bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Diversity, floral phenology, and socio-economic importance of melliferous plants in Eastern Ethiopia
Authors: FASSIL AMARE , HABTAMU TSEGAW , TAHIR MUHDIN , TEREFE TEMESGEN 
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Fassil A, Habtamu T, Tahir M, Terefe T. 2022. Diversity, floral phenology, and socio-economic importance of melliferous plants in Eastern Ethiopia. Nusantara Bioscience 14: 172-181. Beekeeping is a supply of extra money and financial gain for many thousands of farmer beekeepers in Ethiopia and plays a big role in preserving natural resources. Honeybees and flowering plants have co-evolved in their special symbiotic relationship. Bee plant types and their flowering duration differ from one place to another due to variations in topography, climate, and other cultural and farming practices. This study investigated and documented the diversity and floral phenology of honeybee plants in Doba, Gemechis, and Mi’eso Districts, Oromia National Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia, from January 2019 to July 2021. Ethnobotanical data were collected to reveal the diversity of melliferous plants, practices, and communities’ attitudes about honey production and melliferous plant conservation. A total of 422 respondents participated through semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and field walks for socio-economic data collection. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, ranking, and scores were used and presented with tables and figures to analyze ethnobotanical data. A total of 120 melliferous plant species were distributed under 108 genera and 55 families, of which 70 plants were found in the Gemechis District, followed by Doba and Mi’eso Districts with 47 and 42 plants each, respectively. Sorenson’s Similarity Index values showed the wide-ranging melliferous plant species distribution patterns in the three districts with 50.4 (between Doba and Mi’eso), 37.5 (between Doba and Gemechis), and 15.3 (between Gemechis and Mi’eso) species overlaps. Fabaceae and Asteraceae contribute a significant number of species, with 12 (10 %) and 9 (7.5 %) melliferous plants, respectively. Local communities have a good awareness of the seasonal availability of melliferous plants, indicating adequate supply (June to early December) and critical shortage (November to early May) of melliferous plant resources favoring strong and weak colony strength, respectively. Lack of nutrition, improper management practices, honey bee predators, and lack of beekeeping knowledge and equipment were the most important constraints deleteriously influencing the honey quality and amount in the study area. The shortage of pollen and nectar flow during the dearth periods (January to March) needs interventions like hive migration and bee floral plantations. Hence, there is an urgent need for intervention through awareness creation, campaign-based melliferous plant plantations, and technology transfers.
LEGIBILIDADE DOS RELATÓRIOS DE AUDITORIA: UM ESTUDO COMPARATIVO EM COMPANHIAS ABERTAS, NO BRASIL APÓS A PANDEMIA DA COVID-19
Authors: Costa André Felipe de Oliveira , Pereira Carlos Marcio dos Santos , Reina Donizete 
Published: January 2023

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se os relatórios de auditoria das empresas pertencentes ao segmento Novo Mercado se tornaram menos legíveis após a pandemia da Covid-19. Assim, foram analisados 610 relatórios de auditor independente, divulgados entre os anos de 2016 e 2020, em 122 companhias brasileiras. A mensuração de legibilidade foi extraída pelo Gunning´s Fog Index, programa que permite calcular índices de legibilidade para indicar se a leitura de determinado texto é considerada complexa para seus usuários. Os resultados mostraram que: (i) houve um aumento do índice FOG dos relatórios de auditoria das empresas dos setores de Consumo Cíclico, Financeiro, Saúde, Petróleo; Gás e Biocombustíveis e Tecnologia da Informação; (ii) as empresas dos setores de Materiais Básicos e Financeiro apresentaram índices de legibilidade menores; (iii) o setor que apresentou maior variação média do índice FOG ao se comparar os anos de 2016 e 2020 foi o de Tecnologia da Informação.
Broadband and CMOS-compatible polarization splitter and rotator built on a silicon nitride-on-silicon multilayer platform
Authors: Wang Linghua , Peng Hejie , Zheng Langteng , Chen Huaixi , Zhang Yazhen , Huang Jiwei , Zhang Xinbin , Feng Xinkai , Wei Rongshan , Wang Shaohao , Zhu Minmin 
Published: January 2023

