bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Everyday Life Information for the People with Special Needs: A Technological Approach towards Mass Literacy
Authors: Roy Avik 
Published: November 2022

Access to everyday life information of a person with special needs seems to experience frequent hindrances in the form of Way of Life and Mastery of Life since a person of such difficulties finds the traditional mode of delivery of information from public libraries in West Bengal insufficient in getting the required information for lifelong learning. Modern day technology comes as a remedy to this. Everyday life information seeking of twenty four people with special needs of the existing six public libraries in Chanditala II and adjunct blocks of Hooghly District in West Bengal have been studied in the present investigation using micro-moment timeline interview and survey method. Recommendations have been made exploring various apps-developing platforms such as Android, Apple, and even search engines like Google etc. to endeavour to reach the zenith of mass literacy. ChromeVox, Google search through Google Voices etc. offered by Google; Text-to Speech apps offered by Android; AccessTech, Proloquo2Go, iConverse, iCommunicate etc. offered by Apple for blind and visually impaired people are some of them that can be used in public libraries in order to smoothen the everyday life information searching experience of persons with special needs like never before. DAISY Digital Talking Book, Audio Books, books procured from the Organizations such as Learning Ally (U.S.) can be made accessible in order to secure the lifelong learning of people with special needs in public libraries.
CARIBE WAVE: A Decade of Exercises for Validating Tsunami Preparedness in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
Authors: Soto Stephanie , von Hillebrandt-Andrade Christa , Vanacore Elizabeth A. , Chacón-Barrantes Silvia , Brome Alison 
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT
The year 2021 marked a decade of CARIBE WAVE (CW) exercises organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Coordination Group for Tsunamis and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG CARIBE/EWS). This region has had a long history of devastating tsunamis, and over the years the risk to lives and livelihoods of coastal communities has continued to increase. The tsunami threat in the Caribbean provides a strong incentive for countries to prepare and participate in annual tsunami exercises. The CW exercise is carried out with the purpose of validating and advancing tsunami resilient communities in the region. As a result of these exercises, countries have been able to test and improve communications between the Tsunami Service Provider and their National Tsunami Warning Centers (NTWC) and Tsunami Warning Focal Points (TWFP), as well as practice their emergency response plans. Participation of the public (including mass media communications, social media engagements, tsunami walks, etc.) and regional government beyond TWFP and NTWC has played a critical role in developing tsunami awareness in the greater community. This study collates the history and background of exercises since 2011, resulting in enhancing tsunami preparedness and awareness. Ongoing CW exercises should continue and be strengthened so that the region is prepared as possible to respond and recover when the next tsunami strikes the shores of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions.
A High-Resolution Earthquake Catalog for the 2004 Mw 6 Parkfield Earthquake Sequence Using a Matched Filter Technique
Authors: Neves Miguel , Peng Zhigang , Lin Guoqing 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
We present the high-resolution Parkfield matched filter relocated earthquake (PKD-MR) catalog for the 2004 Mw 6 Parkfield earthquake sequence in central California. We use high-quality seismic data recorded by the borehole High Resolution Seismic Network combined with matched filter detection and relocations from cross-correlation derived differential travel times. We determine the magnitudes of newly detected events by computing the amplitude ratio between the detections and templates using a principal component fit. The relocated catalog spans from 6 November 2003 to 28 March 2005 and contains 13,914 earthquakes, which is about three times the number of events listed in the Northern California Seismic Network catalog. Our results on the seismicity rate changes before the 2004 mainshock do not show clear precursory signals, although we find an increase in the seismic activity in the creeping section of the San Andreas fault (SAF) (about ∼30 km northwest of the mainshock epicenter) in the weeks prior to the mainshock. We also observe a decrease in the b-value parameter in the Gutenberg–Richter relationship in the creeping section in the weeks prior to the mainshock. Our results suggest stress is increasingly released seismically in the creeping section, accompanied by a decreasing aseismic creeping rate before the mainshock occurrence. However, b-value and seismicity rates remain stable in the Parkfield section where the 2004 mainshock ruptured. This updated catalog can be used to study the evolution of aftershocks and their relations to afterslip following the 2004 Parkfield mainshock, seismicity before the mainshock, and how external stresses interact with the Parkfield section of the SAF and the 2004 sequence.
