bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of Weather Parameters on the Incidence of Thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman on Bt Cotton
Authors: Devi R. Sunitha , Mahadevappa S. G. 
Published: January 2022

The field experiments were conducted during kharif season of year 2014 & 2015 at Agricultural Research Station, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana state, India to study the influence of weather parameters on the incidence of thrips population on Bt cotton. The results revealed that the peak incidence of thrips population was recorded on 35th Standard Week i.e., last week of August (32.87 thrips leaf–1) during kharif, 2014 and two peaks i.e., 35th Standard Week i.e., last week of August (33.93 thrips leaf–1) and 40th Standard Week i.e., the first week of October (40.40 thrips leaf–1) were recorded during kharif, 2015. Thereafter, its population declined gradually during both seasons. Correlations worked out between thrips population and weather parameters revealed that, one week (0.51*) and two weeks lag (0.65**) minimum temperature, one week lag (0.56**) morning relative humidity showed significant and positive influence, while one week lag (–0.44*) evaporation showed significant negative influence on thrips incidence. The prediction model developed for the thrips population revealed that the model explained the variation to an extent of 54 per cent in thrips incidence under the influence of minimum temperature and morning relative humidity.
Recall vs. Recognition: How the Strength of Sponsor Awareness Influences the Perceived Brand Personality
Authors: Runkel Andreas , Preuß Holger 
Published: January 2022

Aim: The aim of this paper is to investigate whether remembering a sponsor actively (recall) or passively (recognition) has an influence on the perceived brand image. Because brand personality is a psychological and multi-dimensional construct, it is worthwhile to investigate the influence of information retrieval from the long-term memory.
Study design: The study contains two independent samples. On the one hand spectators were interviewed at different sports events that were sponsored by the same brand (field sample). Additionally, a representative sample of the population was drawn and questioned about the same brand outside the environment of sports events (online sample).
Place and Duration of Study: Both samples were collected in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany within a period of four months.
Methodology: In total, 2761 questionnaires from spectators and 1000 questionnaires from representative online sample of the population in the same region were collected. Regression analyses were conducted to compare the influence of sponsor awareness on brand image with other drivers of image transfer found in literature.
Results: Both tests (recall and recognition) show a significant influence on brand image, but they defer in the extent and the addressed dimensions of brand personality. Logistic regressions show that a low sponsor awareness is sufficient to strengthen some general positive brand associations, whereas it requires a higher sponsor awareness to raise intended associations successfully.
Conclusion: The strength of sponsor awareness should be considered when selecting the test procedure (recall or recognition test) for measuring image outcomes – both in marketing research and sponsorship controlling. Depending on the type of objectives the sponsor wants to achieve, this can be crucial for a sponsor in strategic management.
Innovative and Sustainable Materials in Architectural Engineering
Authors: Elzefzafy Hend 
Published: January 2022

The advantages of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite material have attracted architectural engineers as alternative construction materials. FRP materials are noncorrosive, lightweight, exhibit high tensile strength, and stiffness, are easily fabricated and constructed. For architectural applications, FRP materials are fabricated using a polymer matrix, such as epoxy, vinyl ester, or polyester, and reinforced with various grades of carbon, glass, and/or aramid fibers. In this study, FRP coupons have been tested under axial tensile load to evaluate the strength of these materials for architectural application. Coupon specimens were cut from two different types of glass-FRP (GFRP) tubes namely: Type I and II, the two types had constant internal diameter equal to 152 mm. The GFRP tubes Type I consist of six layers with (±60°) fibers angles oriented mainly in the hoop direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubes, the total thickness is 2.65 mm. While GFRP tubes I consist of fourteen layers with different fibers angles (±65, ±45, ±65) and the total thickness are 6.4 mm. The test results were presented and discussed. The strength of the coupon showed an acceptable level to be used for architectural application. Some of the FRP composites successful applications are briefly presented and discussed to provide the appropriate background for the application of FRP composites in architectural engineering. The promising results presented for the GFRP materials represent a further step toward architectural application.
The Effect of Obesity, Hypertension and Diabetes on Health-related Quality of Life among the Elderly in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province
Authors: Mulhim Othman Al , Alhumud Salman Abdulrahman 
Published: January 2022

