bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Structural comparison of conventional and chiral auxetic morphed aircraft rib
Authors: Inan Cevher Yusuf , Evis Zafer , Ozturk Berkan 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Tri-chiral structures are auxetic structures that show negative Poisson’s ratio. This effect is due to their microstructure and geometric sequence. They are used in the development of novel products as they show improved damping and energy absorption properties. While traditional manufacturing methods remain dysfunctional, the development of additive manufacturing technology provides opportunities for new studies in various industries such as aviation, textile, and automotive. In this study, passive airfoil morphing application was applied and a comparative study was carried out. A two-stage study was conducted. First, the tri-chiral pattern was fabricated by an FDM 3D printer with PLA+ and subjected to the in-plane compression test. Stress–strain curves of the tri-chiral structure were generated. Then, it was used in airfoil morphing applications. Morphed airfoil was also manufactured and a compression test was applied. Secondly, the aerostatic loads of the aircraft were calculated. Both conventional and chiral morphed ribs’ behaviors under flight loads were examined using the FEM and results were compared. The weight difference was calculated. In addition, eigenfrequency and eigenvectors of traditional and chiral ribs were computed and transverse vibration frequencies were expressed. Despite being more than 50 % lighter, chiral morphed rib was found to be stiffer than conventional rib.
Influence of the regularization scheme in the QCD phase diagram in the PNJL model
Authors: Saucedo Jonathan Rincon , Paz Antonio , Flores-Baez F. V. , Ibarra Jose Ruben Morones 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
In the context of the SU(2) quark flavor version of the Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model extended by the Polyakov loop, the effect of the regularization scheme on the quantum chromodynamics phase structure at finite volume was studied. The way in which the phase diagram changes with the type of Polyakov loop potential considered in this study was also investigated. In this study, a polynomial and a logarithmic potential were used. On the other hand, a regularization scheme that satisfies the thermodynamics properties such as the Stefan–Boltzmann limit was chosen.
Welterschließungsperspektiven und Wertepräferenzen: Zur Exploration möglicher Messungen im religionspädagogischen Begleitprojekt der sechsten Kirchenmitgliedschaftsuntersuchung
Authors: Gennerich Carsten , Käbisch David 
Published: November 2023

Zusammenfassung
In den vergangen 20 Jahren gab es in der Religionspädagogik ein wachsendes Interesse an Welterschließungsperspektiven und Wertepräferenzen. Gleichwohl wurde die Korrelation zwischen beiden Faktoren bisher nicht empirisch untersucht. Der vorliegende Artikel beschreibt daher wichtige Ergebnisse einer Studie (N=111) zu diesem Thema. Diese analysiert anhand des Wertekonzepts von Shalom H. Schwartz die vier Modi der Weltbegegnung von Jürgen Baumert und zeigt, wie diese miteinander in Beziehung stehen.
Religiöse Bildung im Fokus. Zielsetzungen und Konzeption der sechsten Kirchenmitgliedschaftsuntersuchung der EKD
Authors: Wischmeyer Johannes 
Published: November 2023

Zusammenfassung
Der Beitrag beschreibt die Zielsetzungen und die Konzeption der sechsten Kirchenmitgliedschaftsuntersuchung der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD). Das Hauptaugenmerk gilt dabei der Einbeziehung von Aspekten religiöser Bildung. Der Beitrag rekonstruiert die vorlaufende Diskussion und gibt einen Überblick über erste publizistische Ergebnisse. Zu den Erkenntnissen der KMU VI zählt, dass kirchliche und schulische Formate religiöser Bildung zu den wichtigsten religiösen Sozialisationsinstanzen gehören, aber angesichts zunehmender religiös-säkularer Konkurrenz weiterzuentwickeln sind. Religionspädagogische Forschung kann zu einer evidenzbasierten Kirchenentwicklung wichtige Erkenntniss beitragen.
World’s barite resources as critical raw material
Authors: Boyarko G.  Yu. , Bolsunovskaya L.  M. 
