bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Epidemiology of Ischemic Stroke and Hemorrhagic Stroke in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Authors: Hwang Jaeho , Kalra Andrew , Shou Benjamin L , Whitman Glenn , Wilcox Christopher , Brodie Daniel , Zaaqoq Akram M , Lorusso Roberto , Uchino Ken , Cho Sung-Min 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
While venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) provides lifesaving support for cardiopulmonary failure, complications may arise that increase mortality, with few studies focusing on ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke. We aimed to determine the trends of stroke incidence and mortality, associations with each other, and associations with total case volume at each Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) center.
Methods
Retrospective analysis of ELSO registry, including adult VA-ECMO patients from 534 international centers between 2012–2021, excluding extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Cochran-Armitage test and Poisson regression were used for trend analysis of stroke incidence and mortality. Kaplan-Meier curves, hazard functions, and multivariable logistic regression were used to study the impact of stroke on 90-day mortality.
Results
Of 33,041 patients (median age = 58 years, female = 32%), 4% developed ischemic stroke, and 2% developed hemorrhagic stroke. Ischemic stroke incidence increased (×1.21/year, p < 0.0001), while hemorrhagic stroke incidence remained stable, and overall 90-day mortality declined (1.78%/year, p < 0.0001). Ischemic/hemorrhagic strokes were associated with increased overall 90-day mortality (OR = 3.29, 3.99 respectively, both p < 0.0001) after controlling for pre-selected covariates, including age, pre/post-cannulation lab values, ECMO duration, center volume, and on-ECMO complications. Total center volume was associated positively with ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke incidences (OR = 1.039, 1.053 per-additional-100-cases respectively, both p = 0.022), but inversely with 90-day mortality (OR = 0.909 per-additional-100-cases, p < 0.0001). Hazard of death was highest in the first several days of VA-ECMO.
Conclusion
In VA-ECMO patients, while the reported ischemic stroke incidence steadily increased over time, 90-day mortality decreased. ELSO centers with higher case volumes reported greater stroke incidence, but lower mortality. Both ischemic/hemorrhagic strokes were associated with increased mortality.
Empowering 5G mmWave: Leveraging KML Placemarks for Enhanced RF Design and Deployment Efficiency
Authors: Fernandez Gustavo A 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
This publication explores the significance of Keyhole Markup Language (KML) in telecommunications, particularly in the context of 5G mmWave RF design and planning. With the advent of 5G mmWave technology, the demand for seamless and efficient network deployments has never been greater.The deployment of small cells and repeaters for 5G mmWave necessitates utmost precision in location accuracy and rapid information exchange during site surveys and evaluations. The challenges of mmWave frequencies, including their limited range and susceptibility to attenuation, intensify the complexity and criticality of this process. Network operators must ensure that the chosen location is devoid of obstacles to enable optimal signal propagation and service provision. Identifying an ideal location to deploy mmWave small cells and repeaters is imperative to achieve seamless and reliable service coverage, making efficient spatial data handling all the more vital in 5G mmWave RF design.KML is a standard format for expressing geographic data, providing an intuitive representation of location-based information. This paper introduces an application that harnesses KML's capabilities to simplify the conversion of KML files into user-friendly HTML tables. The app streamlines the process of extracting placemark coordinates from Google Earth, enabling quick and efficient organization into tables for easy integration into other platforms. This tool proves highly valuable for professionals frequently using Google Earth, as it enhances documentation efficiency, supports the reduction of deployment time, and boosts overall work performance. By leveraging KML placemarks, professionals gain valuable insights, enabling them to make informed decisions and help them quickly identify and overcome challenges in network deployment. With this tool, researchers and engineers can successfully navigate the complexities of 5G mmWave deployments by simplifying spatial data handling and promoting effective collaboration and site survey feedback utilization.
Survey of load frequency control strategies in a Microgrid
Authors: DEFFO BORIS ARNAUD NOTCHUM , Bakouri Anass 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Microgrids (MGs) represent a set of interconnected power generation sources, storage devices, and loads. The most solicited sources are renewable energy sources (RESs) because they help fight against global warming. However, the intermittency of the photovoltaic (PV) and wind (WTG) sources that are the most used will increase the power imbalance that generates the frequency variations since the inertia in the MGs is low. Thus, control strategies are increasingly used to ensure automatically a frequency balance. Therefore, in this paper, after presenting the microgrid and its components understandably, we have used recent papers to illustrate and discuss the most important frequency control strategies within a microgrid, and also some perspectives for future research to better exploit microgrids are presented.
