bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
MXenes vs MBenes: Demystifying the materials of tomorrow’s carbon capture revolution
Authors: Ozkan Mihrimah 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Two emerging materials, MXenes and MBenes, have garnered significant attention as promising candidates for CCS applications. Both materials possess unique properties that make them well-suited for CO2 adsorption, such as high surface area, porosity, and tunable chemical functionality. This perspective article presents a comparative evaluation of MXenes and MBenes for CO2 capture, leveraging advanced computational simulations and experimental data to elucidate their respective adsorption capacities, kinetic performance, and stability. The simulations reveal that both materials exhibit superior CO2 adsorption performance compared to conventional CCS materials, with MXenes demonstrating a slight edge in adsorption capacity and selectivity. Furthermore, the potential of MXenes and MBenes for CCS applications is discussed, including their layer thickness, selective affinity to CO2, advantages over conventional sorbents, regeneration, stability, and durability. The findings provide valuable insights into the structure–property relationships of MXenes and MBenes in the context of CO2 capture and shed light on the technology readiness of these materials for specific CCS applications. Finally, this perspective article aims to advance the fundamental understanding of these novel 2D materials for CCS, paving the way for future developments in sustainable CO2 capture technologies.

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Highlights
MXenes and MBenes are two-dimensional layered materials with the potential to revolutionize carbon capture and storage (CCS). MXenes have several advantages over other CCS materials, such as greater porosity, higher CO2 adsorption capacity, and easier and less expensive production. MBenes are more stable in humid environments and have higher oxidation resistance and thermal conductivity than MXenes, making them a better choice for CCS applications where the CO2 stream is humid, hot, and/or corrosive. MXenes and MBenes have the potential to make CCS more efficient, cost-effective, and versatile.

Discussion

Why are MXenes and MBenes ideal for carbon capture applications?

In terms of carbon capture efficiency, how do MXenes and MBenes stack up against other materials such as MOFs, zeolites, and activated carbons?

Which are better, MXenes or MBenes, for carbon capture?

Why do MXenes and MBenes have a selective affinity to CO2 compared to other gases such as N2 and O2?

What is the optimal number of layers for MXenes/MBenes for carbon capture, and does interlayer spacing affect performance?

What is the best surface termination for CO2 capture?

What happens to the CO2 after it is absorbed onto MXene and MBene surfaces, and how can one remove CO2 that has been adsorbed?

What are the major challenges, besides scalability, that need to be overcome for these materials to be practical?

How durable and stable are MXenes and MBenes?
Determining the Toxicity of Thyme Essential Oils against Sitophilus granarius L. and Sitophilus oryzae L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Adults
Authors: YİĞİT BAŞ Şeyma , AŞKIN Ali Kaan , SARUHAN İslam , AKÇA İzzet , KÜÇÜKTOPÇU Yeter , BAYHAN Erol , BAYHAN Selime , TEKİN Fethullah 
Published: February 2024

The present study aimed to determine the effects of three different doses of three thyme essential oils on Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Sitophilus granarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The present study was conducted under controlled laboratory conditions (25°C temperature and 65% relative humidity) in 2020. Various thyme varieties (Origanum majorona (L.), Origanum saccatum P.H. Davis, Thymbra spicata var spicata L. ( Lamiaceae)), cultivated in Diyarbakır province ecological conditions were employed in the study. After the 4th day of the experiment, the highest mortality rates (100%) were observed with the highest doses of T. spicata var spicata and O. majarona on S. granarius adults, while the mortality rate was 73.75% with O. saccatum. The LC90 values for T. spicata var. spicata, O. majarona, and O. saccatum were 0.9, 0.1, and 1.3 µl/ml respectively. After the 4th day, 100% S. oryzae adult mortality was observed with higher doses of O. majarona (0.5%; 1% v/v), while 1% (v/v) T. spicata var spicata dose led to a 72.50%, and 1% (v/v) O. saccatum oil dose led to 46.25% mortality.
Vicia faba - Past, Present and Future Breeding Perspectives in Romania
Authors: BARCANU Elena , AGAPIE Ovidia , GHERASE Ion , TĂNASE Bianca , DOBRE Georgiana 
Published: February 2024

