bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Early cognitive and home environmental predictors of reading fluency and reading comprehension in Turkish‐speaking children
Authors: Ergül Cevriye , Ökcün‐Akçamuş Meral Çilem , Akoğlu Gözde , Yalçın Seher , Tülü Burcu Kılıç , Kudret Zeynep Bahap 
Published: July 2022

AbstractIn this study, we aimed to determine the early cognitive and home environmental predictors of reading in Turkish‐speaking children. A total of 362 children participated in the study. We monitored the children for 3 years and assessed the home environmental variables and cognitive skills in kindergarten, reading fluency at the end of the first grade, and reading comprehension at the end of the second grade. We found that home literacy environment and socioeconomic status predicted early literacy skills in kindergarten as they also predicted reading fluency and reading comprehension through early literacy in later years. In addition, we found that phonological awareness, letter knowledge, and rapid naming predicted reading fluency, while language and verbal working memory predicted reading comprehension. The results of the study showed us that it is important to consider reading and reading comprehension in Turkish‐speaking children holistically, together with cognitive skills and home environmental variables.
Registration of ‘Trinity’ long‐grain rice cultivar
Authors: Samonte Stanley Omar P. B. , Wilson Lloyd. T. , Tabien Rodante E. , Harper Chersty L. , Zhou Xin‐Gen 
Published: July 2022

Abstract‘Trinity’ (Reg. no. CV‐156, PI 700309), a conventional long‐grain rice (Oryza sativa L.) with high grain yield and quality, was developed by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Beaumont, TX, and released in 2021. Trinity was derived from a ‘Saber’/‘Cocodrie’//‘Presidio’ cross made in 2006. It was designated as LCRA060559A2 in the observational nursery, TXEL0540 in the Beaumont and statewide yield trials, and RU1603178 in the Uniform Regional Rice Nursery. Trinity was developed for the Texas rice industry by incorporating traits important to its producers. Its main (8.75 t ha–1) and ratoon (4.60 t ha–1) crop yields are 14 and 20% greater than those of check cultivar Presidio, respectively. At 95 cm, Trinity is taller than Presidio by 6 cm and has not been observed to lodge. It heads in 87 d and is early maturing. Its percentages of chalky grain and whole milled rice are 5.3 and 60%, respectively, which are slightly higher and lower, respectively, than those of Presidio. Trinity rice grain is non‐aromatic and classified as intermediate amylose and intermediate gelatinization temperature rice types, which are typical of a U.S. long‐grain rice cultivar. It exhibits a moderately low blast disease rating even without the Piz blast resistance gene present in Presidio. Overall, Trinity shows disease ratings comparable to Presidio but with significantly better sheath blight resistance than Presidio. Surveys from rice mills indicate that it has a very high potential as an acceptable long‐grain cultivar.
A survey of pediatric flexible bronchoscopy in India
Authors: Jat Kana Ram , Agarwal Sheetal , Lodha Rakesh , Kabra Sushil Kumar 
Published: July 2022

AbstractBackgroundA bronchoscopy is an essential tool in pediatric pulmonology. However, the practices involved in the procedure are variable.ObjectiveTo evaluate prevalent practices and variations in pediatric flexible bronchoscopy in India.MethodsAn online survey was conducted via Google forms between September 2018 and March 2019. We circulated the survey among members of various respiratory societies and personal contacts. Physicians performing pediatric flexible bronchoscopy were requested to respond. The survey had 95 questions in seven domains: demographics, patient preparation, sedation, procedural aspects, monitoring, bronchoscope cleaning, and complications.ResultsThe survey received 24 complete responses; the respondents were from 14 cities. Pediatric bronchoscopy was done mainly for diagnostic purposes. Most (19, 79%) respondents reported using conscious sedation for the procedure. The preferred regimen for sedation was midazolam plus fentanyl [9 (37.5%)]. Atropine was used routinely by 4 (16%). For topical anesthesia, nebulized lignocaine only, both nebulized and spray as go lignocaine, and spray as go lignocaine only were used by 1 (4.2%), 6 (25%), and 17 (71%) respondents, respectively. The methods of providing oxygen during bronchoscopy were free flow (9, 37.5%), nasal prongs (8, 33.3%), mask (6, 25%), and laryngeal mask airway (1, 4.2%). The common therapeutic procedures included removal of mucus plugs (17, 71%), bronchoscopic intubation (11, 45%), and foreign body removal (10, 41%). The number of aliquots used by respondents for bronchoalveolar lavage varied from 2 to 6, and the volume for each aliquot was also varied (1–2 ml/kg or 5–10 ml). Almost all the respondents reported complication rates of less than 5%.ConclusionThere is a considerable variation in pediatric flexible bronchoscopy practices across the country, highlighting the need to develop a uniform guideline.