Late holocene slip rate and earthquake history for the northern Calaveras fault at Welch Creek, eastern San Francisco Bay area, California
Authors: Simpson Gary D. , Baldwin John N. , Kelson Keith I. , Lettis William R. 
Published: November 2022

AbstractPaleoseismic trenching was performed to assess the slip rate and earthquake history of the northern segment of the Calaveras fault at a site along Welch Creek in the eastern San Francisco Bay area, California. At Welch Creek, the northern Calaveras fault crosses a series of fluvial terraces and displaces the intervening terrace risers. We derive a late Holocene slip rate using two independent methods: (1) by measuring the offset of the back-edge (i.e., terrace angle) of one of the offset terraces and (2) by using isopach contours to measure the offset of a debris flow unit within the terrace sediments. The terrace back-edge is offset 39 ± 1 m and is between 5 and 13 ka old. The debris flow deposit is offset 27 ± 1 m; the deposit age is estimated to be between 4840 and 5325 cal yr B.P. These findings suggest a late Holocene slip rate of 6 ± 1 mm/yr for the northern Calaveras fault. We recognize as many as seven surface-rupturing earthquakes at Welch Creek, although the amount of terrace back-edge displacement suggests that several more events must have occurred that are not discernable in the stratigraphic or structural record. Based on the maximum amount of time between age-constrained paleoearthquakes that are preserved in the record at Welch Creek, we derive an estimate of the maximum recurrence interval of between 1375 and 3425 yr. Using the assumption that additional events are required to account for the 39 ± 1 m of back-edge offset, we derive a recurrence estimate of between 125 and 685 yr.
Tráfico de migrantes en las fronteras del norte de Chile: irregularización migratoria y sus resistencias
Authors: Liberona Concha Nanette , Romero Quezada Mileska , Salinas Sius-geng , Veloso Karen 
Published: November 2022

Este artículo busca dar cuenta del vínculo entre las políticas migratorias chilenas y la producción del tráfico de migrantes en las fronteras del norte del país en un contexto de régimen global migratorio. Asimismo, reflexiona sobre las consecuencias de la irregularización migratoria provocada por el tráfico de migrantes y por la elaboración y legitimación de categorías tales como ilícito, delito e irregular. Para ello, se hace una revisión de la literatura referida a la irregularización migratoria, tomando algunos elementos de la autonomía de las migraciones. Se evidencia que la ciudadanía se ejerce si los derechos sociales están asegurados, lo que no ocurre con esta población que experimenta una hipervulnerabilización de su vida, pero que a la vez pone en práctica una serie de resistencias clandestinas y públicas, individuales y colectivas, que les permiten ejercer una ciudadanía migrante. Metodológicamente, se realizó una etnografía del tráfico de migrantes en el cruce fronterizo hacia Chile entre 2018 y 2021, la que se complementó con una revisión de prensa a través de la categorización de noticias publicadas entre 2016 y 2021; y también se realizaron entrevistas a informantes institucionales clave. Se concluye que el tráfico de migrantes cumple un rol importante en la irregularización de la población migrante; sin embargo, las condiciones en las que este se produce deberían considerarse en los procesos judiciales, ya que se trataría de tráfico agravado. Considerarlo de esta manera debería conducir a la regularización de las personas migrantes; no obstante, en lugar de ello, son criminalizadas, tratadas de «ilegales» y han sido objeto de expulsiones colectivas que, paradójicamente, han sido analizadas como ilegales.
Estrasburgo y la detención de inmigrantes: ¿nueva línea jurisprudencial?
