bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
International trade and consumption‐based carbon emissions: Does energy efficiency and financial risk ensure sustainable environment?
Authors: Wang Chen , Elfaki Khalid Eltayeb , Zhao Xin , Shang Yuping , Khan Zeeshan 
Published: April 2022

AbstractSustainable environment is one of the many desirable goals of the modern era, both in developed and developing economies. Energy efficiency (ENEF) with lower political, financial, and economic risk reduces consumption‐based carbon emissions (CCO2) and the decisive international trade and regulatory policy concerning environmental quality. The study examines the role of ENEF and financial risk on international trade‐CCO2 in BRICS countries panel data covering 1990–2019. This study incorporated four risk indexes: political risk (PRI), financial risk (FRI), economic risk (ERI), and composite risk index (CRI). These results of the panel cointegration test confirmed the existence of a cointegration relationship between CCO2, gross domestic product (GDP), exports (EX), imports (IM), ENEF, PRI, financial risk, economic risk, and CRI in the five models. The empirical results of the second‐generation cross‐section augmented autoregressive distributed lags model indicate that EX, ENEF, FRI, PRI, ERI, and CRI are negatively associated with CCO2 in the long run and short run in BRICS countries. Inversely, GDP and IM are positively linked to CCO2 in the long run and short run. The empirical findings of this study provide some policy implications; international trade contributes significantly to improving environmental quality by importing friendly environmentally technologies and less energy‐intensive use production inputs. On the other hand, less energy‐intensive industries for export purposes will support international trade's effective role in improving environmental quality and producing less CCO2 in BRICS economies.
Robust structured heterogeneity analysis approach for high‐dimensional data
Authors: Sun Yifan , Luo Ziye , Fan Xinyan 
Published: April 2022

AbstractRevealing relationships between genes and disease phenotypes is a critical problem in biomedical studies. This problem has been challenged by the heterogeneity of diseases. Patients of a perceived same disease may form multiple subgroups, and different subgroups have distinct sets of important genes. It is hence imperative to discover the latent subgroups and reveal the subgroup‐specific important genes. Some heterogeneity analysis methods have been proposed in the recent literature. Despite considerable successes, most of the existing studies are still limited as they cannot accommodate data contamination and ignore the interconnections among genes. Aiming at these shortages, we develop a robust structured heterogeneity analysis approach to identify subgroups, select important genes as well as estimate their effects on the phenotype of interest. Possible data contamination is accommodated by employing the Huber loss function. A sparse overlapping group lasso penalty is imposed to conduct regularization estimation and gene identification, while taking into account the possibly overlapping cluster structure of genes. This approach takes an iterative strategy in the similar spirit of K‐means clustering. Simulations demonstrate that the proposed approach outperforms alternatives in revealing the heterogeneity and selecting important genes for each subgroup. The analysis of Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia data leads to biologically meaningful findings with improved prediction and grouping stability.
Methods Used for Indirect Comparisons of Systemic Treatments for Psoriasis. A Systematic Review
Authors: Nast Alexander , Dressler Corinna , Schuster Christopher , Saure Daniel , Augustin Matthias , Reich Kristian 
Published: April 2022

Abstract

Background
Indirect comparisons (including network meta-analyses [NMAs]) allow us to compare benefits and risks of multiple interventions for the same clinical condition when head-to-head comparisons are not feasible.

Objective
To provide guidance to the clinical community on better understanding indirect comparison methods to help them to interpret their results by applying two quality standards to published indirect comparisons of systemic biologics for moderate to severe psoriasis.

Methods
A systematic literature review (SLR) of published indirect comparisons of biologics for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in adults was conducted. Data extraction was performed using a predefined subset of NICE TSD7 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Technical Support Document 7) checklist questions and methods used to perform each analysis were descriptively compared. Methodological quality of the SLR underlying each indirect comparison was assessed using AMSTAR 2 (A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews version 2).

