bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparison of Cavum Septum Pellucidum Size in Euploid and Aneuploid Fetuses
Authors: Agaoglu Merve Ozturk , Agaoglu Zahid , Ozturk Filiz Halici , Celen Sevki , Caglar Turhan 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Objective The aim of the present study is to compare the cavum septum pellucidi (CSP) z-score in euploid and aneuploid fetuses and to investigate the performance of the CSP width/length and CSP width/biparietal diameter (BPD) ratios as a diagnostic marker in aneuploidy.
Methods A total of 54 patients, 20 aneuploid and 35 euploid fetuses, between 18 and 37 weeks of gestation, were included in this retrospective study. The CSP width z-score was compared between the two groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated for the CSP width/length and CSP width/BPD ratios to predict aneuploidy.
Results The median CSP width was 4.8 mm (range, 1.8 to 8.5 mm) in the euploid group, and 5.4 mm (range 3.1 to 8.4 mm) in the aneuploid group. Cavum septum pellucidi width z-score, CSP width/length ratio, and CSP width/BPD ratio were significantly higher in fetuses with aneuploidy than in fetuses with normal karyotype (p = 0.001; p = 0.013; p = 0.028). In the ROC analysis, the CSP width/length ratio had the optimal cutoff value of 0.59, with 72.0% sensitivity and 58.0% specificity, and for the CSP width/BPD ratio, the cutoff value was 0.081 with 83.0% sensitivity and 61.0% specificity for detection of aneuploidy.
Conclusion CSP width z-score was found to be increased in aneuploid fetuses. The CSP width /BPD ratio can be used as a new marker for predicting aneuploidy.
The dangers and distractions of in-vehicle safety and infotainment enhancements: stakeholders’ views on the role of third parties in ways forward
Authors: Van Felius Margo , Bates Lyndel , Seccombe John 
Published: October 2023

AbstractDistracted driving is a leading contributor to road crashes. Distractions can be caused by devices integrated within the vehicle itself or mobile phones. There is limited regulation of most distractions, except mobile phones, therefore providing an opportunity for third parties to take an active role in minimising distractions caused by in-vehicle technology and mobile phones. To date, the role of third parties has received limited attention in the road safety literature. This study uses 14 interviews and written responses from road safety experts, enforcement agencies and regulators in Australia and the United Kingdom to discuss the potential role of third parties in reducing distracted driving. The results indicate car manufacturers, car retailers, employers with commercial fleets and sole operators can play a significant role in reducing distracted driving by more clearly regulating in-vehicle technologies, educating consumers and mobile phone use during worktime.
Education big data and learning analytics: a bibliometric analysis
Authors: Samsul Shaza Arissa , Yahaya Noraffandy , Abuhassna Hassan 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe contemporary era’s extensive use of data, particularly in education, has provided new insights and benefits. This data is called ‘education big data’, and the process of learning through such data is called ‘learning analytics’. Education in big data and learning analytics are two important processes that produce impactful results and understanding. it is crucial to take advantage of these processes to enhance the current education system. We conduct a bibliometric analysis based on the PRISMA statement template. The publications used for the analysis are based on the years 2012–2021. We examine and analyze a total of 250 publications, mainly sourced from the Scopus database, for insights regarding education big data and learning analytics. All of the publications also undergo filtration according to specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Based on the bibliometric analysis conducted, we discover the distribution of education big data and learning analytics publications across the years 2012–2021, the most relevant journals and authors, the most significant countries, the primary research keywords, and the most important subject area involved. This study presents the trends and recommendations in education big data and learning analytics. We also offer suggestions for improvement and highlight the potential for enhancement of the education system through the full utilization of education big data and learning analytics.
