bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Impacts of ZnO and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on biological parameters of the Oriental river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849 (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae)
Authors: Rezaei Tavabe Kamran , Samadi Kuchaksaraei Bahareh , Javanmardi Sina 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Nanomaterials (NMs) mainly settle on bottom sediments and accumulate in the benthos of aquatic communities. Decapod crustaceans, being deposit-omnivorous feeders, are appropriate biological models to assay the biological effects of NMs. The present study evaluated the effects of ZnO and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) NMs separately and in combination on the activities of antioxidant enzymes on crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH), hematology, reproductive performance, and hepatopancreas lesions the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849 [De Haan, 1833–1850]. We essayed concentrations of ZnO (0, 1, 10, 30, 50 mg l–1) and MWCNTs (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 mg l–1) and two higher concentrations of the NMs were compared in combined treatments. Both NMs showed dose-dependent effects on reproductive parameters of M. nipponense, especially the fertilization rate of eggs. Inter-molt and inter-spawn periods were postponed and reproduction stopped in 50 ppm ZnO and 15 and 20 ppm MWCNTs treatments. Our findings showed that the release of crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity are directly related to the NMs levels independently as well as in combination. NMs did not show any effect on the activities of alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) enzymes in muscle tissue independently, but the combined effects of the activities of these enzymes were significant. NMs caused hepatocyte enlargement, melanization, apoptosis, and necrosis damages in the hepatopancreas of prawns. The findings showed that ZnO and MWCNTs NMs have strong adverse biological effects on M. nipponense, and that this species is an appropriate bio-indicator and bio-monitor organism for NMs contaminations in the freshwater aquatic environments.
Variation in pollinator visitation among garden cultivars of marigold, portulaca, and bidens
Authors: Browning A , Smitley D , Studyvin J , Runkle E S , Huang Z Y , Hotchkiss E 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Due to declines in pollinator populations, many people are now interested in learning about which annual flowers they can plant in their garden to better support pollinators. However, reports of experimental evaluation of cultivars of annual flowers for attraction to pollinators are scarce. We sampled pollinators visiting six cultivars of marigold (Tagetes erecta and T. patula), ten cultivars of bidens (Bidens ferulifolia and B. aurea), and eight cultivars of portulaca (Portulaca oleracea and P. grandiflora) for two years to compare pollinator visitation rates among cultivars within each flower type. Pollinators collected on flowers in research plots were categorized into four groups, honey bees (Apis mellifera), common eastern bumble bees (Bombus impatiens), wild bees, and syrphids, to show the proportion of different pollinator visitors to each cultivar. Pollinator visitation rates varied significantly among cultivars of marigold, bidens, and portulaca, with some cultivars having as much as 10-fold the visitation rate of other cultivars of the same flower type. In the second year we also evaluated nectar production and nectar quality of the most and least visited cultivars of portulaca and bidens. Our results show that pollinators have a strong preference for cultivars that produce the most nectar or nectar with the highest sugar content. This research will better inform entomologists, growers, educators, and plant breeders, about which cultivars of marigold, portulaca, and bidens are visited the most by pollinators, and how to accurately determine this at the cultivar level.