Aims: This study explores the cumulative effects of cardiovascular risk factors on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) among the elderly.
Study Design: Our study comprises a cross-sectional design.
Place and Duration of Study: The Nov 2021 population-based research represents the Saudi Eastern Province population aged 60 years and above.
Methodology: Information was collected through home-based personal interviews using a structured questionnaire on the participants' health. The participants provided informed verbal consent. On each scale of the SF-36 questionnaire, multiple linear regression examined the relationships between obesity, hypertension, diabetes and HRQL after adjusting for sociodemographic data and lifestyle factors.
Results: Diabetes and hypertension registered the worst HRQL among males on all the scales (‒53.8 to ‒22.0 points according to the scale) in the two-factor cluster and male clusters except social functioning and role-emotional. Obesity and diabetes registered the worst HRQL on all the scales (–24.4 to –40.4 points according to the scale) in the two-factor female cluster except physical functioning, bodily pain and general health, and on all scales in female clusters except physical functioning, bodily pain, general health, social functioning and role-emotional.
Conclusion: Our study shows that obesity, hypertension and diabetes (as separate factors and in combination) negatively affect HRQL.
Ti4O7/g‐C3N4 Nanocomposites as an Excellently Durable and Active Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Authors: Wu Dekai , Yang Chengzhe , Sun Jie , Zhong Peng , Ma Xiaohua , Lei Yimin 
Published: January 2022

AbstractIn this paper, Ti4O7/g‐C3N4 nanocomposites are successfully prepared by hydrothermal and carbothermal reduction reaction. It shows large specific surface area and electrochemical active surface area (ECSA = 187.82 cm2) and can act as an oxidation reduction reaction catalyst. Compared with commercial Pt/C catalyst, Ti4O7/g‐C3N4 nanocomposites show good catalytic activity in alkaline medium. The peak potential, onset potential, and half‐wave potential are 0.74 (versus RHE), 0.96 (versus RHE), and 0.74 V (versus RHE), respectively. It is worth mentioning that Ti4O7/g‐C3N4 catalyst shows better methanol tolerance and cycle stability than commercial Pt/C catalyst. The relative current density attenuation is less than 30% after a long cycle of 24 h.
Face to Face at the Cathode Electrolyte Interphase: From Interface Features to Interphase Formation and Dynamics
Authors: Kühn Sebastian P. , Edström Kristina , Winter Martin , Cekic‐Laskovic Isidora 
Published: January 2022

AbstractDevelopment of high‐performing lithium‐based batteries inevitably calls for a profound understanding and elucidation of the reactivity at the electrode–liquid electrolyte interface and its impact on the overall performance and safety. The formation, composition, properties, and mechanisms of the cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI) formation and function are still to a large extent unknown for most lithium‐based battery materials, whereas the same is well considered for the solid electrolyte interphase on negative electrodes in the literature. In particular, in high voltage regions >4.3 V, the oxidative stability limit of most liquid electrolytes is reached and new mechanisms, involving surface reactivity of the active material beside electrolyte decomposition, contribute to the interfacial reactivity and nature of the CEI. Focusing on lithium‐based cell chemistries, this review aims to highlight the impact of the still less understood electrolyte decomposition chemistry, dictated by the nature of its components, as well as the in‐depth research on the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of CEI formation and evolution at positive electrode material surface and sub‐surfaces.
Ultrafast Coherence Delocalization in Real Space Simulated by Polaritons
Authors: Xiang Bo , Yang Zimo , You Yi‐Zhuang , Xiong Wei 
Published: January 2022

