bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A Concurrent Validity Study of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) and the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Developmental Inventory (CDI) in Infants with an Elevated Likelihood or Diagnosis of Autism
Authors: Belteki Z. , Ward E. K. , Begum-Ali J. , van den Boomen C. , Bölte S. , Buitelaar J. , Charman T. , Demurie E. , Falck-Ytter T. , Hunnius S. , Johnson M. H. , Jones E. J. H. , Oosterling I. , Pasco G. , Pijl M. K. J. , Radkowska A. , Rudling M. , Tomalski P. , Warreyn P. , Junge C. , Haman E. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Infants at elevated likelihood for or later diagnosed with autism typically have smaller vocabularies than their peers, as shown by the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) and the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Developmental Inventory (CDI). However, the extent to which MSEL and CDI scores align remains unclear, especially across clinical and non-clinical populations. This study examined whether the concurrent validity of the MSEL and CDI differs based on autism likelihood and diagnosis. Data from 720 14-month-old infants were analysed, grouped by likelihood (elevated vs. typical) and diagnosis at 36 months (diagnosed vs. not diagnosed). Vocabulary scores were compared across both likelihood and diagnostic groups. Moderate correlations were observed between the MSEL and CDI in most groups (rs range = [.34–.58]). One exception was that the expressive scores of elevated likelihood infants on the MSEL and CDI were more closely associated than the expressive scores of typical likelihood infants. Diagnosed infants had lower vocabulary scores than non-diagnosed peers on both the MSEL and CDI. The elevated likelihood group showed lower scores on the MSEL but not the CDI compared to typical likelihood infants. The moderate correlations suggest that the MSEL and CDI assess different aspects of language in infancy. These associations were weaker than previously reported in autistic children. Differences in vocabulary scores across likelihood and diagnostic groups highlight the need for further research to understand the association between these measures.
Universal Mental Health Screening in Schools: How Acceptable is this to Key Stakeholders? A Systematic Review
Authors: Palmer Colin , Kane Julie , Patterson Paul , Tuomainen Helena 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Universal mental health screening (UMHS) in schools has strong potential to support early identification of mental health problems in young people. Despite likely benefits implementation remains low, with the lack of evidence regarding acceptability of screening to key stakeholders a contributing factor. We systematically assessed the current evidence base for acceptability of UMHS in schools and its status within key stakeholder groups. MEDLINE, Embase, PyschINFO, Education Research Complete, ASSIA, and Web of Knowledge were searched for relevant articles. All study types collecting acceptability UMHS in schools were included spanning three key stakeholder groups as informants. Articles were assessed for quality using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool with outcome data assessed via narrative synthesis and standardised scoring employing the Theoretical Framework for Acceptability Questionnaire. Our review identified 28 studies representing 11,854 informants providing acceptability data on universal mental health screening in schools. Quality of studies varied and designs heterogenous, with wide variation in how acceptability was defined and measured resulting in a weak evidence base. Only 8 studies employed validated acceptability measures. We found some evidence of moderate to high acceptability for all stakeholders, especially school staff, however overall data on acceptability is limited. Of particular concern is a paucity of acceptability data for young people, especially primary school pupils. Schools should consider assessing pupil perspectives on acceptability outside of screening to further understand drivers of non-participation and mitigate any risks of exacerbating health inequalities.
Fair prediction sets through multi-objective hyperparameter optimization
Authors: García-Galindo Alberto , López-De-Castro Marcos , Armañanzas Rubén 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The widespread implementation of machine learning in safety-critical domains has raised ethical concerns regarding algorithmic discrimination. In such settings, the integration of fairness-aware algorithms with uncertainty quantification tools enables the development of reliable and safe decision-making. In this paper, we introduce a novel methodology that combines conformal prediction, offering rigorous prediction sets, with multi-objective optimization via evolutionary learning. The proposed meta-algorithm optimizes the hyperparameter configuration of classifiers to produce confidence predictors that balance efficiency and equalized coverage guarantees, addressing fairness concerns related to sensitive attributes. We empirically evaluate our methodology with four real-world problems and demonstrate its efficacy in exploring this trade-off and producing a repertoire of Pareto optimal conformal predictors. In this way, our contribution offers different modeling alternatives from which to choose depending on the policy adopted by stakeholders, thus illustrating its capability to enhance equitable decision-making.
