bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Embodied eco-embroidery
Authors: Robberstad Janne Iren , Kvellestad Randi Veiteberg 
Published: November 2023

The UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) addresses equal access to quality education, focusing on literacy, numeracy and the science-field STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), - seemingly forgetting the importance of developing practical skills like craftsmanship. STEAM includes Arts into STEM, where the arts represent several independent artistic forms including music, theater, dance, visual arts, crafts and so on.
In this article we focus on education for sustainable development through craftsmanship in embroidery. In a transdisciplinary collaboration that includes art, craftsmanship has its own innate value. Our research question is: In which ways can creative collaboration in embroidery enhance a sustainable STEAM education learning experience?
We attempt to find answers to this by looking into how STEAM collaboration may affect the ways we teach craftsmanship, and the challenges and opportunities of doing so in a holistic transdisciplinary project, with a focus on ecological sustainability.
Three groups of teacher-students help examine how crafts may contribute in building ecological awareness in themselves and an audience through conveying meaningful artistic narratives. Their embroideries were inspired by the UN’s Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. The results were shared through the Global Science Opera, an international STEAM-education initiative.
Our analysis of the research data is influenced by posthumanizing creativity, which emphasizes ethically contributing world citizenship through embodied, collaborative creativity between creator and creation. This journey of making and being made shows a reciprocal relationship between humans and non-humans. The slow-art of embroidery invites the students into an embodied dialogue with the materials, tools, techniques and the scientific topics in the transdisciplinary context. As researchers we wonder how this dialogue and in-depth experience affected the students’ attitudes and actions towards sustainability. We found that the data supports the embodied, co-creative embroidery process, that it improved the students' craft experience, as well as increased the understanding and respect for the challenges in the new eco-reality.

Cover image: Sewing in nature, on nature, with nature, about nature. Student work. Photos: Randi Veiteberg Kvellestad and Raquel Sans
M/S Innvik: A Ship with a View - Culture is who we are
Authors: Bergaust Kristin 
Published: November 2023

The video works A Ship with a View and The Kitchen Garden were made during 2010 at the M/S Innvik, run by Nordic Black Theatre. This turned out to be the last year of the ship’s existence as an intercultural creative environment in the urban development Bjørvika. The works are created as montages with contributions of music, art and performance from people connected to the M/S Innvik. It shows glimpses of activities on board and the changing surroundings. This work pertains to the Sustainable Development Goal no 11: “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, and partly to the SDG no 7: “Clean and affordable energy”. It also suggests culture should be included in sustainability discourse.
Cover image: video still by Kristin Bergaust
Video work: A Ship with a View

Video work: The Kitchen Garden
Interaction effects of significant risk factors on low bone mineral density in ankylosing spondylitis
Authors: Sun Wenting , Mu Wenjun , Jefferies Caroline , Learch Thomas , Ishimori Mariko , Wu Juan , Yan Zeran , Zhang Nan , Tao Qingwen , Kong Weiping , Yan Xiaoping , Weisman Michael H. 
Published: November 2023

Background
To analyze individually and interactively critical risk factors, which are closely related to low bone mineral density (BMD) in patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Methods
A total of 249 AS patients who visited China-Japan Friendship Hospital were included in this training set. Patients with questionnaire data, blood samples, X-rays, and BMD were collected. Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify key risk factors for low BMD in different sites, and predictive accuracy was improved by incorporating the selected significant risk factors into the baseline model, which was then validated using a validation set. The interaction between risk factors was analyzed, and predictive nomograms for low BMD in different sites were established.

Results
There were 113 patients with normal BMD, and 136 patients with low BMD. AS patients with hip involvement are more likely to have low BMD in the total hip, whereas those without hip involvement are more prone to low BMD in the lumbar spine. Chest expansion, mSASSS, radiographic average grade of the sacroiliac joint, and hip involvement were significantly associated with low BMD of the femoral neck and total hip. Syndesmophytes, hip involvement and higher radiographic average grade of the sacroiliac joint increases the risk of low BMD of the femoral neck and total hip in an additive manner. Finally, a prediction model was constructed to predict the risk of low BMD in total hip and femoral neck.

