bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Retracted: Investigating the interactive audio‐visual course mode for college English using virtual reality and artificial intelligence
Authors: Ma Yanfeng 
Published: January 2023

AbstractRetraction: [Yanfeng Ma, Investigating the interactive audio‐visual course mode for college English using virtual reality and artificial intelligence, IET Software 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1049/sfw2.12088)].The above article from IET Software, published online on 9 January 2023 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the Editor‐in‐Chief, Hana Chockler, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET) and John Wiley and Sons Ltd. This article was published as part of a Guest Edited special issue. Following an investigation, the IET and the journal have determined that the article was not reviewed in line with the journal’s peer review standards and there is evidence that the peer review process of the special issue underwent systematic manipulation. Accordingly, we cannot vouch for the integrity or reliability of the content. As such we have taken the decision to retract the article. The authors have been informed of the decision to retract.
Optimal sizing of grid‐connected rooftop photovoltaic and battery energy storage for houses with electric vehicle
Authors: Merrington Sarah , Khezri Rahmat , Mahmoudi Amin 
Published: January 2023

AbstractA practical optimal sizing model is developed for grid‐connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage (BES) of homes with electric vehicle (EV) to minimise the net present cost of electricity. Two system configurations, (1) PV‐EV and (2) PV‐BES‐EV, are investigated for optimal sizing of PV and BES by creating new rule‐based home energy management systems. The uncertainties of EV availability (arrival and departure times) and its initial state of charge, when arrives home, are incorporated using stochastic functions. The effect of popular EV models in the market is investigated on the optimal sizing and electricity cost of the customers. Several sensitivity analyses are adopted based on variations in the grid constrains, retail price and feed in tariff. Uncertainty analysis is provided based on the variations of insolation, temperature, and load to approve the optimal results of the developed model. A practical guideline is presented for residential customers in a typical grid‐connected household to select the optimal capacity of PV or PV‐BES system considering the model of EV. While the proposed optimization model is general and can be used for various case studies, real annual data of solar insolation, temperature, household's load, electricity prices, as well as PV and BES market data are used for an Australian case study. The developed optimal sizing model is also applied to residential households in different Australian States.
Constraining the polarisation flux density and angle of point sources by training a convolutional neural network
Authors: Casas J. M. , Bonavera L. , González-Nuevo J. , Cueli M. M. , Crespo D. , Goitia E. , González-Gutiérrez C. , Santos J. D. , Sánchez M. L. , de Cos F. J. 
Published: January 2023

Context.Constraining the polarisation properties of extragalactic point sources is a relevant task not only because they are one of the main contaminants for primordial cosmic microwave background B-mode detection if the tensor-to-scalar ratio is lower thanr= 0.001, but also for a better understanding of the properties of radio-loud active galactic nuclei.Aims.We develop and train a machine learning model based on a convolutional neural network to learn how to estimate the polarisation flux density and angle of point sources embedded in cosmic microwave background images knowing only their positions.Methods.To train the neural network, we used realistic simulations of patches of 32 × 32 pixels in area at the 217 GHzPlanckchannel with injected point sources at their centres. The patches also contain a realistic background composed of the cosmic microwave background signal, the Galactic thermal dust, and instrumental noise. We split our analysis into three parts: firstly, we studied the comparison between true and estimated polarisation flux densities forP, Q, andUsimulations. Secondly, we analysed the comparison between true and estimated polarisation angles. Finally, we studied the performance of our model with the 217 GHzPlanckmap and compared our results against the detected sources of the SecondPlanckCatalogue of Compact Sources (PCCS2).Results.We find that our model can be used to reliably constrain the polarisation flux density of sources above the 80 mJy level. For this limit, we obtain relative errors of lower than 30% in most of the flux density levels. Training the same network withQandUmaps, the reliability limit is above ±250 mJy when determining the polarisation angle of bothQandUsources. Above that cut, the network can constrain angles with a 1σuncertainty of ±29° and ±32° forQandUsources, respectively. We test this neural network against real data from the 217 GHzPlanckchannel, obtaining similar results to the PCCS2 for some sources; although we also find discrepancies in the 300–400mJy flux density range with respect to thePlanckcatalogue.Conclusions.Based on these results, our model appears to be a promising tool for estimating the polarisation flux densities and angles of point sources above 80 mJy in any catalogue with very small computational time requirements.
The 18–19 March 2022 series of 3He-rich events observed by Solar Orbiter at 0.36 au compared with EUV, X-ray, and radio observations
Authors: Mason G. M. , Nitta N. V. , Bučík R. , Gómez-Herrero R. , Krupar V. , Krucker S. , Ho G. C. , Allen R. C. , Kouloumvakos A. , Wimmer-Schweingruber R. F. , Rodriguez-Pacheco J. , Vecchio A. , Maksimovic M. 
Published: January 2023

