bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Influence of end‐tidal CO2 on cerebral blood flow during orthostatic stress in controls and adults with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Authors: van Campen C. (Linda) M. C. , Rowe Peter C. , Verheugt Freek W. A. , Visser Frans C. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBrain perfusion is sensitive to changes in CO2 levels (CO2 reactivity). Previously, we showed a pathological cerebral blood flow (CBF) reduction in the majority of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients during orthostatic stress. Limited data are available on the relation between CO2 and CBF changes in ME/CFS patients. Therefore, we studied this relation between ME/CFS patients and healthy controls (HC) during tilt testing. In this retrospective study, supine and end‐tilt CBF, as measured by extracranial Doppler flow, were compared with PETCO2 data in female patients either with a normal heart rate and blood pressure (HR/BP) response or with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), and in HC. Five hundred thirty‐five female ME/CFS patients and 34 HC were included. Both in supine position and at end‐tilt, there was a significant relation between CBF and PETCO2 in patients (p < 0.0001), without differences between patients with a normal HR/BP response and with POTS. The relations between the %CBF change and the PETCO2 reduction were both significant in patients and HC (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0012, respectively). In a multiple regression analysis, the patient/HC status and PETCO2 predicted CBF. The contribution of the PETCO2 to CBF changes was limited, with low adjusted R2 values. In female ME/CFS patients, CO2 reactivity, as measured during orthostatic stress testing, is similar to that of HC and is independent of the type of hemodynamic abnormality. However, the influence of CO2 changes on CBF changes is modest in female ME/CFS patients.
Kant über das Satanisch-Böse
Authors: Welsch Martin 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
According to Kant, men cannot do evil for the sake of evil. A satanic act of resistance against the moral law is impossible, and therefore the idea of ultimate evil is called a “mere idea”. However, it isn’t impossible to realize the idea of satanic evil, as is widely thought: the idea of ultimate evil can be fully realized by the everyday evil of men, as if they were ultimately evil. Kant exposes this structure within his Doctrine of Right (1797) as an extension of his philosophy of radical evil, presented in Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason (1793). This interpretation will be developed in a close reading of the crucial passage – where it is the revolutionizing people of France who are held responsible for having realized the idea of satanic evil.
Liebe und Unersetzbarkeit
Authors: Ernst Gerhard 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
A major problem within the philosophy of romantic love is that the following three claims apparently cannot be true together, even though each looks plausible:
Der vorliegende Aufsatz handelt von romantischer Liebe, nicht von der Liebe zu Verwandten, zu Tieren, zu Pflanzen, zu nicht-belebten konkreten oder zu abstrakten Gegenständen.
. We love people because of their lovable features.
Die mit folgendem Trilemma verbundene Schwierigkeit wird prominent diskutiert in Nussbaum (1990), spielt jedoch in vielen weiteren Texten zur Philosophie der Liebe eine wichtige Rolle, beispielsweise in Kolodny (2003) und Bagley (2015). Besonders stark von dem Problem betroffen ist der bekannte Ansatz von Velleman (1999), der Liebe als moralisches Gefühl sieht und sehr in die Nähe von universalem Respekt rückt.
. Lovable features can (in principle) have multiple instantiations. 3. When we love someone, the person is irreplaceable for us. If we love someone because of her lovable features, and if a second person can (in principle) have the same lovable features, then the person we love can (in principle) be replaced. I propose a solution for this problem in three steps: I start with some methodological reflections. Secondly, I discuss some proposed solutions from the literature and clarify the first two claims of the trilemma in the process. Thirdly, I present my own solution which focuses on the third claim and which is based on a distinction between a feeling of love on the one hand and a commitment of love on the other. As it turns out, all three claims can be true when interpreted with this distinction in mind.
Typical fault prediction method for wind turbines based on an improved stacked autoencoder network
Authors: Ma Zhiyuan , Cao Mengnan , Deng Yi , Jiang Yuhan , Tian Ye , Wang Xudong 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Timely prediction of wind turbine states is valuable for reduction of potential significant losses resulting from deterioration of health condition. To enhance the accuracy of fault diagnosis and early warning, data collected from supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system of wind turbines is graphically processed and used as input for a deep learning mode, which effectively reflects the correlation between the faults of different components of wind turbines and the multi-state information in SCADA data. An improved stacked autoencoder (ISAE) framework is proposed to address the issue of ineffective fault identification due to the scarcity of labeled samples for certain fault types. In the data augmentation module, synthetic samples are generated using SAE to enhance the training data. Another SAE model is trained using the augmented dataset in the data prediction module for future trend prediction. The attribute correlation information is embedded to compensate for the shortcomings of SAE in learning attribute relationships, and the optimal factor parameters are searched using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. Finally, the state of wind turbines is predicted using a CNN-based fault diagnosis module. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can effectively predict faults and identify fault types in advance, which is helpful for wind farms to take proactive measures and schedule maintenance plans to avoid significant losses.
