bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Modality, truth and mere picture thinking
Authors: Masterman Christopher James 
Published: January 2025

AbstractMany draw the distinction between truth in, and truth at, a possible world. The latter notion purportedly allows for propositions to be true relative to worlds even if they do not exist relative to those same worlds. Despite its wide application, the distinction is controversial. Some think that the notion of truth at a world is unintelligible. Here, I outline and discuss the most influential argument for the unintelligibility of truth at a world, The Picture Thinking Argument. I outline and defend a neglected strategy to respond to this, arguing that if we take seriously the idea that possible worlds represent total ways the world could be, the distinction can be drawn intelligibly.
Life cycle assessment of Calanus finmarchicus products
Authors: Cantillo Javier , Deshpande Paritosh C. , Jafarzadeh Sepideh 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Purpose
The ambitions for a more sustainable aquaculture sector in Norway demand the need for new ingredients that could be incorporated into feeds. In this context, Calanus finmarchicus products (powder, oil, and hydrolysate) emerge as potential local and scalable sources of oil and protein. Despite this, there are no studies in the literature analyzing the possible environmental impact of these products. The goal of this study is to measure the environmental impacts of Calanus finmarchicus products.

Methods
We applied an attributional life cycle assessment method to measure the environmental impacts of Calanus finmarchicus products. We consider the supply chain from the processing company CALANUS AS in Norway and data from fishers of Calanus finmarchicus, as inputs for the analysis. The product system boundaries were cradle-to-gate, and sixteen environmental impact categories were considered for the analysis according to the environmental footprint (EF) assessment method. A sensitivity analysis was applied to evaluate the impact of the allocation method considered and the electricity mix used in the production stage.

Results
The results indicate that considering economic allocation, Calanus oil accounts for the highest impacts on the different categories, especially due to the combustion of fossil fuels needed for harvesting, freezing on board, and transport to the port. Moreover, the scenario analysis showed that the allocation method and electricity mix were considered, impacting drastically on the results of the analysis. In addition, it was found that Calanus finmarchicus products showed better results than other sources of protein and oil in some impact categories.

Conclusions
The results of the environmental assessment suggest that Calanus products show promising potential to increase the sustainability of aquaculture in Norway. Future research highlights the need for a more holistic sustainability analysis incorporating economic and social aspects. In addition, future studies are needed to account for possible impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, especially during Calanus harvesting.

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Tötung der Intimpartnerin – Täterprofile und Beziehungskonstellationen bei häuslicher Gewalt und Tötungsdelikten
Authors: Kröber Hans-Ludwig 
Published: January 2025

