bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Late Middle Palaeolithic Occupation of Abri du Maras (Layer 1, Neronian, Southeast France): Integrating Lithic Analyses, ZooMS and Radiocarbon Dating to Reconstruct Neanderthal Hunting Behaviour
Authors: Ruebens Karen , Sinet-Mathiot Virginie , Talamo Sahra , Smith Geoff M. , Welker Frido , Hublin Jean-Jacques , McPherron Shannon P. 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
The exact strategies and technologies underlying Neanderthal hunting events remain open for debate with lithic points being sparse across the European Middle Palaeolithic. An exception is the Neronian entity in southeast France, defined by ventrally retouched Soyons points. This study contextualises one of the largest Neronian assemblages, layer 1 at Abri du Maras. Our lithic analyses focussed on attributes described as indicative of projectile use or hafting to contextualise the morphometric and technological characteristics of the pointed implements at an assemblage level. We found that retouched points were made on a variety of blank types (including Levallois, laminar and discoidal flaking techniques) and ventral retouch is present across different artefact types (including points, scrapers and denticulates). Next, these lithic data were compared to similar typo-technological data recorded on a sample from the recently excavated and well-contextualised point-rich layer 4.1 of Abri du Maras (MIS-3). Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS) was applied to 280 faunal remains from layer 1 and indicated significant proportions of equids, bovids, cervids and reindeer. Carnivore remains and carnivore modifications are absent, while human bone surface modifications are present across a variety of species. Five bones had sufficient collagen for radiocarbon dating but returned dates younger than expected (ca. 41–31 ka cal BP). Finally, we place Abri du Maras layer 1 in its broader regional context and discuss its relation to other Neronian assemblages and more general problematics inherent to studying material from old excavations.
Enhancing of nutritional properties of quinoa fermented by probiotics
Authors: Abdelshafy Asem Mahmoud , El-Naggar Eid A. , Kenawi Mohamed N. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractFermentation of quinoa by probiotics provides higher nutritional value and can be considered as a significant source of bioactive compounds and alive probiotics for the human body. Moringa leaves powder (MLP) at the levels of 0.25 and 0.50% were used as an additional prebiotic source to supply quinoa fermentation by Lactobacillus plantaram ATCC 14917 and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. Bulgaricus EMCC 11102 and produce healthier quinoa products. The results indicated that supplementation of fermented quinoa products with MLP at bath levels increased its contents of free phenolics and water extractable arabinoxylans as well as enhanced its antioxidant activity and phytate degradation. Fermented quinoa products with 0.50% MLP showed better chemical properties than fermented quinoa products with 0.25% MLP. Furthermore, supplementation of fermented quinoa products with MLP (0.50%) displayed positive effects on blood glucose levels of the experimental rats. Further studies are required on the test of more kinds of probiotics with different concentration of MLP in quinoa fermentation in the future.
Integration of Computational Analysis and Spatial Transcriptomics in Single-Cell Studies
Authors: Wang Ran , Peng Guangdun , Tam Patrick P.L. , Jing Naihe 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Recent advances of single-cell transcriptomics technologies and allied computational methodologies have revolutionized molecular cell biology. Meanwhile, pioneering explorations in spatial transcriptomics have opened up avenues to address fundamental biological questions in health and diseases. Here, we review the technical attributes of single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics, and the core concepts of computational data analysis. We further highlight the challenges in the application of data integration methodologies and the interpretation of the biological context of the findings.
THE PERMUTATIONS WITH n NON-FIXED POINTS AND THE SEQUENCES WITH LENGTH n OF A SET
Authors: NUNTASRI JUKKRID , VEJJAJIVA PIMPEN 
Published: July 2022

