bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Scenes as Games: Agency, Autonomy, and Value in BDSM
Authors: Payton Dee 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Much of the existing philosophical literature on BDSM focuses on questions about the ethics of BDSM. But there is an underlying question here regarding the nature of BDSM, one which remains largely unaddressed. In this paper, I take that metaphysical question to be prior to the normative one. In other words: it will be important to have a clear view of what BDSM is before we go on to evaluate it. Accordingly, this is a paper about the nature of BDSM and BDSM activities: what they are like, what makes them unique, and the ways in which these activities might be valuable. Here, I work from the philosophical literature on games to analyze structured erotic encounters (or “scenes”) in BDSM. In the first half of the paper, I argue that BDSM scenes are games, and that understanding them in this way yields important insights into the roles of agency, autonomy, and value in BDSM. In the second half of the paper, I map points of connection between this view of scenes-as-games and the existing literature on BDSM in sexual ethics, in order to illuminate the ways in which a moral evaluation of BDSM scenes might proceed from this analysis.
Evaluation of a new technology for terminal sterilization of flexible endoscopes using hydrogen peroxide gas plasma
Authors: Varghese Martin M. , Memic Samir , Torres-Teran Maria M. , Cadnum Jennifer L. , Rutala William A. , Donskey Curtis J. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In laboratory testing, a novel hydrogen peroxide gas plasma endoscope sterilizer consistently reduced vegetative organisms, but not bacterial spores, to undetectable levels in the presence of high organism load (≥6.5 log10) and organic material and salts. These findings highlight the importance of meticulous cleaning of endoscopes prior to sterilization.
Utilizing whole genome sequencing to characterize central line-associated bloodstream infections due to Staphylococcus epidermidis
Authors: Zhou Chunyi , Wiley Michael , Wiley Jessica , Cawcutt Kelly , Grashorn Elizabeth , Rogers Kathie , McCutchen Emily , Iwen Peter , Fey Paul , Rupp Mark 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) and clinical review were used to characterize 14 cases of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) due to Staphylococcus epidermidis. WGS, which demonstrated disparate strains, suggested that 42.9% of S. epidermidis CLABSI cases were due to contamination, while clinical review suggested that 57.1% were contamination events.
THE WEIHRAUCH LATTICE AT THE LEVEL OF
$\boldsymbol {\Pi }^1_1{-}\mathsf{CA}_0$
: THE CANTOR–BENDIXSON THEOREM
Authors: CIPRIANI VITTORIO , MARCONE ALBERTO , VALENTI MANLIO 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This paper continues the program connecting reverse mathematics and computable analysis via the framework of Weihrauch reducibility. In particular, we consider problems related to perfect subsets of Polish spaces, studying the perfect set theorem, the Cantor–Bendixson theorem, and various problems arising from them. In the framework of reverse mathematics, these theorems are equivalent, respectively, to

$\mathsf {ATR}_0$

and

$\boldsymbol {\Pi }^1_1{-}\mathsf{CA}_0$

, the two strongest subsystems of second order arithmetic among the so-called big five. As far as we know, this is the first systematic study of problems at the level of

