bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Study on coordinated allocation of conventional and unconventional water resources in typical regions of North China
Authors: Chai Qihui , Han Wenhao , Wan Fang , Ding Zelin , Wu Feng 
Published: July 2023

Introduction: The North China Plain is an important production base of grain, cotton, and fruits in China. However, the climate is dry and rainless, and thus, water resources are scarce. The combination of water resources, population, and cultivated land is extremely unbalanced, making the region a serious water shortage area in China. In addition to long-term groundwater over-exploitation, water shortage has become an important bottleneck, restricting the economic and social development of the North China Plain and national food security. Therefore, making full use of unconventional water resources and reducing the proportion of conventional water resources will alleviate the shortage of water resources and improve the utilization of water resources.Methods: Taking Hengshui City as an example, this paper establishes an optimal allocation model of water resources with the minimum relative water shortage rate as the objective function, the coordinated allocation of water resources between conventional and unconventional water resources is studied, and various available water sources are effectively allocated between regions and water use departments. The genetic algorithm is used to study the model, by taking 2020 as the starting year, and optimize the allocation of water resources in Hengshui City between 2020 and 2025.Results and Discussion: The results show that the water demand of each county in Hengshui City will be guaranteed in 2025, and there will be no water shortage. In the 2025 level year, the total amount of unconventional water resources in Hengshui City will increase compared with that in 2020, with an increase of 21.9144 million m3. Among them, there will be an increase in brackish water consumption, 11.3244 million m3, and an increase in sewage reuse water consumption, 10.59 million m3, which will effectively alleviate the contradiction between supply and demand of water resources in Hengshui City.
Asymmetries in climate change and livestock productivity: non-linear evidence from autoregressive distribution lag mode
Authors: Khurshid Nabila , Ajab Salman , Tabash Mosab I. , Barbulescu Marinela 
Published: July 2023

IntroductionThe livestock sector is extremely important to Socioeconomic growth in Pakistan, yet it is also quite vulnerable to weather changes. Climate change reduces livestock production by changing ecosystem services such as water availability, feed quality and quantity, disease outbreaks, animal heat stress, and a decline in livestock variety and breeds. Climate change has a direct impact on ecological and animal health. As a consequence of climate change, animal diseases, and infections are becoming more widespread. With the non-linearities of climate change in the livestock industry in mind, the present study investigated the asymmetric influence of climatic and non-climatic variables on livestock productivity across Pakistan. The empirical analysis was conducted utilizing secondary time series data from 1980 to 2021.MethodThe non-linear autoregressive distributive lag (NARDL) model is used to examine the asymmetric behavior of climatic variability in the livestock sector. We included CO2emissions, mean temperature (MT), and precipitation (PERC) as climatic variables in the current study, along with additional control factors.Results and discussionOur research discovered that CO2, MT, and PREC had asymmetries in their impacts on livestock. Variations in CO2, MT, and PREC have contradictory effects on livestock productivity in the long and short term. A percent increase in LCO2leads to a fall in livestock production insignificantly by 1.0062% for Model I and significantly by 5.7613% and 5.3929% for Models II and III, respectively. A percent decrease in LCO2significantly lowers livestock production by 4.1739% for Model I and improves livestock production by 8.5928% and 6.7901%, respectively, for Model II and Model III. A unit increase in MT significantly improves livestock productivity by 1.5520% and 0.8149% for Models II and III, respectively, while a unit decrease in MT insignificantly improves livestock production by 0.1316% and 0.2122% for Models II and III, respectively. A unit increase and decrease in PREC significantly lowers and insignificantly improve livestock productivity respectively by 0.002% in both cases for Model III. To protect the livestock industry from the negative effects of climate change, this study suggests that livestock producers use new environmentally friendly technologies and ecological agricultural systems.
Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Patient Suspected for Myocarditis - Case Report
Authors: Milosavljevich Aleksandar , Zafirovska Planinka 
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: The following case presentation highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to a patient with a rare disease.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old man was hospitalized with chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue. Initial blood test analysis revealed elevated CRP, leukocytosis, and elevated cTn-I. Due to suspected myocarditis, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging was performed. CMR ruled out myocarditis. In addition, there were no signs of edema or late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). However, there was evidence of enlarged right ventricular heart chambers. Cine short-axis images and LGE sequences revealed masses in the pulmonary artery, highly suspicious of thrombi. D-dimer was analyzed, showing very high values, and additionally, CTPA confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). Venous Doppler ultrasonography demonstrated DVT in the right popliteal vein. Anticoagulation with LMWH was initiated, after which a drug from the NOAC class - Rivaroxaban was given according to a PE protocol. The patient was discharged from the hospital in a hemodynamically stable condition with a recommendation to adhere to the therapy and conduct control after 1 and 3 months of hospitalization.
CONCLUSION: Thanks to multimodality imaging, we find it easier to get the specific cause of the problem, by establishing it or by ruling it out. However, the most important thing is to have a high clinical suspicion and common sense for faster diagnosis, treatment, and early recovery of the patient.
Épigraphie bouddhique de la Corée médiévale (xe-xive s.) : les carrières monastiques décrites dans les épitaphes enterrées de religieux (II)
Authors: Bruneton Yannick 
Published: July 2023

