bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Life history and population growth parameters of the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) fed on 10 rice cultivars and lines
Authors: Majd-Marani Shadi , Naseri Bahram , Hassanpour Mahdi , Razmjou Jabraeil , Jalaeian Mahdi 
Published: February 2023

Abstract

The rice weevil,Sitophilus oryzaeL. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is one of the most destructive pests of stored cereal grains globally. In this study, we evaluated the grain resistance of different rice cultivars (Anam, Gilar, Hashemi, Keshvari, Rash, and Tisa) and lines (8608, MN-7, TH-1, and TH-2) using life history and life table parameters ofS. oryzaeunder laboratory conditions (28 ± 1°C, 70 ± 5% relative humidity, and complete darkness). The immature survival ofS. oryzaedecreased significantly when it was reared on Rash. Among tested grains, developmental time was the longest on Rash and the shortest on Hashemi. Compared with the other cultivars and lines, the fecundity (number of eggs laid) was significantly lowest on Rash. The highest intrinsic rate of increase (rm) was recorded inS. oryzaereared on Hashemi and the lowest was on Rash. The grain weight loss (%) was the highest whenS. oryzaewas fed on Anam and TH-1, and lowest when it was reared on Rash. Significant negative correlations were recorded between the starch, protein and total phenolics content of tested grains and fecundity,rm, net reproductive rate (R0), and finite rate of increase (λ) ofS. oryzae. The present research revealed that Rash cultivar was more unsuitable toS. oryzaethan the other cultivars and lines because of slow developmental time, poor fecundity, low grain weight loss and lowrmvalue on this cultivar. Our results could help to select resistant rice cultivars toS. oryzaefor production of transgenic grains.
Halocynthiibacter halioticoli sp. nov., isolated from the viscera of abalone Haliotis discus hannai
Authors: Zhang Dan-Dan , Yue Yu-Yan , Zhang Meng-Di , Du Zong-Jun 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, glide, non-flagellated, and facultatively aerobic bacterial strain, designated as Z654T, was isolated from the gut of abalone Haliotis discus hannai from Rongcheng, Shandong province, China. Cells are 0.2–0.8 µm in width and 0.7–3.4 µm in length. Cells grew best at 30°C (range, 15–37°C), pH 7 (range, 6.0–8.5) and NaCl concentration of 2.0% (w/v) (range, 1–10%). According to the phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequence, the strain belongs to the genus Halocynthiibacter and the most close strain is Halocynthiibacter arcticus KCTC 42129T (97.12%). The genome size of strain Z654T was 3296250 bp and the DNA G + C content was 54.2 mol%. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) scores and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) scores with H. arcticus KCTC 42129T was 70% and 14.6–18.2% respectively. The predominant quinone was Q-10 and the major fatty acids were C18:0, C18:1 ω7c 11-methyl and summed future 8. The polar lipids were consisted of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, unidentified aminolipid and unidentifed lipids. Based on the phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic data, strain Z654T was considered to represent a novel species of the genus Halocynthiibacter, for which the name Halocynthiibacte halioticoli sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is Z654T (= MCCC 1H00503T = KCTC 92003T).
The SWAP Filter: A Simple Azimuthally-Varying Radial Filter for Wide-Field EUV Solar Images
Authors: Seaton Daniel B. , Berghmans David , De Groof Anik , D'Huys Elke , Nicula Bogdan , Rachmeler Laurel A. , West Matthew J. 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
We present the SWAP Filter: an azimuthally varying, radial normalizing filter specifically developed for EUV images of the solar corona. We discuss the origins of our technique, its implementation and key user-configurable parameters, and highlight its effects on data via a series of examples. We discuss the filter's strengths in a data environment in which wide field-of-view observations that specifically target the low signal-to-noise middle corona are newly available and expected to grow in the coming years.