A recent record of the Annamite striped rabbit Nesolagus timminsi in a local market in southern Lao P.D.R.
Authors: Rusman Madelon , Sikhounmeuang Souksavath , Phommachak Amphone , Pathoummavan Soulith , Ngonephetsy Keophailin , Valao Mai , Yoganand K , Tilker Andrew 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The Annamite striped rabbit Nesolagus timminsi is an endangered lagomorph restricted to the Annamite mountains of Viet Nam and Lao P.D.R. Much remains unknown about the species, especially in its unexplored range in southern Lao P.D.R. Here, we report two market specimens from Dak Cheung district in Sekong province. Both animals were killed by firearms, and were reportedly hunted in the mountain range along the Viet Nam border. The specimens represent the southernmost records known from Lao P.D.R., and indicate that hunting with firearms may be a localized threat in some areas, along with the widespread threat of snares across the region.
Use of Bender Elements to Evaluate Linkages between Thermal Volume Changes and Shear Modulus Hardening in Drained and Undrained Thermal Triaxial Tests
Authors: Samarakoon Radhavi A. , Kreitzer Isaac L. , McCartney John Scott 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
This study investigates linkages between volume change, pore fluid drainage, shear wave velocity, and temperature of soft clays using a thermal triaxial cell equipped with bender elements, a measurement approach that has not been explored widely in past thermo-mechanical studies. Two kaolinite specimens were consolidated mechanically to a normally consolidated state and then subjected to drained and undrained heating-cooling cycles, respectively. After cooling, the specimens were subjected to further mechanical consolidation to evaluate changes in apparent preconsolidation stress. Both specimens showed net contractive thermal strains after a heating-cooling cycle and overconsolidated behavior during mechanical compression immediately after cooling. The shear wave velocity increased during drained heating, but negligible changes were observed during drained cooling, indicating permanent hardening because of thermal consolidation during the heating-cooling cycle. The shear wave velocity decreased during undrained heating because of a reduction in effective stress associated with thermal pressurization of the pore fluid but subsequently increased when drainage was permitted at elevated temperature. The shear wave velocity increased slightly during undrained cooling but decreased when drainage was permitted at room temperature. Net increases in small-strain shear modulus of 17 and 11 % after heating-cooling cycles under drained and undrained (with drainage after reaching stable temperatures) conditions, respectively, provide further evidence to the potential of thermal soil improvement of normally consolidated clays. Transient changes in shear modulus also highlight the importance of considering drainage conditions and corresponding changes in effective stress state during heating-cooling cycles.
Measurement of Dynamic and Static Properties of Residual Soil Using a Modified Cyclic Triaxial Apparatus
Authors: Cheng Zhuoyuan , Leong Eng Choon 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
A cyclic triaxial apparatus was modified to determine the dynamic and static properties of a residual soil at different degrees of saturation. The modification includes addition of bender elements, local displacement transducers (LDTs), and proximity sensors. Improvements were made to the LDT setup using 3D-printed hinges to reduce slippage of the LDT. The primary (P) and secondary (S) wave velocities and the damping ratio (ξ) were obtained from the bender element signals using time domain first arrival times and the Hilbert transform method, respectively. Results of the shear modulus normalized with small-strain shear modulus (G/Gmax) and ξ with shear strains were obtained, and they showed good agreement with similar soils in the literature. The Poisson’s ratio obtained from wave velocities, LDTs, and the proximity sensors shows a reasonable trend and value. The soil specimens were sheared to failure after the cyclic loading. Saturated specimens were sheared under the consolidated undrained condition, whereas unsaturated specimens were sheared under the constant water content condition. Results of effective shear-strength parameters (ϕ′ and c′) were observed to fall within the range of similar soils found in the literature. The unsaturated specimens’ ϕ were observed to be similar to the saturated specimens’ ϕ, and the cohesion intercept increased as degree of saturation decreased.
Utilization of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in Characterizing Microscopic Properties of Asphalt Binders: A Review
Authors: Zhang Enhao , Shan Liyan , Tan Yiqiu 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool that can effectively reveal the intricate relationship between the microstructure and micromechanical properties of asphalt binders, as well as their subsequent influence on macro-level performance. Thus, it plays a crucial role in the design and development of new asphalt materials. The objective of this review is to analyze the literature on the microscopic characterization of asphalt binders using AFM and to provide a reference for designing high-performance asphalt materials based on micromechanisms. This review begins by discussing various AFM-based characterization techniques for asphalt binders, such as morphology imaging, tip modification, atomic force microscopy-infrared (AFM-IR), nanorheological tests, and in situ tests. Next, the sample preparation methods and their impact on the test results are discussed. Then the composition-structure-mechanics relationship of asphalt binders, including the chemical composition of bee structures, surface and bulk microstructures, and macroproperties of asphalt binders are analyzed. Furthermore, we summarize the current applications of AFM in asphalt studies. Lastly, we discuss the challenges and future directions of AFM-based characterization methods of asphalt binders, emphasizing the research prospects of nanorheological testing methods.
