bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Investigation of LED Light Qualities for Peppermint (Mentha x Piperita L.) Cultivation Focusing on Plant Quality and Consumer Safety Aspects
Authors: Tabbert Jenny Manuela , Schulz Hartwig , Krähmer Andrea 
Published: July 2022

To understand how peppermint responds to different LED light qualities during the early vegetative phase, peppermints were illuminated with three different LED light conditions (RB = Red/Blue, RGB = Red/Green/Blue, SUN = artificial sunlight closely resembling the terrestrial sunlight spectrum between 380 and 780 nm) in an automated vertical cultivation system. RB resulted in compact growth, whereas both green-containing lighting conditions induced excessive stem and side branch elongations and significant leaf expansions. Although peppermint plants achieved marketable appearances regardless of lighting condition, essential oil (EO) compositions with highly elevated amounts of pulegone and menthofuran did not meet consumer safety requirements. Both artificial SUN and RB spectra showed lower concentrations of pulegone in the EO at 41 and 43%, respectively, than detected under RGB at more than 49%. Reasons for this undesirable EO composition are discussed as a result of the lighting conditions applied and the early harvest time, leading to an incomplete reduction of pulegone to menthone during biosynthesis. Based on these findings, aromatic peppermint cultivation under LEDs can be improved to meet regulatory requirements and highlights the need for analytical quality controls regarding consumer safety to evaluate the applicability of LED lighting for fresh herb productions.
Management of retroperitoneal fibrosis with endovascular aneurysm repair in patients refractory to medical management
Authors: Sultan Sherif , Acharya Yogesh , Hezima Mohieldin , Ramjohn Joshua , Miresse David , Chua Vi Long Keegan , Soliman Osama , Hynes Niamh 
Published: July 2022

BackgroundEarly diagnosis and treatment of under-recognized retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) are essential before reaching the poorly responsive fibrotic stage. Although most patients respond to medical therapy, relapses and unresponsiveness are common. However, open surgery in medically resistant patients is associated with major adverse clinical events.MethodsThis is a single-centre longitudinal study of optimal medical therapy (OMT) vs. endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in patients presenting with RPF to our tertiary referral vascular centre. Out of 22,349 aortic referrals, we performed 1,555 aortic interventions over twenty years. Amongst them, 1,006 were EVAR, TEVAR and BEVAR. Seventeen patients (1.09%) had documented peri-aortic RPF.ResultsOut of the 17 RPF patients, 11 received OMT only, while 6 underwent EVAR after the failure of OMT. 82% (n = 14) were male, and the median follow-up was 62.7 months (IQR: 28.2–106). Nine (52%) had immunoglobulin G4-related disease (4 OMT vs. 5 EVAR). EVAR patients had 100% technical success without perioperative mortality. Furthermore, all the EVAR patients were symptom-free following the intervention. Pre-operative aortic RPF index (maximum peri-aortic soft tissue diameter/maximum aortic diameter) was higher in the EVAR than in OMT. However, there was a significant decrement in the aortic RPF index following EVAR (P = 0.04).ConclusionWe believe that when optimal medical therapy fails in RPF, EVAR provides a promising outcome. Further studies are recommended to establish the role of endovascular repair.
COVID-19 Vaccination and Remdesivir are Associated With Protection From New or Increased Levels of Donor-Specific Antibodies Among Kidney Transplant Recipients Hospitalized With COVID-19
Authors: Killian John T. , Houp Julie A. , Burkholder Greer A. , Roman Soto Salomon A. , Killian A. Cozette , Ong Song C. , Erdmann Nathaniel B. , Goepfert Paul A. , Hauptfeld-Dolejsek Vera , Leal Sixto M. , Zumaquero Esther , Nellore Anoma , Agarwal Gaurav , Kew Clifton E. , Orandi Babak J. , Locke Jayme E. , Porrett Paige M. , Levitan Emily B. , Kumar Vineeta , Lund Frances E. 
Published: July 2022