$\boldsymbol {\Pi }^1_1{-}\mathsf{CA}_0$

in the Weihrauch lattice. We show that the strength of some of the problems we study depends on the topological properties of the Polish space under consideration, while others have the same strength once the space is rich enough.
Brazilian AMS Radiocarbon Laboratory (LAC-UFF) and intercomparison of preliminary results with Sample Preparation Laboratory (LAPA14C – UFBA)
Authors: Santos Tárcio Henrique Ribeiro dos , Zucchi Maria do Rosário , Costa Alexandre Barreto , Oliveira Fabiana Monteiro de , Macario Kita Chaves Damasio , Lopes José Marques , Santos Naiana Dias dos , Azevedo Antonio Expedito Gomes de , Barioni Adriana , Gomes Doriedson Ferreira 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This study presents the initial results of carbon-14 dating after performing sample preparation and graphite production processes at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) in an intercomparison with the same processes performed at the Radiocarbon Laboratory of the Fluminense Federal University (LAC-UFF). Both laboratories are located in Brazil. The accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) system at LAC-UFF was used for radiocarbon measurements. To verify any possible contamination sources during sample preparation, we initially performed swipe tests at UFBA, which were subsequently processed and the graphite samples were produced at LAC-UFF. After UFBA, several reference materials (IAEA-C1, -C2, -C6, -C9, and OXII standards) were prepared and converted into graphite. In addition, the sample material was first partially prepared at UFF and UFBA and then analyzed with the AMS system at LAC-UFF. Subsamples were prepared for additional measurements of the δ13C composition with an elemental analyzer coupled to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (EA–IRMS) in LFNA-UFBA to study the isotopic fractionation and yield of the graphitization reaction. The obtained values closely aligned with the reference values, demonstrating reproducibility and quality and indicating minimal contamination during chemical and graphitization processes. In the future, samples from different matrices will be prepared at UFBA for application in paleoenvironmental and archaeological studies.
Absolute chronology and spatial organization of the Early Bronze Age necropolis in Mokrin
Authors: Krečković-Gavrilović M , Radinović M , Porčić M , Pendić J , Milašinović L , Stefanović S 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The chronology of the Bronze Age in the Carpathian basin is largely based on relative chronologies, i.e. stylistic analysis of ceramic (and other) materials. While the number of radiocarbon dates is generally increasing, certain important sites are still poorly dated. One of the largest necropolises from this period, i.e. Mokrin necropolis, which traditionally belongs to Maros culture, is dated only with 6 radiocarbon dates. Here we synthesize the previous 6 radiocarbon dates with 13 new radiocarbon dates, with two goals in mind: 1) to explore the absolute chronology of the site, specifically to determine its chronological limits; and 2) to test hypotheses about the spatio-temporal organization of the site. Our data show that the chronological limits of the necropolis were most probably between 2073 and 1822 BC. Concerning traditional relative chronologies, none of the previous hypotheses about the internal chronological development of the necropolis is supported by data. Our results suggest that all parts of the necropolis were used relatively simultaneously.
Strongly dense representations of surface groups
Authors: Long D. D. , Reid A. W. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The notion of a strongly dense subgroup was introduced by Breuillard, Green, Guralnick and Tao: a subgroup Γ of a semi-simple

$\mathbb{Q}$

algebraic group

$\mathcal{G}$

is called strongly dense if every pair of non-commuting elements generate a Zariski dense subgroup. Amongst other things, Breuillard et al. prove that there exist strongly dense free subgroups in

$\mathcal{G}({\mathbb{R}})$

and ask whether or not a Zariski dense subgroup of

$\mathcal{G}(\mathbb{R})$

always contains a strongly dense free subgroup. In this paper, we answer this for many surface subgroups of