Platelets, mean platelet volume, lymphocytes, leukocytes, and ratios of them altered in patients with hepatitis B virus‐related decompensated cirrhosis
Authors: Xu Changzhi , Yi Yanhua , Xie Zhizhi , Zhu Donglin , Abuduwaili Dannier , Wang Zhu , Xi Yun 
Published: July 2022

AbstractBlood routine examination is an inexpensive, routinely performed clinical project, which includes many blood parameters. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection may have significant effects on blood parameters in decompensated patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis. However, details were not quite clear yet. A total of 207 HBV‐related decompensated cirrhosis (HBV‐DeCi) patients were included in this retrospective analysis. The included patients were subdivided into three groups: 44 patients with HBsAg, HBeAg, and HbcAb positive were set as Group I; 122 patients with HBsAg, HBeAb, and HbcAb positive were set as Group II; 41 patients with HBsAb, HBeAb, and HbcAb positive were set as Group III. Blood parameters, including platelet (PLT) count, mean platelet volume (MPV), lymphocyte count, leukocyte count and MPV/lymphocyte ratio (MPVLR), lymphocyte/ leukocyte ratio (LLR), platelet/leukocyte ratio (PLR) were analyzed respectively. The correlation between mentioned parameters and the HBV infection were characterized respectively. The values of PLT, MPVLR, and PLR in Group I and II were lower than that in Group III. Group II has a much higher LLR than that in Group I and III. HBV does have significantly effect on blood parameters in HBV‐DeCi patients. Effective treatment must be applied to achieve cirrhosis recompensation promptly.
The effect of lipid composition on the dynamics of tau fibrils
Authors: Chowdhury Unmesh Dutta , Paul Arnav , Bhargava B. L. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractKnowledge of the interaction of the tau fibrils with the cell membrane is critical for the understanding of the underlying tauopathy pathogenesis. Lipid composition is found to affect the conformational ensemble of the tau fibrils. Using coarse‐grained and all‐atom molecular dynamics simulations we have shown the effect of the lipid composition in modulating the tau structure and dynamics. Molecular dynamics simulations show that tau proteins interact differentially with the zwitterionic compared to the charged lipid membranes. The negatively charged POPG lipid membranes increase the binding propensity of the tau fibrils. The addition of cholesterol is also found to modify the tau binding to the membrane. The binding of tau fibril leads to the concomitant loss of the β‐sheet structures across the tau residues alongside the change in the membrane properties (like area per lipid, bilayer thickness, and order parameter of the lipid tails) over the pure bilayers.
Is lightweighting glass bottles for wine an option? Linking technical requirements and consumer attitude
Authors: Soares João , Ramos Paulo , Poças Fátima 
Published: July 2022

AbstractWhen discussing glass bottles within the context of circular economy, reusability and recyclability are highlighted. However, it is recognised the relevant environmental footprint of glass production due to energy consumption and the impact of transportation of the empty bottles from the production site to the filling plants. Reducing the weight of the bottles has become possible through design and production technologies advances. However, consumer perceptions and technical requirements must be integrated and may conflict. This work aims at contributing to better understanding the relationship between the wine glass bottle weight, consumer perception of wine quality and acceptance of lighter bottles and recognition of sustainability factors related to packaging. Bordeaux shaped bottles are the lightest in the wine market, when compared to Burgundy or Conical, but also the ones with a wider weight range. Bordeaux bottles with 100 g of weight difference could be found for 750‐cL capacity. Design features, punt and finish/neck dimensions were found to limit the reduction in bottle weight. Consumer survey results indicate a correlation between the bottle weight and the wine price. Portuguese consumers tend to associate a heavier bottle with better quality and higher price, particularly those consumers with higher wine expertise. The three top concerns regarding packaging are, by order, being plastic‐free, recyclable and reusable. There is very low awareness on the importance of lightweighting glass bottles as a measure to improve sustainability. More than 80% of the respondents indicated the increase of recycled content as the measure contributing the most to sustainability.