En 2021-2022 a été poursuivie la lecture analytique du corpus des épitaphes enterrées de religieux bouddhistes (高僧墓誌銘) du Koryŏ (918-1392) : épitaphes 3 à 10 (lecture regroupée des épitaphes 7 et 10, l’épitaphe 9 restant à analyser). Une « troisième heure » d’initiation au chinois classique en sino-coréen, hanmun 漢文, a été également dispensée […]
Wildgroei van strafbaarstellingen
Authors: van der Meij P.P.J. (Patrick) , Simmelink J.B.H.M. (Joep) 
Published: July 2023

Wildgroei van strafbaarstellingen
Het ´geloof´ in het strafrecht als instrument voor beïnvloeding van gedrag door strafbaarstelling, vervolging en bestraffing is al decennia erg sterk. Een gevolg is een voortdurend uitdijend arsenaal aan nieuwe strafbaarstellingen. Dit themanummer behandelt al meer of minder ver gevorderde voorstellen voor wijziging van het Wetboek van Strafrecht. De gemene deler bij die voorstellen bestaat eruit dat de voorgestelde strafbaarstellingen verband houden met actuele maatschappelijke vraagstukken.
The Minimum Superior Eccentric Dominating Energy of Graphs
Authors: Tejaskumar R. , Ismayil A. Mohamed 
Published: July 2023

For a graph G = (V, E) of order K2 the minimum superior eccentric dominating energy SEed(G) is the sum of the eigen values obtained from the minimum superior eccentric dominating K x K matrix Ased (G) = (Seij) In this paper SEed(G) of standard graphs are computed. Properties, upper and lower bounds for SEed(G) are established.
Identification of genetic loci for powdery mildew resistance in bread wheat
Authors: Zhao Dehui , Zeng Jianqi , Liu Dan , Tian Yubing , Sani Shawai Rabiu , Xu Xiaowan , Hao Yuanfeng , He Zhonghu , Wang Chunping , Yang Li , Liu Jingdong , Zhang Yong 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPowdery mildew is a very destructive disease that threatens yield and quality of wheat. In the present study, 262 recombinant inbred lines derived from a cross between Zhongmai 578 (ZM578) with moderate resistance to powdery mildew and Jimai 22 (JM22) with high resistance to powdery mildew in the field were used to map powdery mildew resistance loci using the high‐density Illumina iSelect 50K single‐nucleotide polymorphism array. Three quantitative trait loci (QTLs) on chromosomes 2B, 5B, and 5D were identified by inclusive composite interval mapping, designated as QPm.caas‐2BL.1, QPm.caas‐5BL, and QPm.caas‐5DL, respectively, explaining 5.0%–37.0% of the phenotypic variances. The resistance allele of QPm.caas‐5BL was contributed by ZM578, whereas alleles of QPm.caas‐2BL.1 and QPm.caas‐5DL were from JM22. QPm.caas‐2BL.1, detected in all the six experimental environments, was a major and stable QTL. QPm.caas‐5DL was detected in five of the six environments and is likely to be a new QTL for powdery mildew resistance. The kompetitive allele‐specific PCR (KASP) markers Kpm‐2BL and Kpm‐5DL for QPm.caas‐2BL.1 and QPm.caas‐5DL, respectively, were validated in a diverse panel of 287 cultivars. These KASP markers, tightly linked with the QTLs, can be used for marker‐assisted breeding targeting the improvement of powdery mildew resistance in wheat.
Comparison of normal saline and antiseptic solution effect on the early peristomal infection rates of patients with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes: A randomized double‐blind study
Authors: Akcay Kezban , Ayhan Hatice , Sezer Ceren Rana Elcin , Simsek Cem , Abbasoglu Osman 
Published: July 2023