Stability of ENSO teleconnections during the last millennium in CESM
Authors: Han Xue , Li Yanjie , Liu Fei , Li Jinbao , Zhen Xiaotong , Feng Licheng 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) poses large impacts on global climate through atmospheric teleconnections. Understanding the stability of ENSO teleconnections is not only important for future weather forecast and climate projection, but also for paleo-proxy based ENSO reconstructions. In this study, we explore decadal changes in ENSO teleconnections on global land surface temperature (LST) from 850 to 2005 AD using 13 ensemble members of the Community Earth System Model-Last Millennium Ensemble (CESM-LME). The CESM can simulate the main cooling in Eurasia along with a warming Arctic over northern Canada and Greenland, known as the warm Arctic-cold Eurasia (WACE) pattern, during the boreal winter of an El Niño, as well as western Antarctic warming during El Niño developing and decaying summers. The decadal changes in ENSO teleconnections on LST show large anomalies with pattern highly similar to WACE and western Antarctic warming in winter and summers, respectively. The decadal changes are mainly caused by ENSO precipitation-excited Rossby wave source to the west or east of Hawaii, and LST response over South Siberia to ENSO and associated precipitation response over North Eurasia can even reverse sign during different phases of this decadal variability. The decadal changes in CESM may be related to the interdecadal Pacific oscillation (IPO) and thus are likely attributed to internal variability rather than external forcing. Our results suggest that the decadal variability in ENSO teleconnections should be considered when reconstructing the ENSO using proxies from the Eurasian regions.
Time matters? The baby's months moderate social support’s predictive effect on the positive affect in Chinese postpartum women
Authors: He Shanshan , Chen Yihua , Li Yanhong 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Purpose : Becoming a mother is a challenging journey which mixes varying levels of negative and positive affect. The predictive effect of perceived social support on positive affect in postpartum remains unknown, especially how this effect timely changes. This study aims to examine maternal role adaptation’s mediating effect on the relation among perceived social support and positive affect, and the moderating effect of the baby's months on these relations.
Methods A clinical survey was conducted from June to July, 2019 in Shanghai, China, Total 498 new mothers who gave birth within 1 year completed questionnaires. They reported babies' months and socio-demographic information and accomplished the Maternal Social Support Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) and the Maternal Role Adaptation Scale.
Results Results showed that social support positively correlated with maternal role adaption and positive affect. Maternal role adaptation was testified to be the mediator between social support and positive affect after controlling for age, years of marriage, employment status, household income, education, and birth order. The baby's months moderated the mediating effect of maternal role adaption on positive affect. This mediating effect only exists for the participants whose babies were less than 6 months.
Conclusion The findings reveal the exact time window of social support's predictive role in enhancing positive affect in postpartum women. The timely clinical services towards improving positive affect in postpartum should be paid more attention to, and the "golden period" is suggested before the baby's six months.
Monitoring of Avalanche Danger on the Territory of North Ossetia
Authors: Vinogradov Yu. A. , Kulichkov S. N. , Milekhina A. M. , Fedorov A. V. , Fedorov I. S. , Zakirov M. N. 
Published: February 2023

Abstract

Avalanches are a dangerous natural phenomenon that has a significant negative impact on infrastructure facilities located on the territory of North Ossetia. Avalanches cause damage to settlements and tourist infrastructure, communication routes, power lines and forestlands. More often than others, highways suffer from avalanches, blockages on which lead to long breaks in traffic. The need to create monitoring systems to assess and promptly predict the consequences of possible emergencies caused by avalanches, the interface of such systems with local warning systems of federal executive authorities has been repeatedly discussed at various levels of government, but so far, there are no existing avalanche danger monitoring systems in the Russian Federation.
The Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been conducting experiments for several years to register avalanches with the help of infrasound sensors. To register the signals, various configurations of infrasound groups consisting of three sensors set apart in space were used. As a result of the experiments, recordings of infrasound signals were obtained at various distances from the avalanche hearth. The possibility of reliable isolation and identification of infrasound signals caused by avalanches at a distance of up to 10 km is shown. Conclusions are drawn about the high efficiency of the infrasound method for recording avalanche facts. The results obtained made it possible to develop a technique for automatic detection of signals generated by avalanches, to develop an optimal configuration for building a system for continuous monitoring of avalanche activity in the North Caucasus.