Effect of Fumagilin-B treatment timing on nosema (Vairimorpha spp.; Microspora: Nosematidae) abundance and honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies under winter management in the Canadian Prairies
Authors: Punko Rosanna N , Currie Robert W , Nasr Medhat E , Hoover Shelley E 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Fumagilin-B is used to treat nosema infection in honey bee colonies; however, it is unclear whether treatment consistently reduces Vairimorpha ceranae (Fries et al.) abundance and improves colony strength and survival in the Canadian Prairies. This study assessed spring and fall fumagillin treatments on nosema abundance, colony strength, and mortality in 2 different beekeeping regions within Alberta, using both indoor and outdoor wintering management at each site. We compared 4 fumagillin treatments: Spring-only, Fall-only, Spring-and-Fall, and Control (no treatment). The spring treatment dose was ~68 mg/colony, whereas the fall treatment dose was 120 or 48 mg/colony, depending on the year. We found that the colonies were infected predominately with V. ceranae, with V. apis (Zander) present only in mixed infections in a subset of colonies. Although treatment in either the spring or fall did reduce nosema abundance in the short term, it did not eliminate the infection, making continued monitoring necessary. Colony strength was improved by spring treatment in some locations but not consistently, possibly due to the treatment timing or low dose. The combined spring and fall treatment increased colony survival over winter in one of 2 yr. Wintering method did not interact with treatment to affect nosema abundance in the spring. There does not appear to be a significant residual benefit of fall treatment as it did not reduce spring nosema abundance or increase colony population. Therefore, spring treatment should be applied to reduce spring V. ceranae abundance rather than relying on residual efficacy from previous fall treatments.
Clinical impact of comprehensive medication management services offered to geriatric and hypertensive patients
Authors: Rezende Cristiane de Paula , do Nascimento Mariana Martins Gonzaga , Ferreira Sabrina Gonçalves , Santos Bruna Damázio , Neves Carina de Morais , de Oliveira Grazielli Cristina Batista , Nascimento Yone de Almeida , Ramalho-de-Oliveira Djenane 
Published: April 2023

Abstract

Objectives
To assess the clinical impact of comprehensive medication management (CMM) services offered to geriatric and hypertensive patients in primary health care in Brazil.

Methods
A quasi-experimental study was carried out with patients followed up in primary care in three Brazilian cities (n = 346). McNemar’s test was used to assess the clinical impact of the service.

Key findings
A total of 1308 drug therapy problem (DTPs) were identified and 581 (44.4%) were resolved. Among the DTPs, the majority were related to non-adherence to therapy (23.9%; n = 313) or the need for additional medications (18.2%; n = 238). It was observed an increase in the proportion of people who had their blood pressure controlled at the last visit when compared with the first visit.

Conclusions
This study indicates that the CMM service can contribute to achieving blood pressure control in geriatric and hypertensive patients. The frequency of DTPs was high in the studied population, but many DTPs were resolved by pharmacists.
Particle beam therapy for pelvic recurrence of colorectal cancer: a registry data analysis in Japan and a systematic review
Authors: Murayama Shigeyuki , Yamada Shigeru , Hiroshima Yuichi , Takiyama Hirotoshi , Taguchi Hiroshi , Kimoto Takuya , Anzai Makoto , Hagiwara Yasuhito , Yasui Kazuaki , Mori Keita , Ishihara Soichiro , Ueno Hideki , Shimizu Shinichi , Aoyama Hidefumi , Tsuji Hiroshi , Sakurai Hideyuki 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of particle beam therapy (PBT) with proton or carbon ion beam for pelvic recurrence of colorectal cancer (PRCC) by comparing the clinical outcomes of a dataset of prospectively enrolled patients for PBT with those from the literature, which were collected by a systematic review of external X-ray radiotherapy (XRT) and PBT. Patients with PRCC treated at 14 domestic facilities between May 2016 and June 2019 and entered the database for prospective observational follow-up were analyzed. The registry data analyzed included 159 PRCC patients treated with PBT of whom 126 (79%) were treated with carbon ion radiation therapy (CIRT). The 3-year overall survival and local control rate were 81.8 and 76.4%, respectively. Among these PRCC patients, 5.7% had Grade 3 or higher toxicity. Systematic search of PubMed and Cochrane databases published from January 2000 to September 2020 resulted in 409 abstracts for the primary selection. Twelve studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. With one additional publication, 13 studies were selected for qualitative analysis, including 9 on XRT and 4 on PBT. There were nine XRT studies, which included six on 3D conformal radiotherapy and three on stereotactic body radiation therapy, and four PBT studies included three on CIRT and one on proton therapy. A pilot meta-analysis using literatures with median survival time extractable over a 20-month observation period suggested that PBT, especially CIRT, may be a promising treatment option for PRCC not amenable to curative resection.
