bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Are alpha and beta oscillations spatially dissociated over the cortex in context‐driven spoken‐word production?
Authors: Cao Yang , Oostenveld Robert , Alday Phillip M. , Piai Vitória 
Published: January 2022

AbstractDecreases in oscillatory alpha‐ and beta‐band power have been consistently found in spoken‐word production. These have been linked to both motor preparation and conceptual‐lexical retrieval processes. However, the observed power decreases have a broad frequency range that spans two “classic” (sensorimotor) bands: alpha and beta. It remains unclear whether alpha‐ and beta‐band power decreases contribute independently when a spoken word is planned. Using a re‐analysis of existing magnetoencephalography data, we probed whether the effects in alpha and beta bands are spatially distinct. Participants read a sentence that was either constraining or non‐constraining toward the final word, which was presented as a picture. In separate blocks participants had to name the picture or score its predictability via button press. Irregular‐resampling auto‐spectral analysis (IRASA) was used to isolate the oscillatory activity in the alpha and beta bands from the background 1‐over‐f spectrum. The sources of alpha‐ and beta‐band oscillations were localized based on the participants’ individualized peak frequencies. For both tasks, alpha‐ and beta‐power decreases overlapped in left posterior temporal and inferior parietal cortex, regions that have previously been associated with conceptual and lexical processes. The spatial distributions of the alpha and beta power effects were spatially similar in these regions to the extent we could assess it. By contrast, for left frontal regions, the spatial distributions differed between alpha and beta effects. Our results suggest that for conceptual‐lexical retrieval, alpha and beta oscillations do not dissociate spatially and, thus, are distinct from the classical sensorimotor alpha and beta oscillations.
Association among metabolic status, oxidative stress, milk yield, body condition score and reproductive cyclicity in dairy buffaloes
Authors: Saqib Muhammad Najmus , Qureshi Muhammad Subhan , Suhail Syed Muhammad , Khan Rifat Ullah , Bozzo Giancarlo , Ceci Edmondo , Laudadio Vito , Tufarelli Vincenzo 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the metabolic status, stress and ovarian activity through progesterone profile in dairy buffalo as influenced by post‐partum days, body condition score (BCS) and lactation number. A total of 45 dairy buffaloes were involved and divided into three factors based on their BCS (2.5, 3.0 and 3.5, respectively), lactation number (1, 2 and 3, respectively), and post‐partum intervals (14, 28, 42 and 56, respectively). Based on findings, from day 14 to day 56 after parturition, blood glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride levels increased significantly (p < .01), while malondialdehyde (MDA) and cortisol levels decreased significantly (p < .05) on day 56 of the trial. With increased BCS levels, milk yield, blood metabolites and progesterone improved significantly (p < .05), whereas stress indicators decreased significantly (p < .01). Blood metabolites, progesterone and milk production were significantly (p < .01) higher and stress indicators (MDA and cortisol) were significantly (p < .01) lower in lactation stage. Buffaloes with a greater lactation stage and growing post‐partum stage had better blood metabolite and progesterone concentrations and less stress. It was concluded that better BCS and increased lactation stage have significant impact on milk yield, stress reduction and restoration of ovarian activity in buffaloes during post‐partum period.
Standardisation of canine meningioma grading: Inter‐observer agreement and recommendations for reproducible histopathologic criteria
Authors: Belluco Sara , Marano Giuseppe , Baiker Kerstin , Beineke Andreas , Oevermann Anna , Seehusen Frauke , Boracchi Patrizia , Pumarola Marti , Mandara Maria Teresa 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe human grading system is currently applied to canine meningioma, although it has not been validated in dogs. The present study focused on standardising the human grading system applied to canine meningioma. Four veterinary neuropathologists graded 186 canine meningiomas as follows: Grade I tumour, with <4 mitoses/2.37 mm2; Grade II tumour, with ≥4 mitoses/2.37 mm2, brain invasion or at least three of the following criteria: sheeting architecture, hypercellularity, small cells, macronucleoli, necrosis; Grade III tumour, with ≥20 mitoses/2.37 mm2 or anaplasia. Slides with grading disagreement were reviewed to define a consensus diagnosis and to assess reproducible criteria. Concordance between histologic grade and the consensus diagnosis, as well as intra‐ and inter‐observer agreements for each criterion, were statistically analysed. Concordance between histologic grade and consensus diagnosis ranged from 59% to 100%, with lower concordance for Grade I and II tumours. The lowest inter‐observer agreement was recorded for macronucleoli, small cells, hypercellularity and sheeting architecture. Tumour invasion and necrosis displayed fair agreement, while moderate agreement was reached for mitotic grade and anaplasia. The following recommendations were issued to improve the reproducibility of canine meningioma grading: (1) Assess mitotic grade in consecutive HPFs within the most mitotically active area; (2) Define invasion as neoplastic protrusions within central nervous tissue without pial lining; (3) Report spontaneous necrosis; (4) Report prominent nucleoli when visible at ×100; (5) Report pattern loss when visible at ×100 in >50% of the tumour; (6) Report necrosis, small cells, hypercellularity and macronucleoli, even when focal; (7) Report anaplasia if multifocal.
Semiclassical bifurcations and quantum trajectories: a case study of the open Bose–Hubbard dimer
Authors: Giraldo Andrus , Masson Stuart J. , Broderick Neil G. R. , Krauskopf Bernd 
Published: January 2022