Authors: Claro Quintáns Irene 
Published: November 2022

La detención de inmigrantes en situación irregular para evitar su entrada en el territorio de un Estado o para garantizar su expulsión del mismo se ha convertido en una práctica habitual en toda Europa. Esta práctica podría estar priorizando excesivamente el objetivo estatal de control migratorio, especialmente respecto de la denominada «migración irregular», en detrimento del cumplimiento de obligaciones derivadas del derecho internacional de los derechos humanos. A pesar de que el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos admite la llamada detención administrativa de los inmigrantes en situación irregular, impone ciertas condiciones. El Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos ha permitido articular esas condiciones utilizando dos ejes de referencia: el derecho a la libertad, garantizado en el artículo 5; y el derecho a la integridad de la persona, deducido de la prohibición de malos tratos impuesta en el artículo 3. A su vez, el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos, artífice de la construcción de esos límites a la detención, ha incluido en su jurisprudencia una variada referencia a la situación particular de los niños migrantes detenidos, tanto cuando llegan solos como acompañados de sus familias. Este artículo pretende analizar ciertas aportaciones del Tribunal de Estrasburgo en la materia con la finalidad de concluir hasta qué punto este tribunal regional está redefiniendo determinados límites a la soberanía de los Estados y contribuyendo con ello a garantizar el respeto de los derechos humanos en Europa.
Spice active ingredients affect the micellization, permeation and bioavailability of structurally different carotenoids in human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells.
Authors: Shilpa Shivaprasad , Ambedkar Rudrappa , Shwetha Hulikere Jagdish , Lakshminarayana Rangaswamy 
Published: November 2022

AbstractThis study evaluated the influence of active spice ingredients on the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of different carotenoids at the enterocyte level. Briefly, carotenoids solubilized micellar fractions obtain by simulated digestion of spinach (Î²-carotene; BC and lutein; LUT) or brown seaweed (fucoxanthin; FUCO) or shrimp (astaxanthin; AST) either with or without curcumin/capsaicin/piperine. Further, physicochemical properties (particle size and viscosity) of micelles were analyzed and correlated bioaccessibility, permeability characteristics, and bioavailability of carotenoids in Caco-2 cells. The digestion of carotenoid's source with spice compound affected carotenoid solubilization/micellization, cumulative percent of particle size, and viscosity in the following order of spice compound treatments; curcumin > capsaicin > piperine > control. The carotenoids level in micelles higher in capsaicin and piperine than curcumin and control digested groups. The increased carotenoids bioaccessibility may be due to lesser hydrophobic interaction found in capsaicin and piperine than curcumin. Further, based on importance and distinct nature, BC and LUT were used bioavailability studies. The enhanced cellular uptake and secretion of carotenoids in triglycerides rich lipoproteins by capsaicin and piperine is due to changes in integrity, permeability, the fluidity of the epithelial barrier of absorption than curcumin and control groups. These findings opine the interaction of carotenoids with specific dietary component (spices) and their regulatory metabolism at the intestinal level is vital for the enteral nutrition of carotenoids.
COVID-19 Lockdown in South-India: Observational Study on Lifestyle Modifications, Dietary Habits and Elevation in BMI
Authors: P. G. Keerthana , R. Subaratinam 
Published: November 2022

To investigate the lifestyle modifications caused due to the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in the South-Indian population. Corona Virus disease became prevalent all over the world due to its wide-outbreak at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China. In order to repress the prevailing infection, lockdown was established all over the world. In India, the lockdown was initiated on March 22 by the Government that posed a shutdown to major community services. A standard questionnaire was formulated based on the samples' anthropometric measurements, dietary habits, physical activity, sleep duration and screen time. Random samples (n=300) were involved in this study with no exclusion criteria. This observational study was conducted online, where Google Forms was used as a platform to collect the data. Paired t test was used as means of statistical analysis in order to obtain the difference in weight and BMI before and during lockdown. For other parameters, standard deviation and diagrammatical representations such as Bar Diagrams and Pie Charts were used. Compelling evidence showed that there was an elevation in the weight and BMI among the samples. There was an escalation in the snacking frequency, screen time and sleep duration whereas there was depreciation in the physical activity which thus promoted a sedentary lifestyle during lockdown. Distinct lifestyle modifications were visible during the COVID-19 lockdown which advocated sedentary lifestyle in the South-Indian population. Interventions must be taken to prevent adverse health outcomes in the population.