What It Means to Be a Talking Object: Ishiguro's Use of AI Narration in Klara and the Sun
Authors: Humann Heather 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACTSet in a dystopian version of the United States, Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun relies heavily on the narrative technique of de‐familiarization. This sense becomes clear from the novel's opening passages, which take place in a store that displays Artificial Friends (a form of AI) for sale to the public. Since Ishiguro illustrates this setting from the vantage point of Klara, one of these Artificial Friends, the details divulged highlight much about Klara's nature as well as her precarious position in a landscape populated by humans, genetically altered humans, and Artificial Intelligence alike. Though this novel operates as a critique of humanity, it also sympathetically renders both humans and Artificial Intelligence, all while probing existential and ontological questions about what constitutes personhood and the self.
Where Epistemology and Metaphysics Touch in Lois Lowry's The Giver and Gary Ross's Pleasantville
Authors: Vannatta Seth 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACTThis paper argues that Lowry's novel, The Giver, falls short of a consistent philosophical premise regarding the establishment of Sameness in the novel because it vacillates between a metaphysical and an epistemological understanding of Sameness. On the other hand, Ross's film, Pleasantville, navigates the same high concept with more philosophical consistency. Further, the film illustrates the white establishment's fears of female sexuality and the racialized Other with more concreteness than the abstract liberation experienced by community members in The Giver.
Protest, Humor, and the Nigerian Establishment in Selected COVID‐19 Facebook Texts
Authors: Lawal Nurudeen Adeshina , Iyanda Rabiu 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACTIn this study, political protest motifs in selected COVID‐19 pandemic Facebook posts ARE explored. Using Claude Ake's postcolonial insight as a theoretical paradigm, the study analyzes ten COVID‐19 pandemic Facebook posts during the 2020 lockdown and post‐lockdown in Nigeria. The posts reveal a repugnant distrust in the Nigerian governments; an affirmation of the COVID‐19 pandemic as a reprisal for the ruling class' alleged impunity and Nigerian masses' repudiation of COVID‐19 policies.
Pepe versus Kermit: A Memetic Battleground about Latina/o/ecentric Immigration and Policy
Authors: Thomas Kaitlin 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACTAlt‐right “Pepe the Frog” and left‐leaning “That's None of my Business Kermit” memes rose to prominence in the months preceding and the days following the 2016 presidential election. They were used on digital meme‐centric battlegrounds to tackle issues related to immigration, immigration policy, U.S.‐Mexican relations, and the U.S.‐Mexican Border Wall. This article will demonstrate how such memes became the ideal creative outlet for political messaging and discussion to spread, and how memetic activism emerged as a distinctive mode of message conveyance and resistance against alt‐right rhetoric.
Effect of Irrigation Regimes and Nitrogenous Fertilization on Nitrogen Uptake in Tomato
Authors: Sachin S. , Sathyamoorthy N.K. , Kavitha M. , Boomiraj K. , Dheebakaran Ga. , Geethalakshmi V. 
Published: September 2023

Background: Nitrogen plays a crucial role in growth cycling and development, thereby influencing the plant growth and productivity. Understanding the interactions between nitrogen uptake with different irrigation and nitrogen fertilizers could provide a valuable insight for optimizing tomato production. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the effect of nitrogen uptake on tomato production under different nitrogen fertilizer and irrigation regimes. Methods: The field experiment was carried out during 2022-2023 in split plot design with two irrigation main plots treatments and five different nitrogen fertilizer subplot treatments. Irrigation treatments consisted of 0.6 and 0.8 IW/CPE ratio and the nitrogen fertilizer treatments comprised of conventional urea, neem coated urea, ammonium sulfate, nano-urea and vermicompost. Result: A higher nitrogen uptake was observed in the treatment combination of 0.6 and 0.8 IW/CPE ratio with vermicompost and nano-urea fertilizer applied treatments. Additionally, optimal irrigation conditions positively influenced nitrogen uptake and subsequent tomato fruit yield. This finding emphasizes the importance of considering nitrogen uptake when determining nitrogen fertilizer rates and irrigation management strategies for tomato production.