Context. During the first close perihelion pass of Solar Orbiter, a series of impulsive 3He-rich solar particle events was observed on 18–19 March 2022 from a distance of 0.36 au. In addition to the energetic particle, radio, and X-ray data from Solar Orbiter, the events were observed in radio and/or extreme ultraviolet by STEREO-A, SDO, Wind, and Parker Solar Probe.
Aims. Observations of the event series along with remote sensing of flaring and radio emission with only small timing delays due to the close distance allow the association with energetic particles to be determined with much higher accuracy than previously possible from 1 au.
Methods. By comparing the onsets of type-III bursts with the arrival of electrons of tens of keV at Solar Orbiter only a few minutes later, it can be seen that, overall, each of the more intense type-III bursts was associated with an electron and ion injection. Extreme ultraviolet data show that the times of the type-III bursts coincide with emission from a small (approximately Earth-sized) loop to the west of a nearby active region.
Results. The energetic particle spectra and abundances show typical properties of impulsive 3He-rich flares and, when combined with the remote sensing observations, establish that the particle-accelerating mechanism in this series of events operates near the solar surface in association with magnetic loops, and in the absence of other phenomena such as jets and small coronal mass ejections.
Phytochemical Characterization of Phitosia crocifolia, a Monotypic Representative of Greek Flora
Authors: Barda Christina , Tzoumaka Alexia , Grafakou Maria-Eleni , Kalpoutzakis Eleutherios , Heilmann Joerg , Skaltsa Helen 
Published: January 2023

AbstractWithin the large Compositae family, Phitosia is considered a monotypic genus of the Greek flora, with its only species P. crocifolia (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kamari & Greuter
growing wild with limited distribution, exclusively on the mountains Taigetos and Parnonas in Peloponnese. P. crocifoliaʼs chemical profile was obtained, herein, for the first time
and led to the isolation of 20 compounds, thirteen of which were characterized as sesquiterpene lactones and the rest mainly as phenolic derivatives. The isolates 1–3,
5 – 7 and 11 – 13 represent new chemical structures. Compounds 2 and 3 especially are substituted with a pentose moiety, a rare phenomenon in
sesquiterpene lactone backbones. A series of spectrometric and spectroscopic techniques were used to elucidate their structures. The relative configurations of the unreported compounds were
established via extensive analysis of NMR spectroscopic and HRESIMS data, assisted by CD spectroscopic measurements. Throughout the entire isolation procedure, selected fractions rich in
sesquiterpene lactones were tested against HeLa cancerous cell line for their cytotoxic effects with the lowest IC50 values being 18.84 µg/mL. Accordingly, among the tested
isolates, compounds 5 and 9 exerted IC50 values of 13.5 µM and 11.4 µM, respectively.
Optimizing the Antimicrobial Synergism of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Essential Oil Combinations for Application against Respiratory Related
Pathogens
Authors: Rapper Stephanie Leigh-de , Viljoen Alvaro , van Vuuren Sandy 
Published: January 2023

