bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Seasonality and genotype influence on Ilex paraguariensis cuttings rooting and bioactive compounds
Authors: Duarte Manoela Mendes , de Aguiar Natália Saudade , Gabira Mônica Moreno , Tomasi Jéssica de Cássia , Vieira Leandro Marcolino , Helm Cristiane Vieira , Nogueira Antonio Carlos , Wendling Ivar 
Published: August 2023

AbstractYerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) leaves have many compounds with proven bioactive activity; so, interest and consumption of species' products have increased globally. Here, we used 19 yerba mate genotypes from a provenance and progeny trial, yielding findings that could have significant implications for the species' vegetative propagation and genotype selection, where we indicate some potential genotypes, contributing to yerba mate silviculture and breeding programmes. We evaluated season and genotype effects on rooting of cuttings, contents of bioactive compounds and the influence of these compounds on rhizogenic process. We prepared semi-woody cuttings in four seasons; after 100 days we evaluated rooting variables. Methylxanthines (caffeine and theobromine) and monocaffeoylquinic acids contents were measured using high performance liquid chromatography, from aqueous extract of stock plant mature leaves. There was no correlation between rooting variables and evaluated compounds. Just eight genotypes presented above 70% of rooted cuttings in at least one season. Rooting variables varied between these genotypes and seasons. Caffeine and 5-caffeoylquinic acid (CQA5) significantly contributed to separated genotypes and seasons. CQA5 showed highest levels in spring. Regarding to genotypes, EC22 showed low levels of caffeine in all seasons. The great variation in compounds among genotypes indicates the possibility of breeding for chemical characteristics and raw material production for different products. Our results also indicate the importance of seasons for yerba mate vegetative propagation success and leaf compound contents.
An Integrative Framework for Assessment of Urban Flood Response to Changing Climate
Authors: Pal Lalit , Saksena Siddharth , Dey Sayan , Merwade Venkatesh , Ojha Chandra Shekhar Prasad 
Published: August 2023

AbstractIncreasing frequency of extreme rainfall induced catastrophic urban flood events in recent decades demands proactive efforts to assess flood risk and vulnerability. Here, we develop an integrative framework for fine spatiotemporal scale assessment of urban flood response to historical and future projected changes in extreme precipitation. The framework includes three main components—nonstationary modeling of historical extreme precipitation, modeling of future precipitation, and urban flood simulations. It also provides robust estimates of uncertainty in design precipitation from statistical modeling, multiple climate models and stochastic uncertainty, estimated using machine learning techniques. We demonstrate the proposed framework for White Oak Bayou watershed in Houston, Texas, US. Two‐dimensional hydrologic‐hydraulic Interconnected Channel and Pond Routing model is used to simulate flood response from design precipitation for historical (1986–2020) and two future (2021–2050 and 2071–2100) periods in three (SSP1‐2.5, SSP2‐4.5, and SSP5‐8.5) future climate scenarios. Results show that nonstationary design estimates for historical precipitation are 14%–25% higher than the stationary estimates for 100‐year event of 1‐ to 24‐hr duration. Contrary to general global trends, we found a significant reduction in future design precipitation in all three emission scenarios. Additionally, stochastic uncertainty in future design precipitations is found to be larger than the modeling uncertainty in historical estimates and climate model uncertainty in future estimates. Flood response in terms of peak flood and total flood volume suggests that the difference in stationary versus nonstationary historical and future design precipitation are substantial to cause considerable change in simulated flood.
Sensitive poliovirus detection using nested PCR and nanopore sequencing: a prospective validation study
Authors: Shaw Alexander G. , Mampuela Tresor Kabeya , Lofiko Emmanuel Lokilo , Pratt Catherine , Troman Catherine , Bujaki Erika , O’Toole Áine , Akello Joyce Odeke , Aziza Adrienne Amuri , Lusamaki Eddy Kinganda , Makangara Jean Claude , Akonga Marceline , Lay Yvonne , Nsunda Bibiche , White Bailey , Jorgensen David , Pukuta Elizabeth , Riziki Yogolelo , Rankin Kathleen E. , Rambaut Andrew , Ahuka-Mundeke Steve , Muyembe Jean-Jacques , Martin Javier , Grassly Nicholas C. , Mbala-Kingebeni Placide 
Published: August 2023

