bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The natural history and ecology of melanism in red wolf and coyote populations of the southeastern United States – evidence for Gloger’s rule
Authors: Hinton Joseph W. , West Kyla M. , Sullivan Daniel J. , Frair Jacqueline L. , Chamberlain Michael J. 
Published: June 2022

AbstractBackgroundGloger’s rule postulates that animals should be darker colored in warm and humid regions where dense vegetation and dark environments are common. Although rare inCanispopulations, melanism in wolves is more common in North America than other regions globally and is believed to follow Gloger’s rule. In the temperate forests of the southeastern United States, historical records of red wolf (Canis rufus) and coyote (Canis latrans) populations document a consistent presence of melanism. Today, the melanistic phenotype is extinct in red wolves while occurring in coyotes and red wolf-coyote hybrids who occupy the red wolf's historical range. To assess if Gloger’s rule could explain the occurrence and maintenance of melanistic phenotypes inCanistaxa, we investigated differences in morphology, habitat selection, and survival associated with pelage color using body measurements, GPS tracking data, and long-term capture-mark-recapture and radio-telemetry data collected on coyotes and hybrids across the southeastern United States.ResultsWe found no correlation between morphometrics and pelage color forCanistaxa. However, we observed that melanistic coyotes and hybrids experienced greater annual survival than did their gray conspecifics. Furthermore, we observed that melanistic coyotes maintained larger home ranges and exhibited greater selection for areas with dense canopy cover and wetlands than did gray coyotes.ConclusionsIn the southeastern United States, pelage color influenced habitat selection by coyotes and annual survival of coyotes and hybrids providing evidence that Gloger’s rule is applicable to canids inhabiting regions with dense canopy cover and wetlands. Greater annual survival rates observed in melanisticCanismay be attributed to better concealment in areas with dense canopy cover such as coastal bottomland forests. We suggest that the larger home range sizes of melanistic coyotes may reflect the trade-off of reduced foraging efficiency in lower quality wetland habitat for improved survival. Larger home ranges and differential use of land cover by melanistic coyotes may facilitate weak assortative mating in eastern coyote populations, in which melanistic animals may have lower success of finding compatible mates in comparison to gray conspecifics. We offer that our observations provide a partial explanation for why melanism is relatively low (< 10%) but consistent within coyote populations throughout southeastern parts of their range.
Fruit and vegetable consumption during the COVID-19 lockdown in Sri Lanka: an online survey
Authors: Sooriyaarachchi Piumika , Francis Tormalli V. , Jayawardena Ranil 
Published: June 2022

Abstract

Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the dietary patterns of individuals. This study aimed to investigate the changes in the purchase and consumption of fruit and vegetables in Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods
An online cross-sectional survey assessed the self-reported changes in fruit and vegetable consumption and purchase using Google forms. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association between decreased consumption of imported fruits and increased home-grown food intake with socio-demographic variables.

Results
Among the 3621 survey respondents, 63.0% and 43.3% reported a decreased intake of imported and local fruits purchased from the market, respectively. Although the overall vegetable consumption has declined, the leafy vegetable consumption has increased by 40.7%. Imported fruit intake has significantly reduced among youngsters, males, respondents living in municipal areas, employed, and those with lower monthly incomes. Among the respondent, 48.9% declared an increased consumption of home-grown fruits or vegetables. Responders living away from Colombo and rural areas were more likely to report a higher intake of home-grown fruits and vegetables (OR 2.021; 95% CI, 1.762–2.318, P < 0.001). Employed males residing in municipal areas were less likely to report an increased intake (OR 0.689; 95% CI, 0.574–0.827, P < 0.001).

