bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Thermography in ergonomic assessment: a study of wood processing industry workers
Authors: Soranso Denise Ransolin , Minette Luciano José , Marçal Marcio , Marins João Carlos Bouzas , Schettino Stanley , Lima Roldão Carlos A. , Oliveira Michel 
Published: September 2022

Background
Workers in the wood processing industry perform activities that demand great physical and ergonomic demands, which favors the emergence of inflammatory processes and in turn the occurrence of heat regions in the body, thus making it possible to assess the inflammatory level by means of temperature gradients. This study aimed to evaluate the use of thermography as an ergonomic analysis tool to identify regions with musculoskeletal overload in workers in a wood processing industry.

Methods
The study was conducted with nine workers in the central-west region of Brazil. The evaluations to obtain the thermographic images were carried out before the beginning of the workday, on Monday (day I) and on Friday (day II), in order to verify the overload regions in the accumulation of days worked. The thermal images were collected in an acclimatized room with controlled conditions where the participants remained with the upper part of their bodies bare for acclimatization, and then the lumbar and scapular regions were evaluated. The images were obtained using the FLUKE TI 400 Thermal Imager, with analysis using the SmartView software program to demarcate the body regions of interest.

Results
The mean temperature values obtained on day I did not significantly differ from the mean values obtained on day II. Qualitative analysis showed thermal patterns with high temperature at the same points on both evaluated days. Although the thermographic analysis performed in this study cannot provide definitive results, they generally helped to provide evidence for a more accurate diagnosis in the evaluated workers.
The Mental Health Syndrome Known as Alice in Wonderland - A Case Report
Authors: Hernandez Jennings 
Published: September 2022

The Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) is a rare neurological and psychiatric condition, represented as the appearance of disorienting perceptual disorder with occasional episodes of bizarre visual illusions and spatial distortions. It was first introduced by John Todd in 1955, based on the literary chronicles of the strange encounters described by Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland books. A 30-year-old healthy male presented to the doctor’s office with left-sided headaches lasting 24 hours and preceded by an aura. During these auras, the patient was experiencing erratic behaviors consistent with the phenomena experienced by Alice, the main character in the world-famous story. He reported objects being larger and further away than they really were and his hands appearing smaller than they really were. Symptoms lasted up to 45 minutes. All clinical and diagnostic workups and evaluations were unremarkable, and the patient was treated for migraines with auras using Valproic Acid. During his follow-up at 3 months intervals, the patient continued with symptoms, and his medication dosage was increased. In his next follow-up three months later, he described having no more symptoms. AIWS has been found to be related to migraines with preceding auras. It is both common in pediatrics as well as in adults. I present an AIWS case co-existent with aura migraines.
Genetic and Functional Diversity of Bacterial Strains Associated with Prunus persica (L.)
Authors: Ahsan Ali , Tanveer Sana , Shahzadi Komal , Gull Sidra , Ali Basharat 
Published: September 2022

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the genetic and functional diversity of bacteria associated with the surfaces of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.
Methodology: A total of 15 peach samples from various areas of Lahore city were collected and processed according to standard microbiological protocols. The final taxonomic status of bacterial strains was confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Bacterial strains were screened for plant growth-promoting attributes that included auxin production, phosphate, and zinc solubilization, and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) production. Antimicrobial activity of strains was also evaluated. In pot trials, strains were evaluated for their role to enhance plant growth.
Results: Analysis showed that bacterial isolates belonged to Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Providencia genera. A strain KS 22 of Staphylococcus sciuri showed the highest production of auxin. In terms of antibiotic susceptibility, B. aerius KS 8 exhibited a pattern of sensitivity toward norfloxacin, amoxicillin, and clavulanic acid. For pot trials with cauliflower under laboratory conditions, S. sciuri KS 22 showed 3.1 folds increase in shoot length. In the case of tomato, P. rettgeri KS 23 recorded around 1.8 folds increase in shoot length over water-treated control. On the other hand, for cauliflower, around 1.3 folds increase in root length was exhibited by B. aerius KS 8, P. rettgeri KS 23, and E. cloacae KS 29. For tomato, B. aerius KS 8 showed 1.6 folds increase in root length in comparison to control. Under natural conditions, for cauliflower, the highest increase in shoot length was exhibited by P. rettgeri KS 23 and E. cloacae KS 29.
Conclusion: Finally, it has been concluded that bacterial strains B. aerius KS 8, S. haemolyticus KS 9, S. sciuri KS 22, P. rettgeri KS 23, and E. cloacae KS 29 exhibited plant growth promotion in pot trials.
Mourning, melancholia and being staunch
Authors: Davey Tom 
Published: September 2022