AbstractTimely detection of outbreaks is needed for poliovirus eradication, but gold standard detection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo takes 30 days (median). Direct molecular detection and nanopore sequencing (DDNS) of poliovirus in stool samples is a promising fast method. Here we report prospective testing of stool samples from suspected polio cases, and their contacts, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 10 August 2021 and 4 February 2022. DDNS detected polioviruses in 62/2,339 (2.7%) of samples, while gold standard combination of cell culture, quantitative PCR and Sanger sequencing detected polioviruses in 51/2,339 (2.2%) of the same samples. DDNS provided case confirmation in 7 days (median) in routine surveillance conditions. DDNS enabled confirmation of three serotype 2 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks 23 days (mean) earlier (range 6–30 days) than the gold standard method. The mean sequence similarity between sequences obtained by the two methods was 99.98%. Our data confirm the feasibility of implementing DDNS in a national poliovirus laboratory.
The severity of NEC is ameliorated by prostaglandin E2 through regulating intestinal microcirculation
Authors: Mo Dandan , Deng Chun , Chen Bailin , Ding Xionghui , Deng Qin , Guo Hongjie , Chen Gongli , Ye Cuilian , Guo Chunbao 
Published: August 2023

AbstractProstaglandin E2 (PGE2) is implicated in intestinal inflammation and intestinal blood flow regulation with a paradoxical effect on the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), which is not yet well understood. In the current study, we found that PGE2, EP4, and COX-2 varied at different distances from the most damaged area in the terminal ileum obtained from human infants with NEC. PGE2 administration alleviated the phenotype of experimental NEC and the intestinal microvascular features in experimental NEC, but this phenomenon was inhibited by eNOS depletion, suggesting that PGE2 promoted intestinal microcirculatory perfusion through eNOS. Furthermore, PGE2 administration increased the VEGF content in MIMECs under TNFα stress and promoted MIMEC proliferation. This response to PGE2 was involved in eNOS phosphorylation and nitric oxide (NO) production and was blocked by the EP4 antagonist in vitro, suggesting that targeting the PGE2–EP4–eNOS axis might be a potential clinical and therapeutic strategy for NEC treatment. The study is reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines (https://arriveguidelines.org).
Synthesis and characterization of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) modified polymeric composite for effective treatment of wound healing by transdermal drug delivery system (TDDS)
Authors: Raza Hina , Ashraf Asmara , Shamim Rahat , Manzoor Suryyia , Sohail Younas , Khan Muhammad Imran , Raza Nadeem , Shakeel Nasir , Gill Komal Aziz , El-Marghany Adel , Aftab Sikandar 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe present study aimed to fabricate a novel polymeric spongy composite to enhance skin regeneration composed of Nystatin (antifungal agent) and Silver Nanoparticles (AgNps). Different formulations (F1–F8) were developed & characterized by using various analytical techniques. AgNps synthesized by chemical reduction method showed spherical morphology 2 µm in size showed by SEM and XRD. A fine porous structure of gel embedded with AgNps having an amorphous structure with 10 % crystallinity due to AgNps was found. IR spectra revealed no chemical interaction between polymers and Nystatin. An increase in thermal stability of formulation was observed till 700 ℃ analyzed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Cytotoxic analysis on L929 mouse skin fibroblast cells showed a decrease in cell viability as Ag concentration increased (inactivating Fibroblast and keratinocytes) while 10 mg composition was found safest concentration (94%). Optimized formulation (F2) presented in-vitro drug release up to 90.59% ± 0.76 at pH 7.4, swelling studies (87.5% ± 0.57), water retention (26.60 ± 0.34), pH (5.31 ± 0.03). In the animal burn model, the group that received CHG/Ag/Nystatin healed the wound significantly (p < 0.05). These results suggested that optimized carrier can be used for other anti-fungal drugs facilitating the early healing of the wound.
Relating Acoustic Measures to Listener Ratings of Children's Productions of Word-Initial /ɹ/ and /w/
Authors: Ancel Elizabeth E. , Smith Michael L. , Rao V. N. Vimal , Munson Benjamin 
Published: August 2023

