bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of selenium nanoparticles on biological and morphofunctional parameters of barley seeds (Hordéum vulgáre L.)
Authors: Nagdalian Andrey Ashotovich , Blinov Andrey Vladimirovich , Siddiqui Shahida Anusha , Gvozdenko Alexey Alekseevich , Golik Alexey Borisovich , Maglakelidze David Guramievich , Rzhepakovsky Igor Vladimirovich , Kukharuk Maxim Yurievich , Piskov Sergey Ivanovich , Rebezov Maksim Borisovich , Shah Mohd Asif 
Published: April 2023

AbstractThe purpose of this work was to study the effect of selenium nanoparticles (Se NPs) on the biological and morphofunctional parameters of barley seeds (Hordéum vulgáreL.) We used seeds ofHordéum vulgáreL. with reduced morphofunctional characteristics. For the experiment, Se NPs were synthesized and stabilized with didecyldimethylammonium chloride. It was found that Se NPs have a spherical shape and a diameter of about 50 nm. According to dynamic light scattering data, the average hydrodynamic radius of the particles was 28 ± 8 nm. It is observed that the nanoparticles have a positive ζ-potential (+ 27.3 mV). For the experiment, we treatedHordéum vulgáreL. seeds with Se NPs (1, 5, 10 and 20 mg/L). The experiment showed that treatment ofHordéum vulgáreL. seeds with Se NPs has the best effect on the length of roots and sprout at concentration of 5 mg/L and on the number and thickness of roots at 10 mg/L. Germinability and germination energy ofHordéum vulgáreL. seeds were higher in group treated with 5 mg/L Se NPs. Analysis of macrophotographs of samples, histological sections of roots and 3D visualization of seeds by microcomputing tomography confirmed the best effect at 5 mg/L Se NPs. Moreover, no local destructions were detected at concentrations > 5 mg/L, which is most likely due to the inhibition of regulatory and catalytic processes in the germinating seeds. the treatment ofHordéum vulgáreL. seeds with > 5 mg/L Se NPs caused significant stress, coupled with intensive formation of reactive oxygen species, leading to a reorientation of root system growth towards thickening. Based on the results obtained, it was concluded that Se NPs at concentrations > 5 mg/L had a toxic effect. The treatment of barley seeds with 5% Se NPs showed maximum efficiency in the experiment, which allows us to further consider Se NPs as a stimulator for the growth and development of crop seeds under stress and reduced morphofunctional characteristics.
Selection of new sweetpotato hybrids for West Africa using accelerated breeding scheme and genotype × environment interaction under drought stress
Authors: Mahaman Mourtala Issa Zakari , Oselebe Happiness Ogba , Baina Dan-jimo , Nwankwo Innocent Ifeanyi Maxwell , Houdegbe Aristide Carlos , Oumarou Souleyman , Chukwu Samuel C. , Moussa Baragé 
Published: April 2023

AbstractWest Africa is a dry region and drought tolerant sweetpotato cultivar was not reported. The objective of this study was to develop higher yielding drought tolerant sweetpotato hybrids following accelerated breeding scheme (ABS), and study G × E interaction. During advanced yield trial, the assessment of clones was conducted in six locations: four in Niger and two in Nigeria. Data were collected on storage root yield (SRY), harvest index (HI) and root dry matter content (DMC). Twenty-three hybrids were evaluated under drought and irrigation. Terminal drought was imposed. SAS and GenStat softwares were used for analyses. Based on drought susceptibility index (DSI), drought tolerant expression (DTE) and HI, clones 4 × 5 – 3, 9 × 7 – 1, 5 × 9 – 2, 3 × 6 – 2, and 3 × 12 – 3 were the best in SRY under drought stress and well-watered in combined data. Using AMMI stability value (ASV) and stability cultivar superiority (SCS), results revealed that the most superior cultivars were unstable. Clones 12 × 5 – 1 and 9 × 10 – 1 were recommended under drought for SRY stability combined with high DMC and high total carotene (TC). Under irrigation, the 13 × 8 – 2 is good candidate for stability across all locations combined with high DMC and medium TC, while clone 4 × 3 – 2, 13 × 8 – 2, 4 × 6 – 2 and 6 × 8 – 5 were stable SRY with high DMC. Therefore, these hybrids could be evaluated at on-farm trials to release the best to farmers.
Network pharmacology mechanism of Scutellarin to inhibit RGC pyroptosis in diabetic retinopathy
Authors: Li Na , Guo Xi-Liang , Xu Min , Chen Ji-Lin , Wang Yu-Fei , Jie-Sun  , Xiao Yu-Gao , Gao An-Shun , Zhang Lan-Chun , Liu Xue-Zheng , Wang Ting-Hua 
Published: April 2023