AbstractWe consider the open two-site Bose–Hubbard dimer, a well-known quantum mechanical model that has been realised recently for photons in two coupled photonic crystal nanocavities. The system is described by a Lindblad master equation which, for large numbers of photons, gives rise to a limiting semiclassical model in the form of a four-dimensional vector field. From the situation where both sites trap the same amount of photons under symmetric pumping, one encounters a transition that involves symmetry breaking, the creation of periodic oscillations and multistability as the pump strength is increased. We show that the associated one-parameter bifurcation diagram of the semiclassical model captures the essence of statistical properties of computed quantum trajectories as the pump strength is increased. Even for small numbers of photons, the fingerprint of the semiclassical bifurcations can be recognised reliably in observables of quantum trajectories.
3D GIS Semi-automatized Modelling Procedure for the Conservation of the PHiM: Heritage Municipal Buildings of Seville (Spain). A New Dimension for Urban Cultural Data Management
Authors: Hidalgo-Sánchez Francisco M. , Mascort-Albea Emilio J. , Kada Martin , Romero-Hernández Rocío , Canivell Jacinto , López-Larrínaga Francisco 
Published: January 2022

This research explores the possibilities resulting from the use of three-dimensional (3D) models designed in GIS environments for their application to the management and conservation of historical architectonic heritage. This 3D modelling work is one of the strategic actions of the recently finished Master Plan for Conservation of Heritage Municipal Buildings (PD-PHiM) for the City of Seville (Spain). This plan deals with the analysis of a group of 115 municipally owned buildings of high heritage interest that include different typologies, chronologies scales, and uses. This investigation has complemented and continued the initial work begun by the Seville Spatial Data Infrastructure (ide.SEVILLA) in the field of 3D mapping of urban environments and its publication as institutional open data.
The implemented improvements started on an initial diagnosis of a preliminary urban model, which reached a level of detail (LOD) of 2, as defined by the CityGML standard, in only 20% of the registered assets in the PD-PHiM database. The proposed methodology has achieved the automation of most of the process of building 3D geo-referenced models to increase the percentage of assets that reach the LOD2 to 75%. The initial information comes from the use of institutional spatial data of different types and sources: Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), Spanish Cadastre Office, and so on. Additionally, the generated entities have been linked to a complex, multidisciplinary and multiscale database, designed within the framework of the strategic actions of the PD-PHiM.
The contributions of the proposal, especially in the automation of processes, imply a considerable saving of resources in comparison with other methods in which the modelling is eminently carried out manually. Thus, they are complementary to those that are related to the use of 3D modelling software intended for other purposes, with the consequent incompatibilities and hard interoperability procedures with GIS environments that this implies.
Rewriting the Arthurian Romance
Authors: Bertagnolli Davide 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
From verse 2593 to the end, the Middle Dutch Ferguut becomes a more independent adaptation of its model, the Old French Fergus: the author starts to operate on a deeper level, namely giving more space and importance to the main female character and, for instance, humanizing the hero’s figure. This article investigates the rewriting strategy adopted in the second part of the romance in order to understand what could have motivated the choices of the unknown poet.
Not So Foreign
Authors: Mevis Alice 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
The Norman Conquest and its tremendous linguistic impact on the English language is widely acknowledged among scholars and triggered a substantial body of literature. The great influx of French loanwords into the lexis of Middle English not only led to a profound restructuring of the lexicon, but also deeply affected the English morphology and patterns of derivation (Kastovsky 1994), as well as the English syntax to some extent (Smith 2012; Haeberli 2010). However, few studies have focused on a detailed analysis of these loans. Most researchers chose to focus on the quantitative aspects of the period of extensive lexical borrowing in Middle English, without dedicating much attention to the way and the extent to which French loanwords actually integrated and interacted with native vocabulary. This study thus sought to examine some excerpts of Middle English texts in more detail with the aim of getting closer to understanding whether these borrowings were already fully integrated in Middle English by the time these texts were written, whether this integration was determined by internal or external factors, and whether the process itself was abrupt or rather continuous.
Teaching Finance in a Virtual Set-up During COVID-19
Authors: Prasad Punam 
Published: January 2022