Correlation between health perception and attitude in diabetic patients
Authors: Çimena Merve , Erdoğan Tuğba Kavalalı , Sağlam Zeynep , Koç Zeliha 
Published: September 2023

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common health issues in society that is caused by population growth and urbanization, has an ever-growing prevalence depending on lifestyle changes, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle, and causes morbidity and early mortality. This study was conducted as a descriptive correlational study to determine the correlation between the health perception of individuals diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and their attitudes toward diabetes. The study was carried out with the participation of 242 diabetes mellitus patients receiving treatment in a university hospital in Samsun province between 1 August 2017 and 1 February 2018. In the study, the data were collected via a survey form. In the evaluation of the data, percentage calculation, independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis Test, and Mann-Whitney U Test were used. In line with the findings obtained, it was determined that the individuals diagnosed with diabetes had a moderate level of health perception and positive attitudes toward diabetes.
Keywords: Attitude; diabetes mellitus; health; perception.
The effect of Alexithymia level on communication skills in intensive care nurses
Authors: Palazoglu Ibrahim Salih , Danaci Esra , Koc Zeliha 
Published: September 2023

This research was carried out as a descriptive study to determine the effect of alexithymia level on communication skills in intensive care nurses. The research was carried out between 15/02/2023-01/06/2023 with the participation of 105 nurses working in the intensive care units of a university hospital. The data were collected by using a 17-question information form prepared by the researcher in line with the literature, which determines the socio-demographic and communication skills of the nurses, and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale. The conformity of the data to normal distribution was evaluated by Shapiro-Wilk and Kolmogorov Smirnov tests. Kruskal Wallis test, Mann Whitney U test, One-Way Analysis of Variance, and independent sample t-test were used in data analysis. In line with the findings obtained from this study, it was determined that intensive care nurses with high levels of alexithymia had low communication skills.
Keywords: Alexithymia; communication; communication skills; nurse; intensive care.
Effects of laccase from <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> on the oxidative degradation of anthocyanins
Authors: Giménez Pol , Just-Borràs Arnau , Gombau Jordi , Canals Joan Miquel , Zamora Fernando 
Published: September 2023

This work aimed to study the degradation kinetics of five grape anthocyanins caused by laccase from Botrytis cinerea. In individual solutions, the anthocyanins with three substituents in the B-ring—petunidin, delphinidin and malvidin 3-O-glucosides—were degraded much faster than those with two substituents. In the latter case, cyanidin 3-O-glucoside did not degrade as quickly, and peonidin-3-O-glucoside, in particular, was not degraded by laccase at all. In contrast, when an equimolar solution of the five anthocyanins was used, the differences in the degradation kinetics of all anthocyanins were lessened, probably because the less reactive anthocyanins were able to polymerise with the quinones formed by the laccase action on the more reactive anthocyanins. Finally, supplementation with (-)-epicatechin, glutathione and especially seed tannins seemed to protect the red colour from laccase.
Water Hammering Evaluation in Perforation Efficiency for Variable Perforation Designs in Unconventional Horizontal Wells
Authors: Alowaid Abdulrahman , Altayyar Tayyar , Mechkak Karim 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The main scope of this paper is to expand the existing efforts exerted in the field of water hammering through the reprocessing of existing post-treatment data in the estimation of perforation efficiency and subsequent fracture geometry. The paper focuses on special applications when perforation designs were varied across subject wells that underwent stimulation through multi-stage hydraulic fracturing. The paper deeply investigates fluctuating pressure behavior noticed immediately after a single hydraulic fracturing stage is pumped, commonly referred to as water hammering. The objective of this paper is to showcase the results of examining water hammering signatures across different perforation designs and linking these variances to perforation efficiency, by zooming into the variability of the water hammer amplitude magnitude, and its incremental difference from one perforation design to the next, or from one well to the other. Two application examples are highlighted in the paper: the first evaluated a horizontal well with three different perforation designs, while the second compared a standalone well to an offset well with identical drilling and completion designs. For the first application, there was an inverse relationship between perforation efficiency and the amplitude of the water hammer; where higher perforation efficiency was consistently matched with a lower amplitude magnitude resulting from lowering the total number of perforations per stage, and vice versa. For the second application, two offset wells with similar geo-mechanical, drilling, and completion properties were analyzed. The first well had lower perforation efficiency compared to the second, which corresponded to a larger water hammer amplitude confirming the repeatability of the inverse relationship between the two parameters. For both examples, estimating the incremental reduction in the water hammer amplitude corresponded to the same percentage of improvement in perforation efficiency. That variability was the sole focus of this paper at which it was investigated in details and compared to perforation efficiency estimated using other methodologies such as the step-down test. The novelty of this approach is that it capitalized on existing data that is usually overlooked, in detailing the understanding of perforation performance and efficiency in variable perforation designs implemented, or in performing multiple well comparison.