Zusammenfassung
Im Bemühen um ein Verständnis der Ursachen von Tötungsdelikten gegen Frauen wird zunächst orientierend das quantitative Ausmaß dieses Phänomens in unterschiedlichen Sozialstrukturen und Kulturen beleuchtet. Danach wird ein anthropologisches Gewaltkonzept, warum überhaupt Menschen, Männer wie Frauen, massive Gewalt ausüben und sogar töten, skizziert. Um die Besonderheit der Partnertötung, bei der Gewalt nicht gegen Feinde oder zum Beutemachen eingesetzt wird, sondern Menschen ihren einst wichtigsten Liebespartner töten, zu erkennen, wird die elementare Bedeutung von „Beziehung“, das „Bei-sich-Sein im Anderen“, herausgestellt. Es folgt die mikrosoziologische Betrachtung (Collins 2011) der Dynamik innerfamiliären Streits (also von Beziehungskonflikten) in dem Bemühen, Kippmomente zu identifizieren, in denen ein üblicherweise limitierter Streit gewaltsam eskaliert. Letztlich erweist sich, dass die notwendige Analyse von Situationen eingebunden sein muss in eine längere Zeitspannen umfassende Rekonstruktion der Beziehungsdynamik. Rasch (1964) und Marneros (2008) haben die heuristische Qualität dieses kasuistischen Ansatzes bei Intimpartnertötungen, der sehr viel mehr Erklärungspotenzial hat als eine Sammlung trivialer Risikofaktoren oder die realitätsferne Idee, diese Frauen würden wegen ihres Geschlechts. getötet, demonstriert. Nur das Erkennen hochriskanter Beziehungsmuster erlaubt die rechtzeitige Intervention.
Automated Lesion and Feature Extraction Pipeline for Brain MRIs with Interpretability
Authors: Eghbali Reza , Nedelec Pierre , Weiss David , Bhalerao Radhika , Xie Long , Rudie Jeffrey D. , Liu Chunlei , Sugrue Leo P. , Rauschecker Andreas M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This paper introduces the Automated Lesion and Feature Extraction (ALFE) pipeline, an open-source, Python-based pipeline that consumes MR images of the brain and produces anatomical segmentations, lesion segmentations, and human-interpretable imaging features describing the lesions in the brain. ALFE pipeline is modeled after the neuroradiology workflow and generates features that can be used by physicians for quantitative analysis of clinical brain MRIs and for machine learning applications. The pipeline uses a decoupled design which allows the user to customize the image processing, image registrations, and AI segmentation tools without the need to change the business logic of the pipeline. In this manuscript, we give an overview of ALFE, present the main aspects of ALFE pipeline design philosophy, and present case studies.
Changes in Immigrant Population Prevalence and High Violent Crime Rates in Swedish Municipalities
Authors: Sarnecki Jerzy , Beckley Amber L. , Wikman Sofia , Westfelt Lars , Lilja My , Mondani Hernan , Bäcklin Emy , Rostami Amir 
Published: January 2025

AbstractGlobal evidence indicates minimal connection between immigration and crime. Nordic research, however, has been generally carried out on individuals and shows that immigrants are over-represented in crime. This has led to claims that high crime rates are due to immigration. We directed our study towards these claims by analyzing immigrant population prevalence, defined as the percent of foreign-born individuals, and violent crime in Swedish municipalities between 2000 and 2020. Nearly all municipalities had higher violent crime rates in 2020 relative to 2000. To discern whether drastic increases in municipality-level crime rates could be connected to municipality-level immigrant population prevalence, a retrospective case–control design was used to select 20 municipalities with the highest increase in reported violent crime rates and 20 municipalities with the lowest increase in reported violent crime rates. Immigrant population prevalence had little association with high rates of reported violent crime. The average association between immigrant population prevalence and violent crime rates calculated from all municipalities was also weak and non-significant (p > 0.05). Municipalities with a high increase in crime tended to have more crime correlates than municipalities with a low increase in crime. However, more research is needed on the impact of migration in small towns, especially those that have experienced economic and social stagnation.
Microbial Nitrogen Removal in South San Francisco Bay: Does It Play a Role in Eutrophication Resistance?
Authors: Czapla Kenneth M. , Owens Michael S. , Cornwell Jeffrey C. , Senn David B. , Francis Christopher A. , Chelsky Ariella 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The ecosystem response to anthropogenic nitrogen (N) loading in estuarine systems is determined by hydrodynamics, biogeochemical transformation rates, and other system-specific characteristics. Historically, San Francisco (SF) Bay has been an outlier from other estuaries with an unusual resistance to eutrophication, despite having extremely high rates of nitrogen loading. Recent increases in phytoplankton biomass and an unprecedented harmful algal bloom, however, have increased the urgency to understand rates and drivers of nitrogen removal in the system. To assess benthic N cycling rates, we conducted seasonal measurements across nine sites in South and Lower South SF Bay, the two sub-embayments with the highest rates of area-normalized N loading, to determine the rates and potential drivers of denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA). Denitrification rates averaged 60.6 ± 8.1 µmol m−2 h−1 and were primarily coupled to nitrification. Denitrification rates were positively correlated with DNRA rates and % clay. DNRA rates ranged from 0 to 20 µmol m−2 h−1 and on an annual basis averaged ~ 10% of total benthic nitrate reduction, with a negative correlation to % clay content in the surface sediment. The measured denitrification rates account for the removal of, on average, 14% of N loaded annually to South SF Bay, leaving a sizeable portion for alternate fates (e.g., recycling, export, or burial) and potential for substantial temporal and spatial variability (1–79%). This identifies the relative importance of sediment denitrification in ecosystems characterized by high nutrients and low productivity.
Screening for cardiac sarcoidosis: diagnostic approach and long-term follow-up in a tertiary centre
Authors: van der Velde Nikki , Poleij Anne , Lenzen Mattie J. , Budde Ricardo P. J. , Brabander Tessa , Miedema Jelle R. , Schinkel Arend F. L. , Michels Michelle , Hirsch Alexander 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Background
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is associated with poor prognosis, making early diagnosis and treatment important. This study evaluated the results of a diagnostic approach in patients with known sarcoidosis and suspected cardiac involvement in a tertiary centre and their long-term outcomes.