In recent publications, both Thomas Ogden (2000) and Jean Laplanche (1999) have highlighted the importance of mourning in their work. This is a particularly noteworthy confluence, coming as they do from very different traditions within psychoanalysis. I wish to discuss these contributions, to contextualise them in relation to Freud's 1915 paper Mourning and Melancholia, and to offer some reflections on my own work from within New Zealand.
Application of a slit ceiling based on thermally activated building systems in a daylight‐harvesting office space with direct solar radiation
Authors: Shindo Kan , Shinoda Jun , Ikai Ken , Takenaka Takeshi , Tamura Shuichi , Kobori Tetsuo , Tanabe Shin‐ichi 
Published: September 2022

AbstractIn recent years, an increasing number of offices have actively harvested daylight for the well‐being of occupants. However, if large windows are provided for daylight harvesting, the amount of solar heat gain increases, leading to poor energy efficiency and deteriorated indoor environment. Therefore, the objective of this study was to verify the radiant cooling effect of ceiling slits in an office building based on thermally activated building systems to achieve both daylight harvesting and solar removal through field measurements. In this study, the radiant cooling capacity of a slit ceiling and the indoor radiant environment were measured in a research facility in Fukui City, Japan, during spring (March 16–30) and summer (August 17–31) in 2020.
Experimental Realization of Semiconducting Monolayer Si2Te2 Films
Authors: Huang Xiaochun , Xiong Rui , Volckaert Klara , Hao Chunxue , Biswas Deepnarayan , Bianchi Marco , Hofmann Philip , Beck Philip , Warmuth Jonas , Sa Baisheng , Wiebe Jens , Wiesendanger Roland 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThe experimental realization of large‐scale, homogeneous semiconducting films with a single‐layer thickness is of major importance for next‐generation devices. Especially in view of the compatibility with state‐of‐the‐art semiconductor technology, Si‐based monolayer crystals are of particular interest. Here, the successful epitaxial growth of monolayer Si2Te2 (MLSi2Te2) films on semiconducting Sb2Te3 thin film substrates is reported. High‐quality (1 × 1) ML‐Si2Te2 films with a coverage as high as 95% are obtained as revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirms the existence of the SiTe bonds in the obtained films. By combining scanning tunneling spectroscopy with density functional theory calculations, the existence of a semiconducting bandgap is demonstrated on the order of 370 meV for the MLSi2Te2 films which reside in an important mid‐infrared spectral range. The results pave the way for practical applications of this novel artificial two‐dimensional material.
Organic‐Free and Lead‐Free Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency over 11%
Authors: Zhang Weihai , Cai Yating , Liu Heng , Xia Yu , Cui Jieshun , Shi Yueqing , Chen Rui , Shi Tingting , Wang Hsing‐Lin 
Published: September 2022

