bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Biogeography of rodents in Iran: species richness, elevational distribution and their environmental correlates
Authors: Yousefi Masoud , Mahmoudi Ahmad , Kafash Anooshe , Khani Ali , Kryštufek Boris 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Rodent biogeographic studies are disproportionately scarce in Iran, however, they are an ideal system to understand drivers of biodiversity distributions in the country. The aims of the present research are to determine (i) the pattern of rodent richness across the country, (ii) quantify their elevational distribution patterns, and (iii) explore the underlying mechanisms. To reach these goals, an updated species list was compiled based on the latest taxonomic revisions, published until December 2021. We mapped all 76 rodent species distributions to develop the first map of rodent richness in Iran. We furthermore investigated their elevational distribution patterns in the following four geographic regions based on 100 m intervals; the Zagros Mountains, north of Alborz Mountains, south of Alborz and Kopet-Dagh mountains, and central and east mountains. North-east of Iran, Zagros Mountains, Alborz Mountains, and northwestern of Iran showed the highest richness and were identified as biodiversity hotspots of rodents in the country. This study highlights the importance of past climate change as the key driver of rodent richness in Iran. We showed that rodents’ elevational distribution patterns differ among geographic regions. Areas and elevational zones with the highest species richness should be prioritized for the conservation planning of rodents in Iran.
The influence of the noise on the exact solutions of a Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation
Authors: Albosaily Sahar , Mohammed Wael W. , Rezaiguia Ali , El-Morshedy Mahmoud , Elsayed Elsayed M. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
In this article, we take into account the stochastic Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation forced by multiplicative noise in the Itô sense. To obtain the exact stochastic solutions of the stochastic Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation, we apply the

G

′

G

\frac{{G}^{^{\prime} }}{G}

-expansion method. Furthermore, we extend some previous results where this equation has not been previously studied in the presence of multiplicative noise. Also, we show the influence of multiplicative noise on the analytical solutions of the stochastic Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation.
hsa-miR-340-5p inhibits epithelial–mesenchymal transition in endometriosis by targeting MAP3K2 and inactivating MAPK/ERK signaling
Authors: Wan Yiting , Huang Jiami , Song Yanhua , Gu Cancan , Kong Jueying , Zuo Ling , Chen Jing 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Increasing evidence has verified the indispensable effect of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the biological processes of human diseases, including endometriosis. hsa-miR-340-5p was reported to display a low level in patients with endometriosis, but the detailed function of miR-340-5p in endometriosis is unclarified. RT-qPCR was used for the assessment of RNA levels of miR-340-5p and its downstream target genes in endometrial stromal cells (ESCs). Western blotting and Transwell assays revealed that upregulation of miR-340-5p suppressed the migration, invasiveness, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) in ESCs. Bioinformatics tools were used to predict miR-340-5p downstream genes. Luciferase reporter assay displayed that miR-340-5p could bind to messenger RNA mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 2 (MAP3K2). MAP3K2 was targeted by miR-349-5p and could reverse the influence of miR-340-5p. miR-340-5p exerted its impact on the invasive characters of ESCs by inactivating the MAP3K2-mediated MAPK/ERK signaling. In conclusion, miR-340-5p restrains cell migration, invasiveness, and EMT in ESCs by targeting MAP3K2 and inactivating MAPK/ERK signaling.
BST-silicon hybrid terahertz meta-modulator for dual-stimuli-triggered opposite transmission amplitude control
Authors: Dong Bowen , Zhang Cheng , Guo Guanxuan , Zhang Xueqian , Wang Yuchao , Huang Lingling , Ma Hua , Cheng Qiang 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
With the drafting of the 6G white paper, terahertz (THz) modulators reshow profound significance in wireless communication, data storage, and imaging. Active tuning of THz waves through hybrid meta-structure incorporated with smart materials has attracted keen interest due to the deliberate structural design and dynamic transition of material properties. However, until now, these meta-devices have usually been responsive to a single driving field, such as electrical, thermal, or optical stimuli, which hinders their applicability for multidimensional manipulation of THz waves. Herein, to the best of our knowledge, a Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3–silicon hybrid meta-modulator to achieve opposite tuning of the amplitude characteristic with two different types of stimuli is proposed for the first time. When driven by an external voltage, the proposed meta-modulator exhibits enhanced transmittance. In contrast, the transmission coefficient gradually decays as the external current increases. This outstanding performance is systematically studied by analyzing the carrier transport in the meta-structure as well as the change in the dielectric constant. Our research provides a novel idea for the development of actively tunable THz meta-devices and paves the way for robust multifunctionality in electrically controlled THz switching, and biosensors.
The crystal structure of (E)-1-(4-aminophenyl)-3-(p-tolyl)prop-2-en-1-one, C16H15NO
Authors: Zhang Jingxiao , Lv Jinyu , Wang Jiajia 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
C16H15NO, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 5.9233(3) Å, b = 14.5788(9) Å, c = 14.7095(9) Å, β = 99.073(2)°, V = 1254.34(13) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt
(F) = 0.0600, wRref
(F
2) = 0.1512, T = 170 K.
Crystal structure of (E)-5-propyl-4-((pyridin-2-ylmethylene)amino)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione – methanol (1/1), C11H13N5S
Authors: Jia Huijuan , Dong Zhen , Qin Xiaoyan , Song Yiying , Zhou Zhibin , Yuan Caixia 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
C11H13N5S, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 7.2720(14) Å, b = 11.631(2) Å, c = 17.031(3) Å, β = 95.12(3)°, V = 1434.7(5) Å3, Z = 4, R

