bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Rippling Colloidal Polyelectrolyte Complex for Customized Fingerprints with High Tactile Perception
Authors: Si Pengxiang , Zou Jihua , Wu Yun , Long Zhu , Sun Manyou , Cholewinski Aleksander , Huang Guozhi , Zhao Boxin , Zhang Dan 
Published: May 2023

AbstractFingerprints possess wide applications in personal identification, tactile perception, access control, and anti‐counterfeiting. However, latent fingerprints are usually left on touched surfaces, leading to the leakage of personal information. Furthermore, tactile perception greatly decreases when fingerprints are covered by gloves. Customized fingerprints are developed to solve these issues, but it is a challenge to develop fingerprints with various customized patterns using traditional techniques due to their requiring special templates, materials, or instruments. Inspired by ripples on the lake, blowing air is used to generate surface waves on a colloidal polyelectrolyte complex, leading to vertical stratification and the accumulation of particles near the top of the film layer. As water rapidly evaporates, the viscosity of these particles significantly increases and the wave is solidified, forming fingerprint patterns. These customized fingerprints integrate functions of grasping objects, personal identification without leaving latent fingerprints and tactile perception enhancement, which can be applied in information security, anti‐counterfeiting, tactile sensors, and biological engineering.
Synergistically Tuning Surface States of Hierarchical MoC by Pt‐N Dual‐Doping Engineering for Optimizing Hydrogen Evolution Activity
Authors: Chen Meng , Hu Lihua , Xu Li , Wei Junling , Wu Ping , Guan Guoqing , Wang Tiejun , Ma Yufei 
Published: May 2023

AbstractCatalytic performance can be greatly enhanced by rational modulation of the surface state. In this study, reasonable adjustment of the surface states around the Fermi level (EF) of molybdenum carbide (MoC) (α phase) via a Pt‐N dual‐doping process to fabricate an electrocatalyst named as Pt‐N‐MoC is performed to promote hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance over the MoC surface. Systematically experimental and theoretical analyses demonstrate that the synergistic tuning of Pt and N can cause the delocalization of surface states, with an increase in the density of surface states near the EF. This is beneficial for accumulating and transferring electrons between the catalyst surface and adsorbent, resulting in a positively linear correlation between the density of surface states near the EF and the HER activity. Moreover, the catalytic performance is further enhanced by artificially fabricating a Pt‐N‐MoC catalyst that has a unique hierarchical structure composed of MoC nanoparticles (0D), nanosheets (2D), and microrods (3D). As expected, the obtained Pt‐N‐MoC electrocatalyst exhibits superb HER activity with an extremely low overpotential of 39 mV@10 mA cm−2 as well as superb stability (over 24 d) in an alkaline solution. This work highlights a novel strategy to develop efficient electrocatalysts via adjusting their surface states.
A flooded future for River Chub? Future impacts of climate change and urbanization on reproduction of a keystone native fish species
Authors: Kemp Stanley J. , Kemp Mary J. 
Published: May 2023

Abstract

Objective
Predicted impacts of climate change in the eastern United States are pervasive and complex, including increased precipitation, increased frequency of heavy precipitation events, and altered seasonality of rainfall. This will potentially lead to increased flooding frequency and severity. The River Chub Nocomis micropogon is an important keystone and engineer species in the eastern United States, primarily through its construction of nesting habitat, which is shared with other species (“nest associates”) in a mutualistic relationship. River Chub nests are vulnerable to high flows caused by excessive precipitation and by urbanization of watersheds. Using predictions of climate change models, we examined the potential for increased River Chub nest disruption under two climate change scenarios.

Methods
Published thresholds linking River Chub nest disruption with stream discharge were used to interpret fine-scale predictions of a downscaled climate prediction model (HadGEM2-ES) using a stochastic weather generator (LARS-WG6) calibrated to two climate change scenarios. This was examined for a case study watershed (Big Elk Creek, Maryland). The amount of River Chub nest disruption was compared between present-day stream discharge observations (1995–2021) and simulated data for 2061–2080 under the “worst case” (RCP85) and “probable-case” (RCP45) scenarios. Potential nest disruption in an urbanized stream that lost its River Chub (Gwynns Falls, Maryland) was also evaluated for comparison with Big Elk Creek scenarios.

Result
Significantly elevated nest disruption under both RCP45 and RCP85 relative to observed current conditions was found under status quo watershed characteristics in the form of more disruptive events, more disrupted days, and shorter periods of disruption-free days during the River Chub nesting season. Potential nest disruption in the urbanized case study stream was far greater than that observed for any scenario.