Conclusion
Purchase of imported and local fruits from the market has reduced. Although the overall vegetable consumption was decreased, there has been an increase in the consumption of leafy vegetables. Furthermore, consumption of home-grown fruits and vegetables has increased considerably. Well-established food distribution programs are essential in future pandemics to promote healthy eating.
Efficacy of the bacterium Lysobacter enzymogenes strain ch3B10 as a new biocontrol agent on the pathogenic fungi Alternaria solani and Fusarium oxysporum under laboratory conditions
Authors: Alharbi Asmaa Ahmed 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Background
The plant pathogenic fungi, Alternaria solani and Fusarium oxysporum, are considered among the fungal pathogens which cause severe damages to tomato plants. The application of chemicals fungicides reduced fungal infection and entails great risks to human health and to the environment. Using biological control agents is considered one of the most effective techniques which suppress fungal pathogens and preserve the environment. The beneficial bacterium, Lysobacter enzymogenes, is applied as a biocontrol agent against different plant pathogens.

Results
The present work was carried out, under laboratory conditions, to investigate the efficacy of L. enzymogenes different concentrations of the strain ch3B10 on controlling the linear growth of A. solani and F. oxysporum compared to using the fungicide Benlate®. Treatment with Benlate® and the highest concentration (2 × 108 CFU/ml) of L. enzymogenes strain ch3B10 showed the highest inhibition of 70.6–94.0% on linear growth of all the tested fungi. Also, treatments with two concentrations (2 × 106 and 2 × 107 CFU/ml) of L. enzymogenes strain ch3B10 inhibited linear growth of all tested fungi by means of 47.1–69.7%. The low concentration of 2 × 103 CFU/ml of the strain ch3B10 resulted in the lowest linear growth inhibition 19.8–28.1% in all tested than the check treatment.

Conclusion
Further experiments under both greenhouse and field conditions are needed to approve the efficacy of the strain ch3B10 as an effective bioagent and ecologically safer approach than chemical treatments.
Planning for resilience in screening operations using discrete event simulation modeling: example of HPV testing in Peru
Authors: Rositch Anne F. , Singh Aditya , Lahrichi Nadia , Paz-Soldan Valerie A. , Kohler-Smith Anna , Gravitt Patti , Gralla Erica 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Background
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the elimination of cervical cancer. Unfortunately, the implementation of cost-effective prevention and control strategies has faced significant barriers, such as insufficient guidance on best practices for resource and operations planning. Therefore, we demonstrate the value of discrete event simulation (DES) in implementation science research and practice, particularly to support the programmatic and operational planning for sustainable and resilient delivery of healthcare interventions. Our specific example shows how DES models can inform planning for scale-up and resilient operations of a new HPV-based screen and treat program in Iquitos, an Amazonian city of Peru.

Methods
Using data from a time and motion study and cervical cancer screening registry from Iquitos, Peru, we developed a DES model to conduct virtual experimentation with “what-if” scenarios that compare different workflow and processing strategies under resource constraints and disruptions to the screening system.

Results
Our simulations show how much the screening system’s capacity can be increased at current resource levels, how much variability in service times can be tolerated, and the extent of resilience to disruptions such as curtailed resources. The simulations also identify the resources that would be required to scale up for larger target populations or increased resilience to disruptions, illustrating the key tradeoff between resilience and efficiency. Thus, our results demonstrate how DES models can inform specific resourcing decisions but can also highlight important tradeoffs and suggest general “rules” for resource and operational planning.

Conclusions
Multilevel planning and implementation challenges are not unique to sustainable adoption of cervical cancer screening programs but represent common barriers to the successful scale-up of many preventative health interventions worldwide. DES represents a broadly applicable tool to address complex implementation challenges identified at the national, regional, and local levels across settings and health interventions—how to make effective and efficient operational and resourcing decisions to support program adaptation to local constraints and demands so that they are resilient to changing demands and more likely to be maintained with fidelity over time.
Will this tablet make me happy again? The contribution of relational prescribing in providing a pragmatic and psychodynamic framework for prescribers
Authors: Konstantinidou Haroula , Chartonas Dimitrios , Rogalski David , Lee Tennyson 
Published: June 2022

