bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Enhancing capacitance of dielectric Si-oxide film by inserting indium-tin-oxide interlayer
Authors: Yen Tzu-Hsuan , Chou Chia-Yueh , Li Bao-Jhen , Liu Cheng-Yi 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Two parallel-plate capacitors, Cu/Si-oxide/Cu (MIM) and Cu/Si-oxide/indium-tin-oxide/Cu (MIM-ITO), were fabricated. The capacitance of MIM-ITO structure (1365.5 pF) was measured to be much larger than MIM structure (442 pF) by two folds. The ITO interlayer enhances the ‘edge effect’ and results in non-stoichiometric Si2O3 phase formation in Si-oxide film. Si2O3 tetrahedrons present strong spontaneous dipoles, which result in an additional net polarization in the Si-oxide film under an applied electric field. With TEM images, (222)-preferred ITO crystalline phase was observed at the Si-oxide/ITO interface and served as the growth seed layer for Si2O3-contained Si-oxide film.
Influence of magnetic structure on the performance of twisted skyrmion-based nano-oscillator
Authors: Yang JinXia , Ma Yunxu , Wang Jianing , Wang Jianbo , Liu Qingfang 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
The spin torque nano-oscillator (STNO), a nanosize microwave signal generator, have caught the attention of a number of researchers due to its obvious advantages. Recently a chiral bulk material with twisted skyrmion has been discovered in studies with different helicity degrees. In this work, we design a new STNO based on twisted skyrmion existing in free layers of magnetic tunnel junction structure. We first investigate the effect of the magnetic moment of fixed layer on the twisted skyrmion and frequency of STNO. Although the magnetic moment of fixed layer does not affect the state of the twisted skyrmion but affects the precession frequency of STNO. Later, the current, external magnetic field and Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction strength are changed to regulate the oscillation frequency of STNO. Our result may be favorable for the design of new twisted skyrmion-based STNO.
Estimation of performance degradation due to interface traps in the gate and spacer stack of NC-FinFET
Authors: Chauhan Vibhuti , Samajdar Dip Prakash 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Device reliability issues originating from interface traps or bias temperature instability has been of great concern in emerging devices such as negative capacitance (NC)-fin field effect transistor (FinFET), gate-all-around field-effect transistor etc. Exploration of the interface traps at the different interfaces of these three-dimensional devices is of much importance in predicting the reliability of device behavior. In the proposed analysis, for the first time, we have demonstrated the individual and the overall impact of trap densities at the various practical interfaces present in the gate and spacer stack of the ferroelectric (FE)-dielectric spacer based NC-FinFET. The trap states in the proposed device alter the polarization dynamics and improve sub-threshold characteristics especially the off-state current (I
OFF), thus revealing excellent short-channel characteristics. We have further evaluated the degree of performance degradation occurring due to interface traps by means of optimized capacitance matching (FE parameters), hysteretic window, output transconductance (gds) and voltage gain (AV
). Furthermore, we have also studied the impact of trap states on the mixed-mode characteristics of the spacer-based NC-FinFET inverter design.
Mitigating barren plateaus with transfer-learning-inspired parameter initializations
Authors: Liu Huan-Yu , Sun Tai-Ping , Wu Yu-Chun , Han Yong-Jian , Guo Guo-Ping 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Variational quantum algorithms (VQAs) are widely applied in the noisy intermediate-scale quantum era and are expected to demonstrate quantum advantage. However, training VQAs faces difficulties, one of which is the so-called barren plateaus (BPs) phenomenon, where gradients of cost functions vanish exponentially with the number of qubits. In this paper, inspired by transfer learning, where knowledge of pre-solved tasks could be further used in a different but related work with training efficiency improved, we report a parameter initialization method to mitigate BP. In the method, a small-sized task is solved with a VQA. Then the ansatz and its optimum parameters are transferred to tasks with larger sizes. Numerical simulations show that this method could mitigate BP and improve training efficiency. A brief discussion on how this method can work well is also provided. This work provides a reference for mitigating BP, and therefore, VQAs could be applied to more practical problems.
Electrically tunable mode-locked fiber laser using laser induced graphene assisted long-period fiber grating
Authors: Zhu Yuehong , Zhang Hong , Wu Zhujing , Shen Li , Wang Shutong , Deng Guoliang , Zhou Shouhuan 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
We demonstrate an electrically tunable all-fiber mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using a long-period fiber grating (LPFG) assisted by laser induced graphene heaters (LIG-H). Wavelength tunability is achieved by the temperature-dependent transmission spectrum of the LPFG. The central wavelength can be continuously tuned from 1549.00 nm to 1563.63 nm with a spectral tuning range of 14.63 nm. The graphene on polyimide (PI) paper is fabricated using a 10.6 μm CO2 laser, which has a maximum operating temperature of around 500 °C. The proposed LPFG-based electrical tunability of mode-locked fiber laser provides a novel, repeatable, simple, and cost-effective laser tuning technique.
Atomic mass, Bjorken variable, and scale dependence of quark transport coefficient in Drell-Yan process for proton incident on nucleus*
Authors: Xu Wei-Jie , Bai Tian-Xing , Duan Chun-Gui 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
By means of the nuclear parton distributions determined without the fixed-target Drell-Yan experimental data and the analytic expression of quenching weight based on the BDMPS formalism, next-to-leading order analyses were performed on the Drell-Yan differential cross section ratios from the Fermilab E906 and E866 collaborations. It was found that the results calculated only with the nuclear effects of the parton distribution were not in agreement with the E866 and E906 experimental data. The incoming parton energy loss effect cannot be ignored in the nuclear Drell-Yan reactions. The predicted results indicate that, with the quark transport coefficient as a constant, the suppression due to the target nuclear geometry effect is approximately