Published: November 2023

The relevance of the work is connected with the status of barite as a critical mineral raw material, as accepted in most industrialized countries.Purpose: to study the dynamics of commodity flows (production, import, export, consumption) of barite throughout the countries, its world prices, sources of barite raw materials and the prospects for its production and consumption.Methods: statistical, graphic, logical.Results. The production of barite raw materials from 0,3 Mt/year in 1920s grew intensively and reached 8.0–9.6 Mt/year in the 2010. Initially, both the mining and processing of barite raw materials industries were located directly in the USA, Germany, Britain, Italy, and France. These countries accounted for over 90% of world production and 80–95% of world consumption. In the 1950s, a sharp increase in the consumption of barite as a weighting agent for drilling fluids began. This led to an increase in its production in large oil and gas producing countries (the USA, the USSR, Mexico, Canada), export flows (from Morocco and other countries), and cessation of exports from Germany, Britain and France. The share of international trade in barite also increased from 0,3–0,5 Mt/year in the 1950s to 4.2–6.0 Mt/year (55–70% of his income) in the 2010s. The cumulative world production of barite between 1920–2020 is expected to be 550 Mt. World barite resources in deposits prepared for exploitation are estimated at 740 Mt. The group of critical countries importing barite raw materials (imports over 50%) represents 38.8% of the GDP of the world economy (USA, European Union, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Kuwait, Norway, Oman, Algeria, Malaysia, Indonesia, UAE, Azerbaijan, Argentina). The group of countries exporting barite raw materials includes 31.0% of the GDP of the world economy (India, Morocco, China, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Iran, Laos, Mexico, Pakistan, Bulgaria. A decrease in the criticality of barite raw material supply is possible as a result in reducing consumption (Japan, France, Italy and the Czech Republic), increasing world barite production with the commissioning of new deposits, given the significant prepared resources of this raw material in Iran, Kazakhstan and Pakistan, as well as the search for new barite deposits, including chemogenic marine bottom sediments.
Hafif Covid-19 enfeksiyonu geçiren hastalarda optik sinir başı parametreleri ve retina sinir lifi tabakası kalınlığı etkilenir mi?
Authors: AYDIN Nihat , TÜFEK Melek , ÇAPRAZ Mustafa , NALÇACIOĞLU Pınar 
Published: November 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı hafif COVID-19 enfeksiyonu geçiren hastalarda peripapiller retina sinir lifi tabakası (RSLT) kalınlığı ve optik sinir başı (OSB) parametrelerini, spektral domain optik koherens tomografi (SD-OKT) cihazı kullanarak değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu prospektif cross-sectional çalışmaya hafif COVID -19 enfeksiyonu geçirmiş 70 hasta ile 65 sağlıklı birey dahil edildi. Ayrıntılı oftalmolojik muayene sonrası tüm hastalara SD-OKT cihazı ile peripapiller RSLT kalınlığı ve OSB parametrelerinin ölçümleri yapıldı.
Bulgular: Gruplar arasında yaş ve cinsiyet açısından anlamlı farklılık yoktu (p=0.907, p=0.979, sırasıyla). Ortalama, superior, inferior, nazal ve temporal peripapiller RSLT kalınlığı, gruplar arasında istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı değildi (p=0.797, p=0.488, p=0.079, p=0.820, p=0.820, sırasıyla). OSB parametrelerine bakıldığında disc alanı, cup alanı, rim alanı, cup/disc oranı, horizontal ve vertical cup/disc oranı, cup ve rim volume açısından gruplar arasında anlamlı farklılık tespit edilmedi (p=0.239, p= 0.995, p=0.522, p=0.959, p=0.716, p= 0.873, p=0.476, p=0.701, sırasıyla).
Sonuçlar: Hafif COVID-19 enfeksiyonu geçiren hastalarla kontrol grubu arasında peripapiller RSLT kalınlığı ve OSB parametreleri açısından anlamlı farklılık tespit edilmedi. Ancak bulduğumuz bu sonuçlar enfeksiyonun şiddeti ile enfeksiyonun akut ve uzun dönem verilerine göre değişkenlik gösterebilir.
Correlation of Two Different Bowel Dysfunction Questioneria on the Psychological State of the Rectal Cancer Patients
Authors: BENLİ Sami , TAZEOĞLU Deniz , ZIBLAK Alper , ÇOLAK Tahsin 
Published: November 2023

Aim: Most patients have impaired bowel function after sphincter-sparing surgery (SPS) combined with total mesorectal excision (TME). This study evaluated bowel dysfunction's effect on a patient's psychological state using the LARS Questionnaire (LARS-Q) and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Bowel Function Instrument (MSK-BFI).