AbstractTo investigate the effect of scutellarin (SCU) in diabetic retinopathy (DR) and explore the associated molecular network mechanism. The animal model of DR was established from diabetic mellitus (DM) rats by intraperitoneally injected streptozotocin (STZ) at dosage 55 mg/kg. Meanwhile, SCU was intraperitoneally administrated to protect retina from cell pyroptosis induced by DM, and cell pyroptosis was detected by using HE, Nissl staining, and immunofluorescence recognition. Moreover, the hub gene involving in pyroptosis in DR was screened by bioinformatics and network pharmacology, designated as Venny intersection screen, GO and KEGG analysis, PPI protein interaction, and molecular docking. Lastly, the expressional change of hub genes were validated with experimental detection. Cell pyroptosis of the DR, specifically in retina ganglion cells (RGC), was induced in DM rats; SCU administration results in significant inhibition in the cell pyroptosis in DR. Mechanically, 4084 genes related to DR were screened from GeneCards and OMIM databases, and 120 SCU therapeutic targets were obtained, by using GeneCards, TCMSP with Swiss Target Prediction databases. Moreover, 357 targets related to pyroptosis were found using GenenCards database, and Drug, disease and phenotypic targets were analyzed online using the Draw Venn Diagram website, and 12 cross targets were obtained. Through GO function and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis, 659 BP related items, 7 CC related items, 30 MF related items, and 70 signal pathways were screened out; Of these, eleven proteins screened from cross-target PPI network were subsequently docked with the SCU, and their expressions including caspase-1, IL-1β, IL-18, GSDMD and NLRP3 in RGC indicated by immunofluorescence, and the mRNA expression for caspase-1 in DR indicated by quantitative PCR, were successfully validated. SCU can effectively protect RGC pyroptosis in DR, and underlying mechanisms are involved in the inhibition of caspase-1, GSDMD, NLRP3, IL-1β and IL-18. Our findings therefore provide crucial evidence to support the clinic practice of SCU for the treatment of DR, and explained the underlying molecular network mechanism.
Flexibly designable wettability gradient for passive control of fluid motion via physical surface modification
Authors: Funayama Keita , Miura Atsushi , Tanaka Hiroya 
Published: April 2023

AbstractModified solid surfaces exhibit unique wetting behavior, such as hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity. Such behavior can passively control the fluid flow. In this study, we experimentally demonstrated a wettability-designable cell array consisting of unetched and physically etched surfaces by reactive ion etching on a silicon substrate. The etching process induced a significant surface roughness on the silicon surface. Thus, the unetched and etched surfaces have different wettabilities. By adjusting the ratio between the unetched and etched surface areas, we designed one- and two-dimensional wettability gradients for the fluid channel. Consequently, fine-tuned channels passively realized unidirectional and curved fluid motions. The design of a wettability gradient is crucial for practical and portable systems with integrated fluid channels.
Waist circumference mediates the association between rs1260326 in GCKR gene and the odds of lean NAFLD
Authors: Wu Na , Li Jie , Zhang Jing , Yuan Fan , Yu Ning , Zhang Fengwei , Li Dong , Wang Jianying , Zhang Lei , Shi Yi , He Guang , Ji Guang , Liu Baocheng 
Published: April 2023