$\textrm{SL}(3,\mathbb{R})$

.
The Political Economy of Tariff Exemption Grants
Authors: Fotak Veljko , Lee Hye Seung (Grace) , Megginson William L. , Salas Jesus M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
We investigate whether firm-level political connections affect the allocation of exemptions from tariffs imposed on $US 550 billion of Chinese goods imported to the United States annually beginning in 2018. Evidence points to politicians not only rewarding supporters but also punishing opponents: Past campaign contributions to the party controlling (in opposition to) the executive branch increase (decrease) approval likelihood. Our findings point to quid pro quo arrangements between politicians and firms, as opposed to the “information” channel linking political access to regulatory outcomes.
First density estimates of the Endangered Claire's mouse lemur Microcebus mamiratra and recommendations for its conservation
Authors: Martin Luke D. , Razafimanantsoa Herison , Nomenjanahary Eva S. , Volampeno Sylviane , Behie Alison M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Mouse lemurs Microcebus spp. are small, nocturnal primates endemic to Madagascar. The genus is extraordinarily diverse, with 25 extant species, several of which have been described recently. The Endangered Claire's mouse lemur Microcebus mamiratra was first described in 2006, but, similarly to other newly described mouse lemurs, remains understudied, and estimates of its population size are unavailable, hampering effective conservation management. We conducted line transect distance sampling surveys of M. mamiratra across several habitat types in and around Lokobe National Park on the island of Nosy Be in north-western Madagascar. Using a systematic random design we surveyed 15 transects over a 6-week period in 2023, recording 92 detections from a total survey effort of 46.5 km. We estimate the density of M. mamiratra on Nosy Be to be 125.1 individuals/km2, which extrapolates to an estimate of c. 4,700 individuals across the forested areas of its range on the island. Our results indicate that Nosy Be harbours moderately high densities of M. mamiratra, with the highest encounter rates in the unprotected secondary and degraded forests around Lokobe National Park. Our population estimate will inform future conservation status assessments and conservation planning for this range-restricted species and provide a baseline for monitoring population changes over time. We present recommendations for the conservation of M. mamiratra and highlight the potential for lemur watching, sustained by the strong tourism industry on Nosy Be, to help protect lemur habitat and generate economic opportunities for local communities.
The first observations of Antarctic icebergs by Davis in 1688 and Halley in 1700
Authors: Martin Seelye , Bigg Grant R. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The earliest recorded observations of Antarctic icebergs occurred in 1688 and 1700 in the Gregorian New Style (NS) Calendar. The first sighting took place after Christmas 1687 in the Julian Old Style (OS) Calendar, when just north of the Antarctic Peninsula, Edward Davis observed “ice islands” with lengths of 5–10 km; the second occurred in February 1699 OS, when north of South Georgia, Edmond Halley observed and first sketched tabular icebergs. Although these were the earliest documented observations, because icebergs occur adjacent to New Zealand and South America, seagoing Māori and indigenous South Americans may have observed them eight centuries earlier. Davis and Halley’s observations were in the iceberg stream that flows to the east of the Antarctic Peninsula. Davis’s observations were the result of the Batchelor’s Delight being blown south from Cape Horn by a storm; his misadjusted compass meant they sailed east across instead of north through the stream. Comparison of Davis’s positions with satellite iceberg trajectories suggests his observations occurred at 62.5°S between 53.0° and 54.3°W. Davis assumed his icebergs were floating, but because Halley’s ice islands appeared stationary, he thought they were grounded, missing an opportunity to speculate on the existence of a southern ice-covered continent.
Towards policies of dignity? The German Participation Opportunities Act as a response to long-term unemployment
Authors: Englert Kathrin , Gottwald Markus , Globisch Claudia , Kupka Peter 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The Participation Opportunities Act (POA) came into force in Germany in January 2019 with the aim of making publicly subsidised employment accessible to the long-term unemployed, whose prospects of regular employment are poor. The POA responds to a two-fold exclusion suffered by this group: exclusion from the labour market and a kind of ‘internal exclusion’ from social services. We argue that the POA can therefore be understood as a ‘policy of dignity’ and thus as a challenge to the neoliberal recognition order. The aim of this paper is an empirical examination of this thesis based on qualitative interviews with managers and professionals at German job centres. We apply Honneth’s theory of recognition as a theoretical framework and examine two levels of implementation: the interpretation of the law and how it is put into practice from 2019-2023.
Do we have too much choice?
Authors: Schmidt Andreas T. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In institutional design, public policy and for society as a whole, securing freedom of choice for individuals is important. But how much choice should we aim for? Various theorists argue that above some level more choice improves neither wellbeing nor autonomy. Worse still, psychology research seems to suggest that too much choice even makes us worse off. Such reasons suggest the Sufficiency View: increasing choice is only important up to some sufficiency level, a level that is not too far from the level enjoyed by well-off citizens in rich liberal countries today. I argue that we should reject the Sufficiency View and accept Liberal Optimism instead: expanding freedom of choice should remain an important priority even far beyond levels enjoyed in rich liberal countries today. I argue that none of the arguments given for the Sufficiency View work. Neither psychological evidence nor any broader social trends support it. If anything, they support Liberal Optimism instead. I also show why further increases are possible and desirable, and sketch some implications for debates around immigration, economic growth, markets and the value of community.
The relation between family factors and children’s vocabulary knowledge: a comparative study of rural and urban preschoolers in China
Authors: Leng Xinyi , Zhang Xianglin , Georgiou George K. , Inoue Tomohiro , Liu Hongyun , Xing Ailing , Su Mengmeng , Shu Hua 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Although family factors are considered important for children’s language acquisition, the evidence comes primarily from affluent societies. Thus, this study aimed to examine the relations between family factors (family’s socioeconomic status [SES], home literacy activities, access to print resources, and parental beliefs) and children’s vocabulary knowledge in both urban and rural settings in China. Data from 366 children (urban group: 109, 4.85 years; rural group: 257, 4.89 years) were collected. Results showed that whereas family’s SES significantly predicted access to print resources and children’s vocabulary knowledge in the rural group, parental beliefs directly predicted children’s vocabulary knowledge in the urban group. Multigroup analysis showed that the associations of family’s SES and access to print resources with children’s vocabulary knowledge were stronger in the rural group than in the urban group. Our findings highlight the importance of considering contextual settings when conceptualising the role of family factors in children’s language acquisition.
Heredity and Environmental Factors in the Development of Psychogenic Diseases
Authors: Schepank Heinz 
Published: January 2025