Electrochemical deposition of GaTe thin films for photoelectrochemical applications
Authors: Mai Manfang , Liao Bin , Liao Yijun , Lin Donghai , Ma Xinzhou 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
GaTe thin films are electrochemically deposited on indium tin oxide for photoelectrochemical applications. The electrochemical deposition behavior of GaTe in acidic solution of HTeO2+ with Ga3+ is studied with cyclic voltammetry combining with operando transmittance spectroscopy. Underpotential deposition of Ga on Te starts at potential of -0.35 V. The present of Ga3+ in the solution can strongly suppressed the formation of H2Te. XPS analysis reveals that Ga-rich GaTe is deposited over a wide potential range. The photoelectrochemical performance of the thin films as photocathodes is strongly dependent on the deposition potential. The GaTe films deposited at -1.0 V produced the highest photocurrent of -0.06 mA cm− 2 with good stability. Meanwhile the film deposited at -0.35 V shows improved performance during photoelectrochemical measurement, which can be ascribed to the increased GaTe content during photoelectrochemical measurements, as confirmed by XPS analysis.
Comparison of Initial Thorax CT Images of COVID-19 Patients with Non-Variant, Alpha, Delta and Omicron Variants: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Altuntas Emrah , Bilgici Meltem Ceyhan , Elmalı Muzaffer , Onar Arda , Bas Orhan 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Purpose: In this study, it was aimed to compare the thorax CT findings, ground glass opacities volumes and ground glass opacities lung uptake rates of patients with SARS CoV-2 non-variant, alpha, delta and omicron variants.
Methods: Thorax CT images of 83 patients with non-variant, 78 patients with alpha variant, 93 patients with delta variant and 73 patients with omicron variant with positive RT-PCR test were analyzed retrospectively. Ground glass opacities volumes and lung volumes were calculated by the Cavalieri Principle. Differences in CT findings, ground-glass opacities volumes, and lung involvement rates between non-variant and variant groups were evaluated.
Carbon footprint effects of shifting from flights to night trains for Swedish tourism
Authors: Morfeldt Johannes , Curtale Riccardo , Kamb Anneli , Larsson Jörgen , Nässén Jonas 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Changes in travel behaviour are needed to tackle the climate impact associated with long-distance flights, including a switch to sustainable transport modes. In this paper, we analyse scenarios of carbon footprint reduction associated with a switch from flights to night trains for holidays in Europe for the case of Sweden, including outbound, inbound and domestic tourism. We use a prospective lifecycle assessment framework combined with results from a stated preference experiment to determine the impact of future mode shift behaviours. Our results indicate that a mode shift could be triggered by progressive night train policies resulting in (i) fewer transfers and (ii) price levels similar to those of flights. The shifts from flights to night trains could result in 7–9% lower cumulative carbon footprint in relation to a baseline travel demand scenario for the period 2025-2050, depending on the decarbonization pathway. Decarbonization of long-distance travel in line with the Paris Agreement would likely require a combination of many different types of measures including a shift to low-carbon fuels.
Non-invasive digital etching of van der Waals semiconductors
Authors: Zhou Jian , Zhang Chunchen , Shi Li , Chen Xiaoqing , Kim Tae-Soo , Gyeon Minseung , Chen Jian , Wang Jinlan , Yu Linwei , Wang Xinran , Kang Kibum , Orgiu Emanuele , Samori Paolo , Watanabe Kenji , Taniguchi Takashi , Tsukagoshi Kazuhito , Wang Peng , Shi Yi , Li Songlin 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThe capability to finely tailor material thickness with simultaneous atomic precision and non-invasivity would be useful for constructing quantum platforms and post-Moore microelectronics. However, it remains challenging to attain synchronized controls over tailoring selectivity and precision. Here we report a protocol that allows for non-invasive and atomically digital etching of van der Waals transition-metal dichalcogenides through selective alloying via low-temperature thermal diffusion and subsequent wet etching. The mechanism of selective alloying between sacrifice metal atoms and defective or pristine dichalcogenides is analyzed with high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. Also, the non-invasive nature and atomic level precision of our etching technique are corroborated by consistent spectral, crystallographic and electrical characterization measurements. The low-temperature charge mobility of as-etched MoS2reaches up to 1200 cm2V-1s-1, comparable to that of exfoliated pristine counterparts. The entire protocol represents a highly precise and non-invasive tailoring route for material manipulation.