Development of a compact impact two-degree-of-freedom linear-rotary piezoelectric motor using one piezoelectric actuator
Authors: Han Liling , Xu Zhenying , Zhang Yanhu , Wang Yun 
Published: October 2023

A compact impact two-degree-of-freedom linear-rotary piezoelectric motor is proposed using a single actuator. The proposed piezoelectric actuator has a pair of deformation counteracting helical interdigitated electrodes on its outside surface, which can be divided into two parts. When the two parts of the piezoelectric actuator are driving under the same driving voltage signals, the motor can realize independent linear motion. When the two parts of the piezoelectric actuator are driving under the driving voltage signals with opposite duty cycles, the motor can realize independent rotary motion. The fabricated piezoelectric motor can produce a maximum average linear velocity of 1.9 and −2.3 mm/s with a saw-shaped driving signal of 400 Vp-p (peak-to-peak driving voltage) at 9 kHz. Experiments also show that the fabricated piezoelectric motor can realize a maximum average rotary velocity of 2440 and −2235 mrad/s with a driving signal of 400 Vp-p at 9 kHz. The maximum load force and torque of the prototype are about 0.4 N and 1.5 mN m, respectively. The proposed motor provides a wide driving frequency and realizes high velocity in both linear and rotary motions.
A hard mask process and alignment device aims to achieve high consistency and mass-scale production of gas sensors based on spraying hydrothermal gas sensing material
Authors: Tang YanKun , Lai Penghui , Hu Zongxin , Luo Yu , Wang Hairong , Yu Lingmin 
Published: October 2023

The material synthesized through the hydrothermal method has received extensive and in-depth study in recent years, with a large number of literature reporting their excellent performance in the fields of catalysis or gas sensitivity. In order to combine the hydrothermal material with micro-electro-mechanical system processes to achieve large-scale manufacturing of hydrothermal synthesized materials at the wafer-level, this paper proposes a series of processes for hard mask patterned electro-atomization spraying of hydrothermal materials and designs and manufactures an alignment device that achieves the alignment of silicon hard mask and electrode wafers based on the vacuum clamping principle. Through experiments, it has been verified that this device can achieve micrometer-level alignment between the hard mask and the electrode wafer. By conducting electro-atomization spraying, hard mask patterning, optical microscopy, and confocal laser scanning microscope measurements, as well as gas sensitivity testing on a CeO2/TiO2 hydrothermal composite material published in our previous research, it was further verified that this process has good film formation consistency (Sa and Sq are both less than 3 μm and the average film thickness deviation is less than 5 μm), excellent and consistent gas sensitivity performance, and good long-term working stability. This article provides a promising process method for the large-scale production of hydrothermal synthesis materials at the wafer-level.
Numerical study on optimization of secondary air box in a 600 MW opposed wall-fired boiler
Authors: Ning Xinyu , Yue Yang , Huang Jian , Ding Haoxuan , Li Bin , Deng Lei , Li Yiguo 
Published: October 2023

The opposed wall-fired boiler has been widely employed in power plants in China due to its adaptability. However, the airflow in the same layer burners from the large air box is uneven, affecting the combustion characteristics of pulverized coal and causing the corrosion and slagging of the water-cooled wall. In this study, the numerical simulation is performed on a 600 MW wall-fired boiler to investigate the air distribution and flow characteristics of each burner and the secondary air duct under variable boiler loads (100%, 75%, 50%, and 30%), which would provide the basis for optimization of the secondary air box. The effectiveness of the modified burner, over-fire air (OFA) nozzle, and secondary air duct is demonstrated through the numerical simulation. The results indicate that the burner and OFA nozzle exhibit distinct flow deviation characteristics within the original air box. Specifically, the burner demonstrates a flow deviation ranging from 2% to 4%, whereas the OFA nozzle exhibits a flow deviation ranging from 10% to 35%. Integrating poly air rings into the burners and OFA nozzles on the sidewall separately addresses the issue of non-uniform flow distribution of the OFA nozzle while concurrently improving the air flow rate on both sides of the burners and OFA nozzles. The main air duct could be divided into three smaller air ducts by installing two deflectors at the corner of the secondary air duct. This scheme effectively decreases the pressure drops at the corner interface from 337.4 to 254.3 Pa. The findings of this study could have the potential to offer scientific insights into and recommendations for the optimal functioning of the boiler system.
