bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The impact of unexpected flood events and adaption measures on lot prices
Authors: Häse Sophie , Hirte Georg 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAssociated with climate change are the rising frequency, probability, and intensity of natural hazards, as stated by IPCC (2014). To contribute to the evaluation of climate change consequences, we study the impact of river floods caused by torrential rain periods, which are supposed to become and already are one of the major future challenges. Since subsequent flood and adaptation measures are usually interdependent, identifying causal effects is the main challenge. Therefore we investigate a sequence of river floods and subsequent adaption measures in a natural experiment setting. Our study area is the city of Dresden, Germany in the time period from 2000 until 2017. Remarkable in this setting is the exogeneity of the first flood event in 2002 that hit the city unexpectedly after 60 years without considerable flood events. We use a complete set of lot transactions from 2000 until 2017 to study the effect of these events on lot prices. The basis of our identification strategy is a Difference-in-Differences design in which we control for an unstable assignment to treatment and control group. Additionally we consider the heterogeneity of the treatment, which is caused by the varying intensity levels during a flood. It shows that flood risk is incorporated into lot prices only after awareness is risen due to a sudden flood event and that a higher expected intensity increases discounts. A long-term effect can be verified once we control for adaption, such as public protection measures.
The Effect of Aminoethoxyvinylglycine and Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere on the Storage of ‘Bartlett’ Pear
Authors: Wright A. Harrison , Prange Robert K. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractStorage trials of 4 and 8 months’ duration, using ‘Bartlett’ pear (Pyrus communis) fruit treated with and without aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) and stored using ultra low oxygen (ULO) storage (1.5 kPa O2) versus dynamic controlled atmosphere (DCA) (≈ 0.6–0.7 kPa O2) based on chlorophyll fluorescence were conducted over 2 years. AVG applied preharvest and DCA storage produced pears with significantly lower respiration, ethylene, acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate and ethanol post-storage compared to the other treatment combinations. Lower volatiles reflected a higher level of fruit quality. AVG + DCA also exhibited greater green color and firmness retention than the other treatment combinations. There were few disorders in both years of study, with no correlation with field and storage treatments, with the exception of pear scuffing, which was only present in year 2. The incidence of scuffing was positively associated with both fruit softening and yellowing, with DCA + AVG showing the lowest incidence (10%) and ULO + control, the highest (65%). Softening occurred during the shelf life period, as required, and was not an issue for any treatment combination. However, uneven degreening was a concern for fruit treated with DCA + AVG (mainly when firmness at harvest was > 85 N). Future research on higher maturity levels at harvest or reduced AVG rates could address this concern.
Biolinguistics and biological systems: a complex systems analysis of language
Authors: Nefdt Ryan M. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractIn their recent book, Ladyman and Wiesner (What is a complex system?, Yale University Press, 2020) delineate the bounds of the exciting interdisciplinary field of complexity science. In this work, they provide examples of generally accepted complex systems and common features which these possess to varying degrees. In this paper, I plan to extend their list to include the formal study of natural language, i.e. linguistics. In fact, I will argue that language exhibits many of the hallmarks of a complex system, specifically a complex biological system. Thus, my aim is to advocatecontrathe the ‘Minimalist Program’ (Chomsky, The minimalist program, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1995), which motivates simple underlying mechanisms (i.e. Merge) in their idealisations, that biolinguistics should embrace a ‘Maximalist Program’ in which multiple subfields contribute component explanations to an emerging whole.
The Emergence of Concerned Partnerships in the Ethical Marketization of Place: A Narrative Lens
Authors: Palo Teea 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThis study adopts a narrative lens to investigate how place shapes the emergence and work of cross-sector partnerships (CSPs). Based on a qualitative inquiry of the marketization of Lapland, Finland, as the home of Santa Claus, four matters of concern around the ethicality of marketizing Lapland are followed: revitalization, commerciality, distortion, and imbalance. The findings show how CSPs emerge in the marketization of place through the mechanisms of narrative contestations and misalignment of marketized place and place-identity, and their (re)alignment at the nexus of marketization. The contestations and misalignment generate matters of concern from place, which in turn mobilize CSPs via two interrelated narrative practices: (i) problematizing and (ii) reimagining the marketized place to realign it with place-identity. The paper contributes the construct of concerned partnerships to the literature of CSPs, a place-based form of CSPs which consist of both market and non-market actors, including the place and its social and material resources. They are formed through matters of concern that emerge through misalignments of marketized place and place-identity, to realign them and sustain a place at a nexus of marketization.
Performance-preserving event log sampling for predictive monitoring
Authors: Fani Sani Mohammadreza , Vazifehdoostirani Mozhgan , Park Gyunam , Pegoraro Marco , van Zelst Sebastiaan J. , van der Aalst Wil M. P. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractPredictive process monitoring is a subfield of process mining that aims to estimate case or event features for running process instances. Such predictions are of significant interest to the process stakeholders. However, most of the state-of-the-art methods for predictive monitoring require the training of complex machine learning models, which is often inefficient. Moreover, most of these methods require a hyper-parameter optimization that requires several repetitions of the training process which is not feasible in many real-life applications. In this paper, we propose an instance selection procedure that allows sampling training process instances for prediction models. We show that our instance selection procedure allows for a significant increase of training speed for next activity and remaining time prediction methods while maintaining reliable levels of prediction accuracy.
Influence of Support Structure on Catalytic Performance of Supported Liquid-Phase (SLP) Catalysts in Hydroformylation of 1-Butene
Authors: Madani Mahtab , Schill Leonhard , Zahrtmann Nanette , Portela Raquel , Arsenjuk Linda , Franke Robert , Fehrmann Rasmus , Riisager Anders 
Published: March 2023