Purpose:
The /ɹ/ productions of young children acquiring American English are highly variable and often inaccurate, with [w] as the most common substitution error. One acoustic indicator of the goodness of children's /ɹ/ productions is the difference between the frequency of the second formant (F2) and the third formant (F3), with a smaller F3–F2 difference being associated with a perceptually more adultlike /ɹ/. This study analyzed the effectiveness of automatically extracted F3–F2 differences in characterizing young children's productions of /ɹ/−/w/ in comparison with manually coded measurements.

Method:

Automated F3–F2 differences were extracted from productions of a variety of different /ɹ/- and /w/-initial words spoken by 3- to 4-year-old monolingual preschoolers (
N
= 117; 2,278 tokens in total). These automated measures were compared to ratings of the phoneme goodness of children's productions as rated by untrained adult listeners (
n
= 132) on a visual analog scale, as well as to narrow transcriptions of the production into four categories: [ɹ], [w], and two intermediate categories.

Results:

Data visualizations show a weak relationship between automated F3–F2 differences with listener ratings and narrow transcriptions. Mixed-effects models suggest the automated F3–F2 difference only modestly predicts listener ratings (
R
2
= .37) and narrow transcriptions (
R
2
= .32).

Conclusion:
The weak relationship between automated F3–F2 difference and both listener ratings and narrow transcriptions suggests that these automated acoustic measures are of questionable reliability and utility in assessing preschool children's mastery of the /ɹ/−/w/ contrast.
Reported Use of Second-Language Speech Accommodation in Everyday Interactions: The Role of Individual Differences
Authors: Rothermich Kathrin , Baker Rose , Falkins Sharon M. , Kum Jaeyoung , Capps Madison R. , Bobb Susan C. 
Published: August 2023

Background:
Proficient speakers of a language often accommodate less proficient speakers during conversation to facilitate comprehension, but information about factors such as personality and language experience that may shape how speakers perceive accommodation is limited.

Purpose:
We developed an online questionnaire to clarify the use of speech accommodation in relation to individual differences in anxiety, personality, and English proficiency.

Method:

Using Qualtrics Panels for recruitment, we surveyed a representative sample of second-language (L2) English speakers (
n
= 201) and first-language (L1) English speakers (
n
= 192) across the United States. We report descriptive results in addition to correlations and a factor analysis to assess the perception of accommodation in L2 and L1 speakers.

Results:
Only a third of L2 participants reported that L1 speakers change their speech when talking to them, and more than half are frustrated when L1 speakers do not accommodate them. Indeed, a majority of our L1 participants reported that they do not change their speech when talking to L2 speakers. For both groups, measures of anxiety, personality, and L2 proficiency modify results, providing novel evidence on factors that influence L2 accommodation.

Conclusions:
Results suggest that L1 speakers accommodate L2 speakers less frequently than previously reported. The data are discussed under communication accommodation theory.
The role of green logistics for environmental issues in city transport road ecology: A review
Authors: Yedilbayev B. , Kazmagambetov A. , Kazbekova K. , Akhmetkaliyeva S. , Majewski M. , Malybayev R. , Alimzhanova L. , Aidarkulov B. 
Published: August 2023

