bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The interfacial features in photoluminescence of In0.52Al0.48As/InP distinguished with selective excitation
Authors: Hu Xiao , Zha Fang-Xing , Zhan Jia , Liu Bo-Wen , Gu Yi , Shao Jun 
Published: January 2024

The photoluminescence experiment was performed at 77 K on two types of heterostructures of In0.52Al0.48As/InP grown by molecular beam epitaxy. One type has the so-called direct interface formed with In0.52Al0.48As grown on the InP (100) substrate, and another is a double heterostructure type, i.e., InP/In0.52Al0.48As/InP, including the inverse interface formed with the InP cap. The thickness of both the as-grown InAlAs and InP layers is 2 µm. Under the excitation of 852 nm semiconductor laser, a single peak at 1.198 eV (P0) was observed for the direct interface whereas the inverse interface showed two peaks at 1.240 eV (P1) and 1.117 eV (P2). However, P2 manifests differently from P1 with two interesting features. First, it disappears when the excitation was replaced with the 532 nm laser. Second, when the cap layer of InP/In0.52Al0.48As/InP is thinned to 200 nm, P2 displays a large blueshift effect with the increase in laser intensity, but the extent of blueshift drops when the excitation is increased further into a higher power range. The phenomenon of P2 was attributed to the interface excitation-induced interplay between the luminescence with a carrier localization effect and that caused by the recombination of 2-dimensional electrons with the light-injected holes in the potential well at the interface.
High survivorship and rapid population growth of the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) reintroduced to a feral predator exclosure
Authors: Arkinstall Cassandra M. , FitzGibbon Sean I. , Bradley Kevin J. , Moseby Katherine E. , Murray Peter J. 
Published: January 2024