AbstractSeveral supported liquid-phase (SLP) catalysts with immobilized Rh-biphephos complexes on monolithic supports were prepared and applied for continuous gas-phase hydroformylation (HyFo) of 1-butene. The support comprised macroporous monolithic silicon carbide (SiC) with deposited silica nanoparticles (NPs) in order to provide mesopores with enhanced capillary forces to retain the liquid-phase. Variable parameters were examined for the monolithic SiC supports, including size and loading of deposited silica NPs and intermediate calcination between silica deposition steps to obtain the most efficient support configuration for the SLP system. The SLP catalysts with larger deposited silica NPs gave higher catalytic activity (i.e. 1-butene conversion and turnover frequency) compared to the supports with smaller sized silica NPs. However, the selectivity towards the preferred linear aldehyde was higher in the SLP catalysts with supports containing less silica with small silica NPs. Importantly, the prepared SLP catalyst systems showed long-term stability in HyFo with negligible formation of high boiling aldol condensation products.
Clinico-pathological features of diabetic and non-diabetic renal diseases in type 2 diabetic patients: a retrospective study from a 10-year experience in a single center
Authors: Sun Yuemeng , Ren Yawei , Lan Ping , Yu Xiaoyang , Feng Jie , Hao Dapeng , Xie Liyi 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Aim
To compare clinical and pathological characteristics as well as prognosis between diabetic nephropathy (DN) and non-diabetic renal disease (NDRD) so as to explore potential diagnostic criteria of DN and provide some guidance for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with kidney involvement.

Methods
T2DM patients with renal impairment who underwent kidney biopsy were included in this study, who were classified into 3 groups (DN, NDRD, DN with NDRD) based on their renal pathological diagnosis. Baseline clinical characteristics as well as follow-up data were collected and analyzed among 3 groups. Logistic regression was performed to determine the best predictors for DN diagnosis. Additional 34 MN patients without diabetes were enrolled by propensity score matching method to compare serum PLA2R antibody titer and kidney outcomes between diabetic MN patients and MN alone.

Results
Among 365 patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent kidney biopsy, 179 (49.0%) patients were diagnosed with NDRD alone and 37 (10.1%) patients with NDRD combined DN. Risk factors for DN development in T2DM patients were longer time since diabetes diagnosis, higher level of serum creatinine, absence of hematuria and presence of diabetic retinopathy by multivariate analysis. Lower rate of proteinuria remission and higher risk of renal progression were observed in DN group compared with NDRD group. Membranous nephropathy was the most common NDRD in diabetic patients. There was no difference in serum PLA2R antibody positiveness or titer between MN patients with or without T2DM. There was lower remission rate but similar renal progression in diabetic MN when age, gender, baseline eGFR, albuminuria and IFTA score were adjusted.