The city from the ecological point of view represents the difficult habitat of the human including natural and anthropogenous subsystems. The first is made by the atmosphere, a lithosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere, and the following subsystems enter into the second: production, town planning, and infrastructure. The degree of environmental friendliness of the city depends on a ratio of natural and anthropogenous subsystems.
Currently, many ways and methods are being used to use green logistics to solve environmental issues. There are factors that can help with this: fuel, infrastructure, the aerodynamics of cars, and technology.
In this literature review, green logistics in city transport road ecology is summarized as one of the main types of sources for solving environmental issues.
Investigating the city ecology by factual consideration includes townplanning ecology. The difference between town-planning ecology the engineering is that a subject of discipline is not the separate enterprise, but territorial complexes and systems of the occupied places. Thus, territorial and town-planning environmental management is studied. From these positions, the town-planning ecology is the key to the planning-technical subject. Methods of achievement of ecologically optimum compromise between anthropogenous systems of different levels and environments are investigated in it.
The use of data mining to influence social entrepreneurship and territorial dynamics
Authors: Maftah J. , Pheniqi Y. , Bourkkadi S. 
Published: August 2023

The digitalization of the economy is a trendy phenomenon that is transforming the micro and macro-economy, evolving at a record pace and directly impacting the performance and social entrepreneurship of organizations in various sectors around the world. Organizations must therefore face vast waves of data to follow the news and facilitate territorial intelligence. This world of data is defined by the collective name of data mining, the processing of which is usually carried out by artificial intelligence technology. Entrepreneurship creates spaces of solidarity, mutual aid and coalition between social groups suffering from poverty, precariousness and even precariousness, with the aim of ensuring equitable distribution for the benefit of all. In this context, Morocco has embarked on structural changes, strengthened its modern and competitive economy, facilitated the creation of growth and encouraged entrepreneurship, and has committed itself to national commitments to territorial development.
To get a broader and clearer idea of the impact of data mining and economic intelligence on territorial intelligence and social entrepreneurship, we seek to answer the following questions: How does social entrepreneurship promote territorial dynamics through artificial intelligence, particularly in the Fez-Meknes region?
Vers une nouvelle relation : la Construction du couple conjugal via les groupes Facebook et son empreinte énergétique sur l’environnement
Authors: Rguibi Oumaima , Bouasria Leila 
Published: August 2023