Material and Methods: Between June 2019 and June 2022, 127 patients operated on for rectal cancer with TME and SPS were examined regarding bowel dysfunction in the sixth postoperative month. The LARS score and MSK-BFI assessed bowel function. Beck anxiety inventory (BAI), Beck depression inventory (BDI), and Beck hopelessness inventory (BHI) were also applied to the patients. The correlation of LARS-Q and MSK-BFI questionnaire scores was examined with each other and the other three questionnaire scores.
Results: Major LARS was seen in 29.9% of the patients. MSK-BFI scores were found to be 60. The median MSK-BFI scores for no LARS, minor LARS, and major LARS were 77, 68, and 52, respectively. Strong correlations were found between MSK-BFI and LARS-Q (rs -0.63). When the correlation between LARS-Q and BAI, BDI, and BHI was evaluated, rs 0.38, rs 0.49, and rs 0.56 were found, respectively. When the correlation between MSK-BFI and BAI, BDI, and BHI was evaluated, rs -0.67, -0.71, and -0.74 were found, respectively.
Conclusion: Bowel dysfunction is a prevalent condition after sphincter-sparing rectal cancer surgery. Impaired sphincter functions significantly affect patients' social and emotional aspects and negatively affect their quality of life.
Perlindungan Hukum Bagi Konsumen Pengguna Tenaga Listrik Pascabayar Atas Pengalihan Biaya Secara Sepihak Oleh Pt. Pln (Persero)
Authors: Chusnah Syarifah , Wahjuni Edi , Adonara Firman Floranta 
Published: November 2023

Pandemi Covid-19 membuat PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT. PLN) menerapkan kebijakan pembayaran tagihan listrik pasca bayar dengan sistem perhitungan rata-rata pemakaian 3 bulan terakhir dan membebankan kelebihan daya pada bulan berikutnya. Kebijakan pengalihan biaya ini dilakukan secara sepihak, serta berimbas buruk pada rumah tangga, pengusaha kecil hingga industri besar. PT. PLN berdalih bahwa kebijakan Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) membuat pelaku usaha tidak dapat melakukan pemeriksaan KWH meter. Namun dalih tersebut tidak dapat dibenarkan, mengingat pada saat PSBB, sektor layanan dasar tetap berjalan, termasuk sektor layanan listrik. Lebih lanjut, realitas ini dapat dikatakan sebagai bentuk bisnis yang tidak lazim. PT. PLN dianggap telah lalai melaksanakan tugasnya dalam melakukan pencatatan meteran pada pengguna tenaga listrik pasca bayar. Terlebih, PT. PLN tidak memberikan informasi kepada konsumen tentang adanya kebijakan ini. Puncaknya, fenomena ini memberikan ketidakadilan pada konsumen. Topiknya adalah konsumen mengalami kerugian akibat tidak adanya informasi atas pengalihan biaya tenaga listrik pascabayar yang dilakukan PT. PLN (Persero) secara sepihak. Sehingga konsumen mencari upaya penyelesaian sengketa untuk mendapatkan hak-hak sebagai konsumen dan mendapatkan perlindungan hukum.
Impact of COVID-19 on care homes: A qualitative study of experiences of black carers in UK
Authors: Thompson Paul Wesley 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
COVID-19 has drastically impacted care home residents, families, and staff. However, little is known about the impact of this pandemic on carers from the ethnically minoritised background. The present research explored the experiences of UK’s black carers during COVID-19. A semi-structured interview-based qualitative study was conducted involving black carers from Berkshire, Hampshire, and Oxfordshire. Interviews were conducted online through Microsoft Teams, and a thematic analysis was performed on verbatim transcribed interviews. The present study included 15 participants from three UK counties which have a large number of care homes. The analysis of interviews resulted in the development of seven themes: 1) reactions to COVID, 2) infection control in the work environment, 3) workplace discrimination, 4) impact of COVID on well-being, 5) coping mechanisms and impact of deaths, 6) reflection on challenges, and 7) recommendations to care home managers. In conclusion, the black carers reported a substantial impact on their mental and physical health. They recognized the need for timely information, sufficient and fair availability of PPEs, more support, better communication, and equitable work distribution to maintain their mental and physical health.