Conclusion
Increased nest disruption projected by the downscaled HadGEM2-ES climate prediction model was moderate and far below the level of nest disruption observed in flashy urbanized streams that have lost or may have lost River Chub populations in the region. The moderate impacts of increased flooding from climate change will interact with projected population growth and urbanization for the Big Elk Creek watershed. Mechanistic modeling of fine-scale processes by using stochastic weather generators shows promise for modeling the responses of ecosystems to changing conditions.
Soil, water and plants contamination by total chrome and chrome VI
Authors: Mario da Rosa Genesio , Caetano Manfio Julia , Andressa Flach Kauane , Tiburski Neto Alexandre , Rezende Mahnke Mathias , Dirceu Wastowski Arci 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe chrome (Cr) is a metal utilized in various industrial sectors and its investigation in the environment is necessary, for the Cr (III) contain aessential micronutrients in the human nourishment and the Cr (VI), on the other hand, is toxic. In the present work soil contamination with Cr was realized in drainagelysimetersset in concentrations of 0, 200, 400, 600, 800 and 1000 mg kg−1 of total Cr, with the intuition to determine the total Cr and Cr (VI) flux in leached water, in soil and in plants of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). In the lysimeters were cultivated four plants, in three cultivation circles. In the end of the cultivations was observed, that the total applied Cr leached in the soil, evidencing the Cr mobility in latossoil with simulant characteristics to the ones utilized in this paper. The Cr (VI) concentrations in the soil increased soon after the treatment applications, but tend to decrees in the time elapse, the same tendences were observed for the total Cr concentrations in the leached water. The Cr absorption by plants was related to the Cr disponibility in the soil, for the soil concentration and the plants decreased with time passing. The Cr mobility in the soil possibilitated the groundwater contamination presenting risks to the water quality and, consequently to public health.
Holding Europe Accountable Nationally: Media, Parliaments and Voting in Europe
Authors: Costa Lobo Marina 
Published: May 2023

