bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Identification of Pseudomonas strains for the biological control of soybean red crown root rot
Authors: Win Khin Thuzar , Kobayashi Michie , Tanaka Fukuyo , Takeuchi Kasumi , Oo Aung Zaw , Jiang Chang-Jie 
Published: August 2022

AbstractSoybean red crown root rot (RCR), caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen,Calonectria ilicicola, is the most destructive disease affecting soybean production in Japan. To date, no resistant cultivars or effective fungicides have been developed to control this disease. In this study, we evaluated 13 bacterial strains to determine their efficacy in controllingC. ilicicola. We first investigated whether the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by the bacterial strains exhibited any antifungal activity againstC. ilicicolausing the double-plate chamber method. The results showed that VOCs from threePseudomonasbacterial strains, OFT2 (Pseudomonassp.), OFT5 (Pseudomonassp.), and Cab57 (Pseudomonas protegens), exhibited strong inhibitory activity againstC. ilicicolamycelial growth. Some antifungal activity was also observed in the culture supernatants of thesePseudomonasstrains. Greenhouse soil inoculation tests showed that application of OFT2, OFT5, and Cab57 cultures around soybean seeds after seed sowing significantly reduced the severity of RCR, as shown by up to 40% reduction inC. ilicicolafungal growth in the roots and 180–200% increase in shoot and root fresh weights compared to the water control. Our results suggest that OFT2, Cab57, and OFT5 produce potent antifungal compounds againstC. ilicicola, thereby showing considerable potential for the biological control ofC. ilicicoladuring soybean production.
New treatment strategy for chronic low back pain with alpha wave neurofeedback
Authors: Shimizu Keisuke , Inage Kazuhide , Morita Mitsuo , Kuroiwa Ryota , Chikubu Hiroto , Hasegawa Tadashi , Nozaki-Taguchi Natsuko , Orita Sumihisa , Shiga Yasuhiro , Eguchi Yawara , Takabatake Kazuhiko , Ohtori Seiji 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe lifetime prevalence of low back pain is 83%. Since there is a lack of evidence for therapeutic effect by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or physical therapy (PT), it is necessary to develop objective physiological indexes and effective treatments. We conducted a prospective longitudinal study to evaluate the treatment effects of CBT, PT, and neurofeedback training (NFT) during alpha wave NFT. The early-chronic cases within 1 year and late-chronic cases over 1 year after the diagnosis of chronic low back pain were classified into six groups: Controls, CBTs, PTs, NFTs, CBT-NFTs, PT-NFTs. We evaluated the difference in EEG, psychosocial factors, scores of low back pain before/after the intervention. Therapeutic effect was clearly more effective in the early-chronic cases. We found that the intensity of alpha waves increased significantly after therapeutic intervention in the NFT groups, but did not have the main effect of reducing low back pain; the interaction between CBT and NFT reduced low back pain. Factors that enhance therapeutic effect are early intervention, increased alpha waves, and self-efficacy due to parallel implementation of CBT/PT and NFT. A treatment protocol in which alpha wave neurofeedback training is subsidiarily used with CBT or PT should be developed in the future.
Human alveolar progenitors generate dual lineage bronchioalveolar organoids
Authors: Hoffmann Karen , Obermayer Benedikt , Hönzke Katja , Fatykhova Diana , Demir Zeynep , Löwa Anna , Alves Luiz Gustavo Teixeira , Wyler Emanuel , Lopez-Rodriguez Elena , Mieth Maren , Baumgardt Morris , Hoppe Judith , Firsching Theresa C. , Tönnies Mario , Bauer Torsten T. , Eggeling Stephan , Tran Hong-Linh , Schneider Paul , Neudecker Jens , Rückert Jens C. , Gruber Achim D. , Ochs Matthias , Landthaler Markus , Beule Dieter , Suttorp Norbert , Hippenstiel Stefan , Hocke Andreas C. , Kessler Mirjana 
Published: August 2022

AbstractMechanisms of epithelial renewal in the alveolar compartment remain incompletely understood. To this end, we aimed to characterize alveolar progenitors. Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis of the HTII-280+/EpCAM+population from adult human lung revealed subclusters enriched for adult stem cell signature (ASCS) genes. We found that alveolar progenitors in organoid culture in vitro show phenotypic lineage plasticity as they can yield alveolar or bronchial cell-type progeny. The direction of the differentiation is dependent on the presence of the GSK-3β inhibitor, CHIR99021. By RNA-seq profiling of GSK-3β knockdown organoids we identified additional candidate target genes of the inhibitor, among othersFOXM1andEGF. This gives evidence of Wnt pathway independent regulatory mechanisms of alveolar specification. Following influenza A virus (IAV) infection organoids showed a similar response as lung tissue explants which confirms their suitability for studies of sequelae of pathogen-host interaction.