AbstractBackgroundThis study's aim was to compare the efficacy of normal saline (NS) with that of antiseptic solution in early peristomal skin care after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in terms of peristomal infection incidence.MethodsThis was a randomized controlled double‐blind study conducted at a university hospital between December 2019 and April 2021. All patients who underwent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. The study population consisted of 64 patients randomized to group 1: NS (n = 31) and group 2: 0.1% polyhexamethylene biguanide and 0.1% betaine (PHMB‐B; n = 33). Daily peristomal skin care was performed for 7 days, starting 24 h after insertion. Peristomal skin was evaluated by two blinded investigators before each dressing, and findings were recorded. Data analysis was performed with descriptive statistics; chi‐square analysis; and exact, Shapiro‐Wilk, Mann‐Whitney U, and Cochran Q tests.ResultsThere was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of peristomal infection rates (group 1: 12.9%, group 2: 9.07%; P > 0.05). Redness increased from day 4 in group 1 and day 5 in group 2, and exudate increased from day 5 in both groups. There is a statistical difference in the number of patients between the days when redness and exudate appear and increase.ConclusionBoth NS and PHMB‐B solutions can be preferred in peristomal care. However, NS may be the first choice for early peristomal care that does not show signs of infection, because it is not irritating and allergic and is cost‐effective.
Zn2HgP2S8: A Wide Bandgap Hg‐Based Infrared Nonlinear Optical Material with Large Second‐Harmonic Generation Response
Authors: Chu Yu , Wang Hongshan , Abutukadi Tudi , Li Zhi , Mutailipu Miriding , Su Xin , Yang Zhihua , Li Junjie , Pan Shilie 
Published: July 2023

AbstractHg‐based chalcogenides, as good candidates for the exploration of high‐performance infrared (IR) nonlinear optical (NLO) materials, usually exhibit strong NLO effects, but narrow bandgaps. Herein, an unprecedented wide bandgap Hg‐based IR NLO material Zn2HgP2S8 (ZHPS) with diamond‐like structure is rationally designed and fabricated by a tetrahedron re‐organization strategy with the aid of structure and property predictions. ZHPS exhibits a wide bandgap of 3.37 eV, which is the largest one among the reported Hg‐based chalcogenide IR NLO materials and first breaks the 3.0 eV bandgap “wall” in this system, resulting in a high laser‐induced damage threshold (LIDT) of ≈2.2 × AgGaS2 (AGS). Meanwhile, it shows a large NLO response (1.1 × AGS), achieving a good balance between bandgap (≥3.0 eV) and NLO effect (≥1 × AGS) for an excellent IR NLO material. DFT calculations uncover that, compared to normal [HgS4]n, highly distorted [HgS4]d tetrahedral units are conducive to generating wide bandgap, and the wide bandgap in ZHPS can be attributed to the strong s‐p hybridization between Hg─S bonding in distorted [HgS4]d, which gives some insights into the design of Hg‐based chalcogenides with excellent properties based on distorted [HgS4]d tetrahedra.
5-Methylheptadecane: Sex Pheromone of the Broom Twig Miner, Leucoptera Spartifoliella, a Biological Control Agent for the Scotch Broom
Authors: El-Sayed Ashraf M. , Bunn Barry 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe broom twig miner, Leucoptera spartifoliella (Hübner) is a highly specific biological control agent for the Scotch broom, Cytisus scoparius (L.). Cytisus scoparius has become a major invasive weed spreading in North America, South America, Australia and both the South and North Island of New Zealand, causing a major disturbance to the ecology of the area where it has been established. Currently, there is no tool available to monitor the population density, dispersal, and establishment of L. spartifoliella. This work was undertaken to identify the sex pheromone of L. spartifoliella and develop a monitoring tool for this biological control agent. Analysis of the extract of the female sex pheromone gland by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and chemical ionization identified a single compound in the extract. Using the mass spectral data and synthesis of candidate compounds, this compound was identified as 5-methylheptadecane. In a field trapping trial, testing various doses (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mg) of 5-methylheptadecane and virgin females as a positive control, the highest male catch obtained was in traps baited with the 1 mg dose. When testing two releasing substrates for the pheromone (i.e. a glass vial containing a cotton ball and another containing white septum), the male catch in a trap baited with a glass vial with the cotton ball was significantly higher than in a trap baited with a white septum. The identification of the sex pheromone of L. spartifoliella will help to detect and determine population densities, distribution, and dispersal of L. spartifoliella.
Muskuloskeletale Merkmale bei unter- und normalgewichtigen Auszubildenden im klassischen Bühnentanz
Authors: Wanke Eileen M. , Stawiarski Lina , Almasi Tobias , Exner-Grave Elisabeth , Oremek Gerhard , Ohlendorf Daniela , Schmidt Mike 
Published: July 2023

Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
Im professionellen Bühnentanz ist ein niedriges Körpergewicht von elementarer Bedeutung. Daher besteht bereits bei den Schülerinnen in der Ausbildung eine hohe Prävalenz von Untergewicht. Bisher ist unklar, ob systematische Verbindungen zwischen dem Gewicht und weiteren für die Eignung zur Ausbildung im professionellen Bühnentanz relevanten Merkmale bestehen. Ziel war daher die Untersuchung von ausgewählten Eignungskriterien (Körpergewicht, hormoneller Status, Hüftaußenrotation, Rückfußachse, aktuelle und bisherige Verletzungen mit Trainingsverzicht, Beweglichkeit) unter Berücksichtigung des Gewichtsstatus und des Alters bei Tanzschülerinnen (TS) zwischen 5 und 19 Jahren.

Methoden
Grundlage bildete die Evaluation von Untersuchungsbefunden aus Eignungsuntersuchungen (Check-up-Untersuchungen; n = 391) einer deutschen staatlichen Ausbildungseinrichtung über einen Zeitraum von 20 Jahren (1997–2017) im Sinne einer retrospektiven Querschnittstudie. Die Auswertung erfolgte mit SPSS 22. Es wurden Mittelwert und Standardabweichung und zur Überprüfung von Unterschieden der Fisher-Test oder Wilcoxon-Rang-Summen-Test angewendet. Alle Variablen wurden innerhalb der zuvor festgelegten Altersgruppen verglichen.

Ergebnisse
Ein niedriger BMI ist weitgehend unabhängig von den anderen ausgewählten Eignungskriterien zu sehen. Signifikante Unterschiede zwischen dem Gewichtsstatus und relevanten Eignungsmerkmalen zwischen normalgewichtigen und untergewichtigen TS wurden lediglich bei der Hüftaußenrotation links bei den 11- bis 13-Jährigen und bei der Rückfußachse bei den 8‑ bis 10-Jährigen und den 17- bis 19-Jährigen gefunden.

Schlussfolgerung
Untergewichtige und Normalgewichte unterscheiden sich hinsichtlich weiterer Kriterien in ihrer Eignung für den klassischen Bühnentanz kaum. Das Körpergewicht sollte daher weitgehend unabhängig von den anderen Parametern betrachtet werden. Da ein Untergewicht häufig mit einer defizitären Energieverfügbarkeit kombiniert sein kann, sollte hier die Sicherung der dauerhaften Gesunderhaltung der Heranwachsenden im Fokus stehen. Dabei sind die verschiedenen Ursachen für ein Untergewicht, bestehende Komorbiditäten sowie die besonderen Anforderungen an diese Population zu berücksichtigen.
Platform acquisitions, product imitation and openness
Authors: Sanchez-Cartas J. Manuel 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPublic authorities have shown concern about the possible harmful effects of platforms acquiring or imitating complementary services sold on their platforms. The effect of these practices on the restrictions on participation, development, or use of platform services (platform openness) has started to attract the attention of policymakers and researchers alike, but the evidence is still limited. We build a model that considers the trade-off that a monopoly platform faces when deciding whether to acquire or imitate a complementor and how such a decision influences openness and welfare. We show that a platform always has an incentive to acquire or imitate complementors. Which one is preferred depends on whether the increase in platform value (acquisition) offsets the market expansion effect (imitation). We find that acquisitions reduce openness and welfare but may generate more valuable complements while imitation increases openness and welfare but may harm third-party developers.
Sustained and efficient remediation of biochar immobilized with Sphingobium abikonense on phenanthrene-copper co-contaminated soil and microbial preferences of the bacteria colonized in biochar
Authors: Zhang Ying , Liu Shuai , Niu Lili , Su Aoxue , Li Mingyue , Wang Yuqing , Xu Yan 
Published: July 2023