AbstractAntimicrobial research into the use of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil has demonstrated broad-spectrum activity; however, much of the research published focuses on identifying
the potential of this essential oil individually, rather than in combination for an enhanced antimicrobial effect. This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial activity of four essential
oil combinations, all inclusive of M. alternifolia, against nine pathogens associated with the respiratory tract. The minimum inhibitory concentration assay was used to determine the
antimicrobial activity of four essential oil combinations, M. alternifolia in combination with Cupressus sempervirens, Origanum majorana, Myrtus communis, and Origanum
vulgare essential oils. The interactions between essential oil combinations were analyzed using isobolograms and SynergyFinder 2.0 software to visualize the synergistic potential at
varied ratios. The antimicrobial activity of the different combinations of essential oils all demonstrated the ability to produce an enhanced antimicrobial effect compared to the essential
oils when investigated independently. The findings of this study determined that isobolograms provide a more in-depth analysis of an essential oil combination interaction; however, the value
of that interaction should be further quantified using computational modelling such as SynergyFinder. This study further supports the need for more studies where varied ratios of essential
oils are investigated for antimicrobial potential.
Webinare für HNO-Fachärzte in Deutschland während der Lockdown-Phase der COVID-19-Pandemie 2020/2021
Authors: Walther Leif Erik , Löhler Jan 
Published: January 2023

Zusammenfassung
Einleitung Webinare waren während der COVID-19-Pandemie eine der wenigen Möglichkeiten, CME-Fortbildungen auch für HNO-Fachärzte weiterhin einer großen Mehrheit zugänglich zu machen. Die Erfahrungen zur Qualität dieser digitalen Bildungsform sind aber noch gering.
Methodik In dieser Studie wurden 6 Webinare (November 2020 bis Mai 2021, Provider Zoom) für HNO-Fachärzte in Deutschland evaluiert, die während des zweiten Lockdowns (Januar bis März 2021) stattfanden. Die Qualitätskontrolle wurde von Teilnehmern und Referenten anhand spezieller Qualitätsfragen durchgeführt. Für die Bewertung wurden Schulnoten (1–6) benutzt. Die Antworten wurden statistisch ausgewertet.
Ergebnisse An den 6 Webinaren nahmen im Durchschnitt 1108 Zuhörer teil. Die Umfragen beantworteten im Mittel 330 HNO-Ärzte. Der Rücklauf der Fragebogen durch die Teilnehmer betrug 30,2%, bei den Referenten 100%. 8 der 9 gestellten Teilnehmerfragen wurden besser als mit der Schulnote 2,0 bewertet. Die Referenten benötigten für die Vorbereitung durchschnittlich 12,8 Stunden. Die Kosten pro Webinar betrugen ca. 3,50€.
Schlussfolgerungen Webinare sind eine effektive und beliebte Form der Fortbildung von HNO-Fachärzten in Deutschland. Sie können zügig und für eine große Teilnehmerzahl organisiert werden, sind kostengünstig und umweltfreundlich. Webinare könnten künftig einen höheren Stellenwert in der CME-Fortbildung einnehmen.
Improving Access to and Quality of Postpartum Contraception Provision
Authors: Cooper Michelle , Cameron Sharon 
Published: January 2023

