bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Western Cattle Egrets’ (Bubulcus ibis) roosting colony size estimates in urban landscape mosaics of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with notes on habitat threats and features near roosts
Authors: Cele Jennifer Z. , Maseko Mfundo S. T. , Downs Colleen T. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Western Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) persist through phenotypic plasticity in behaviour and undertaking various forms of migration to exploit available resources in the anthropogenic landscape mosaics. The degradation of natural habitats, with land conversion for agriculture and urbanisation means co-existing alongside humans. However, their persistence is affected by human-egret conflict, exacerbated by a growing human population. We investigated the size of Western Cattle Egrets roosting colonies within the uMgungundlovu (Pietermaritzburg) and eThekwini (Durban) Municipalities, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We observed landscape features within 30 km of roosts with notes on possible threats to urban persistence, from October 2018 to September 2019. These areas were both urban mosaic landscapes with some remaining natural green areas as well as managed green spaces with urban built. We conducted monthly roosting or nesting population estimates of Western Cattle Egrets in these municipalities and identified characteristics which allow their urban roost persistence. An increase in roosting population from under 500 individuals in 2018 to over 600 individuals in the post-breeding season in 2019 was observed; however, no significant difference in roosting population size between the breeding and the post-breeding seasons was found. All Western Cattle Egret roosting and nesting colonies were within 10 km of a landfill, wetland, major road, river, or grassland. In addition, nesting sites were more likely to be near a wastewater treatment facility than roosts without nests. Roosting and nesting sites had varying levels of disturbance, and they require protection for continued Western Cattle Egret persistence in urban mosaic landscapes.
Association between inflammatory biomarkers and the cognitive response to a multidomain intervention: secondary longitudinal analyses from the MAPT study
Authors: Gonzalez-Bautista Emmanuel , Soto Maria , Abellan van Kan Gabor , Delrieu Julien 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate the association of systemic inflammation measured by plasma biomarkers with the change in cognitive function among participants from the Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial (MAPT) exposed to the multidomain intervention (MI). Secondary analysis of the MAPT longitudinal data. MAPT is a randomized, placebo-controlled trial with 3 interventional groups (omega-3 only, MI only, omega-3 plus MI) and a control group. We tested the association of the change in cognitive function with inflammatory biomarkers (tumoral necrosis factor receptor-1 (TNFR1), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP1), Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF15), Interleukin-6 (IL6) and C reactive protein (CRP)) using mixed-effects models. A subgroup analysis was performed in those exposed to the MI. The response to the MI was defined as the change in the composite cognitive score over the 2-year clinical follow-up period. by modeling the response to the intervention and identifying “good responders”, i.e., those in the 5th quintile of response at the end of the intervention period (2 years after the measurement of inflammatory markers). We included 1,527 participants (mean age 75.3, SD = 4.4; 64% female). Higher levels of GDF15 and TNFR1 were associated with a worse trajectory in the cognitive composite score in adjusted models. "Good responders" had an estimated mean change in the composite score of 0.051 (SD 0.062) over two years of intervention, compared to -0.136 (SD = 0.111) for the "not-good responders". Higher IL6 levels were associated with a decreased likelihood of being a "good responder" (OR = 0.22, p = 0.018, 95% CI 0.06; 0.78), with similar results for CRP (OR = 0.48, p = 0.009, 95% CI 0.28; 0.84). Higher inflammation was associated with a worse cognitive trajectory among nondemented participants and a lower likelihood of being classified as a "good responder" in those receiving a MI. Further confirmation of these findings could lead to the use of systemic inflammation as inclusion or stratification criteria in prevention trials.
Affordance-Based Information Technology Sensemaking [ABITS]
Authors: Mesgari Arvin , Okoli Chitu , Ortiz de Guinea Ana 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Information Technology (IT) use gives rise to a wide variety of outcomes. This stems in part from the divergent ways in which individuals understand technology. While the sensemaking literature unveils how meaning is attached to organizational phenomena via cognitive and social processes, it overlooks the discovery dimension of making sense, that is detecting the role of the IT artifact in bringing about outcomes. In other words, there is a need to explain how the IT artifact contributes to technology sensemaking and its outcomes. This paper presents a framework that enables scholars to analyze the IT artifact’s role in technology sensemaking and its outcomes. The paper proposes an Affordance-Based IT Sensemaking (ABITS) framework that explicates IT sense-made as a distinctive ontological arrangement among the users’ perceptions of technology affordances, the affordances that users actualize, and the user characteristics that underpin optimal adaptation. The study shows how these sense-made configurations lead to outcomes for individuals and organizations. This conceptual combination allows for the examination of user appropriations of new technology, as well as the integration of the IT artifact into accounts of IT sensemaking and its outcomes.
A Systematic Review of the Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Infants with Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Authors: Wildes Dermot Michael , Dunne Esme , Mullaly Rachel , Costigan Caoimhe Suzanne , Awan Atif , El-Khuffash Afif , Boyle Michael A 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Purpose of Review
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common and associated with poor clinical outcomes in neonates, affecting nearly a third of infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Premature infants and infants with very low birth weight are particularly predisposed to acute kidney injury. The presence of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) may result in an inequitable distribution of cardiac output, which may compromise end-organ perfusion. Both conservative management and intervention have the potential to exacerbate AKI. This systematic review sought to assimilate the existing literature pertaining to the study of AKI in infants with PDA.

Recent Findings
This article collates the relevant literature using a systematic search strategy pertaining to the study of AKI in infants with PDA. Seventeen studies were identified using PRISMA methodology.

Summary
There is a paucity of literature pertaining to the incidence of acute kidney injury in infants in the setting of a haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus. There is a great degree of heterogeneity in approach taken to define AKI/hsPDA in existing literature. Further research must employ the modified neonatal KDIGO criteria and a robust PDA scoring system which accurately measures ductal significance.
Effects of various process parameters in the joining process on the squeeze flow of highly viscous thermal interface materials
Authors: Gilich J. , Teutenberg D. , Meschut G. , Gröger B. , Wiebicke F. , Koch I. , Gude M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Powertrain concepts incorporating renewable energies are an essential element of the energy revolution and increasingly require efficient manufacturing processes for electronic systems. Particularly, the joining of structures to be thermally coupled, such as the battery modules and the thermal management system (TMS), poses new challenges in process design. Factors that limit the process include the increased density, viscosity, and abrasiveness of thermal pastes as well as the pressure sensitivity of battery modules. The research presented aims to systematically investigate the influences of joining parameters on flow behavior, the formation of air inclusions, and the occurring joining forces to understand and systematically optimize the joining process. Employing a test setup following the Closing-Hele-Shaw-Cell, the influence of specific process parameters on the joining process such as the joining speed, joining gap, application pattern, and temperature was investigated for a silicone- and a polyurethane-based thermally conductive paste. The results indicate a high dependency of both the ensuing joining forces and the flow behavior on the parameters investigated. These insights imply a potential systematic parameter optimization and the specific adaptation of the joining process to improve flow behavior and reduce compressive stresses. This can ensure lower component deformations and qualify the process for the employment of cell types with a higher power density, a reduced encapsulation, and lower stiffness while at the same time improving production rates.
Advances in automated anesthesia: a comprehensive review
Authors: Cai Xiuding , Wang Xueyao , Zhu Yaoyao , Yao Yu , Chen Jiao 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Anesthesia is a fundamental aspect of modern medical practice, ensuring patient safety and comfort during surgical procedures by effectively managing hypnosis and analgesia. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has facilitated the emergence of automated anesthesia systems, significantly enhancing the precision, efficiency, and adaptability of anesthesia management in complex surgical environments. This review provides a comprehensive survey of the existing literature on automated anesthesia, focusing on three key areas: physiological modeling, automatic anesthesia control, and performance evaluation. It critically examines the strengths and limitations of current methodologies, including traditional statistical learning, machine learning and deep learning approaches, while discussing future development trends in the field. By synthesizing recent technological advancements and clinical applications, this work aims to provide valuable insights for researchers and clinicians, promoting the evolution of intelligent and automated anesthesia practices. Ultimately, this review underscores the transformative potential of AI-driven solutions in delivering personalized anesthesia care, optimizing both hypnosis and analgesia, and enhancing surgical outcomes.
Mineralogy and crystal-chemistry of trioctahedral smectites from Turkey
Authors: Lorenzo Adrián , García-Romero Emilia , Yeniyol Mefail , Suárez Mercedes 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This study focused on a detailed mineralogical and crystal-chemical analysis of Mg-smectites from four bentonite samples from Turkey. Mg-rich smectites, mainly associated with alkaline and evaporitic depositional conditions, are formed in environments such as salt lakes, brine springs, and sabkhas, as well as in hydrothermal systems, in some cases by transformation from other phyllosilicates. Saponite has also been documented on the surface of Mars. The systems that produce Mg-smectites are less common than those that produce dioctahedral Al-smectites and consequently Mg-rich smectites are less abundant than dioctahedral smectites. For this reason, information on nanoscale mineralogy and crystal chemistry of Mg-smectites is relatively lacking. In this study, X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and electron microscopy were used to study Mg-smectites. The crystal chemistry of single crystals determined with analytical electron microscopy in transmission electron microscopy (AEM-TEM) revealed that all samples had notable variability in the composition of individual crystals, such that no point analysis resulted in ideal structural formulae for saponite, stevensite, sepiolite, or palygorskite. They contain SiO2 content greater than that corresponding to a Mg-smectite, even stevensite, and often are intermediate to Mg-smectites and the sepiolite-palygorskite series. Meanwhile, the number of octahedral cations is small for fibrous clay minerals. Neither the point analysis of smectitic particles nor the mean structural formula fit properly for Mg-smectites showing crystallochemistry complexity. The results of these point analyses, in which no contamination has been observed, suggest that these smectites have intermediate compositions between trioctahedral smectites and sepiolite-palygorskite, indicating nanometer-scale intergrowths of these minerals in Mg-rich clay deposits.
Sacralizing the Nation: The Adoption of Takfīr in Mandate Palestine, 1929–35
Authors: Rock-Singer Aaron 
Published: January 2025

AbstractIn January 1935, Palestinian Islamic thinkers, in conversation with counterparts elsewhere in the Middle East and South Asia, concluded that those who sold or facilitated the sale of land to the Mandate Jewish community must be excommunicated. This article explores the emergence of such religious excommunication (takfīr) in Mandate Palestine between 1929 and 1935 based on a wide range of periodicals and pamphlets from this period. It argues that, far from a story of an underlying “Islamic radicalism” which reemerged in a time of pressure, this is a case in which internal and external political and economic pressures necessitated a drastic solution which could distinguish Muslims committed to the Palestinian nationalist project from those who were not. In doing so, the article contributes to scholarship on both Modern Islam and Mandate Palestine.
S-layers: from a serendipitous discovery to a toolkit for nanobiotechnology
Authors: Sleytr Uwe B. , Pum Dietmar 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Prokaryotic microorganisms, comprising Bacteria and Archaea, exhibit a fascinating diversity of cell envelope structures reflecting their adaptations that contribute to their resilience and survival in diverse environments. Among these adaptations, surface layers (S-layers) composed of monomolecular protein or glycoprotein lattices are one of the most observed envelope components. They are the most abundant cellular proteins and represent the simplest biological membranes that have developed during evolution. S-layers provide organisms with a great variety of selective advantages, including acting as an antifouling layer, protective coating, molecular sieve, ion trap, structure involved in cell and molecular adhesion, surface recognition and virulence factor for pathogens. In Archaea that possess S-layers as the exclusive cell wall component, the (glyco)protein lattices function as a cell shape-determining/maintaining scaffold. The wealth of information available on the structure, chemistry, genetics and in vivo and in vitro morphogenesis has revealed a broad application potential for S-layers as patterning elements in a molecular construction kit for bio- and nanotechnology, synthetic biology, biomimetics, biomedicine and diagnostics. In this review, we try to describe the scientifically exciting early days of S-layer research with a special focus on the ‘Vienna-S-Layer-Group’. Our presentation is intended to illustrate how our curiosity and joy of discovery motivated us to explore this new structure and to make the scientific community aware of its relevance in the realm of prokaryotes, and moreover, how we developed concepts for exploiting this unique self-assembly structure. We hope that our presentation, with its many personal notes, is also of interest from the perspective of the history of S-layer research.
Kinetic Alfven Waves Driving Auroral O+ Ion Outflows to Form Plasma Cloak During the 17 March 2015 Geomagnetic Storm
Authors: Tian S. , Li J. , Wang C.‐P. , Ma Q. , Bortnik J. , Ferradas C. P. , Liu J. , Shen Y. , Lyons L. R. 
Published: January 2025

AbstractWe present multi‐platform observations of plasma cloak, O+ outflows, kinetic Alfven waves (KAWs), and auroral oval for the geomagnetic storm on 17 March 2015. During the storm's main phase, we observed a generally symmetric equatorward motion of the auroral oval in both hemispheres, corresponding to the plasmasphere erosion and inward motion of the plasma sheet. Consequently, Van Allen Probes became immersed within the plasma sheet for extended hours and repeatedly observed correlated KAWs and O+ outflows. The KAWs contain adequate energy flux toward the ionosphere to energize the observed outflow ions. Adiabatic particle tracing suggests that the O+ outflows are directly from the nightside auroral oval and that the energization is through a quasi‐static potential drop. The O+ outflows from the nightside auroral oval were adequate (‐ #/‐s) and prompt (several minutes) to explain the newly formed plasma cloak, suggesting that they were a dominant initial source of plasma cloak during this storm.
Wind‐Driven Variability in the Prereversal Enhancement of the Equatorial Vertical Plasma Drift: Climatologies Observed by ICON
Authors: Harding Brian J. , Serrano Mateo Cardona , Gasque L. Claire , Joanne Wu Yen‐Jung , Maute Astrid , Immel Thomas J. 
Published: January 2025

AbstractThe prereversal enhancement (PRE) is a brief surge in upward plasma velocity in the evening equatorial ionosphere and a driver of equatorial spread‐F. This study reports the first PRE climatology from Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) data, exhibiting seasonal and longitudinal variability that is qualitatively consistent with results from two previous satellite missions. Previous missions, however, lacked the neutral wind observations to characterize their impact on the PRE. To quantitatively assess wind impacts, numerical experiments are performed with a standalone dynamo solver using winds from the TIEGCM‐ICON, which is driven from below by observed tides. To quantify the impact of solar/magnetic geometry, such as the alignment between the solar terminator and the magnetic meridian, the model was first driven with seasonally and longitudinally averaged winds (which includes seasonally averaged zonal‐mean winds and migrating tides). This reproduces the observed PRE variability with a correlation of 0.44. Incorporating longitudinally and seasonally varying wind patterns improves the correlation to 0.68. This suggests that climatological wind variability is an important driver of PRE variability, but future work is needed to account for the missing variability. Potential missing drivers include conductivity variability near the terminator and mesoscale wind features such as the solar terminator wave.
Returning genetic risk information for hereditary cancers to participants in a population-based cohort study in Japan
Authors: Ohneda Kinuko , Suzuki Yoichi , Hamanaka Yohei , Tadaka Shu , Shimada Muneaki , Hasegawa-Minato Junko , Takahashi Masanobu , Fuse Nobuo , Nagami Fuji , Kawame Hiroshi , Kobayashi Tomoko , Yamaguchi-Kabata Yumi , Kinoshita Kengo , Nakamura Tomohiro , Ogishima Soichi , Kumada Kazuki , Kudo Hisaaki , Kuriyama Shin-ichi , Izumi Yoko , Shimizu Ritsuko , Tochigi Mikako , Motonari Tokiwa , Tokunaga Hideki , Kikuchi Atsuo , Masamune Atsushi , Aoki Yoko , Ishioka Chikashi , Ishida Takanori , Yamamoto Masayuki 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Large-scale population cohort studies that collect genomic information are tasked with returning an assessment of genetic risk for hereditary cancers to participants. While several studies have applied to return identified genetic risks to participants, comprehensive surveys of participants’ understanding, feelings, and behaviors toward cancer risk remain to be conducted. Here, we report our experience and surveys of returning genetic risks to 100 carriers of pathogenic variants for hereditary cancers identified through whole genome sequencing of 50 000 individuals from the Tohoku Medical Megabank project, a population cohort study. The participants were carriers of pathogenic variants associated with either hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (n = 79, median age=41) or Lynch syndrome (n = 21, median age=62). Of these, 28% and 38% had a history of cancer, respectively. We provided information on cancer risk, heritability, and clinical actionability to the participants in person. The comprehension assessment revealed that the information was better understood by younger (under 60 years) females than by older males. Scores on the cancer worry scale were positively related to cancer experiences and general psychological distress. Seventy-one participants were followed up at Tohoku University Hospital; six females underwent risk-reducing surgery triggered by study participation and three were newly diagnosed with cancer during surveillance. Among first-degree relatives of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer carriers, participants most commonly shared the information with daughters. This study showed the benefits of returning genetic risks to the general population and will provide insights into returning genetic risks to asymptomatic pathogenic variant carriers in both clinical and research settings.
pir-hsa-216911 inhibit pyroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma by suppressing TLR4 initiated GSDMD activation
Authors: Liao Zhouxiang , Yang Lichao , Cheng Xiaojing , Huang Xuejing , Zhang Qi , Wen Daoqiang , Song Zhenyu , Li Yasi , Wen Sha , Li Yongfeng , Ou Meizhen , Huang Zhangnan , Liu Tianqi , He Min 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a global health concern, ranking as the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, the role of piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in HCC processes has not been extensively explored. Through small RNA sequencing, our study identified a specific piRNA, pir-hsa-216911, which is highly expressed in HCC cells. This overexpression of pir-hsa-216911 promotes HCC cell invasion and inhibits cell death, particularly pyroptosis. Knocking out pir-hsa-216911 led to increased cell pyroptosis activity, resulting in the activation of caspase-1 and GSDMD. Further analysis revealed that pir-hsa-216911 targets and suppresses TLR4, a key gene associated with pyroptosis in HCC. In the Huh7 cell line, pir-hsa-216911 knockout confirmed its role in suppressing the TLR4/NFκB/NLRP3 pathway by silencing TLR4. Knocking out pir-hsa-216911 significantly inhibited the formation of Huh7 xenograft tumor. In HCC patients, pir-hsa-216911 was highly expressed in HCC tumor samples with steatosis, suppressing TLR4 expression and inhibiting GSDMD activation. This study introduces pir-hsa-216911 as a new high-expressing piRNA in HCC, which inhibits pyroptosis by silencing TLR4 to suppress GSDMD activation. These findings have significant implications for HCC molecular subtyping and as a potential target for cancer therapy.