A broadband and CMOS-compatible polarization beam splitter and rotator (PSR) built on the silicon nitride-on-silicon multilayer platform is presented. The PSR is realized by cascading a polarization beam splitter and a polarization rotator, which are both subtly constructed with an asymmetrical directional coupler waveguide structure. The advantage of this device is that the function of PSR can be directly realized in the SiN layer, providing a promising solution to the polarization diversity schemes in SiN photonic circuits. The chip is expected to have high power handling capability as the light is input from the SiN waveguide. The use of silicon dioxide as the upper cladding of the device ensures its compatibility with the metal back-end-of-line process. By optimizing the structure parameters, a polarization conversion loss lower than 1 dB and cross talk larger than 27.6 dB can be obtained for TM-TE mode conversion over a wavelength range of 1450 to 1600 nm. For TE mode, the insertion loss is lower than 0.26 dB and cross talk is larger than 25.3 dB over the same wavelength range. The proposed device has good potential in diversifying the functionalities of the multilayer photonic chip with high integration density.
Characterization of the optical-gain enhanced microwave-Q for a 20.97  GHz regeneratively mode-locked laser with a short ring-length
Authors: Ng W. 
Published: January 2023

By treating a regeneratively mode-locked laser with a short ring length of 5.85 m as a coupled optoelectronic (OE) RF oscillator, the microwave quality factor (

Q

R
F

) of its ring-cavity was characterized with the phase-shift approach. Specifically, the phase shift in the OE feedback loop of the mode-locked laser was varied, and the corresponding frequency shift in the photodetected first harmonic of its emitted pulse train was measured. An optical-gain enhanced

Q

R
F

of

∼

5.8

×

10

4

was measured, which is an order of magnitude larger than the

Q

R
F

estimated for the same cavity before regenerative mode-locking. The experimental results were then compared with theoretical models developed to estimate the optical-gain enhanced

Q

R
F

of coupled OE oscillators.
Biosensing with free space whispering gallery mode microlasers
Authors: Capocefalo Angela , Gentilini Silvia , Barolo Lorenzo , Baiocco Paola , Conti Claudio , Ghofraniha Neda 
Published: January 2023

Highly accurate biosensors for few or single molecule detection play a central role in numerous key fields, such as healthcare and environmental monitoring. In the last decade, laser biosensors have been investigated as proofs of concept, and several technologies have been proposed. We here propose a demonstration of polymeric whispering gallery microlasers as biosensors for detecting small amounts of proteins, down to 400 pg. They have the advantage of working in free space without any need for waveguiding for input excitation or output signal detection. The photonic microsensors can be easily patterned on microscope slides and operate in air and solution. We estimate the limit of detection up to 148 nm/RIU for three different protein dispersions. In addition, the sensing ability of passive spherical resonators in the presence of dielectric nanoparticles that mimic proteins is described by massive ab initio numerical simulations.
Italian Industrial Literature and Film: Perspectives on the Representation of Postwar Labor, Carlo Baghetti, Jim Carter and Lorenzo Marmo (eds) (2021)
Authors: Jansen Monica 
Published: January 2023

Review of: Italian Industrial Literature and Film: Perspectives on the Representation of Postwar Labor, Carlo Baghetti, Jim Carter and Lorenzo Marmo (eds) (2021)
Oxford: Peter Lang, 546 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-78874-598-7, p/bk, €33.06
Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way, Caseen Gaines (2021)
Authors: Jones Cody M. 
Published: January 2023

Review of: Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way, Caseen Gaines (2021)
Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 448 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-49268-881-9, 978-1-49268-881-5, h/bk, $26.99
Indexação de livros juvenis
Authors: Mafra Hugo Figueiredo , Cordeiro Rosa Inês de Novais 
Published: January 2023

