bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Do people believe that you can have too much money? The relationship between hypothetical lottery wins and expected happiness
Authors: Haesevoets Tessa , Dierckx Kim , Van Hiel Alain 
Published: January 2023

AbstractDo people think that there is such a thing as too much money? The present research investigated this question in the context of hypothetical lottery wins. By employing a mental simulation approach, we were able to examine how people respond to increasing envisioned jackpot amounts, and whether there are individual differences in people’s reactions. Across five empirical studies (total N = 1,504), we consistently found that, overall, the relationship between imagined lottery wins and expected happiness is characterized by an inverted U-shaped curve, with expected happiness being highest around an envisioned win of roughly 10 million pounds. Both lower and higher envisioned wins reduced participants’ overall expected happiness. In addition to this overall pattern, we identified three clusters of participants who react differently to expected increases in wealth. These clusters mainly differed in terms of how soon the top of the expected happiness curve was reached, and if and when the curve started to drop. Finally, we also found some interesting cluster differences in terms of participants’ prosocial and proself motivations.
Maternal obesity, gestational diabetes mellitus, and diet in association with neurodevelopment of 2-year-old children
Authors: Saros Lotta , Lind Annika , Setänen Sirkku , Tertti Kristiina , Koivuniemi Ella , Ahtola Annarilla , Haataja Leena , Shivappa Nitin , Hébert James R. , Vahlberg Tero , Laitinen Kirsi 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Background
Maternal metabolic disturbances and diet may influence long-term infantile neurodevelopment. We investigated whether maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), obesity, and diet could affect the neurodevelopment of 2-year-old children.

Methods
Neurodevelopment of children (n = 243) born to mothers with overweight or obesity was assessed with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development–Third Edition, and the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination. Maternal adiposity was determined by air displacement plethysmography, and GDM with an oral glucose tolerance test. Dietary assessment included diet quality and fish consumption questionnaires, and three-day food diaries, from which dietary inflammatory index (DII®) scores were computed.

Results
GDM was associated with weaker expressive language skills (adj.β = −1.12, 95% CI = −2.10;−0.15), and higher maternal adiposity with weaker cognitive, language, and motor skills in children (adj.p < 0.05). Maternal good dietary quality (adj.β = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.004;1.73) and higher fish consumption (adj.p = 0.02) were related to better expressive language skills. DII scores were not associated with children’s neurodevelopment.

Conclusions
Findings suggest that GDM and higher maternal adiposity may lead to weaker neurodevelopmental skills, although still within the mean normative range in this population of children. Good dietary quality and higher fish consumption during pregnancy could benefit a child’s language development.

Impact

Gestational diabetes mellitus and maternal higher adiposity may have unfavorable effects on a 2-year-old child’s neurodevelopment.

An overall good quality of diet and higher fish consumption during pregnancy may result in more favorable cognitive and language skills when the child is 2-year-old.

Our findings reveal that women with overweight or obesity, a risk group for pregnancy complications, could benefit from dietary counseling to support their children’s neurodevelopment.
Mercury evidence from southern Pangea terrestrial sections for end-Permian global volcanic effects
Authors: Shen Jun , Chen Jiubin , Yu Jianxin , Algeo Thomas J. , Smith Roger M. H. , Botha Jennifer , Frank Tracy D. , Fielding Christopher R. , Ward Peter D. , Mather Tamsin A. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe latest Permian mass extinction (LPME) was triggered by magmatism of the Siberian Traps Large Igneous Province (STLIP), which left an extensive record of sedimentary Hg anomalies at Northern Hemisphere and tropical sites. Here, we present Hg records from terrestrial sites in southern Pangea, nearly antipodal to contemporaneous STLIP activity, providing insights into the global distribution of volcanogenic Hg during this event and its environmental processing. These profiles (two from Karoo Basin, South Africa; two from Sydney Basin, Australia) exhibit significant Hg enrichments within the uppermost Permian extinction interval as well as positive Δ199Hg excursions (to ~0.3‰), providing evidence of long-distance atmospheric transfer of volcanogenic Hg. These results demonstrate the far-reaching effects of the Siberian Traps as well as refine stratigraphic placement of the LPME interval in the Karoo Basin at a temporal resolution of ~105 years based on global isochronism of volcanogenic Hg anomalies.
Electrical spectroscopy of defect states and their hybridization in monolayer MoS2
Authors: Zhao Yanfei , Tripathi Mukesh , Čerņevičs Kristiāns , Avsar Ahmet , Ji Hyun Goo , Gonzalez Marin Juan Francisco , Cheon Cheol-Yeon , Wang Zhenyu , Yazyev Oleg V. , Kis Andras 
Published: January 2023