Repeated intravenous administration of hiPSC-MSCs enhance the efficacy of cell-based therapy in tissue regeneration
Authors: Sun Si-Jia , Li Fei , Dong Ming , Liang Wei-Hao , Lai Wing-Hon , Ho Wai-In , Wei Rui , Huang Yan , Liao Song-Yan , Tse Hung-Fat 
Published: August 2022

AbstractWe seek to demonstrate whether therapeutic efficacy can be improved by combination of repeated intravenous administration and local transplantation of human induced pluripotential stem cell derived MSCs (hiPSC-MSCs). In this study, mice model of hind-limb ischemia is established by ligation of left femoral artery. hiPSC-MSCs (5 × 105) is intravenously administrated immediately after induction of hind limb ischemia with or without following intravenous administration of hiPSC-MSCs every week or every 3 days. Intramuscular transplantation of hiPSC-MSCs (3 × 106) is performed one week after induction of hind-limb ischemia. We compare the therapeutic efficacy and cell survival of intramuscular transplantation of hiPSC-MSCs with or without a single or repeated intravenous administration of hiPSC-MSCs. Repeated intravenous administration of hiPSC-MSCs can increase splenic regulatory T cells (Tregs) activation, decrease splenic natural killer (NK) cells expression, promote the polarization of M2 macrophages in the ischemic area and improved blood perfusion in the ischemic limbs. The improved therapeutic efficacy of MSC-based therapy is due to both increased engraftment of intramuscular transplanted hiPSC-MSCs and intravenous infused hiPSC-MSCs. In conclusion, our study support a combination of repeated systemic infusion and local transplantation of hiPSC-MSCs for cardiovascular disease.
Active site remodelling of a cyclodipeptide synthase redefines substrate scope
Authors: Sutherland Emmajay , Harding Christopher John , Czekster Clarissa Melo 
Published: August 2022

AbstractCyclodipeptide synthases (CDPSs) generate a wide range of cyclic dipeptides using aminoacylated tRNAs as substrates. Histidine-containing cyclic dipeptides have important biological activities as anticancer and neuroprotective molecules. Out of the 120 experimentally validated CDPS members, only two are known to accept histidine as a substrate yielding cyclo(His-Phe) and cyclo(His-Pro) as products. It is not fully understood how CDPSs select their substrates, and we must rely on bioprospecting to find new enzymes and novel bioactive cyclic dipeptides. Here, we developed an in vitro system to generate an extensive library of molecules using canonical and non-canonical amino acids as substrates, expanding the chemical space of histidine-containing cyclic dipeptide analogues. To investigate substrate selection we determined the structure of a cyclo(His-Pro)-producing CDPS. Three consecutive generations harbouring single, double and triple residue substitutions elucidated the histidine selection mechanism. Moreover, substrate selection was redefined, yielding enzyme variants that became capable of utilising phenylalanine and leucine. Our work successfully engineered a CDPS to yield different products, paving the way to direct the promiscuity of these enzymes to produce molecules of our choosing.