The emergence of categorical norms
Authors: Yoeli Erez , Burum Bethany , Dalkiran N. Aygun , Nowak Martin , Hoffman Moshe 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Why are norms unduly sensitive to categorical distinctions compared to continuous variation? For instance, the norm against the use of chemical weapons considers the type of weapon used, not how much suffering was caused; human rights are conditioned on membership in the species homo spaiens not on an animal's degree of sentience; norms promoting philanthropy emphasize donating, and are relatively insensitive to the impact a donation will have. Here we present a game theoretic model, which explains why it is easier for norms to be conditioned on categorical distinctions rather than on continuous variation. We explore the robustness of our results and present evolutionary simulations. Then, in a series of experiments, we demonstrate that participants’ moral intuitions and willingness to sanction norm violations are influenced by categorical distinctions rather than by continuous variation. We show that the reliance on categorical distinctions weakens when norm enforcement plays less of a role. We discuss various applications, including territoriality, human rights, inefficient altruism, institutionalized racism, and collusion.
Does the size of the informal sector explain vulnerability to climate change in Africa ?
Authors: MESSONO OMANG OMBOLO , Nsoga Mermoz Homère III Nsoga , Blaise Tsomb Tsomb Etienne Inédit , Ghislain Melingui Bate Adalbert Abraham 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
In a context marked by an increase in the adverse effects of climate change in Africa, this paper aims to analyze the effect of the size of the informal sector on vulnerability to climate change in 42 African countries from 1995 to 2017. The results obtained by the Random Effects (RE) method applied to panel data, show that the size of the informal sector increases the vulnerability to climate change (VCC) in African countries. Moreover, the effect of the informal sector on climate change vulnerability is weaker in English-speaking countries compared to French-, Portuguese- and Arabic-speaking countries. Robustness analyses using the Generalized System Moments (GSM) technique confirm the existence of a positive relationship between the size of the informal sector and the vulnerability of African countries to climate change. To this end, we recommend strengthening mechanisms to combat informal economic activities through the promotion of property rights, the fight against corruption and the implementation of climate change adaptation policies.
JEL classification: O17; 013; Q53
Anoikis-related signature identifies tumor microenvironment landscape and predicts prognosis in colorectal cancer
Authors: Pan Yu-Biao , Xu Wang-jin , Teng Ya , Gong Jian-bin , Fu Xin-yu , Feng Yu-yi , Mao Xin-li , Li Shao-wei 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background: Anoikis, a mechanism of programmed apoptosis, plays an important role in growth and metastasis of tumors. However, there are still few available comprehensive reports on the impact of anoikis on colorectal cancer.
Method: A clustering analysis was done on 133 anoikis-related genes in GSE39582, and we compared clinical features between clusters, the tumor microenvironment was analyzed with algorithms such as “Cibersort” and “ssGSEA”. We investigated risk scores of clinical feature groups and anoikis-associated gene mutations after creating a predictive model. Lastly, we incorporated clinical traits to build a nomogram.
Result: We identified two anoikis-related clusters with distinct prognoses, clinical characteristics, and biological functions. One of the clusters was associated with anoikis resistance, which activated multiple pathways encouraging tumor metastasis. In our prognostic model, oxaliplatin may be a sensitive drug for low-risk patients. The nomogram showed good ability to predict survival time.
Conclusion: Our study identified two distinct modes of anoikis in colorectal cancer, with active metastasis-promoting pathways inducing an anti-anoikis subtype, which has a stronger propensity for metastasis and a worse prognosis than an anoikis-activated subtype. Massive immune cell infiltration may be an indicator of anoikis resistance. Anoikis' role in the colorectal cancer remains to be investigated.
Association between a single nucleotide polymorphism of the SF3A1 gene and tuberculosis in a Chinese Han population: a case‒control study
Authors: Zhang Juan , Wang Ming-Gui , Liu Quan-xian , He Jian-Qing 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background: Splicing factor 3A subunit 1 (SF3A1)-related pathways involve gene expression and mRNA splicing. To date, no direct association of SF3A1 with tuberculosis or similar infectious diseases has been reported in the literature.
Methods: A case‒control study was conducted in 1137 patients with tuberculosis (558 with severe tuberculosis and 579 with mild tuberculosis) and 581 healthy controls.
Whole blood DNA was extracted from all patients. Four tag polymorphisms (rs2074733, rs10376, rs117435254, and rs2839998) of the SF3A1 gene were selected and genotyped using a SNPscan Kit (Cat#: G0104, Genesky Biotechnologies Inc., Shanghai, China).