Objetiva examinar as recomendações de bibliotecas para a indexação de assuntos de livros de ficção juvenis. Analisa as recomendações da Library of Congress, New York Public Library, British Library e Bibliotecas da Universidade Estadual Paulista em relação à determinação do assunto pelo indexador. Como procedimento metodológico, realizam-se as pesquisas bibliográfica e documental. No resultado, apresentam-se os princípios básicos para análise de assunto de obras juvenis e a sua exemplificação no livro Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2000). Como resultado, elencou-se recomendações para a análise de assunto e suas subetapas das obras de ficção juvenil. Conclui-se que as recomendações das bibliotecas apontam a aspectos das narrativas das obras para a determinação dos assuntos, visto que não é possível realizar a leitura na íntegra da obra em uma unidade de informação. Os princípios básicos determinados indicam a possibilidade da determinação dos assuntos referentes ao conteúdo das narrativas dos livros de ficção juvenis.
Ursodeoxycholic Acid Treatment–Induced GLOBE Score Changes Are Associated With Liver Transplantation-Free Survival in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Authors: de Veer Rozanne C. , van Hooff Maria C. , Corpechot Christophe , Thorburn Douglas , Invernizzi Pietro , Lammers Willem J. , Janssen Harry L.A. , Battezzati Pier M. , Nevens Frederik , Lindor Keith D. , Floreani Annarosa , Ponsioen Cyriel Y. , Mayo Marlyn J. , Parés Albert , Mason Andrew L. , Kowdley Kris V. , Trivedi Palak J. , Hirschfield Gideon M. , Goet Jorn C. , Bruns Tony , Dalekos George N. , Gatselis Nikolaos K. , Verhelst Xavier , Hansen Bettina E. , Harms Maren H. , van der Meer Adriaan J. ,   on behalf of the Global PBC Study Group
Published: January 2023

INTRODUCTION:Treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can improve the GLOBE score. We aimed to assess the association between changes in the GLOBE score (ΔGLOBE) and liver transplantation (LT)–free survival in patients with PBC who were treated with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).METHODS:Among UDCA-treated patients within the Global PBC cohort, the association between ΔGLOBE (ΔGLOBE0–1: during the first year of UDCA, ΔGLOBE1–2: during the second year) and the risk of LT or death was assessed through Cox regression analyses.RESULTS:Overall, 3,775 UDCA-treated patients were included; 3,424 (90.7%) were female, the median age was 54.0 (interquartile range [IQR] 45.9–62.4) years, and the median baseline GLOBE score was 0.25 (IQR −0.47 to 0.96). During a median follow-up of 7.2 (IQR 3.7–11.5) years, 730 patients reached the combined end point of LT or death. The median ΔGLOBE0–1was −0.27 (IQR −0.56 to 0.02). Cox regression analyses, adjusted for pretreatment GLOBE score and ΔGLOBE0–12, showed that ΔGLOBE was associated with LT or death (adjusted hazard ratio 2.28, 95% confidence interval 1.81–2.87,P< 0.001). The interaction between baseline GLOBE score and ΔGLOBE0–1was not statistically significant (P= 0.296). The ΔGLOBE1–2was associated with LT or death (adjusted hazard ratio 2.19, 95% confidence interval 1.67–2.86,P< 0.001), independently from the baseline GLOBE score and the change in GLOBE score during the first year of UDCA.DISCUSSION:UDCA-induced changes in the GLOBE score were significantly associated with LT-free survival in patients with PBC. While the relative risk reduction of LT or death was stable, the absolute risk reduction was heavily dependent on the baseline prognosis of the patient.
Consequences of Srinivasa Ramanujan integrals involving Meijer’s G-function
Authors: Dar Showkat Ahmad , Kamarujjama Mohammad , Paris Richard Bruce , Qureshi Mohammad Idris 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
In this paper, we investigate and evaluate the analytical expressions for some definite integrals of Srinivasa Ramanujan in terms of Meijer’s G-function by using the Laplace transforms of

sin
⁡

(

β
⁢

x
2

)

{\sin(\beta x^{2})}

,

cos
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(

β
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x
2

)

{\cos(\beta x^{2})}

,

x
⁢

sin
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(

β
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x
2

)

{x\sin(\beta x^{2})}

and

x
⁢

cos
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(

β
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x
2

)