Unveiling Plant Species Richness Patterns and Climate Influences in Indian Biogeographic Zones
Authors: Tripathi Poonam , Behera Mukunda D , Roy Partha Sarathi 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Introduction
Conservation efforts have traditionally focused on biodiversity hotspots, overlooking the essential ecological roles and ecosystem services provided by cold spots. Cold spots are areas outside biodiversity hotspots, characterized by low species diversity and harboring rare species living in threatened habitats.
Aim
This study aims to predict the present and future plant species distribution in cold spots across India, considering various environmental and non-environmental variables.
Location
India
Methods
The Indian national-level plant species database generated through the project ‘Biodiversity Characterization at Landscape Level’ was used. The species modelling (70% randomly selected training data) was carried out for four major biogeographic zones of India namely Arid and semi-arid zone, Deccan peninsula, and Gangetic plain. Generalized Linear Model (GLM), Generalized Boosted Model (GBM), Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and ensemble modeling were compared to predict species distribution. Future representative concentration pathways (RCP4.5 & RCP8.6) were used to forecast species distribution.
Results
The study demonstrated good predictive ability with water and energy variables dominating in all zones, showing a strong agreement with the observed data (30% subset of the original data). Temperature annual range, annual precipitation, and precipitation of the driest month (bio7, bio12, and bio14) significantly influenced (r > 0.4) plant species patterns in the arid and semi-arid zone. Ensemble modeling showed improved results when validated with observed data, exhibiting a significant reduction in the RMSE and an improved correlation (r=0.8). Non-environmental variables (elevation and human influence index) showed significant influence in combination with water and energy variables in the Deccan peninsula zone.
We observed continuous species loss in both future climate scenarios. Among biogeographic zones, the semi-arid and arid zones showed the maximum probable increase in species, with 69% and 52.5% of grids gaining species in 2050 (RCP4.5) and 69% and 84.7% of grids gaining species in 2070 (RCP8.6) respectively.
Conclusion
The study provides insights into the species richness distribution of cold spots in major Indian biogeographic zones, supporting their climate-derived patterns at a macro-scale. Ensemble modeling proves to be more accurate than individual models, emphasizing its potential for conservation efforts. The study calls for a performance-based conservation approach, prioritizing criteria to safeguard valuable ecosystems and prevent species loss.
Visual speech cues enhance neural speech tracking in right auditory cluster leading to improvement in speech in noise comprehension in older adults with hearing impairment
Authors: Frei Vanessa , Schmitt Raffael , Meyer Martin , Giroud Nathalie 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Comprehending speech in noisy situations is difficult and suffers with aging, hearing loss, and cognitive decline. Using visual speech cues improves perception and comprehension of speech in noise (SiN) in older adults with hearing impairment. In the current study, we investigated neurofunctional correlates (i.e., neural tracking of speech) of the visual enhancement effect in a naturalistic setting while older adults with hearing impairment (N = 67) listened to sentences in babble noise in audio-only and audiovisual conditions and performed an intelligibility and a comprehension task, while electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded. Behaviourally, we found that visual speech cues improved intelligibility and comprehension of speech presented in babble noise and individuals with higher working memory capacity benefitted. Furthermore, we found that the visual enhancement effect was accompanied by increased cortical tracking of the speech envelope. A post hoc analysis revealed that individuals who were low performers in the audio-only condition (i.e., < 70% correct) improved in speech in noise comprehension in an audiovisual setting. Further, these low auditory-only performers showed deficient neural speech tracking in a right-hemispheric temporo-parieto-occipital, which improved significantly when visual speech cues were presented leading to more bilateral processing of speech. Overall, our results show that older adults with hearing impairment who have difficulties with speech in noise perception use visual speech cues to improve performance, which is reflected in more bilateral processing of speech.
Reconstruction of the Frontal Aslant Tract (FAT) in patients with different types of frontal lobe tumors, considering diverse methods of delineation
Authors: Kierońska-Siwak Sara , Jabłońska Magdalena , Sokal Paweł 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The Frontal Aslant Tract (FAT) is a bundle of nerve fibers located in the brain that connects the frontal lobe to the pars aslant of Broca's area. It serves as a crucial neural pathway involved in language regulation, speech, and motor control. The FAT is part of the broader cingulo-fronto-parietal network, facilitating communication between the frontal and posterior regions of the brain. The objective of this study is to investigate the connectivity of the Frontal Aslant Tract using diffusion tensor imaging-based fiber tractography analysis. We compared the fiber count, tract length, shape, and projections of the FAT in patients with frontal tumors to a control group. Among patients diagnosed with brain tumors, we observed a reduction in the number of nerve fibers within the FAT and a decrease in pathway volume. When delineating the FAT using ROIs encompassing the superior frontal gyrus and endpoint in the pars opercularis of the inferior frontal gyrus, we obtained the highest fiber count. The specific anatomy of the FAT is heavily influenced by the choice of ROI and endpoint. Accurate identification of the FAT in patients with frontal lobe tumors is crucial to prevent postoperative aphasia.