Conclusions
Non-diabetic renal disease is not uncommon in T2DM patients with renal impairment, which has better prognosis with proper treatment. Coexisting diabetic status does not exert negative impact on renal progression in MN patients, and immunosuppressive agents should be administered when necessary.
Nodulation alleviates the stress of lower water availability in Vachellia sieberiana
Authors: Telford Elizabeth M. , Stevens Nicola , Midgley Guy F. , Lehmann Caroline E. R. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe genus Vachellia (Fabaceae) has a pan-tropical distribution and numerous Vachellia species are currently observed to be expanding their indigenous ranges and/or are invasive. Most Vachellia species have the capacity to enhance nitrogen uptake via an N2-fixing rhizobial mutualism that manifests in specialized root nodule structures enabling the catalysis of atmospheric N2 into a plant useable form. Improved understanding of nodulation may provide new insight to the changing patterns of ecological success of Vachellia species. Here, we investigated how the seedling growth, allometry and nodulation of two common Vachellia species, the arid Vachellia erioloba and the mesic Vachellia sieberiana, responded to varied levels of water availability. Seedlings were grown at 4%, 8% and 16% soil moisture content (SMC) for four months. The seedling growth and allometry of V. erioloba was unresponsive to changing water availability, and no nodulation was observed. The allometry of V. sieberiana was responsive to changing water availability and nodulation was observed; with the highest nodule biomass and growth rate recorded at 4% SMC. These patterns suggest that V. erioloba does not require the rhizobial mutualism, possibly due to lower competitive interactions between woody plants and grass in the arid savanna. Whereas, due to the competitive vegetation interactions typical in the mesic savanna, N2- fixation via nodule development could provide V. sieberiana a competitive advantage over grass not only in limited N conditions, but also during periods of lower water availability.
Climate change might lead to substantial niche displacement in one of the most biodiverse regions in the world
Authors: Murakami Mariana , Batke Sven , Pie Marcio R. , Ramos Flavio 
Published: March 2023

AbstractClimatic niches are key factors driving global and regional species distributions. The Atlantic Forest domain is considered one of the most threatened biomes in the world, and one of the main centres of plant diversity and endemism in the Neotropics. Of the over 13,000 species of vascular plants, nearly 15% are vascular epiphytes. Here we analysed for the first time how current epiphyte niches will be affected under future climate projections (SSP126 and SSP585) within 1.5 million km2of Atlantic Forest in South America. Using the largest database of vascular epiphytes to date (n = 1521 species; n = 75,599 occurrence records) and ordination models, we found that the Atlantic Forest is expected to become warmer and drier and that up to 304 epiphyte species (20%) will have their average niche positions displaced outside the available climate space by the years 2040–2100. The findings from this study can help to inform ongoing legislative conservation efforts in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions.
Effectiveness of clinical scores in predicting coronary artery disease in familial hypercholesterolemia: a coronary computed tomography angiography study
Authors: Catapano Federica , Galea Nicola , Pambianchi Giacomo , D’Erasmo Laura , Borrazzo Cristian , Cundari Giulia , Marchitelli Livia , Maranghi Marianna , Minicocci Ilenia , Di Costanzo Alessia , Carbone Iacopo , Francone Marco , Arca Marcello , Catalano Carlo 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Purpose
One of the major challenges in the management of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the stratification of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic subjects. Our purpose is to investigate the performance of clinical scoring systems, Montreal-FH-score (MFHS), SAFEHEART risk (SAFEHEART-RE) and FH risk score (FHRS) equations and Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) diagnostic score, in predicting extent and severity of CAD at coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in asymptomatic FH.

