bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Fast‐Charging High‐Specific Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Oleophilic Garnet Suspension Electrolyte
Authors: Wang Shengxian , Wei Fengkun , Polu Anji Reddy , Singh Pramod K. , Hu Ning , Song Shufeng 
Published: January 2025

AbstractRealizing fast charging in high‐specific‐energy lithium metal batteries (LMBs) remains a significant challenge. Here, a oleophilic garnet suspension electrolyte design is reported, using inorganic solid electrolyte modified by low‐surface‐energy 1H,1H,2H,2H‐perfluorooctyl trichlorosilane (PFOTS), to address the dilemma of fast charging and high specific energy in LMBs. With the oleophilic suspension electrolytes, the ionic conductivity of carbonate electrolyte is increased by ≈20%. Importantly, Li+ transference number is increased by ≈50% (reaching 0.57). Furthermore, the oleophilic suspension electrolyte regulates the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), resulting in improved Coulombic efficiency (from 98.9% to 99.5%) and decreased Li/electrolyte interfacial impedance (from 263 to 86.5 Ω). As a result, LMBs using LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) cathode and the oleophilic suspension electrolyte achieves a remarkable capacity retention of 81.7% at the 500th cycle under fast charging of 4 C rate. In the LMBs at high NCM811 loading of 18 mg cm−2, a cyclability of 89% capacity retention after 200 cycles along with limited increase in electrode overpotential is accomplished at a critical current density of 1.08 mA cm−2. The fast charging and remarkable cyclability are attributed to the enhancement of electrolyte transport capabilities and generation of a favorable solid electrolyte interphase at the Li surface.
Tissue optical clearing and expanding solution for improved nuclear segmentation
Authors: Matryba Paweł , Wolny Artur , Chwastowicz Anna , Tomczuk Jacek , Stefaniuk Marzena , Pawłowska Monika , Cysewski Dominik , Łukasiewicz Kacper , Szredzka Aleksandra , Zawada Aleksander , Kaczmarek Leszek , Gołąb Jakub 
Published: January 2025

AbstractOver the recent years, fluorescence microscopy has seen substantial progress, transitioning from primarily qualitative analysis to a profoundly quantitative methodology, yet limitations in imaging depth and data quality persist due to tissue opacity. Tissue optical clearing (TOC) methodologies were implemented to overcome this hurdle, enabling the imaging and quantitative analysis of large tissue samples such as entire murine organs. Further improvements, including expansion microscopy merge TOC benefits with improved imaging resolution, converting cells and tissues into tissue‒gel hybrids. Yet, its intricate protocols lead to a remarkable, ∼10‒20× tissue volume expansion, making the acquisition of even thin sections exceedingly challenging in terms of time, labor, and data handling. Here, we present a novel solution, Improved Segmentation by gEntle Expansion (ISEE), for both TOC and gentle (1.6‒1.7×) tissue expansion for significantly improved precision of fluorescent signal segmentation, while maintaining tolerable increase during data acquisition in everyday laboratory practice. When applied to thick ∼40‒200 µm tissue slices, ISEE renders them transparent and ultimately expanded within minutes, in a simple, one‐step process compatible with immunohistochemistry as well as with all major murine organs.
Development and synthesis of anti‐zinc burn and antibacterial Schiff base zinc complexes as multi‐functional thermal stabilizers for PVC formulations
Authors: Wang Nan , Jiang Pingping , Zhang Pingbo , Mei Xue , Zhu Xiaoyuan , Chen Shijun , Sheng Xunxun , Gao Jingang , Gao Hang 
Published: January 2025

AbstractPolyvinyl chloride (PVC) thermal stabilizers are evolving toward greater efficiency and multifunctionality. This study aims to develop a multifunctional thermal stabilizer to meet the diverse application requirements. A Schiff base, VanHis, was synthesized by condensing histidine with vanillin, and its zinc salt derivative, VanHis‐Zn, was prepared by reacting VanHis with anhydrous zinc acetate. Infrared spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis confirmed the successful synthesis. Thermal stability tests, including oven aging, thermogravimetric, conductivity, and Congo red tests, were conducted. Results showed that VanHis‐Zn delayed zinc burn, with complete discoloration occurring after 120 min. Compared to commercially available calcium/zinc stearate stabilizers, VanHis‐Zn exhibited the lowest weight loss rates in both the first (72.26%) and second (17.21%) stages. Additionally, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and UV‐absorption spectroscopy confirmed that VanHis‐Zn suppressed the formation of conjugated double bonds during PVC thermal degradation. When blended with varying proportions of Ca(acac)2, the initial whiteness and long‐term thermal stability of PVC samples improved significantly, doubling the stability time compared to conventional systems. Antibacterial tests also demonstrated that both VanHis‐Zn and the blended PVC samples exhibited antibacterial properties. Quantum chemical calculations were performed to analyze the thermal stabilization mechanism using NPA charge distribution analysis.Highlights
VanHis‐Zn from biomass enhances PVC stability under heat and delays zinc burning.