AbstractDefects in solids are unavoidable and can create complex electronic states that can significantly influence the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors. With the rapid progress in the integration of 2D semiconductors in practical devices, it is imperative to understand and characterize the influence of defects in this class of materials. Here, we examine the electrical response of defect filling and emission using deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) and reveal defect states and their hybridization in a monolayer MOCVD-grown material deposited on CMOS-compatible substrates. Supported by aberration-corrected STEM imaging and theoretical calculations, we find that neighboring sulfur vacancy pairs introduce additional shallow trap states via hybridization of individual vacancy levels. Even though such vacancy pairs only represent ~10% of the total defect concentration, they can have a substantial influence on the off currents and switching slopes of field-effect transistors based on 2D semiconductors. Our technique, which can quantify the energy states of different defects and their interactions, allows rapid and nondestructive electrical characterization of defect states important for the defect engineering of 2D semiconductors.
Evaluation of mortality attributable to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine administration using national level data from Qatar
Authors: Butt Adeel A. , Guerrero Mylai D. , Canlas Elenor B. , Al-Dwairi Husni , Alimam Abeir Bakhiet Mohammed Ali , Mohamad Abdur Rehman , Ali Mohammed Thamer , Asaad Nidal Ahmad , Alkeldi Ali Ahmed Sheikh Saleh , Mohammad Mohammad Fawaz Saber , Thomas Anil G. , Al-Khal Abdullatif , Al-Maslamani Muna , Abou-Samra Abdul-Badi 
Published: January 2023

AbstractAccurate determination of mortality attributable to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is critical in allaying concerns about their safety. We reviewed every death in Qatar that occurred within 30 days of any SARS-CoV-2 vaccine administration between January 1, 2021 and June 12, 2022. Probability of association with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was determined by four independent trained reviewers using a modified WHO algorithm. Among 6,928,359 doses administered, 138 deaths occurred within 30 days of vaccination; eight had a high probability (1.15/1,000,000 doses), 15 had intermediate probability (2.38/1,000,000 doses), and 112 had low probability or no association with vaccination. The death rate among those with high probability of relationship to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was 0.34/100,000 unique vaccine recipients, while death rate among those with either high or intermediate probability of relationship to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was 0.98/100,000 unique vaccine recipients. In conclusion, deaths attributable to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination are extremely rare and lower than the overall crude mortality rate in Qatar.
Systematic review and individual-patient-data meta-analysis of non-invasive fibrosis markers for chronic hepatitis B in Africa
Authors: Johannessen Asgeir , Stockdale Alexander J. , Henrion Marc Y. R. , Okeke Edith , Seydi Moussa , Wandeler Gilles , Sonderup Mark , Spearman C. Wendy , Vinikoor Michael , Sinkala Edford , Desalegn Hailemichael , Fall Fatou , Riches Nicholas , Davwar Pantong , Duguru Mary , Maponga Tongai , Taljaard Jantjie , Matthews Philippa C. , Andersson Monique , Mboup Souleyman , Sombie Roger , Shimakawa Yusuke , Lemoine Maud 
Published: January 2023