Betting against sentiment? Seemingly unrelated anomalies and the low‐risk effect
Authors: Dierkes Maik , Schroen Sebastian 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe negative CAPM alphas of high‐beta and high‐variance stocks are attributable to an unaccounted factor in the CAPM. We use eight seemingly unrelated anomalies to construct a composite factor in the spirit of the optimal orthogonal portfolio (FOP). Accounting for FOP re‐establishes a positive relation between beta and average returns in time series regressions as well as cross‐sectional and explains the negative alphas of high‐beta and high‐variance stocks. To analyze economic drivers behind FOP, we perform a horse race between leverage constraints, investor sentiment, and disagreement. Our results highlight investor sentiment as the most promising explanation for the low‐risk effect.
Homogeneity based finite/fixed‐time observers for linear MIMO systems
Authors: Zimenko Konstantin , Polyakov Andrey , Efimov Denis , Kremlev Artem 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe article is devoted to the problem of finite‐time and fixed‐time observation of linear multiple input multiple output control systems. The proposed dynamic observers do not require system transformation to a canonical form and guarantee convergence of the observation error to zero in a finite or in a fixed time. It is shown that the observers are robust (in input‐to‐state sense) against input disturbances and measurement noises. The results are supported with simulation examples.
Finite‐time parameter estimation based boundary control for a class of 2×2 hyperbolic partial differential equation systems with uncertain transport speeds
Authors: Guo Runsheng , Sun Kangkang , Wang Tong , Qiu Jianbin , Chu Danlei 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis article investigates the boundary control problem for a class of hyperbolic partial differential equation systems with uncertain transport speeds, in which both state feedback and output feedback cases are considered. The least‐square method is utilized to achieve the finite‐time parameter estimation based on the parametric models. During parameter estimation, proper actuation signals are designed via contradiction method to avoid the singular problems. With the estimated parameters, control laws are designed by the backstepping method for both state‐feedback case and output‐feedback case. Finally, simulation studies are provided to illustrate the efficiency of our results.
Optimal resource allocation for high‐order nonlinear uncertain multi‐agent systems
Authors: Duan Shuqing , Zhao Zhiliang , Chen Sen , Jiang Zhong‐Ping 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis article investigates the optimal resource allocation of nonlinear high‐order multi‐agent systems with coupling uncertainties. The objective is to design an output‐feedback distributed algorithm for each agent to optimize the global cost function under network constraints. The global cost function is the sum of local cost functions. The available information to design the algorithm for each agent is only its own output and cost function, the outputs of its neighbors. To address the key technical challenge arising from the uncertainties and nonlinearities of network systems, a novel distributed resource allocation algorithm is proposed using active disturbance rejection strategy. The simulation results in the economic dispatch of a smart grid validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Longitudinal habitat gradient affects diet and body condition of riverine fish: A case study ofPelteobagruscatfishes in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China
Authors: Liao Chuansong , Chen Sibao , Correa Sandra Bibiana , Ye Shaowen , Zhang Tanglin , Liu Jiashou 
Published: July 2022

AbstractTo understand how riverine fish respond to longitudinally different habitats created by impoundment, we selected three congeneric yellow catfish species (Pelteobagrusspp.) as a model system to assess changes in diet, prey selectivity, and body condition among the lotic, transitional, and lentic habitats along the Three Gorges Reservoir. Our results add to previous findings highlighting a shift in fish diets from diverse zoobenthos to shrimp‐dominated as the river becomes lentic by showing spatial segregation in the size of shrimp prey consumed. Relative to the available shrimp populations, catfish populations selected smaller shrimp in the upper (lotic) section and larger shrimp in the middle (transitional) and lower (lentic) sections. Complementary body condition indices exhibited a consistent spatial pattern, where populations in the lotic zone were healthier than those in the transitional and lentic zones. This pattern seems to result from a greater nutrient value of zoobenthos, the dominant food in the lotic zone, relative to shrimps. Our results suggest that these generalist fish species have adapted to the spatial habitat gradient and maintained their populations, but the impoundment has deeply influenced their energy acquisition and allocation.