SUMMARYWe describe the importance of relational factors in prescribing practices and discuss how they may influence treatment outcomes. Although relational factors play a part in every clinician–patient interaction, they are particularly relevant when managing patients with complex emotional needs. We discuss how relational prescribing can add value when incorporated into standard practice. We introduce psychodynamic theory principles, and we suggest a framework to facilitate reflection and support decision-making when clinicians are faced with complex prescribing decisions.
“New Others”
Authors: Velikonja Mitja 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This article deals with mostly negative ideological images of refugees, as they erupted in political graffiti and street art (stickers, stencils, various inscriptions) in Slovenia during the so-called refugee crisis from the fall of 2015 on. Its basic questions are three: How is the ideological process of othering the refugees constructed in political graffiti? How does this relate to dominant discourses and practices in Slovenian society (from official politics to mass media)? What were the reactions against such sprayed hate speech (so pro-refugee graffiti)? The process of othering progresses in two steps: refugees are first imagined as an unified mass that is radically different from imaginary notions of “Slovenianism” and “Europeanism,” which then serves as the basis for differentiation between more and less acceptable of them. On these grounds, four different ideological images are created: a refugee as a criminal, a refugee as an uninvited visitor, a refugee as a powerless victim, and a refugee as a global proletarian. About 150 original photos of anti- and pro-refugee graffiti, mostly from Slovenia (but for comparative reasons also from the whole region), are analyzed using the semiotic method as developed by its classics and finally interpreted with Theodor Adorno and Alexander Mitscherlich's concepts of “displacement of hatred” and Seymour Martin Lipset's concept of “extremism of the center.”
On Making a Knowledge of Body
Authors: Yusin Jennifer 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThis essay explores some of the ways relations between body and law shape intersex and trans experiences. It draws on the work of Dean Spade, Suzanne Kessler, and Audre Lorde to help show how intersex and trans experiences imply a certain link between justice and joy. The essay considers how this link consists in opening new epistemological horizons of body that compel us to account for how there exists a knowledge that is not reducible to an objective. To help develop these points, this essay focuses on medical and legal demands to make gender normal. It proceeds by interpreting how the word normal functions as a metaphor expressing a subjective body of knowledge that concerns everyone. Accounting for this knowledge helps demonstrate how intersex and trans experiences confront the impossible of the law in all of its severities with courage and patience.
A genetic framework for proximal secondary vein branching in the Arabidopsis thaliana embryo
Authors: Kastanaki Elizabeth , Blanco-Touriñán Noel , Sarazin Alexis , Sturchler Alessandra , Gujas Bojan , Vera-Sirera Francisco , Agustí Javier , Rodriguez-Villalon Antia 
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACT
Over time, plants have evolved flexible self-organizing patterning mechanisms to adapt tissue functionality for continuous organ growth. An example of this process is the multicellular organization of cells into a vascular network in foliar organs. An important, yet poorly understood component of this process is secondary vein branching, a mechanism employed to extend vascular tissues throughout the cotyledon surface. Here, we uncover two distinct branching mechanisms during embryogenesis by analyzing the discontinuous vein network of the double mutant cotyledon vascular pattern 2 (cvp2) cvp2-like 1 (cvl1). Similar to wild-type embryos, distal veins in cvp2 cvl1 embryos arise from the bifurcation of cell files contained in the midvein, whereas proximal branching is absent in this mutant. Restoration of this process can be achieved by increasing OCTOPUS dosage as well as by silencing RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN KINASE 2 (RPK2) expression. Although RPK2-dependent rescue of cvp2 cvl1 is auxin- and CLE peptide-independent, distal branching involves polar auxin transport and follows a distinct regulatory mechanism. Our work defines a genetic network that confers plasticity to Arabidopsis embryos to spatially adapt vascular tissues to organ growth.
Produk Herbal Ramah Lingkungan di Desa Oro-oro Ombo- Batu Malang, Provinsi Jawa Timur Dalam Upaya Peningkatan Produktivitas Masyarakat
Authors: Puji Dyah Nurhayati Awik , Ghaissani Shabrina Syifa , Setiawan Edwin , Sa’adah Noor Nailis , Ashuri Nova Maulidina , Abdulgani Nurlita , Hidayati Dewi , Navastara Dini Adni , Prasetyo Didit , Rosdiana Lissa 
Published: June 2022

