bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cannibalistic behavior of biological control agent Oenopia conglobata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) under laboratory conditions
Authors: Mamay Mehmet , Dusak Hüsna 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
Oenopia conglobata (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a generalist predator feeding on several insect pests and utilized as a biological control agent in Türkiye. However, significant cannibalism has been observed among its different life stages under low food/prey availability. This study determined adult-egg, adult-larva, larva-egg, and larva-larva cannibalism of O. conglobata under laboratory conditions.

Results
Cannibalism among different life stages was observed under no supplemental diet (treatment group) or sufficient (100 Ephestia kuehniella eggs per individual) supplemental diet (control group). Fifty eggs per adult were provided to the 24 h-starved male and female adults for determining adult-egg cannibalism. Similarly, male, and female adults received 30 and 20 1st and 2nd instars, respectively to observe adult-larval cannibalism. Likewise, 10, 20, 30 and 40 eggs to 24-h starved 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th instars, respectively were provided to record larval–egg cannibalism. By the same way, 12-h starved 4th instar was provided 1st instar (20 per individual) to determine larval–larval cannibalism. The experiments for males, females, and instars were conducted separately and cannibalism was assessed by prey consumption in treatment group relevant to the control group. Cannibalism significantly differed among sexes and instars (for larva-egg cannibalism). Overall, males and females consumed higher number of eggs in treatment group compared to their relevant controls. Female and male adults in treatment group exhibited 8.27- and 7.16-fold cannibalism on eggs. Likewise, females exhibited the highest cannibalism (2.84-folds) on 1st instar. The 4th instar consumed the highest number of eggs; however, the highest cannibalism rate was recorded for the 3rd instar. The 3rd instar exhibited 4.63-fold cannibalism on eggs. Nevertheless, the 4th instar exhibited 3.56-folds cannibalism on 1st instar.

Conclusions
Starved O. conglobata individuals exhibited significant cannibalism among different life stages. Therefore, during mass rearing they shouldn’t be starved. Furthermore, the cannibalistic behavior should be considered during the mass release of O. conglobata.
Beyond the horizon: immersive developments for animal ecology research
Authors: Zhang Ying , Klein Karsten , Schreiber Falk , Safi Kamran 
Published: June 2023

AbstractMore diverse data on animal ecology are now available. This “data deluge” presents challenges for both biologists and computer scientists; however, it also creates opportunities to improve analysis and answer more holistic research questions. We aim to increase awareness of the current opportunity for interdisciplinary research between animal ecology researchers and computer scientists. Immersive analytics (IA) is an emerging research field in which investigations are performed into how immersive technologies, such as large display walls and virtual reality
and augmented reality
devices, can be used to improve data analysis, outcomes, and communication. These investigations have the potential to reduce the analysis effort and widen the range of questions that can be addressed. We propose that biologists and computer scientists combine their efforts to lay the foundation for IA in animal ecology research. We discuss the potential and the challenges and outline a path toward a structured approach. We imagine that a joint effort would combine the strengths and expertise of both communities, leading to a well-defined research agenda and design space, practical guidelines, robust and reusable software frameworks, reduced analysis effort, and better comparability of results.
Professional development programs to improve science teachers’ skills in the facilitation of argumentation in science classroom—a systematic review
Authors: Wess Raphael , Priemer Burkhard , Parchmann Ilka 
Published: June 2023