Approximations that matter: virtual particles as carriers of interactions
Authors: Cangiotti Nicolò , Arioli Gianni , Valente Giovanni 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In this paper we aim to develop an indispensability argument in support of the existence of virtual particles in scattering processes. In order to avoid the Paradox of Infinite Limits, which allegedly poses a challenge to scientific realism, one needs to de-idealize the fictitious systems introduced by the two limiting procedures employed in the perturbation scheme, namely the infinite expansion in Dyson series and the limits for negative and positive infinite times associated with the assumption of free particles. We show that these limits do not introduce essential idealizations, in agreement with scientific realism. What is more, according to our argument, unobservable virtual particles arise as essential approximations and they should be interpreted as propagators of the interaction responsible for subatomic scattering. As such, their existence is based on the use of approximations that matter.
Automatic positioning of cutting planes for bone tumor resection surgery
Authors: Romanelli Alessio , Servi Michaela , Buonamici Francesco , Volpe Yary 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In bone tumor resection surgery, patient-specific cutting guides aid the surgeon in the resection of a precise part of the bone. Despite the use of automation methodologies in surgical guide modeling, to date, the placement of cutting planes is a manual task. This work presents an algorithm for the automatic positioning of cutting planes to reduce healthy bone resected and thus improve post-operative outcomes. The algorithm uses particle swarm optimization to search for the optimal positioning of points defining a cutting surface composed of planes parallel to a surgical approach direction. The quality of a cutting surface is evaluated by an objective function that considers two key variables: the volumes of healthy bone resected and tumor removed. The algorithm was tested on three tumor cases in long bone epiphyses (two tibial, one humeral) with varying plane numbers. Optimal optimization parameters were determined, with varying parameters through iterations providing lower mean and standard deviation of the objective function. Initializing particle swarm optimization with a plausible cutting surface configuration further improved stability and minimized healthy bone resection. Future work is required to reach 3D optimization of the planes positioning, further improving the solution.

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Grinding Performance Evaluation of Additively Manufactured Vitrified Bond Grinding Wheel: Tool Wear, Grinding Force, Surface Roughness, and Surface Topography Analysis
Authors: Barmouz Mohsen , Azarhoushang Bahman 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Additive manufacturing processes have revolutionized the tool fabrication process by offering unique advantages, including rapid prototyping, reduced material waste, easy customization, and a wide range of materials. This study leverages vat photopolymerization (VPP) technology to fabricate a high-porosity (53%) vitrified grinding wheel with a high abrasive concentration (C200). The high porosity of the material benefits coolant flow, chip clearance, and thermal management, which are essential for reducing grinding forces, extending the tool's lifespan, and enhancing the surface quality of the material being processed. A series of comprehensive experiments have been conducted to evaluate the performance of printed grinding wheels. The results from the grinding experiments showed that the fabricated grinding wheel exhibited excellent performance, achieving ground parts with smooth surfaces (Ra = 0.45 µm for a material removal volume of 62.5 mm3), high accuracy (tool wear of up to 40 µm for the same volume), and stable grinding conditions (grinding force of 5 N). Additionally, the grinding wheel demonstrated reduced loading and extended tool life, particularly at lower material removal volumes. A comparison of various grinding parameters revealed that utilizing a depth of cut of 25µm caused more advantages for grinding performance than a lower depth of cut at the same material removal rate. This combination resulted in higher surface quality (25% less Ra value), reduced tool wear (18–50% less wear), decreased wheel loading, and a more uniform surface.