Context The distribution of the threatened greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) has significantly contracted since the introduction of feral cats and foxes. To counteract these threats, bilbies have been reintroduced to multiple feral predator exclosures and offshore islands across Australia. Aims The aims of this study were to monitor the reintroduction of bilbies to the feral predator exclosure at Currawinya National Park and assess three hypotheses: (1) captive-born founders would establish stable home ranges and utilise habitats similar to those of wild-born bilbies in the exclosure; (2) founders would maintain adequate body condition and weight, enabling the survival of >50% of founders at 12 months post-release; and (3) the population would rapidly increase in the absence of feral predators, due to the high reproductive potential of bilbies. Methods We used VHF/GPS telemetry to compare home range size and habitat use of 12 founders and 11 wild-born bilbies. Founders were monitored intensively to assess reproductive success, weight, body condition and survival. Pouch activity was monitored to examine reproductive output. Spatially explicit capture–recapture modelling was used to estimate population density/size. Key results The population rapidly increased to >450 bilbies after 3 years, and founder survivorship was high (70% at 12 months post-release). Male founder home ranges (248.46 ha ± 97.22) were comparable in size to wild-born males (216.74 ha ± 54.19), but female founder home ranges (51.23 ha ± 12.22) were significantly larger than wild-born females (20.80 ha ± 2.94) (P = 0.04). The doubling of the population between 2021 and 2022 may have resulted in the contraction of female home ranges. Reproductive output decreased significantly in 2022, indicating that reproduction may be density-dependent at high densities. There was a significant relationship between track counts and population estimates, indicating that track counts are a reliable method for estimating population size inside the exclosure. Conclusions This reintroduction has been highly successful to date, demonstrating that bilbies are an adaptable species capable of rapid population growth in the absence of feral predators. Implications Bilbies are a model species for reintroductions to feral predator exclosures due to high survival rates, reproductive output, dietary flexibility and the ability to utilise a broad range of environments.
Poly(ether-sulfone)/MWCNT nanocomposites manufactured by powder metallurgy route and their dynamic mechanical properties
Authors: Goyal R K 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Dynamic mechanical properties of the poly(ether-sulfone) (PES)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposites manufactured by powder metallurgical route was discussed for the first time. The structural investigation of the nanocomposites was analysed by x-ray diffraction. At room temperature, both storage modulus and microhardness of the nanocomposites increased by more than 60% while the strengthening efficiency at higher temperatures is several-folds compared to that of neat PES. The nanocomposites exhibited better damping behaviour compared to neat PES. The Cole–Cole plot indicated a good interaction between the PES and the MWCNT. Moreover, the coefficient of reinforcement decreased by 42% while the degree of entanglement increased.
Increasing the robustness of electrodynamic WPT systems with hybrid electromechanical transduction
Authors: Ameye Adrien , Decroix Nicolas , Gibus David , Garraud Nicolas , Gasnier Pierre , Badel Adrien 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
In this paper, we compare the electrical damping capability of low-frequency electrodynamic wireless power transmission (EWPT) systems based on a resonant electromechanical receiver in the context of increasing their mechanical robustness. This study is carried out for piezoelectric (PE) and electrodynamic (ED) transducers. The receiver studied, excited by a distant transmitter coil, consists of a magnet and a resonant cantilever beam, and both ED and PE transducers (hybrid system). A strategy based on dual energy conversion is proposed that takes advantage of each transduction characteristic: the receiver with high-quality-factor is sufficiently sensitive to very weak excitation fields far from the transmitter, while it is robust to strong magnetic fields close to the transmitter by damping its motion. This approach is particularly relevant to increase the robustness of resonant receivers powering moving sensor nodes as the field strength seen by the receiver can vary greatly. This paper aims to evaluate three energy transduction strategies (PE-only, ED-only and hybrid) to both harvest more power and increase EWPT systems robustness by overdamping. An analytical model of the system is presented along with comparison with experimental results from a 71.7 cm3 prototype. When the motion amplitude is limited to 0.7 mm to limit aging, the receiver output 19 mW which outperforms the PE and ED modes alone by a factor of 1.5 and 1.8, respectively. Furthermore, the hybrid receiver can limit the amplitude of motion to 0.7 mm under a magnetic field up to 3.6 mT, which is 2.5 and 1.2 times higher than PE and ED alone, respectively.
The effective field theory of large-scale structure and multi-tracer II: redshift space and realistic tracers
Authors: Mergulhão Thiago , Rubira Henrique , Voivodic Rodrigo 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