AbstractOrganic‐free and lead‐free CsSnI3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have recently gained growing attention as a promising template to mitigate the thermal instability and lead toxicity of hybrid lead‐based PSCs. However, the relatively low device efficiency due to the high content of Sn(II)‐related defects hinders its further development. Herein, highly performed CsSnI3−xBrx compositional perovskite‐based PSCs are achieved by using dimethyl ketoxime (C3H7NO, DMKO) as a multifunctional additive. As a commercially used deoxidant, DMKO can effectively neutralize the oxygen molecule and reduce Sn4+ back to Sn2+, enhancing the oxidation resistance of the film. Besides, the electron‐rich oxime group (NOH) in DMKO tends to interact with Sn2+ ions with extremely low adsorption energy less than −15 eV and inhibits defect formation, resulting in films with low defect density. The corresponding PSCs deliver a considerable open‐circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.75 V with a record efficiency as high as 11.2%, which represents the highest reported efficiency for lead‐free all‐inorganic PSCs thus far. More importantly, the grain surface distributed DMKO provides an in situ encapsulation of the perovskite, which results in greatly enhanced ambient stability of the un‐encapsulated devices.
Klein Tunneling through Triple Barrier in AB Bilayer Graphene
Authors: Hassane Saley Mouhamadou , El Mouhafid Abderrahim , Jellal Ahmed , Siari Ahmed 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThe transport properties of charge carriers in AB bilayer graphene through a triple electrostatic barrier are investigated. The transmission and reflection using the boundary conditions together with the transfer matrix method are calculated. For energy less than the interlayer coupling γ1, it is shown that, at normal incidence, transmission is completely suppressed in the gap for a large barrier width while it appears in the gap for the opposite case. For energy greater than γ1, it is shown that in the absence of an interlayer potential difference, transmission is less than that of a single barrier, but in its presence, transmission in the gap region is suppressed, as opposed to a double barrier. It is found that one, two, or three gaps can be created depending on the number of interlayer potential differences applied. Resonance in the transmission channel is observed that is not seen in the single and double barrier cases. Finally, the conductance is computed and it is shown that the number of peaks is greater than the double and single barrier cases. The results here enable the development of graphene‐based transistors.
Purification, characterization, and cellular antioxidant activity of 4,4‐dimethylsterols and 4‐desmethylsterols
Authors: Xie Liangliang , Zhang Tao , Karrar Emad , Zheng Liyou , Xie Dan , Jin Jun , Wang Xingguo , Jin Qingzhe 
Published: September 2022

AbstractA mixture of 4,4‐dimethylsterols (TA) and 4‐desmethylsterols (PS) was produced as valuable byproducts during the large‐scale production of ferulic acid by γ‐oryzanol. However, the utilization of both byproducts is impeded by this mixed form. This study has developed a novel method for separating TA and PS through a one‐step separation procedure using flash chromatography. The optimal conditions were as follows: mobile phase of hexane‐ethyl acetate (9:1, vol/vol), the flow rate of 40 ml/min, loading volume of 20 ml, run time of 20 min. Under optimized conditions, TA with a yield of 41.8% ± 2.8% with a purity of 93.4% ± 0.4% was obtained, and 36.8% ± 1.7% and 98.2% ± 0.8% for that of PS. Their chemical structures were further confirmed by ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV), Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The time‐fluorescence value curve indicated that TA and PS had inhibitory effects on peroxyl radical‐induced 2′,7′‐dichlorofluorescin (DCFH) oxidation. The results showed that TA had higher cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) than PS. TA was more suitable as a potential natural antioxidant. The present study provides a convenient method for high‐purity TA and PS production, which will improve the value‐added byproducts from the large‐scale production of ferulic acid.
Improvement Strategies toward Stable Lithium‐Metal Anodes for High‐Energy Batteries
Authors: Hou Jianhua , Yang Muyi , Sun Bing , Wang Guoxiu 
Published: September 2022