Methods
We included 180 patients with sarcoidosis and a clinical suspicion of CS. In addition to an electrocardiogram (ECG)/transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and positron emission tomography (PET) were performed in 66% and 37% of the patients, respectively. The diagnosis of CS was based on the Heart Rhythm Society criteria. Follow-up was performed, and a composite endpoint of sustained ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, aborted sudden cardiac death, heart failure hospitalisation, heart transplantation or cardiac death was used for the survival analysis.

Results
Symptoms were present in 87% of the patients, and ECG/TTE abnormalities were found in 92/180 patients (51%). Using CMR and/or PET, 31/92 patients (34%) were diagnosed with CS. In 15 patients, an alternative diagnosis was found. CS was diagnosed in 11/88 patients (13%) without ECG/TTE abnormalities. During a median follow-up time of 4.4 years (interquartile range: 2.3–6.8), 11 composite endpoints occurred, more frequently in CS patients than in sarcoidosis patients without cardiac involvement (p < 0.001). Patients with ECG/TTE abnormalities at baseline had worse outcomes than those without abnormalities (p = 0.019).

Conclusion
CS was diagnosed in 23% of the referred sarcoidosis patients. ECG/TTE were of limited diagnostic value for screening for CS but seemed to have important prognostic value as patients with normal ECG/TTE results who did meet the diagnostic CS criteria had a very good prognosis. CMR/PET provided a good diagnostic yield and identified other cardiac diseases.
Evaluating Zygomatic Implants in Orbital Floor Complications: A Clinical and Anatomical Study
Authors: Zielinski Rafal , Okulski Jakub , Simka Wojciech , Sowinski Jerzy , Łoś Jan , Kozakiewicz Marcin 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Background
One of the most critical complications that can occur after placing zygomatic implants is the accidental penetration of the patient's eye socket by a drill or implant. This article aims to find some relationships between the anatomical features of the lower orbital wall, different configuration of zygomatic implants, and other factors when planning the placement of zygomatic implants.

Methods
A total of 81 patients underwent zygomatic implant procedures, receiving different combinations of implants. These included four zygomatic implants along with one or two conventional implants (Group I), four zygomatic implants alone (Group II), two zygomatic implants paired with four conventional implants (Group III), or three zygomatic implants alongside one or two conventional implants (Group IV). The aim of the study was to describe the complications and clinical outcomes of treatment in 81 patients who received zygomatic implants.

Results
The following parameters were statistically significant between all four groups of patients: height and distance of two zygomatic implants in the zygomatic bone; surgery type and duration; the distance between zygomatic implants in the zygomatic bone; and zygomatic orbital floor (ZOF) classification at the left side showed significant differences; intramaxillary insertion of zygomatic implants reduced the rupture of Schneiderian’s membrane; the average of zygomatic implants’ length in all groups was 42.8 mm.

Conclusions
Not damaging the ZOF is profoundly important for preventing orbital damage during osteotomy for zygomatic implants and should be measured before every surgery.
Potential of Auriculotherapy in Pain, Edema and Anxiety Management Following Orthognathic Surgery: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled and Triple-Blind Study
Authors: Vaira Luigi Angelo , Salzano Giovanni , Maglitto Fabio , Committeri Umberto , Lechien Jerom R. , Mayo-Yáñez Miguel , Friscia Marco , Abbate Vincenzo , Piombino Pasquale , Califano Luigi , De Riu Giacomo 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Background
This multicenter, triple-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of auriculotherapy in managing pain, edema, and anxiety following orthognathic surgical procedures.