Vicia faba is one of the oldest vegetables in the world, recognized as a valuable protein-rich food and with high adaptability to grow in all climatic conditions, but despite this, in Romania is an underutilized crop, with few studies conducted so far. This study aims to explore past, present and future breeding perspectives on faba bean. In this study, ten accessions of Vicia faba were grown in the Research Field of Vegetable Research Development Station (VRDS) Buzau, Romania. Ten synthetic varieties have been studied to determine the amount of realized heterosis expressed in higher yield and yield stability. In terms of seed size, seven accessions belong to V. faba var. major, while the others fit to the minor group. The plant growth habit was semi-determinate for six accessions, while four had determinate habit. In terms of yield component, the accessions A1 and A7 had the highest yield. The assessments concluded to a great variability between studied accessions and the results might be useful in the future breeding programs.
Creative Biography of the First Russian Mongologist Scholar A.V. Igumnov: Historiography of the Theme
Authors: Kuzmin Yuriy 
Published: February 2024

The article presents the Russian historiography of the creative biography and scientific heritage of the first Russian and Siberian Mongologist scholar A.V. Igumnov. The article presents a historiographical review of the works of Russian researchers devoted to the initial stage of Siberian Mongolian studies and the role of A.V. Igumnov in the compilation of the Mongolian-Russian dictionary and grammar of the Mongolian language, and the collection of monuments of the Mongolian script. A new evaluation of the dictionary by A.V. Igumnov in the history of Russian Mongolism is proposed.
The article presents data on the dictionary and grammar of academician Ya. I. Schmidt, the dictionary of professor O.M. Kovalevsky, who used the materials of the unpublished dictionary of A.V. Igumnov. These facts seriously clarify the history of Russian Mongolian studies and prove the superiority of the Irkutsk translator.
The idea of the priority of A.V. Igumnov's dictionary in Russian Mongolian studies is substantiated, and the assessments of Russian researchers on this issue are given. It is assumed that his dictionary was created, but not published and preserved in a manuscript at the Local History Museum of Kyachta.
Racialized Overlaps & Indigenous Eclipses on O'odham Land: U.S. Settler Militarism & Policing of the U.S.-Mexico Settler Colonial/Imperial Border
Authors: Madrigal Raquel 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
By centering Indigeneity, specifically O'odham presence, sovereignty, and land at the site of the U.S.–Mexico border, I argue that the U.S.–Mexico border, the Department of Homeland Security, and U.S. immigration law are ongoing, settler colonial, and imperial formations of U.S. empire. Further, this paper investigates the settler process of racialization, specifically the construction of "illegal alien," and how, at the border, this racial category is imposed onto, and erases, Indigeneity. I argue that while racialization at the border focuses on criminalizing illegal crossings, it also eliminates Indigenous ontologies of migrants and immigrants, and eclipse land-based Indigenous presence and sovereignty. Through content and discourse analysis, and archival research, I critically read O'odham Indigenous critique of the border and immigration policies against U.S. government documents to show that the settler racialization process of undocumented border crossings is foundationally one of Indigenous erasure and genocide. The aim of this paper is to broaden the scope of critique via an analytic of Indigeneity in the realms of the academy, advocacy work, organizing, activism as related to the U.S.–Mexico border and U.S. immigration.
Evaluation of post-operative outcomes of longitudinal and cross-sectional odontectomy in surgical removal of mesioangular impacted mandibular third molars – A prospective study
Authors: E K Joshna , N Jayakumar , Poorna T Anish , P G Antony , L Sathikala 
Published: February 2024