Material and methods
One-hundred and thirty-nine asymptomatic FH subjects were prospectively enrolled to perform CCTA. MFHS, FHRS, SAFEHEART-RE and DLCN were assessed for each patient. Atherosclerotic burden scores at CCTA (Agatston score [AS], segment stenosis score [SSS]) and CAD-RADS score were calculated and compared to clinical indices.

Results
Non-obstructive CAD was found in 109 patients, while 30 patients had a CAD-RADS ≥ 3. Classifying the two groups according to AS, values varied significantly for MFHS (p < 0.001), FHRS (p < 0.001) and SAFEHEART-RE (p = 0.047), while according to SSS only MFHS and FHRS showed significant differences (p < 0.001). MFHS, FHRS and SAFEHEART-RE, but not DLCN, showed significant differences between the two CAD-RADS groups (p < .001).
MFHS proved to have the best discriminatory power (AUC = 0.819; 0.703–0.937, p < 0.001) at ROC analysis, followed by FHRS (AUC = 0.795; 0.715–0.875, p < .0001) and SAFEHEART-RE (AUC = .725; .61–.843, p < .001).

Conclusions
Greater values of MFHS, FHRS and SAFEHEART-RE are associated to higher risk of obstructive CAD and might help to select asymptomatic patients that should be referred to CCTA for secondary prevention.
The association between breast arterial calcification and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in an Australian population-based breast cancer case–control study
Authors: Lee Sing Ching , Pirikahu Sarah , Fritschi Lin , Boyle Terry , Schultz Carl , Wylie Elizabeth , Stone Jennifer 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Purpose
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Breast arterial calcification (BAC) on mammograms is not associated with breast cancer risk. However, there is increasing evidence supporting its association with cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study examines the association between BAC and ASCVD and their risk factors within an Australian population-based breast cancer study.

Materials and methods
Data from the controls who participated in the breast cancer environment and employment study (BCEES) were linked with the Western Australian Department of Health Hospital Morbidity database and Mortality Registry to obtain ASCVD outcomes and related risk factor data. Mammograms from participants with no prior history of ASCVD were assessed for BAC by a radiologist. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to examine the association between BAC and later occurrence of an ASCVD event. Logistic regression was used to investigate the factors associated with BAC.

Results
A total of 1020 women with a mean age of 60 (sd = 7.0 years) were included and BAC found in 184 (18.0%). Eighty (7.8%) of the 1020 participants developed ASCVD, with an average time to event of 6.2 years (sd = 4.6) from baseline. In univariate analysis, participants with BAC were more likely to have an ASCVD event (HR = 1.96 95% CI 1.29–2.99). However, after adjusting for other risk factors, this association attenuated (HR = 1.37 95% CI 0.88–2.14). Increasing age (OR = 1.15, 95% CI 1.12–1.19) and parity (pLRT < 0.001) were associated with BAC.

Conclusion
BAC is associated with increased ASCVD risk, but this is not independent of cardiovascular risk factors.
Impact of Household Interventions on Homestead Biodiversity Management and Household Livelihood Resilience: An Intertemporal Analysis from Bangladesh
Authors: Hossain Mohammad Razib , Khan Md. Akhtaruzzaman 
Published: March 2023