AbstractWe write
$\mathcal {S}_n(A)$
for the set of permutations of a set A with n non-fixed points and
$\mathrm {{seq}}^{1-1}_n(A)$
for the set of one-to-one sequences of elements of A with length n where n is a natural number greater than
$1$
. With the Axiom of Choice,
$|\mathcal {S}_n(A)|$
and
$|\mathrm {{seq}}^{1-1}_n(A)|$
are equal for all infinite sets A. Among our results, we show, in ZF, that
$|\mathcal {S}_n(A)|\leq |\mathrm {{seq}}^{1-1}_n(A)|$
for any infinite set A if
${\mathrm {AC}}_{\leq n}$
is assumed and this assumption cannot be removed. In the other direction, we show that
$|\mathrm {{seq}}^{1-1}_n(A)|\leq |\mathcal {S}_{n+1}(A)|$
for any infinite set A and the subscript
$n+1$
cannot be reduced to n. Moreover, we also show that “
$|\mathcal {S}_n(A)|\leq |\mathcal {S}_{n+1}(A)|$
for any infinite set A” is not provable in ZF.
Marching the Victorious March: Populism and Memory Appropriation of the Yugoslav Partisans in Today’s Serbia
Authors: Đureinović Jelena 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis article examines the changing paradigms in the official politics of memory as linked to the rise of populism and authoritarian democracy in Serbia, focusing on the appropriation of the People’s Liberation Movement and the victory against fascism in the Second World War. The article places the memory of the Second World War in the framework of anticommunism and ethnicization as dominant prisms of historical interpretation within state-sanctioned memory politics in contemporary Serbia. Understanding the populist memory politics in Serbia as based on the dichotomy of heroism and victimhood, this article focuses on the heroic aspect of the dominant narratives as exemplified in the notion of Serbia’s liberation wars. The Victory Day and Day of Liberation of Belgrade are in focus as the most prominent commemorative events that illuminate the tendency of memory appropriation. After theoretical consideration about authoritarianism in Serbia, populism and memory politics and a brief background on the notion of liberation wars, the article moves on to the analysis of memory politics. The study is based on media discourses, state papers and observation of official commemorations and practices.
Folic acid supplementation in pregnant women with hepatitis B surface antigen improves infant hepatitis B surface antibody mediated by infant IL-4
Authors: Li Yandi , Lian Jia , Yi Linzhu , Yao Tian , Feng Shuying , Wang Bo , Li Junli , Wang Suping , Feng Yongliang 
Published: July 2022

AbstractImmunoprophylaxis has not completely eliminated hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection due to hyporesponsiveness to hepatitis B vaccine (HepB). We explored the impact of folic acid supplementation (FAS) in pregnant women with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) on their infant hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) and the mediation effect of infant interleukin-4 (IL-4). We recruited HBsAg-positive mothers and their neonates at baseline. Maternal FAS was obtained via a questionnaire, and neonatal anti-HBs and IL-4 were detected. Follow-up was performed at 11–13 months of age of infants, when anti-HBs and IL-4 were measured. We applied univariate and multivariate analyses. A mediation effect model was performed to explore the mediating role of IL-4. A total of 399 mother–neonate pairs were enrolled and 195 mother–infant pairs were eligible for this analysis. The infant anti-HBs geometric mean concentrations in the maternal FAS group were significnatly higher than those in the no-FAS group (383·8 mIU/ml, 95 % CI: 294·2 mIU/ml to 500·7 mIU/ml v. 217·0 mIU/ml, 95 % CI: 147·0 mIU/ml to 320·4 mIU/ml, z = –3·2, P = 0·001). Infants born to women who took folic acid (FA) within the first trimester were more likely to have high anti-HBs titres (adjusted β-value = 194·1, P = 0·003). The fold change in IL-4 from neonates to infants partially mediated the beneficial influence of maternal FAS on infant anti-HBs (24·7 % mediation effect) after adjusting for confounding factors. FAS during the first trimester to HBsAg-positive mothers could facilitate higher anti-HBs levels in infants aged 11–13 months partly by upregulating IL-4 in infants.
Market Return Around the Clock: A Puzzle
Authors: Bondarenko Oleg , Muravyev Dmitriy 
Published: July 2022