AbstractArgumentation is crucial to fostering scientific reasoning and problem-solving in science education. However, researchers and teachers still report problems facilitating argumentation in the classroom. This may be influenced by the design of the corresponding professional development programs (PDPs) and the focus of the underlying research. To describe the state of the research regarding science teacher PDPs on facilitating argumentation, we systematically reviewed publications from the last 20 years in terms of their design, with selected low- and high-inference characteristics, for example, in terms of the addressed professional competence and the argumentation framework. The results illustrate a broad spectrum of teacher PDPs on argumentation in terms of formal-structural aspects (e.g., sample size) and interests (e.g., methodology). We found, for example, that pre-service teachers’ argumentation PDPs are less frequent than in-service teachers’ argumentation PDPs and that research rarely focuses on situation-specific competencies, such as professional vision or decision-making. Additionally, we report challenges in analyzing the argumentation framework and discuss possible reasons for this. We critically evaluate these and other findings, point to fruitful directions for further research and reviews, and inform practitioners of professional development of argumentation.
In ovo given sunset yellow adversely affects embryonic development of chick thymus and bursa Fabricii as evidenced by histological and enzyme histochemical findings
Authors: Berktay Elif , Çelik İlhami , Çelik Selime 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
Sunset yellow (E110) has largely been used as food coloring agent. Complaints accumulated on E110 for possible detrimental effects on the immune functions such as allergenicity in the children. In this study, the effects of different doses of E110 on embryonic development of chicken primary lymphoid organs, thymus and bursa of Fabricius were determined by means of histological, histomorphometrical and histochemical methods. A total of 250 fertilized eggs from the Ross 508 line were used in the study. The eggs were divided into 5 groups as non-treated, sham-exposed and 100 ng/egg, 500 ng/egg, 1000 ng/egg E110-injected groups, each having 50 eggs.

Results
In the 1.000 ng/egg E110-administered group, embryonic development of chicken thymus and bursa of Fabricius were retarded.

Conclusions
E110 given in ovo before incubation retarded the embryonic development of the avian thymus and bursa of Fabricii. The effect is more pronounced in the 1.000 ng/egg group.
Utilizing an artificial intelligence framework (conditional generative adversarial network) to enhance telemedicine strategies for cancer pain management
Authors: Cascella Marco , Scarpati Giuliana , Bignami Elena Giovanna , Cuomo Arturo , Vittori Alessandro , Di Gennaro Piergiacomo , Crispo Anna , Coluccia Sergio 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
The utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has significant potential to revolutionize the delivery of medical services, particularly in the field of telemedicine. In this article, we investigate the capabilities of a specific deep learning model, a generative adversarial network (GAN), and explore its potential for enhancing the telemedicine approach to cancer pain management.

Materials and methods
We implemented a structured dataset comprising demographic and clinical variables from 226 patients and 489 telemedicine visits for cancer pain management. The deep learning model, specifically a conditional GAN, was employed to generate synthetic samples that closely resemble real individuals in terms of their characteristics. Subsequently, four machine learning (ML) algorithms were used to assess the variables associated with a higher number of remote visits.

Results
The generated dataset exhibits a distribution comparable to the reference dataset for all considered variables, including age, number of visits, tumor type, performance status, characteristics of metastasis, opioid dosage, and type of pain. Among the algorithms tested, random forest demonstrated the highest performance in predicting a higher number of remote visits, achieving an accuracy of 0.8 on the test data. The simulations based on ML indicated that individuals who are younger than 45 years old, and those experiencing breakthrough cancer pain, may require an increased number of telemedicine-based clinical evaluations.

Conclusion
As the advancement of healthcare processes relies on scientific evidence, AI techniques such as GANs can play a vital role in bridging knowledge gaps and accelerating the integration of telemedicine into clinical practice. Nonetheless, it is crucial to carefully address the limitations of these approaches.
Mapping out the scenarios of ocean energy scale-up based on the development of offshore wind
Authors: Pillet Anne-Caroline , Lehner Benjamin , Stark Simon , van der Zant Hinne 
Published: June 2023