Alloimmune responses in kidney transplant (KT) patients previously hospitalized with COVID-19 are understudied. We analyzed a cohort of 112 kidney transplant recipients who were hospitalized following a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result during the first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. We found a cumulative incidence of 17% for the development of new donor-specific antibodies (DSA) or increased levels of pre-existing DSA in hospitalized SARS-CoV-2-infected KT patients. This risk extended 8 months post-infection. These changes in DSA status were associated with late allograft dysfunction. Risk factors for new or increased DSA responses in this KT patient cohort included the presence of circulating DSA pre-COVID-19 diagnosis and time post-transplantation. COVID-19 vaccination prior to infection and remdesivir administration during infection were each associated with decreased likelihood of developing a new or increased DSA response. These data show that new or enhanced DSA responses frequently occur among KT patients requiring admission with COVID-19 and suggest that surveillance, vaccination, and antiviral therapies may be important tools to prevent alloimmunity in these individuals.
Antifungal Effects and Active Components of Ligusticum chuanxiong
Authors: Chen Huabao , Zhao Yingchun , Qin Guangwei , Bi Yan , Yue Guizhou , Zhang Min , Chang Xiaoli , Qiu Xiaoyan , Luo Liya , Yang Chunping 
Published: July 2022

The separation of chemical components from wild plants to develop new pesticides is a hot topic in current research. To evaluate the antimicrobial effects of metabolites of Ligusticum chuanxiong (CX), we systematically studied the antimicrobial activity of extracts of CX, and the active compounds were isolated, purified and structurally identified. The results of toxicity measurement showed that the extracts of CX had good biological activities against Botrytis cinerea, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Alternaria alternata and Pythium aphanidermatum, and the value of EC50 were 130.95, 242.36, 332.73 and 307.29 mg/L, respectively. The results of in vivo determination showed that under the concentration of 1000 mg/L, the control effect of CX extract on Blumeria graminis was more than 40%, and the control effect on Botrytis cinerea was 100%. The antifungal active components of CX were identified as Senkyunolide A and Ligustilide by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance. The MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) value of Senkyunolide A and Ligustilide against Fusarium graminearum were 7.81 and 62.25 mg/L, respectively. As a new botanical fungicide with a brightly exploitative prospect, CX extract has potential research value in the prevention and control of plant diseases.
The Norman Coinage of Roger I the Great Count
Authors: Хомутов В.С. 
Published: July 2022

Статья знакомит читателя с одним из самых интересных памятников нумизматики средневековой Европы - монетой, отчеканенной от имени графа Рожера Боссо (1031–1101), первого норманнского правителя Сицилии. Уникальная иконография трифолларо Рожера I привлекала не одно поколение нумизматов-исследователей, но до сих пор многие тайны чеканки этой монеты остаются неразгаданными. Автор пытается найти истоки оригинальной композиции оформления трифолларо, проследить норманнское влияние на выбор сюжета монеты, исследует метрологию рассматриваемой эмиссии и связь с нумизматикой и сфрагистикой франков в Леванте. Автор приходит к выводу о прочтении программы оформления аверса и реверса трифолларо Рожера, как пропаганды власти норманнского правящего класса в Сицилии и прославления графа Рожера — покровителя и защитника Церкви и христианства.
The article introduces the reader to one of the most fascinating numismatic monuments of Medieval Europe — the coin, minted by the Count Roger Bosso (1031–1101), the first Norman ruler of Sicily. The unique iconography of Roger’s trifollaro continues to intrigue generations of numismatists (both collectors and researchers). Many of the coin’s secrets remain resolved. In the article, the author tries to find the roots of the original composition that decorates the trifollaro, to trace the Norman influence on the selection of the imagery, studies the metrology of the given emission, and the coin’s connection to the numismatics and sigillography of the Franks in the Levant. The author comes to the conclusion that the goal of the program imagery on the obverse and reverse of Roger’s trifollaro is the propaganda of the Norman ruling class in Sicily and the glorification of Count Roger as the patron and defender of the Church and Christianity.
Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Dalam Menyelesaikan Soal PISA Ditinjau Dari Tingkat Kecerdasan Emosional
Authors: Lestari Winda , Widadah Soffil , Ayuningtyas Nurina 
Published: July 2022