Materials and Methods
The study involved patients undergoing bimaxillary orthognathic surgery at two centers. Participants were randomized into two groups: the auriculotherapy group (AG), where vaccaria seeds were applied to six auricular points, and a placebo group (PG), where patches without seeds were applied to the same points. For ten-day post-surgery, patients underwent assessments of their pain levels, swelling, and anxiety.

Results
Sixty-one patients were included (31 in the AG and 30 in the PG). The differences in pain level between the two groups were not significant until the 5-day check. Subsequently, the AG showed significantly lower levels of pain up to the 10-day follow-up. During the study period, patients in the AG consumed a significantly lower number of pain-relief medications compared to the PG (AG 18 [IQR 15.5–22.5], PG 22 [IQR 17.8–24], p = 0.025).
The differences between the two groups regarding the severity of the edema were not significant at all time points. The two groups did not show significant differences in terms of preoperative anxiety score. Ten days after the surgical procedure, the PG exhibited significantly higher anxiety levels compared to the AG.

Conclusions
Auriculotherapy has shown promise in managing post-orthognathic surgery pain and reducing patient anxiety, while also allowing reduced medication intake. For these reasons, it could serve as a cost-effective and side-effect-free therapeutic adjunct for these patients.
The replication crisis is less of a “crisis” in Lakatos’ philosophy of science than it is in Popper’s
Authors: Rubin Mark 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Popper’s (1983, 2002) philosophy of science has enjoyed something of a renaissance in the wake of the replication crisis, offering a philosophical basis for the ensuing science reform movement. However, adherence to Popper’s approach may also be at least partly responsible for the sense of “crisis” that has developed following multiple unexpected replication failures. In this article, I contrast Popper’s approach with that of Lakatos (1978) as well as with a related but problematic approach called naïve methodological falsificationism (NMF; Lakatos, 1978). The Popperian approach is powerful because it is based on logical refutations, but its theories are noncausal and, therefore, potentially lacking in scientific value. In contrast, the Lakatosian approach considers causal theories, but it concedes that these theories are not logically refutable. Finally, NMF represents a hybrid approach that subjects Lakatosian causal theories to Popperian logical refutations. However, its tactic of temporarily accepting a ceteris paribus clause during theory testing may be viewed as scientifically inappropriate, epistemically inconsistent, and “completely redundant” (Lakatos, 1978, p. 40). I conclude that the replication “crisis” makes the most sense in the context of the Popperian and NMF approaches because it is only in these two approaches that the failure to replicate a previously corroborated theory represents a logical refutation of that theory. In contrast, such replication failures are less problematic in the Lakatosian approach because they do not logically refute theories. Indeed, in the Lakatosian approach, replication failures can be temporarily ignored or used to motivate theory development.
Enhancing water productivity of solar still using thermal energy storage material and flat plate solar collector
Authors: Abdelmaksoud Waleed A. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In this research, the impact of integrating solar still with thermal energy storage material and flat plate solar collector (FPSC) on the freshwater productivity was experimentally investigated. The experiments were conducted on three types of similar-sized solar stills under climate conditions of Saudi Arabia. The first type was a conventional solar still (CSS), without any modifications. The second type was a modified solar still (MSS-1), CSS integrated with natural stones in the still basin. The third type was a modified solar still (MSS-2), CSS integrated with both natural stones and FPSC. Three types of natural stones with same quantity were selected and individually tested in the MSS-1 and MSS-2 simultaneously (each stone type on one day). The corresponding experimental results of MSS-1 showed a 11–32% increase in the daily freshwater yield, compared to CSS, indicating a minimal effect of natural stones utilization on the freshwater productivity. The MSS-2 showed a 155–183% increase in the daily freshwater yield, compared to CSS, indicating a significant effect of basin water heating on the freshwater productivity. The total dissolved solids (TDS) level was measured at 112 ppm, which complies with the permissible limits for drinking water quality standards. The economic analysis revealed that the cost to produce one liter of freshwater is 0.028, 0.022, and 0.027 $ from CSS, MSS-1, and MSS-2, respectively. Additionally, the benefit–cost ratio (BCR) analysis demonstrated the economic feasibility of the constructed solar still, with a BCR value of 2.1.