A comparative study of drought characteristics using meteorological drought indices over the central main Ethiopian Rift
Authors: Hailesilassie Wondimu T. , Ayenew Tenalem , Tekleab Sirak 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Droughts are defined by a prolonged absence of moisture. For making drought assessments, a drought index is a crucial tool. This study aims to compare drought characteristics across the Central Main Ethiopian Rift using three drought indices – the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), the Reconnaissance Drought Index (RDI), and the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) – from 1980 to 2017 at six climate sites in spring, summer, and a 6-month period (March - August). With 1% and 5% significance levels, Modified Mann-Kendall and Sen's Slope Estimators were used to determine trend and magnitude, respectively. The temporal fluctuations of the three drought indices revealed that droughts are frequent, unpredictable, and random. Furthermore, they behaved similarly and had significant links. At most places, the drought indices found no significant trends. However, in the spring season, Butajira (by the three indices) and Wulbareg (by the SPI) showed significantly decreasing trends (increasing drought severity), with change rates ranging from −0.03 to −0.04/year. A comparison of drought characteristics revealed that droughts have become more severe and frequent in recent decades, with spring being more common than summer. This study, which employed a variety of drought indices, could assist water resource planners better understand drought events.
The characteristics of ‘abrupt wave front’ floods on Pennine catchments, northern England, and their transmission downstream
Authors: Watkiss Sam , Archer David 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Visible flood waves, described as abrupt wave front events (AWF), have been identified on rivers in northern England rising in the Pennines, from both historical and recent gauged data. The focus of this paper is on the characteristics of two gauged AWF events on the Rivers Wear and Tees in 1983 and their comparison to ‘normal’ floods. The description and analysis is based on contemporaneous photographs and observations and on digital level and flow records. The rapid 15-min rise in these events is compared with the maximum rate of rise in annual maximum peak floods by comparing flood hydrographs. The propagation of the flood wave downstream is illustrated. The 15-min increase in discharge is compared in relation to the peak flow for AWF and normal floods at different gauged locations down the catchments showing striking differences. The character of the AWF response in the vertical or near-vertical wave front and rapid increase in both level and discharge points to the occurrence of kinematic shock waves.
Evaluation of flood susceptibility prediction based on a resampling method using machine learning
Authors: Aldiansyah Septianto , Wardani Farida 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThe largest recorded flood loss occurred in the study area in 2013. This study aims to examine resampling methods (i.e. cross-validation (CV), bootstrap, and random subsampling) to improve the performance of seven basic machine learning algorithms: Generalized Linear Model, Support Vector Machine, Random Forest (RF), Boosted Regression Tree, Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines, Mixture Discriminate Analysis, and Flexible Discriminant Analysis, and found the factors causing flooding and the strongest correlation between variables. The model is evaluated using Area Under the Curve, Correlation, True Skill Statistics, and Deviance. This methodology was applied in Kendari City, an urban area that faced destructive floods. The evaluation results show that CV-RF has a good performance in predicting flood susceptibility in this area with values, AUC = 0.99, COR = 0.97, TSS = 0.90, and deviance = 0.05. A total of 89.44 km2 or equivalent to 32.54% of the total area is a flood-prone area with a dominant area of lowland morphology. Among the 17 parameters that cause flooding, this area is strongly influenced by the vegetation density index and the Terrain Roughness Index (TRI) in the 28 models. The strongest correlation occurs between the TRI and the Sediment Transport Index (STI) = 0.77, which means that flooding in this area is strongly influenced by elements of violence.