Abstrak: Berpikir kritis dapat mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir dalam mengatasi berbagai permasalahan yang dihadapi siswa. Oleh karena itu, kemampuan berpikir kritis sangat dibutuhkan dalam belajar matematika. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa dalam menyelesaikan soal PISA ditinjau dari tingkat kecerdasan emosional. Penelitian deskriptif kualitatif ini mengambil siswa kelas VIII-A sebanyak tiga orang di SMP Islam Al-Amin Sidoarjo tahun ajaran 2020/2021. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode angket, tes, dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa dengan kecerdasan emosional tinggi kurang mampu berpikir kritis, siswa dengan kecerdasan emosional sedang mampu berpikir kritis, dan siswa dengan kecerdasan emosional rendah tidak mampu berpikir kritis dalam menyelesaikan soal PISA.
Abstrak: Berpikir kritis dapat mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir dalam mengatasi berbagai permasalahan yang dihadapi siswa. Oleh karena itu, kemampuan berpikir kritis sangat dibutuhkan dalam belajar matematika. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa dalam menyelesaikan soal PISA ditinjau dari tingkat kecerdasan emosional. Penelitian deskriptif kualitatif ini mengambil siswa kelas VIII-A sebanyak tiga orang di SMP Islam Al-Amin Sidoarjo tahun ajaran 2020/2021. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode angket, tes, dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa dengan kecerdasan emosional tinggi kurang mampu berpikir kritis, siswa dengan kecerdasan emosional sedang mampu berpikir kritis, dan siswa dengan kecerdasan emosional rendah tidak mampu berpikir kritis dalam menyelesaikan soal PISA.
Abstract: Critical thinking can develop thinking skills in overcoming various problems faced by students. Therefore, critical thinking skills are needed in learning mathematics. The purpose of this study was to determine students' critical thinking skills in solving PISA questions in terms of emotional intelligence levels. This qualitative descriptive study took three grade VIII-A students at Al-Amin Islamic Middle School Sidoarjo for the 2020/2021 academic year. Data was collected by using questionnaires, tests, and interviews. The results showed that students with high emotional intelligence were less able to think critically, students with moderate emotional intelligence were able to think critically, and students with low emotional intelligence were unable to think critically in solving PISA questions.
Perfect spin-valley polarization and magnetoresistance in MoS2 tunnel junction with circularly polarized light
Authors: Zhao Chunli , Ou Jiyang , Lu Weitao , Wen Zhenying 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
We study the spin-valley-dependent transport and magnetoresistance (MR) effect in a ferromagnetic MoS2 junction modulated by the off-resonance circularly polarized light (CPL). It is found that the conductance could be 100% spin- and valley-polarized simultaneously in the P configuration. Perfect valley polarization can also be realized in the AP configuration. The spin polarization presents an oscillating behavior in AP configuration due to the spin–orbit coupling. Furthermore, the junction achieves a high magnetoresistance that can be controlled by the exchange field and the light.
An End-to-end Deep Learning Framework for Real-Time Denoising of Heart Sounds for Effective Computer-Aided Auscultation in Unseen Noise
Authors: Ali Shams Nafisa , Shuvo Samiul Based , Hasan Taufiq 
Published: July 2022

<p>The heart sound signal captured via a digital stethoscope is often corrupted with environmental and physiological noise, altering its salient and critical properties. The problem is exacerbated in crowded low-resource hospital settings with high noise levels. In this study, inspired by the heart sound’s quasi-periodic nature, we present a novel deep encoder-decoder based LU-Net architecture to suppress ambient hospital and internal lung sound noises that corrupt the heart sounds. Training is done using a large benchmark PCG dataset mixed with physiological noise, i.e., breathing sounds. Two different noisy datasets were created for experimental evaluation by mixing unseen lung sounds and hospital ambiance noises with the clean heart sound recordings. We also use the inherently noisy portion of the PASCAL heart sound dataset for evaluation. Experimental results show that the proposed framework can effectively suppress background noise in both real-world and synthetically generated noisy heart sound recordings, improving the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) level by 5.575 dB on an average using only 1.32 M parameters. The study reveals that the proposed model outperforms the current state-of-the-art U-Net model with an average SNR improvement of 5.613 dB and 5.537 dB in the presence of lung sound and hospital noise, respectively. LU-Net also outperformed the state-of-the-art Fully Convolutional Network (FCN) by 1.750 dB and 1.748 dB for lung sound and hospital noise conditions, respectively. In addition, the proposed denoising method model improves classification accuracy by 38.93% in the noisy portion of the PASCAL heart sound dataset. The proposed enhancement scheme can thus play a vital role in deploying automated cardiac screening systems in low-resource and underserved communities. </p>
BEATS: An Open-Source, High-Precision, Multi-Channel EEG Acquisition Tool System
Authors: zou bing , zheng yubo , shen mu , luo yingying , li lei , zhang lin 
Published: July 2022