AbstractSexual activity and fertility can resume shortly after childbirth, but there are barriers to contraceptive access in the postpartum period. Unintended pregnancy and short interpregnancy intervals (of less than one year) can increase the risk of obstetric and neonatal complications. The antenatal period presents an opportunity to discuss contraceptive options, many of which can be safely initiated immediately after childbirth. Successful delivery of a postpartum contraception program requires an adequate number of maternity staff trained to provide the full range of methods.
Microbial Epidemiology of the Cystic Fibrosis Airways: Past, Present, and Future
Authors: Thornton Christina S. , Parkins Michael D. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractProgressive obstructive lung disease secondary to chronic airway infection, coupled with impaired host immunity, is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF). Classical pathogens found in the airways of persons with CF (pwCF) include Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, the Burkholderia cepacia complex, Achromobacter species, and Haemophilus influenzae. While traditional respiratory-tract surveillance culturing has focused on this limited range of pathogens, the use of both comprehensive culture and culture-independent molecular approaches have demonstrated complex highly personalized microbial communities. Loss of bacterial community diversity and richness, counteracted with relative increases in dominant taxa by traditional CF pathogens such as Burkholderia or Pseudomonas, have long been considered the hallmark of disease progression. Acquisition of these classic pathogens is viewed as a harbinger of advanced disease and postulated to be driven in part by recurrent and frequent antibiotic exposure driven by frequent acute pulmonary exacerbations. Recently, CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators, small molecules designed to potentiate or restore diminished protein levels/function, have been successfully developed and have profoundly influenced disease course. Despite the multitude of clinical benefits, structural lung damage and consequent chronic airway infection persist in pwCF. In this article, we review the microbial epidemiology of pwCF, focus on our evolving understanding of these infections in the era of modulators, and identify future challenges in infection surveillance and clinical management.
The Greater Superficial Petrosal Nerve Schwannoma: A Brief Report
Authors: Sarwar Mohammad , Tripathy Laxminarayan , Pramanick Gobinda , Chatterjee Sanhita 
Published: January 2023

AbstractSchwannoma of greater superficial petrosal nerve (GSPNS) is a rare tumor of middle cranial fossa. We report a case of GSPNS presenting with twitching of face and eyelid. We describe its characteristic radiological appearance. Total excision of the GSPNS was done through a subtemporal approach with complete relief of symptoms. GSPNS is a rare tumor of middle cranial fossa. Preoperative diagnosis may be misleading. A high index of suspicion is important to make a correct diagnosis and choose an appropriate approach for surgery as it is amenable to complete excision.
Synthetic Tabular Data Evaluation in the Health Domain Covering Resemblance, Utility, and Privacy Dimensions
Authors: Hernadez Mikel , Epelde Gorka , Alberdi Ane , Cilla Rodrigo , Rankin Debbie 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Background Synthetic tabular data generation is a potentially valuable technology with great promise for data augmentation and privacy preservation. However, prior to adoption, an empirical assessment of generated synthetic tabular data is required across dimensions relevant to the target application to determine its efficacy. A lack of standardized and objective evaluation and benchmarking strategy for synthetic tabular data in the health domain has been found in the literature.
Objective The aim of this paper is to identify key dimensions, per dimension metrics, and methods for evaluating synthetic tabular data generated with different techniques and configurations for health domain application development and to provide a strategy to orchestrate them.
Methods Based on the literature, the resemblance, utility, and privacy dimensions have been prioritized, and a collection of metrics and methods for their evaluation are orchestrated into a complete evaluation pipeline. This way, a guided and comparative assessment of generated synthetic tabular data can be done, categorizing its quality into three categories (“Excellent,” “Good,” and “Poor”). Six health care-related datasets and four synthetic tabular data generation approaches have been chosen to conduct an analysis and evaluation to verify the utility of the proposed evaluation pipeline.
Results The synthetic tabular data generated with the four selected approaches has maintained resemblance, utility, and privacy for most datasets and synthetic tabular data generation approach combination. In several datasets, some approaches have outperformed others, while in other datasets, more than one approach has yielded the same performance.
Conclusion The results have shown that the proposed pipeline can effectively be used to evaluate and benchmark the synthetic tabular data generated by various synthetic tabular data generation approaches. Therefore, this pipeline can support the scientific community in selecting the most suitable synthetic tabular data generation approaches for their data and application of interest.
Sensors and actuators for the advanced LIGO A+ upgrade
Authors: Cooper S. J. , Mow-Lowry C. M. , Hoyland D. , Bryant J. , Ubhi A. , O’Dell J. , Huddart A. , Aston S. , Vecchio A. 
Published: January 2023

Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO A+) is a major upgrade to LIGO—the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory. For the A+ project, we have developed, produced, and characterized sensors and electronics to interrogate new optical suspensions designed to isolate optics from vibrations. The central element is a displacement sensor with an integrated electromagnetic actuator known as a BOSEM (Birmingham Optical Sensor and ElectroMagnetic actuator) and its readout and drive electronics required to integrate them into LIGO’s control and data system. In this paper, we report on the improvements to the sensors and the testing procedures undertaken to meet the enhanced performance requirements set out by the A+ upgrade to the detectors. The best devices reach a noise level of 4.5 ×10−11m/Hz at a measurement frequency of 1 Hz, an improvement of 6.7 times over standard devices.
Imaging suprathermal x-rays from a laboratory plasma jet using PIN-diode-based and scintillator-based 1D pinhole/coded aperture cameras
Authors: Zhou Yi , Pree Seth , Bellan Paul M. 
Published: January 2023

A PIN-diode-based 1D x-ray camera and a scintillator-based 1D x-ray camera, both with a microsecond to submicrosecond time resolution, have been developed to perform time-resolved imaging of transient, low-intensity, suprathermal x-rays associated with magnetohydrodynamic instabilities disrupting a plasma jet. These cameras have a high detection efficiency over a broad x-ray band, a wide field of view, and the capability to produce &gt;50 time-resolved frames with a ≤1 μs time resolution. The x-ray images are formed by a pinhole or by a coded aperture placed outside a vacuum chamber in which the plasma jet is launched. The 1D imaging shows that the location of the x-ray source is either a few centimeters away from an inner disk electrode or near a spatially translatable metal frame that is 30–40 cm away from the electrode. Compared to a pinhole, a coded aperture increases the signal collection efficiency but also introduces unwanted artifacts.
Speech corpus–based study on the speakability in translation of Chinese classical operas
Authors: Ren Xiaofei , Zhang Chuanrui , Zhu Chenshu , Chen Danlei 
Published: January 2023

AbstractSpeakability in drama involves the level of ease with which an individual can coordinate the pronunciation, singing, and emotion of a text. In translations of classical Chinese operas, reproducing the speakability of the original can determine the success of the stage performance of the opera. However, speakability in such translations has not been explored in the literature. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the similarity of the speakability in translations ofAn Enchanting Dream惊梦fromThe Peony Pavilion牡丹亭to that of the original Chinese through a corpus-driven investigation of versions of the opera annotated by Xu Yuanchong and translated by Xu Yuanchong and Xu Ming, Wang Rongpei, and Cyril Birch. We developed a prosodic phonological evaluation system in which duration and pitch were used to compare the source text and target texts by using InterPhonic 5.0 and Praat software. The results indicated that for duration when the context and characterization in the drama are considered, Wang’s translation did not adequately convey emotions. For pitch, the tone ranges of Xu and Xu’s translation fluctuated more drastically, which more effectively conveyed the emotional changes of the original text. Furthermore, the waviness of the pitches in Xu and Xu’s translation was similar to that of the original text. In this study, relative corpora were developed to determine the translated speakability of a Chinese classical opera. Our results may be valuable to translation studies and for the dissemination of traditional Chinese culture.
Null and overt pronoun interpretation in L2 Mandarin resultative constructions
Authors: Slabakova Roumyana , Zhao Lucy , Baker Lewis , Turner James , Tuniyan Elina 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
This experimental study examines the acquisition of null and overt pronoun interpretations in Chinese as a second
language by native speakers of English. A linguistic phenomenon not present in the native language of the learners is identified:
the null element in the embedded subject position of Mandarin resultative constructions can only refer to the main-clause subject,
while an overt pronoun in the same position can refer both to the main-clause subject and to another entity in the discourse. Thus
the acquisition task includes learning a new functional morpheme, a null element, as well as constraining its interpretation in
the resultative construction. We tested 59 L2 learners of Chinese at different proficiency levels and 51 native Mandarin speakers
on a Truth Value Judgment Task. The learners showed a pattern of interpretation that was statistically indistinguishable from the
native speakers’ in all but one context. We argue that our findings point to largely successful acquisition of the requisite
proform interpretations, even though the restrictions on the interpretation of null elements cannot be transferred from the native
language.