Conclusions
This study identified hip involvement was strongly associated with low BMD of the total hip in AS patients. Furthermore, the risk of low BMD of the femoral neck and total hip was found to increase in an additive manner with the presence of syndesmophytes, hip involvement, and severe sacroiliitis. This finding may help rheumatologists to identify AS patients who are at a high risk of developing low BMD and prompt early intervention to prevent fractures.
Utilizing Selection Indices and Discriminant Function Analysis to Enhance Seed Yield in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
Authors: Patil Laxmi C. , Hemanth S.  
Published: November 2023

The current study focuses on harnessing genetic variation and employing selection indices for evaluating thirty-four advanced sesame breeding lines, alongside four checks (DS-5, DSS-9, JTS-8, and TKG-22). The evaluation encompassed the assessment of fifteen quantitative traits during the summer of 2022 at the AICRP on Sesame and Niger, MARS, UAS, Dharwad. Particularly noteworthy was the high genotypic and phenotypic coefficient variation observed for traits such as the number of secondary branches per plant, yield per plant (g) and seed yield (Kg/ha). The highest heritability coupled with the greatest genetic advance over the mean was detected for the number of primary branches per plant, suggesting a predominant role of additive genetic components in their expression and indicating a promising avenue for direct selection. The study involved the construction of thirty-one selection indices using the discriminant function technique, which incorporated five key traits: seed yield per plant (g) (X1), days to maturity (X2), number of productive capsules per plant (X3), thousand seed weight (g) (X4), and oil content (%) (X5). Among these various selection indices, the one comprising all component characters (X1, X2, X3, X4, and X5) exhibited the highest expected genetic advance and relative efficiency.
Mental Health Training for Health Care Workers at Eradah and Mental Health Complex in Jeddah City
Authors: Alzahrani Fahad Awadh , Alamri Ibtihaj Razen , Alaslani Aref Faheed , Ageel Hanan Saleh Al , Mukhtar Ghadah Mohammed 
Published: November 2023