AbstractHousehold livelihood preferences are crucial determinants of homestead biodiversity. Therefore, we conducted a temporal analysis (harnessing data from three different time points (i.e., 1994, 2004, and 2014) with ten years of interval starting from 1994) on three Bangladeshi subdistricts to trace the effect of managed interventions on homestead biodiversity. Our findings unravel the transformation of a non-profitable untapped homestead agrobiodiversity from 1994 into an intervened and profitable biodiversity in 2014. The domestication of the introduced species in the homesteads increased the earnings by many folds. The observed stand structure of the introduced tree species was also financially profitable in 2014. We noted that tree diversity, richness, and evenness increased in the study areas while dominance decreased. Animal diversity and evenness decreased; however, richness and dominance increased. Management interventions only occurred when households grasped that homestead biodiversity could significantly supplement their family income. Management interventions occurred in the following ways: willingness to dedicate labor for both males and females increased over time, and willingness to pay labor costs significantly increased (i.e., on average, a male and female member in Haluaghat spent 336 labor hours/year and 288 labor hour/year, which is equivalent to an investment of BDT 23,100 (USD 330) and BDT 12,240 (USD 174.9), respectively in 2014), and average annual investment for agrobiodiversity management almost tripled. As the yearly investment soared, management interventions became better planned. Consequently, earnings from agrobiodiversity increased drastically. In 2014, households in Gouripur, Ishwarganj, and Haluaghat received 43.2, 34.5, and 39.3% of their total income from homestead biodiversity, which generated 157.8, 125.7, and 143.2 person-days employment/household. Thus, planned investment in homestead biodiversity management provides upgraded ecosystem services. Therefore, we claim that intervention is not always wrong, and planned interventions can lead to a progressing symbiotic relationship (a win–win situation) between households and homestead biodiversity.
Current collectors based on multiwalled carbon-nanotubes and few-layer graphene for enhancing the conversion process in scalable lithium-sulfur battery
Authors: Marangon Vittorio , Barcaro Edoardo , Minnetti Luca , Brehm Wolfgang , Bonaccorso Francesco , Pellegrini Vittorio , Hassoun Jusef 
Published: March 2023

AbstractWe investigated herein the morphological, structural, and electrochemical features of electrodes using a sulfur (S)-super P carbon (SPC) composite (i.e., S@SPC-73), and including few-layer graphene (FLG), multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), or a mixture of them within the current collector design. Furthermore, we studied the effect of two different electron-conducting agents, that is, SPC and FLG, used in the slurry for the electrode preparation. The supports have high structural crystallinity, while their morphologies are dependent on the type of material used. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) shows a reversible and stable conversion reaction between Li and S with an activation process upon the first cycle leading to the decrease of cell polarization. This activation process is verified by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) with a decrease of the resistance after the first CV scan. Furthermore, CV at increasing scan rates indicates a Li+diffusion coefficient (D) ranging between 10−9and 10−7cm2·s−1in the various states of charge of the cell, and the highestDvalue for the electrodes using FLG as electron-conducting agent. Galvanostatic tests performed at constant current of C/5 (1 C = 1675 mA·gS−1) show high initial specific capacity values, which decrease during the initial cycles due to a partial loss of the active material, and subsequently increase due to the activation process. All the electrodes show a Coulombic efficiency higher than 97% upon the initial cycles, and a retention strongly dependent on the electrode formulation. Therefore, this study suggests a careful control of the electrode in terms of current collector design and slurry composition to achieve good electrode morphology, mechanical stability, and promising electrochemical performance in practical Li-S cells.
Population Subgroups at Risk of Unhealthy Changes in Food and Beverage Consumption During COVID-19 Lockdowns
Authors: Booth Leon , Santos Joseph Alvin , Hoek Annet C. , Webster Jacqui , Pettigrew Simone 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Background
Understanding health behaviour changes during the COVID-19 pandemic can assist in developing strategies to promote healthy lifestyles at such times. The aim of this exploratory study was to examine whether the frequency of consuming unhealthy foods and beverages changed during lockdown and whether certain population subgroups were more likely to make such changes.

Method
An online survey was administered to a national sample of 4022 Australian adults (51% female, mean age 48 years). Generalised linear models with generalised estimating equations were used to identify whether demographic characteristics (age, gender, education, presence of children in the household, number of people in the household) and beliefs related to COVID-19 were associated with changes in the frequency of consuming alcohol, sweet snacks, salty snacks, and sugary beverages from pre to during lockdown.

Results
Overall, the frequency of consuming the four assessed unhealthy products did not change during lockdown. However, being male and having children at home were consistently associated with unhealthy changes, whereas believing that alcohol or unhealthy diets would exacerbate COVID-19 severity was linked to a decreased frequency of consuming these products respectively. Age, education, and living with more people were also associated with changes in the frequency of consuming some product categories.

Conclusion
During lockdown, certain population subgroups appeared to be at increased risk of more frequent consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages. Believing certain consumption habits are linked to adverse health impacts of COVID was found to reduce frequency of consumption of related products, presenting a potential focus for future public health actions.