AbstractCoherence delocalization has been investigated on a coupled‐cavity molecular polariton platform in time, frequency, and spatial domains, enabled by ultrafast two‐dimensional infrared hyperspectral imaging. Unidirectional coherence delocalization (coherence prepared in one cavity transferred to another cavity) has been observed in frequency and real space. This directionality is enabled by the dissipation of delocalized photon from high‐energy to low‐energy modes, described by Lindblad dynamics. Further experiments show that when coherences are directly prepared between polaritons from different cavities, only energetically nearby polaritons can form coherences that survive the long‐range environmental fluctuation. Together with the Lindblad dynamics, this result implies that coherences delocalize through a one‐step mechanism where photons transfer from one cavity to another, shedding light to coherence evolution in natural and artificial quantum systems. This new optical platform based on molecular vibrational polariton thus demonstrates a way of combining photon and molecular modes to simulate coherence dynamics in the infrared regime.
Ultrasensitive DNA‐Biomacromolecule Sensor for the Detection Application of Clinical Cancer Samples
Authors: Li Fengqin , Yang Weiqiang , Zhao Bingru , Yang Shuai , Tang Qianyun , Chen Xiaojing , Dai Huili , Liu Peifeng 
Published: January 2022

AbstractDiagnostic testing of biological macromolecules is of great significance for early warning of disease and cancer. Nevertheless, restricted by limited surface area and large steric hindrance, sensitive detection of macromolecules with interface‐based sensing method remains challenging. Here, a “biphasic replacement” electrochemical aptamer‐based (BRE‐AB) sensing strategy which placed capture reaction of the biomacromolecule in a homogeneous solution phase and replaced with a small diameter of single‐stranded DNA to attach to the interface is introduced. Using the BRE‐AB sensor, the ultrasensitive detection of luteinizing hormone (LH) with the detection limit of 10 × 10−12 m is demonstrated. Molecular Dynamics simulations are utilized to explore the binding mechanism of aptamer and target LH. Moreover, it is confirmed that the BRE‐AB sensor has excellent sensing performance in whole blood and undiluted plasma. Using the BRE‐AB sensor, the LH concentrations in 40 clinical samples are successfully quantified and it is found that LH is higher expressed in breast cancer patients. Furthermore, the sensor enables simple, low‐cost, and easy to regenerate and reuse, indicating potentially applicable for point‐of‐care biological macromolecules diagnostics.
Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Oxidation Resistance of Zirconium Diboride Ceramics via Grain‐Refining and Dislocation Regulation
Authors: Xu Haiyue , Ji Wei , Guo Weiming , Li Yulin , Zou Ji , Wang Weimin , Fu Zhengyi 
Published: January 2022