Probing Berry phase effect in topological surface states
Authors: Bai Ya , Jiang Yang , Zheng Wenyang , Chen Jiayin , Wang Shuo , Liu Candong , Li Ruxin , Liu Peng 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Berry phase and topology of the Bloch wavefunction, originating from the interplay of internal quantum attributes of crystal electrons1, holds great significance in classifying novel quantum phases2,3 and endowing emergent functions4. In quantum materials with broken time-reversal or spatial-inversion symmetry, Bloch electrons in motion necessarily carry a geometric phase, and define the topological states2,3,5 and various quantum and nonlinear Hall effects6,7. Recent advances in light-wave-driven optical harmonic emission enable the observation of the rapid evolution of Bloch electrons on a subcycle time scale 8-13 and empower the harnessing of electron dynamics associated with Berry phase effects14,15. However, the correlation between subcycle electron motion and the accumulation of the quantum phase in geometric aspects of the evolving Bloch waves has not been observed. Here, we demonstrate that the Berry phase can be measured and manipulated in topological surface states using two-colour high-harmonic spectroscopy16. This is achieved by introducing a weak second harmonic field with a precisely controlled time delay to perturb the phase evolution of Dirac fermions and thus provide access to the Berry phase. Furthermore, we observe an overwhelming Berry phase effect that deforms quantum pathways of electron-hole pairs. Our observation demonstrates the ability to harness the electron spin using lightwaves in quantum materials with strong spin-orbit interaction, in addition, enhances the application of light-wave-driven spintronics and topological electronics.
Better Together: Volatile-mediated Interguild Effects on the Preference of Tuta Absoluta and Trialeurodes Vaporariorum for Tomato Plants
Authors: RODRIGO Federico , BURGUEÑO Anna P. , González Andrés , ROSSINI Carmen 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPlant-herbivore interactions have been extensively studied in tomato plants and their most common pests. Tomato plant chemical defenses, both constitutive and inducible, play a role in mediating these interactions. Damaged tomato plants alter their volatile profiles, affecting herbivore preferences between undamaged and damaged plants. However, previous studies on tomato volatiles and herbivore preferences have yielded conflicting results, both in the volatile chemistry itself as well as in the attraction/repellent herbivore response. This study revisits the volatile-mediated interactions between tomato plants and two of their main herbivores: the leafminerTuta absolutaand the whiteflyTrialeurodes vaporariorum. Tomato plant volatiles were analyzed before and after damage by each of these herbivores, and the preference for oviposition (T. absoluta) and settling (T. vaporariorum) on undamaged and damaged plants was assessed both after conspecific and heterospecific damage. We found that both insects consistently preferred damaged plants over undamaged plants. The emission of herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) increased afterT. absolutadamage but decreased afterT. vaporariorumdamage. While some of our findings are in line with previous reports,T. absolutapreferred to oviposit on plants damaged by conspecifics, which differs from earlier studies. A comparison of HIPVs emitted after damage byT. absolutaandT. vaporariorumrevealed differences in up- or down-regulation, as well as significant variations in specific compounds (12 forT. absolutaand 26 forT. vaporariorumdamaged-plants). Only two compounds,E-caryophyllene and tetradecane, significantly varied because of damage by either herbivore, in line with the overall variation of the HIPV blend. Differences in HIPVs and herbivore preferences may be attributed to the distinct feeding habits of both herbivores, which activate different defensive pathways in plants. The plant's challenge in simultaneously activating both defensive pathways may explain the preference for heterospecific damaged plants found in this study, which are also in line with our own observations in greenhouses.
Argumentation-Based Multi-Agent Distributed Reasoning in Dynamic and Open Environments
Authors: Monte-Alto Helio , Morveli-Espinoza Mariela , Tacla Cesar 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
This work presents an approach for distributed and contextualized reasoning in multi-agent systems, considering environments in which agents may have incomplete, uncertain and inconsistent knowledge. Knowledge is represented by defeasible logic with mapping rules, which model the capability of agents to acquire knowledge from other agents during reasoning. Based on such knowledge representation, it is proposed an argumentation-based reasoning model that enables distributed building of reusable argument structures to support conclusions. Conflicts between arguments are resolved by an argument strength calculation that considers the trust among agents and the degree of similarity between knowledge of different agents, based on the intuition that greater similarity between knowledge defined by different agents implies in less uncertainty about the validity of the built argument. Contextualized reasoning is supported through sharing of relevant knowledge by an agent when issuing queries to other agents, which enable the cooperating agents to be aware of knowledge not known a priori but that is important to reach a reasonable conclusion given the context of the agent that issued the query. A distributed algorithm is presented and analytically and experimentally evaluated asserting its computational feasibility. Finally, our approach is compared to related work, highlighting the contributions presented, demonstrating its applicability in a broader range of scenarios, and presenting perspectives for future work.