Nicolau syndrome following Intramuscular Diclofenac Injection: a case report and review of the literature
Authors: Ata Yaser M , Ahmed Mohamed B , Al-Mohannadi Fatima S , Al-Jassim Fatima A , Shabbir Azhar 
Published: April 2023

AbstractNicolau syndrome (NS), also referred as embolia cutis medicamentosa and livedo-like dermatitis, is an uncommon complication followed by drugs administered intramuscularly, intraarticularly or subcutaneously. In this case report we present a case of a 65-year-old lady who had a single dose of diclofenac sodium as an intramuscular injection in her left buttock due to back pain that led to developing what known as NS. She was treated with surgical debridement, drain insertion and skin approximation with antibiotics for 2 weeks with daily sterile dressing. The wound healed completely with scarring. NS is a preventable outcome, thus, proper procedures and precautions should be taken during intramuscular medication administration. Healthcare providers should avoid unnecessary injections, be familiar with the complication and consider it as a potential diagnosis for severe localized pain after any injection.
‘A great pedestrian’: John Stuart Mill, the Walking Philosopher
Authors: Stack David 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Walking was an essential part of John Stuart Mill’s education, working life, and leisure. As a boy, James Mill schooled his son on daily walks; as an adult, Mill made an 11-mile round trip across London on foot to work and back each day; for recreation he went on walking tours; his passion for botany led him to walk regularly in rural Britain; later in life he undertook walking tours across France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey. Mill, in short, was ‘a great pedestrian’. But this aspect of his life remains under appreciated by historians. By combining insights from the history of emotions, cultural history, and cultural geography, with the burgeoning literature on the significance of walking, this article will demonstrate that Mill’s walking – including where he walked, and how he walked – is not only worthy of attention, but can help us to better understand both his identity and his thought. The article not only connects Mill to the peripatetic and romantic pedestrian traditions, but also seeks to demonstrate that walking aided the process, and helped to shape the content, of Mill’s philosophy. In particular, the article argues that an appreciation of Mill’s walking can contribute to the development of a new perspective on the thorny question of Mill’s understanding of higher and lower pleasures.
The publication of impaired doctors’ identity by Australian and New Zealand tribunals: law, practice, and reform
Authors: Bradfield Owen M , Bismark Marie M , Spittal Matthew J , O’Brien Paula 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
For doctors with mental health or substance use disorders, publication of their name and sensitive medical history in disciplinary decisions may adversely impact their health and may reinforce barriers to accessing early support and treatment. This article challenges the view that naming impaired doctors or disclosing the intimate details of their medical condition in disciplinary decisions always serves the public interest in open justice. We analysed and compared the approach of Australian and New Zealand health tribunals to granting orders that suppress the name and/or medical history of impaired doctors. This revealed that Australian tribunals are less likely to grant non-publication orders compared to New Zealand, despite shared common law history and similar medical regulatory frameworks. We argue that Australian tribunals could be more circumspect when dealing with sensitive information in published decisions, especially where such information does not directly form a basis for the decision reached. This could occur without compromising public protection or the underlying goals of open justice. Finally, we argue that a greater distinction should be made between those aspects of decisions that deal with conduct allegations, where full details should be published, and those that deal with impairment allegations, where only limited information should be disclosed.