AbstractWhile the EU’s importance has grown for decision-making, both in politics and policies, following a decade of crises, its accountability mechanisms at the EU level have remained largely untouched. Most of the studies which research the way the EU is being legitimised focus on the European Parliament elections. In this book, we argue that to understand how EU accountability works, it is necessary to focus instead on national elections and the national political environment. While this channel of accountability has been long established, it still remains, to this day, poorly understood. Beyond establishing its importance, with a multi-methods approach and in comparative perspective, the book explores the national contexts which foster or discourage the expression of EU preferences at the national ballot box. Through a detailed analysis of longitudinal trends in EU politicisation in media and parliamentary debates from 2002 to 2019, as well as their impact on EU issue voting in national elections held between 2019 and 2021 in six European countries, the book establishes rigorously the paths of European accountability at the national level, its propitious contexts, and whether the paths are similar from Greece to Germany. The findings have implications for both national and European Union democracy, underlining the importance that national institutions have in enabling citizens to hold the EU accountable.
Salient But Not Polarized: The Role of the EU in the Irish Electoral Arena
Authors: Heyne Lea 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe 2020 Dáil elections have often been described as the end of an era—for the first time ever, Sinn Féin won the most votes over previously dominant Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Being the first post-Eurozone crisis and post-Brexit elections, they make for an interesting case study to understand the relevance of the EU in the Irish electoral arena. This chapter analyzes the EU politicization in Irish politics and media, and the determinants of party choice in the 2020 elections. First, we find that the salience of the EU has increased in newspapers and parliamentary debates over the past 20 years. Irish print media has also developed a more critical tone on the EU since the Eurozone crisis and Brexit. Parliamentary debates show a more nuanced picture, with parties converging in their tone on the EU, confirming that party competition in Ireland rarely takes place over EU issues. Our analysis of electoral behaviour does not reveal a strong impact of EU issue voting, but Sinn Féin still benefits from a Eurosceptic vote, despite the softer Euroscepticism the party recently adopted. Together with their successful mobilization of salient socio-economic issues, this can explain their electoral performance in 2020.
Consequences of EU Politicisation for Voting in National Elections
Authors: Lobo Marina Costa 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIn this Chapter, the conclusions of the research in the book as a whole are discussed. The book provides very strong multimethod evidence of the ability of voters to express their EU preferences when selecting national representatives at legislative elections, and how media and parliamentary parties condition it. Our double perspective on EU politicisation in the media and parliamentary debates lead to novel findings on the concept. In terms of salience and contestation, we found that the media and parliamentary debates follow different logics, with contestation being substantially higher in the media than in Parliaments. In terms of EU dimensions, we found that it is mostly policies being discussed in relation to the EU in both arenas. Yet, in this respect there are differences between countries: while Germany and Ireland discuss EU policies per se to a larger extent, in Southern Europe EU policies are discussed in relation to domestic issues. Looking at the consequences of politicisation, through experimental analysis, it is established that EU attitudes are a cause rather than a consequence of voting behaviour. Using observational data, we find that EU attitudes matter for both main mainstream and challenger parties, for parties which are Eurosceptic but also pro-EU parties, even if they do not replace the importance of the left-right dimension. Politicisation in both media and parliamentary debates are associated with the strength of EU issue voting. We conclude that the national channel of EU accountability, and namely the domestic institutions which contribute to it, need to be placed at the centre of the debate on how to hold the EU accountable.
Polity or Policies? The European Union in Parliamentary Debates and the Media
Authors: Santos Nelson , Nina Susana Rogeiro 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIt has been well established in the literature that “something like politicization” has occurred with regard to the European Union (EU). The phenomenon has been assessed and confirmed in different venues, including party manifestos, parliamentary debates and the media. However, studies tend to overlook the potential differences between distinct arenas of political discourse and to disregard the fact Europe is a multidimensional political issue. This chapter contributes to the debate on EU politicization by highlighting the differences between some of the arenas of political discourse, namely parliaments and media, and its potential consequences on how the EU is portrayed. Furthermore, the EU is also considered in its multidimensionality, allowing us to disentangle between polity and policy-related European issues. This chapter’s results show that policy-related issues are, in general, more addressed than polity-related ones; that economic- and financial-related matters still dominate the European debate; and that important differences emerge between parliaments and the media. The findings support both the need to consider the EU as a compound issue and how different arenas might picture the EU differently.
Experimental Evidence of EU Issue Voting
Authors: Pannico Roberto , Costa Lobo Marina 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe chapter focuses on the consequences of EU politicization on electoral behaviour. It investigates whether and under which conditions EU citizens consider their EU positions when casting a vote in national elections. First, we use a conjoint experiment to investigate the magnitude of EU issue voting in six EU countries. This design allows us to cope with possible endogeneity problems while simulating the complexity of the task faced by real voters. Second, we link the media data presented in the previous chapters to the experiment’s results to explore how EU issue voting is influenced by the informational context. The main results and several robustness checks show that in almost all the countries analysed respondents are more likely to vote for a party that shares their own position on the EU than for a party that does not. However, it seems that not all types of voter-party incongruence have the same electoral consequences. Finally, the findings also suggest a relationship between media content and EU issue voting.
The Left–Right Dimension, Europe and Voting in Bailout Europe
Authors: Heyne Lea , Costa Lobo Marina , Pannico Roberto 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThis chapter investigates several questions concerning the relative importance of EU issue voting in Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. First, the relationship between EU issue proximity and left–right proximity for voting behaviour. Second, the importance of both these issues contrasting mainstream and challenger parties. Third, whether EU parliamentary debates, measured in terms of tone, moderate the importance of EU issue voting. We use post-election online panel surveys collected in 2019–2020 in each of the bailout countries to analyse these questions. Our results show that, in all countries surveyed, EU issue voting does cross-cut the left–right dimension. Yet, left–right proximity has a higher impact on likelihood to vote for a party than EU issue proximity in all countries. Ireland stands out due to the relative irrelevance of both issues in explaining vote choice. European issue proximity to parties’ positions is a significant predictor of voting behaviour, but not a more important determinant of likelihood to vote than left–right for challenger parties. Finally, the tone employed by parties in EU parliamentary debates matters: For parties which have a more negative tone, EU proximity determines vote choice more strongly than for parties with a positive or neutral EU tone in parliament.
Krankheit und Kritik
Authors: Gonon Anna 
Published: May 2023

ZusammenfassungIm analysierten Datenmaterial werden die psychischen Gesundheitsprobleme von Beschäftigten kaum zum Anlass genommen, Arbeitsbedingungen offen und kritisch zu hinterfragen. Dabei enthält eine psychisch bedingte Einschränkung des Arbeitsvermögens Ansatzpunkte, die eigene Arbeitssituation in Frage zu stellen. Als stigmatisierte Krankheiten, die für die Betroffenen mit Scham verbunden sein können, lassen sich psychische Erkrankungen mit dem Konzept der existenziellen Prüfung von Boltanski (2010) verstehen.
Konventionentheoretische Diskussion der Ergebnisse
Authors: Gonon Anna 
Published: May 2023

ZusammenfassungDie folgenden beiden Schlusskapitel dienen der Zusammenfassung und Diskussion der Ergebnisse dieser Studie. Wurden die theoretischen Konzepte der Soziologie der Konventionen im empirischen Teil nur punktuell als sensibilisierende Konzepte in die Analyse einbezogen, so stelle ich in Kap. 11 systematisch Bezüge zum theoretischen Rahmen her. Kap. 12 präsentiert die zentralen Schlussfolgerungen der Studie.
Schlussfolgerungen
Authors: Gonon Anna 
Published: May 2023