AbstractLithium‐metal (Li‐metal) batteries are one of the most potential energy storage devices available these days. However, uncontrollable lithium dendritic growth and parasitic reactions lead to poor cycling efficiency and severe safety concerns, which restricts the use of Li‐metal batteries in practical applications. This article reviews the current development status of Li‐metal anodes, including investigations of reaction mechanisms and performance improvement strategies. In addition, future opportunities for developing safe and high‐performance Li‐metal batteries are also outlined.
Molecular intercalation of transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets to enhance electrocatalytic activity toward hydrogen evolution reaction
Authors: Kwon Ik Seon , Kwak In Hye , Kang Hong Seok , Park Jeunghee 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThe novel two‐dimensional nanostructures of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have motivated extensive studies on the control of electronic structures via sandwiching of foreign species. Herein, we review our recent works on TMD nanosheets that intercalated with various molecules (i.e., amine, cobaltocene, porphyrin, phthalocyanine, etc.). They were mainly synthesized by a one‐step solvothermal reaction. The intercalation expanded the interlayer spacing significantly and induced the phase conversion from semiconducting 2H to metallic 1T′ (distorted 1T), accompanied by the charge transfer from the intercalants to the TMDs. The intercalated TMD nanosheets exhibit excellent catalytic performance in water‐splitting hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). First‐principles calculations suggest that the 2H‐1T′ phase transition via intercalation can be driven by a significant charge transfer to TMD. The intercalation increased carrier concentration, which leads to enhanced catalytic performance. The present work illustrates how the intercalation of molecules can stabilize the metastable 1T′ phase and effectively enhance the HER performance.
Brucella pleurisy: An extremely rare complication of brucellosis
Authors: Alikhani Ahmad , Abbaspour Kasgari Hamideh , Majidi Haadi , Nekoukar Zahra 
Published: September 2022

AbstractBrucella is a rare pathogen of the lung. This intracellular organism can involve pleura in the sub‐acute and chronic course of the disease. Here, we introduce an infrequent case of brucella pleurisy that presented to our hospital with chest pain.
Effects of axon branching and asymmetry between the branches on transport, mean age, and age density distributions of mitochondria in neurons: A computational study
Authors: Kuznetsov Ivan A. , Kuznetsov Andrey V. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractWe report a computational study of mitochondria transport in a branched axon with two branches of different sizes. For comparison, we also investigate mitochondria transport in an axon with symmetric branches and in a straight (unbranched) axon. The interest in understanding mitochondria transport in branched axons is motivated by the large size of arbors of dopaminergic neurons, which die in Parkinson's disease. Since the failure of energy supply of multiple demand sites located in various axonal branches may be a possible reason for the death of these neurons, we were interested in investigating how branching affects mitochondria transport. Besides investigating mitochondria fluxes between the demand sites and mitochondria concentrations, we also studied how the mean age of mitochondria and mitochondria age densities depend on the distance from the soma. We established that if the axon splits into two branches of unequal length, the mean ages of mitochondria and age density distributions in the demand sites are affected by how the mitochondria flux splits at the branching junction (what portion of mitochondria enter the shorter branch and what portion enter the longer branch). However, if the axon splits into two branches of equal length, the mean ages and age densities of mitochondria are independent of how the mitochondria flux splits at the branching junction. This even holds for the case when all mitochondria enter one branch, which is equivalent to a straight axon. Because the mitochondrial membrane potential (which many researchers view as a proxy for mitochondrial health) decreases with mitochondria age, the independence of mitochondria age on whether the axon is symmetrically branched or straight (providing the two axons are of the same length), and on how the mitochondria flux splits at the branching junction, may explain how dopaminergic neurons can sustain very large arbors and still maintain mitochondrial health across branch extremities.
Resource allocation in 5G network using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing‐Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request
Authors: Jadhav Makarand M. , Dongre Ganesh , Purandare Radhika 
Published: September 2022