Red riding on hood: exploring how galaxy colour depends on environment
Authors: Bhambhani Pankaj C , Baldry Ivan K , Brough Sarah , Hill Alexander D , Lara-Lopez M A , Loveday J , Holwerda B W 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
Galaxy populations are known to exhibit a strong colour bimodality, corresponding to blue star-forming and red quiescent subpopulations. The relative abundance of the two populations has been found to vary with stellar mass and environment. In this paper, we explore the effect of environment considering different types of measurements. We choose a sample of 49 911 galaxies with 0.05 &lt; z &lt; 0.18 from the Galaxy And Mass Assembly survey. We study the dependence of the fraction of red galaxies on different measures of the local environment as well as the large-scale `geometric’ environment defined by density gradients in the surrounding cosmic web. We find that the red galaxy fraction varies with the environment at fixed stellar mass. The red fraction depends more strongly on local environmental measures than on large-scale geometric environment measures. By comparing the different environmental densities, we show that no density measurement fully explains the observed environmental red fraction variation, suggesting the different measures of environmental density contain different information. We test whether the local environmental measures, when combined together, can explain all the observed environmental red fraction variation. The geometric environment has a small residual effect, and this effect is larger for voids than any other type of geometric environment. This could provide a test of the physics applied to cosmological-scale galaxy evolution simulations as it combines large-scale effects with local environmental impact.
Examining transitional galaxies to understand the role of clusters and their dynamical status in galaxy quenching
Authors: Brambila Douglas , Lopes Paulo A A , Ribeiro André L B , Cortesi Arianna 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
In this work, we consider four different galaxy populations and two distinct global environments in the local Universe (z ≤ 0.11) to investigate the evolution of transitional galaxies (such as star-forming spheroids and passive discs) across different environments. Our sample is composed of 3899 galaxies within the R200 radius of 231 clusters and 11 460 field galaxies. We also investigate the impact of the cluster’s dynamic state, as well as the galaxy’s location in the projected phase space diagram. We found that although the cluster environment as a whole influences galaxy evolution, the cluster dynamical state does not. Furthermore, star-forming galaxies represent recent cluster arrivals in comparison to passive galaxies (especially in the case of early-types). Among the early-type galaxies, we find that the Dn(4000) and H δ parameters indicate a smooth transition between the subpopulations. In particular, for the star-forming early-type galaxies, we detect a significant difference between field and cluster galaxies, as a function of stellar mass, for objects with log M*/M⊙ &gt; 10.5. Analysing the colour gradient, the results point towards a picture where field galaxies are more likely to follow the monolithic scenario, while the cluster galaxies the hierarchical scenario. In particular, if we split the early-type galaxies into lenticulars and ellipticals, we find that the steeper colour gradients are more common for the lenticulars. Finally, our results indicate the need for galaxy pre-processing in smaller groups, before entering clusters.
An analysis of the turbulence in the central region of the Orion Nebula (M42) – II. Homogeneity and power-spectrum analyses
Authors: Anorve-Zeferino G A 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
In this second paper, we continue our analysis of the turbulence in the Huygens region of the Orion Nebula (M42). We calculate the associated transverse structure functions up to eighth order and find that the higher-order transverse structure functions are almost proportional to the second-order transverse structure function. We find that, after proper normalization, the higher-order transverse structure functions only differ by very small deviations from the second-order transverse structure function in a subinterval of the inertial range. We demonstrate that this implies that the turbulence in the Huygens region is quasi-log–homogeneous or, to a better degree of approximation, binomially weighted log–homogeneous in the statistical sense. This implies that there is some type of invariant statistical structure in the velocity field of the Huygens region. We also obtain and analyse the power spectrum of the turbulent field. We find that it displays a large tail that follows, very approximately, two power laws: one of the form E(k) ∝ k−2.7 for the initial side of the tail, and one of the form E(k) ∝ k−1 for the end of the tail. We find that the power law with exponent β ∼ −2.7 corresponds to spatial scales of 0.0301–0.6450 pc. We find that the exponent of the first power law β ∼ −2.7 is related to the exponent α2 of the second-order structure function in the inertial range. We interpret the second power law with exponent β ∼ −1 as an indicator of viscous-dissipative processes occurring at scales of δr = 1–5 pixels, which correspond to spatial scales of 0.00043–0.00215 pc.