{x\cos(\beta x^{2})}

.
In addition, we investigate a number of infinite summation formulas involving Meijer’s G-function
and closed-form evaluation of some related infinite series.
Court protocol in Nara Japan: an Annotated translation of the Giseiryō and the Ebukuryō
Authors: Manieri Antonio , Migliore Maria Chiara 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
This article furnishes the analysis and the philological translation for the first time into English of two laws contained in Book 7 of the Yōrōryō (Yōrō Administrative Code, 718), i.e. the Giseiryō 儀制令 (Law on Ceremonies and Regulations) and the Ebukuryō 衣服令 (Law on Robes and Garments). These two laws are pivotal in regulating the court etiquette, not only regarding the behavior but also the appearance of the political elites, as etiquette and attires define the hierarchy and the interpersonal relations between aristocracy, officialdom, and personnel down to the servants. On the one hand, the two laws highlight some basic differences between the Japanese rulers and their Chinese counterparts; on the other hand, the emphasis on ceremonies, regulations, and attires molded the subsequent Heian court society, as can be easily inferred from the significant production of texts emphasizing rituals and etiquette, such as manuals on protocol and precedents and journals written by court officials.
Drones applications for smart cities: Monitoring palm trees and street lights
Authors: Alkaabi Khaula , El Fawair Abdel Rhman 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
This study explores drones’ applications and proposes a cost-effective drone monitoring system for both palm trees and street lighting networks. The planned drone technical system has two monitoring sections. First, a model is developed to examine the health of date palm trees, in which drone photos are used to determine whether palm trees are suffering from diseases such as black scorch and sudden decline syndrome. These images are transferred into a central computer to stimulate normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) models using AgiSoft software. The simulated NDVI models indicated that there are no health issues with date palm trees, which has resulted in the positive feedback in terms of the economic growth. Second, drone technology is utilized to detect the technical faults in the lighting network to ensure proper maintenance and social security. Twelve images of street lights are captured to demonstrate the working condition and the operational status of the street lights. These images are processed in MATLAB software, and a stimulated image processing model is implemented to enhance the monitoring of the street lighting network. The simulation findings indicate that the light in one of the images is not functioning, and ArcGIS Pro is utilized to locate it.
Double rupture event in the Tianshan Mountains: A case study of the 2021 Mw 5.3 Baicheng earthquake, NW China
Authors: Yushan Ailixiati , Yusan Sulitan , Liu Daiqin , Li Jie , Yasen Abudutayier , Liu Jianming , Chen Li 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
On March 23, 2021 (21:14 universal time coordinated), an Mw 5.3 earthquake occurred in Baicheng County in Xinjiang, northwestern China, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake produced a 4-km-long surface rupture at the epicenter, which is generally rare for earthquakes of magnitude 5.3. Thus, investigating the Baicheng earthquake is crucial for understanding the seismogenic structure of the region. We obtained the interferometric synthetic aperture radar deformation field and inverted the slip distribution of the Baicheng earthquake using Sentinel-1A satellite data and surface rupture data. The results indicate that the surface deformation area was elliptical, with long and short axes of approximately 20 and 10 km, respectively. The seismogenic structure is a left-lateral strike-slip fault with a small dip-slip component and strike and dip angles of 248° and 70°, respectively. Two other slip centers were also observed at 2 and 8 km beneath the surface in the dip direction. The maximum slip at 2 km was 0.45 m. Shear deformation between the Tarim Basin and Southern Tianshan Mountains was responsible for the strike-slip features of the Baicheng earthquake.
Milicia excelsa (Moraceae) reversed the effects of letrozole-induced aromatase inhibition in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome
Authors: Noubouossie Pouegue Jonathan , Mvondo Marie Alfrede 
Published: January 2023

Abstract

Objectives
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrinopathy affecting 5–20% of women of childbearing age. There is no single drug for the treatment of PCOS and current therapies have significant side effects. This study evaluated the ability of Milica excelsa to improve PCOS symptoms in rats.

Methods
Induction of PCOS was achieved using letrozole (a reversible aromatase inhibitor; 1 mg/kg; given orally for 21 days). From day 22, PCOS rats received the aqueous extract of M. excelsa roots (14 and 140 mg/kg). Clomiphene citrate (1 mg/kg) was administered to the positive control. The negative and the normal controls received the vehicle (5% DMSO). Treatments were given orally for 7 or 14 days. Vaginal smears were scrutinized daily during the experiment. Body weight was measured hebdomadal. Animals were sacrificed after the two treatment periods for biochemical and histological analyses.

Results
Aromatase inhibition caused hyperandrogenism (p<0.001), overweight (p<0.001) and fat accumulation (p<0.001). It also blocked the estrous cycle at the diestrus phase and altered ovarian dynamics as evidenced by the accumulation of cystic (p<0.001) and atretic (p<0.001) follicles. In contrast, M. excelsa induced weight loss (p<0.001), reduction in fat weight (p<0001), and lower serum androgen and LH levels (p<0.001). It also restored the estrous cycle and improved ovarian dynamics by increasing the amount of Graafian follicles (p<0.001) and corpora lutea (p<0.001), and decreasing that of cystic and atretic follicles (p<0.001).