% for the quark transport coefficient. It was shown that we should consider the target nuclear geometry effect in studying the Drell-Yan reaction on nuclear targets. On the basis of the Bjorken variable and scale dependence of the quark transport coefficient, the atomic mass dependence was incorporated. The quark transport coefficient was determined as a function of the atomic mass, Bjorken variable

, and scale

by the global fit of the experimental data. The determined constant factor

of the quark transport coefficient is

GeV

/fm. It was found that the atomic mass dependence has a significant impact on the constant factor

in the quark transport coefficient in cold nuclear matter.
A robust areal residual-restrained variational mode decomposition for filtering on surface texture analysis
Authors: Li Zhuowei , Xu Yuanping , Zhang Chaolong , Kong Chao , Macleod Iain , Li Tukun , Jiang Xiangqian , Guo Benjun , Lu Jun 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThis study proposes a novel filter, namely areal RrVMD based on Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD), for decomposing surface areal texture into the form, waviness and roughness. VMD is one of the latest signal decomposition techniques and has been introduced into the field of surface metrology recently. The paper develops a residual-restrained method to further improved the VMD algorithm. It consists of three processing steps: firstly, calculating the robust weight function; secondly, decomposing the surface into the correspondingkmodes and a residual by using the devised areal residual-restrained VMD; thirdly, identifying different surface topography features by different wavelengths of modes. This study also proposes a robust algorithm to handle outliers and defects on the measured surface. The experimental results demonstrate that the robust areal residual-restrained VMD can precisely separate form, waviness and roughness and eliminate outliers efficiently.
Skillful decadal prediction skill over the Southern Ocean based on GFDL SPEAR Model-Analogs
Authors: Zhang Liping , Delworth Thomas L , Yang Xiaosong , Morioka Yushi , Zeng Fanrong , Lu Feiyu 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
The Model-Analogs technique is used in the present study to assess the decadal sea surface temperature (SST) prediction skill over the Southern Ocean (SO). The Model-Analogs here is based on reanalysis products and model control simulations that have ∼1° ocean/ice (refined to 0.5° at high latitudes) components and 100 km atmosphere/land components. It is found that the model analog hindcasts show comparable skills with the initialized retrospective decadal hindcasts south of 50°S, with even higher skills over the Weddell Sea at longer lead years. The high SST skills primarily arise from the successful capture of SO deep convection states. This deep ocean memory and the associated decadal predictability are also clearly seen when we assess the Model-Analogs technique in a perfect model context. Within 30°S–50°S latitudinal band, the model analog hindcasts show low skills. When we include the externally forced signals estimated from the large ensemble simulations, the model analog hindcasts and initialized decadal hindcasts show identical skills. The Model-Analogs method therefore provides a great baseline for developing future decadal forecast systems. It is unclear whether such analog techniques would also be successful with models that explicitly resolve ocean mesoscale eddies or other small-scale processes. This area of research needs to be explored further.
New horizons in understanding oral health and swallowing function within the context of frailty
Authors: Robison Raele , (Focht) Garand Kendrea L , Affoo Rebecca , Yeh Chih-Ko , Chin Nathaniel , McArthur Caitlin , Pulia Michael , Rogus-Pulia Nicole 
Published: February 2023

