bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Deictic Framing Performance Fails to Generalize to Other Perspective-Taking Tasks
Authors: Taylor Tokiko , Sargisson Rebecca J. , Edwards Timothy L. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe behavioral processes underlying perspective taking have not been studied extensively. One approach to understanding and enhancing perspective taking, deictic framing, has been proposed. Proponents of this approach have suggested that deictic framing is a core property of perspective taking. A training protocol based on deictic framing has been developed and tested, but researchers generally evaluate the effectiveness of the protocol using tasks that have a similar format to the training protocol. Little research has examined the protocol’s effectiveness for improving performance in different perspective-taking tasks. We investigated generalization of the performance of three groups of university students trained with a deictic-framing protocol (or not) and tested with two other perspective-taking tasks: a visuospatial perspective taking using a cupboard containing a range of objects and a version of the implicit relational assessment procedure specifically designed to measure perspective taking. The first group was trained with the original verbal protocol with deictic expressions; the second group with the same protocol involving nondeictic words; and the third group was merely exposed to deictic expressions as a control condition. The results suggested that deictic framing is not fundamental to perspective taking, as the performance of the two experimental groups was not significantly different from the control group’s performance. Identification of specific stimulus functions involved in successful perspective taking and how those functions can be established should be addressed in future research.
On-line determination of the trace amount of cobalt(II) in real samples by flame atomic absorption spectrometry method after pre-concentration by modified polyvinyl chloride
Authors: Zarnoushe Farahani Tahere , Bagherian Ghadamali , Arab Chamjangali Mansour , Ashrafi Motahare 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
This work reports a simple and sensitive on-line solid-phase extraction system for the pre-concentration and determination of a trace amount of Co(II (ions by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). This method is based on the on-line retention of cobalt ions with polyvinyl chloride modified by 3-(2-thiazolylazo)-2,6-diaminopyridine in a mini-column system. The retained Co(II) ions were eluted with 1.0 mol L−1 HCl, and direct aspiration to flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) for an accurate determination of it. The important experimental parameters such as the solution pH, length of column (adsorbent mass), sample flow rate, solvent eluent, type and concentration of the eluent, and co-existing ion effects were investigated in detail and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the calibration graph was linear over the concentration range of 2–150 µg L−1 for pre-concentration of 10.0 mL of the sample solution. The interassay precession (n = 6) was in the range of 1.8–5.2% at the concentration levels of 10.0, 50.0, 100.0, and 140.0 µg L−1. The limit of detection and enhancement factor were 1.3 µg L−1 and 40, respectively. The method was applied for determination of trace levels of Co(II) ions in different real samples such as tap water, waste water, vegetable, fruit, and drug with satisfactory results.
Inverse Scattering Transform for Nonlinear Schrödinger Systems on a Nontrivial Background: A Survey of Classical Results, New Developments and Future Directions
Authors: Prinari Barbara 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn this topical review paper we provide a survey of classical and more recent results on the IST for one-dimensional scalar, vector and square matrix NLS systems on the line ($$-\infty<x<\infty$$

-
∞
<
x
<
∞

) with certain physically relevant non-zero boundary conditions at space infinity, discuss some new developments and applications, and offer some perspectives about future directions on the subject.
Effect of Driving Sound of Electric Vehicle on Product Attractiveness
Authors: Kato Takumi , Yokote Ryuji 
Published: June 2023