VanHis‐Zn imparts antibacterial properties and inhibits PVC conjugated bond formation.
Thermal stability mechanism analyzed via quantum chemical and NPA charge analysis.
Applying the Eightfold Path to Morocco's Cabinet Order 2.23.105
Authors: Kalpakian Jack , Jenks Henry 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTMorocco is fighting its sixth year of drought. As part of its comprehensive response to the drought, the Moroccan cabinet passed order 2.23.105 in December 2023. The new rules require the regulation of well drilling entities. The problem of illegal wells, often dug by farmers who do not know that they need a license, represented a threat to the country's water tables long before the current drought and constitutes a significant barrier towards the adoption of effective Integrated Water Resource Management and Demand Side Management policies. The paper is based on an examination of the current laws including order 2.23.105, by applying the eightfold path of policy analysis, interviews with water officials, and including the views of farmers concerning their efficacy. The paper argues that the state is an essential player in framing an effective response to drought and to climate change. Soil and Water Analysis Tools (SWAT) like ArcSWAT will help improve the state's response and enable it to identify and engage key stakeholders.
Assessing Closed Hydroponic Subsystems for Batavia Lettuce Growth Under Different Planting Densities
Authors: Çekin Demet , El‐Gabry Hamis , Lothmann Ricarda , Hassan Nayira , Hassanen Mariam , Hassanen Mostafa , Sewilam Hani 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTHydroponic systems have the potential to be sustainable and alternative methods for food production that confer advantages of high production and better control of growth. However, only a few studies have focused on leafy vegetable growth in different subsystems and environmental variables. The main objective of this study is to comprehensively analyze growth rates, sensory attributes, and nutrient uptake in lettuce across these different hydroponic subsystems—deep water culture (DWC), nutrient film technique (NFT), media bed (MB), and sandponic (SP)—evaluated at narrow (20 × 25) and larger (24 × 25 cm) planting spacings. Notably, DWC and NFT subsystems demonstrated superior performance in terms of yield and plant growth parameters, across both planting spacings. Particularly, DWC lettuces exhibited higher levels of Chlorophyll B (29.1 ± 0.8 mg/100 g) and carotene content (32.4 ± 1.2 mg/100 g) in the narrow spacing, underlining their potential for heightened photosynthetic efficiency and nutritional content. Moreover, DWC lettuces were favored in taste tests (52.4%). The NFT subsystem also demonstrated promising outcomes, exhibiting effective utilization of planting spacing across different planting densities. The highest lettuce productivity per unit of land was observed at 7.43 kg in narrower spacing, whereas it was 2.8 kg in larger spacing in the NFT system. This study provides empirical evidence supporting the efficacy of DWC and NFT subsystems, confirming their potential for enhancing hydroponic lettuce production. Moreover, the use of substrates promotes the uptake of macroelements in hydroponics.