Freemasonry in Ukraine from the Origin and until 1919 Characteristic Features
Authors: Курылев К.П. 
Published: July 2023

В статье рассматриваются основные этапы развития масонства на Украине в период ее вхождения в состав Российской империи и вплоть до 1919 г. Показано, что масонство на малороссийских землях появляется примерно в то же время, что и на территории остальной России. У его истоков стояли выходцы из-за рубежа. Причем, что примечательно, речь шла даже об одной фигуре, генерал-аншефе Дж. Кейте, который был как основателем масонства на Украине, так и провинциальным гроссмейстером для России. С учетом того, что часть территории современной Украины находилась в те годы в составе Речи Посполитой, процессы создания масонских лож шли параллельно с Россией. Масонство, соответственно, распространялось на Украине тремя путями: через Польшу, через Россию и непосредственно из западноевропейских стран, причем Галичина и Правобережная Украина относились к польской «сфере влияния», а Левобережье и Слобожанщина – к русской. В силу тесных связей украинских масонов с декабристами, масонские ложи на Украине были запрещены в 1819 г. и возникли вновь в начале ХХ в. Формирование украинской интеллигенции и ее участие в революционном и национальном движении открыли на рубеже XIХ–XX вв. новый этап в украинском масонстве, лучше организованном и более политизированном с учетом связей с Великим Востоком Франции, являвшейся флагманом либерального масонства.
The article discusses the main stages of the development of Freemasonry in the Ukraine as a part of the Russian Empire and up to 1919. It is shown that Freemasonry appears on the Malorossiya lands simultaneously as on the resting territory of of Russia. Its roots are about the same. The originators were foreigners from abroad. And, remarkably, it was even about one figure, the general-anshef James Keith, who was both the founder of Freemasonry in the Ukraine and a provincial grandmaster for Russia. Regarding the fact that part of the territory of the today’s Ukraine was in those years part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the processes of creating Masonic lodges went parallel with Russian one. Freemasonry, accordingly, spread in the Ukraine in three ways: through Poland, through Russia and directly from Western European countries, with Galicia and the Right-Bank Ukraine belonging to the Polish "sphere of influence", and the Left Bank and Slobozhanshchina – to the Russian side. Due to the close ties of the Ukrainian Freemasons with the Decembrists, Masonic lodges in the Ukraine were banned in 1819 and re-emerged in the early XX century. The formation of the Ukrainian intelligentsia and its participation in the revolutionary and national movement opened at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries a new stage in the Ukrainian Freemasonry, but better organized and more politicized, due to ties with the Great East of France, which was the flagship of liberal Freemasonry in the world.
Reasons and Aims of the European Integration Viewed by the French Centre-Left Intellectuals in the 1920s
Authors: Магадеев И.Э. 
Published: July 2023

Цель статьи – выявить представления ряда влиятельных французских интеллектуалов 1920-х гг. о факторах и целях интеграции Европы. Основное внимание сосредоточено на тех деятелях, которых по политическим взглядам можно отнести к левоцентристам (радикалы и социалисты). Автор приходит к выводу о неоднородном и многосоставном характере изученных концепций. Императив недопущения разрушительной войны в Старом Свете опирался как на ценности пацифизма, так и на понимание масштаба тех человеческих жертв и материальных разрушений, которые, как показал опыт 1914–1918 гг., способна принести «тотальная война». К интеграции при этом подталкивало и ослабление Европы в рамках глобального «баланса сил».
This article aims to discern the conceptions of some authoritative French intellectualls of the 1920s dealing with the reasons and aims of the European integration. The special attention is paid to the intellectuals from the centre-left political spectrum of the Third Republic(radicals and socialists). Author concludes that their conceptions were heterogeneous and multi-component. The French centre-left intellectuals, sharing the thesis that there was necessary to exclude the new war in Europe, constructed it not only on the idealistic pacifism but also on the lessons derived from 1914–1918 and destructive experience of “total war”. The weakening of Europe in the global balance of power also influenced heavily the ideas about integration.