Phychoanalytic diagnostic methods and measures have been applied to 50 neurotic twins belonging to 21 MZ and to 16 same-sex and 13 opposite-sex DZ pairs. The 100 subjects consist of 64 adults and 36 children or adolescents. All 100 subjects were personally seen and psychologically examined. The mean intrapair difference of all MZ twin pairs amounts to 3.81 scaling points in a scored degree of severity of the neurosis; that of all DZ pairs to 5.00 points. The distribution of 657 neurotic symptoms in a chi-square table of the 21 MZ and 29 DZ twin pairs shows that 32.7% of the symptons are concordant in the MZ sample, but only 16.7% in the DZ sample. Hereditary influence could be shown in the manifestation of neurotic depressive symptoms, maladaptive oral and aggressive behavior, as well as in schizoid behavior deviations. Hereditary factors play a role in the formation of the neurotic character structure.Regarding the environmental pathogenic factors, subjects more heavily stressed in early childhood were found, on the whole, more severely neurotic in later life.
The History of the International Twins Association (I.T.A.)
Authors: Lavelda  , Rowe Lavona 
Published: January 2025

It is both an honor and a pleasure to stand before you today to take a small part in the First International Congress of Twin Studies.For several years, we have dreamed of someday visiting the Mendel Institute. We first became aware of Dr. Luigi Gedda's work with twins in a psychology class at the State University of Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1954. We are here today as Ambassadors-at-large of a rather unique organization for twins - the International Twins Association, Inc.The International Twins Association, Inc (I.T.A.) was organized By and For Twins in 1932. Rev. Edward M. Clink of Silver Lake, Indiana, U.S.A. was on a tour of the United States. He encountered several sets of twins and thought that they should get together. He and his twin sister, Elsie Clink inserted an article in several newspapers requesting twins to bring a basket dinner to Center Park in Warsaw, Indiana, on Sunday, August 29, 1932. Twenty-four sets of twins were present at that first meeting.One year later, a basket dinner was served to 200 sets of twins. And by the next year, 400 doubles and 2000 onlookers were present. The 4th annual meeting in Warsaw Park in Indiana in September 1935 found more than 900 sets of twins parading before 5000 spectators. That year, many states of the union were represented.On August 1937, Fort Wayne's Trier Park in Indiana was host to 1,900 sets of twins for the 5th annual convention with 10,000 spectators. But the largest attendance, still unequalled to our knowledge, occurred the following year on August 29, 1937 when the National Twins became known as the International Twins Association, Inc. An old newsclipping states that 20,000 twins were in attendance. At this time co-officers were elected (a set pf twins holding an office to emphasiee the twin idea), and By-laws written to govern the association. The International Twins Association, Inc. (I.T.A.) conventions were held in Fort Wayne until 1939. Then the conventions moved from city to city throughout the United States, giving more twins an opportunity to learn about this unique fraternal organization.
On the Nature of Syndrome Delineation
Authors: Cohen M. Michael 
Published: January 2025