Culture-specific variation in interpretations of nations as
bodies metaphors by English and German L1 speakers
Authors: Musolff Andreas 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
One of the key-metaphor complexes in conceptualizing national
identity is that of the nation as a body or a person. Nation -embodiment and -personalization have had a long conceptual history and still figure
prominently in present-day political discourse. However, the
socio-psychological impact of these metaphors is still in question: does the
occurrence of embodied and personalized nation-depictions in public
discourse mean that recipients understand and interpret international
relations in terms of inter-body or inter-personal relationships?
New empirical evidence from a metaphor interpretation survey
conducted in 30 countries suggest that such conceptualizations do indeed
occur and lead to creative elaboration and inter-metaphor blendings.
Moreover, it can be shown that the elicited metaphor interpretations relate
to culture-specific discourse traditions. The chapter compares data from the
English and German L1 survey samples and discusses their implications for
the analysis of metaphor understanding.
Conceptualising presidential elections
Authors: Jäkel Olaf 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This contribution investigates the metaphorical conceptualisation
of US-presidential elections. A solid onomasiological metaphor study (cf.
Jäkel 2003) brings out
alternative and even competing models. One point of this paper is to decide
which approach to the analysis of political metaphor is better suited for a
critical discourse analysis: Steen’s
(2008, 2011a) concept of deliberate metaphor on
the one hand, or Charteris-Black’s
(2012) purposeful metaphor on the other
hand. This is discussed on the basis of authentic discourse data from the
US-presidential campaign of 2016 and the 2018 midterm elections. Following a
concise analysis of some conventional metaphors instatiating standard
alternative models in the public media domain, Donald Trump’s and Hillary
Clinton’s uses of metaphor are compared to results of an investigation of
former US-president Barack Obama’s metaphorical language in a corpus of
eight of his major speeches held between 2008 and 2012 (cf. Jäkel 2012).
Opening the thinkgates?
Authors: Reif Monika 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This corpus study investigates the uptake and (non-)continuation
of metaphors and metaphor scenarios related to migration/migrants in news
reader comment sections of selected British broadsheets and tabloids. It is
shown how scenarios are modified and aspects of the source domain
foregrounded/backgrounded in order to serve the argumentative interests of
the respective writers. At the same time, potential correlations between
specific conceptual metaphors and argumentative topoi are analysed, with a
particular focus on mixed metaphors. It is argued that the combinations of
conceptual metaphors found in instances of mixed metaphor often create
cognitive dissonance, but that the wish for dramatic effect through
exaggeration appears to justify the merger of two seemingly incompatible
metaphors. The argumentative aim thus seems to be more important than the
internal coherence of the mixed metaphor itself. With regard to the use of
concrete metaphorical linguistic expressions, the corpus data further reveal
that language users repeatedly draw on specific lexical items linked to a
restricted area of the source domain. It is not surprising, therefore, that
the discourse surrounding the topic of migration comes across as highly
conventionalised at times, especially within socio-political echo
chambers.
Conceptualization of goat in West African Englishes
Authors: Keškic Kader Bas 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter takes a Cultural Linguistics approach to research on
World Englishes and is primarily concerned with the use and variation of
animal metaphors in West African Englishes, namely Nigerian and Ghanaian
English. In order to provide a sound basis for the aspects of variation,
other varieties of English such as British English, Tanzanian English, and
Kenyan English will be included as points of reference. In this way, this
research intends to reveal the role of different cultural settings on the
usage of figurative language in general and variation of animal metaphors in
particular, taking the conceptualization of goat as the immediate
case in point. The current dataset includes the components of the Corpus of
Global Web-based English (GloWbE) and the International Corpus of English
(ICE) pertaining to the aforementioned varieties of English. Therefore, the
main methodological approach follows corpus linguistic analyses of the data.
The results show both similarities and differences in the ways that goats
are conceptualized in these varieties. Close examinations of figurative
usages of goat expressions further contribute to the study of metaphor
variation in Englishes spoken around the world.