What Do They Think of Us? American Perceptions of Québec Before, During and After Trump’s First Term in the White House
Authors: Gagnon Frédérick , Cloutier-Roy Christophe 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This chapter argues that the election of Donald Trump in 2016 has prompted Americans to take a greater interest in Québec and become more skeptical about the benefits of Québec-U.S. relations, and that some of these trends persisted during Joe Biden’s presidency. Drawing on the work of Richard Fenno and his qualitative “soaking and poaking” approach, we conducted field surveys during the 2014, 2018 and 2022 U.S. midterm elections in ten New England and Midwestern states that the Québec government describes as part of its “historic strategic perimeter” to compare how Americans in these regions perceived “La Belle Province” before, during and after Trump’s first term in the White House, on issues such as trade and the economy, the border and immigration, and climate and the environment. We conducted semi-structured interviews with dozens of actors interested in Québec-U.S. relations: federal and local candidates for office, voters, journalists, lobbyists, trade unionists, campaign advisors and managers, staff members of party organizations. Presenting original qualitative data, our research method enables us to offer a complementary perspective to that of scholars who rely exclusively on survey data to try to “measure” how Americans and Canadians/Québecers perceive each other.
Perceptions of the United States and Political Debates in Québec
Authors: Piroth Scott 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This chapter considers how Québec’s relationship with the United States has influenced politics within Québec. The principal argument of this chapter is that political developments in the U.S. in recent decades have been broadly unfavorable to sovereigntists. First, despite free trade agreements, considerable uncertainty persists in the Québec-U.S. economic relationship. Second, the U.S. policy of non-interference in Canadian affairs has not prevented the U.S. government from expressing support for Canadian unity. Third, controversial foreign policy decisions by the United States have tended to unite, rather than divide, Canadians and Québecers since the end of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Lastly, large shift in the attitudes of Québecers toward the United States during different presidential administrations have had little effect on Québecer’s attitudes toward Canada.
Zukunftsbilder und Imaginaries der Mobilität
Authors: Wentland Alexander 
Published: January 2025

Zusammenfassung
Dieser Beitrag erörtert die Rolle von Technikzukünften und deren Einfluss auf moderne Gesellschaften, insbesondere im Mobilitätssektor. Aus Sicht der Science and Technology Studies (STS) und des Konzepts der soziotechnischen Imaginaries wird untersucht, wie kollektive Visionen einer wünschenswerten Zukunft durch Fortschritte in Wissenschaft und Technik geformt und gestützt werden. Dabei werden sowohl die Dynamik technologischer Entwicklungen als auch die Kontinuität bestehender Systeme beleuchtet, um zu verstehen, wie Gesellschaften ihre Mobilitätszukünfte konzipieren und realisieren.
Mobilitätspraktiken im Alltag: Konzepte, Methoden und empirische Einblicke
Authors: Rau Henrike 
Published: January 2025

Zusammenfassung
Dieser Beitrag betrachtet die Rolle von Mobilität im Alltag und die damit verbundenen Bedeutungen, Kompetenzen und materiellen Bedingungen. Dabei erfahren praxistheoretische Zugänge sowie die Mobilitätsbiographienforschung (MBF) besondere Beachtung. Diese konzeptionell und methodisch innovativen Ansätze haben erheblich zum besseren Verständnis von Alltagsmobilität als Kombination von mehr oder weniger ressourcenintensiven und dynamischen sozial-räumlichen Praktiken beigetragen. Empirische Studien zu Themen wie Nichtradfahrende, Mobilität im Lebensverlauf und Mobilitätskulturen liefern konkrete Beispiele für inhaltliche, konzeptionelle und methodische Trends und Entwicklungen in der sozialwissenschaftlichen und interdisziplinären Mobilitätsforschung und verdeutlichen deren hohe politische und planungspraktische Relevanz.
Lagrangian Subvarieties of Hyperspherical Varieties
Authors: Finkelberg Michael , Ginzburg Victor , Travkin Roman 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Given a hyperspherical G-variety 𝒳 we consider the zero moment level Λ𝒳⊂𝒳 of the action of a Borel subgroup B⊂G. We conjecture that Λ𝒳 is Lagrangian. For the dual G
∨-variety 𝒳∨, we conjecture that that there is a bijection between the sets of irreducible components
$\operatorname {Irr}\Lambda _{{\mathscr{X}}}$
and
$\operatorname {Irr}\Lambda _{{\mathscr{X}}^{\vee }}$
. We check this conjecture for all the hyperspherical equivariant slices, and for all the basic classical Lie superalgebras.