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a stress test for the finance educators around the world. With students forced to stay home, finance educators are constantly on their toes to ensure that classes continue and that even the most vulnerable one is not left behind. As the cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in India rose in early March 2020, more and more management institutes adopted to a virtual setting of teaching. This shift from traditional to online mode was sudden. Many different approaches are being taken by different institutes both domestically and internationally to learn from each other and make online teaching more engaging and effective for the students. The pandemic has brought all the finance educators together in sharing their experiences with virtual teaching and trying to adopt what suits them best given the infrastructure at their disposal. All finance educators are in their own way trying to mitigate the effect of the pandemic and giving their best in these challenging times. This short article illustrates my experiences of teaching finance and accounting in the virtual setting at the B-School I teach. JEL Codes: Y30; I21
Genome-wide association study of beef bull semen attributes
Authors: Butler M. L. , Hartman A. R. , Bormann J. M. , Weaber R. L. , Grieger D. M. , Rolf M. M. 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Background
Cattle production is dependent upon fertility because it results in producing offspring to offset production costs. A number of semen attributes are believed to affect fertility and are frequently measured as part of routine breeding soundness exams or semen collection procedures. The objective of this study was to perform a single-step genome-wide association study (ssGWAS) for beef bull semen attributes. Beef bull fertility phenotypes including volume (VOL), concentration (CONC), number of spermatozoa (NSP), initial motility (IMot), post-thaw motility (PTMot), three-hour post-thaw motility (3HRPTMot), percentage of normal spermatozoa (%NORM), primary abnormalities (PRIM), and secondary abnormalities (SEC) were obtained from two artificial insemination (AI) centers. A total of 1819 Angus bulls with 50,624 collection records were used for ssGWAS. A five-generation pedigree was obtained from the American Angus Association and consisted of 6521 sires and 17,136 dams. Genotypes on 1163 bulls were also obtained from the American Angus Association and utilized in ssGWAS.

Results
A multi-trait animal model was used for the estimation of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) effects. Significant SNP were those with a -log10P-value threshold greater than 4.0. Volume, CONC, NSP, IMot, PTMot, 3HRPTMot, %NORM, PRIM, and SEC have five, three, six, seven, two, six, six, and two genome-wide significant SNP, respectively.