Canopy palm cover across the Brazilian Amazon forests mapped with airborneLiDARdata and deep learning
Authors: Dalagnol Ricardo , Wagner Fabien H. , Emilio Thaise , Streher Annia S. , Galvão Lênio S. , Ometto Jean P. H. B. , Aragão Luiz E. O. C. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe Amazon region in Brazil contains c. 5% of the palm species of the world. However, palm cover at macroecological scales has not yet been quantified in this biome. Here, we used high spatial resolution LiDAR data, acquired from 610 flightlines over the Brazilian Amazon, to map canopy palm cover for the first time using a deep learning approach. The image segmentation model from U‐Net deep learning was selected for mapping palm segments using the LiDAR canopy height model (CHM) at 0.5‐m spatial resolution. To train and validate the model, we manually delineated 6971 canopy palm segments over 931.43 ha of forests on four training sites by inspecting their unique star‐shaped crown architecture in the CHM. The results indicated an accuracy of 80% to automatically map canopy palm area. The approach detected >1.1 million palm segments over the 480 000 ha sampled by LiDAR and roughly estimated 1.05 billion palm segments for the Brazilian Amazon. Palm cover was not evenly distributed over the Amazon, revealing undocumented hotspots of high cover (>5%) in eastern Amazon (Pará state), and confirming documented hotspots in southwest (Acre state) and north of the region (Roraima state). Palm segment height was strongly and positively correlated with forest height, where palm segments showed overall lower height. A higher canopy palm cover was observed over shorter forests, while the opposite was found over taller forests, where palms may not be visible from the canopy. Palm segments occurred more frequently at valleys but they were also observed in other landscapes, depending on site location and forest height. Our findings highlight the disproportional occurrence of palm cover in some Amazonian canopies. This fact should be taken into account to improve regional carbon cycle representation and promote initiatives of biodiversity conservation and bioeconomic use of these forests.
A novel Bayesian method for variable selection and estimation in binary quantile regression
Authors: Dao Mai , Wang Min , Ghosh Souparno 
Published: July 2022

AbstractIn this paper, we develop a Bayesian hierarchical model and associated computation strategy for simultaneously conducting parameter estimation and variable selection in binary quantile regression. We specify customary asymmetric Laplace distribution on the error term and assign quantile‐dependent priors on the regression coefficients and a binary vector to identify the model configuration. Thanks to the normal‐exponential mixture representation of the asymmetric Laplace distribution, we proceed to develop a novel three‐stage computational scheme starting with an expectation–maximization algorithm and then the Gibbs sampler followed by an importance re‐weighting step to draw nearly independent Markov chain Monte Carlo samples from the full posterior distributions of the unknown parameters. Simulation studies are conducted to compare the performance of the proposed Bayesian method with that of several existing ones in the literature. Finally, two real‐data applications are provided for illustrative purposes.
Correlation between Chirality and Spherical Particle Formation Related to the Loss of Function of Thixotropic Additive Molecules
Authors: Mashiyama Yuki , Hasunuma Yuka , Fujimori Atsuhiro 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe relationship between chirality and loss of function of thixotropic additive molecules with asymmetric carbon and helical fiber growth under high‐temperature exposure was investigated. Among the thixotropic additive molecules that impart gelation/fluidization ability during pressurization of the solvent, derivatives with high‐performance, helical fiber growth ability became mesoscopic spherical particles upon high‐temperature exposure. Conversely, derivatives that lost their fiber growth ability could not achieve solvent gelation. The growth pattern was such that the helical fibers were transformed into straight fibers. The right‐handed helical signal of the circular dichroism spectrum, which is indicative of chirality by structure formation, was inactivated upon high‐temperature exposure. Therefore, a low‐temperature process or heat treatment in an inert state under a N2 atmosphere is essential for maintaining chirality and helical fibrosis.