We extend the multi-tracer (MT) formalism of the effective field theory of large-scale structure to redshift space, comparing the results of MT to a single-tracer analysis when extracting cosmological parameters from simulations. We used a sub-halo abundance matching method to obtain more realistic multi-tracer galaxy catalogs constructed from N-body simulations. Considering different values for the sample shot noise and volume, we show that the MT error bars on A
s, ω
cdm, and h in a full-shape analysis are approximately 50% smaller relative to ST. We find that cosmological and bias coefficients from MT are less degenerate, indicating that the MT parameter basis is more orthogonal. We conclude that using MT combined with perturbation theory is a robust and competitive way to accommodate the information present in the mildly non-linear scales.
Integrability and solutions of a nonsymmetric discrete Korteweg-de Vries equation
Authors: Mesfun Maebel , Zhang Da-jun , Zhao Song-lin 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
In this paper, we present Lax pairs and solutions for a nonsymmetric lattice equation, which is a torqued version of the lattice potential Korteweg-de Vries equation. This nonsymmetric equation is special in the sense that it contains only one spacing parameter but consists of two consistent cubes with other integrable lattice equations. Using such a multidimensionally consistent property we are able to derive its two Lax pairs and also construct solutions using Bäcklund transformations.
High-speed readout system of X-ray CMOS image sensor for time domain astronomy
Authors: Ogino Naoki , Arimoto Makoto , Sawano Tatsuya , Yonetoku Daisuke , Shen Hsien-chieh , Sakamoto Takanori , Hiraga Junko S. , Yatsu Yoichi , Mihara Tatehiro 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
We developed an FPGA-based high-speed readout system for a complementary
metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor to observe soft X-ray transients in future satellite
missions, such as HiZ-GUNDAM. Our previous research revealed that the CMOS image sensor
has low-energy X-ray detection capability (0.4–4 keV) and strong radiation tolerance, which
satisfies the requirements of the HiZ-GUNDAM mission. However, CMOS sensors typically
have small pixel sizes (e.g., ∼10 µm), resulting in large volumes of image data.
GSENSE400BSI has 2048×2048 pixels, producing 6 Mbyte per frame. These large volumes of
observed raw image data cannot be stored in a satellite bus system with a limited storage size.
Therefore, only X-ray photon events must be extracted from the raw image data. Furthermore, the
readout time of CMOS image sensors is approximately ten times faster than that of typical X-ray
CCDs, requiring faster event extraction on a timescale of ∼0.1 s. To address these issues,
we have developed an FPGA-based image signal processing system capable of high-speed X-ray event
extraction onboard without storing raw image data. The developed compact system enabled mounting
on a CubeSat mission, facilitating early in-orbit operation demonstration. Here, we present the
design and results of the performance evaluation tests of the proposed FPGA-based readout system.
Utilizing X-ray irradiation experiments, the results of the X-ray event extraction with the
onboard and offline processing methods were consistent, validating the functionality of the
proposed system.
Evaluation of the mean excitation energies of gaseous and liquid argon
Authors: Strait M. 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Current and future experiments need to know the stopping
power of liquid argon. It is used directly in calibration, where
commonly the minimum-ionizing portion of muon tracks is used as a
standard candle. Similarly, muon range is used as a measure of muon
energy. More broadly, the stopping power figures into the simulation
of all charged particles, and so uncertainty propagates widely
throughout data analysis of all sorts. The main parameter that
controls stopping power is the mean excitation energy, or
I-value. Direct experimental information for argon's I-value come
primarily from measurements of gaseous argon, with a very limited
amount of information from solid argon, and none from liquid argon.
A powerful source of indirect information is also available from
oscillator strength distribution calculations. We perform a new
calculation and find that from oscillator strength information
alone, the I-value of gaseous argon is (187 ± 5) eV. In
combination with the direct measurements and other calculations, we
recommend (187 ± 4) eV for gaseous argon. For liquid argon, we
evaluate the difference in central value and uncertainty incurred by
the difference of phase and recommend (197 ± 7) eV. All
uncertainties are given to 68% C.L.
On sampling determinantal and Pfaffian point processes on a quantum computer
Authors: Bardenet Rémi , Fanuel Michaël , Feller Alexandre 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
DPPs were introduced by Macchi as a model in quantum optics the 1970s. Since then, they have been widely used as models and subsampling tools in statistics and computer science. Most applications require sampling from a DPP, and given their quantum origin, it is natural to wonder whether sampling a DPP on a quantum computer is easier than on a classical one. We focus here on DPPs over a finite state space, which are distributions over the subsets of