ZusammenfassungDie Studie nahm ihren Ausgangspunkt in der öffentlichen und sozialpolitischen Diskussion um psychische Erkrankungen als Grund für den Ausschluss aus dem Arbeitsmarkt. Die Zunahme psychisch bedingter Arbeits- und Erwerbsunfähigkeit verlief parallel zur aktivierungspolitischen Wende der Sozialpolitik (Streckeisen 2012), mit welcher der Akzent von finanziellen Transferleistungen auf die Integration in den ersten Arbeitsmarkt verschoben wurde. Die Arbeitsplätze psychisch Erkrankter zu erhalten, wurde damit zu einem dringlichen sozialpolitischen Anliegen.
Eingliederung und Rechtfertigungsarbeit
Authors: Gonon Anna 
Published: May 2023

ZusammenfassungAn den Schilderungen der Interviewten wird deutlich, dass Eingliederungsarbeit – zumindest zu einem gewissen Anteil – Rechtfertigungsarbeit bedeutet. Diese wird einerseits durch das Argumentieren und Begründen in Aushandlungssituationen geleistet, andererseits durch das Vorwegnehmen von Rechtfertigungsbedarf und die Orientierung an den dominierenden Rechtfertigungslogiken durch ein an sie angepasstes Verhalten. Den Begriff der „Arbeit“ verwende ich hier im breiten Sinn, wie ihn Thomas Luckmann (2002, S. 99) als Grundkategorie der „sozialen Konstruktion und Destruktion von Wirklichkeit“ bestimmt hat.
Eingliederung und Arbeitsorganisation
Authors: Gonon Anna 
Published: May 2023

ZusammenfassungIn den drei untersuchten Unternehmen gehört es zu den Hauptaufgaben des BGM, sich um die Wiedereingliederung gesundheitlich eingeschränkter Beschäftigter zu kümmern. Die Devise lautet, dass eine Wiedereingliederung, soweit möglich und von den Betroffenen gewünscht, in jedem Fall versucht wird. Letztlich findet ein großer Teil der Eingliederungsarbeit jedoch an den konkreten Arbeitsplätzen und im Arbeitsalltag der Betroffenen statt und wird durch die Betroffenen selbst, ihre Vorgesetzten oder ihre Kolleginnen geleistet.
Experimental Structural Model: From Manual Paper Garment to Fabrication as an Architectural Practice-Based Approach for Fashion Design Education
Authors: El-Mahdy Deena 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe study presents the integration of architectural design approaches in the fashion design process suggesting a new educational method based on structural model fabrication. The paper addresses the output of an experimental collaborative practice-based workshop titled ‘Fashion Clash’ that mixes both architects and fashion designers. The workshop focused on testing self-structural garments following a manual workflow which is divided into three main phases, (1) modeling and form-finding, (2) assembly, and (3) fabrication. Paper-based materials are used for transforming full-scale garments into textiles. The results presented seven garments displayed at a fashion show that show the effect of the folding techniques in reaching stability and highlighting the interdisciplinary integration of architects and fashion designers. The study concludes that implementing a parametric design logic based on architectural perspective in fashion would generate innovative ways of testing self-supporting geometry. Digitally computing the forces and structure before fabrication are left for further research.
Microglial P2X4 receptors promote ApoE degradation and contribute to memory deficits in Alzheimer’s disease
Authors: Hua Jennifer , Garcia de Paco Elvira , Linck Nathalie , Maurice Tangui , Desrumaux Catherine , Manoury Bénédicte , Rassendren François , Ulmann Lauriane 
Published: May 2023

AbstractNumerous evidences support that microglia contributes to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. P2X4 receptors are ATP-gated channels with high calcium permeability, which are de novo expressed in a subset of reactive microglia associated with various pathological contexts, contributing to microglial functions. P2X4 receptors are mainly localized in lysosomes and trafficking to the plasma membrane is tightly regulated. Here, we investigated the role of P2X4 in the context of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Using proteomics, we identified Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) as a specific P2X4 interacting protein. We found that P2X4 regulates lysosomal cathepsin B (CatB) activity promoting ApoE degradation; P2rX4 deletion results in higher amounts of intracellular and secreted ApoE in both bone-marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) and microglia from APPswe/PSEN1dE9 brain. In both human AD brain and APP/PS1 mice, P2X4 and ApoE are almost exclusively expressed in plaque-associated microglia. In 12-month-old APP/PS1 mice, genetic deletion of P2rX4 reverses topographical and spatial memory impairment and reduces amount of soluble small aggregates of Aß1-42 peptide, while no obvious alteration of plaque-associated microglia characteristics is observed. Our results support that microglial P2X4 promotes lysosomal ApoE degradation, indirectly altering Aß peptide clearance, which in turn might promotes synaptic dysfunctions and cognitive deficits. Our findings uncover a specific interplay between purinergic signaling, microglial ApoE, soluble Aß (sAß) species and cognitive deficits associated with AD.