Background: Our oceans remain one of the last untapped source of renewable energy. The predictability and reliability of ocean energy technologies could con- tribute significantly to the global energy transition. By 2022, ocean energy, and in particular wave and tidal energy have reached a pre-commercial phase in their development. Methods: This study investigates the potential progression of the wave and tidal energy sector in the next three decades based on the offshore wind sector in the past three decades. Two different models were developed from the yearly capacity increase of offshore wind in Europe and applied to the wave and tidal energy sector. Results: According to both models, the 40 GW 2050 target for ocean energy set by the European Commission in 2020 could be reached if European coastal countries adopt supportive policies for both technologies immediately. A sensitivity analysis shows further that a small delay right now will have tremendous negative impacts to fulfill the EU goals and the contribution of ocean energy to the energy transition. Conclusions: In conclusion, the ocean energy sector shows a strong growth potential and is capable of supporting the European and global climate targets substantially by 2050. Learnings from the offshore wind sector can help scope and support the growth of ocean energy technologies.
Wearable devices for remote monitoring of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Vietnam
Authors: Chau Nguyen Van Vinh , Trung Truong Ngoc , Khanh Phan Nguyen Quoc Khanh , Nhat Phung Tran Huy , Van Hoang Minh Tu , Hai Ho Bich , Thuy Duong Bich , Tung Nguyen Le Nhu , Khoa Dao Bach , Vien Tran Thi Dong , Hao Nguyen Van , Oanh Pham Kieu Ngyuyet , Khoa Tran Dang , Phong Nguyen Thanh , Nguyen Nguyen Thanh , Huynh Julie , Walker Timothy M , Van Nuil Jennifer , An Luu Phuoc , McKnight Jacob , Toan Le Mau , Tan Le Van , Dung Nguyen Thanh , Truong Nguyen Thanh , Thwaites C Louise ,   OUCRU COVID Research Group
Published: June 2023

Patients with severe COVID-19 disease require monitoring with pulse oximetry as a minimal requirement. In many low- and middle- income countries, this has been challenging due to lack of staff and equipment. Wearable pulse oximeters potentially offer an attractive means to address this need, due to their low cost, battery operability and capacity for remote monitoring. Between July and October 2021, Ho Chi Minh City experienced its first major wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection, leading to an unprecedented demand for monitoring in hospitalized patients. We assess the feasibility of a continuous remote monitoring system for patients with COVID-19 under these circumstances as we implemented 2 different systems using wearable pulse oximeter devices in a stepwise manner across 4 departments.
An Online Learning Approach to Dynamic Pricing and Capacity Sizing in Service Systems
Authors: Chen Xinyun , Liu Yunan , Hong Guiyu 
Published: June 2023

Online Learning in Queueing Systems Most queueing models have no analytic solutions, so previous research often resorts to heavy-traffic analysis for performance analysis and optimization, which requires the system scale (e.g., arrival and service rate) to grow to infinity. In “An Online Learning Approach to Dynamic Pricing and Capacity Sizing in Service Systems,” X. Chen, Y. Liu, and G. Hong develop a new “scale-free” online learning framework designed for optimizing a queueing system, called gradient-based online learning in queue (GOLiQ). GOLiQ prescribes an efficient procedure to obtain improved decisions in successive cycles using newly collected queueing data (e.g., arrival counts, waiting times, and busy times). Besides its robustness in the system scale, GOLiQ is advantageous when focusing on performance optimization in the long run because its data-driven nature enables it to constantly produce improved solutions which will eventually reach optimality. Effectiveness of GOLiQ is substantiated by theoretical regret analysis (with a logarithmic regret bound) and simulation experiments.
Evaluation of the laser wavelength role on tooth bleaching in terms of color change, roughness, and microhardness with pulpal rapid temperature monitoring: an in vitro study
Authors: Al-Hamd Raneen KH. , Al-Janabi Abdulhadi 
Published: June 2023