Minding the gap: Similarity-based interference in L1 and L2 processing of long-distance Wh-dependencies
Authors: Solaimani Ehsan 
Published: January 2025

AbstractA central question in the second language (L2) processing literature has been whether and under what conditions readers reactivate copies of syntactic movement operations at structurally defined gap sites. The present study contributes to the debate by examining the role of similarity-based interference in processing intermediate copies in long-distance dependencies with either three similar description noun phrases (NPs) (the nurse, the doctor, the patient) or two similar (the nurse, the doctor) and one dissimilar NP (John). Sixty-nine advanced L2 readers of English with either French (+ wh-movement) or Persian (− wh-movement) as their L1 and 33 native English readers (+ wh-movement) participated in a self-paced reading task involving long-distance dependencies. The results indicate that L2 readers process wh-dependencies in the same way as native readers, both in structures with similar and dissimilar NPs. This suggests that highly advanced L2 readers reactivate moved elements at inter-causal boundaries and process long-distance wh-dependencies in the same way as native readers, especially when the NPs involved in a dependency relation are sufficiently distinguishable.
A minimum dataset for destination therapy with left ventricular assist device: the evidence that matters to decision makers
Authors: Puñal-Riobóo Janet , Faraldo Vallés Maria José , Nogueira Uzal Natalia , Patrick Hannah , Varela-Lema Leonor 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Background
Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are a therapeutic option in patients with advanced heart failure (HF) not a candidate for cardiac transplant as destination therapy (DT). However, important uncertainties remain regarding the use of LVAD in the long-term in real practice settings. When planning registries, it is important to choose the appropriate outcomes that ensure comparability and reduce the possibility of bias.

Aim
The purpose of this study was to establish a minimum dataset (MDS) that should be collected in all LVAD for DT registries to meet the needs and demands of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) doers and health professionals.

Methods
To design the MDS for LVAD, a preliminary list of outcome domains and data items were developed attending to the gaps and research needs derived from existing evidence coming from HTA carried out at the European Network of Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA) level. The list of data items and domains was agreed upon by all involved HTA organizations and a three-round Delphi was conducted among an experienced panel of cardiologists to rate the importance of the items for measuring uncertainty gaps.

Results
After the three-round Delphi process, the expert panel reached a consensus regarding eighteen outcomes and forty-seven variables divided into seven main domains (safety, effectiveness, patient acceptability, satisfaction, healthcare system impact, pharmaceutical management, and technique-related factors).

Conclusions
The MDS of outcomes and measures, developed based on research gaps and needs, can allow for standardizing data collection and improving the quality of data for decision making and practice.
Subauroral Polarization Streams Effects on the Low‐Latitude Ionosphere During the Geomagnetic Storm on 17 March 2015
Authors: Cao Tianyu , Liu Jing , Li Shuhan , Zhang Kedeng 
Published: January 2025

AbstractThe equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) is the salient feature of the low‐latitude ionosphere, characterized by two crests around magnetic latitudes ±15° and one trough around the dip equator. The effects of the subauroral polarization streams (SAPS) on EIA are rarely studied, impairing our understanding of high‐ and low‐latitude ionospheric coupling during geomagnetic storms. In this work, we deploy the Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamic General Circulation Model (TIEGCM) with an empirical SAPS model and GPS observed total electron content (TEC) to identify the SAPS effects on the EIA during the geomagnetic storm on 17 March 2015. Our results show that the low‐latitude TEC (∼±20° magnetic latitudes and 12–16 LT) is enhanced by 5 TECU (∼5%) due to SAPS effects. This enhancement is found at both the crests and trough of EIA. A term‐by‐term analysis of the ion continuity equation is performed in TIEGCM. The SAPS‐induced equatorward winds (∼30 m/s) are the most important in producing electron density enhancement at the topside ionosphere. The ionosphere is lifted to higher altitudes where the chemical recombination is slower, causing the TEC and electron density enhancement. However, at the bottomside F‐layer ionosphere, the electron density enhancement is dominated by the downward E × B drifts (∼5 m/s) driven by SAPS.
Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility
Authors: Richards Jeffrey T. , Mortenson Todd E. , Spern Cory J. , Mousseau Timothy A. , Gooden Jennifer L. , Spencer Lashelle E. , Khodadad Christina L. , Fischer Jason A. , Meyers Alexander D. , Papenfuhs Chad K. , Buell Jeffrey G. , Levine Howard G. , Dimapilis Dinah I. , Zhang Ye 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The MISSE-Seed project was designed to investigate the effects of space exposure on seed quality and storage. The project tested the Multipurpose Materials International Space Station Experiment—Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) hardware as a platform for exposing biological samples to the space environment outside the International Space Station (ISS). Furthermore, it evaluated the capability of a newly designed passive sample containment canister as a suitable exposure unit for biological samples for preserving their vigor while exposing to the space environment to study multi-stressor effects. The experiment was launched to the ISS on Northrup Grumman (NG)-15. The exposure lasted eight months outside the ISS in the MISSE-FF at the Zenith position. The specimens consisted of eleven seed varieties. Temperature dataloggers and thermoluminescent dosimeters were included in each container to record environmental data. We presented here the hardware and experimental design, environmental profiles, and seed survival from post-flight germination tests.
Biochemical failure-free survival of 18F-rhPSMA-7 and 18F-flotufolastat PET-guided salvage radiotherapy for patients with recurrent prostate cancer
Authors: Vogel Marco M. E. , Rauscher Isabel , Gschwend Jürgen E. , Hekimsoy Türkay , Gabler Nicola , Olufs Charlotte , D’Alessandria Calogero , Peeken Jan C. , Combs Stephanie E. , Eiber Matthias 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted positron emission tomography (PET) has improved localization of prostate cancer (PC) lesions in biochemical recurrence (BCR) for salvage radiotherapy (SRT). We conducted a retrospective review of patients undergoing 18F-rhPSMA-7 or 18F-flotufolastat (18F-rhPSMA-7.3)-PET-guided SRT compared with conventional-SRT (C-SRT) without PET. We evaluated biochemical failure-free survival (bFS) and overall rates of bFS in 110 evaluable patients with recurrent PC after radical prostatectomy who received SRT. 82 patients received 18F-rhPSMA-7/18F-flotufolastat-PET-guided SRT and 28 received C-SRT. Median bFS for patients with 18F-rhPSMA-7/18F-flotufolastat-PET-guided SRT was not reached while median bFS was 45.6 months for patients with C-SRT (p = 0.101). %bFS were 95% (52/55) vs 87% (20/23), 90% (27/30) vs 75% (15/20), 89% (16/18) vs 68% (13/19) and 100% (3/3) vs 57% (8/14) for PET-guided vs C-SRT at 12, 24, 36, and 48 months, respectively. Among patients treated in the prostate bed only, median bFS was not reached for PSMA-PET-guided SRT (n = 52) vs 55.1 months in the C-SRT group (n = 25; p = 0.063). %bFS was greater for PSMA-PET-guided SRT than C-SRT at all evaluated timepoints. 18F-rhPSMA-7/18F-flotufolastat-guided SRT yielded favorable disease outcomes. Although statistical significance was not reached, likely due to the limited sample size in this preliminary analysis, our data illustrate potential for 18F-flotufolastat-PET-guided SRT.
Circumstellar emission of Cepheids across the instability strip: Mid-infrared observations with VLTI/MATISSE
Authors: Hocdé V. , Matter A. , Nardetto N. , Gallenne A. , Kervella P. , Mérand A. , Pietrzyński G. , Gieren W. , Leftley J. , Robbe-Dubois S. , Lopez B. , Bailleul M. C. , Bras G. , Smolec R. , Wielgórski P. , Hajdu G. , Afanasiev A. 
Published: January 2025

Context. The circumstellar envelopes (CSE) of Cepheids are still only poorly characterized despite their potential impact on the distance determination via both the period-luminosity relation and the parallax-of-pulsation method.
Aims. This paper aims to investigate Galactic Cepheids across the instability strip in the mid-infrared with MATISSE/VLTI in order to constrain the geometry and physical nature (gas and/or dust) of their CSEs.