Engineering Bacillus subtilis J46 for efficient utilization of galactose through adaptive laboratory evolution
Authors: Choi Jae Woong , Song Nho-Eul , Hong Sang-pil , Rhee Young Kyoung , Hong Hee-Do , Cho Chang-Won 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Efficient utilization of galactose by microorganisms can lead to the production of valuable bio-products and improved metabolic processes. While Bacillus subtilis has inherent pathways for galactose metabolism, there is potential for enhancement via evolutionary strategies. This study aimed to boost galactose utilization in B. subtilis using adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) and to elucidate the genetic and metabolic changes underlying the observed enhancements. B. subtilis strains were subjected to successive rounds (~ 5000 generations) of ALE under conditions promoting galactose utilization with a higher specific growth rate of 0.319 h-1 compared to wild type (0.03 h-1). Resultant evolved strains, BSGA14 was analyzed for their galactose conversion rates. After genome resequencing, 63 SNPs were identified in BSGA14 strain. Two of them, located in the coding sequences of the genes araR and glcR, were found to be the advantageous mutations after reverse engineering. The strain with these two accumulated mutations, BSGALE4, exhibited similar specific growth rate on galactose to the evolved strain BSGA14 (0.296 h-1). Furthermore, evolved strain showed higher productivity of protease and β-galactosidase in mock soybean biomass medium. ALE proved to be a potent tool for enhancing galactose metabolism in B. subtilis. The findings offer valuable insights into the potential of evolutionary strategies in microbial engineering and pave the way for industrial applications harnessing enhanced galactose conversion.
EDEN: Learning Deterministic Node Position with Equivariant Distance Encoding
Authors: Liu Chang , Yang Yuwen , Ding Yue , Lin Wenqing , Lu Hongtao 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Despite Graph Neural Networks' (GNNs) achievements in graph representation learning tasks, how to learn the deterministic node position embedding in non-Euclidean graph data is still an open question. Additionally, most existing message-passing-based graph neural networks' expressive power is commonly limited by the 1-Weisfeiler-Lehman (1-WL) graph isomorphism test. Many works have recently proposed different ideas to solve the above two problems separately. However, they cannot guarantee all-level tasks generalization, intense expressiveness, and efficient reasoning on all graph tasks simultaneously.In this work, we connect these lines of inquiry to propose a plug-in Equivariant Distance ENcoding (EDEN). EDEN is derived from a series of interpretable transformations on the graph's distance matrix. We theoretically prove that EDEN is permutation-equivariant for all level graph learning task generalization, and we empirically illustrate that EDEN's expressive power can reach up to the 3-WL test. Extensive experiments on real-world datasets show that combining EDEN with conventional GNNs surpasses recent advanced GNNs and position encodings at the same or lower computational complexity.
Estimation of ventilatory thresholds during exercise using respiratory wearable sensors
Authors: Hurtado Daniel , Contreras–Briceño Felipe , Cancino Jorge , Espinosa-Ramirez Maximiliano , Fernandez Gonzalo , Johnson Vader 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

Ventilatory thresholds (VTs) are key physiological parameters to evaluate physical performance and determine aerobic and anaerobic transitions during exercise. Current assessment of these parameters requires ergospirometry, limiting the evaluation to laboratory or clinical settings. In this work, we introduce a wearable respiratory system that continuously tracks breathing during exercise and estimates VTs during ramp–tests. We validate the respiratory rate and VTs predictions in 17 healthy adults using ergospirometry analysis. In addition, we use the wearable system to evaluate the VTs in 107 recreational athletes through ramp tests outside the laboratory and show that the mean population values agree with previous studies in large groups. We envision that respiratory wearables can be useful in determining aerobic and anaerobic parameters outside clinical setting with promising applications in health telemonitoring and human performance.
Development of a radiomic-clinical nomogram for prediction of survival in patients with nasal extranodal natural killer T-cell lymphoma
Authors: Chen Limin , Wang Zhao , Fang Xiaojie , Yu Mingjie , Ye Haimei , Han Lujun , Tian Ying , Guo Chengcheng , Huang He 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Purpose
There is still currently a lack of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based radiomics analysis in the prognosis model for patients with nasal extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL). We aim to investigate the value of MRI-based radiomics signature in the prognosis for patients with nasal ENKTL.
Methods
159 nasal ENKTL patients were enrolled and divided into a training cohort (n = 81) and a validation cohort (n = 78) randomly. Radiomics features from pretreatment MRI examination were extracted respectively. Then two sample t-test and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression were used to select the radiomics signatures and establish the Rad-score. A radiomics nomogram based on the Rad-score and clinical features was constructed to predict overall survival (OS).