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operations on a classical computer, where r is the rank of the kernel matrix. A large first part of the current paper consists in explaining why the state-of-the-art in quantum simulation of fermionic systems already yields quantum DPP sampling algorithms. We then modify existing quantum circuits, and discuss their insertion in a full DPP sampling pipeline that starts from practical kernel specifications. The bottom line is that, with P (classical) parallel processors, we can divide the preprocessing cost by P and build a quantum circuit with

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depending on qubit-communication constraints on the target machine. We also connect existing work on the simulation of superconductors to Pfaffian point processes (PfPP), which generalize DPPs and would be a natural addition to the machine learner’s toolbox. In particular, we describe ‘projective’ PfPPs, the cardinality of which has constant parity, almost surely. Finally, the circuits are empirically validated on a classical simulator and on 5-qubit IBM machines.
The effect of loss/gain and Hamiltonian perturbations of the Ablowitz—Ladik lattice on the recurrence of periodic anomalous waves
Authors: Coppini F , Santini P M 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Using the finite gap method, in this paper we extend the recently developed perturbation theory for anomalous waves (AWs) of the periodic nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) type equations to lattice equations, using as basic model the Ablowitz–Ladik (AL) lattices, integrable discretizations of the focusing and defocusing NLS equations. We study the effect of physically relevant perturbations of the AL equations, like linear loss, gain, and/or Hamiltonian corrections, on the AW recurrence, in the simplest case of one unstable mode. We show that these small perturbations induce O(1) effects on the periodic AW dynamics, generating three distinguished asymptotic patterns. Since dissipation and higher order Hamiltonian corrections can hardly be avoided in natural phenomena involving AWs, we expect that the asymptotic states described analytically in this paper will play a basic role in the theory of periodic AWs in natural phenomena described by discrete systems. The quantitative agreement between the analytic formulas of this paper and numerical experiments is excellent.
Cinema, Displayed
Authors: Ponech Trevor 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
This essay details that which is arguably the essential nature of a ubiquitous kind of visual display prominently involved in a great many phenomena that people have in mind when they think and talk about the cinema. My argument begins with a summary and critique of an important precedent, Noël Carroll’s essentialist definition of the detached moving image display. The remainder of my discussion concentrates on the structure and dynamics of a particular sort of luminescent display. This display is essential to what I call the cinematic display. As I understand it, the cinematic display is neither the or a medium of cinema nor perforce a vehicle for artistic content. It is, rather, a luminescent display in service of someone’s presentational intentions. I conclude with thoughts about the ontological relation between cinematic displays and works, the latter tentatively defined as a display of expressive or artistic agency.
“I Want It to Look Natural”: Development and Validation of the FACE-Q Aesthetics Natural Module
Authors: Klassen Anne F , Cano Stefan , Mansouri Jasmine , Poulsen Lotte , Rae Charlene , Kaur Manraj , Dayan Steven , Tsangaris Elena , Armstrong Kathleen , Klok Jennifer , Santosa Katherine , Pusic Andrea 
Published: January 2024

Abstract

Background
The concept of “natural” after a facial aesthetic treatment represents an understudied area. We added scales to FACE-Q Aesthetics to provide a means to measure this concept from the patient's perspective.

Objectives
The objective of this study was to develop and validate the FACE-Q Aesthetic Natural module.

Methods
Concept elicitation interviews with people having minimally invasive treatments were conducted to explore the natural concept and develop scales. Patient and expert input refined scale content. An online sample (ie, Prolific) of people who had a facial aesthetic treatment was analyzed with Rasch measurement theory to examine psychometric properties. A test-retest reliability study was performed, and construct validity was examined.

Results
Interviews with 26 people were conducted. Three scales were developed and refined with input from 12 experts, 11 patients, and 184 online survey participants. Data from 1358 online participants provided evidence of scale reliability and validity. Reliability was high with person separation index, Cronbach alpha, and intraclass correlation coefficient values without extremes ≥0.82. Tests of construct validity confirmed that the scales functioned as hypothesized. Higher scores on the Expectations scale were associated with how important it was to have a natural look and movement after treatment. In addition, higher scores on the Natural Appearance and Natural Outcome scales correlated with better scores on other FACE-Q Aesthetics scales, and were associated with the face looking and feeling natural and with overall satisfaction with facial appearance.

Conclusions
Many people seeking facial aesthetic treatments want to look natural after treatment. These new FACE-Q Aesthetics scales provide a means to measure the concept of natural from the patient's perspective.