FAFNet: Fully aligned fusion network for RGBD semantic segmentation based on hierarchical semantic flows
Authors: Chen Jiazhou , Zhan Yangfan , Xu Yanghui , Pan Xiang 
Published: August 2022

AbstractDepth maps are acquirable and irreplaceable geometric information that significantly enhances traditional color images. RGB and Depth (RGBD) images have been widely used in various image analysis applications, but they are still very limited due to challenges from different modalities and misalignment between color and depth. In this paper, a Fully Aligned Fusion Network (FAFNet) for RGBD semantic segmentation is presented. To improve cross‐modality fusion, a new RGBD fusion block is proposed, features from color images and depth maps are first fused by an attention cross fusion module and then aligned by a semantic flow. A multi‐layer structure is also designed to hierarchically utilize the RGBD fusion block, which not only eases issues of low resolution and noises for depth maps but also reduces the loss of semantic features in the upsampling process. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations on both the NYU‐Depth V2 and the SUN RGB‐D dataset demonstrate that the FAFNet model outperforms state‐of‐the‐art RGBD semantic segmentation methods.
Optimum operation management of microgrids with cost and environment pollution reduction approach considering uncertainty using multi‐objective NSGAII algorithm
Authors: Kamarposhti Mehrdad Ahmadi , Colak Ilhami , Shokouhandeh Hassan , Iwendi Celestine , Padmanaban Sanjeevikumar , Band Shahab S. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractGenerating electricity near the consumption can provide more flexibility to supply various services to consumers as well as reduce system losses. The limited fossil fuels and air pollution are among the main incentives for the expansion of this technology. One of the perspectives proposed for effective increase in these resources’ involvement is to combine these resources with the objectives of the visibility of the relationship between distributed generation resources and power network, as well as control of these resources more efficiently. One of the methods of combining distributed generation sources is a new concept called micro grid; a topic that is of great importance in this regard is the proper management of distributed generation resources in micro grid aimed to reduce the costs of generating electricity and polluting the environment. The resource management in micro grid is a completely non‐linear and top‐order problem. In this paper, micro grid optimum programming has been studied considering the capacities available in the electricity market. In order to realize this, as well as reduce pollution and cost simultaneously, NSGAII multi‐objective genetic algorithm is used. Studies have been conducted in the form of three scenarios on a sample micro grid consisting of solar, wind, micro turbine, fuel cell and battery resources, considering the uncertainty of load and solar and wind generations. The probabilistic distribution function (PDF) and Roulette Wheel were used to create variables with uncertainty. The first scenario objective was to reduce costs by PSO, GA, and ABC algorithms’ optimization. In the second scenario, pollution was reduced and the studies were repeated using these three algorithms. Finally, in the third scenario, there was a simultaneous reduction in pollution and cost by these three algorithms, taking into account weight coefficients as well as NSGAII algorithm.
A note on the double domination number in maximal outerplanar and planar graphs
Authors: Abd Aziz Noor A’lawiah , Jafari Rad Nader , Kamarulhaili Hailiza 
Published: August 2022

In a graph, a vertex dominates itself and its neighbors. A subset S of vertices of a graph G is a double dominating set of G if S dominates every vertex of G at least twice. The double domination number γ×2(G) of G is the minimum cardinality of a double dominating set of G. In this paper, we prove that the double domination number of a maximal outerplanar graph G of order n is bounded above by n+k/2, where k is the number of pairs of consecutive vertices of degree two and with distance at least 3 on the outer cycle. We also prove that γ×2(G) ≤ 5n/8 for a Hamiltonian maximal planar graph G of order n ≥ 7.
Comparing EMI university reading materials with students’ reading proficiency
Authors: Holzknecht Franz , Guggenbichler Elisa , Zehentner Matthias , Yoder Monique , Konrad Eva , Kremmel Benjamin 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
This study investigated to what extent the complexity of EMI university reading materials matches EMI students’ reading
proficiency. Text complexity and student proficiency were compared utilizing the Lexile® Framework for Reading text measures, reading test results, student questionnaire responses, and interviews with EMI lecturers. The results of the study
indicate that, on average, Lexile text measures of EMI reading materials match students’ Lexile reading scores well. However, the analyses
also show that there are wide disparities between texts in terms of difficulty and students in terms of proficiency. The questionnaire and
interview data show that factors such as students’ topical knowledge, text length, and text structure and organization are relevant aspects
of perceived text complexity beyond word frequency and sentence length. In terms of assessment practices in EMI contexts, the findings of
the study suggest that (1) EMI language admission tests should consider reading ability separately; (2) integrated reading/speaking and
reading/writing tasks should be authentic; (3) language tests for admission in EMI settings should also consider text length; and (4) texts in
language tests for admission should vary in terms of Lexile scores to reflect real-world EMI contexts.