AbstractProduct sounds are an effective means of communicating product features. However, the existing research on electric vehicle (EV) driving sounds has focused on noise reduction and pedestrian safety. Discussions from the perspective of improving product attractiveness and creating value are lacking. This study examined the effects of the driving sounds of gasoline-powered vehicles and EVs in the Japanese automobile market using randomized controlled trials. For verification, we prepared four types of cars with three types of driving sounds (gasoline-powered engines, gasoline-powered sports engines, and EV motors) for 12 movies. This makes it possible to evaluate the effects of the driving sounds equally. As a result, we clarified that the driving sound of EVs enhances the evaluation of product attractiveness compared to the sound of gasoline-powered sports vehicles. This result implies that practitioners should be aware that recent consumers tend to be more attracted to EVs than gasoline-powered vehicles. Consumers have a beautiful and sophisticated impression of the EV category and electrified future. The results confirm that consumers find the engine of a sports car confusing but find the quietness of EV attractive. The trend toward a higher evaluation of EV motors is more pronounced among younger generations and men. Therefore, although products that restore loud engine noise, despite EVs, exist, the concern is that the direction that companies should aim for is different. This study goes beyond noise reduction and safety assurance and demonstrates the importance of sound design that conveys attractiveness.
La possible réparation du préjudice d’éco-anxiété en Afrique: vers une meilleure protection des droits des peuples autochtones dans le contexte des activités des industries extractives
Authors: Nono Guy Marcel 
Published: June 2023

RésuméAu lendemain de la journée internationale des peuples autochtones initiée par l’Organisation des Nations Unies et célébrée le 9 août de chaque année, cet article est une piste de réflexion pour une meilleure protection des droits de ces peuples dans le contexte des activités extractives. Il suggère que la réception dans la jurisprudence africaine du préjudice moral en général, et celui d’anxiété en particulier, en cas de violation des droits garantis par la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, ouvre une brèche à la réparation du préjudice d’éco-anxiété. Il propose et met en relief les critères juridiques que le juge régional africain pourrait appliquer pour évaluer et réparer la carence fautive de l’État quant à son obligation de garantir le droit à un environnement sain, potentiellement à l’origine du préjudice d’éco-anxiété.
A fourth way to the digital transformation: The data republic as a fair data ecosystem
Authors: Calzati Stefano , van Loenen Bastiaan 
Published: June 2023

AbstractTo harness the promises of digital transformation, different players take different paths. Departing from corporate-driven (e.g., the United States) and state-led (e.g., China) approaches, in various documents, the European Union states its goal to establish a citizen-centric data ecosystem. However, it remains contentious the extent to which the envisioned digital single market can enable the creation of public value and empower citizens. As an alternative, in this article, we argue in favor of afairdata ecosystem, defined as an approach capable of representing and keep in balance the data interests of all actors, while maintain a collective outlook. We build such ecosystem around data commons—as a third path to market and state approaches to the managing of resources—coupled with open data (OD) frameworks and spatial data infrastructures (SDIs). Indeed, based on literature, we claim that these three regimes complement each other, with OD and SDIs supplying infrastructures and institutionalization to data commons’ limited replicability and scalability. This creates the preconditions for designing the main roles, rules, and mechanisms of a data republic, as a possible enactment of a fair data ecosystem. While outlining here its main traits, the testing of the data republic model is open for further research.
q-deformed rational numbers and the 2-Calabi–Yau category of type
Authors: Bapat Asilata , Becker Louis , Licata Anthony M. 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
We describe a family of compactifications of the space of Bridgeland stability conditions of a triangulated category, following earlier work by Bapat, Deopurkar and Licata. We particularly consider the case of the 2-Calabi–Yau category of the

$A_2$

quiver. The compactification is the closure of an embedding (depending on q) of the stability space into an infinite-dimensional projective space. In the

$A_2$

case, the three-strand braid group

$B_3$

acts on this closure. We describe two distinguished braid group orbits in the boundary, points of which can be identified with certain rational functions in q. Points in one of the orbits are exactly the q-deformed rational numbers recently introduced by Morier-Genoud and Ovsienko, while the other orbit gives a new q-deformation of the rational numbers. Specialising q to a positive real number, we obtain a complete description of the boundary of the compactification.
Second language anxiety: Construct, effects, and sources
Authors: Papi Mostafa , Khajavy Hassan 
Published: June 2023