Desa Oro-Oro Ombo merupakan salah satu kawasan tersertifikasi pertanian organik di Kota Batu yang memiliki potensi empon empon seperti jahe, laos, kencur, kunyit dan temulawak. Pengembangan potensi empon empon ini sangat menjanjikan karena memilik banyak khasiat untuk kesehatan. Hal ini didukung dengan beredar kabar bahwa virus corona bisa ditangkal dengan ramuan jamu, yang terdiri dari ramuan jahe yang disebut mpon-mpon atau empon-empon. Permasalahan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah bahwa pengolahan empon empon masih sederhana, yaitu hanya dijual dalam kondisi segar ataupun produk jamu. Empon empon hanya dimanfaatkan sebagai tambahan produksi pertanian saja, belum dilakukan pengembangan teknologi untuk membuat produk herbal yang bernilai ekonomi tinggi. Beberapa produk jamu belum memenuhi standar sesuai standar karena bahan baku produk jamu. Solusi yang diajukan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah Pengembangan Teknologi Pengolahan Produk Herbal Ramah Lingkungan di Desa Oro-oro Ombo- Batu Malang, Provinsi Jawa Timur sebagai usaha peningkatan potensi daerah dan peningkatan ekonomi masyarakat setempat melalui peningkatan pengetahuan, keterampilan pembuatan produk herbal yang ramah lingkungan. Kegiatan yang dilakukan adalah persiapan, observasi, koordinasi, sosialisasi, penyuluhan dan pelatihan. Target luaran yang akan dicapai dari Program Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat dari ITS ini adalah peningkatan keterampilan dan penghasilan masyarakat melalui pembuatan produk herbal yang ramah lingkungan secara mandiri bahkan bisa menjadi pemasok komoditas herbal ke daerah lain. Produk – produk herbal yang berhasil di produksi oleh tim KKN ABMAS ini meliputi: Sabun Herbal dari Kelor dan Kunyit, Djamoe Imoen sebagai Peningkat Imun Tubuh dari Jahe, Kunyit, dan Serai, Cookies dengan Selai Bunga Belimbing Wuluh, Sinom berpemanis stevia, Herbal Chewy candy, Boba herbal jahe merah, Sabun cair herbal, Produk Susu Temulawak Tubruk dengan menggunakan pemanis alami Stevia. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat inipun berhasil terpublikasi dengan baik melalui beberapa kanal media diantaranya: wesbite metrotimes.news, akun instagram maupun twitter Pusat Kajian KPBI ITS, serta live streaming youtube channel ITS pada saat pelaksanaan BUMDES JATIM AWARD ITS yang dihadiri oleh Bapak Wakil Gubernur Jawa Timur. Kegiatan ini diharapkan mendukung mewujudkan Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM) dengan efisiensi pemanfaatan potensi empon empon sebagai produksi herbal ramah lingkungan sebagai usaha peningkatan produktivitas masyarakat. Lingkungan pertanian yang bersih, nyaman dan tertata selanjutnya dapat menjadi pionir daerah Wisata Herbal di Desa Oro-oro Ombo- Batu Malang, Provinsi Jawa Timur
Improvement of a Monte-Carlo-simulation-based turbulence-induced attenuation model for an underwater wireless optical communications channel
Authors: Xu DongLing , Yue Peng , Yi Xiang , Liu JingYi 
Published: June 2022