gt
(F) = 0.0353, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.0953, T = 293 K.
The crystal structure of poly[(μ2-terephthalato-κ4
O,O′: O″,O‴)-(μ4-terephthalato-κ4
O:O′:O″:O‴)-{μ4-(1,2,4,5-tetrakis(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-benzene-κ4
O:O′:O″,O‴)}dicadmium(II)] – water – acetronitrile (1/2/2), C38H36N14O10Cd2
Authors: Wang Hua-Rui 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
C38H36N14O10Cd2, triclinic,

P

1
‾

$P\overline{1}$

(no. 2), a = 10.220(2) Å, b = 10.685(2) Å, c = 10.777(2) Å, α = 84.18(3)°, β = 72.02(3)°, γ = 75.28(3)°, V = 1082.3(4) Å3, Z = 1, R

gt
(F) = 0.0268, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.0732, T = 293(2) K.
The co-crystal structure of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid – 4,4′-bipyridine, C8H8O4·C10H8N2
Authors: Angevine Devin J. , Benedict Jason B. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
C8H8O4·C10H8N2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 13.427(4) Å, b = 10.069(3) Å, c = 12.751(4) Å, β = 116.124(7)°, V = 1547.7(8) Å3, Z = 4, R

gt
(F) = 0.0426, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1152, T = 90 K.
Evaluation of pulp and paper properties produced from two new bleaching sequences
Authors: Rodrigues de Oliveira Cláudia , Ventorim Gustavo , Rodrigues de Oliveira Iliane , Ferraz Ana Paula Almeida , Silva Luana Cristal Lirya , Nunes dos Santos André Luis 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
The pulp and paper industry is increasingly seeking a sustainable and conscientious development, minimizing the environmental impacts caused by it. Therefore, reducing efficiently the number of stages used in the bleaching process can mean less consumption of water and chemical reagents, contributing to the reduction of harmful waste to the environment. Thus, this study sought to evaluate the pulp quality and some physical-mechanical properties (smoothness, tear and tensile indexes) of two new bleaching sequences A*DP and A*E*DP and compare them with the reference D0(E+P)D1P. To do so, industrial eucalyptus Kraft pulp pre-delignified with oxygen was used. The bleached pulp was refined to 1200, 1800 and 2400, in PFI mill and tested according to TAPPI standards to determine smoothness, tear and tensile indexes. Based on the results obtained, it was verified that the sequences studied are viable for using in bleaching plants, which allowed a reduction in the chlorine dioxide consumption and presented satisfactory smoothness, tear and tensile indexes for paper.
Terminology and the naming of conjugates based on polymers or other substrates (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)
Authors: Vert Michel , Chen Jiazhong , Yerin Andrey , Hellwich Karl-Heinz , Hiorns Roger C. , Jones Richard , Moad Graeme , Moss Gerard P. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
A number of human activities require that certain complex molecules, referred to as active species (drugs, dyes, peptides, proteins, genes, radioactive labels, etc.), be combined with substrates, often a macromolecule, to form temporary or permanent conjugates. The existing IUPAC organic, polymer, and inorganic nomenclature principles can be applied to name such conjugates but it is not always appropriate. These nomenclatures have two major shortcomings: (1) the resulting names are often excessively long and (2) identification of the components (substrate, active species, and link) can be difficult. The new IUPAC naming system elaborates rules for unambiguous and facile naming of any conjugate. This naming system is not intended to replace the existing nomenclature but to provide a suitable alternative when dictated by necessity. Although the rules are intended to be primarily applicable to the naming of polymer conjugates, they are also applicable to naming conjugates with other substrates, which include micelles, particles, minerals, surfaces, pores, etc. The naming system should be used when recognition of the substrate and active substance is essential and will also be useful when constraints of name length make the otherwise preferred IUPAC nomenclatures untenable. The proposed rules for the new naming system are complemented by a glossary of relevant terms.
Gamma radiation shielding performance and physico-chemical properties of poly (vinyl alcohol)/Cd(NO3)2 composite films
Authors: Waly El-Sayed A. , Ghazy Omayma A. , Khalil Magdy , Ali Zakaria I. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