Results
Twenty-two NMAs and four adjusted indirect comparisons (AICs) were identified. Although there were some similarities, for example, application of Bayesian random-effects models, several important methodological aspects varied considerably across NMAs identified, for example, classes of drugs, number of treatments and studies included, reporting and handling of different doses, and reporting of both checks for and investigations of inconsistency. Methodological comparisons across AICs were limited by the small number. The quality of most underlying SLRs described, assessed as overall level of confidence in the results, was ‘critically low’.

Conclusions
Understanding that there are different methodologies employed to answer differing research questions is key to helping clinicians to interpret the indirect evidence currently available in psoriasis.
Digital training for building resilience: Systematic review, meta‐analysis, and meta‐regression
Authors: Ang Wei How Darryl , Chew Han Shi Jocelyn , Dong Jie , Yi Huso , Mahendren Rathi , Lau Ying 
Published: April 2022

AbstractResilience is learnable and broadly described as an individual's adaptive coping ability, its potential value for stress reduction must be explored. With a global coronavirus pandemic, innovative ways to deliver resilience training amidst heightened mental health concerns must be urgently examined. This systematic review aimed to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of digital training for building resilience and reducing anxiety, depressive and stress symptoms and (2) to identify essential features for designing future digital training. A three‐step search was conducted in eight electronic databases, trial registries and grey literature to locate eligible studies. Randomised controlled trials examining the effects of digital training aimed at enhancing resilience were included. Data analysis was conducted using the Stata version 17. Twenty‐two randomised controlled trials involving 2876 participants were included. Meta‐analysis revealed that digital training significantly enhanced the participants' resilience with moderate to large effect (g = 0.54–1.09) at post‐intervention and follow‐up. Subgroup analyses suggested that training delivered via the Internet with a flexible programme schedule was more effective than its counterparts. This review supports the use of digital training in improving resilience. Further high‐quality randomised controlled trials with large sample size are needed.
Mussel Inspired Trigger‐Detachable Adhesive Hydrogel
Authors: Wang Chenlong , Gao Xiaohan , Zhang Feng , Hu Wanting , Gao Zhuxian , Zhang Yuqi , Ding Mingyu , Liang Qionglin 
Published: April 2022

AbstractAdhesion to many kinds of surfaces, including biological tissues, is important in many fields but has been proved to be extremely challenging. Furthermore, peeling from strong adhesion is needed in many conditions, but is sometimes painful. Herein, a mussel inspired hydrogel is developed to achieve both strong adhesion and trigger‐detachment. The former is actualized by electrostatic interactions, covalent bonds, and physical interpenetration, while the latter is triggered, on‐demand, through combining a thixotropic supramolecular network and polymer double network. The results of the experiments show that the hydrogel can adhere to various material surfaces and tissues. Moreover, triggered by shear force, non‐covalent interactions of the supramolecular network are destroyed. This adhesion can be peeled easily. The possible mechanism involved is discussed and proved. This work will bring new insight into electronic engineering and tissue repair like skin care for premature infants and burn victims.
Modulating the Active Sites of Oxygen‐Deficient TiO2 by Copper Loading for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia
Authors: Utomo Wahyu Prasetyo , Wu Hao , Ng Yun Hau 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) provides a sustainable route for NH3 synthesis. However, the process is plagued by the strong NN triple bond and high reaction barrier. Modification of catalyst surface to increase N2 adsorption and activation is crucial. Herein, copper nanoparticles are loaded on the oxygen‐deficient TiO2, which exhibits an enhanced NRR performance with NH3 yield of 13.6 µg mgcat−1 h−1 at −0.5 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and Faradaic efficiency of 17.9% at −0.4 V versus RHE compared to the pristine TiO2. The enhanced performance is ascribed to the higher electrochemically active surface area, promoted electron transfer, and increased electron density originated from the strong metal‐support interaction (SMSI) between Cu nanoparticles and oxygen‐deficient TiO2. The SMSI effect also results in lopsided local charge distribution, which polarizes the adsorbed N2 molecules for better activation. This work provides a facile strategy toward the electrocatalyst design for efficient NRR under ambient conditions.
Zinc Anodes Modified by One‐Molecular‐Thick Self‐Assembled Monolayers for Simultaneous Suppression of Side‐Reactions and Dendrite‐Formation in Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries
Authors: Mwemezi Manasi , Prabakar S. J. Richard , Han Su Cheol , Park Woon Bae , Seo Jung Yong , Sohn Kee‐Sun , Pyo Myoungho 
Published: April 2022