Conclusions
Several significant SNP were determined to be near or within quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with beef bull semen attributes. In addition, genes associated with fertility were found to contain or be near the significant SNP found in the study. The results indicate there are regions of the genome that impact fertility, proving inclusion of genomic information into genetic evaluation should be advantageous for genetic improvement of male fertility traits.
Initial risk perception and feeling of preparedness of primary care physicians regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, France and Spain in February 2020
Authors: Guerrisi C , Thomas B , Ordax Diez A , Van Cauteren D , Lozano Alonso J E , Moreels S , Falchi A , Vega Alonso T , Bonmarin I , Raude J , Vilcu A M , Hanslik T , Debin M , Rossignol L , Colizza V , Souty C , Blanchon T 
Published: January 2022

AbstractBackgroundThe knowledge of risk perceptions in primary care could help health authorities to manage epidemics.MethodsA European multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted in France, Belgium and Spain to describe the perceptions, the level of anxiety and the feeling of preparedness of primary healthcare physicians towards the COVID-19 infection at the beginning of the pandemic. The factors associated with the feeling of preparedness were studied using multivariate logistic regressions.ResultsA total of 511 physicians participated to the study (response rate: 35.2%). Among them, only 16.3% (n=82) were highly anxious about the pandemic, 50.6% (n=254) had the feeling to have a high level of information, 80.5% (n=409) found the measures taken by the health authorities suitable to limit the spread of COVID-19, and 45.2% (n=229) felt prepared to face the epidemic. Factors associated with feeling prepared were: being a Spanish practitioner (adjusted OR=4.34; 95%CI [2.47; 7.80]), being a man (aOR=2.57, 95%CI [1.69; 3.96]), finding the measures taken by authorities appropriate (aOR=1.72, 95%CI [1.01; 3.00]) and being highly informed (aOR=4.82, 95%CI [2.62; 9.19]).ConclusionsRegarding the dramatic evolution of the pandemic in Europe in the weeks following the study, it appears that information available at this time and transmitted to the physicians could have given a wrong assessment of the spread and the severity of the disease. It seems essential to better integrate the primary care physicians into the information, training and protection channels. A comparison between countries could help to select the most effective measures in terms of information and communication.
Ginseng alleviates folliculogenesis disorders via induction of cell proliferation and downregulation of apoptotic markers in nicotine-treated mice
Authors: Faghani Masoumeh , Saedi Sahar , Khanaki Korosh , Mohammadghasemi Fahimeh 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Background
Ginseng is a powerful phytoestrogen with high antioxidant properties.

Objective
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Panax Ginseng (PG) on folliculogenesis, proliferation, and apoptosis in the ovary impaired by nicotine.

Methods
Forty adult mice were divided into five groups. Control, sham, and nicotine groups, and co-treated groups of nicotine and ginseng in doses of 0.5 and 1 g/kg. Folliculogenesis was assessed via histopathology and serum evaluation of estradiol, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) by ELISA. Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activities both in homogenate tissue and serum were assayed by colorimetric analysis. Apoptotic markers of cytochrome c (Cyt c), Bax, and Bcl-2 were evaluated by RT-PCR. Proliferative index was studied by the Ki-67 immunostaining procedure.

Results
In comparison to the control or sham groups, nicotine significantly reduced the levels of FSH, LH, and estradiol hormones. An insignificant reduction was observed in the progesterone hormone. Nicotine reduced all healthy follicle numbers, except primordial (P = 0.001). Malondialdehyde (MDA) was increased in tissue and serum in the nicotine group (P = 0.01). Serum catalase (CAT) and enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) both were reduced in tissue and the serum, in the nicotine group. Nicotine induced a reduction in the proliferative indexes of granulosa and theca cells in pre-antral and antral follicles (P = 0.001). However, its effect on the proliferative index of stroma cells was not significant. Apoptotic markers were elevated in the nicotine group (P = 0.001). Co-treatment with ginseng elevated all sex hormones, increased healthy follicles, and reduced tissue or serum lipid peroxidation, compared with the nicotine group (p < 0.05). Co-Treatment with ginseng also reduced the expression of apoptotic markers and increased the proliferative indexes in granulosa and theca cells in pre-antral and antral follicles and also in stroma cells, in comparison to the nicotine group (P = 0.001). All above-mentioned alterations following treatment with ginseng were remarkable, especially in the dose of 1 g/kg.