AbstractWe study how the market return depends on the time of the day using E-mini S&P 500 futures actively traded around the clock. Strikingly, 4 hours around European open account for the entire average market return. This period’s returns have a 1.6 Sharpe ratio and remain high after transaction costs. Average returns are a noisy zero during the remaining 20 hours. High returns are consistent with European investors processing information accumulated overnight and thus resolving uncertainty. Indeed, uncertainty reflected by VIX futures prices rises overnight and falls around European open. The results are stronger during the 2020 COVID crisis.
Long-term functional outcomes in tumour stage T2 glottic carcinoma after radiotherapy
Authors: Hendriksma M , Heijnen B J , Verbist B M , de Jong M A , Langeveld A P M , van Benthem P P G , Sjögren E V 
Published: July 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the long-term functional outcomes in patients who received primary radiotherapy for tumour–node stage T2N0 glottic carcinoma, stratified for tumour extension.MethodsA cross-sectional study was performed on patients who were treated with radiotherapy for T2N0 glottic carcinoma. Four questionnaires were used to measure different aspects of functional outcome. In addition, objective evaluation and perceptual analysis were performed.ResultsFourteen patients were included in this study. The median time between the start of radiotherapy and assessment was 42 months (range, 26–143 months). Patients reported high-level functioning, with low symptom scores and good swallowing function, and showed a median dysphonia grade of 1.5. The median Voice Handicap Index-30 score was 17.5.ConclusionPatients with T2N0 glottic carcinoma treated with radiotherapy had good long-term quality of life, with low symptom scores, good swallowing functioning and slightly elevated voice outcome parameters.
Taxation in Namibia: an everyday political practice without deliberation and influence
Authors: Söderström Johanna 
Published: July 2022

AbstractTax compliance is a major concern as states try to increase state revenues in order to provide services for their populations. Remarkably, taxation has not figured centrally on the agenda among scholars working on the African voter. This article contributes through studying the social practice of taxes, by asking: how is taxation understood as a political practice? This is studied using focus groups across the private and public sector in Namibia, where the willingness to pay taxes and the relative tax burden is high. This micro-study of citizens’ experiences focuses on the perceived room for political practice in relation to taxes, sense of influence over taxes and whether taxes are thought about in citizenship terms. The article shows that taxes are relegated to a sphere of politics where deliberation and opportunities for accountability are missing, yet ideas of duty are central elements of tax compliance.
Youth leadership for development: contradictions of Africa's growing leadership pipeline
Authors: Strong Krystal , Kallon Kelly Christiana 
Published: July 2022

AbstractOver the past decade, hundreds of youth leadership initiatives have been established globally with the mission of grooming a new generation of leaders. This paper examines this largely unstudied and rapidly expanding leadership pipeline based on an ongoing study, which has collected data on 277 programmes that: target African youth, offer educational training or professional development, and have goals of cultivating leaders who will contribute to African development; and interviewed and surveyed 240 youth participants. Our purpose is twofold: (1) we offer an overview of the organisational approaches of these initiatives, which reveal a global ecosystem within and beyond Africa that is investing billions of dollars into youth leadership. Then, using case studies of the African Leadership Academy and University, and the Young African Leadership Initiative, (2) we ask what their tendency toward elite-driven strategies, corporate leadership models, and foreign collaboration may indicate about their larger politics and likely impact.
Women take risks to help others to stay alive
Authors: Eagly Alice H. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractEvidence that women voluntarily expose themselves to some threats more than men do challenges the generalizability of the claim that women exceed men in self-protective responses. Examples include women's higher rates of living organ donation and rescuing Jews during the holocaust. In general, women's efforts to keep other people alive can take precedence over their efforts to protect themselves.
Sex-dependent selection, ageing, and implications for “staying alive”
Authors: Brooks Robert C. , Blake Khandis R. 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Incorporating theoretic insights from ageing biology could advance the “staying alive” hypothesis. Higher male extrinsic mortality can weaken selection against ageing-related diseases and self-preservation, leading to high male intrinsic mortality. This may incidentally result in female-biased longevity-promoting traits, a possibility that will require rigorous testing in order to disentangle from the adaptive self-preservation hypothesis presented in the target article.
Verdi, Auber and the Aida-type
Authors: Blaszkiewicz Jacek 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis article presents a literary genealogy of the titular character in Verdi's Aida. While scholars have explored the opera's resonances with late nineteenth-century conceptions of Orientalism, Blackness and the imagined ‘East’, Aida's etymology and character traits reflect a much broader archetype that extends back a century from its 1871 premiere. Her name is not Egyptian or Ethiopian but Greek, and her backstory was modelled on characters named ‘Haidée’ and ‘Haydée’ who appeared in works by Lord Byron and Alexandre Dumas fils, as well as in a celebrated opéra comique by Daniel Auber. Aida was thus an assemblage of ready-made character archetypes and scenarios rather than an author's sui generis depiction of non-Western culture. An intertextual reading of Aida offers a broader perspective on alterity in the nineteenth century, which eschewed geographical specificity for archetypes, quotations and allusions. It also offers another way to confront claims of authenticity made by current-day defenders of brownface in Verdi's work.
Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome in a neonate with CHD: case description and current issues in children with CHD
Authors: Rackauskaite Saulene , Lipnevicius Arturas , Sendzikaitė Skaiste 
Published: July 2022