AbstractRepeated charge/discharge in aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) commonly results in surface corrosion/passivation and dendrite formation on zinc anodes, which is a major challenge for the commercialization of zinc‐based batteries. In this work, metallic Zn modified by self‐assembled monolayers is described as a viable anode for ZIBs. ω‐mercaptoundecanoic acid that is spontaneously adsorbed on Zn (MUDA/Zn) contributes to the simultaneous suppression of side reactions and dendrite formation in ZIBs. Though one‐molecular‐thick, densely packed alkyl chains prohibit H2O and H+ from making direct contact with the underlying Zn, and surface carboxylate moieties (–COO‐) effectively repel anionic species (OH‐) in a solution, which renders a Zn anode inert against zincate formation within a wide range of pH. In contrast, the electrostatic attraction between surface‐carboxylates and cations increases the concentration of Zn2+ on the surface of MUDA/Zn to facilitate Zn plating/stripping with less overpotentials. The high concentration of Zn2+ also results in an increased number of nucleation sites, which enhances the lateral growth of Zn with no formation of dendrites. As a result, MUDA/Zn shows excellent stability during prolonged Zn plating/stripping within a wide range of pH. The advantageous properties of MUDA/Zn are also retained in full‐cells coupled with δ‐MnO2 cathodes.
A Novel Material for High‐Performance Li–O2 Battery Separator: Polyetherketone Nanofiber Membrane
Authors: Sun Yuxuan , Chen Kai , Zhang Chi , Yu Huiting , Wang Xue , Yang Dongyue , Wang Jin , Huang Gang , Zhang Suobo 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe properties of separators significantly affect the efficiency, stability, and safety of the lithium‐based batteries. Therefore, the improvement of the separator material is critical. Polyetherketone (PEK) has excellent general properties, such as mechanical strength, chemical stability, and thermal stability. Thus, it is expected to be an optimal separator material. However, its low solubility‐induced poor processibility makes it difficult to be used for nanoscale product manufacturing. In this work, the soluble precursor polymer is prepared by introducing a “protecting” group into monomer, and fabricated into nanofiber membrane, which can be converted into polyetherketone nanofiber membrane by a simple acid treatment. The membrane prepared by this chemical‐induced crystallization method exhibits superior chemical, thermal stability, and mechanical strength. Li–O2 batteries with the fabricated membrane as separator have a high cycling stability (194 cycles at 200 mA g−1 and 500 mAh g−1). This work broadens the application field of PEK and provides a potential route for battery separators.
Dual Defocused Laser Pyrolysis: A Lasing‐Centric Strategy for Defect and Morphological Optimization in Microsupercapacitor Electrodes
Authors: Yan Wenrong , Hu Haibo , Wang Lei , Ho Derek 
Published: April 2022

AbstractLaser‐induced graphene (LIG) has shown great potential for controllable and scalable realization of microsupercapacitors (MSCs). However, as is well‐known, LIG electrodes suffer from low charge storage capacity and conductance. In this paper, a lasing‐centric method is presented for defect control and morphological enhancement in LIG electrodes through unique dual laser pyrolysis. This method encompasses dual lasing pyrolysis, one for the synthesis of defocused LIG, and another for the decoration of Ru nanoparticles to enhance electrochemical performance. Fundamentally, the investigation simultaneously optimizes for defocused lasing distance and lasing speed, which to the best of the author's knowledge, has not been previously reported. The defocused LIG electrode exhibits a remarkably improved electrochemical capacitance of over 25 times (114 mF cm−2) compared to the one based on focused laser‐induced graphene (FLIG). As a device demonstration, a flexible and self‐healable MSC has been fabricated based on DFLIG/Ru‐PEDOT/Au electrodes, exhibiting a high areal specific capacitance (25.7 mF cm−2), excellent electrochemical stability (91% retention of specific capacitance after 8000 cycles), and good self‐healing performance (85.6% retention of specific capacitance after two cut‐heal cycles). By enhancing material properties via dual defocused laser pyrolysis, this work presents a strategy for highly controllable and scalable realization of electrodes in micro‐energy storage devices.
Magnetic Field Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution of NiFe‐LDH/Co3O4 p‐n Heterojunction Supported on Nickel Foam
Authors: Zhang Yuanyuan , Guo Ping , Niu Siqi , Wu Jie , Wang Wei , Song Bo , Wang Xianjie , Jiang Zaixing , Xu Ping 
Published: April 2022