Level of Evidence: 3
ACE configurator for ELISpot: optimizing combinatorial design of pooled ELISpot assays with an epitope similarity model
Authors: Lee Jin Seok , Karthikeyan Dhuvarakesh , Fini Misha , Vincent Benjamin G , Rubinsteyn Alex 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
The enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISpot) assay is a powerful in vitro immunoassay that enables cost-effective quantification of antigen-specific T-cell reactivity. It is used widely in the context of cancer and infectious diseases to validate the immunogenicity of predicted epitopes. While technological advances have kept pace with the demand for increased throughput, efforts to increase scale are bottlenecked by current assay design and deconvolution methods, which have remained largely unchanged. Current methods for designing pooled ELISpot experiments offer limited flexibility of assay parameters, lack support for high-throughput scenarios and do not consider peptide identity during pool assignment. We introduce the ACE Configurator for ELISpot (ACE) to address these gaps. ACE generates optimized peptide-pool assignments from highly customizable user inputs and handles the deconvolution of positive peptides using assay readouts. In this study, we present a novel sequence-aware pooling strategy, powered by a fine-tuned ESM-2 model that groups immunologically similar peptides, reducing the number of false positives and subsequent confirmatory assays compared to existing combinatorial approaches. To validate ACE’s performance on real-world datasets, we conducted a comprehensive benchmark study, contextualizing design choices with their impact on prediction quality. Our results demonstrate ACE’s capacity to further increase precision of identified immunogenic peptides, directly optimizing experimental efficiency. ACE is freely available as an executable with a graphical user interface and command-line interfaces at https://github.com/pirl-unc/ace.
Evolution in Islands: contrasting morph frequencies in damselfly populations of the Balearic Islands
Authors: Cordero-Rivera Adolfo , Rivas-Torres Anais , Sánchez-Guillén Rosa Ana 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Colour polymorphism is an example of visible phenotypic variability that is often associated with ecological factors and may produce local adaptations. Small populations, particularly in islands, offer opportunities for evolutionary novelties, and are therefore of particular interest to the study of polymorphisms. Here we study the dynamics of female colour morphs in the damselfly Ischnura elegans in the Balearic Islands. We found that insular populations are small, show low density, low mating activity, and low androchrome frequency. Our surveys suggest that male harassment is a powerful force in the dynamics of this female-limited polymorphism, because high male densities result in lower presence of mature females around the water, where copulation takes place. Non-male-like (infuscans) females have higher mating frequency. Androchromes were rare (15%) in all populations, but the frequency of the two non-male like females (infuscans and aurantiaca) was reversed between islands, despite their geographical proximity. We found a possible novel morph, suggesting that insular conditions allow innovations. Fitness differences between the two non-male-like females of I. elegans are still understudied, because most previous research has concentrated on the maintenance of androchromes, and are therefore a priority for future research.
The biological basis for using optical signals to track evergreen needleleaf photosynthesis
Authors: Pierrat Zoe Amie , Magney Troy S , Cheng Rui , Maguire Andrew J , Wong Christopher Y S , Nehemy Magali F , Rao Mukund , Nelson Sara E , Williams Anneka F , Grosvenor Jeremy A Hoyne , Smith Kenneth R , Reblin Jaret S , Stutz Jochen , Richardson Andrew D , Logan Barry A , Bowling David R 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Evergreen needleleaf forests (ENFs) play a sizable role in the global carbon cycle, but the biological and physical controls on ENF carbon cycle feedback loops are poorly understood and difficult to measure. To address this challenge, a growing appreciation for the stress physiology of photosynthesis has inspired emerging techniques designed to detect ENF photosynthetic activity with optical signals. This Overview summarizes how fundamental plant biological and biophysical processes control the fate of photons from leaf to globe, ultimately enabling remote estimates of ENF photosynthesis. We demonstrate this using data across four ENF sites spanning a broad range of environmental conditions and link leaf- and stand-scale observations of photosynthesis (i.e., needle biochemistry and flux towers) with tower- and satellite-based remote sensing. The multidisciplinary nature of this work can serve as a model for the coordination and integration of observations made at multiple scales.