AbstractIn sub-Saharan Africa, simple biomarkers of liver fibrosis are needed to scale-up hepatitis B treatment. We conducted an individual participant data meta-analysis of 3,548 chronic hepatitis B patients living in eight sub-Saharan African countries to assess the World Health Organization-recommended aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index and two other fibrosis biomarkers using a Bayesian bivariate model. Transient elastography was used as a reference test with liver stiffness measurement thresholds at 7.9 and 12.2kPa indicating significant fibrosis and cirrhosis, respectively. At the World Health Organization-recommended cirrhosis threshold (>2.0), aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index had sensitivity (95% credible interval) of only 16.5% (12.5–20.5). We identified an optimised aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index rule-in threshold (>0.65) for liver stiffness measurement >12.2kPa with sensitivity and specificity of 56.2% (50.5–62.2) and 90.0% (89.0–91.0), and an optimised rule-out threshold (<0.36) with sensitivity and specificity of 80.6% (76.1–85.1) and 64.3% (62.8–65.8). Here we show that the World Health Organization-recommended aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index threshold is inappropriately high in sub-Saharan Africa; improved rule-in and rule-out thresholds can optimise treatment recommendations in this setting.
In vivo clonal tracking reveals evidence of haemangioblast and haematomesoblast contribution to yolk sac haematopoiesis
Authors: Biben C. , Weber T. S. , Potts K. S. , Choi J. , Miles D. C. , Carmagnac A. , Sargeant T. , de Graaf C. A. , Fennell K. A. , Farley A. , Stonehouse O. J. , Dawson M. A. , Hilton D. J. , Naik S. H. , Taoudi S. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractDuring embryogenesis, haematopoietic and endothelial lineages emerge closely in time and space. It is thought that the first blood and endothelium derive from a common clonal ancestor, the haemangioblast. However, investigation of candidate haemangioblasts in vitro revealed the capacity for mesenchymal differentiation, a feature more compatible with an earlier mesodermal precursor. To date, no evidence for an in vivo haemangioblast has been discovered. Using single cell RNA-Sequencing and in vivo cellular barcoding, we have unravelled the ancestral relationships that give rise to the haematopoietic lineages of the yolk sac, the endothelium, and the mesenchyme. We show that the mesodermal derivatives of the yolk sac are produced by three distinct precursors with dual-lineage outcomes: the haemangioblast, the mesenchymoangioblast, and a previously undescribed cell type: the haematomesoblast. Between E5.5 and E7.5, this trio of precursors seeds haematopoietic, endothelial, and mesenchymal trajectories.
Predicting aging trajectories of decline in brain volume, cortical thickness and fractional anisotropy in schizophrenia
Authors: Zhu Jun-Ding , Tsai Shih-Jen , Lin Ching-Po , Lee Yi-Ju , Yang Albert C. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractBrain-age prediction is a novel approach to assessing deviated brain aging trajectories in different diseases. However, most studies have used an average brain age gap (BAG) of individuals with schizophrenia of different illness durations for comparison with healthy participants. Therefore, this study investigated whether declined brain structures as reflected by BAGs may be present in schizophrenia in terms of brain volume, cortical thickness, and fractional anisotropy across different illness durations. We used brain volume, cortical thickness, and fractional anisotropy as features to train three models from the training dataset. Three models were applied to predict brain ages in the hold-out test and schizophrenia datasets and calculate BAGs. We divided the schizophrenia dataset into multiple groups based on the illness duration using a sliding time window approach for ANCOVA analysis. The brain volume and cortical thickness models revealed that, in comparison with healthy controls, individuals with schizophrenia had larger BAGs across different illness durations, whereas the BAG in terms of fractional anisotropy did not differ from that of healthy controls after disease onset. Moreover, the BAG at the initial stage of schizophrenia was the largest in the cortical thickness model. In contrast, the BAG from approximately two decades after disease onset was the largest in the brain volume model. Our findings suggest that schizophrenia differentially affects the decline of different brain structures during the disease course. Moreover, different trends of decline in thickness and volume-based measures suggest a differential decline in dimensions of brain structure throughout the course of schizophrenia.
Effects of single plant-based vs. animal-based meals on satiety and mood in real-world smartphone-embedded studies
Authors: Medawar Evelyn , Zedler Marie , de Biasi Larissa , Villringer Arno , Witte A. Veronica 
Published: January 2023