Evaluation of water ecological security in Huaihe River Basin based on the DPSIR-EES-SMI-P model
Authors: He Gang , Fu Yiwen , Zhao Shuhang 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Scientific evaluation of water ecological security has essential theoretical and practical values for protecting and restoring the Huaihe River aquatic ecosystem. Based on the DPSIR-EES model, the water ecological security index (WESI) system of 16 cities in the Anhui section and Shandong section of the Huaihe River Basin was constructed. The ‘single index quantification-multi-index comprehensive-multi-criteria integration’ (SMI-P) evaluation method was used to calculate the WESI of the study area from 2011 to 2020. The spatial autocorrelation model and Markov chain were used to study the spatial distribution characteristics of water ecological security level and the probability of evolution over time. The results show that: (1) The overall WESI of the Huaihe River Basin has increased year by year, but the water ecological security level has been in the early warning (III) stage. Response level and environmental level are the main constraints. (2) During the study period, the spatial distribution of WESI in the Huaihe River Basin was high in the north and south ends and low in the middle. The degree of spatial agglomeration gradually changed from positive correlation to negative correlation. (3) The transfer of water ecological security level has ‘path dependence’ and, ‘self-locking’.
Combined conditioning of inorganic coagulant and polyamine to improve the dewaterability of municipal sludge, minimize dosage and reduce the influence of filtrate
Authors: Hua Baolv , Zhao Shichao , Li Fengting 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Efficient dewatering of sludge is necessary for its cost-effective transportation and final disposal. However, the common method of using polyferric sulfate (PFS) and polyacrylamide (PAM) requires a large amount of dosage and produces high iron ion content in the filtrate. This study examined a solution of applying polyamine (PA) coupled with inorganic coagulant PFS. The results demonstrated that using PFS + PA together could achieve the same or similar filtering rates as using PFS + PAM. The capillary suction time (CST) of PFS + PA (89.0 s) was equivalent to that of PFS (75.1 s) and better than that of PA (117.1 s) and raw sludge (RS, 403.8 s). Compared with PFS + PAM, the combination of PFS and PA efficiently removed Fe ions and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in sludge water content, with Fe ions in the sludge filtrate reduced by 97.8% and COD reduced by 78.9%, respectively. By analyzing the basic physicochemical properties of the sludge system, including the synergistic effect of coagulation and flocculation, sludge hydrolysis and flocculation, it indicated that PA + PFS could reduce bound water. These results demonstrated that combining PFS and PA to improve sludge dewatering performance is more beneficial than utilizing a coagulant or flocculant alone, even PFS + PAM.
Constructing and Analyzing Competing Endogenous RNA Networks
Reveal Potential Biomarkers in Human Colorectal Cancer
Authors: Zhang Jing , Meng Xia , Deng Shanshan , Wang Wei 
Published: February 2023

Background:
The role of the lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA competing endogenous RNA
network in human colorectal cancer remains largely unknown, and accurate prognostics still elude
us. This study aimed to identify differentially expressed mRNAs and lncRNAs between tumor and
normal samples, delineate their interactions and find reliable biomarkers.

Material and Methods:
We downloaded the RNA sequencing profiles and clinical information of
624 CRC patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. After expression difference analysis
and interaction prediction, we identified 37 miRNAs, 5 lncRNAs, and 93 mRNAs to construct the
ceRNA network (|log2 Fold Change| > 1, P-value < 0.05), and assessed relationships between them
and clinical characteristics by t-test, Spearman correlation analysis, and Kaplan-Meier curve analysis.
Besides, we validated PIGR and CD3D protein expression by immunohistochemistry staining.

Results:
PIGR and CD3D mRNAs showed a negative correlation with tumor stage and their protein
levels were lower in tumor tissues than in normal tissues. By survival analysis, MYC, F2RL2,
and GINS2 positively correlated with the overall survival of CRC patients.

Conclusion:
Our study provides a novel comprehension of lncRNA-related ceRNA network in CRC
and candidate molecules that serve as potential biomarkers of tumor stage and patient survival.