The light propagating in an underwater wireless optical communications (UWOC) channel suffers absorption and scattering effects jointly caused by particles and turbulence. By using Monte Carlo simulation (MCS), most of the research involving UWOC channel modeling has sufficiently considered the attenuation caused by particles while ignoring or erroneously considering the absorption and scattering effects induced by turbulence, which will result in an underestimation of attenuation. Motivated by this, we use a MCS method to construct a more complete and more reasonable channel model, which makes up for the deficiencies of previous studies and provides a general analysis framework for the absorption and scattering effects brought by the two factors of particles and turbulence. We further study the path loss, channel impulse response (CIR), and probability density function (PDF) of the light intensity under different communication scenarios. Results show that, compared to the situation involving only particle effects, the addition of consideration of turbulence effects increases the path loss by more than 5 dB, reduces the CIR amplitude to less than one-third, and makes the light intensity PDF become more dispersed. Our research can provide certain theoretical guidance for UWOC system design and performance evaluation.
Integrated view and comparative analysis of baseline protein expression in mouse and rat tissues
Authors: Wang Shengbo , García-Seisdedos David , Prakash Ananth , Kundu Deepti Jaiswal , Collins Andrew , George Nancy , Fexova Silvie , Moreno Pablo , Papatheodorou Irene , Jones Andrew R. , Vizcaíno Juan Antonio 
Published: June 2022

The increasingly large amount of proteomics data in the public domain enables, among other applications, the combined analyses of datasets to create comparative protein expression maps covering different organisms and different biological conditions. Here we have reanalysed public proteomics datasets from mouse and rat tissues (14 and 9 datasets, respectively), to assess baseline protein abundance. Overall, the aggregated dataset contained 23 individual datasets, including a total of 211 samples coming from 34 different tissues across 14 organs, comprising 9 mouse and 3 rat strains, respectively.
In all cases, we studied the distribution of canonical proteins between the different organs. The number of canonical proteins per dataset ranged from 273 (tendon) and 9,715 (liver) in mouse, and from 101 (tendon) and 6,130 (kidney) in rat. Then, we studied how protein abundances compared across different datasets and organs for both species. As a key point we carried out a comparative analysis of protein expression between mouse, rat and human tissues. We observed a high level of correlation of protein expression among orthologs between all three species in brain, kidney, heart and liver samples, whereas the correlation of protein expression was generally slightly lower between organs within the same species. Protein expression results have been integrated into the resource Expression Atlas for widespread dissemination.
Does maternal overnutrition carry child undernutrition in India?
Authors: Kumar Mukesh , Mohanty Pratap 
Published: June 2022

Background and objectivesStudies in low-and middle-income countries where nutrition transition is underway provides mixed evidence of double burden of maternal overnutrition and child undernutrition among mother-child pairs. Shifting dietary pattern and rapid increase in overweight/obesity among adults with persistent child undernutrition indicate that India is experiencing nutrition transition and double burden of malnutrition. Hence, the study explores the presence of and the factors associated with mother-child dyads of over- and undernutrition in India.Methods and materialsThe study uses National Family Health Survey 2015–16 data. The analytic sample consists of 28,817 weighted mother-child pairs where an overweight/obese mother is paired with an undernourished child. The nutritional status of children is defined according to WHO 2006 child growth standards as underweight (i.e., low weight-for-age), stunting (i.e., low height-for-age) and wasting (i.e., low weight-for-height). Maternal overweight/obesity (i.e., BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) is defined using adult BMI criterion. Descriptive, bivariate, and adjusted multivariable logistic regression analysis are conducted.ResultsOf the overweight/obese mothers, 21.3%, 26.5%, and 14% have underweight, stunted, and wasted children respectively. In adjusted models, maternal short stature (aOR: 2.94, 95% CI: 2.30–3.75), age of child (aOR: 3.29, 95% CI: 2.76–3.92), and poorest wealth status (aOR: 2.01, 95% CI: 1.59–2.54) are significant predictors of overweight/obese mothers and stunted child pairs. Similarly, poor wealth status (aOR: 1.68, 95% CI:1.32–2.14), maternal stature (aOR: 2.70, 95% CI: 2.08–3.52), and child aged 2–5 years (aOR: 1.77, 95% CI:1.51–2.08) are also significantly associated with higher occurrence of overweight/obese mother and-underweight child pairs.ConclusionFindings of the study are consistent with the phase of nutrition transition and double burden of malnutrition. The paper concludes with suggestions to improve the socioeconomic condition, more strategic nutrition specific investments and policy interventions to eliminate all forms of malnutrition for achieving SDGs.