To improve a radiation shielding performance of the polymer composite, poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) was composited with cadmium nitrate. Its radiation shielding capabilities of PVA/Cd(NO3)2 composite films were investigated at three different Cd(NO3)2 concentration levels: 5, 10, and 15% wt. The structural, thermal, and optical properties of the synthesized composite films were examined. The addition of cadmium nitrate to the polymer worsened its thermal stability and improved its optical energy band gap by lowering its direct bandgap energy from 4.56 to 3.25 eV for PVA and PVA/15 wt% Cd(NO3)2 films, respectively. The gamma-ray shielding capacity of the composite was examined using radioactive sources including 241Am (59.5 keV),57Co (122 keV), 192Ir (346 keV) and 137Cs (662 keV). The Micro-Shielding program was used to compare the experimental results of gamma transmittance with theoretical calculations, and the results were found to be in good agreement. Radiation shielding performance of PVA/Cd(NO3)2 composite films was examined by the determination of the linear attenuation coefficient (µ), mass attenuation coefficient (µ
m), half value layer (HVL) and exposure buildup factor (EBF). The reinforcement of PVA matrix with 15 wt% Cd(NO3)2 supported to increase the radiation shielding capacity by 13.7% for gamma photons of 57Co radioisotope.
Recent progress in homogeneous hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol
Authors: Poormohammadian Seyed Jalil , Bahadoran Farzad , Vakili-Nezhaad G. Reza 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
The requirement of running a new generation of fuel production is inevitable due to the limitation of oil production from reservoirs. On the other hand, enhancing the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere brings global warming phenomenon and leads to catastrophic disasters such as drought and flooding. Conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol can compensate for the liquid fuel requirement and mitigate CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. In this review, we surveyed the recent works on homogeneous hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH and investigated the experimental results in detail. We categorized the CO2 hydrogenation works based on the environment of the reaction, including neutral, acidic, and basic conditions, and discussed the effects of solvents’ properties on the experimental results. This review provides a perspective on the previous studies in this field, which can assist the researchers in selecting the proper catalyst and solvent for homogenous hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol.
Multimarket Contact and Welfare Implications for Airline Passengers
Authors: Yimga Jules O. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
When conducting routine welfare analysis, regulators typically associate the exercise of market power to internal market characteristics such as market shares. However, some researchers argue that factors that are external to a market such as contact across markets may have an impact on market outcomes. An interesting but unanswered question is: how do cross-market factors such as multimarket contact affect consumer welfare? Using a nested logit demand model for air travel, we are able to monetarily estimate the consumer welfare effects of multimarket contact. We find that multimarket contact results in a consumer welfare loss of $0.57 per contact. Extrapolating this welfare cost across consumers and across products proves to be quite sizeable. These negative welfare effects are stronger in long haul markets.
Revisiting the Recent History of Consumer Behavior in Marketing Journals: A Topic Modeling Perspective
Authors: Ozansoy Çadırcı Tugce 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThrough the years, a great deal of research had been dedicated to understanding how consumers think, feel, and behave in the marketplace. From its early development to the present, consumer researchers have adopted different methods and followed different approaches to describe the consumption phenomena. By pursuing a probabilistic approach, the current study aims to provide in-depth insight into consumer behavior research’s evolution and transformation between 1980 and 2020. The results exhibit a strong increase on subjects like consumer trust, self-identity, digital consumption, social media engagement, consumer culture theory, consumer motivation, and brand–consumer relationships. The citation analysis shows the most impactful articles and topics in consumer behavior research. The results indicate that articles on customer service satisfaction, experiential consumption, consumer trust, digital consumption, and social media engagement tend are heavily cited. And to understand each journals contribution an analysis based on citations, journal impact and topical diversity is also included. The study also includes the possible research directions for the future of consumer behavior.
Die US-Intervention in Afghanistan: Die Politik der Obama-Regierung
Authors: Bluth Christoph 
Published: March 2022