AbstractZirconium diboride (ZrB2) is considered as one of the most promising ultra‐high temperature materials for the applications in extreme environments. However, the difficulty in fabrication of ZrB2 limits its industrial applications. In this study, fully dense and grain‐refined ZrB2 is prepared under ultra‐high pressure of 15 GPa at low temperature of 1450 °C. The as‐prepared ZrB2 exhibits excellent mechanical and oxidation‐resistant properties. Compared with raw powder, the grain size decreases 56%. Compared with high‐temperature sintered control specimen beyond 2000 °C, the hardness and fracture toughness increase about 46% and 69%, respectively, the dislocation density increase 3 orders of magnitude, while the grain size considerably decrease 96%. According to work hardening, Hall–Petch and Taylor dislocation hardening effects, the refined grains, substructures, and high dislocation density caused by plastic deformation during sintering can enhance the mechanical properties. The unique structure contributes to a threshold oxidation temperature increase of ≈250 °C relative to the high‐temperature sintered ZrB2, achieving one of the highest values (1100 °C) among the reported monolithic ultra‐high temperature ceramics. A developed densification mechanism of dislocation multiplication with grain refining is proposed and proved to dominate the sintering, which is responsible for simultaneous improvements in mechanical and oxidation‐resistant properties.
Chaotic mixing in a free‐helix extruder using a new solution to the biharmonic equation
Authors: Campbell Gregory A. , Taylor Ross , Wetzel Mark D. , Chempath Shaji , Bomma Sirisha , St. John Samuel , Hunt Diana , Powers David L. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractA recently published approach for modeling the cross flow in an extruder channel using a new solution to the biharmonic equation is utilized in a study of chaotic mixing in a free‐helix single‐screw extruder. This novel extruder was designed and constructed with the screw flight, also referred to as the helix, detached from the screw core. The flight‐helix had straight sides that more closely emulated rectangular channel theory than the nominal sloped sides of a conventional single screw channel. Each of the screw elements could be rotated independently to obtain chaotic motion in the screw channel. Using the new extruder, experimental evidence for the increased mixing of a dye, for both a Dirac and droplet input, with a chaotic flow field relative to the traditional residence time distribution is presented. These experimental results are compared using the new biharmonic equation‐based model. Comparing the experimental chaotic mixing with theoretical calculations was facilitated by a recently published technique for accurately placing the dye in the extruder channel. Because of the ability to periodically rotate only the flight/helix, the chaotic mixing results are minimally confounded by the existence of Moffatt eddies.
Triggers for chemical product design: A systematic literature review
Authors: Rivera Gil Jose Luis , Serna Juliana , Arrieta‐Escobar Javier A. , Narváez Rincón Paulo César , Boly Vincent , Falk Veronique 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe product design project is a complex problem because objectives and constraints must be considered simultaneously, the sustainability context is highly relevant and specific, decision‐making involves not only customer needs but also of other stakeholders, especially the organization in which the design project takes place. This work presents a systematic literature review of design methodologies for chemical products to identify how that problem has been addressed and which are the future challenges to be met. The review involved the analysis of 262 research papers and 336 patents, classified according to the chemical product type, the design phase studied, and whether they consider association with a business context. The study highlights the need for holistic product design methodologies applicable from the early design stages, covering the assessment of customer needs and the requirements of other stakeholders, as well as the business context where the design process is carried out.
Lean mass, grip strength, and hospital‐associated disability among older adults in Health ABC
Authors: Abay Rebecca J. Y. , Gold Laura S. , Cawthon Peggy M. , Andrews James S. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractIntroductionOlder adults with cognitive impairment, including those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, are particularly at risk for hospitalization and hospital‐associated disability. Understanding of key risk factors for hospital‐associated disability is limited. Sarcopenia, age‐related declines in muscle mass and strength, is common in older adults with cognitive impairment and may be an important risk factor for hospital‐associated disability.MethodsUsing data from the Health ABC Study, we examined associations of pre‐hospitalization appendicular lean mass (ALM) and grip strength with the development of a new activity of daily living (ADL) disability at the next annual assessment after hospitalization.ResultsGrip strength, but not ALM, was negatively associated with increased risk of hospital‐associated ADL disability, and this association was greater among those with cognitive impairment compared to those without.DiscussionLower grip strength may be an important risk factor for hospital‐associated ADL disability in older adults, particularly those with cognitive impairment.
Decreased renal function is associated with incident dementia: An IMRD‐THIN retrospective cohort study in the UK
Authors: Lee Siang Ing , Cooper Jennifer , Fenton Anthony , Subramanian Anuradhaa , Taverner Tom , Gokhale Krishna M. , Phillips Katherine , Patel Mitesh , Harper Lorraine , Thomas G. Neil , Nirantharakumar Krishnarajah 
Published: January 2022