Surgical removal of the mandibular third molar is a routine procedure done in dental office. It is associated with various intra operative and post-operative complications. The purpose of the prospective study was to compare the longitudinal and cross-sectional methods of odontectomy in the surgical removal of mesioangular impacted mandibular third molars and to evaluate the difference in duration of surgery and post-operative complications between the two techniques.This prospective study was conducted over a period of 18 months after institutional ethical clearance was obtained.Fifty patients with mesioangular impacted mandibular third molars were selected and treated with cross-sectional tooth sectioning (n= 25) and longitudinal tooth sectioning (n=25) by random allocation. Clinical parameters such as pre and post-operative maximal mouth opening, post-operative edema, time taken for the procedure to be completed and post-operative pain were used to compare and evaluate the outcomes of both the techniques in our study. The significance of difference between qualitative variables and quantitative variables were assessed using chi square test and unpaired t test respectively.Longitudinal tooth sectioning consumed significantly less time than cross sectional tooth cutting (P&#60;0.05). Edema (P&#60;0.05) was found to be significantly less amongst the group that underwent longitudinal sectioning of the tooth. In disimpaction of mesioangular impacted mandibular third molars, longitudinal sectioning of the tooth was associated with less incidence of edema and consumed less duration than cross-sectional odontectomy.Longitudinal tooth sectioning of impacted mandibular third molars provide better results compared to the cross-sectional tooth sectioning as it is relatively quick and yields favorable post-operative outcome, hence being adoptable by any dental practitioner for disimpaction.
THE EFFECT OF FARMER BUSINESS SCHOOL ON HOUSEHOLD WELFARE: EVIDENCE FROM COCOA FARMERS IN ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH DISTRICT, GHANA
Authors: Aborah Rosalyn , Appiah Patrick , Tham-Agyekum Enoch Kwame , Ankuyi Fred , Amankwa Kwadwo , Andivi Bakang John-Eudes , Nimoh Fred 
Published: February 2024

Farmer Business School (FBS) is an educational programme aimed at improving the knowledge and skills of farmers in various aspects of agriculture, including financial management and marketing. The purpose of the paper is to examine the effect of FBS on household welfare among cocoa producers in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of Ghana. Data was collected from a sample of 330 cocoa farmers, 200 of which participated in the FBS programme and 103 who did not. The study employed a range of statistical techniques to investigate the effect of FBS on cocoa growers, thus, independent samples t-test, binary probit model, Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance and perception index. The results of the study suggest that involvement in the FBS programme has a positive significant influence on household welfare. Cocoa farmers who participated in the programme experienced a significant increase in income and yield, as well as improved overall well-being against those who didn't take part. The research's findings offer evidence that FBS programmes can play a vital role in enhancing the welfare of farmers, particularly in developing nations where agricultural livelihoods play a crucial role in economic growth and poverty reduction. The study highlights the importance of investing in education and training programmes for farmers to improve their skills, knowledge, and overall well-being.
Some Results about Acts over Monoid and Bounded Linear Operators
Authors: Ibrahem Nadia M. J. , AL-Hussani Uhood S. , Mohammed Ali Muna Jasim 
Published: February 2024