AbstractAdopting plant-based diets high in fiber may reduce global warming and obesity prevalence. Physiological and psychological determinants of plant-based food intake remain unclear. As fiber has been linked with improved gut-brain signaling, we hypothesized that a single plant-based (vegetarian and vegan) compared to an animal-based (animal flesh) meal, would induce higher satiety, higher mood and less stress. In three large-scale smartphone-based studies, adults (nall = 16,379) ranked satiety and mood before and after meal intake. Meal intake induced satiety and higher mood. Plant-based meal choices did not explain differences in post-meal hunger. Individuals choosing a plant-based meal reported slightly higher mood before and smaller mood increases after the meal compared to those choosing animal-based meals. Protein content marginally mediated post-meal satiety, while gender and taste ratings had a strong effect on satiety and mood in general. We could not detect the profound effects of plant-based vs. animal-based meals on satiety and mood.
A dataset to assess mobility changes in Chile following local quarantines
Authors: Pappalardo Luca , Cornacchia Giuliano , Navarro Victor , Bravo Loreto , Ferres Leo 
Published: January 2023

AbstractFighting the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries have implemented non-pharmaceutical interventions like wearing masks, physical distancing, lockdown, and travel restrictions. Because of their economic and logistical effects, tracking mobility changes during quarantines is crucial in assessing their efficacy and predicting the virus spread. Unlike many other heavily affected countries, Chile implemented quarantines at a more localized level, shutting down small administrative zones, rather than the whole country or large regions. Given the non-obvious effects of these localized quarantines, tracking mobility becomes even more critical in Chile. To assess the impact on human mobility of the localized quarantines, we analyze a mobile phone dataset made available by Telefónica Chile, which comprises 31 billion eXtended Detail Records and 5.4 million users covering the period February 26th to September 20th, 2020. From these records, we derive three epidemiologically relevant metrics describing the mobility within and between comunas. The datasets made available may be useful to understand the effect of localized quarantines in containing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transcriptome changes induced by Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in leaves of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) promote higher salt tolerance
Authors: Puccio Guglielmo , Ingraffia Rosolino , Mercati Francesco , Amato Gaetano , Giambalvo Dario , Martinelli Federico , Sunseri Francesco , Frenda Alfonso S. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe salinity of soil is a relevant environmental problem around the world, with climate change raising its relevance, particularly in arid and semiarid areas. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) positively affect plant growth and health by mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses, including salt stress. The mechanisms through which these benefits manifest are, however, still unclear. This work aimed to identify key genes involved in the response to salt stress induced by AMF using RNA-Seq analysis on durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum Desf. Husn.). Five hundred sixty-three differentially expressed genes (DEGs), many of which involved in pathways related to plant stress responses, were identified. The expression of genes involved in trehalose metabolism, RNA processing, vesicle trafficking, cell wall organization, and signal transduction was significantly enhanced by the AMF symbiosis. A downregulation of genes involved in both enzymatic and non-enzymatic oxidative stress responses as well as amino acids, lipids, and carbohydrates metabolisms was also detected, suggesting a lower oxidative stress condition in the AMF inoculated plants. Interestingly, many transcription factor families, including WRKY, NAC, and MYB, already known for their key role in plant abiotic stress response, were found differentially expressed between treatments. This study provides valuable insights on AMF-induced gene expression modulation and the beneficial effects of plant-AMF interaction in durum wheat under salt stress.
Morphological changes of large layer V pyramidal neurons in cortical motor-related areas after spinal cord injury in macaque monkeys
Authors: Takata Yu , Yamanaka Hajime , Nakagawa Hiroshi , Takada Masahiko 
Published: January 2023