AbstractHere, a strategy to regulate the electron density distribution by integrating NiFe layered double hydroxides (NiFe‐LDH) nanosheets with Co3O4 nanowires to construct the NiFe‐LDH/Co3O4 p‐n heterojunction supported on nickel foam (NiFe‐LDH/Co3O4/NF) for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is proposed. The p‐n heterojunction can induce the charge redistribution in the heterogeneous interface to reach Fermi level alignment, thus modifying the adsorption free energy of *OOH and improving the intrinsic activity of the catalyst. As a result, NiFe‐LDH/Co3O4/NF exhibits outstanding OER performance with a low overpotential of 274 mV at a current density of 50 mA cm−2 and long‐time stability over 90 h. Moreover, NF can serve as a magnetic core that induces the exchange bias effect between the magnetic substrate and the active species under the action of the magnetic field, resulting in decreased magnetoresistance and weakened scattering of spin electrons, which further lowers the OER overpotential by 25 mV @ 50 mA cm−2 under a 10 000 G magnetic field. This work provides a new perspective on the design of p‐n heterojunction catalysts and a deeper understanding of the magnetic field‐enhanced electrocatalytic reactions.
Nonlinear numerical simulation and experimental verification of bondline strength of CFRP strips embedded in concrete for NSM strengthening applications
Authors: Mosallam Ayman S. , Ghabban Naif , Mirnateghi Ehsan , Agwa Ashraf Abdel Khalek 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis article presents results of an investigation that focuses on assessing bondline strength of carbon/epoxy fiber reinforced polymeric (CFRP) precured strips embedded in concrete for near‐surface‐mounting (NSM) strengthening applications. In this study, experimental evaluation and nonlinear numerical analysis of CFRP/concrete interfacial bond behavior are investigated. In this study, 15 pull‐out tests were performed on different reinforced concrete (RC) U‐shaped column specimens with different NSM groove configurations to evaluate the effect of groove size, groove depth, and adhesive bondline thickness on overall performance of the CFRP‐NSM system and to identify the optimum groove dimensions. Experimental results indicated that changing groove geometries of the NSM‐FRP reinforcements significantly affect bondline strength and associated mode of failures of NSM‐CFRP system. It was also shown that increasing bondline length lead to an increase in ultimate failure load and CFRP rupture strain. Based on results of this study, NSM materials with lower longitudinal moduli and higher rupture strains (e.g., E‐glass/epoxy or basalt/epoxy), may increase toughness and enhance performance of the NSM strengthening system.
Boosting the energy density of aqueous MXene‐based supercapacitor by integrating 3D conducting polymer hydrogel cathode
Authors: Chu Xiang , Wang Yihan , Cai Lucheng , Huang Haichao , Xu Zhong , Xie Yanting , Yan Cheng , Wang Qing , Zhang Haitao , Li Hong , Yang Weiqing 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe wide‐spread proliferation of aqueous MXene‐based supercapacitor has been largely shadowed by the limited cell potential window (typically in the range of 0–0.6 V). To address this baffling issue, designing asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) is proposed as a rational strategy to enlarge the potential window (thus energy density) of individual cell in aqueous electrolytes. To this date, however, it still remains a great challenge to develop easy fabricating, 3D nanostructured, and pseudocapacitive cathode materials that can perfectly match with MXene anode materials. In this work, we propose a supramolecular strategy to construct conducting polymer hydrogel (CPH) with highly interconnected 3D nanostructures and large pseudocapacitance, which can finely match with 2D Ti3C2Tx. The as‐assembled CPH//Ti3C2Tx ASC with CPH cathode and MXene anode can operate in a broadened potential window of 1.15 V in aqueous PVA/H2SO4 gel electrolyte with remarkably improved energy density of 16.6 μWh/cm2 (nine times higher than that of symmetric MXene supercapacitor). Additionally, this ASC exhibits outstanding cyclic stability with no trackable performance decay over 30,000 galvanostatic charge and discharge cycles. It is demonstrated in this work that employing positive CPH electrode is a feasible yet promising strategy to enhance the potential window and energy density of aqueous MXene supercapacitors.