AbstractWe present a case of possible vertical COVID-19 transmission-related paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome in a neonate with CHD. Myocarditis and supraventricular tachycardia along with hepatic injury and renal failure were diagnosed on a background of mild aortic valve stenosis; the patient was successfully treated with immunomodulation. Since paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome can affect the heart, we could consider neonates with haemodynamically insignificant CHD to be at a higher risk of fatal outcomes. Issues related to early diagnosis and management need to be addressed.
Pregnancy and Obstetric Emergencies Handled by Emergency Medical Response Services in the Dadra and Nagar Haveli: A Brick-by-Brick Analysis
Authors: Khan Vikram , Sanghai Ankush A. , Zala D.B. , Das V.K. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractBackground:The access of pregnant women to an appropriate health facility plays a crucial role in preventing maternal deaths. In the last decade, many new steps have been taken in the direction of making motherhood safe, one of them being the availability of free Emergency Medical Response Services (EMRS). In the present investigation, various variables were analyzed of the EMRS which provides services to pregnant women of the tribal district of Western India.Methods:This study is a descriptive analysis of EMRS provided to pregnant women from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2020. The number of expected pregnancies was obtained from the state data center and the variables related to the benefitted pregnant women were generated with the EMRS tracking software.Results:The results of this study showed that 93.59% of pregnant women benefitted from these services in the last six years as compared to the estimated number of pregnancies. Whereas in the case of obstetric emergencies, 85.02% of pregnant women benefitted. Most of the beneficiaries were tribal, in the age group of 20-35 years, with lower socio-economic strata. More than 98.0% of pregnant women decided to take the delivery facility in the public hospitals. Across the district, ambulances had to travel less than 10km to cater to 89.0% of pregnant women.Conclusion:The convenient access of EMRS to pregnant women can improve the indicators of maternal and child health and reduce the risk of maternal death and home delivery.
On the Foundations of Grounding in Answer Set Programming
Authors: KAMINSKI ROLAND , SCHAUB TORSTEN 
Published: July 2022

AbstractWe provide a comprehensive elaboration of the theoretical foundations of variable instantiation, or grounding, in Answer Set Programming (ASP). Building on the semantics of ASP’s modeling language, we introduce a formal characterization of grounding algorithms in terms of (fixed point) operators. A major role is played by dedicated well-founded operators whose associated models provide semantic guidance for delineating the result of grounding along with on-the-fly simplifications. We address an expressive class of logic programs that incorporates recursive aggregates and thus amounts to the scope of existing ASP modeling languages. This is accompanied with a plain algorithmic framework detailing the grounding of recursive aggregates. The given algorithms correspond essentially to the ones used in the ASP grounder gringo.
Low profile multi-polarization diversity UWB antenna for body centric communications
Authors: Kanagasabai Malathi , Sambandam Padmathilagam , Alsath Mohammed Gulam Nabi , Murugesan Vikneshwaran , Palaniswamy Sandeepkumar , Shrivastav Arunkumar 
Published: July 2022