AbstractSecond language (L2) anxiety is the most studied affective factor in the field of second language acquisition. Numerous studies have been conducted on this emotion from different perspectives over the last few decades. These studies can be classified into three groups. The first group has tried to conceptualize and operationalize L2 anxiety and identify the different components or dimensions of the construct (e.g., Cheng, 2004; Horwitz et al., 1986). The second group has explored the impact of L2 anxiety on various motivational, behavioral, learning, and performance aspects of L2 learning (e.g., Gkonou et al., 2017). Finally, the third group has investigated different sources of L2 anxiety (Papi & Khajavy, 2021). In this manuscript, we will draw on studies from the three strands to present an overview of the state of research on this construct and conclude by discussing major issues with the conceptualization, measurement, and design of studies on L2 anxiety.
Constitutions and their foundational discontents: Studying the process of constitution-making in Jammu and Kashmir
Authors: Dar Rouf Ahmad 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis article studies the process of constitution-making in Jammu and Kashmir as a hegemonic process dominated by, and an ideological reflection of, the dominant political party of Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference led by the popular leader Sheikh Abdullah. The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir emerged as an outcome of their ideas. Though the process itself was punctuated by the exclusionary violence against diverse communities present in the state at that time, very little attention has been paid to the idea of a constitution as an exclusivist text that embeds ‘foundational violence’ within it, and that eliminates dissenting groups and prevents the inclusion of plural conceptions of politics by actualizing a monopolistic discourse in favour of the dominant party. This article locates the violence that went into constitution-making and further employs hermeneutical interpretation of the Constituent Assembly Debates of Jammu and Kashmir to locate the differing viewpoints that existed in the State Constituent Assembly. It also takes the surrounding political and ideological context into account. In doing so, it constructs an alternative and ‘unofficial’ version of the constitution-making process, which helps challenge the dominant historical narrative that the constitution-making in Jammu and Kashmir was a successful experiment in Indian federal democracy.
The Role of Job Crafting and Psychological Capital in the Relationship between Job Autonomy and Work Engagement: A Serial Mediation Model
Authors: García-Merino Sonia , Martín Noemy , Alcover Carlos-María 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Work engagement is a scientifically consolidated variable, due to its fundamental role in business practice. To increase work engagement in companies, it is necessary to know which variables are antecedents and how they relate to each other. These variables include job autonomy, job crafting, and psychological capital. This research evaluates the relationships between job autonomy, job crafting, psychological capital, and work engagement. Specifically, based on the job demands and resources model and the conservation of resources theory, the study examines these relationships in a sample of 483 employees, through a serial mediation model. The results show that job crafting, and psychological capital mediates the relationship between job autonomy and work engagement. These results have practical implications for interventions to promote employee work engagement.
Land‐Use Intensity Reversed the Role of Cropland in Ecological Restoration Over the World's Most Severe Soil Erosion Region
Authors: Lan Xin , Liu Zhiyong , Yang Ting , Cheng Linyin , Wang Xiaojun , Wei Wei , Ge Yang , Chen Xiaohong , Lin Kairong , Zhao Tongtiegang , Zhang Xin , Zhou Guoyi 
Published: June 2023

