study on the media, Black Founders, a history centric show created in 2010 by conservative media personality Glenn Beck, to explore how these concepts work together. Here, I want to engage how history, particularly Black history, is used to spread fake news about Black people. I will then close with some theoretical ideas to consider sifting through media outlets’ racial grammar.
The G-IV Inner Circumnavigation: A Story of Successful Organic Interactions Between Research and Operations at NOAA
Authors: Sippel Jason A. , Ditchek Sarah D. , Ryan Kelly , Landsea Christopher W. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
This study describes the research-to-operations process leading to a recent change in tropical cyclone (TC) reconnaissance sampling patterns as well as observing-system experiments that evaluated the impact of that change on numerical weather prediction model forecasts of TCs. A valuable part of this effort was having close, multipronged connections between the TC research and operational TC prediction communities at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Related to this work, NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and National Hurricane Center (NHC) have a long history of close collaboration to improve TC reconnaissance. Similar connections between AOML and NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) also laid a foundation for the observing-system experiments conducted here. More specifically, AOML and NHC collaborated in 2018 to change how NHC uses NOAA’s Gulfstream-IV (G-IV) jet during TC synoptic surveillance missions. That change added a second circumnavigation at approximately 1.5° from TC centers, when possible. Preliminary experiments suggest that the change improved track forecasts, though the intensity results are more mixed. Despite the somewhat small sample size over a 3-yr period, the track improvement does agree with prior work. This effort has led to additional work to more fully examine G-IV sampling strategies.
Disentangling the Unprecedented Yangtze River Basin Extreme High Temperatures in Summer 2022: Combined Impacts of the Reintensified La Niña and Strong Positive NAO
Authors: Huang Hongjie , Zhu Zhiwei , Li Juan 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
During July and August of 2022, the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) experienced its most extreme high temperature (EHT) event since 1979, resulting in large numbers of human casualties and severe economic losses. This paper reveals the spatial and temporal features of the EHT over the YRB (YRB-EHT) in 2022 and disentangles its extreme nature from a historical perspective. Results showed the following: 1) The record-breaking YRB-EHT was directly caused by the adiabatic heating associated with an anomalous barotropic high pressure (or heat dome) and descending motion in the region. The intensified and westward-shifted western North Pacific subtropical high and eastward-extended South Asian high played critical roles in the formation of the heat dome and descending motion anomaly. 2) Convection anomalies over the tropical Atlantic and Pacific induced by the reintensified La Niña–like Pacific sea surface temperature anomaly pattern, along with the strong positive North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), were the key contributing factors to the formation of the barotropic high pressure anomaly and YRB-EHT. 3) A physics-based empirical simulation model constructed using the factors of the NAO and tropical convection successfully reproduced the historical year-to-year variation of YRB temperatures, as well as the extreme in 2022, implying that the unprecedented 2022 YRB-EHT had universal dynamic origins. This study highlights the importance of the combined impacts of tropical and extratropical forcings in the record-breaking YRB-EHT in 2022, and thus may provide useful clues for seasonal predictions of summer mean or extreme temperatures in the YRB.

Significance Statement
Extreme high temperatures hit the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) in summer 2022, causing large numbers of human casualties and severe economic losses. Here, from a historical perspective, we disentangle the dynamic origins of these high temperatures over the YRB. Based on evidence from both observations and model simulations, the present study highlights the importance of the combined impacts of tropical and extratropical routes of influence on these extremely high temperatures in the YRB, and thus may provide useful clues for seasonal predictions of YRB summer mean or extreme temperatures.
Verification of Quasi-Linear Convective Systems Predicted by the Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS)
Authors: Britt Kelsey C. , Skinner Patrick S. , Heinselman Pamela L. , Potvin Corey K. , Flora Montgomery L. , Matilla Brian , Knopfmeier Kent H. , Reinhart Anthony E. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Quasi-linear convective systems (QLCSs) can produce multiple hazards (e.g., straight-line winds, flash flooding, and mesovortex tornadoes) that pose a significant threat to life and property, and are often difficult to accurately forecast. The NSSL Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) is a convection-allowing ensemble system developed to provide short-term, probabilistic forecasting guidance for severe convective events. Examination of WoFS’s capability to predict QLCSs has yet to be systematically assessed across a large number of cases for 0–6-h forecast times. In this study, the quality of WoFS QLCS forecasts for 50 QLCS days occurring between 2017 and 2020 is evaluated using object-based verification techniques. First, a storm mode identification and classification algorithm is tuned to identify high-reflectivity, linear convective structures. The algorithm is used to identify convective line objects in WoFS forecasts and Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor system (MRMS) gridded observations. WoFS QLCS objects are matched with MRMS observed objects to generate bulk verification statistics. Results suggest WoFS’s QLCS forecasts are skillful with the 3- and 6-h forecasts having similar probability of detection and false alarm ratio values near 0.59 and 0.34, respectively. The WoFS objects are larger, more intense, and less eccentric than those in MRMS. A novel centerline analysis is performed to evaluate orientation, length, and tortuosity (i.e., curvature) differences, and spatial displacements between observed and predicted convective lines. While no systematic propagation biases are found, WoFS typically has centerlines that are more tortuous and displaced to the northwest of MRMS centerlines, suggesting WoFS may be overforecasting the intensity of the QLCS’s rear-inflow jet and northern bookend vortex.