Cooking verbs and the cultural conceptualization of cooking processes in
Japanese
Authors: Tsujimura Natsuko 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter provides a semantic analysis of Japanese cooking
verbs in comparison with English counterparts. It will be shown that some of
the semantic components that are lexicalized (or incorporated) to form a
verb’s meaning reflects a cultural conceptualization of food preparation.
Building upon Lehrer’s (1972)
analysis of Japanese cooking verbs but further revising it, the chapter will
showcase relevant aspects of a culturally constructed conceptualization of
food preparation reflected in the Japanese language. Interestingly, a
comparison between Japanese and English appears to show a relatively meager
inventory of cooking verbs in Japanese. However, while Japanese may have a
more limited number of cooking verbs in which semantic components are
lexicalized, the language makes available other linguistic means such as use
of mimetics and compounding that detail the cooking process. These
additional mechanisms help maintain the broad range of fine-grained
descriptions pertinent to the cooking process, while simultaneously
preserving a culturally constructed conceptualization of food
preparation.
Wellness
Authors: Scott Penelope 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter presents a Cultural Linguistic analysis of the
conceptualisation of wellness as found in contemporary internet language.
It considers how cultural conceptualisations found in the discourses of
health, wellness and detoxification intersect with other conceptualisations including
for example the notions of sacredness and purity associated with religion
(Douglas 1966). wellness is
structured by three broad cultural models: the ‘detox’ model, which
incorporates aspects of Beck’s
(1992) notion of ‘Risk Society’, a ‘medical countercultural’
model, and a ‘whole health’ model. This chapter also considers how knowledge
of the cultural conceptualisations for wellness affects responses to medical
advice from different sources. The analysis takes account of the cultural
schemas (Quinn 1987; Sharifian 2011), image schemas
(Johnson 1987) and conceptual
metaphors (Lakoff & Johnson
1980) underpinning this view of health and demonstrates the value
of Cultural Linguistic approaches in Medical and Health Humanities.
Beyond explicit references
Authors: Pu Ming-Ming 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
The present study explores the use of zero anaphor in discourse from
a cognitive-functional perspective. Although zero anaphora is
commonly considered to be a dividing parameter of linguistic
typology between languages like Chinese and English, the study
argues that it is a discourse phenomenon that manifests highest
degree of cognitive accessibility and figures prominently in coding
topicality and signaling maximum coherence in discourse processing.
The study proposes a general zero-anaphor principle and
demonstrates that, using text data from Chinese and English, zero
anaphora is indeed a function of topicality and thematic coherence,
and its use in discourse is remarkably similar between these two
languages that are considered typologically very different.
L1 effects in acquisition of the Japanese OPC by L1 English and
L1 Spanish speakers
Authors: Okuma Tokiko 
Published: October 2023

Abstract

This paper provides evidence for the Full Transfer/Full Access Hypothesis (FT/FA; Schwartz & Sprouse, 1994, 1996) through an investigation of the interpretation of the Japanese pronoun kare ‘he’ by intermediate and advanced L1 English and L1 Spanish speakers of L2 Japanese. The intermediate English group was not sensitive to the referential/quantified antecedent asymmetry in interpreting pronouns, while the intermediate Spanish group was. This difference is attributable to their L1s: English does not observe the Overt Pronoun Constraint (OPC), while Spanish, like Japanese, does. Moreover, the advanced English and Spanish groups showed evidence of the target-like grammar. As the OPC is underdetermined in input, these results suggest that Universal Grammar (UG) is operative in L2 acquisition, supporting the FT/FA.
Measures of anaphoric-reflexive acquisition in
Chinese
Authors: Sperlich Darcy 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter investigates the second language acquisition of the
Chinese reflexive ziji ‘self’ by
English and Korean speakers. The aim is to utilize cognitive and behavioural measures in order to investigate the hypothesis that Chinese and
Korean reflexives are pragmatically regulated, while English
reflexives are syntactically governed. The measures
used are reaction timing, confidence levels and knowledge source
attribution. The experiment specifically examines how a processing
account of reflexives can support a pragmatic/syntactic distinction
of reflexive regulation in linguistic theory by observing how
long-distance and local binding is achieved in neutral and biased
contexts. Results reveal that English and Korean learners of Chinese
have differing sources of language transfer affecting their
interpretation of Chinese ziji.