<p>Stable and accurate electroencephalogram (EEG) signal acquisition is fundamental in non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. Commonly used EEG acquisition system’s hardware and software are usually closed-source. Its inability to flexible expansion and secondary development is a major obstacle to real-time BCI research. This paper presents the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications EEG Acquisition Tool System named BEATS. It implements a comprehensive system from hardware to software, composed of the analog front-end, microprocessor, and software platform. BEATS is capable of collecting 32-channel EEG signals at a guaranteed sampling rate of 4k Hz with wireless transmission. Compared to state-of-the-art systems used in many EEG fields, it displays a better sampling rate. Using techniques including direct memory access, first in first out, and timer, the precision and stability of the acquisition are ensured at the microsecond level. An evaluation is conducted during 24 hours of continuous acquisitions. The data loss is 0 packets and the average maximum delay is only 0.07 s/h. Moreover, as an open source system, BEATS provides detailed design files, and adopts a plug-in structure and easy-to-access materials, which makes it can be quickly reproduced. Schematics, source code, and other materials of BEATS are available at https://github.com/buptantEEG/BEATS. </p>
Toponimi Desa-Desa di Kecamatan Sirandorung Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah: Kajian Antropolinguistik
Authors: Manalu Sepli Hartati , Ramlan Ramlan 
Published: July 2022

Artikel ini berjudul Toponimi Desa-desa Di Kecamatan Sirandorung Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah : Kajian Antropolinguistik. Secara etimologis, toponimi berasal dari bahasa Yunani topoi ‘tempat’ dan onoma ‘nama’ maka secara harafiah toponimi bermakna nama tempat. Toponimi adalah suatu pengetahauan yang membahas riwayat asal-usul nama tersebut. Antropolinguistik adalah ilmu yang mempelajari penggunaan bahasa yang mempengaruhi kebiasaan, adat istiadat, etika, dan sistem kekerabatan. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengidentifikasi toponimi desa-desa di Kecamatan Sirandorung berdasarkan aspek penamaannya. Mendeskripsikan makna toponimi desa-desa di Kecamatan Sirandorung. Mendeskripsikan nilai-nilai kearifan lokal yang terkandung dalam toponimi nama desa di Kecamatan Sirandorung. Teori yang digunakan dalam adalah teori antropolinguistik Robet Sibarani, teori makna Mansoer Pateda, dan teori kearifan lokal Sibarani. Hasil yang diperoleh yaitu terdapat nama-nama desa yang sesuai dengan pengaspekannya yakni pada aspek perwujudan terdapat 21 nama desa, pada aspek kemasyarakatan terdapat 5 nama desa, dan pada aspek kebudayaan terdapat 3 nama desa. Makna dari setiap nama-nama desa berkaitan dengan nilai-nilai kearifan lokal, nilai kearifan lokal terbagi menjadi dua bagian yaitu kedamaian dan kesejahteraan. Nilai kedamaian terdapat pada nilai kerukunan dan penyelesaian konflik ada 10 nama desa, nilai kesetiakawanan ada 2 nama desa, nilai komitmen ada 3 nama desa, nilai pikiran positif ada 2 nama desa, nilai rasa syukur ada 1 nama desa. Nilai kesejahteraan terdapat pada nilai kerja keras ada 3 nama desa, nilai gotong royong ada 1 nama desa, dan nilai peduli lingkungan ada 1 nama desa. Ada beberapa nama desa yang tidak mempunyai nilai kearifan lokal karena penamaannya dibuat sesuai dengan pengalaman dan keadaan alam yang dirasakan masyarakat setempat.
Contrôler la dette publique pour garantir la paix. Quelques réflexions juridiques sur la modernité du 4e article préliminaire du projet de paix perpétuelle de Kant
Authors: Allemand Frederic 
Published: July 2022