AbstractWhile non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been widely studied, the pathophysiology of lean NAFLD, the critical NAFLD subgroup, remains elusive. This study aimed to clarify the association between polymorphisms of GCKR, waist circumference, and the odds of lean NAFLD in the elderly Chinese Han population who live in the Zhangjiang community center of Shanghai, China. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including rs1260326, rs780093, and rs780094, were genotyped in MassARRAY Analyzer. The association between SNPs with waist circumference in five genetic models was analyzed and rechecked by the logistic regression analysis. Mediation models were established to evaluate whether the waist circumstance can mediate the association between SNPs and lean NAFLD. In this study, the frequency of the C allele of rs1260326, rs780093, and rs780094 was significantly lower in lean NAFLD individuals than in lean non-NAFLD ones. The association between rs1260326 in GCKR and the odds of lean NAFLD was mediated via waist circumference after adjusting gender and age in the elderly Chinese Han population (β = 1.196, R2 = 0.043, p = 0.020). For the first time, this study examined the mediating effect of waist circumference on the association between rs1260326 in GCKR and the odds of lean NAFLD (β = 0.0515, 95% CI 0.0107–0.0900, p = 0.004). It may contribute to illustrating the pathogenesis of lean NAFLD and indicate that waist circumference management might improve lean NAFLD control.
Five-minute oscillations of photospheric and chromospheric swirls
Authors: Liu Jiajia , Jess David , Erdélyi Robert , Mathioudakis Mihalis 
Published: April 2023

Context. Swirls are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere. They are thought to be related to the excitation of different modes of magnetohydrodynamic waves and pulses, as well as spicules. However, statistical studies of their collective behaviour are rare.
Aims. We aim to study the collective as well as the individual behaviour of photospheric and chromospheric swirls detected by the automated swirl detection algorithm (ASDA) from observations obtained by the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope and the Hinode satellite.
Methods. We performed a detailed analysis of six different parameters of photospheric and chromospheric swirls with the wavelet analysis. Two clusters with periods with significant wavelet power, one from 3 − 8 min and the other from 10 − 14 min, were found. The former coincides with the dominant period of the global p-mode spectrum. The wavelet and fast Fourier transform analysis of example swirls also revealed similar periods.
Results. These results suggest that global p-modes might be important in triggering photospheric and thus chromospheric swirls. A novel scenario of global p-modes providing energy and mass fluxes to the upper solar atmosphere via generating swirls, Alfvén pulses, and spicules is then proposed.
3D simulations of AGB stellar winds
Authors: Esseldeurs M. , Siess L. , De Ceuster F. , Homan W. , Malfait J. , Maes S. , Konings T. , Ceulemans T. , Decin L. 
Published: April 2023

Context. Stars with an initial mass below ~8 M⊙ evolve through the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase, during which they develop a strong stellar wind, due to radiation pressure on newly formed dust grains. Recent observations have revealed significant morphological complexities in AGB outflows, which are most probably caused by the interaction with a companion.
Aims. We aim for a more accurate description of AGB wind morphologies by accounting for both the radiation force in dust-driven winds and the impact of a companion on the AGB wind morphology.
Methods. We present the implementation of a ray tracer for radiative transfer in the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code PHANTOM. Our method allows for the creation of a 3D map of the optical depth around the AGB star. The effects of four different descriptions of radiative transfer, with different degrees of complexity, are compared: the free-wind approximation, the geometrical approximation, the Lucy approximation, and the attenuation approximation. Finally, we compare the Lucy and attenuation approximation to predictions with the 3D radiative transfer code MAGRITTE.
Results. The effects of the different radiative transfer treatments are analysed considering both a low and high mass-loss rate regime, and this both in the case of a single AGB star, as well as for an AGB binary system. For both low and high mass-loss rates, the velocity profile of the outflow is modified when going from the free-wind to the geometrical approximation, also resulting in a different wind morphology for AGB binary systems. In the case of a low mass-loss rate, the effect of the Lucy and attenuation approximation is negligible due to the low densities but morphological differences appear in the high mass-loss rate regime. By comparing the radiative equilibrium temperature and radiation force to the predictions from MAGRITTE, we show that for most of the models, the Lucy approximation works best. Although, close to the companion, artificial heating occurs and it fails to simulate the shadow cast by the companion. The attenuation approximation leads to stronger absorption of the radiation field, yielding a lower equilibrium temperature and weaker radiation force, but it produces the shadow cast by the companion. From the predictions of the 3D radiative transfer code MAGRITTE, we also conclude that a radially directed radiation force is a reasonable assumption.
Conclusions. The radiation force plays a critical role in dust-driven AGB winds, impacting the velocity profile and morphological structures. For low mass-loss rates, the geometrical approximation suffices, however for high mass-loss rates, a more rigorous method is required. Among the studied approaches, the Lucy approximation provides the most accurate results, although it does not account for all effects.
Relationship between Diabetes Self-Management and the Use of Health Care Apps: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Inagaki Satoshi , Kato Kenji , Abe Kozue , Takahashi Hiroaki , Matsuda Tomokazu 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Background People with diabetes are increasingly using smartphone health care applications (apps) to manage their health. However, few studies have examined the percentage of people with diabetes using health care apps and their relationship to self-care.
Objective The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of health care apps among people with diabetes and the relationship between app use and self-management.
Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey among people with type 2 diabetes. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted using the scores of the Japanese version of Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities and exercise and general diet subscales as the objective variables.
Results Of 253 participants included in this study, 61 (24.1%) used health care apps. Approximately 20% of those aged ≥ 60 also used health care apps. Use of health care apps was a significant predictor of physical activity frequency along with autonomous motivation (p < 0.001). Participants who used health care apps showed a 0.91 point higher physical activity score than those who did not. Regarding the general diet score, the use of health care apps was not significantly associated with dietary habits (p = 0.29).
Conclusion Among people with type 2 diabetes, 24.1% used health care apps, and self-management scores of exercise were significantly higher in people with diabetes who used health care apps than in those who did not.
El franquismo frente a otras voces
Authors: Fernández-Gil María Jesús 
Published: April 2023