This in-vitro study evaluates the efficacy of the teeth bleaching
approach using different laser wavelengths (405 nm blue diode,
940 nm infrared diode, and Er,Cr:YSGG 2780 nm lasers) in
comparison to the conventional method using light-emitting diode (LED)
sources (420–480) nm. Eighty caries-free sound human premolars
were randomly divided into four groups (N=20). Each group received a different
bleaching procedure. Then each group was further subdivided into two
subgroups (N=10) stained with different solutions.
The pulp chamber temperature rise was recorded using an optical fiber
sensor with a novel design and fabrication. The color was analyzed
using a digital spectrophotometer. Five samples of each subgroup were
tested for surface roughness, while the others were tested for Vickers
microhardness. The bleaching process with a short wavelength
405 nm blue diode laser showed the best results for the shade,
with a minimum pulpal temperature increase indicating no possible
necrosis and hence maintaining tooth vitality. Additionally, a
remarkable reduction in bleaching time was achieved compared to the
conventional approach. This process also yielded the highest color
change (ΔE) and increased microhardness, with no
noticeable change to the tooth roughness. The 405 nm blue diode
laser applied for bleaching showed the best bleaching activity against
tested stains and negligible pulpal temperature rise with a noticeable
reduction in the bleaching time. The proposed novel method to measure
temperature change could be used to develop a promising smart sensor
for quick, effective, repeatable, and in-situ monitoring of human body
temperature.
In vitro regeneration of hybrid Dendrobium sect. Spatulata through pseudobulb segment culture
Authors: Raden Roro Rifka Annisa  , Arkan Setiaji  , Purnomo  , Sutikno  , Aries Bagus Sasongko  
Published: June 2023