Methods. We secured observations of eight Galactic Cepheids with short- and up to long-period pulsations with MATISSE/VLTI in the L, M, and N bands. For each star, we calibrated the flux measurements to potentially detect the spectral dust signature in the spectral energy distribution (SED). We then analyzed the closure phase and the visibilities in L, M, and N bands. The parallax-of-pulsation code SPIPS was used in order to derive the infrared excess and the expected angular stellar diameter at the date of the MATISSE observations. We also computed test cases of a radiative transfer model of dusty envelopes with DUSTY to compare them with the visibilities in the N band.
Results. The SED analysis in the mid-IR confirmed the absence of a spectral dust signature for the entire star sample. For each star, we observed closure phases in the L, M, and N bands that are consistent with a centro-symmetric geometry for the different targets. Finally, the visibilities in the L, M, and N bands agree with the expected angular stellar diameter. Although we did not resolve any circumstellar emission, the observations are compatible with the presence of compact CSEs within the uncertainties. We provide 2 σ upper limits on the CSE flux contribution based on model residuals for several CSE radii, which exclude models that are simultaneously large and bright (RCSE ≈ 10 R⋆ and fCSE ≈ 10%) for all the stars of the sample. Last, the visibilities in the N band rule out CSE models with optical depth τV ≳ 0.001 for different types of dust.
Conclusions. The MATISSE observations of eight Cepheids with different pulsation periods (from 7 to 38 days) and evolution stages provide a comprehensive picture of Cepheids from mid-infrared interferometry for the first time. We present additional evidence that circumstellar dust emission is negligible or absent around Cepheids for a wide range of stellar parameters in the instability strip. Further interferometric observations in the visible and near-infrared are required to separate the star and CSE, which is crucial for constraining the CSE contribution and its possible gaseous nature.
Gravitation as a statistical theory on the light cone
Authors: Isidro José M , Paganini Claudio F , Pesci Alessandro 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
In this paper, we will explore Padmanabhan’s mesoscopic, statistical approach to gravity (Padmanathan 2017 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.
880 012008) with a twist. The general picture of his approach is that spacetime is made of large numbers of localized quantum degrees of freedom. Padmanabhan assumed that the degrees of freedom of a given quantum state of geometry contribute, after averaging over fluctuations, a vector degree of freedom for spacetime at a point. For null vectors, this can be regarded as corresponding to one single vector, i.e. a pure state, for the statistical ensemble on the light cone at every point. In the present paper, we consider instead the case where the states of the gravitational degrees of freedom are spread out and overlap, with only probabilistic information on which of them determines the actual spacetime at a point. In the continuum limit, this corresponds to a mixed state for the statistical ensemble on the light cone at every point. This change in assumptions leads to some interesting observations. When we define a statistical ensemble on the light cone, its variance ‘knows’ about the interior of the light cone. As an intriguing consequence, we find that the cosmological constant can be related to the variance over the light cone. With a mixed state, we can no longer derive the gravitational field equations from an entropy functional. Here, instead, we show that a naive implementation of the measure of a mixed state on the light cone in the variation principle leads to modified measure theories as the grand canonical ensemble and allows one to reframe unimodular gravity as the canonical ensemble of a statistical theory on the light cone.
Investigation of positron scattering from 2H-pyran, 4H-pyran, and pyrrole molecules
Authors: Sharma Snigdha , Gupta Dhanoj 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The scattering cross-sections for positron-biomolecule interaction are an essential input for the Monte-Carlo simulation techniques. In the present work, we have reported the elastic integral, differential, momentum transfer, and total ionization cross-sections for scattering of positron from 2H-pyran, 4H-pyran, and pyrrole molecules. The single-center expansion (SCE) method is employed for the elastic scattering calculations and the binary-encounter-Bethe model for ionization. We have also reported the elastic integral and differential cross-sections for benzene and furan, which are structurally similar to the pyran isomers and pyrrole, respectively, and compared them with the experimental and theoretical data available in the literature to validate the efficacy of the SCE method and the codes used. A comparative analysis of the elastic cross-sections for the isomers: 2H-pyran and 4H-pyran, and the pyrrole molecule that is isoelectronic with furan is also presented.