Kurzfassung
Dieser Beitrag diskutiert die nationalen Sicherheitsziele und politischen Rahmenbedingungen der Entscheidung der Obama-Regierung, eine Counterinsurgency Strategy zu verfolgen und die Truppenstärke in Afghanistan zu erhöhen. Auf Grundlage der wichtigsten strategischen Dokumente, die die Grundlage des behördenübergreifenden Prozesses bildeten, sowie der politischen Zwänge, unter denen die Obama-Regierung operierte, ist es möglich, die Schlüsselfaktoren zu verstehen, die die Formulierung der Strategie bestimmten. Auch erklärt der Artikel die Widersprüche zwischen dem geopolitischen Kontext, den von Obama definierten strategischen Zielen und den Mitteln, diese zu erreichen. Die Analyse erhellt, dass die Politik bestenfalls einen Teilerfolg erzielen konnte.
Förderung des lokalen Regierens in Afghanistan: Was ging schief?
Authors: Brown Frances Z. 
Published: March 2022

Zusammenfassung
Eine der tragenden Säulen der diplomatischen und Entwicklungsbemühungen der internationalen Gemeinschaft in Afghanistan in den letzten zwanzig Jahren war die Stärkung der Regierungsleistung unterhalb der Ebene des Zentralstaats, d. h. in den Kommunen, den Distrikten und den Provinzen. Die wachsende Unzufriedenheit der Geber mit der politischen Führung in Kabul ließ die gezielte, massive Förderung von Projekten der local governance in einem Land, dessen Bürger zumeist mit lokalen statt mit nationalen Amtsträgern zu tun haben, als gut begründete Entscheidung erscheinen. Allerdings litt die Förderung der lokalen Regierungsleistung durch westliche Geber in all diesen Jahren an mehreren anhaltenden Defiziten: Erstens zielten die Hilfsprogramme häufig darauf ab, „Vertrauen zu bilden“, „den Dialog zu fördern“ und die Verbindungen zwischen Staat und Bürgern zu stärken. Dabei wurde übersehen, dass die größten Barrieren für eine offene Kommunikation zwischen den Regierten und den Regierenden oft nicht technischer, sondern politischer Natur waren. Zweitens waren die Programme darauf ausgerichtet, die Kompetenzen und Fähigkeiten von Ratsversammlungen auf Distrikt- und Provinzebene zu stärken, tatsächlich fehlte es den Körperschaften an klar definierten Befugnissen und Funktionen. Drittens legten Geberprogramme häufig großen Wert auf die Förderung von Kompetenzen, die einen „guten“ Hilfeempfänger ausmachen. Ungleich sinnvoller wäre es gewesen, die Bedingungen des realen Politikbetriebs in der afghanischen Provinz zu berücksichtigen.
Economy, Commerce, and Energy: How Do the Factors Influence Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Japan? An Application of ARDL Model
Authors: Rahman Syed Mahbubur , Ogura Yasuhiro , Uddin Md. Nasir , Haque Rezwanul , Rahman Syed Mustafizur 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Carbon dioxide (CO2) traps heat from the sun, and thereby prevents oceans from becoming frozen solid to keep the earth habitable. CO2 emission also stimulates global warming and increases the pace of climate change. For such contradictory influences, researchers across the globe have shown interest in examining the relationship among energy, emission, trade and commerce, focusing on different regions, including the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Investigation from a developed country perspective is understudied. Hence, this research aims at analysing how trade and commerce, urbanisation, energy consumption, and economy affect the volume of CO2 emission in Japan. The World Bank database was used to collect data for 1960–2010. The findings suggest that the inverted U-shaped relationship between economic progress and carbon emissions follows the Environmental Kuznets Curve theorem. However, per capita energy consumption has no significant impact on emission in the long run; the trade volume does not directly affect the emission of CO2 in Japan. Besides, the ratio of the urban population shows a negative impact on carbon emission in the long run.
The Aesthetics and Politics of Elemental Agency
Authors: Ingwersen Moritz , Müller Timo 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThe elements and the elemental have emerged as increasingly productive concepts at the intersection of media theory, ecocriticism, and environmental philosophy. The article builds on this scholarship to discuss the potentials of an elemental approach in literary and cultural studies. Against the backdrop of the climate crisis, it outlines the stakes of an elemental aesthetics capable of interrelating modes of sensory, epistemological, and artistic mediation of ecological relations. As a signifier of animated environments, specific material substances, figurative notions of place, and enabling infrastructures, the elements are key for understanding agency as always already compositional, situated, and distributed. Exploring methodologies of elemental analysis with a focus on American literature and culture, the article concludes by illustrating how an aesthetically grounded conceptualization of agency as elemental is particularly useful for addressing the politics of exposure, emplacement, and extraction in the Anthropocene.
Sounds Like America: The Elemental Politics of Walt Whitman and John Luther Adams
Authors: Strack Franziska 
Published: March 2022