الأثر V بالنسبة إلى sinshT و خواصه قد تم دراسته في هذا البحث حيث تم دراسة علاقة الأثر المخلص والاثر المنتهى التولد والاثر المنفصل وربطها بالمؤثرات المتباينة حيث تم بهنة العلاقات التالية ان الاثر اذا وفقط اذا مقاس في حالة كون المؤثر هو عديم القوة وكذلك في حالة كون المؤثر شامل فان الاثر هو منتهي التولد اي ان الغضاء هو منتهي التولد وايضا تم برهن ان الاثر مخلص لكل مؤثر مقيد وك\لك قد تم التحقق من انه لاي مؤثر مقيد فان الاثر منفصل وفي حالة كون الاثر منفصل فان المؤثر سوف يكون متباين وايضا تم برهنة انه في حالة كون الفضاء يمتلك قاعدة فان الاثر سوف يكون كل عنصر فيه يمكن كتابته كتركيبة خطية ومن العلاقات المهمة التي قد تم برهانها انه اذا كان المؤثر مشابه لمؤثر اخر فان الاثر سوف يكون نوثيرين بوجد شرط على الفضاء .
Association Rules Mining Based on Fuzzy Soft Set
Authors: rohidin dede , Samsudin Noor Azah , Matderis Mustafa 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Association rules mining is used to find interesting relations such as frequent patterns, correlations, and associations from data sets. Some association rule mining algorithms use data transactions in Boolean, categorical, or quantitative data. Meanwhile, a soft set theory is a mathematical tool often used to deal with data uncertainty. A soft set has excellent potential for application in many directions. The idea of mining association rules on transactional data based on a soft set was initiated by Herawan and Deris. After that, Feng Feng et al. provide further detailed insight into that idea. This idea provides new directions for implementing soft set theory in data mining areas. Whereas in the real world, many problems contain uncertainty, imprecise, and noise, represented by fuzzy soft sets. This paper proposed the approach of association rules mining based on a fuzzy soft set. For this purpose, new objective measures have been defined, such as fuzzy soft support ( fs-sup ) and fuzzy soft confidence ( fs-conf ). The experiment on breast cancer dataset showed that the objective measures properly facilitate the mining association rule of a fuzzy soft set.
Intrinsic anticipatory motives in non-human primate food consumption behaviour
Authors: Inkeller Judit , Knakker Balázs , Kovács Péter , Lendvai Balázs , Hernádi István 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Behaviours that are regulated with future goals and drive states in mind are regarded as cornerstones of human cognition. One key phenomenon through which future-orientation can be studied is the delay of gratification, quantified by the waiting time for which an individual withstands the consumption of an immediate reward to achieve a larger reward available after a certain delay. The delays used in animal delayed gratification paradigms are rather short to be considered relevant for studying human-like future-orientation. Here, for the first time, we show that rhesus macaques exhibit human-relevant future-orientation downregulating their operant food consumption in anticipation of a nutritionally equivalent but more palatable food with an unprecedentedly long delay of approx. 2.5 hours. This behaviour was not learnt gradually through conditioning but was readily displayed after a single exposure to a two-session “worse-now & better-later” food schedule. Importantly, no food choice was directly imposed by the experiment itself, but the animals intrinsically adjusted their behaviour to their satiation dynamics across the sessions, demonstrating their superior ability to anticipate future drive states. Our results have a strong implication that the cognitive time horizon of primates, when faced with ecologically valid foraging-like experimental situations, extends much further into the future than previously considered. In agreement with past observations from the broader perspective of animal foresight and planning, the present findings open new avenues that up till now have been opaque for translational biomedical research.
Talaromyces sedimenticola sp. nov., isolated from the Mariana Trench
Authors: Zhou Hongbo , Xu Liting , Liu Wenxian , Ta Kaiwen , Wang Xincun , Guo Jianwei , Luo Wenxi , Peng Zhiyuan , Huang Qiaoni , Wang Yuguang 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Two fungal strains (K-2T and S1) were isolated from the deepest ocean sediment of the Challenger Deep located in the Mariana Trench. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene sequences of the isolates K-2T and S1 differed from their closely related species, such as Talaromyces assiutensis, and T. trachyspermus, by exhibiting 7%-7.88% sequence divergence (30–36 nt substitutions and 4–9 gaps). Phylogenetic analyses based on single and concatenated alignments of the ITS gene, the β-tubulin (benA) gene, the calmodulin (cam) gene, and the second-largest subunit fragment of RNA polymerase II (rpb2) gene showed that the isolates K-2T and S1 were clustered together with other species of the genus Talaromyces such as T. trachyspermus and T. assiutensis, as evidenced by the position on a terminal branch with high bootstrap support. They could also be distinguished from their closest relatives with validly published names by morphological and physiological characteristics, for example, growing at 4–50°C with pH 1.5–12. Based on phylogenetic, morphological, and physicochemical properties, they represent a novel species in the genus Talaromyces, for which the name Talaromyces sedimenticola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is K-2T (= GDMCC 3.746 = JCM 39451).
Enantioselective Synthesis of Amino Acids by Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 on Chiral Mesostructured ZnS
Authors: Che Shunai , Cui Yongping , Ai Jing , Han Lu , Duan Yingying , Liu Junhong , Liu Xi , Chen Liwei , Jia Menghui , Chen Jinquan , Chu Chaoyang , Ma Yanhang , Ouyang Tianwei , Fang Yuxi 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
The diverse products resulting from CO2 reduction and fixation via solar energy in natural systems spans from small molecules to biomolecules. So far, only a few multicarbon species have been obtained by artificial CO2 photoreduction1-5, especially abiotic photosynthesis of biomolecules with various functional groups has long been a fundamental yet challenging issue. Herein, we report the photocatalytic synthesis of amino acids from CO2 and NH3 on a chiral mesostructured ZnS (CMZ) nanosphere constructed by arrays of chiral nanorods. Serine (Ser), with an enantiomeric excess (ee) greater than 96% is the main component of various amino acids with a total yield of over 30 μmol gcat -1. The experimental data showed that C-C coupling allows the reaction access to the Ser formation pathway through *OCCO intermediates. Chiral induced spin polarization of CMZ has been speculated to facilitate the separation of photogenerated carriers and production of stable triplet OCCO. Different activation energies of reduction reactions driven by the spin-polarized electrons in CMZ would lead to the formation of enantiomeric amino acids. Our findings would inspire new perspectives in catalytic theory and the formation of chiral biomolecules in both artificial synthesis and nature.
Exploring Trait Differences in Neurofeedback Learners: A Single-session Sham-Controlled Pilot Study
Authors: Tipple Celeste , White David , Ciorciari Joseph 
Published: February 2024