Spanish-speaking individuals within the U.S. dairy industry: Challenges and opportunities
Authors: Wagner B.K. , Garcia A. , Calvo-Lorenzo M. , Pairis-Garcia M.D. 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Spanish-speaking caretakers currently serve, and will continue to function, in roles essential for the sustainability and long-term success of United States (U.S.) animal production industries. Specifically, Latinx individuals have stepped up to fill labor shortages in the U.S. dairy industry and an estimated 62% of the U.S. milk supply comes from farms that employ foreign-born labor. Multilingual working environments presents unique challenges and considerations for caretaker well-being and farm success. Farm infrastructure must work toward ensuring the health and safety of a diverse, multicultural, and multilingual workforce. This overview outlines the current role of Spanish-speaking individuals working in the U.S. dairy industry, identifies current challenges that must be thoughtfully addressed as the agricultural workforce continues to diversify, and highlights opportunities for improvement specific to this subpopulation.
Dehnen halo effect on a black hole in an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy
Authors: Pantig Reggie C. , Övgün Ali 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
There had been recent advancement toward the detection of ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, which may serve as a useful laboratory for dark matter exploration since some of them contains almost 99% of pure dark matter. The majority of these galaxies contain no black hole that inhabits them. Recently, there had been reports that some dwarf galaxies may have a black hole within. In this study, we construct a black hole solution combined with the Dehnen dark matter halo profile, which is commonly used for dwarf galaxies. We aim to find out whether there would be deviations relative to the standard black hole properties, which might allow determining whether the dark matter profile in an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy is cored or cuspy. To make the model more realistic, we applied the modified Newman-Janis prescription to obtain the rotating metric. We analyzed the black hole properties such as the event horizon, ergoregion, geodesics of time-like and null particles, and the black hole shadow. Using these observables, the results indicate the difficulty of distinguishing whether the dark matter is cored or cuspy. To find an observable that can potentially distinguish these two profiles, we also calculated the weak deflection angle to examine the effect of the Dehnen profile in finite distance and far approximation. Our results indicate that using the weak deflection angle is far better, in many orders of magnitude, in potentially differentiating these profiles. We conclude that although dwarf galaxies are dark matter-dominated places, the effect on the Dehnen profile is still dependent on the mass of the black hole, considering the method used herein.
Simulation and experimental investigation of a 6.6 ps passively mode-locked TEM00 Nd:YVO4/KTP green laser based on SESAM
Authors: Salimian Rizi S , Jandaghi M , Mohammadzaheri Z , Alipour S , Hajinia E , Javadidashkasan M , Nabavi H 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
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, indicating the single-mode operation of the laser. Moreover, the spectral characteristics of the laser at 1064 nm and 532 nm were analyzed. The time duration of the pulses at 1064 nm was about 9.4 ps. The theoretical calculations based on the time-bandwidth product evaluation method predicted the time duration of 6.6 ps for the pulses at 532 nm.
Phase dependent of electromagnetically induced grating in a quantum system
Authors: Kadhim Zainab Jawad , Alkaaby Hussein Humedy Chlib , Izzat Samar Emad , Adhab Ayat Hussein , Dawood Ashour H , Shams Marwah A , Kadhim Athmar Ali 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
In this letter, we theoretical investigated electromagnetically induced phase grating in a three-level quantum system. The quantum system interacts with two weak probe and signal lights and a strong coupling light. We show that in two different parametric conditions i.e. in electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and Autler–Townes splitting (ATS) regimes, the probe and signal beams can be diffracted into the high-order directions. We realized that in the EIT regime, some of probe energy transfer from zero order to the high orders, while in ATS regime most of probe energy transfers to the high orders and small portion remain in the zero order.