The home advantage and COVID-19: the crowd support effect on the english football premier league and the championship
Authors: Lyhagen Johan 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
It is well known that there is an home advantage in football (American English: soccer) where the home team wins in about 45% of the games compared to the 27% of the away team. This has mainly been attributed to the support of the home audience and is commonly denoted the crowd support effect. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many football leagues to play the games without spectators thus making it possible to analyse the effect of crowd support in football. We analyse more than 18,000 games in the two top English football leagues during the period 2001–2020 for the Premier league and the Championship with an ordinal logistic model with explanatory variables (e.g., previous team performance, a time trend, league dummy) including a pandemic dummy. We discovered that the absence of spectators has no impact on the outcome probability in the Premier League. However, it significantly reduces the probability of the home team wins in the Championship.
Can potato cropping be made regenerative? Cover crops and dead organic mulch support soil microbial activity
Authors: Henzel Deborah , Junge Stephan M. , Joergensen Rainer G. , Finckh Maria R. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
To address the decline in soil organic matter and thus soil life and soil health due to intensive tillage in organic potato production, innovative regenerative farming approaches employ cover crops and transferred dead organic mulch to improve plant nutrition, minimize soil disturbance, and foster soil microbial activity. Starting in 2019 to 2021, three organic two-year field experiments were set up in a field that had been converted to non-inversion tillage since 2015, to investigate the effects of cover cropping before and organic dead mulch application to potatoes compared to weedy fallow and N-fertilization with hair meal pellets as controls. For every experiment, microbial biomass carbon (MBC), basal respiration, and fungal ergosterol were examined, starting with the cover crop in fall before potatoes until the spring in the crop succeeding potatoes. In all three experiments, initial effects on soil microbial activity depended on the incorporated biomass with no differences between vetch-triticale as a cover crop or a weedy fallow. During potato cropping, however, especially the incorporation of the vetch-triticale cover crop combined with the application of grass-clover mulch resulted in increased MBC, basal respiration and ergosterol. After potato cropping, basal respiration and ergosterol were increased in plots with weedy fallow before and mulched with grass-clover during potatoes pointing to a slower and overall more fungal based mulch degradation at that time in those plots. These results underscore the potential of regenerative practices to enhance soil microbiology during potato cultivation.
Mental health literacy interventions for female adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Arnold Emily R. , Liddelow Caitlin , Lim Angie S. X. , Vella Stewart A. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Suicide and self-harm are a leading cause of death globally, with females aged 15–24 years being a high-risk group requiring urgent intervention. Promoting mental health literacy is a well-established strategy for early intervention. No review has explored the available interventions promoting mental health literacy for female adolescents and their reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance as a whole remains unknown. This study reviews existing interventions promoting mental health literacy in female adolescents. Searches included original peer-reviewed articles from inception to May 2024 across six databases, identifying twelve studies for review. Five independent meta-analyses were conducted, showing no significant effects immediately post-intervention for mental health literacy, knowledge, stigmatising attitudes, and help-provision. A significant reduction in stigmatising attitudes was found > 6 months post-intervention. Moderation analyses could not be performed due to insufficient data. None of the included studies reported on interventions specifically for female adolescents. This review also evaluated reporting of RE-AIM components, finding limited reporting on reach, adoption, and maintenance. These findings highlight a substantial gap in high-impact and tailored mental health prevention and promotion interventions for female adolescents. Therefore, there is a clear need to understand and target female adolescents’ mental health literacy needs to develop and implement more effective interventions.