Conclusions

Milica excelsa corrected hyperandrogenism and overweight in PCOS animals, and reduced cyst formation and follicle atresia in their ovaries.
Method for solving inverse spectral problems on quantum star graphs
Authors: Avdonin Sergei A. , Kravchenko Vladislav V. 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
A new method for solving inverse spectral problems on quantum star graphs is proposed.
The method is based on Neumann series of Bessel function representations for solutions of Sturm–Liouville equations.
The representations admit estimates for the series remainders which are independent of the real part of the square root of the spectral parameter.
This feature makes them especially useful for solving direct and inverse spectral problems requiring calculation of solutions on large intervals in the spectral parameter.
Moreover, the first coefficient of the representation is sufficient for the recovery of the potential.
The method for solving the inverse spectral problem on the graph consists in reducing the problem to a two-spectra inverse Sturm–Liouville problem on each edge.
Then a system of linear algebraic equations is derived for computing the first coefficient of the series representation for the solution on each edge and hence for recovering the potential.
The proposed method leads to an efficient numerical algorithm that is illustrated by a number of numerical tests.
A new species of jupati, genusMetachirusBurmeister 1854 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) for the Brazilian Amazon
Authors: Miranda Cleuton Lima , Nunes Mario da Silva , Fabrício Machado Arielli , Farias Izeni Pires , Menezes Fernando Heberson , Ardente Natalia Carneiro , Dos Santos-Filho Manoel , Bredin Yennie Katarina , da Silva Maria Nazareth F. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe brown or pouchless four-eyed opossums or jupatis represent the genusMetachiruswith a wide geographical range in the Neotropics. Recent studies show distinct monophyletic clades with high genetic divergence and recognized two species,Metachirus nudicaudatusandMetachirus myosuros. Nevertheless, there is a need for systematic revision with multiple sources of evidence on the taxonomy ofMetachirus, which has never been fully revised. Here we describe a new species ofMetachirusfor the Brazilian Amazon from the Xingu/Tocantins interfluve using the unification of concepts and evolutionary significant units, morphological, genetic, and geographic data. Our analysis reveals a new species withinMetachirusas a differentiated Amazonian clade from the Serra dos Carajás region and the Caxiuanã National Forest, both in the Xingu endemism centre. This new species can be distinguished from the type species,M. nudicaudatusand fromM. myosurosthrough discrete external morphological characters, including cranium and dentition, and molecular data with an average degree of divergence, but ancient divergence time for the mitochondrial cytochromebgene. The Amazon River delimits the distribution of the new species, which also occurs in areas under strong anthropogenic pressure, reinforcing the importance to guide conservation strategies for the region.
Photonic multiplexing techniques for neuromorphic computing
Authors: Bai Yunping , Xu Xingyuan , Tan Mengxi , Sun Yang , Li Yang , Wu Jiayang , Morandotti Roberto , Mitchell Arnan , Xu Kun , Moss David J. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe simultaneous advances in artificial neural networks and photonic integration technologies have spurred extensive research in optical computing and optical neural networks (ONNs). The potential to simultaneously exploit multiple physical dimensions of time, wavelength and space give ONNs the ability to achieve computing operations with high parallelism and large-data throughput. Different photonic multiplexing techniques based on these multiple degrees of freedom have enabled ONNs with large-scale interconnectivity and linear computing functions. Here, we review the recent advances of ONNs based on different approaches to photonic multiplexing, and present our outlook on key technologies needed to further advance these photonic multiplexing/hybrid-multiplexing techniques of ONNs.
Eutrophication, contaminants, litter and climate change: Baltic Sea under threat
Authors: Busse Lilian , Claussen Ulrich , Krakau Manuela , Künitzer Anita , Leujak Wera , Pirntke Ulrike , Weiß Andrea , Werner Stefanie 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
The Baltic Sea is still impacted by numerous pressures. More efforts are needed to reduce them for achieving healthy and resilient marine ecosystems and their sustainable uses. This can only be reached through the cooperation of Baltic Sea states and strong regional governance. The HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan 2021 is the promising instrument to implement these efforts for the Baltic Sea and to advance the global objectives of marine protection.