AbstractGenerating a conversation between nineteenth-century poet Walt Whitman and contemporary composer John Luther Adams, this article offers a sonic-elemental account of American geography and community. It argues that Adams and Whitman treat America as a constellation of elemental relations between bodies and materialities, and that sound helps to discern and describe those relations. In doing so, the article outlines initial parameters of an elemental politics that relates political actions to their surrounding soundscapes, thus emphasizing communality while rebuffing nationalism and spanning across multiple times and places while remaining rooted in specific present situations. To make this argument, the article draws upon scholarship in elemental media studies, new materialism, and soundscape theory. It treats both poetry and music as types of elemental sound art, appreciating that sonic vibrations affect bodies below the level of consciousness even when finding expression in perceivable language or music.
The Slimic Imagination and Elemental Eco-Horror
Authors: Estok Simon C. 
Published: March 2022

AbstractSlime—elemental to life and to eco-horror—is conceptually entangled with many things, some very unsavory. It is an utterly indifferent element, but for millennia in the popular imagination, it has been an elemental intruder, a border-crosser, an agent with bad intentions. Raced, classed, and gendered, slime is unpredictable and uncontainable. Its very elementality is ambivalent. Scholars have grappled usefully with slime as a theoretical concept, but little has appeared linking specific examples of the raced, classed, and gendered slimic imagination with eco-horror. “The Slimic Imagination and Elemental Eco-horror” begins such a discussion, based on specific literary and filmic examples from a range of historical periods, to show that slime is elementally transmorphous, is liminal in many senses, and that it moves freely across the borders of the living and the dead, the solid and the liquid, the dangerous and the necessary, evoking responses as varied as terror and horror, on the one hand, and joy and excitement on the other. Slime appears in variously devious forms in texts from Dickens to Swift, from Brontë to Stevenson, from Roth to Machen, and from Kenneth Branagh to Ridley Scott—never in the same way, but always in ways that demand political engagement.
Formen, Verwendungen und Funktionen von Sprachvariation
Authors: Krammer Lisa 
Published: March 2022

AbstractIn the German-speaking world, communication within institutions, in particular universities, is generally expected to be conducted in Standard German. This paper investigates whether this notion aligns with the perceptions and attitudes of lecturers at Viennese universities and children’s universities. The five major Viennese universities were, due to their broad catchment area resulting in a diverse (in terms of both geographic origin and linguistic background) teaching staff and student body, chosen for participant recruitment. The research question is addressed by empirically examining lecturers’ self-assessment of their usage of standard and regional varieties of German in the two different contexts of teaching, i. e. at universities and children’s universities, using an online questionnaire. The findings show that intra-individual variation is used by lecturers as a functional resource to create specific contexts and meanings during teaching. Across the whole investigation, teachers in the middle and oldest age groups perceived their use of language variation as more consistent than the younger group. Results indicate that the way lecturers speak at university significantly affects how they speak at children’s university. In conclusion, regarding different situational constellations and activities, a clear context-specific use of the whole variational spectrum can be observed.