Abstract

Neurofeedback (NF) is a form of biofeedback that involves individuals monitoring and shifting brain activity towards a desired direction. The objective of this study was to investigate whether there are differences between NF learners and non-learners on psychometric traits such as the NEO PI-R personality factors, self-regulation questionnaire (SRQ) and the need for cognition scale (NFC). A total of 34 participants were randomly allocated to a single-blind randomised sham-controlled protocol 3-arm study of single-session theta NF, with 12 in a spatially defined frontal-midline theta (FM-theta) group, 11 in a functionally defined medial temporal/parietal lobe (MTL-theta) group and 11 allocated to a yoked sham NF group. The baseline session included screening of participants, trait based behavioural measures (SRQ, NFC and NEO PI-R) and the completion of cognitive tasks with EEG recording to determine individualised peak theta activity for NF training. NF learners and non-learners were evaluated using changes in absolute theta power and the percentage of time spent above threshold using Spearman’s correlation coefficient from a total of 30min of NF exposure. Significant differences in psychometric traits between NF learners and non-learners differed depending on learning metrics. Results indicated that NF learners reported higher SRQ total scores, SRQ decision making, SRQ goal setting subfactors and NEO PI-R conscientiousness, but were significantly lower in NEO PI-R extraversion compared to non-learners. Future research should consider replicating methods to larger sample sizes to further establish psychometric differences related to successful NF learning.
Limitations of poromechanical first-order computational homogenization for the representation of micro-scale volume changes
Authors: Thiesen José Luís Medeiros , Klahr Bruno , Carniel Thiago André , Fancello Eduardo Alberto 
Published: February 2024

Abstract

Poromechanical computational homogenization models relate the behavior of a macro-scale poroelastic continuum to phenomena occurring at smaller (and also poroelastic) spatial scales. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of classical micro-scale boundary conditions for the pore pressure field, namely Taylor Boundary Condition (TBC-p), Linear Boundary Condition (LBC-p), Periodic Boundary Condition (PBC-p) and Uniform Boundary Flux (UBF-p), in terms of their accuracy in representing primary (pore pressure) and dual (relative fluid velocity) fields in finite-strain multiscale poromechanical problems. A specific benchmark problem was formulated to investigate the performance of these approaches in scenarios where the rate of the volumetric Jacobian is non-zero, a condition of significant physical interest, especially in contexts such as swelling. Numerical results show that the UBF-p and PBC-p approaches effectively capture the behavior of Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) during the early time steps. However, deviations from the expected behavior occur when the Representative Volume Element (RVE) undergoes significant volume changes. It is concluded that the observed limitations are due to the first-order nature of the multiscale model. This study highlights the need for more sophisticated computational homogenization poromechanical models that can accurately capture the complex interplay between fluid flow and deformation at different length scales. Second-order computational homogenization models can be alternatives to overcome the limitations of first-order multiscale poromechanical models by enriching the information coming from the macro-scale and relaxing the constraints on the fluid flow at the RVE boundaries.