Results
The radiomics model that integrated Rad-score and clinical risk factors exhibited a satisfactory prediction performance compared with the Rad-score and clinical models in terms of OS in the training cohort (C-index: 0.849 vs. 0.733 vs. 0.707, AUC: 0.896 vs. 0.767 vs.0.798). For validation, the C-index of the three models was 0.931 vs. 0.824 vs. 0.635 respectively. Moreover, the AUC was 0.839 vs. 0.827 vs. 0.583 respectively. The calibration curves also suggested that the net benefit of radiomics models was higher than that of the Rad-score and clinical models.
Conclusions
The Rad-score was significantly correlated with OS for nasal ENKTL patients. Moreover, the MRI-based radiomics nomogram could be used for risk stratification and provide personalized treatment plans for patients.
WITHDRAWN: Emotion Detection in Arabic Short Text: A Deep-Learning Approach
Authors: Aljwari* Fatima , Zamzami Nuha 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

In modern society, writing down thoughts, ideas, and pleasant experiences has become a widespread way to express feelings. X, formerly known as Twitter, is a rich data source that companies can use to study individuals’ ideas, thoughts, and emotions for a range of useful applications. The analysis of positive and negative feelings is a key focus of NLP research literature, while emotion detection receives relatively little attention. Very few studies to date have examined the classification of emotions in text, particularly Arabic written content. The new study uses deep learning approaches to solve this difficulty and close these existing gaps in the literature. A number of different deep learning models are available and each one has been developed based on a unique feature engineering approach to classify the emotions conveyed in the SemEval-2018 dataset into four groups, namely joy, fear, anger and sadness. The results show that the CNN model that employs Word2vec outperforms the other models, with an accuracy of 80%. Furthermore, it has been found to perform better in Arabic than the most current comparable model, with improvements varying between 12–54.96% for F1 scores to 5–26% for accuracy.
Error Mitigation in Secure Qutrit Distribution on Cleve's Protocol on Quantum Computing
Authors: RAJALINGAM PALANIVEL 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The implementation of Cleve's Protocol, a pioneering approach to securely distribute a secret qutrit among three parties using quantum circuits. Cleve's Protocol ensures that the confidentiality of the qutrit is preserved, and its reconstruction requires collaboration between any two out of the three parties. Incorporated into Qiskit, the protocol's quantum mapping and encoding involve the use of Hadamard gates and controlled-X gates. The simulation results in Qiskit Aer confirming the protocol's security, with '000' and '111' emerging as frequent outcomes, underscoring the necessity of collaboration. Error detection and mitigation techniques are also examined, enhancing the protocol's reliability.
Assessment of Blast Loading on Buildings
Authors: Kumar Munish , Roy Amrit Kumar 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
This paper uses a CFD-based technique for simulating vapour cloud explosion. A firm full­ scale CFD model was developed for the building and LPG gas tank. This study also showed how the dispersion and combustion of an average cloud, formed during a spill into a liquefied petroleum gas tank could be simulated. The performance of this simulation allows assessment of the overpressure resulting from the burn of the flammable gas cloud. The objective of this study is therefore to assess different turbulence models against actual experimented measurements to evaluate their suitability in modelling dense vapour dispersion. CFD models showed that controlling variables include release surface area, wind speed, turbulence, and nearby obstructions.
Fluctuation-response relations for integrate-and-fire models with an absolute refractory period
Authors: Puttkammer Friedrich , Lindner Benjamin 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
We study the problem of relating the spontaneous fluctuations of a stochastic inte\-grate-and-fire (IF) model to the response of the instantaneous firing rate to time-dependent stimulation if the IF model is endowed with a non-vanishing refractory period and a finite (stereotypical) spike shape. This seemingly harmless addition to the model is shown to complicate the analysis put forward by Lindner Phys. Rev. Lett. (2022), i.e. the incorporation of the reset into the model equation, the Rice-like averaging of the stochastic differential equation, and the application of the Furutsu-Novikov theorem. We derive a still exact (although more complicated) fluctuation-response relation (FRR) for an IF model with refractory state and a white Gaussian background noise. We also briefly discuss an approximation for the case of a colored Gaussian noise and conclude with a summary and outlook on open problems.