Overall, the measures obtained shows their power in understanding what underlies traditional antecedent judgements.
The use of null subjects by Greek-Italian bilingual
children
Authors: Andreou Maria , Torregrossa Jacopo , Bongartz Christiane 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
It has been shown that Greek and Italian vary in the use of null
subjects (Torregrossa, Bongartz
& Tsimpli 2015; Torregrossa, Andreou & Bongartz 2020): while
Italian null subjects tend to refer to the subject of the preceding
clause, Greek null subjects show a less restricted distribution. The
aim of this study is to show how this cross-linguistic difference is
reflected in the use of null subjects by Greek-Italian bilingual
children. Thirty-seven (N = 37) children ranging in age from 8;0 to
12;0 participated in the study. The production of null subjects was
observed in narrative context and analyzed according to syntactic
and discourse factors. The results show that the Greek pattern of
use of null subjects is transferred to Italian and this effect is
modulated by dominance, as measured by means of a sentence
repetition task administered in both languages and background
questionnaires.
Low voltage drop AlGaN UV-A laser structures with transparent tunnel junctions and optimized quantum wells
Authors: Ghosh Arnob , Dominic Merwin Xavier Agnes Maneesha , Hasan Syed M N , Rahman Sheikh Ifatur , Blackston Alex , Allerman Andrew , Myers Roberto C , Rajan Siddharth , Arafin Shamsul 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This paper presents the design, material growth and fabrication of AlGaN laser structures grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. Considering hole transport to be the major challenge, our ultraviolet-A diode laser structures have a compositionally graded transparent tunnel junction, resulting in superior hole injection and a low contact resistance. By optimizing active region thickness, a five-fold improvement in photoluminescence intensity is obtained compared to that of our own non-optimized test structures. The electrical and optical characteristics of processed devices demonstrate only spontaneous emission with a peak wavelength at 354 nm. The devices operate up to a continuous-wave current density of 11.1 kA cm−2 at room temperature, which is the highest reported for laser structures grown on AlGaN templates. Additionally, they exhibit a record-low voltage drop of 8.5 V to achieve this current density.
GNSS/UWB/INS indoor and outdoor seamless positioning algorithm based on federal filtering
Authors: Yao Linghan , Li Mi , Xu Tianhe , Dai Xiaoji , Jiang Tianyou , Dai Peipei , Wang Sen , Xing Jianping 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
An integrated navigation system plays an important role in the application of indoor and outdoor seamless positioning. Essentially, it is a flexible fusion positioning of multiple sensors with different combinations. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can provide high-precision positioning and navigation in an outdoor environment with good observation conditions. Ultra-wide Band (UWB) has the characteristics of great bandwidth and anti-multipath, which can be applied to provide high-precision positioning and navigation indoors. Inertial Navigation System (INS) has independent navigation capabilities that can be tightly combined with GNSS and UWB to enhance positioning robustness. In response to the problem of a single sensor struggling to provide reliable location information for indoor and outdoor seamless positioning, this study applies federal filtering to integrate and construct the GNSS/UWB/INS integrated positioning algorithm based on Horizontal Dilation of Precision (HDOP) of UWB and carrier-to-noise ratio of GNSS weighting. The gross errors are first detected during the data preprocess, and an adaptive weighting approach to reduce the influence of the anomalous observations is constructed. The tight combination of GNSS/INS and UWB/INS is implemented in the subfilter of the federal filtering. In the main filter, the weights of the two subfilters are adjusted based on HDOP and carrier-to-noise ratio weighting, and the information is allocated and fused to reduce the impact of potential poor UWB geometric configuration on the positioning solutions. It is proven that the error in the horizontal direction in the indoor and outdoor seam area is less than 10 cm. Compared with conventional federal filtering and Huber-based Kalman filtering, the algorithm in this study improves the accuracy of the reference point in indoor and outdoor seam area by 46.1% and 15.4%, respectively, which is beneficial for applications in indoor and outdoor seamless activities.