AbstractFrailty is a complex and multidimensional condition wherein declines in physiologic reserve and function place individuals in a state of heightened vulnerability and decreased resiliency. There has been growing interest in both research and clinical settings to understand how to best define, assess and characterise frailty in older adults. To this end, various models and clinical assessment tools have been used to define and measure frailty. While differences exist among these models and tools, a common unifying theme is a focus on physical function and activity. Notably absent across many available conceptual models and clinical tools are items directly related to oral and swallowing function. This is an important oversight as widespread changes to both oral and swallowing function are evident in older adults. Indeed, emerging evidence suggests many of the functional domains affected in frail older adults, such as nutrition and sarcopenia, have cyclical relationships with impairments in oral (oral hypofunction) and swallowing function (dysphagia) as well. The increasing appreciation for the interrelationships among oral hypofunction, dysphagia and frailty provides an opportunity for refinement of frailty assessment and characterisation in older adults to incorporate metrics specific to oral and swallowing function.
Comparison of methods for delivering cardiac resynchronization therapy: an acute electrical and haemodynamic within-patient comparison of left bundle branch area, His bundle, and biventricular pacing
Authors: Ali Nadine , Arnold Ahran D , Miyazawa Alejandra A , Keene Daniel , Chow Ji-Jian , Little Ian , Peters Nicholas S , Kanagaratnam Prapa , Qureshi Norman , Ng Fu Siong , Linton Nick W F , Lefroy David C , Francis Darrel P , Phang Boon Lim , Tanner Mark A , Muthumala Amal , Shun-Shin Matthew J , Cole Graham D , Whinnett Zachary I 
Published: February 2023