Perhaps half of all patients with multiple abnormalities have known, recognized syndromes. The other half represent unknown entities that need to be further delineated. The significance of syndrome delineation cannot be overestimated. As an unknown syndrome becomes delineated, its phenotypic spectrum, its natural history, and its risk of recurrence become known, allowing for better patient care and family counseling.The process of syndrome delineation is discussed in terms of unknown genesis syndromes of the provisionally-unique and recurrent-pattern types, and known-genesis syndromes of the pedigree, chromosomal biochemical-defect, and environmentally-induced types. Several special syndrome categories are defined, including the chance syndrome, variant additive syndrome, association syndrome, exceptional chromosomal syndrome, and exceptional monogenic syndrome. Finally, a population definition of a syndrome is developed.
Arabic literary papyri and Islamic renunciant piety: Zabūr and hadith in Vienna papyrus AP 1854a–b
Authors: Hammed Ursula , Vishanoff David 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
To the limited materials available for the study of the early Muslim tradition of renunciant piety (zuhd) may now be added the papyrus P.Vindob. AP 1854a–b of the Austrian National Library in Vienna, which is edited, translated, and annotated in this article. Its two incomplete and damaged leaves contain four texts that constitute a small anthology of meditations on the imminence of death and judgment: psalms 7–13 of the Islamic ‘Psalms of David’ (Zabūr Dāwūd); a collection of narratives surrounding the death of the Prophet Muḥammad; a collection of material about grief over the deaths of the Prophet and Fāṭima and over the slaughter of al-Ḥusayn's party at Karbala; and a dialogue between God and the prophet David about the rewards of the afterlife. The papyrus confirms that the long Muslim tradition of rewriting the ‘Psalms of David’ originated in early renunciant circles. It also illustrates the process whereby a ninth-century preacher could compile a notebook of sermon material from a wide range of sources, including poetry, hadith, and an apocryphal scripture. It also shows how much the still-underdeveloped study of early Islamic piety stands to benefit from the even less-studied resource of Arabic literary papyri.
Sacred immigrants and travelling rituals: Malabar in the Sufi cosmopolis of the Indian Ocean
Authors: Parappu Kadavath Matra Abdul Jaleel 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This article traces how the Yemeni-origin Sufi order of Ṭarīqa ʿAlawiyya and its ritual litany of al-Ḥaddād, with chants and prayers for the Prophet and his descendants especially from Hadramawt, became part of everyday Muslim devotional practices in Malabar through immigrant networks of Hadrami Sayyids. Competing, sometimes rivalling, and appropriating other Sufi religiosities, the Alawi order meaningfully involved within the theo-legal Sufi discourses that have been remoulding the Sufi cosmopolis in the Indian Ocean. By focusing on two notable early immigrant Sayyids in Malabar, this article argues that the successful placement of the ʿAlawī order within the Sufi cosmopolis and the permeation of the ritual was a complex socio-religious project that was brought forth by various aspects of the sacred genealogy, Alawi Sufi writings, Sufi activism, and the effective utilisation of Hadrami immigrant networks.
The performance of L2 French children on the LITMUS-QU Nonword repetition task during their first year of exposure: impact of age, vocabulary size, verbal-short term memory and phonological awareness
Authors: Almeida Letícia , Coupé Christophe 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In this study, we describe the performance of 62 newly immigrated children to France at a nonword repetition task (LITMUS-QU-NWR-FR) designed to evaluate bilingual children’s syllable structure. Children were between 6;0 and 9;1 and had diverse language backgrounds. They participated in our study during their first year of exposure to French. The majority of our children exhibited a good performance on the task. The variation observed is related to: (i) the properties of the nonwords: items with complex syllables are more difficult, as are items with three syllables in length; (ii) phonological awareness: children with a more developed L2 phonological awareness perform better at the task; and (iii) receptive vocabulary size: children with a larger L2 vocabulary size perform better at the task. Overall, our findings provide support for the argument that the LITMUS-QU-NWR-FR task can be used shortly after the onset of exposure to the L2.