Pd Nanoparticles Decorated on Ionic Liquid Modified Magnetite Nanoparticles as a Recyclable and Active Nanocatalyst for Reduction of Nitro Compounds and Degradation of Organic Dyes
Authors: Zareh Fatemeh , Gholinejad Mohammad , Mostafavi Ali , Sheibani Hassan 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe development of new technologies for the efficient degradation of toxic organic pollutants from water resources has received great attention. In this study, we described an effective method for the preparation of Pd nanoparticles (NPs) decorated on nitrogen rich ionic liquid (IL) modified magnetic nanoparticles and its application as the green and recoverable heterogeneous catalyst in the reductive degradation of organic dyes and reduction of nitro compounds. The Fe3O4/SiO2−IL−Pd nanocatalyst was characterized by several techniques namely, FT‐IR, FE‐SEM, EDX‐ elemental mapping, XRD, TEM, XPS, TGA and VSM. The Fe3O4/SiO2‐IL−Pd nanocatalyst was applied for the efficient reduction of structurally different nitroarenes, methyl orange (MO), methylene blue (MB) and methyl red (MR) in aqueous media using NaBH4 as reducing agent at room temperature. Using this catalyst nitroarenes were reduced to corresponding amines very efficiently and organic dyes reduced quantitatively under short reaction times. The catalyst can be recovered and recycled for at least ten runs without a notable decrease in the activity.
Integrating Zebrafish Model to Screen Active Ingredients and Network Pharmacology Methods to Explore the Mechanism of Lavandula angustifolia Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease
Authors: Li Muchun , Cao Xueqin , Yan Huan , Wang Miaomiao , Tashibolati Ayiguli , Maiwulanjiang Maitinuer 
Published: July 2022

AbstractLavandula angustifolia (LA) is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine commonly used as a folk medicine to treat brain diseases; in previous pharmacological studies, its water extract has been reported to have neuroprotective effects with the potential to be used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the material basis and the action mechanism of the effects were not clear. Hence, we have adopted a fast, low‐cost strategy to address this problem, through the following three processes: degreased lavender flower grains are extracted stepwise, main active sites are screened by zebrafish AD model, and key compounds and major pathways are identified using network pharmacology tools. The initial results show luteolin‐7‐glucoside, Apigenin‐7‐O‐glucoside, Salvianolic acid A and Rosmarinic acid can be used as the main active ingredient for lavender treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The major biological processes involved in these compounds include regulation of defense responses, decomposition of extracellular matrix, oxidative stress response, and peptidyl tyrosine phosphorylation. The most important metabolic pathways are cancer, IL‐17 signaling and age‐rage signaling indiabetic complications. Therefore, the strategies developed in this study are helpful to address the unclear material basis and mechanism of the effect of Chinese herbal medicine as well as form a bridge between traditional Chinese herbal medicine and modern medical language.
Recent Advances in Transition Metal‐Catalyzed Domino‐Cyclization Strategies for Functionalized Heterocyclic/Carbocyclic Compounds
Authors: Maurya Rohit Kumar , Sharma Deepika , Kumari Suruchi , Chatterjee Rana , Khatravath Mahender , Dandela Rambabu 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe discovery of the Domino reaction offers a useful strategy to the scientific community. From the beginning, it has received much attention in numerous advances for organic synthesis. Especially, for the constructive cyclization via multiple C−C and C‐heteroatom bond formation, the Domino‐Heck coupling reaction has become an essential tool in organic chemistry. In the case of drug synthesis, different natural products and biologically relevant scaffolds are achieved by employing the Domino‐cyclization technique. Palladium or nickel‐based intramolecular coupling reactions have been associated with many developing methods which lead to important carbo or heterocyclic scaffolds. In this account, metal‐catalyzed intramolecular cyclization is an emerging tool to access several heterocyclic scaffolds such as coumarins, quinolines, piperidines, indoles spiro and fused polycyclic rings. In this review, we have attempted to highlight the recent advances in metal‐mediated Domino cyclization reaction over the past few years.