AbstractThis paper examines the influence of the socio-political environment on the publication of the first translation into Catalan of Anne Frank’s diary (Folch i Camarasa1959), which had passages cut from the Spanish rendition in 1955. Based on two translations of the same text into two languages spoken in Spain, the analysis will center on the impact of the changes that occurred during the 1950s, characterized by a moderate “opening up.” Attention will be drawn to the role played by the Catalonian publishing industry in reviving cultural production at a time when the voices of the Other were subject to strict control. The efforts to ensure that the book – penned by an author whose testimony pertained to a distant reality – was available in Catalan show the willingness to use translation to question the dominant hegemonic discourse. Furthermore, the text can be considered the initiator of the development undergone by the publishing sector in Catalonia starting in 1962. On the other hand, tolerance of this translation is to be explained because the Francoist regime had to adapt to the circumstances and make concessions to promote a positive international image.
Le motif de l’araignée dans le conte de
l’Infanticide
Authors: Barale Elisabetta 
Published: April 2023

Résumé
Cette étude se penche sur l’image de l’araignée
et le motif de l’empoisonnement par son ingestion dans le conte de
l’Infanticide. Rédigé par le(s) compilateur(s) de
la seconde Vie des Pères à partir de deux anecdotes des
Vitae fratrum ordinis Praedicatorum, ce récit jouit
d’un grand succès témoigné, entre autres, par quatre réécritures en
prose sous la forme de miracles mariaux composées entre le XIVe et le
XVe siècle. Deux lectures complémentaires de ces textes – en
réseau et en diachronie – se révèlent utiles afin de comprendre le rôle des
arachnides dans le bestiaire marial occidental aussi bien que
l’évolution de leur symbolique au fil du temps. En plus de confirmer
l’ambiguïté de ces bêtes qui, sans cacher leur caractère inquiétant, se
font exécutrices du dessein divin, les résultats de nos analyses invitent à
envisager davantage la fin du Moyen Âge comme une époque de transition vers la
première modernité. Les changements concernant le traitement de la figure de
l’araignée – qui dans la Vie des Pères incarne les
péchés de l’héroïne du conte, mais qui est ensuite de plus en plus
associée à son état de maladie mentale, voire à la mélancolie – en
constitueraient un exemple.
Délaisser l’écorce et goûter du ‘fruict interieur’
Authors: Cifarelli Paola 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
The prose fable collection known as the Anonymous of 1547 was a
real bestseller, with at least twenty editions published before the end of the
16th century. This translation differs from the other three that appeared
between 1480 and the middle of the 16th century in its intention to combine
tradition and innovation with regard to the order of the tales, the choice of
sources and the use of prose; the intention to follow the pattern of an emerging
‘bon usage’ characterises this translation, intended to provide an example of
elegant prose. After having highlighted the specificities of this collection,
two annotated copies will be described, in order to anchor the hypotheses
concerning the target audience on concrete data.
A new approach to scribal abbreviation in the Bestiaire in Merton College Library, MS
249
Authors: Dows-Miller Sebastian 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Macro-level, quantitative approaches to certain scribal features such as spelling have offered much to the
development of the field of manuscript studies, and yet the evidence afforded by abbreviation remains hitherto largely unexamined.
This paper examines a bestiary found within a discrete section of a codex in Merton College Library in Oxford, using it as a case
study to assess the value of examining features of scribal abbreviation through mixed-method analysis. Such an approach has