Survival of dogs with pituitary‐dependent hyperadrenocorticism treated twice daily with low doses of trilostane
Authors: García San José Paula , Arenas Bermejo Carolina , Alonso‐Miguel Daniel , González Sanz Sandra , Clares Moral Irene , Portero Fuentes Miriam , Pérez‐Alenza María Dolores 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackgroundTwice daily low trilostane doses have proven to be effective to manage canine Cushing's syndrome. However, survival and prognostic factors in dogs treated with this protocol have not been evaluated. The aim of the study was to evaluate survival and prognostic factors, including systolic blood pressure (SBP) at diagnosis, in dogs with pituitary‐dependent hypercortisolism (PDH) treated with low trilostane doses.MethodsMedical records of 91 dogs newly diagnosed with PDH initially treated with 0.2–1.1 mg/kg of trilostane twice daily were retrospectively included. Survival times were calculated using the Kaplan–Meier estimator. Univariable and multivariable analysis were performed using the Cox proportional hazard regression analysis.ResultsOverall, median survival was 998 days (range 26–1832 days, 95% confidence interval = 755–1241 days). In the multivariable analysis, age (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.337,p < 0.001), presence of calcinosis cutis (HR = 5.271,p < 0.001), body condition score (BCS) ≤3/9 (HR = 8.100,p < 0.001) and higher platelet count (HR = 1.002,p = 0.022) were negatively correlated with survival. SBP was not associated with survival.ConclusionsLow‐dose trilostane treatment twice daily provides slightly longer survival than previously reported for dogs with PDH treated once or twice daily at higher doses. Older age, presence of calcinosis cutis, low BCS and higher platelet count, but not systemic hypertension, are predictive of poorer prognosis in dogs with PDH.
A review on authorship attribution in text mining
Authors: Zheng Wanwan , Jin Mingzhe 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe issue of authorship attribution has long been considered and continues to be a popular topic. Because of advances in digital computers, this field has experienced rapid developments in the last decade. In this article, a survey of recent advances in authorship attribution in text mining is presented. This survey focuses on authorship attribution methods that are statistically or computationally supported as opposed to traditional literary approaches. The main aspects covered include the changes in research topics over time, basic feature metrics, machine learning techniques, and the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Moreover, the corpus size, number of candidates, data imbalance, and result description, all of which pose challenges in authorship attribution, are discussed to inform future work.This article is categorized under:
Statistical Learning and Exploratory Methods of the Data Sciences > Text Mining
Liability of Foreignness, Natural Disasters, and Corporate Philanthropy
Authors: Mithani Murad A. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis study examines how philanthropy can mitigate liability of foreignness (LOF) in the aftermath of a national disaster. A major disaster restructures the social landscape, creating an avenue for corporate contributions to play a role in recovery and relief efforts. This social restructuring offers a valuable opportunity for multinational enterprises (MNEs) to establish strong local ties. In turn, MNE contributions at such times have a stronger impact on their local acceptance. Thus, MNEs can use these events to strengthen their position in the community and mitigate LOF. Using the context of a national disaster in India, I test these arguments with a sample of 190 MNEs and 660 domestic firms. I found that in the aftermath of the disaster, the increase in MNE contributions was much larger and less strongly tied to promotional activities than the increase in contributions from domestic firms, and this difference persisted over time. Moreover, the performance implication of post-disaster philanthropy was stronger for MNEs than for domestic firms. These findings suggest that philanthropy plays a more strategic role for MNEs in the aftermath of a disaster and it has a pronounced effect on mitigating LOF.