AbstractAimsLeft bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) is a promising method for delivering cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), but its relative physiological effectiveness compared with His bundle pacing (HBP) is unknown. We conducted a within-patient comparison of HBP, LBBAP, and biventricular pacing (BVP).Methods and resultsPatients referred for CRT were recruited. We assessed electrical response using non-invasive mapping, and acute haemodynamic response using a high-precision haemodynamic protocol. Nineteen patients were recruited: 14 male, mean LVEF of 30%. Twelve had time for BVP measurements. All three modalities reduced total ventricular activation time (TVAT), (ΔTVATHBP -43 ± 14 ms and ΔTVATLBBAP −35 ± 20 ms vs. ΔTVATBVP −19 ± 30 ms, P = 0.03 and P = 0.1, respectively). HBP produced a significantly greater reduction in TVAT compared with LBBAP in all 19 patients (−46 ± 15 ms, −36 ± 17 ms, P = 0.03). His bundle pacing and LBBAP reduced left ventricular activation time (LVAT) more than BVP (ΔLVATHBP −43 ± 16 ms, P &lt; 0.01 vs. BVP, ΔLVATLBBAP −45 ± 17 ms, P &lt; 0.01 vs. BVP, ΔLVATBVP −13 ± 36 ms), with no difference between HBP and LBBAP (P = 0.65). Acute systolic blood pressure was increased by all three modalities. In the 12 with BVP, greater improvement was seen with HBP and LBBAP (6.4 ± 3.8 mmHg BVP, 8.1 ± 3.8 mmHg HBP, P = 0.02 vs. BVP and 8.4 ± 8.2 mmHg for LBBAP, P = 0.3 vs. BVP), with no difference between HBP and LBBAP (P = 0.8).ConclusionHBP delivered better ventricular resynchronization than LBBAP because right ventricular activation was slower during LBBAP. But LBBAP was not inferior to HBP with respect to LV electrical resynchronization and acute haemodynamic response.
Draft genome assemblies of the avian louse Brueelia nebulosa and its associates using long-read sequencing from an individual specimen
Authors: Sweet Andrew D , Browne Daniel R , Hernandez Alvaro G , Johnson Kevin P , Cameron Stephen L 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Sequencing high molecular weight (HMW) DNA with long-read and linked-read technologies has promoted a major increase in more complete genome sequences for nonmodel organisms. Sequencing approaches that rely on HMW DNA have been limited to larger organisms or pools of multiple individuals, but recent advances have allowed for sequencing from individuals of small-bodied organisms. Here, we use HMW DNA sequencing with PacBio long reads and TELL-Seq linked reads to assemble and annotate the genome from a single individual feather louse (Brueelia nebulosa) from a European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). We assembled a genome with a relatively high scaffold N50 (637 kb) and with BUSCO scores (96.1%) comparable to louse genomes assembled from pooled individuals. We annotated a number of genes (10,938) similar to the human louse (Pediculus humanus) genome. Additionally, calling phased variants revealed that the Brueelia genome is more heterozygous (∼1%) then expected for a highly obligate and dispersal-limited parasite. We also assembled and annotated the mitochondrial genome and primary endosymbiont (Sodalis) genome from the individual louse, which showed evidence for heteroplasmy in the mitogenome and a reduced genome size in the endosymbiont compared to its free-living relative. Our study is a valuable demonstration of the capability to obtain high-quality genomes from individual small, nonmodel organisms. Applying this approach to other organisms could greatly increase our understanding of the diversity and evolution of individual genomes.
Specialty Certification for Burn Nursing: Value, Beliefs, and Benefits
Authors: Coles Karen M , Burton-Williams Kristen , O’Connor Annemarie , Patel Purvi , VanStanton Rebecca , Carrougher Gretchen J 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Specialty certification for burn nursing will be available in 2023. This review outlines the path taken from specialty recognition by the American Nurses Association to the Certified Burn Registered Nurse certification. Clinical expertise, knowledge, skill, mastery of professional issues, and competence are hallmark features of a nurse specialty certification. A review of resources will illustrate the evolution of burn nursing practice with the development of burn nursing standards, competencies, and characteristics of the professional burn nurse. Resources are identified which outline the value of specialty certification, providing an overview for the impact of burn nursing certification on professional development, nurse satisfaction, and patient outcomes. Burn nurses play a key role in the care and recovery of the burn-injured patient. Since 2017, members of the burn nurse community have taken steps to confirm the role of the modern burn nurse and document standards. As a community, we are now poised to advance our specialty one step further and support the development of a national burn nurse certification examination. This paper provides a historical account of the path taken for burn nurse specialty recognition and national certification to date. The value and impact of specialty certification in general is outlined, thus providing a comprehensive overview for the value and impact of certification on professional development, nurse satisfaction, and patient outcomes.
Barbershop’s Cautionary Tale for Academic Music Theory: A Response to Stephen Lett
Authors: Boyd Clifton 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
This response to Stephen Lett’s article draws parallels between the institutional histories of the Society for Music Theory (SMT) and the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS). While both societies have struggled with racial diversity and inclusion, the structural racism that has pervaded the BHS since the civil rights era offers a potent and eerily familiar example of how seemingly innocuous, apolitical institutions can be sites of exclusion and inequity that plague the United States at large. Echoing Lett’s sentiments, I urge my fellow SMT members to recognize the inherently political nature of our craft as we reassess and rebuild our Society’s culture in this period of reckoning.
Abolitionist Music Theory and Marxism: Notes Toward a Reconciliation
Authors: Gopinath Sumanth 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
This essay offers a sympathetic Marxist commentary on Stephen Lett’s “Making a Home of The Society for Music Theory, Inc.” (2023). I explore questions of colonization and coloniality, which are viewed in literal, rather than metaphorical, terms; provide hypotheses about the political economy of contemporary US-American academic music theory, which seems to be inseparable from conflicts with composition; and meditate on theory’s political futures in both practical and broader utopian-political ways.
Development of an enhanced recovery after laser ablation surgery protocol: a preliminary analysis
Authors: Levy Adam S , Merenzon Martin A , Eatz Tiffany , Morell Alexis A , Eichberg Daniel G , Bloom Marc J , Shah Ashish H , Komotar Ricardo J , Ivan Michael E 
Published: February 2023

Abstract

Background
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs are a model of care that aim to improve patient outcomes, reduce complications, and facilitate recovery while reducing healthcare-associated costs and admission length. While such programs have been developed in other surgical subspecialties, there have yet to be guidelines published specifically for laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT). Here we describe the first multidisciplinary ERAS preliminary protocol for LITT for the treatment of brain tumors.