Les groupes Facebook représentent un nouveau lieu de rencontre, ajoutant aux lieux existants un espace émergent de premier contact. Notre étude s’est appuyée sur une approche qualitative via entretiens semi-directifs et ethnographie virtuelle à travers l’observation participante de deux groupes Facebook. Cette recherche a permis d’appréhender les diverses modalités de rencontre au sein d’un groupe Facebook, mettant en lumière une dimension importante de ces groupes, à savoir le partage d’intimité de la vie de couple. Par ailleurs, elle m’a permis d’exposer la consommation énergétique résultant de l’usage intensif des réseaux sociaux numériques.
L’objectif de cet article est de comprendre en quoi le groupe Facebook peut constituer un espace de rencontre pour les jeunes aujourd’hui et comment cela se fait au détriment de la consommation énergétique associée à une utilisation intensive de la plateforme.
How Corporate Brands Communicate their Higher Purpose on Social Media: Evidence from Top Global Brands on Twitter
Authors: Rudeloff C. , Michalski P. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractRising expectations in society for moral brand behavior have increased the relevance of brand purpose communication on social media. Nevertheless, there is a lack of fundamental research in this area. This study therefore examines brand purpose communication on Twitter, particularly with regard to the values addressed and the communication strategies implemented by corporate brands as well as the corresponding user engagement. A quantitative content analysis of 30 corporate Twitter accounts from 10 industries (n = 6000) shows that brand purpose is communicated across all brands and industries. The values of solidarity and sustainability are in the foreground. In an industry comparison, the FMCG industry and the financial services industry communicate most frequently on brand purpose issues, whereas the media industry and the luxury goods industry do so only marginally. Corporate brands predominantly use information strategy to communicate their brand purpose, although the involvement strategy leads to more engagement. Overall, the analysis shows that the potential of brand purpose communication is not being exploited to the same extent in all industries.
Development of the word order of the reflexive enclitic sě/se dependent on a finite verb in Czech
translations of the Gospel of Matthew from the 14th to the 21st century
Authors: Čech Radek , Kosek Pavel , Navrátilová Olga , Mačutek Ján 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The paper studies the development of several properties of the reflexive enclitic
sě/se dependent on a finite verb in the Czech language. We focus on the word order position
of the reflexive and on the influence which the length of the initial phrase has on the position. We also investigate the shift of
the reflexive from an enclitic into a prosodically indifferent clitic. Nine Czech translations of the Gospel of Matthew from the
14th to the 21st century are used as language material.
Creative metaphors and non-propositional effects
Authors: Bardzokas Valandis 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Over the last decade there has been growing relevance-theoretic interest in the interpretation of creative
metaphors. Much of this interest has focused on non-propositional aspects of interpretation: mental image effects/emotive effects.
Central to this enquiry is the following question: are non-propositional effects essential to the metaphorical interpretation
process? The implications of answering this question are important, since, if the answer is positive, then the delivery of
metaphorical interpretation depends, not only on utterance processing, but also on the hearer’s formation of mental images as well
as emotive experience. Relevance-theoretic studies argue that mental images do not fulfill an essential role in the metaphorical
interpretation process. While the supporting evidence is solid, it requires experimental substantiation. The current paper
responds to this requirement, taking on board emotive effects, too, apart from mental images. Ultimately, the current work
concludes that the role of non-propositional effects in metaphorical interpretation is not essential.
The biology of Diadromus collaris (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a pupal parasitoid of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), and its interactions with Oomyzus sokolowskii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Authors: Liu Shu-sheng , Wang Xin-geng , Shi Zu-hua , Gebremeskel F.B. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe ichneumonid Diadromus collaris (Gravenhorst) has been recorded in many parts of the world as an important parasitoid of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus), a serious pest of brassica vegetable crops worldwide. Some aspects of its biology and its interactions with Oomyzus sokolowskii(Kurdjumov), another major parasitoid of the same pest, were studied in the laboratory. At 25°C, female wasps did not have mature eggs in their ovaries until about 12 h after emergence. Both males and females mated successfully 24–48 h after emergence, and females started to oviposit one to two days after emergence. Unmated females produced male progeny only; mated females produced progeny of both sexes. The development rate of the parasitoid increased linearly with temperature from 15 to 30°C, with an estimated low temperature threshold of 7.4°C and a thermal constant of 225.1 day-degrees for development from egg to adulthood. Rates of survival from larva to adulthood were about 90% between 20 and 28°C and decreased as temperature decreased or increased. No immatures survived to adulthood at 35°C. When provided with honey solution, the females lived on average 8.3, 11.5 and 7.0 days, and parasitized 26, 44 and 46 host pupae at 20, 25 and 30°C, respectively. Female wasps could be stored at 15°C for up to four weeks without detrimental effects on reproduction. Females of D. collaris attacked host pupae already parasitized by O. sokolowskii, inserting their ovipositor into the hosts at a similar frequency as into unparasitized host pupae, but they did not lay eggs inside the hosts.
Developing and establishing bee species as crop pollinators: the example of Osmia spp. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) and fruit trees
Authors: Bosch J. , Kemp W.P. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe development of a bee species as a new crop pollinator starts with the identification of a pollination-limited crop production deficit and the selection of one or more candidate pollinator species. The process continues with a series of studies on the developmental biology, pollinating efficacy, nesting behaviour, preference for different nesting substrates, and population dynamics of the candidate pollinator. Parallel studies investigate the biology of parasites, predators and pathogens. The information gained in these studies is combined with information on the reproductive biology of the crop to design a management system. Complete management systems should provide guidelines on rearing and releasing methods, bee densities required for adequate pollination, nesting materials, and control against parasites, predators and pathogens. Management systems should also provide methods to ensure a reliable pollinator supply. Pilot tests on a commercial scale are then conducted to test and eventually refine the management system. The process culminates with the delivery of a viable system to manage and sustain the new pollinator on a commercial scale. The process is illustrated by the development of three mason bees, Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski), O. lignaria Say and O. cornuta (Latreille) as orchard pollinators in Japan, the USA and Europe, respectively.