Dans ce « siècle de la dette » qu’est le siècle des Lumières, la puissance pécuniaire que représente l’emprunt pour tout État et la réalisation de ses ambitions civiles et/ou militaires n’échappe pas à Immanuel Kant. Le 4e article préliminaire du Projet de paix perpétuelle interdit le recours à l’endettement à des fins militaires : « On ne doit point contracter de dettes nationales, pour soutenir les intérêts de l’État au dehors ». S’il ne souscrit pas en tout point au pessimisme de Hume à l’égard du principe même d’endettement public, Kant en partage certaines critiques. La hiérarchisation des types de dettes établie selon leurs modalités de constitution (financement interne/externe, limité/illimité) et leurs emplois (civil/militaire) témoigne d’une série de jugements axiologiques sur la dette qui laissent entrevoir les éléments structurels d’un régime juridique de la dette publique.
La présente contribution propose d’analyser le 4e article préliminaire à la lumière du contexte économique, financier et politique de la Prusse et des autres États européens, et des appréciations portées sur la dette publique par les contemporains de Kant (Hume, Diderot) et les économistes classiques (Melon, Smith...) Elle identifie également les caractéristiques juridiques de l’encadrement de la dette publique dégagées par Kant et en souligne la portée et les limites.
Preschool Heads’ Notions of Digitalized Staff–Parent Communication: The Need to Move from Monocultural to Intercultural Communication in Multicultural Sweden
Authors: Riddersporre Bim , Stier Jonas 
Published: July 2022

Drawing on a preschool digitalization project, this article presents the findings from a survey of 75 Swedish preschool heads. One main question guided the survey: how do Swedish preschool heads describe the use and usefulness of digital tools for interaction with parents? These findings are discussed in regard to intercultural differences, intercultural communication competence, and discursive blind spots, where two additional questions are addressed: (1) what preunderstandings and discursive blind spots are found in preschool heads’ accounts of the use of digital tools for preschool staff–parent communication, and (2) what implications does the use of digital technology have for (intercultural) communication? Findings from the survey show that preschool heads take little consideration of their own or the parents’ cultural background when understanding and promoting the use of digital tools. The conclusion is that overrelience on digital communication may increase the risk of miscommunication – for all Swedes but particularly with regard to communication between native and “new” Swedes.
A Facebook-based Debate Through English as a Lingua Franca: A Move Toward Intercultural Awareness for a World of Differences
Authors: Alhasnawi Sami 
Published: July 2022

Against the increasingly internationalized nature of higher education across the world using English as a lingua franca (ELF), the research reported by this paper is focused around an eight-week Facebook-based debate course to assist university learners of English in Iraq and their international counterparts in the US to negotiate and share social practices and other meanings through intercultural communications using ELF. Baker’s (2011) model of intercultural awareness is presented as the model underpinning its aims. Through thematic analysis, the results reveal participants’ ICA development, conceptual change, and representation of both in their intercultural communication as a social practice. Clearly, native-like proficiency in English is not at stake. The results show how dynamically emerging and situated the relationship is between ELF and users' cultures are for self and other (re-)presentation, a point that needs to be given considerable attention in higher-education contexts.
PENGUATAN PERAN KADER KESEHATAN DALAM DETEKSI DINI RESIKO PENYAKIT JANTUNG
Authors: Kasron Kasron , Susilawati  , Wishnu Subroto  
Published: July 2022

Latar Belakang: Penyakit jantung merupakan istilah umum dari semua penyakit yang menyerang jantung sebagai sistem kardiovaskuler, seperti Angina Pectoris (Nyeri dada), Acut Miocard Infarck (Serangan Jantung) dan Congestive Heart Failure (Gagal Jantung). Penyakit jantung di setiap negara menduduki peringkat pertama sebagai penyakit tidak menular (PTM) penyebab kematian nomor satu di dunia, dengan jumlah korban 17 juta setiap tahunnya. Penyakit jantung tersebut dapat dicegah dan dapat dideteksi lebih awal jika diketahui faktor resiko pada setiap orang yang dapat menyebabkan penyakit jantung tersebut. Tujuan dari pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah meningkatkan pengetahuan kader tentang promosi kesehatan dan deteksi dini resiko penyakit jantung. Meningkatkan keterampilan kader dalam melakukan intervensi deteksi dini resiko penyakit jantung.
Metode: Metode kegiatan bertahap dengan tahapan kegiatan sebagai berikut: 1) transfer pengetahuan dan demonstrasi penentuan factor resiko penyakit jantung, 2) Evaluasi tindakan penyuluhan.
Hasil: Hasil yang diperoleh adalah kader dan warga mampu mengetahui cara deteksi dini gangguan penyakit jantung berdasarkan kuesioner skrining deteksi dini penyakit jantung. Setelah pengabdian ini dilakukan, kader diharapkan dapat menerapkan ke warga yang beresiko penyakit jantung.