Methods
Between the years 2013 and 2021, 184 adult patients consecutively treated with LITT at our single institution were retrospectively analyzed. During this time, a series of pre, intra, and postoperative adjustments were made to the admission course and surgical/anesthesia workflow with the goal of improving recovery and admission length.

Results
The mean age at surgery was 60.7 years with a median preoperative Karnofsky performance score of 90 ± 13. Lesions were most commonly metastases (50%) and high-grade gliomas (37%). The mean length of stay was 2.4 days, with the average patient being discharged 1.2 days after surgery. There was an overall readmission rate of 8.7% with a LITT-specific readmission rate of 2.2%. Three of 184 patients required repeat intervention in the perioperative period, and there was one perioperative mortality.

Conclusions
This preliminary study shows the proposed LITT ERAS protocol to be a safe means of discharging patients on postoperative day 1 while preserving outcomes. Although future prospective work is needed to validate this protocol, results show the ERAS approach to be promising for LITT.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Evolution and Escape From Combination Monoclonal Antibody Treatment in a Person With HIV
Authors: Khosravi Dara , Soloff Hannah , Langsjoen Rose M , Bombin Andrei , Kelley Colleen F , Ray Susan M , Gunthel Clifford J , Zanoni Brian C , Nguyen Phuong-Vi , Waggoner Jesse J , Wang Yun F , Cantos Valeria D , Piantadosi Anne 
Published: February 2023

AbstractSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) escape from combination monoclonal antibody treatment is rarely reported. We describe an immunocompromised individual with human immunodeficiency virus and persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in whom substantial SARS-CoV-2 evolution occurred, including the emergence of 2 mutations associated with escape from the monoclonal antibody cocktail received.
Impact of the Recent Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Breakpoint Changes on the Antimicrobial Spectrum of Aminoglycosides and the Activity of Plazomicin Against Multidrug-Resistant and Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales From United States Medical Centers
Authors: Sader Helio S , Mendes Rodrigo E , Kimbrough John H , Kantro Valerie , Castanheira Mariana 
Published: February 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) lowered the Enterobacterales-susceptible/-resistant breakpoints for amikacin in 2023 from ≤16/≥64 mg/L to ≤4/≥16 mg/L and the breakpoints for gentamicin and tobramycin from ≤4/≥16 mg/L to ≤2/≥8 mg/L. Because aminoglycosides are frequently used to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), we evaluated the impact of these changes on the susceptibility rates (%S) of Enterobacterales collected from US medical centers.MethodsA total of 9809 Enterobacterales isolates were consecutively collected (1/patient) from 37 US medical centers in 2017–2021 and susceptibility was tested by broth microdilution. Susceptibility rates were calculated using CLSI 2022, CLSI 2023, and US Food and Drug Administration 2022 criteria. Aminoglycoside-nonsusceptible isolates were screened for genes encoding aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AMEs) and 16S rRNA methyltransferases (16RMT).ResultsThe CLSI breakpoint changes mostly affected amikacin, especially against MDR (94.0%S to 71.0%S), extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing (96.9%S to 79.7%S), and CRE (75.2%S to 59.0%S) isolates. Plazomicin was active against 96.4% of isolates and retained potent activity against CRE (94.0%S), ESBL-producing (98.9%S), and MDR (94.8%S) isolates. Gentamicin and tobramycin showed limited activity against resistant subsets of Enterobacterales. The AME-encoding genes and 16RMT were observed in 801 (8.2%) and 11 (0.1%) isolates, respectively. Plazomicin was active against 97.3% of the AME producers.ConclusionsThe spectrum of activity of amikacin against resistant subsets of Enterobacterales was drastically reduced when interpretative criteria based on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic parameters that are currently used to establish breakpoints for other antimicrobials were applied. Plazomicin was markedly more active than amikacin, gentamicin, or tobramycin against antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacterales.