bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Conspiracy Theories and Religious Worldviews: Unraveling a Complex Relationship
Authors: Hesse Jacob , Weidemann Christian 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
After offering a definition of “conspiracy theory” and highlighting some interesting interconnections between conspiracy theories and religious worldviews, we turn to epistemologically relevant analogies. Proponents of conspiracy theories and religions have often been accused of the same biases and epistemic vices, e.g., gullibility, hypersensitive proneness to personal explanations, or overemphasis on holistic thinking. So-called Generalism is best understood as the thesis that conspiracy theories are guilty until proven innocent because they share certain “bunkum-making properties.” However, we argue for the particularist position, i.e. the position that a general epistemic presumption against conspiracy theories is not tenable. Building a negative valence into the very notion of conspiracy theory is not convincing either. Given the analogies, our analysis supports similar verdicts with respect to religious worldviews: Like conspiracy theories, they should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis rather than being dismissed simply for being religious. Finally, we reject Bezazel’s view that both conspiracy theories and religious worldviews constitute a-rational frames or “bliks” that, besides other things, ground what counts as an explanation. Such a proposal squares badly with epistemic misgivings about particularly preposterous examples of conspiracy theories and religious worldviews.
Consistent Inconsistencies in the ECtHR’s Approach to Victim Status and Locus Standi
Authors: Sefkow-Werner Violetta 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The ECtHR’s landmark judgment in the case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland contains novel findings on procedural and substantive aspects of human rights protection in the climate change context. To reconcile effective protection of Convention rights with the exclusion of actiones populares, the Court set a high threshold for the individual applicants’ victim status while applying mostly formal criteria to the locus standi of the applicant association. On this count, only the association’s application was admissible. On the merits, the Court found violations of Articles 8 and 6(1) ECHR because Switzerland failed to comply with its positive obligation to protect individuals from the adverse effects of climate change and its courts did not engage seriously with the applicant association’s action. This case note takes a closer look at the ECtHR’s interpretation of standing for individuals and associations and discusses its (non-)alignment with previous case law. In particular, it reflects on the Court’s implicit understanding of the concept of victim in KlimaSeniorinnen and explores whether allowing representative standing is justified based on the Court’s existing case law. The case note concludes with an outlook on the enforcement of collective human rights issues through associations.
Global distribution and sustainable management of Asian corn borer (ACB), Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): recent advancement and future prospects
Authors: Abbas Arzlan , Saddam Babu , Ullah Farman , Hassan Muhammad Asghar , Shoukat Komal , Hafeez Faisal , Alam Aleena , Abbas Sohail , Ghramh Hamed A. , Khan Khalid Ali , Iqbal Rashid , Dara Muhammad Zulqar Nain , Ali Jamin , Ri Zhao Chen 
Published: January 2025

AbstractThe Asian corn borer (ACB), Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée, 1854), is a serious pest of several crops, particularly a destructive pest of maize and other cereals throughout most of Asia, including China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Cambodia. It has long been known as a pest in South-east Asia and has invaded other parts of Asia, Solomon Islands, parts of Africa and certain regions of Australia and Russia. Consequently, worldwide efforts have been increased to ensure new control strategies for O. furnacalis management. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of the ACB covering its (i) distribution (geographic range and seasonal variations), (ii) morphology and ecology (taxonomy, life-history, host plants and economic importance) and (iii) management strategies (which include agroecological approaches, mating disruption, integrated genetic approaches, chemical as well as biological control). Furthermore, we conclude this review with recommendations to provide some suggestions for improving eco-friendly pest management strategies to enhance the sustainable management of ACB in infested areas.
Codas are universally moraic
Authors: Paramore Jonathan Charles 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Mismatches in weight criteria across weight-sensitive processes within individual languages present difficulties for theories of moraic structure, particularly regarding coda weight. Previous accounts, which stipulate that codas are variably moraic to account for the typological variation in the weight status of CVC for primary stress, make incorrect predictions for the status of CVC in other weight-sensitive phenomena, including tone, word minimality and secondary stress, among others. This article proposes a theory of Uniform Moraic Quantity coupled with a new syllable weight metric as a solution, which captures CVC’s flexible weight status while maintaining the cross-linguistic moraicity of codas and avoiding the incorrect predictions that frustrate the standard variable-weight approach.
Hypergraph independence polynomials with a zero close to the origin
Authors: Zhang Shengtong 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
For each uniformity

$k \geq 3$

, we construct

$k$

uniform linear hypergraphs

$G$

with arbitrarily large maximum degree

$\Delta$

whose independence polynomial

$Z_G$

has a zero

$\lambda$

with

$\left \vert \lambda \right \vert = O\left (\frac {\log \Delta }{\Delta }\right )$

. This disproves a recent conjecture of Galvin, McKinley, Perkins, Sarantis, and Tetali.
Forecasting High‐Speed Solar Wind Streams From Solar Images
Authors: Collin Daniel , Shprits Yuri , Hofmeister Stefan J. , Bianco Stefano , Gallego Guillermo 
Published: January 2025

AbstractThe solar wind, a stream of charged particles originating from the Sun and transcending interplanetary space, poses risks to technology and astronauts. In this work, we develop a prediction model to forecast the solar wind speed (SWS) at the Earth. We focus on high‐speed streams (HSSs) and their solar source regions, coronal holes. As input, we use the coronal hole area, extracted from solar extreme ultraviolet (EUV) images and mapped on a fixed grid, as well as the SWS 27 days before. We use a polynomial regression model and a distribution transformation to predict the SWS with a lead time of 4 days. Our forecast achieves a root mean square error (RMSE) of 68.1 km/s for the SWS prediction and an RMSE of 76.8 km/s for the HSS peak velocity prediction for 2010 to 2019. We also demonstrate the applicability of our model to the current solar cycle 25 in an operational setting, resulting in an RMSE of 80.3 km/s and an HSS peak velocity RMSE of 92.2 km/s. The study shows that a small number of physical features explains most of the solar wind variation, and that focusing on these features with simple machine learning algorithms even outperforms current approaches based on deep neural networks and MHD simulations. In addition, we explain why the typically used loss function, the mean squared error, systematically underestimates the HSS peak velocities, aggravates operational space weather forecasts, and how a distribution transformation can resolve this issue.
Using light to image millimeter wave based on stacked meta-MEMS chip
Authors: Wang Han , Wang Zhigang , Gong Cheng , Li Xinyu , Cui Tiansheng , Jiang Huiqi , Deng Minghui , Yan Bo , Liu Weiwei 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
A stacked metamaterial MEMS (meta-MEMS) chip is proposed, which can perfectly absorb electromagnetic waves, convert them into mechanical energy, drive movement of the optical micro-reflectors array, and detect millimeter waves. It is equivalent to using visible light to image a millimeter wave. The meta-MEMS adopts the design of upper and lower chip separation and then stacking to achieve the “dielectric-resonant-air-ground” structure, reduce the thickness of the metamaterial and MEMS structures, and improve the performance of millimeter wave imaging. For verification, we designed and prepared a 94 GHz meta-MEMS focal plane array chip, in which the sum of the thickness of the metamaterial and MEMS structures is only 1/2500 wavelength, the pixel size is less than 1/3 wavelength, but the absorption rate is as high as 99.8%. Moreover, a light readout module was constructed to test the millimeter wave imaging performance. The results show that the response speed can reach 144 Hz and the lens-less imaging resolution is 1.5 mm.
Periodically poled aluminum scandium nitride bulk acoustic wave resonators and filters for communications in the 6G era
Authors: Izhar  , Fiagbenu M. M. A. , Yao S. , Du X. , Musavigharavi P. , Deng Y. , Leathersich J. , Moe C. , Kochhar A. , Stach E. A. , Vetury R. , Olsson R. H. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) filters find applications in radio frequency (RF) communication systems for Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. In the beyond-5G (potential 6G) era, high-frequency bands (>8 GHz) are expected to require resonators with high-quality factor (Q) and electromechanical coupling (

$${k}_{t}^{2}$$

k

t

2

) to form filters with low insertion loss and high selectivity. However, both the Q and

$${k}_{t}^{2}$$

k

t

2

of resonator devices formed in traditional uniform polarization piezoelectric films of aluminum nitride (AlN) and aluminum scandium nitride (AlScN) decrease when scaled beyond 8 GHz. In this work, we utilized 4-layer AlScN periodically poled piezoelectric films (P3F) to construct high-frequency (~17–18 GHz) resonators and filters. The resonator performance is studied over a range of device geometries, with the best resonator achieving a

$${k}_{t}^{2}$$

k

t

2

of 11.8% and a

$${Q}_{{\rm {p}}}$$

Q

p

of 236.6 at the parallel resonance frequency (

$${f}_{{\rm {p}}}$$

f

p

) of 17.9 GHz. These resulting figures-of-merit are (

$${{{\rm {FoM}}}}_{1}={{k}_{t}^{2}Q}_{{\rm {p}}}$$

FoM

1

=

k

t

2

Q

p

and

$${{{\rm {FoM}}}}_{2}={f}_{{\rm {p}}}{{{\rm {FoM}}}}_{1}{\times }{10}^{-9}$$

FoM

2

=

f

p

FoM

1

×

10

−
9

) 27.9 and 500, respectively. These and the

$${k}_{t}^{2}$$

k

t

2

are significantly higher than previously reported AlN/AlScN-based resonators operating at similar frequencies. Fabricated 3-element and 6-element filters formed from these resonators demonstrated low insertion losses (IL) of 1.86 and 3.25 dB, and −3 dB bandwidths (BW) of 680 MHz (fractional BW of 3.9%) and 590 MHz (fractional BW of 3.3%) at a ~17.4 GHz center frequency. The 3-element and 6-element filters achieved excellent linearity with in-band input third-order intercept point (IIP3) values of +36 and +40 dBm, respectively, which are significantly higher than previously reported acoustic filters operating at similar frequencies.
Differential impacts of germline and adult aggrecan knockout in PV+ neurons on perineuronal nets and PV+ neuronal function
Authors: Grødem Sverre , Thompson Elise Holter , Røe Malin Benum , Vatne Guro Helen , Nymoen Nystuen Ingeborg , Buccino Alessio , Otterstad Tarjei , Hafting Torkel , Fyhn Marianne , Lensjø Kristian Kinden 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are a condensed form of extracellular matrix primarily found around parvalbumin-expressing (PV+) interneurons. The postnatal maturation of PV+ neurons is accompanied with the formation of PNNs and reduced plasticity. Alterations in PNN and PV+ neuron function have been described for mental disorders such as schizophrenia and autism. The formation of PNNs is highly dependent on aggrecan, a proteoglycan encoded by the ACAN gene, but it remains unknown if it is produced by the PV+ neurons themselves. Thus, we established a knockout (KO) mouse model (ACANflx/PVcre) and an adeno-associated virus to specifically eliminate aggrecan production from PV+ neurons, in the germline or adult animals, respectively. The germline KO (ACANflx/PVcre) eliminated the expression of PNNs labeled by Wisteria floribunda agglutinin (WFA), the most commonly used PNN marker. Surprisingly, electrophysiological properties of PV+ interneurons and ocular dominance plasticity of adult ACANflx/PVcre mice were similar to controls. In contrast, AAV-mediated ACAN knockout in adult mice increased ocular dominance plasticity. Moreover, in vivo Chondroitinase ABC treatment of KO mice resulted in reduced firing rate of PV+ cells and increased frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSC), a phenotype associated with chABC treatment of WT animals. These findings suggest that compensatory mechanisms may be activated during development in response to the germline loss of aggrecan. Indeed, qPCR of bulk tissue indicates that other PNN components, including neurocan and tenascin-R, are expressed at higher levels in the KO animals. Finally, behavioral testing revealed that ACANflx/PVcre mice had similar long-term memory as controls in the Morris water maze. However, they employed bolder search strategies during spatial learning and showed lower level of anxiety-related behavior in an open field and zero maze.
Non-invasive physical plasma improves conventional wound management of cut and bite wounds in wild European hedgehogs
Authors: Eichler Jürgen , Rulik Björn , Abazid Alexander , Stope Matthias B. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Non-invasive physical plasma (NIPP) has been used effectively for wound healing in human medicine for over two decades. The advantages are that NIPP has few side effects, is painless and gentle on the tissue. The therapeutic effect is mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Based on the biomedical effects known to date, it can be assumed that NIPP can also be used for wound treatment in non-human mammals. In this prospective, non-randomized monocentric clinical trial, 43 European hedgehogs with cut and bite wounds were treated with conventional wound management (CWM: 21 patients) and compared with 22 patients with CWM plus NIPP treatment (CWM + NIPP). Under NIPP treatment, patients showed no signs of pain, stress or discomfort, even after several applications. In 76% of CWM + NIPP patients, three or four NIPP applications were sufficient. In patients in the CWM + NIPP group, wound treatment was completed statistically significantly 6 d earlier (CWM: 19.0 d versus CWM + NIPP: 13.2 d; p = 0.0008). This wildlife clinical trial demonstrates that NIPP can be used to improve wound healing in wild European hedgehogs. It is conceivable that NIPP therapy could also lead to positive effects in other injured wild animals, domestic animals or livestock.
Association of environmental, demographic and clinical parameters with physical activity in children with asthma
Authors: Berrill Jane , James Peter , Michanikou Antonis , Galanakis Emmanouil , Michaelidou Eleni , Kinni Paraskevi , Kalivitis Nikos , Kouvarakis Giorgos , Vasiliadou Emily , Savvides Chrysanthos , Tymvios Filippos , Koutrakis Petros , Yiallouros Panayiotis K. , Kouis Panayiotis 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Personal characteristics, unfavorable weather conditions and air pollution have been linked with reduced physical activity in children. However, among children with asthma the effects of these parameters remain unclear. This study objectively quantified the physical activity of children with asthma and evaluated its association with environmental, personal, and clinical parameters. Participants of the prospective LIFE-MEDEA asthma study wore the EMRACE™ smartwatch daily for continuous monitoring of physical activity and acquisition of global positioning system data. Daily physical activity, personal and clinical data were combined with daily temperature, precipitation, and air pollution levels in adjusted mixed effect regression models to examine the relationship between physical activity and the examined parameters. For a follow-up period of 4 months, 186 children with asthma demonstrated a decrease of 796 steps (95% CI: -1080, -512) on days with precipitation compared to non-precipitation days and a decrease of 96 steps (95% CI: -182, -9) for every 10 µg/m3 increase in PM10. The relationship between temperature and daily steps was characterized by an inverted U-shape. There was also evidence that gender and age-adjusted BMI z-score were negatively associated with daily steps. These results can further inform the design of physical activity interventions targeting children with asthma.
In-vitro-Wirksamkeit von Bakteriophagen gegen die gängigen biofilmbildenden Bakterien in der Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie
Authors: Zellner Alberto Alfieri , Wirtz Dieter Christian , Schildberg Frank Alexander 
Published: January 2025

ZusammenfassungBiofilmbildende Bakterien stellen im klinischen Alltag eine große Herausforderung dar. Dies gilt insbesondere für den bakteriellen Befall von Prothesen oder Osteosynthesematerial in der Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie. Die Therapie mit Bakteriophagen bildet hierfür in der Zukunft, neben chirurgischem Débridement und Antibiotikagabe, möglicherweise das 3. Standbein in der Therapie von Biofilmen.Das Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die aktuellen Daten zur In-vitro-Wirksamkeit von Bakteriophagen gegen Biofilm zu bündeln und somit als Wegweiser für weitere Studien zu dienen.Es wurde eine systematische Literaturrecherche in der PubMed-Datenbank durchgeführt. Von Interesse waren in dieser Suche Studien, die sich mit der In-vitro-Wirksamkeit von Bakteriophagen gegen Biofilme der gängigen Bakterien in der Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie beschäftigt haben.Die Inhalte der durch die systematische Suche gefundenen Studien wurden in verschiedene Kategorien unterteilt und im Anschluss diskutiert. Von Interesse waren die Oberflächen und die Dauer, auf denen die Biofilme gezüchtet wurden. Weiterhin wurde auf die Wirksamkeit von Bakteriophagen und Antibiotika bei gemeinsamer Anwendung Rücksicht genommen. Abschließend wird dargestellt, wie die verschiedenen Autoren die Phagen erhielten, Sensibilitätstestungen durchführten und unter welchen Bedingungen (pH, Temperatur) die Phagen wirksam waren.Die aktuellen Daten zur In-vitro-Wirksamkeit von Bakteriophagen zeigen sich hinsichtlich der Stabilität in sauren und basischen sowie in breiten Temperaturspektren vielversprechend. Es fehlen noch Studien, bei denen mehrwöchig gereifte Biofilme auf Oberflächen untersucht werden, die in der Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie von Interesse sind.
National Consensus on the Assessment of Visual Function for Driving in Switzerland
Authors: Blaser Frank , Schneebeli Martina , Keller Kristina H. , Pfäffli Matthias , Todorova Margarita G. , Kaeser Pierre-François , Anastasi Stefano , Wildberger Hannes , Bochmann Frank , Zweifel Sandrine , Said Sadiq 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Purpose To establish a national consensus on assessing visual function for fitness to drive in Switzerland.
Methods The minimum medical requirements for visual function for fitness to drive are regulated by Swiss Federal Law, namely, by the Traffic Licensing Ordinance (TLO). The medical examination techniques relevant in this context and their assessment are not further specified therein, which leads to legal inequality among drivers and uncertainty among examiners. We established a study group of representatives of the Traffic Medicine Section of the Swiss Society of Forensic Medicine and the Traffic Commission of the Swiss Society of Ophthalmology to develop a national consensus on assessing visual function for fitness to drive in Switzerland. In structured meetings, the authors discussed medical examination techniques and available international and local recommendations on this topic, with respect to Swiss legislation. In the event of a contrary opinion, the topic was discussed again in a follow-up session until we reached an agreement. We defined consensus as complete
agreement on the subject under discussion.
Results The study group held five in-person meetings between March 2019 and January 2023. The authors developed recommendations intended for all professional groups assessing driving fitness. We prepared an aid for daily practice on how to examine the minimum medical requirements for visual function listed in the TLO Annex 1, using standardized test procedures and considered how to interpret the findings obtained, accounting for aspects of traffic medicine and ophthalmology.
Conclusions A consensus on the assessment of visual function for fitness to drive in Switzerland is crucial to ensure legal equality for drivers and legal certainty for examiners. Regular review of the consensus is imperative if we are to consider future legal developments and new scientific evidence in assessing fitness to drive.
Ergebnisse der Behandlung von Fingerkuppendefektverletzungen mit
einem semiokklusiven Verband („Folienverband“) in Kombination mit operativer
Versorgung im Rahmen einer erweiterten Indikationsstellung
Authors: Dimitrova-Chakarova Polina , Prommersberger Karl-Josef , van Schoonhoven Jörg , Mühldorfer-Fodor Marion 
Published: January 2025

ZusammenfassungDie Anwendung von semiokklusiven Folienverbänden (SOFV) hat sich
seit ihrer Einführung durch Mennen und Wiese 1993 kontinuierlich erweitert,
einschließlich der Behandlung von Fingerkuppendefektverletzungen (FKDV) vom
Typ Allen IV, der Nutzung bei einliegendem Fremdmaterial sowie zur
Behandlung von Fingerkuppennekrosen (FKN).Diese Studie untersucht, ob und gegebenenfalls wie sich die
Ergebnisse von FKDV Typ Allen III und IV sowie FKN von denen vom Typ Allen I
und II unterscheiden und, ob unter einem SOFV eingebrachtes Fremdmaterial
wie Nahtmaterial, Kunstnagel und/oder Kirschner-Drähte das Risiko von
Komplikationen erhöht. Insgesamt wurden 50 Patienten mit 44 FKDV und 13 mit FKN im Rahmen einer
operativen Versorgung mit einem SOFV behandelt. Bei 22 der 50 Patienten lag
Fremdmaterial unter dem SOFV ein. Bei der Nachuntersuchung wurden die
Kälteempfindlichkeit, Schmerzen in Ruhe und bei Belastung, der Einsatz des
verletzten Fingers im Alltag, die Zufriedenheit der Patienten mit dem
ästhetischen Ergebnis, die Sensibilität, Schweißsekretion, Papillarleisten
und Beweglichkeit erfasst. Die Fingernägel wurden auf Wachstumsstörungen
kontrolliert. Die Ergebnisse der FKDV Typ Allen I – IV sowie der FKN wurden
miteinander verglichen und wo möglich in Relation zu den Befunden der
unverletzten Finger der Gegenseite gesetzt.Die klinischen Ergebnisse zeigten, dass der SOFV bei allen Amputationshöhen
des Endglieds und auch bei FKN zur Ausbildung einer guten Fingerkuppe
führte. Allerdings traten mehr Nagelwachstumsstörungen auf je kürzer das
Endglied war. Die Patienten mit FKN waren mit dem ästhetischen Ergebnis
weniger zufrieden als Patienten mit primärer Behandlung einer FKDV. Unter
dem SOFV einliegendes Fremdmaterial hatte keinen Einfluss auf die
Ergebnisse, insbesondere traten keine Infektionen auf.SOFV zeigen bei FKDV Typen Allen III und IV sowie FKN gute Ergebnisse,
vergleichbar mit denen der Typen Allen I und II. Allerdings ist es wichtig,
Patienten über mögliche Risiken wie Nagelwachstumsstörungen und
Beeinträchtigungen des ästhetischen Erscheinungsbildes aufzuklären.
Operative Maßnahmen, durch die Fremdmaterial unter einen SOFV zu liegen
kommt, beeinträchtigen nicht die Heilung von FKDV, so dass das
Indikationsspektrum für SOFV um entsprechende Verletzungen erweitert werden
kann.