The low rate of Dendrobium regeneration through seed culture is a significant limitation of mass propagation development in new hybrids. An efficient protocol of in vitro regeneration through pseudobulb segment culture has been established for Dendrobium ‘Danny Dame’. Leaves and roots of seven-month-old seedlings were detached from the pseudobulb. Unsegmented pseudobulb and segments of apical, medial, and basal excised from seedlings. The four types of explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with different combinations of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 6-benzyl amino purine (BAP). The highest number of shoots was observed in 1 mg L-1 BAP and 0.1 mg L-1 NAA using unsegmented pseudobulb explant after 2 months of culture. The unsegmented pseudobulb had a higher survivability rate and the number of shoots per explant than segmented pseudobulbs. However, if accumulated, segmented pseudobulbs can produce the number of shoots 2-4 times more than unsegmented pseudobulbs. The segment that had the highest average number of shoots was the basal segment. Two types of shoots were observed, both single shoot and multi shoot. The new shoots formation was developed from protuberance and or axillary bud. Roots were kept to grow only on the basal part of unsegmented explants and basal segment.
Determinants of Entrepreneurial Employee Activity in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Basingab Ahmed , Turro Andreu , Urbano David 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Literature shows that entrepreneurial employee activity is positively related to organisational growth and competitiveness. A significant number of studies have focused on the determinants of entrepreneurial employee activity. However, there are aspects of these determinants that remain unexplored; in particular, the role of factors at the environmental level and their moderating effect has rarely been tested. Based on Human Capital Theory and Institutional Theory, this paper aims to analyse the direct and moderating effects of the determinants of entrepreneurial employee activity. Data were obtained from the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor for the context of Saudi Arabia (1499 observations). By applying a logistic regression model, we found that intrapreneurial skills, education and social status have significant and direct effects on entrepreneurial employee activity. In addition, ease of business and social status moderate and reinforce the effect of intrapreneurial skills on entrepreneurial employee activity. The results suggest that context plays a major role in the antecedents of entrepreneurial employee activity and that its effect may be different in the case of Saudi Arabia as compared to Western countries. Theoretical and practical implications are derived from these findings.
Multi- and plurilingual professional communication – a model
Authors: Roelcke Thorsten 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
On the basis of a general model of professional communication which differs from concepts of professional language, a new model is developed which consistently integrates their multilingualism. This takes into account various individual languages such as German, English or Chinese as well as professionally relevant varieties such as every day and educational language including various languages for specific purposes in individual professions or professional contexts as well as the corresponding competences of the people working in these professions or contexts. Such a model not only provides an exhaustive and detailed coverage of plurilingual professional communication for itself, it also allows for numerous applications in the fields of language planning, language policy and language didactics.
Thermal stability of Al3BC3 powders under a nitrogen atmosphere
Authors: Yu Chao , Xing Guangchao , Ke Lu , Ding Jun , Di Jinghui , Zhu Hongxi , Wang Zhoufu , Deng Chengji , Yu Puliang 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
The thermal stability of Al3BC3 powders under nitrogen was studied. AlN–BN composites were generated during the nitridation of Al3BC3. Possible reaction mechanisms responsible for the thermal decomposition of Al3BC3 powders were discussed. The relatively weaker Al–C bonds in Al3BC3 promoted the fast diffusion of Al and the generation of AlN–BN layers inhibited the deeper nitridation, thus the thermal decomposition was governed by surface reaction. The formed nitrides resulted in a volume change and cracked the resulting layers as the reactions progressed, facilitating the diffusion of N2 and enhanced the decomposition of Al3BC3. The intensive reaction involving Al3BC3 and N2 could be attributed to the prolonged reaction time at high temperature and continued escape of vaporized Al and B. This result contributes to a theoretical basis of high-temperature application of Al3BC3 under nitrogen.
Two-dimensional heterostructure quasi-BIC photonic crystal surface-emitting laser with low divergence
Authors: Tang Renjie , Shi Yilin , Shang Hongpeng , Wu Jianghong , Ma Hui , Wei Maoliang , Luo Ye , Chen Zequn , Ye Yuting , Jian Jialing , Zheng Xiaorui , Lin Hongtao , Li Lan 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
High beam quality, large-area output, and small footprint are significant pursuing goals for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), which impose strict requirements on tight light confinements with minimized radiation losses. To achieve this, bound states in the continuum (BICs) have been demonstrated as an effective way of trapping light. Here, we combine BICs and photonic bandgaps to realize a quasi-BIC single-mode photonic crystal (PhC) laser on a colloidal quantum dots (CQDs)/silicon oxide (SiO2) hybrid integrated platform. The PhC cavity is a defect-free hexagonal heterostructure with three regions, and the thin CQDs film is embedded within the SiO2 nanopillar planar array as both an optical gain material and a backbone for the PhC. The mode gaps between different regions provide the lateral confinement while the quasi-BICs near the Γ-point generate the small-divergence vertical radiation coupling, resulting in a well-defined emission concentrating within ±1.85° of the normal surface direction and an optical pumping energy density threshold of 216.75 μJ/cm2. Our results demonstrate the design flexibility and versatility of the quasi-BIC laser even with a low contrast of a refractive index between the PhC slab and the substrate, which has potential applications in cavity quantum electrodynamics, nonlinear optics, and integrated photonics.
Label-free, ultra-low detection limit DNA biosensor using high quality optical microcavity functionalized by DNA tetrahedral nanostructure probes
Authors: Wan Hongdan , Zhang Shuai , Gu Yu , Xiong Jinxin , Xu Ji , Wan Cheng , Chao Jie 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
This study proposes and demonstrates a novel label-free DNA biosensor using high quality optical microcavity functionalized by 3D DNA nanostructure probes. To achieve ultra-low limit DNA biosensing, optical sensing interface of the hollow-core, thin wall-thickness microcavity was functionalized by self-assembled DNA tetrahedral nanostructure (DTN) probes with size of 17 bp and length of ∼5.8 nm. High efficiency binding of the DTN probes with the optical sensor interface and the target ssDNA are achieved. Whispering gallery mode (WGM) spectra with high-Q factor of >107 are excited and traced for DNA detection inside the microfluidic channel of the microcavity, with a small sample volume of nL. Incorporation of nanoscale DTN probes onto surface of the optical microcavity makes it an effective way for increasing efficient probe density and eliminating entanglement between DNA probes, thus ∼1000 times lower detection limit is achieved as compared to using 1D ssDNA probes. Due to its desirable merits of label-free, ultra-low LoD, real time and compact size, the proposed DNA biosensor has broad application prospects in bioengineering and medical diagnosis.