A Numerical Study of Decarbonizing Marine Gas Turbine Emissions Through Ammonia/Hydrogen Fuel Blends
Authors: Medhat Moataz , Khalil Adel , Yehia Mohamed A 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
The employment of gas turbine in combination with diesel engines and steam generators is a well-known power generation technique in modern marines and ship propulsion. Previously, it rendered its foundations in marine industry through higher power weight ratios and lower NOx emissions if compared to pure diesel engine driven marines. As climate change concerns are becoming more serious, the decarbonization of marine combustion products is becoming of environmental concern. In the present study a modified design of the burner and combustor was suggested to allow for the longer residence time required for releasing the combustion products from the ‘slow’ burning ammonia molecule. Afterwards, the more formidable challenge of relatively higher NOx emissions was treated through analysis of the effect of altering the equivalence ratio, hydrogen blending, increasing the combustor working pressure and staging the combustion. The latest tactic resulted in lowering values of exit NOx to around 30 ppmv, which is a quite promising result.
Effect of 14.7 MeV Protons on Beryllium Micro Brush / Copper ITER First Wall using SRIM
Authors: Radwan S I , El-Khabeary H 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Many simulations carried out on the first wall of ITER. Using SRIM program, the mean distance of 14.7 MeV protons produced from the fusion reaction in ITER which propagated parallel and perpendicular to the beryllium micro brush / copper first wall was calculated. Also, the backscattered ions and vacancies produced per incident proton was calculated. In this study, two simulations were used to show the effect of different numbers of protons incident at normal angle on this target and the other effect was the different incident angles of definite protons number. It was clear that by increasing the number of incident protons, all parameters were not changed except the number of backscattered ions. It was found that with increased the incident protons angle, the lateral projected range increased and reached 1.46 mm at 89° angle. Also, it was found that with increased the incident protons angle, the longitudinal range decreased and both the number of backscattered ions and vacancies have different change.
Improved treatment of home-made glow discharge ion source
Authors: Abdel Rahman M M , Abdel Salam F W , Soliman B A 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
For a better treatment, a new class of DC ion source (DCIS) was developed and adapted to provide low-power, highly-density plasma and ion-current applications. Such an ion source operates under the mode of abnormal glow discharge being of the self-extraction category, with specific features such as simple operation, stable discharge, and the ability to use for a variety of plasma, ion, and electron beam applications. A teflon disc with different diameters has been installed in between the two electrodes. This disc covered the cathode area, reducing the discharge area on the cathode surface for discharge confinement, and thus allowing for a higher output ion beam current. Pressures of 10−4 mbar, a 3 mm gap between the electrodes, and a 5 mm teflon diameter were observed to be the optimal operating conditions. At this ideal distance, hydrogen, nitrogen, and argon gases were used to investigate internal and external operational parameters. Finally, the Paschen curves were determined for hydrogen, air, as well as nitrogen gases.
Effective Hybridization of Biogeography Based Optimization and Simulated Annealing
Authors: Zahran E G , Arafa A A , Saleh H I , Dessouky M I 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
Since the optimization process constitutes a great step in solving complex real world problems, the development of novel optimization algorithms is one of the growing interest topics that attracted researchers in the recent decades. This paper presents the hybridization of bio-inspired Biogeography Based Optimization (BBO) algorithm and physics-inspired Simulated Annealing (SA) algorithm, into a new variant called BBO-SA. The proposed algorithm uses the concepts of the SA to enhance the diversity of BBO solutions which in turn improves the obtained solution. For validating the performance of BBO-SA, it is compared to that of BBO algorithm in solving a set of thirteen complex benchmark functions. Validation results prove the superior performance of the proposed BBO-SA algorithm over the BBO algorithm in solving complex function in terms of escaping from local optima and reaching near optimal solution in lower execution times. Besides, the proposed algorithm is applied to solve a very challenging problem denoted as the RFID Reader Deployment Problem (RRDP). Such problem can be solved by finding the optimal distribution of the RFID readers which fulfils the set of RFID planning objectives. A comparison is held between the BBO-SA algorithm and other optimization algorithms on a large RFID model. Simulation results verified the superiority of the algorithm over the compared ones for solving the RRDP with satisfying the deployment objectives.