AbstractImmobilized microbial technology has been widely used in wastewater treatment, but it has been used less frequently for soil remediation, particularly in sites that are co-contaminated with organic compounds and heavy metals. In addition, there is limited knowledge on the efficiency of remediation and microbial preferences to colonize the immobilized carriers. In this study, biochar immobilized with Sphingobium abikonense was introduced to remediate soils that were co-contaminated with phenanthrene (PHE) and copper (Cu), and the mechanisms of microbial assemblage were investigated. The immobilized microbial biochar maintained a degradation rate of more than 96% in both the first (0–6 d) and second (6–12 d) contamination periods. The addition of biochar increased the proportion of Cu bound to organic matter, and Fe–Mn oxide bound Cu in the soil. In addition, both Cu and PHE could be adsorbed into biochar pellets in the presence or absence of immobilized S. abikonense. The presence of biochar significantly increased the abundance of bacteria, such as Luteibacter, Bordetella and Dyella, that could degrade organic matter and tolerate heavy metals. Notably, the biochar could specifically select host microbes from the soil for colonization, while the presence of S. abikonense affected this preference. The autonomous selection facilitates the degradation of PHE and/or the immobilization of Cu in the soil. These results provide a green approach to efficiently and sustainably remediate soil co-contaminated with PHE and Cu and highlight the importance of microbial preference colonized in immobilized carriers.
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Zeb-un-Nissa's ‘Between ourselves: a weekly feature for women’: learning to feel in early post-independence Pakistan
Authors: Ansari Sarah 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPioneering Pakistani female journalist Zeb-un-Nissa Hamidullah in her ‘Between ourselves: a weekly feature for women’ columns, which appeared in Karachi's English-language daily newspaper Dawn during the late 1940s and early 1950s, encouraged her readers to stretch rather than breach the boundaries in how (educated) Pakistani women—as ‘good wives and wise mothers’—should fulfil their familial (and wider social) responsibilities. Her advice—which often took the form of ‘homespun’ homilies—consistently flagged up the crucial role of women, whose duties included not simply overseeing their children's behaviour but teaching their offspring, through their own emotional responses, how to feel. In their capacity as mothers, women needed to exercise sabr (patience and perseverance) when providing all-important emotional training for future Pakistani citizens who—like the state—were still in the process of being made. Accordingly, this article discusses the spatially defined context in which ‘Between ourselves’ appeared—that is, Dawn itself and the fast-expanding city of Karachi which was rife with uncertainties—before turning to the emotional ‘good practice’ that Hamidullah promoted.
Slope Deformation Associated With Recent Tectonism and the Lasting Effect of Local Subsurface Geometry in the Taurus‐Littrow Valley, Apollo 17 Landing Site
Authors: Magnarini G. , Grindrod P. M. , Mitchell T. M. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe South Massif and Taurus‐Littrow valley represent a unique area for understanding recent geological processes on the Moon. The presence of two recent overlapping landslide deposits, and boulder falls, suggests that repetitive instability has affected the north‐east facing slope of the South Massif. The presence of the young Lee‐Lincoln lobate scarp associated with a thrust fault suggests that seismic shaking may have been an important factor in triggering surface changes and mass‐wasting events in the area. In this work, we use the younger landslide deposit as a geomorphological marker. The age of the deposit, 70–110 Ma, is known due to the returned samples of the Apollo 17 mission, therefore allowing to set a time constraint to surface changes that have occurred since its emplacement. Here, we extend the body of evidence of slope deformation of the north‐east slope of the South Massif post‐dating the emplacement of the younger landslide deposit. We map boulder tracks, zones of disturbed regolith, summit and slope structures. We described their mutual relationships and their relationships with the topography and local tectonic structures. We identified features directly related to the local stress field, as well as features derived from gravitational adjustment following basal slope support removal due to reactivation of the ancient valley‐bounding fault in reverse mode associated with the Lee‐Lincoln thrust fault. Our interpretation favors a scenario in which recent tectonism, coupled with long‐lasting influence of the subsurface geometry, has caused continuous slope deformation of the South Massif.