Generalized equipartition method from an arbitrary viewing angle
Authors: Matsumoto Tatsuya , Piran Tsvi 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
The equipartition analysis yields estimates of the radius and energy of synchrotron self-absorbed radio sources. Here we generalize this method to relativistic off-axis viewed emitters. We find that the Lorentz factor Γ and the viewing angle θ cannot be determined independently but become degenerate along a trajectory of minimal energy solutions. The solutions are divided into on-axis and off-axis branches, with the former reproducing the classical analysis. A relativistic source viewed off-axis can be disguised as an apparent Newtonian one. Applying this method to radio observations of several tidal disruption events, we find that the radio flare of AT 2018hyz, which was observed a few years after the optical discovery, could have been produced by a relativistic off-axis jet with a kinetic energy of $\sim 10^{53}\, \rm erg$ that was launched around the time of discovery.
Focal ratio degradation in optical fibres for the Hector integral field units
Authors: Wang Adeline Haobing , Brown Rebecca , Bryant Julia J , Leon-Saval Sergio 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
Focal Ratio Degradation (FRD) in optical fibres can result in light loss. In astronomical instrumentation, FRD must be controlled because light levels are low. A new Integral Field Spectrograph (IFS) instrument called Hector, was recently completed and was installed on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) in Australia in 2021 December. The integral field units (IFUs) for Hector made with hexagonally packed multi-mode fibres are called hexabundles. In this paper, we introduce a cone-beam measurement method to measure FRD at optical wavelengths. We present the FRD and throughput performance of the hexabundles for Hector and show that the process for making hexabundles introduced no additional significant FRD beyond that of the bare fibre.
A moderate spin for the black hole in X-ray binary MAXI J1348−630 revealed by Insight-HXMT
Authors: Wu Hanji , Wang Wei , Sai Na , Zhu Haifan , Chen Jiashi 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
MAXI J1348−630 is a low-mass X-ray black hole binary located in the Galaxy and undergone the X-ray outburst in 2019. We analysed the observation data in very soft state during the outburst between MJD 58588 and MJD 58596 based on the Insight-HXMT observations from 2 to 20 keV via the continuum fitting method to measure the spin of the stellar-mass black hole in MAXI J1348−630. The inner disc temperature and the apparent inner disc radius were found to be $0.47\pm 0.01 \rm \,\rm \,keV$ and 5.33 ± 0.10 Rg from the observation data modeled by the multicolour disc blackbody model. Assuming the distance of the source $D\sim 3.4 \rm \,kpc$ , the mass of the black hole M ∼ 11 M⊙, and the inclination of the system i ∼ 29.2°, the spin is determined to be a⋆ = 0.41 ± 0.03 for fixing hardening factor at 1.6 and $n_{H}=8.6\times 10^{21} \rm cm^{-2}$ . Besides, considering the uncertainty of the parameters D, M, i of this system, with the Monte Carlo analysis, we still confirm the moderate spin of the black hole as $a_{\star }=0.42^{+0.13}_{-0.50}$ . Some spectral parameters (e.g. column density and hardening factor) which could affect the measurements of the BH spin are also briefly discussed.
FAST discovery of long tidal tails in NGC 4490/85
Authors: Liu Yao , Zhu Ming , Yu Haiyang , Ai Mei , Jiang Peng , Liu Siqi , Yuan Lixia 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
We report the discovery of a 100 kpc H i tail in the merging galaxy pair NGC 4490/85 detected by the Five-Hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). The tidal tails extended in both the south and north directions, and they are much longer than that reported previously based on the VLA interferometric maps. The NGC 4490/85 is surrounded by a large gas envelope, and a starburst low-metallicity dwarf galaxy MAPS 1231+42 is found to be connected with the gas envelope, indicating that galaxy interaction trigged the intense star formation in it. Based on the fact that the metallicity in MAPS 1231+42 is one order of magnitude lower than that in the two discs of NGC 4490 and NGC 4485, we speculate that the gas near this galaxy should be primordial and could be due to gas inflow from the circumgalactic medium. We also found a collimated gas component pointing at a nearby dwarf galaxy KK 149, suggesting that this galaxy might also be interacting with the NGC 4490 pair. We discuss the possible origin of the long tidal tails and the extended gas envelope in this merging system based on the new data from FAST.