Significance Statement
Quasi-linear convective systems (QLCSs), also known as squall lines, can be very destructive to life and property as they produce multiple hazards such as hail, severe straight-line winds, flash flooding, and tornadoes that typically form quickly and may be difficult to observe on radar. These storms can occur year-round and have the propensity to develop overnight or into the early morning hours, potentially catching the public off-guard. An ensemble prediction system called the Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS), created by the National Severe Storms Laboratory, has shown promise in accurately forecasting a variety of severe weather events. This research evaluates the quality of the WoFS’s QLCS forecasts. Results show WoFS can accurately predict these systems for forecast times out to 6 h.
Evaluating Pregnancy Rates in Fertility Awareness-Based Methods for Family Planning: Simulated Comparison of Correct Use to Avoid, Method-Related, and Total Pregnancy Rates
Authors: Stanford Joseph B. , Duane Marguerite , Simmons Rebecca 
Published: November 2023

Fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs), also known as natural family planning (NFP), enable couples to identify the days of the menstrual cycle when intercourse may result in pregnancy (“fertile days”), and to avoid intercourse on fertile days if they wish to avoid pregnancy. Thus, these methods are fully dependent on user behavior for effectiveness to avoid pregnancy. For couples and clinicians considering the use of an FABM, one important metric to consider is the highest expected effectiveness (lowest possible pregnancy rate) during the correct use of the method to avoid pregnancy. To assess this, most studies of FABMs have reported a method-related pregnancy rate (a cumulative proportion), which is calculated based on all cycles (or months) in the study. In contrast, the correct use to avoid pregnancy rate (also a cumulative proportion) has the denominator of cycles with the correct use of the FABM to avoid pregnancy. The relationship between these measures has not been evaluated quantitatively. We conducted a series of simulations demonstrating that the method-related pregnancy rate is artificially decreased in direct proportion to the proportion of cycles with intermediate use (any use other than correct use to avoid or targeted use to conceive), which also increases the total pregnancy rate. Thus, as the total pregnancy rate rises (related to intermediate use), the method-related pregnancy rate falls artificially while the correct use pregnancy rate remains constant. For practical application, we propose the core elements needed to assess correct use cycles in FABM studies. Summary Fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) can be used by couples to avoid pregnancy, by avoiding intercourse on fertile days. Users want to know what the highest effectiveness (lowest pregnancy rate) would be if they use an FABM correctly and consistently to avoid pregnancy. In this simulation study, we compare two different measures: (1) the method-related pregnancy rate; and (2) the correct use pregnancy rate. We show that the method-related pregnancy rate is biased too low if some users in the study are not using the method consistently to avoid pregnancy, while the correct use pregnancy rate obtains an accurate estimate. Short Summary In FABM studies, the method-related pregnancy rate is biased too low, but the correct use pregnancy rate is unbiased.
Buprenorphine-Naloxone Maintenance and Lactation
Authors: Jansson Lauren M. , McConnell Krystle , Velez Martha , Spencer Nancy , Gomonit Munchelou , Swortwood Madeleine J. 
Published: November 2023

Background: Breastfeeding among lactating people with opioid use disorder taking buprenorphine monotherapy is generally accepted, as low concentrations of buprenorphine and metabolites in human milk have been well-established. The use of buprenorphine-naloxone for pregnant and lactating people with opioid use disorder is expanding and there is no information available regarding the concentrations of naloxone and their metabolites in human milk to recommend the use of this combination medication during lactation Research Aims: To determine the concentrations of buprenorphine and naloxone and their primary metabolites in human milk, maternal plasma, and infant plasma, among lactating buprenorphine-naloxone maintained people and their infants. Methods: Four lactating buprenorphine-naloxone maintained people provided plasma and human milk samples on Days 2, 3, 4, 14, and 30 postpartum. Infant plasma was obtained on Day 14. Results: Concentrations of buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine and their glucuronide metabolites were present in maternal plasma and human milk at low concentrations, consistent with previous research in lactating buprenorphine monotherapy participants. Naloxone was not detected, or was detected at concentrations below the limit of quantification, in maternal plasma and in all except one human milk sample at Day 30. Naloxone was not detected or detected at concentrations below the limit of quantification in all infant plasma samples. Conclusion: Results support the use of buprenorphine-naloxone by lactating people who meet appropriate criteria for breastfeeding.
The impact of cat-related peritonitis on peritoneal dialysis outcomes: Results from the RDPLF
Authors: Bellanger Quentin , Lanot Antoine , Lobbedez Thierry , Bechade Clémence , Boyer Annabel 
Published: November 2023

Background: Cat ownership is common in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, even with recent guidelines recommending avoiding domestic animals during PD exchanges to limit the risk of peritonitis due to pet contamination. We analysed the outcomes of patients who experienced cat-related peritonitis compared with those who experienced peritonitis due to other causes. Methods: This retrospective study based on the Registre de Dialyse Peritoneale de Langue Française data analysed the outcomes of 52 patients experiencing cat-related peritonitis from the beginning of the database (1986) until 21 June 2022 compared with those of 208 matched patients experiencing peritonitis due to other causes. A Cox regression model examined the association between cat-related peritonitis and the composite end point of death in PD or transfer to haemodialysis (HD), death in PD and transfer to HD. Results: Among patients with an episode of cat-related peritonitis, 11 (21.1%) died, 19 (36.5%) were transferred to HD and 11 (21.1%) were transplanted. In the group with other causes of peritonitis, these numbers were 67 (32%), 81 (39%) and 26 (12.5%), respectively. In multivariate survival analysis, age (hazard ratio (HR): 1.39; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.13–1.70) and use of assisted PD (HR: 4.07; 95% CI: 2.11–7.86) were associated with the risk of death. Having experienced cat-related peritonitis was not significantly associated with any of the three outcomes (death, transfer to HD or PD cessation). Conclusions: Patients on PD should be aware that cats may cause a peritoneal infection, which results in similar consequences to those of other causes of peritonitis. However, pets at home should not be considered a contraindication to PD.