utility in allowing us to reinforce or challenge existing hypotheses regarding the production of individual manuscript units, but
it has not yet reached its full potential, and future work is required, particularly in the analysis of dated and datable
manuscripts, in order to reveal how quantitative facts about scribal preferences changed over time, and how this can be used in
the examination of manuscripts for which no date of creation is known.
Le chien, l’enfant et le serpent
Authors: Foehr-Janssens Yasmina 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Starting from the tale “Canis” as it appears in the French Roman des Sept Sages in verse (version K) and in the Dolopathos of Jean de Haute-Seille, as well as in its adaptation into Old French by Herbert, I will discuss the complex imaginary relationships between the human and animal actors in a tale which recounts a family drama. Our attention will be focused on the presence of snakes, which maintain a strange familiarity with domestic space. In this respect, different versions of the fable of “The Man and the Snake” will be discusses, as they often include, like the story of “Canis,” the murder of a child by a snake.
I propose to consider a political reading of these narratives of negotiated cohabitation and shared food whose implications go beyond the private sphere to take on ethical significance in a feudal context.
Dogs of lust, loyalty, and ingratitude in the Early Modern manuscript
painting of Robinet Testard
Authors: Friedman John B. , Figg Kristen M. 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Robinet Testard, the court illuminator from 1484 to 1531 for
Count Charles of Angoulême (d. 1496) and Louise of Savoie (d. 1531), had an
artistic career extending from the era of the handwritten book into the age of
printing and graphic media. His embrace of these new technologies included
pasting in and coloring the twelve single-leaf Large Passion cycle engravings of
Israel van Meckenem into a manuscript book of hours (Paris, BnF, lat. 1173) that
he was illustrating for Charles, a practice that allows us to see how he chose
to enhance certain details and even add new ones that radically altered the
meaning of the scene. In many of his illuminations done for the Valois couple,
Testard had enjoyed adding dogs to scenes both to appeal generally to the
contemporary fashion for dogs in scenes of courtly domestic life and to express
his own moral and religious convictions on the topics of sexual license or
marital fidelity. In the BnF hours of Charles of Angoulême, however, we see
these dogs put to a new use. In Testard’s reworking of the Apostle Peter’s
denial of Jesus in the Interrogation before Annas print and in the Crowning with
Thorns print (with a subtext of the biblical Malchus’ failure to acknowledge
Jesus’ miraculous healing of his severed ear), we can see how Testard
brilliantly reworks existing dogs though color, expression, and body language to
express his disapproval of religious ingratitude.
Du liniere au lièvre chez Geoffroi de la Tour
Landry, Caxton et Marquard vom Stein
Authors: Tassone Claudia 
Published: April 2023

Résumé
Cette étude se pose le but d’examiner le cas spécifique d’un
animal ‘mystérieux’ dans un des livres de conduite les plus célèbres du Moyen
Âge, le Livre du Chevalier de la Tour Landry pour l’enseignement de ses
filles. L’auteur, Geoffroi de la Tour Landry, instruit ses filles à
vivre dans le monde, et il le fait en leur montrant les mauvais comportements à
éviter et en leur proposant différents modèles à suivre. Dans un de ses
chapitres, il mentionne quatre animaux, dont trois servent à illustrer un
comportement à refuser et un, dont le nom varie dans les manuscrits, est en
revanche proposé comme modèle de vertu. Dans la tentative d’identifier ce
dernier animal, nous avons consulté plusieurs manuscrits ainsi que les
traductions médiévales en anglais et en allemand du Livre du Chevalier
de la Tour Landry, ce qui témoigne de l’importance d’une étude
interlinguistique même pour les textes médiévaux.