AbstractIn primates, neurons giving rise to the corticospinal tract (CST) are distributed in several motor-related areas of the frontal lobe, such as the primary motor cortex (M1), the supplementary motor area (SMA), and the dorsal and ventral divisions of the premotor cortex (PMd, PMv). Recently, we have shown in macaque monkeys that the morphology of basal dendrites of CST neurons, i.e., large layer V pyramidal neurons, varies among the digit regions of the motor-related areas. Here, we investigated the alterations in basal dendrite morphology of CST neurons after spinal cord injury (SCI). In our monkey model, both the complexity and the spine density of basal dendrites were highly decreased throughout the areas. Notably, these events were less prominent for the PMd than for the M1, SMA, and PMv. In analyzing the density changes post-SCI of the filopodia-, thin-, stubby-, and mushroom-type spines, it was found that the density of filopodia-type spines was increased for all areas, whereas the other types of spines exhibited density decreases. Such spine density reductions were so limited for the PMd as compared to the other areas. The observed plastic changes of CST neurons may contribute to the recovery from impaired motor functions caused by SCI.
Spatio-temporal patterns of Synechococcus oligotypes in Moroccan lagoonal environments
Authors: Chaouni Bouchra , Idrissi Azami Abdellah , Raoui Sanae , Amzazi Saaïd , Nejjari Chakib , Bakkali Fadil , Zaid El Houssine , Hamamouch Noureddine , Amaral-Zettler Linda , Ghazal Hassan 
Published: January 2023

AbstractSynechococcus are unicellular cyanobacteria susceptible to environmental fluctuations and can be used as bioindicators of eutrophication in marine ecosystems. We examined their distribution in two Moroccan lagoons, Marchica on the Mediterranean coast and Oualidia on the Atlantic, in the summers of 2014 and 2015 using 16S rRNA amplicon oligotyping. Synechococcus representatives recruited a higher number of reads from the 16S rRNA in Marchica in comparison to Oualidia. We identified 31 Synechococcus oligotypes that clustered into 10 clades with different distribution patterns. The Synechococcus community was mainly represented by oligotype 1 (clade III) in Marchica. Cooccurring clades IV and I had an important relative abundance in Marchica in the summer of 2014, which is unusual, as these clades are widespread in cold waters. Moreover, Clades VII and subcluster “5.3” formed a sizeable percentage of the Synechococcus community in Marchica. Notably, we found low Synechococcus sequence counts in the Atlantic Lagoon. These results showed that the relative abundance of Synechococcus reads is not constant over space and time and that rare members of the Synechococcus community did not follow a consistent pattern. Further studies are required to decipher Synechococcus dynamics and the impact of environmental parameters on their spatial and temporal distributions.
Processing laser ablated plasmonic nanoparticle aerosols with nonthermal dielectric barrier discharge jets of argon and helium and plasma induced effects
Authors: Khan Taj Muhammad , Alves Gustavo Andrade Silva , Iqbal Amjad 
Published: January 2023

AbstractDielectric-barrier-discharge (DBD) plasma jets provide viable state-of-the-art nonthermal processes for a wide range of nanomaterials including particle transport and deposition. We report the interaction of argon and helium plasma jets with the particle aerosol, produced by ns laser ablation of a silver target and subsequently their transport for deposition on a distant substrate. The nanofeatures and functionality of the nanoparticles, entrained and deposited with the two plasma jets were compared using high-resolution electron microscopy, helium ion microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, and in terms of the SERS effect. The plasma jet facilitates the transport of the particle aerosol under the upshot of plasma ionic wind, caused by the high electric field in the plasma. Compared to the helium plasma jet, the argon plasma jet leads to a relatively large particle deposition and promotes the formation of aggregates. The helium plasma jet enabled the deposition of spatially well dispersed particles. In both cases, the deposited particle was crystalline and plasmonic active. The plasma-driven altered morphology, expedient particle transport, and formation of agglomerates or spatially well dispersed particles are explained in plasma-induced ionic-wind, and dusty plasma framework. The findings are novel and interesting from the perspective of plasma–surface deposition, surface nanoengineering, and nanomaterial processing for applications in sensing, catalysis, surgical tools, futuristic coating technology, and heat-sensible biological activities.