Results: The rs2074733 alleleT and rs10376 alleleA in the SF3A1 gene were associated with increased TB susceptibility after adjusting for age and sex (Pa = 0.036 and 0.048, respectively). No significant association was found between rs117435254 and rs2839998 and tuberculosis infection. In subgroup analyses, we did not find a significant association between SF3A1 gene polymorphisms in patients with mild and severe tuberculosis.
Conclusions: In our study, we found a statistically significant association between the two SNPs (rs2074733 and rs10376) in the SF3A1 gene and susceptibility to tuberculosis infection in a Chinese Han population. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the relationship between the SF3A1 gene and TB.
Green synthesis of single layered SS/CuO nanocoatings as solar selective absorber: Morphological, Structural and optical properties
Authors: Welegergs G. G. , Gebretinsae H. G. , Tsegay M. G. , Nuru Z. Y. , Dube S. , Maaza M. 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Herein, spectrally selective single-layered CuO nanocoatings were successfully demonstrated via green synthesis, and deposited on stainless steel (SS) substrates using spin-coater at 700, 800, 900 and 1000 rpm. The morphological surface, structural, and compositional analysis of the obtained nanocoatings were studied using SEM, XRD, EDX, and Raman spectroscopy. The SEM images shows a nanorod-like structure surfaces with a dense surface morphology. The XRD patterns confirm the presence of peaks indexed to a monoclinic structural phase of CuO. The EDX spectra clearly reveals the presence of Cu, and O elements and XPS spectra reveals peaks of Cu2p and O1s core levels which are typical characteristics of Cu (II) and O(II), respectively in CuO. Raman spectra shows peaks at 305, 344, and 642 cm− 1 attributed to Raman active (Ag+2Bg) modes for Cu-O stretching. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) determines content of the elements, and changes in thicknesses of the coatings with rotational speed (RS) of the spin coater. The elemental content of Cu, and O atoms are respectively 54, and 46 at %, and the thicknesses are calculated to be 1.406×1018 atoms/cm2 (296.3 nm), 1.286×1018 atoms/cm2 (271.0 nm), 1.138×1018 atoms/cm2 (239.8 nm), and 0.985×1015 atoms/cm2 (207.5 nm) at 700, 800, 900 and 1000 rpm, respectively. The optical properties of CuO nanocoatings was characterized using UV-Vis-NIR, and FTIR spectrometers, and its vital solar selectivity parameters of solar absorptance (α), and emissivity(ε) were evaluated in the range of 0.3–2.5, and 2.5–20µm wavelengths, respectively, and exhibits the solar parameters (α = 0.91, and ε = 0.31) associated to 700 rpm due to an intrinsic and interference-induced absorption as well as higher attenuation of light.
An evaluation of antiproliferative effects of bioactive compound from Punica granatum seed on lung cancer cell line (A549)
Authors: Nelson Samba S. , Yadav Sangilimuthu Alagar , Subban Ravi 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
A novel molecule PG-1, tri-O –punicyl glycerol was isolated and characterized from the seed extract of Punica granatum which was found to possess ant proliferative effect against lung cancer cell lines (A549) without any harmful effects on fibroblast cell line. The IC50 value determined by MTT assay is 25±8.5µg/ml for PG-1 and that of L- ascorbic acid is 22±7.4. Comet assay showed the damage of DNA at a concentration of 250µg/ml and Flow cytometry indicated a cell cycle arrest at G0 phase at a concentration of 12µg/ml. PG-1 also possesses an effective antioxidant activity which was determined through in vitro DPPH and ABTS assay methods. In DPPH assay the IC50 value was 26±5.7 µg/ml, 24±6.8 µg/ml and in ABTS assay the IC50 value was 26±0.62 µg/ml and 23±0.65µg/ml, for PG-1 and L-ascorbic acid respectively. PG-1 can be considered as a lead molecule from a natural plant P. granatum with lower side effects against lung cancer cell line (A549). Further the GC-MS analysis of ethyl acetate extract from P. granatum led to the identification of twelve compounds out of which octadecatrienoic acid which constitutes 19.88% of the whole extract is the major compound.