Aims: This study aims to implement the impact of a mental health training program designed for health workers at Eradah Complex in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia.
Study Design: A quasi-study in addition to qualitative designs.
Place and Duration of Study: A mixed method was made at Eradah Complex for the program took 4 months.
Methodology: A mixed-methods research design was employed with A quasi-experimental design employing a single group pre-test/post-test approach utilized to assess the impact of training on knowledge and attitude and using semi-structured interviews. Additionally, qualitative feedback from both the health workers and patients was gathered to gauge the program's impact on the quality of mental health care provided at the Eradah Complex.
Results: A total of 100 participants with different healthcare specialities were selected on quasi-experimental design with nearly equality of males and females’ gender and majority of ages more than 25 years old or less and house officers (physicians). Assessing the knowledge revealed that the group showed a significant difference before assessing the program and after it (p=0.00) with a mean difference of more than 5±1.07 for each type of mental health, also, assessing the attitude revealed that the group showed a significant difference between before assessing the program and after it (p=0.00) except for epilepsy (p= 0.17) with mean difference more than 6±1.06 for each type of mental health.
Conclusion: The findings of this case study highlight the positive outcomes of the mental health training program. Health workers demonstrated significant improvements in their understanding of mental health disorders, communication skills, and ability to support patients experiencing mental health crises. Moreover, the program contributed to a noticeable reduction in the stigma surrounding mental illness among both staff members and patients, fostering a more supportive and compassionate healthcare environment. This case study provides valuable insights into the importance of mental health training for healthcare professionals and offers practical recommendations for other healthcare facilities aiming to enhance the mental health competencies of their staff. The study concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings and suggestions for future research and improvements in mental health training programs for healthcare workers in similar contexts.
Randomized, controlled clinical trial of acoustic stimulation to reduce postconcussive symptoms
Authors: Cole Wesley R. , Tegeler Catherine L. , Choi Y. Sammy , Harris Tyler E. , Rachels Nora , Bellini Paula G. , Haight Thaddeus J. , Gerdes Lee , Tegeler Charles H. , Roy Michael J. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractObjectiveEffective interventions are needed to address postconcussive symptoms. We report the results of randomized, sham‐controlled trial of Cereset Research™ Standard Operating Procedures (CR‐SOP), a noninvasive, closed‐loop, allostatic, acoustic stimulation neurotechnology previously shown to improve insomnia.MethodsMilitary service members, veterans, or their spouses with persistent symptoms (Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory [NSI] Score ≥23) after mTBI 3 months to 10 years ago, were randomized to receive 10 sessions of engineered tones linked to brainwaves (LB, intervention), or random engineered tones not linked to brainwaves (NL, sham control). The primary outcome was change in NSI, with secondary outcomes of heart rate variability and self‐report measures of sleep, mood, and anxiety.ResultsParticipants (n = 106, 22% female, mean age 37.1, 2.8 deployments, 3.8 TBIs) were randomized 1:1 to LB or NL, with no significant differences between groups at baseline. Among all study participants, the NSI declined from baseline 41.0 to 27.2 after (P < 0.0001), with gains largely sustained at 3 months (31.2) and 6 months (28.4). However, there were no significant differences between the LB (NSI declined from 39.9 at baseline to 28.2 post‐intervention, 31.5 at 3 months, and 29.4 at 6 months) and NL (NSI declined from 41.5 at baseline to 26.2, 29.9, and 27.3, respectively. Similar patterns were observed for the PCL5 and PHQ‐9 and there was no difference in HRV between groups.InterpretationTen hours of acoustic stimulation while resting in a zero‐gravity chair improves postconcussive symptoms. However, linking tones to brain electrical activity did not reduce symptoms more than random tones.Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov – NCT03649958
Radiation‐Responsive Metal–Organic Frameworks: Fundamentals and Applications
Authors: Chen Bing , Wang Jiaoran , Peng Linzhuang , Wang Qiang , Wang Yuan , Xu Xiuwen 
Published: November 2023

AbstractMetal–organic frameworks (MOFs), formed by the coordination of metal nodes and organic linkers, constitute a class of multifunctional materials with unprecedentedly high chemical/structural designability. Through properly harnessing the synergistic interplay between high atomic number nodes and functional linkers, radiation‐responsive MOFs have recently come on the scene, which can convert ionizing radiations (e.g., X‐ray, γ‐ray, β‐ray, α‐particle, and neutron) into electrical charges or visible light. Given the attributes of cost‐effectiveness, robust environmental stability, extensive chemical tunability, and diverse functionalities, cutting‐edge radiation‐responsive MOFs with remarkable electronic and optical properties have emerged as promising substitutes for conventional organic and inorganic radiation‐responsive substances in applications across biomedicine and technology. This review article documents recent advancements in radiation‐responsive MOFs by elucidating the foundational mechanisms governing electronic transport and photon conversion within frameworks through inherent node–linker and host–guest interactions prompted by high‐energy radiation. Furthermore, this review delves into state‐of‐the‐art applications that leverage newly formulated radiation‐responsive MOFs, capitalizing on precisely engineered component interactions to achieve efficient energy absorption, conversion, and emission. The rationale behind these developments is concluded and future opportunities for expanding the research of radiation‐responsive MOFs are simultaneously highlighted.
A Ternary (P, Se, S) Covalent Inorganic Framework as a Shuttle Effect‐Free Cathode for Li–S Batteries
Authors: Chen Lu , He Ting , Liao Kexuan , Lu Hang , Ma Jian , Feng Yutong , Meng Shuo , Zhang Chi , Yang Jinhu 
Published: November 2023