AbstractLong‐term extending cultivation activities resulted in the world's worst soil erosion on the Chinese Loess Plateau (LP). By converting cropland into vegetated land, the Grain for Green Project (GfGP)—the world's largest investment revegetation project—effectively alleviates the soil erosion on the LP. However, during the GfGP implementation, the positive effect of cropland to the revegetation and soil erosion control has been underestimated to date, hindering a comprehensive evaluation to the effect of cropland on ecological restoration. Here, we evaluated the effect of the GfGP on soil erosion control across the LP, analyzed the dominant driver of the LP vegetation greening, and further identified the contributions of croplands to this world's largest revegetation project. We found that the vegetation of the LP was significantly improved and its leaf area increased by 1.23 × 105 km2 after the implementation of the GfGP, which contributed 42% to the decrease of the LP soil loss. Among them, our results show that cropland contributed 39.3% to the increased leaf areas of the LP, higher than grassland (36.3%) and forestland (14.3%). With the reduction of agricultural area, the contribution of cropland to the increased leaf areas in the LP was still the largest, which was mainly due to the increase in cropland utilization intensity. This study highlights the significance of the GfGP in soil erosion control and revises our understanding of the role of cropland in ecological restoration and society development.
Ecohydrologic Dynamics of Rock Moisture in a Montane Catchment of the Colorado Front Range
Authors: Burns E. F. , Rempe D. M. , Parsekian A. D. , Schmidt L. M. , Singha K. , Barnard H. R. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWarming across the western United States continues to reduce snowpack, lengthen growing seasons, and increase atmospheric demand, leading to uncertainty about moisture availability in montane forests. As many upland forests have thin soils and extensive rooting into weathered bedrock, deep vadose‐zone water may be a critical late‐season water source for vegetation and mitigate forest water stress. A key impediment to understanding the role of the deep vadose zone as a reservoir is quantifying the plant‐available water held there. We quantify the spatiotemporal dynamics of rock moisture held in the deep vadose zone in a montane catchment of the Rocky Mountains. Direct measurements of rock moisture were accompanied by monitoring of precipitation, transpiration, soil moisture, leaf‐water potentials, and groundwater. Using repeat nuclear magnetic resonance and neutron‐probe measurements, we found depletion of rock moisture among all our monitored plots. The magnitude of growing season depletion in rock moisture mirrored above‐ground vegetation density and transpiration, and depleted rock moisture was from ∼0.3 to 5 m below ground surface. Estimates of storage indicated weathered rock stored at least 4%–12% of mean annual precipitation. Persistent transpiration and discrepancies between estimated soil matric potentials and leaf‐water potentials suggest rock moisture may mitigate drought stress. These findings provide some of the first measurements of rock moisture use in the Rocky Mountains and indicated rock moisture use is not just confined to periods of drought or Mediterranean climates.
Re‐Visiting EEJ and CEJ Occurrences Pattern Under the Influence of Sq Variations of Both Hemispheres
Authors: Archana R. K. , Lingala Manjula , Arora Kusumita 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe present study investigated the variability in Equatorial electrojet (EEJ) and Counter electrojet (CEJ) extracted at the Indian equatorial station Tirunelveli (TIR) using low‐latitude geomagnetic conjugate sites, Hyderabad (HYB) and GAN Island (GAN) from the northern and southern hemispheres respectively over a period of 5 years. A significant difference in the amplitudes, of more than 10 nT for 43% of the days, is observed when the TIR‐HYB pair and the TIR‐GAN pair are used. Occurrence of CEJs are 60% more when the TIR‐GAN pair is considered. A correlation coefficient of 0.9 is obtained between the monthly mean peaks of diurnal variations in H between TIR and GAN; this correlation coefficient is 0.66 between TIR and HYB. The correlation coefficients from the first principal components of H, at these sites show variability with seasons; the correlation observed between TIR and GAN is higher than that between TIR‐HYB for all seasons except northern winter. This indicates the coupling of EEJ with Sq of both northern or southern hemispheres with varying extents. The present study highlights that the extraction of EEJ/CEJ using Sq from only one hemisphere will lead to biased estimates; even a small difference in the seasonal pattern of ∆H at equatorial and low latitude sites can result in the over/under‐estimation of EEJ and hence CEJ.
Internal Variability of the Climate System Mirrored in Decadal‐Scale Trends of Surface Solar Radiation
Authors: Chtirkova Boriana , Folini Doris , Correa Lucas Ferreira , Wild Martin 
Published: June 2023