AbstractA low-profile multi-polarized MIMO ultra-wideband antenna suitable for body-centric communications is reported. MIMO configuration is achieved using the symmetric heptagonal monopole (SHM) antenna, a mirrored SHM antenna, an asymmetric ruby-shaped monopole (ARSM) antenna, and a mirrored ARSM antenna placed over the modified C-shaped ground plane (MCGP). The proposed antenna elements are designed to achieve resonance for the entire ultra-wideband frequency range. The SHM antenna is coupled with a co-planar waveguide to produce linear polarization. An ARSM antenna generates circular polarization utilizing an asymmetric geometry both in the radiator and a truncated ground plane. Both the SHM antenna and an ARSM antenna are aligned face-to-face over an MCGP plane and good isolation >15 dB is realized between the antenna elements. The gain and total efficiency for linear polarized and the circularly polarized antennas are 3.05–4.8 dBi/48–66% and from 2.8 to 5 dBic/52 to 70.5%, respectively. The specific absorption rate values are evaluated to understand their suitability for WBAN communications.
Long‐Term Variation in Mesozooplankton Biomass Caused by Top‐Down Effects: A Case Study in the Coastal Sea of Japan
Authors: Kodama T. , Igeta Y. , Iguchi N. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractMesozooplankton is a key group for the recruitment of fish and global biogeochemical cycles. Four decadal observations in the coastal Sea of Japan, the marginal sea of the North Pacific, indicate that wet weight‐based mesozooplankton biomass is controlled by both environment‐induced bottom‐up and predatory‐induced top‐down processes. Interannual variations in mesozooplankton biomass using a generalized linear model approach showed a decrease in biomass during the 1980s, followed by a rapid increase in the early 1990s, and a gradual decrease in the 2010s. These interannual variations were the mirror image of those seen small pelagic planktivorous fish biomass. The difference in zooplankton biomass from the previous year was positively correlated with that of the Pacific decadal oscillation index and negatively with that of fish biomass. The latter was supported by a Granger causality analysis. Therefore, top‐down control is one of the main causes of long‐term variations of zooplankton biomass in the ocean.
Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A/B: an emerging group of cancer biomarkers and therapeutic targets
Authors: Lu Ya , Wang Xinyue , Gu Quan , Wang Juan , Sui Ying , Wu Jianzhong , Feng Jifeng 
Published: July 2022

AbstractHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A/B (hnRNPA/B) is one of the core members of the RNA binding protein (RBP) hnRNPs family, including four main subtypes, A0, A1, A2/B1 and A3, which share the similar structure and functions. With the advance in understanding the molecular biology of hnRNPA/B, it has been gradually revealed that hnRNPA/B plays a critical role in almost the entire steps of RNA life cycle and its aberrant expression and mutation have important effects on the occurrence and progression of various cancers. This review focuses on the clinical significance of hnRNPA/B in various cancers and systematically summarizes its biological function and molecular mechanisms.
Frequency spectra and the color of cellular noise
Authors: Gupta Ankit , Khammash Mustafa 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe invention of the Fourier integral in the 19th century laid the foundation for modern spectral analysis methods. This integral decomposes a temporal signal into its frequency components, providing deep insights into its generating process. While this idea has precipitated several scientific and technological advances, its impact has been fairly limited in cell biology, largely due to the difficulties in connecting the underlying noisy intracellular networks to the frequency content of observed single-cell trajectories. Here we develop a spectral theory and computational methodologies tailored specifically to the computation and analysis of frequency spectra of noisy intracellular networks. Specifically, we develop a method to compute the frequency spectrum for general nonlinear networks, and for linear networks we present a decomposition that expresses the frequency spectrum in terms of its sources. Several examples are presented to illustrate how our results provide frequency-based methods for the design and analysis of noisy intracellular networks.