AbstractDeveloping new cathode materials to avoid shuttle effect of Li–S batteries at source is crucial for practical high‐energy applications, which, however, remains a great challenge. Herein, a new class of sulfur‐containing ternary covalent inorganic framework (CIF), P4Se6S40, is explored, by simply comelting powders of P, S, and Se. The P4Se6S40 CIF with open framework enables all active sites available during electrochemical reactions, giving a high capacity delivery. Moreover, introducing Se atoms can improve intrinsic electronic conductivity of S chains yet without remarkably compromising the capacity because Se is also electrochemical active to lithium storage. More importantly, Se atoms in S–Se chains can serve as a heteroatom barrier to block the bonding of S atoms around, effectively avoiding the formation of long‐chain polysulfides during cycling. Besides, stable Li3PS4 with a tetrahedral configuration formed after lithiation works as not only a good ionic conductor to promote Li ion diffusion, but a three‐dimensional spatial barrier and chemical anchor to suppress the dissolution and diffusion of lithium polysulfides (LiPS), further inhibiting the shuttle effect. Consequently, the P4Se6S40 cathode delivers high capacity and excellent capacity retention with even a high loading of 10.5 mg cm−2 which far surpasses the requirement for commercial applications.
Molecular Engineering of Plasma Membrane and Mitochondria Dual‐Targeted NIR‐II AIE Photosensitizer Evoking Synergetic Pyroptosis and Apoptosis
Authors: Zhuang Jiabao , Ma Zhedong , Li Nan , Chen Huan , Yang Lijin , Lu Ying , Guo Keyi , Zhao Na , Tang Ben Zhong 
Published: November 2023

AbstractPhototherapy provides a noninvasive and spatiotemporal controllable paradigm to inhibit the evasion of the programmed cell death (PCD) of tumors. However, conventional photosensitizers (PSs) often induce a single PCD process, resulting in insufficient photodamage and severely impeding their application scopes. In this study, molecular engineering is conducted by adjusting electron donors to develop an aggregation‐induced NIR‐II emissive PS (DPITQ) for plasma membrane and mitochondria dual‐targeted tumor therapy by evoking synergetic pyroptosis and apoptosis. DPITQ displays boosted type I and II reactive oxygen species generation as well as a high photothermal conversion efficacy (43%) after laser irradiation of 635 nm. The excellent biocompatibility and appropriate lipophilicity help the DPITQ to specifically anchor in the plasma membrane and mitochondria of cancer cells. Furthermore, the photosensitized DPITQ can disrupt the intact plasma membrane and cause mitochondrial dysfunction, ultimately causing concurrent pyroptosis and apoptosis to suppress cancer cell proliferation even under hypoxia. It is noteworthy that the DPITQ nanoparticles (NPs) present clear NIR‐II fluorescence imaging capability on the venous vessels of nude mice. Notably, the DPITQ NPs exert efficient NIR‐II fluorescence imaging‐guided phototherapy both in multicellular tumor spheroids and in vivo, causing maximum destruction to tumors but minimum adverse effects to normal tissue.
Tunable Stealth Metasurface via Dual Geometric Phase Modulation
Authors: Ma Hao‐Ran , Chen Tian‐ting , Liu Le , Yang Jia‐ji , Qiao Ya‐qing , Yang Shao‐rui , Liu Yi , Duan Jun , Xiong Wei , Deng Lei‐min 
Published: November 2023