AbstractIntroductionDecreased renal function is a potential risk factor for dementia.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study of 2.8 million adults aged ≥50 years used the IMRD‐THIN database, representative of UK primary care, from January 1, 1995 to February 24, 2020. The associations between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin creatinine ratio (ACR) with incident all‐cause dementia were analyzed using Cox regression.ResultsIn the eGFR cohort (n = 2,797,384), worsening renal dysfunction was associated with increased hazard of all‐cause dementia, with greatest hazard at eGFR 15–30 ml/min/1.73min2 (hazard ratio [HR] 1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.19–1.33). In the ACR cohort (n = 641,912), the hazard of dementia increased from ACR 3–30 mg/mmol (HR 1.13, 95% CI 1.10–1.15) to ACR > 30 mg/mmol (HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.18–1.33).DiscussionWorsening eGFR and albuminuria have graded associations with the risk of dementia, which may have significant implications for the care of patients with kidney disease.
Genome‐wide analysis identified abundant genetic modulators of contributions of the apolipoprotein E alleles to Alzheimer's disease risk
Authors: Nazarian Alireza , Loika Yury , He Liang , Culminskaya Irina , Kulminski Alexander M. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractIntroductionThe apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε2 and ε4 alleles have beneficial and adverse impacts on Alzheimer's disease (AD), respectively, with incomplete penetrance, which may be modulated by other genetic variants.MethodsWe examined whether the associations of the APOE alleles with other polymorphisms in the genome can be sensitive to AD‐affection status.ResultsWe identified associations of the ε2 and ε4 alleles with 314 and 232 polymorphisms, respectively. Of them, 35 and 31 polymorphisms had significantly different effects in AD‐affected and ‐unaffected groups, suggesting their potential involvement in the AD pathogenesis by modulating the effects of the ε2 and ε4 alleles, respectively. Our survival‐type analysis of the AD risk supported modulating roles of multiple group‐specific polymorphisms. Our functional analysis identified gene enrichment in multiple immune‐related biological processes, for example, B cell function.DiscussionThese findings suggest involvement of local and inter‐chromosomal modulators of the effects of the APOE alleles on the AD risk.
Stochastic evolution of distributions and functional Bollinger bands
Authors: Bernis Guillaume , Brunel Nicolas , Kornprobst Antoine , Scotti Simone 
Published: January 2022

AbstractWe use mixture of percentile functions to model credit spread evolution, which allows to obtain a flexible description of indices and their components at the same time. We show regularity results in order to extend mixture percentile to the dynamic case. We characterize the stochastic differential equation of the flow of cumulative distribution function and we link it with the ordered list of the components of the credit index. The main financial goal is to introduce a functional version of Bollinger bands. The crossing of bands by the spread is associated with a trading signal. Finally, we show the richness of the signals produced by functional Bollinger bands compared with standard one with a practical example in credit asset.
A robust, accurate, sensitive LC–MS/MS method to measure indoxyl sulfate, validated for plasma and kidney cells
Authors: Ahmed Sabbir , Sparidans Rolf W. , Lu Jingyi , Mihaila Silvia M. , Gerritsen Karin G. F. , Masereeuw Rosalinde 
Published: January 2022

AbstractProximal tubular damage is an important prognostic determinant in various chronic kidney diseases (CKDs). Currently available diagnostic methods do not allow for early disease detection and are neither efficient. Indoxyl sulfate (IS) is an endogenous metabolite and protein‐bound uremic toxin that is eliminated via renal secretion, but accumulates in plasma during tubular dysfunction. Therefore, it may be suitable as a tubular function marker. To evaluate this, a fast bioanalytical method was developed and validated for IS in various species and a kidney cell line using LC–MS/MS. An isotope‐labeled IS potassium salt as an internal standard and acetonitrile (ACN) as a protein precipitant were used for sample pretreatment. The analyte was separated on a Polaris 3 C18‐A column by gradient elution using 0.1% formic acid in water and ACN, and detected by negative electrospray ionization in selected reaction monitoring mode. The within‐day (≤ 4.0%) and between‐day (≤ 4.3%) precisions and accuracies (97.7 to 107.3%) were within the acceptable range. The analyte showed sufficient stability at all conditions investigated. Finally, applying this assay, significantly higher plasma and lower urine concentrations of IS were observed in mice with diabetic nephropathy with tubular damage, which encourages validation toward its use as a biomarker.