Multimodal mapping of spatial attention for unilateral spatial neglect in VR: a proof of concept study using eye-tracking and mobile EEG
Authors: Eudave Luis , Vourvopoulos Athanasios 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is a complex spatial attentional disorder consisting of a failure to attend to the contralesional side of space, frequently seen after a stroke. However, the majority of cases go undiagnosed due to the lack of a valid and reliable tool that is able to assess USN and its many variants. Recent technological advances in virtual reality (VR) and physiological sensors, allow for the study of this disorder under controlled, and ecologically-valid environments, which hold the promise of reliable and early detection. This proof of concept study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a system for discriminating different attentional states using a multimodal dataset derived from a spatial attention task conducted in VR. Nine healthy young adults underwent two experimental conditions: a Control condition and a Left Occlusion condition. Participants performed a visual search task while their behavioral data, including performance metrics, eye-gaze, head, and controller movement data, were recorded. Additionally, electroencephalography data was synchroniously collected to capture neural correlates of attentional processing. Analysis of results of this within-subjects study found worse performance (higher RT), changes in behavior (right-ward gaze bias, left-ward bias in head and controller movement) in the Left Occlusion condition. Neural differences were found (parieto-occipital mean alpha band power and event related potentials) between the two conditions. If validated, this system could be utilized as a diagnostic VR tool, while it holds the potential to facilitate the participation of stroke patients with USN in VR-driven rehabilitation.
How novice mathematics teacher-educators notice the mathematical and pedagogical thinking of preservice mathematic teachers: An emerging model
Authors: Hayeen-Halloun Mayssa , Ayalon Michal 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This paper aims to characterize critical events noticed by novice mathematics teacher-educators (NMTEs) while they facilitate teacher education sessions. Twenty-four NMTEs enrolled in a university course on teaching teachers were asked to facilitate a series of three sessions with preservice teachers, identify critical events from those sessions and analyze these events. Analysis of the 72 critical events reported by the NMTEs yielded a model that can be used to characterize critical events in teacher education sessions (CETEs) and to identify variations within these events. The model comprises three axes: the event participants, the event focus and the dimensions in learning and teaching mathematics (i.e., cognitive, affective and social). The paper discusses the theoretical and empirical construction of the model and demonstrates its potential contribution using examples from our research.
Enhancing hurdles athletes’ performance analysis: A comparative study of cnn-based pose estimation frameworks
Authors: Jafarzadeh Pouya , Zelioli Luca , Virjonen Petra , Farahnakian Fahimeh , Nevalainen Paavo , Heikkonen Jukka 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Human pose estimation has gained significant attention in recent years for its potential to revolutionize athletic performance analysis, enhance understanding of player interactions, and optimize training regimes. Deep learning models, particularly Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), have outperformed traditional methods in pose estimation tasks. This study addresses a gap in sports analytics by applying two popular CNN-based frameworks, YOLO and DeepLabCut, to analyze pose estimation in hurdles athletes. Videos of a single female athlete during training sessions were used, and frames were manually annotated to capture three critical foot landmarks: ankle, heel, and big toe. The results highlight YOLOv8l’s superior accuracy, achieving a Percentage of Correct Keypoints (PCK) of 79% for these landmarks, while demonstrating the feasibility of a low-cost setup for practical applications. Visual comparisons further validate the model’s effectiveness in real-world scenarios. Additionally, YOLO predictions were utilized to analyze step progression in the time domain, providing actionable insights into athletic movement. This study underscores that even modest video equipment, combined with CNN-based methods, can equip coaches with powerful tools to analyze and optimize movements and techniques, paving the way for data-driven advancements in sports performance.
Organizing for Ontological Security: Rethinking Authoritarian International Organizations
Authors: Chen Yingxin Angela 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Why do authoritarian countries form authoritarian international organizations (AIOs) when there is an abundance of democratic-dominant international organizations (DIOs) that provide similar forums of cooperation? Existing literature views AIOs in positivist terms. In this paper, I supplement the existing literature by bringing to bear the ontological dimension of authoritarian cooperation. Adopting the concept of ontological security, I theorize that establishing international organizations provides an avenue for authoritarian states to remedy their ontological insecurities—induced by critical events such as major geopolitical shifts—through routinizing relationships with strategic partners. Focusing on the case study of China in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), I draw from archival sources to conduct discourse analysis of selected texts and synthesize key themes. I propose that establishing the SCO was a Chinese initiative to alleviate the ontological insecurity that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. The nature of this ontological insecurity was preemptive and derivative, but it nevertheless prompted the routinization of interstate relations and the construction of threats. Specifically, the SCO provided a forum for routinizing relations with states significant to China’s ontological security. The framework of ontological security yields important policy implications for democracies wishing to counter the proliferation of the authoritarian model.