AbstractTunable metasurfaces are verified as an effective way to modulate electromagnetic (EM) waves within a thin interface. However, most tunable metasurfaces currently use electronic control methods, making it difficult to achieve large‐scale sample manufacturing. This article proposes a novel metasurface design approach based on germanium telluride (GeTe) film, which is used to achieve anomalous scattering of radar detection signals. By designing the composite units to form a 2‐bit dual geometric phase modulation coding array, low reflection characteristics in different frequency bands can be achieved by controlling the state of GeTe, which adds a new degree of freedom to array design. In this article, the phase characteristics of composite units and the EM scattering characteristics of different array arrangements are analyzed in detail. The simulation and experimental results indicate the designed metasurface has excellent dual geometric phase independent modulation ability, and the reflectivity reduction of the fabricated sample is less than ‐10 dB in the range of 11.6–15.2 GHz and 8.0–11.6 GHz before and after phase transition of GeTe film, respectively. This method has significant advantages in design, fabrication, and modulation, which determine that this research can be a good candidate for military stealth materials.
Aza‐Prins Cyclization on Ketones to Access Piperidines with Tetrasubstituted Carbon Stereocenters
Authors: Bergounioux Alexandre , Lhotellier Romane , Roisnel Thierry , Gouault Nicolas , Argouarch Gilles , Lalli Claudia 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe aza‐Prins cyclization in presence of a variety of aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic ketones is disclosed. The developed method allows an access to diverse C‐2 functionalized piperidines, bearing a tetrasubstituted or spiranic carbon stereocenter, in a range of 30 to 87% yields. When diastereomers were formed, the trans isomer was identified as the major product.
Advancing energy and water solutions: Unleashing the potential of Nd2S3:Ni9S8 thin film for supercapacitors and sustainable water purification
Authors: Gul Mahwash Mahar , Ahmad Khuram Shahzad , Thomas Andrew Guy , Tighezza Ammar Mohamed 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe research was done on the creation and use of bi‐metal sulfide thin film, Nd2S3:Ni9S8. 41 nm‐sized crystallites with 80% crystallinity were found in the material. The evaluated optical characteristics showed a 2.9 eV band gap energy. The presence of Nd3d, S2p, and Ni2p in the created material was confirmed by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Voltammetry tests were carried out to assess the electrochemical characteristics. With a value of 750 Fg−1, the findings obtained showed remarkable supercapacitive capability. Additionally, a thorough examination was done to learn more about the material's potential as a photocatalyst. Malachite green dye, fuberidazole, and phenol were used as environmental contaminants to test the thin films' photocatalytic degradation effectiveness. The highest degradation was found for fuberidazole with a rate constant of 2.46x10−2 min−1. The results demonstrated the versatility of thin films and their efficacy in degrading these pollutants, highlighting their potential for environmental remediation applications.
Fabrication of poly(vinylidene fluoride)‐based composite powder coating with enhanced adhesion performance
Authors: Zhang Cuichuan , Lu Zhiqiang , Jiang Shu‐Dong , Qian Jiasheng 
Published: November 2023

AbstractGiven the environmental benefits, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)‐based composite powder coating was developed without using any harmful solvent. However, it still remains poor adhesion to substrates and low compatibility to acrylic resin issues. To address these challenges, PVDF was grafted with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) through a facile and scalable reactive extrusion method. The resulting product, PVDF‐g‐GMA, was then mixed with different contents of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and the mixing was sprayed onto aluminum substrates. The PVDF‐g‐GMA/PMMA powder coating shows the excellent adhesion and corrosion resistance, particularly when the PMMA content is 30 wt%, owning to the good compatibility of PVDF‐g‐GMA and PMMA. This work opens up a new possibilities for the development of advanced composite powder coatings with improved performance characteristics.
A case for the importance of following antibiotic resistant bacteria throughout the soil food web
Authors: Garbisu Carlos , Alkorta Itziar 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIt is necessary to complement next‐generation sequencing data on the soil resistome with theoretical knowledge provided by ecological studies regarding the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in the abiotic and, especially, biotic fraction of the soil ecosystem. Particularly, when ARB enter agricultural soils as a consequence of the application of animal manure as fertilizer, from a microbial ecology perspective, it is important to know their fate along the soil food web, that is, throughout that complex network of feeding interactions among members of the soil biota that has crucial effects on species richness and ecosystem productivity and stability. It is critical to study how the ARB that enter the soil through the application of manure can reach other taxonomical groups (e.g., fungi, protists, nematodes, arthropods, earthworms), paying special attention to their presence in the gut microbiomes of mesofauna‐macrofauna and to the possibilities for horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic resistant genes.