SummaryFading, interference, and collisions cause unpredictable data loss in a wireless channel. In the recent past, the use of polar codes for error detection and correction scaled downed the data error rate considerably. With the introduction of 5G mobile network, minimizing the data loss and enhancing the performance becomes imperative. Here, the use of polar codes based OFDM‐HARQ mechanism with CRC is simulated and implemented. The proposed technique was tested for various fading channels. A bundling mechanism is used to attain the optimal number of retransmissions to accomplish better frame dropping ratio and throughput. It has been observed that the bit error rate of the proposed system has improved by optimizing Eb/No and bandwidth. At this optimum setting, the bit error rate has been enhanced by 25%. At the same time, the system optimizes retransmission count to a value of three, which improves frame error rate at the desirable bit error rate of 10−6. Further, the use of the proposed optimized polar code reduces complexity computations from one third to one fifth as compared to conventional system modeling using turbo codes. An enhancement in frame dropping ratio by 8% to 12% as well as throughput by 10.23% to 14.33% is achieved. The work carried on the hardware system shows that data loss in the OFDM‐HARQ communication system can be minimized by improving the bit error rate and throughput required for device‐to‐device communication in the 5G network.
Human‐directed attachment behavior in wolves suggests standing ancestral variation for human–dog attachment bonds
Authors: Hansen Wheat Christina , Larsson Linn , Berner Patricia , Temrin Hans 
Published: September 2022

AbstractDomesticated animals are generally assumed to display increased sociability toward humans compared to their wild ancestors. Dogs (Canis familiaris) have a remarkable ability to form social relationships with humans, including lasting attachment, a bond based on emotional dependency. Since it has been specifically suggested that the ability to form attachment with humans evolved post‐domestication in dogs, attempts to quantify attachment behavior in wolves (Canis lupus) have subsequently been performed. However, while these rare wolf studies do highlight the potential for wolves to express human‐directed attachment, the varied methods used and the contrasting results emphasize the need for further, standardized testing of wolves. Here, we used the standardized Strange Situation Test to investigate attachment behavior expressed in wolves and dogs hand‐raised and socialized under standardized and identical conditions up until the age of testing. We found that 23‐week‐old wolves and dogs equally discriminated between a stranger and a familiar person, and expressed similar attachment behaviors toward a familiar person. Additionally, wolves, but not dogs, expressed significantly elevated stress‐related behavior during the test, but this stress response was buffered by the presence of a familiar person. Together, our results suggest that wolves can show attachment behaviors toward humans comparable to those of dogs. Importantly, our findings demonstrate that the ability to form attachment with humans exists in relatives of the wild ancestor of dogs, thereby refuting claims that this phenotype evolved after dog domestication was initiated.
Expansion of non‐native plant Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze driven by a range of factors leading to patchy distribution patterns
Authors: Wu Qianmei , Xu Chengdong , Li Jiamei , Liu Wanxue , Wan Fanghao , Guo Jianying , Wang Rui 
Published: September 2022

AbstractGiven the growing concern over the ecological impacts of non‐native species, exploring these species' expansion edge and distribution patterns and their driving factors is important for developing suitable management measures. Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze, a non‐native plant that was introduced to China in the 1990s, has spread from southern Hebei Province, where it first took root, to the surrounding regions and has become one of the most notorious invasive weeds in northern China. Based on 15 years (2006–2021) of extensive field investigations, the spatial distribution of sampling and occurrence points were mapped in the recently expanded region of F. bidentis' population. Then, nearest neighbor analysis is used to characterize the spatial pattern differences between samplings and occurrences. An exponential decay function was used to elucidate the driving factors contributing to the presence and absence of F. bidentis. Our results demonstrated an effective random sampling setup, a heterogeneous spatial distribution of F. bidentis, and a multi‐regional independent aggregation distribution pattern (p < .01). There were significant spatial correlations between the aggregation areas of plant occurrence points and the locations of roads and construction sand distribution centers. These findings suggest that human activities involving major roads and construction sand distribution centers were driving factors contributing to this long‐distance dispersal and spatially discontinuous distribution patterns. The presence of these patchy distribution patterns has important implications for ongoing efforts to manage populations of non‐native species.