AbstractDecadal‐scale unforced climate variability associated with low‐frequency ocean (or coupled) modes can be identified within the time‐evolving sea surface temperature (SST) pattern. We seek to find a relationship between 12 well‐known climate modes of variability (El Niño–Southern Oscillation, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, etc.), which are reflected in the SST pattern, and decadal trends in downwelling shortwave radiation at Earth's surface (surface solar radiation, surface shortwave radiation [SSR]). The analysis is performed using the pre‐industrial control runs (piControl) of 57 models from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project—Phase 6. We find that regional SSR trends occur during periods when a climate mode is transitioning and show a mirroring pattern (opposite sign SSR trends) when the mode transitions in the opposite direction. Unforced trends in clear‐sky SSR are mostly driven by SST‐induced water vapor changes, while all‐sky SSR trends show a complex spatial structure with trends of different signs in different regions. Unforced SSR trends are generally weaker in simulations with climatological SSTs. The role of natural aerosols as another potentially relevant factor for SSR variability is briefly addressed and we find that constantly higher aerosol loads result in increased variability for clear‐sky conditions, but not for all‐sky conditions. The results from this study suggest that all‐sky dimming and brightening in different parts of the world are enhanced rather than suppressed by internal variability related to an SST‐pattern with the exception of India and China, where both effects are present. A practical application can be the planning of photovoltaic energy facilities given areas where internal variability is generally smaller or affects SSR in opposite directions.
Surface warming from altitudinal and latitudinal amplification over Antarctica since the International Geophysical Year
Authors: Xie Aihong , Zhu Jiangping , Qin Xiang , Wang Shimeng , Xu Bing , Wang Yicheng 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWarming has been and is being enhanced at high latitudes or high elevations, whereas the quantitative estimation for warming from altitude and latitude effects has not been systematically investigated over Antarctic Ice Sheet, which covers more than 27 degrees of latitude and 4000 m altitude ranges. Based on the monthly surface air temperature data (1958–2020) from ERA5 reanalysis, this work aims to explore whether elevation-dependent warming (EDW) and latitude-dependent warming (LDW) exist. Results show that both EDW and LDW have the cooperative effect on Antarctic warming, and the magnitude of EDW is stronger than LDW. The negative EDW appears between 250 m and 2500 m except winter, and is strongest in autumn. The negative LDW occurs between 83 °S and 90 °S except in summer. Moreover, the surface downward long-wave radiation that related to the specific humidity, total cloud cover and cloud base height is a major contributor to the EDW over Antarctica. Further research on EDW and LDW should be anticipated to explore the future Antarctic amplification under different emission scenarios.
Genome-wide genetic variation and molecular surveillance of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from asymptomatic individuals in Ouélessébougou, Mali
Authors: Vanheer Leen N. , Mahamar Almahamoudou , Manko Emilia , Niambele Sidi M. , Sanogo Koualy , Youssouf Ahamadou , Dembele Adama , Diallo Makonon , Maguiraga Seydina O. , Phelan Jody , Osborne Ashley , Spadar Anton , Smit Merel J. , Bousema Teun , Drakeley Chris , Clark Taane G. , Stone William , Dicko Alassane , Campino Susana 
Published: June 2023

AbstractSequence analysis of Plasmodium falciparum parasites is informative in ensuring sustained success of malaria control programmes. Whole-genome sequencing technologies provide insights into the epidemiology and genome-wide variation of P. falciparum populations and can characterise geographical as well as temporal changes. This is particularly important to monitor the emergence and spread of drug resistant P. falciparum parasites which is threatening malaria control programmes world-wide. Here, we provide a detailed characterisation of genome-wide genetic variation and drug resistance profiles in asymptomatic individuals in South-Western Mali, where malaria transmission is intense and seasonal, and case numbers have recently increased. Samples collected from Ouélessébougou, Mali (2019–2020; n = 87) were sequenced and placed in the context of older Malian (2007–2017; n = 876) and African-wide (n = 711) P. falciparum isolates. Our analysis revealed high multiclonality and low relatedness between isolates, in addition to increased frequencies of molecular markers for sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and lumefantrine resistance, compared to older Malian isolates. Furthermore, 21 genes under selective pressure were identified, including a transmission-blocking vaccine candidate (pfCelTOS) and an erythrocyte invasion locus (pfdblmsp2). Overall, our work provides the most recent assessment of P. falciparum genetic diversity in Mali, a country with the second highest burden of malaria in West Africa, thereby informing malaria control activities.