Conclusion
This study showed ginseng protects folliculogenesis via alteration of hypothalamic- pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis, induction of proliferation in ovarian somatic cells, reduction of lipid peroxidation, and downregulation of apoptotic markers in the mouse ovary, treated with nicotine.
СУБЪЕКТНОСТЬ И ИНТЕЛЛИГЕНТНОСТЬ: ОТ ПОНЯТИЯ К ИЗОМОРФИЗМУ
Authors: Naumov Petr Yu. , Dyachkov Aleksey A. 
Published: January 2022

Актуальность. Исследование сущности и структуры интеллигентности является современным и актуальным, а также особенностей ее функционирования в психике, предполагает установление соотношения субъектности и интеллигентности как общего и особенного. Изучение системного отношения между субъектностью и интеллигентностью предполагает изучение их структур, изоморфизма между ними, сравнения компонентов и характерных качественных свойств. Субъектность как свойство самости личности, способность принимать решения и нести за них ответственность, проявлять самостоятельность и нравственность в поступках, близка по своим качественным и структурным характеристикам к интеллигентности, которая и проявляется в ценностно-смысловом (экзистенциальном) отношении к фактам и явлениям окружающей действительности, уровне интеллектуальности личности как производной от образованности, эмоционально-волевой устойчивости в нравственном поведении и готовности к самопожертвованию. Следовательно, имеются основания указать на изоморфизм субъектности и интеллигентности в их соотношении общего и особенного.
Материалы и методы. Работа основывалась на применении методологических принципов системного, комплексного и субъектного подхода. Указанные подходы выполняют методолого-ориентационные, когнитивно-творческие и прогностические функции. Исходя из научных подходов, которые выступили основанием и платформой работы, нами были применены системный и функциональный, понятийный и структурно-компонентный анализы, сравнение, абстрагирование и дедукция.
Результаты исследования. К научным результатам работы относится выявленное соотношение субъектности и интеллигентности как общего и особенного и их изоморфизма. Данные результаты можно использовать для проведения научных исследований в философских, педагогических и психологических науках, а также развития интеллигентности будущих офицеров в педагогическом процессе военного вуза.
РОЛЬ ПСИХИЧЕСКИХ СОСТОЯНИЙ В ПСИХОСЕМАНТИЧЕСКОЙ ОЦЕНКЕ ВИЗУАЛЬНЫХ СТИМУЛОВ
Authors: Kiseleva Nadezhda A. , Galyapina Viktoria N. 
Published: January 2022

Цель. В век компьютерных технологий и массового перехода на онлайн взаимодействие при обучении и удаленной работе актуальной темой является изучение психологических особенностей обработки визуальной информации. Целью данной работы является изучение взаимосвязи психических состояний респондентов с психосемантическими оценками визуального стимула. Новизна исследования заключается в установлении взаимосвязи особенностей психических познавательных процессов и эмоциональных состояний респондентов с качеством и выраженностью психосемантической оценки визуального изображения.
Метод или методология проведения работы. В исследовании, проведенном онлайн на платформе 1ка с участием 737 человек, использовались методика А.О. Прохорова «Рельеф психического состояния», адаптированный авторами психосемантический дифференциал для оценки визуального стимула, корреляционный и факторный анализ.
Результаты. Обнаружена взаимосвязь особенностей протекания психических процессов и эмоциональных состояний респондентов с характером оценки ими визуального стимула. А именно: чем выше показатели ощущения, восприятия, воображения и уровня представлений у реципиентов и чем более позитивные эмоциональные состояния они испытывали, тем более положительные психосемантические характеристики они приписывали визуальному стимулу. И, наоборот, чем ниже показатели психических состояний у респондентов, тем более негативными характеристиками наделялся визуальный стимул.
Область применения результатов. Теоретическая значимость исследования заключается во вкладе в психологию психических состояний, психосемантику, психологию искусства. Практическая значимость будет состоять в использовании результатов в сферах образования, в том числе онлайн-обучения, дизайна, рекламы.