On the effects of machine translation on offensive language detection
Authors: Dmonte Alphaeus , Satapara Shrey , Alsudais Rehab , Ranasinghe Tharindu , Zampieri Marcos 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Machine translation (MT) is widely used to translate content on social media platforms aiming to improve accessibility. A great part of the content circulated on social media is user-generated and often contains non-standard spelling, hashtags, and emojis that pose challenges to MT systems. This leads to many mistranslated instances that are presented to users of these platforms, hindering their understanding of content written in other languages. In this paper, we investigate the impact of MT on offensive language identification. We pose that MT and potential mistranslations have an important and mostly under-explored impact on social media tasks such as sentiment analysis and offensive language identification. We create MT-Offense, a novel dataset containing English originals and translations in Arabic, Hindi, Marathi, Sinhala, and Spanish produced by multiple open-access Neural Machine Translation systems. We evaluate the performance of various offensive language models on both original and MT content in different training and test set combinations. We report the F1 scores of the models. Our results show that (1) offensive language identification models perform better on original data than on MT data, and (2) the use of MT data in training helps models better identify offensive language in MT content compared to models trained exclusively on original data.
Datis: data augmentation for trust intensity prediction in incomplete signed networks
Authors: Shadrooh Shiva , Nørvåg Kjetil 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Prediction of trust and distrust in nodes in signed network analysis is an important task with diverse applications. However, the presence of imbalanced and incomplete rankings in signed networks makes prediction of node-level trust values using machine learning (ML) methods a very challenging task. To overcome these challenges, we introduce DATIS, an innovative approach employing generative adversarial networks (GANs) for data augmentation in node-level trust prediction tasks in signed networks. DATIS addresses imbalances in both sign and value of rankings, handling missing rankings by training on nodes’ local and global network features without explicit information on edge rankings assigned to nodes. Unlike existing methods, we consider the trust prediction problem as a regression task to imply the strength of trust a node gained in a network. Our experimental evaluation shows that DATIS can significantly improve the accuracy of node-level trust intensity prediction on real-world datasets.
Advancing brain immunotherapy through functional nanomaterials
Authors: Yalamandala Bhanu Nirosha , Huynh Thi My Hue , Lien Hui-Wen , Pan Wan-Chi , Iao Hoi Man , Moorthy Thrinayan , Chang Yun-Hsuan , Hu Shang-Hsiu 
Published: January 2025

AbstractGlioblastoma (GBM), a highly aggressive brain tumor, poses significant treatment challenges due to its highly immunosuppressive microenvironment and the brain immune privilege. Immunotherapy activating the immune system and T lymphocyte infiltration holds great promise against GBM. However, the brain’s low immunogenicity and the difficulty of crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) hinder therapeutic efficacy. Recent advancements in immune-actuated particles for targeted drug delivery have shown the potential to overcome these obstacles. These particles interact with the BBB by rapidly and reversibly disrupting its structure, thereby significantly enhancing targeting and penetrating delivery. The BBB targeting also minimizes potential long-term damage. At GBM, the particles demonstrated effective chemotherapy, chemodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy (PTT), photodynamic therapy (PDT), radiotherapy, or magnetotherapy, facilitating tumor disruption and promoting antigen release. Additionally, components of the delivery system retained autologous tumor-associated antigens and presented them to dendritic cells (DCs), ensuring prolonged immune activation. This review explores the immunosuppressive mechanisms of GBM, existing therapeutic strategies, and the role of nanomaterials in enhancing immunotherapy. We also discuss innovative particle-based approaches designed to traverse the BBB by mimicking innate immune functions to improve treatment outcomes for brain tumors.
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