bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluating psychometric properties of common autism educational identification measures through a culturally and linguistically responsive lens
Authors: Schmidt Jaime , Harris Bryn , McClain Maryellen Brunson , Benallie Kandice J. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractLittle information regarding the psychometric properties of the most commonly used autism identification measures used in school settings with traditionally racially and ethnically minoritized (REM) groups is available. This analysis of autism identification measures is particularly important due to the demographic increase in the United States among most REM populations in recent decades. In addition, most REM groups are inequitably identified for autism and these measures may contribute to disproportionate identification based on problematic psychometric factors. This study systematically compiles the recommended psychometric properties pertaining to validity and reliability of the common autism identification measures among REM groups that are traditionally underrepresented (i.e., Black and Latinx populations) for autism identification. Conclusions suggest that several of the most common autism identification measures lack sufficient psychometric analyses to evaluate appropriate utilization with REM populations, specifically those who are Black and Latinx. The findings from this study may inform school psychologists' utilization and knowledge of limitations of these measures, as well as assisting with the determination of the appropriateness of these measures for use with REM populations.
Overexpression of regucalcin blocks the migration, invasion, and bone metastatic activity of human prostate cancer cells: Crosstalk between cancer cells and bone cells
Authors: Yamaguchi Masayoshi , Murata Tomiyasu , Ramos Joe W. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackgroundProstate cancer is a bone metastatic cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer‐related death in men. Prolonged progression‐free survival of prostate cancer patients is associated with high regucalcin expression in the tumor tissues. This study investigates the underlying mechanism by which regucalcin prevents bone metastatic activity of prostate cancer cells.MethodsHuman prostate cancer PC‐3 or DU‐145 wild‐type cells or regucalcin‐overexpressing PC‐3 or DU‐145 cells (transfectants) were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum.ResultsOverexpressed regucalcin suppressed the migration and invasion of bone metastatic human prostate cancer cells in vitro, and it reduced the levels of key proteins in metastasis including Ras, Akt, MAPK, RSK‐2, mTOR, caveolin‐1, and integrin β1. Invasion of prostate cancer cells was promoted by coculturing with preosteoblastic MC3T3‐E1 or preosteoclastic RAW264.7 cells. Coculturing with cancer cells and bone cells repressed the growth of preosteoblastic cells and enhanced osteoclastogenesis of preosteoclastic cells, and these alterations were caused by a conditioned medium from cancer cell culture. Disordered differentiation of bone cells was prevented by regucalcin overexpression. Production of tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) in cancer cells was blocked by overexpressed regucalcin. Of note, the effects of conditioned medium on bone cells were prevented by NF‐κB inhibitor. TNF‐α may be important as a mediator in the crosstalk between cancer cells and bone cells.ConclusionOverexpression of regucalcin suppressed the migration, invasion, and bone metastatic activity of human prostate cancer cells. This study may provide a new strategy for therapy with the regucalcin gene transfer.
Combined application of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi against fruit flies, Bactrocera zonata and B. dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae): laboratory cups to field study
Authors: Wakil Waqas , Usman Muhammad , Piñero Jaime C , Wu Shaohui , Toews Michael D , Shapiro‐Ilan David I 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBACKGROUNDThe peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata, and the Oriental fruit fly, B. dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), are economically important fruit fly species in various regions of the world. We evaluated the effects of separate and combined applications of the entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) Beauveria bassiana (WG‐18) and Metarhizium anisopliae (WG‐02), and the entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (VS strain) and Steinernema carpocapsae (ALL strain) against larvae, pupae and pharate adults, of B. zonata and B. dorsalis under laboratory, glasshouse and field cage conditions.RESULTSCombined applications of EPF and EPNs produced greater mortality than individual treatments under all conditions. Against both species, the combination of B. bassiana and H. bacteriophora consistently exerted strong effects that were similar to the combined application of B. bassiana and S. carpocapsae whereas M. anisopliae applied with S. carpocapsae was least effective in all combinations. In a laboratory bioassay, synergistic interactions were detected between B. bassiana and H. bacteriophora applied against larvae and pharate adults of both fly species, between B. bassiana and S. carpocapsae against larvae of both species and pharate adults of B. zonata, and between M. anisopliae and H. bacteriophora against B. zonata larvae. Other combined treatments resulted in additive effects, especially against fly pupae. In a potted soil bioassay, there were only additive interactions in all combinations against different stages of both flies. The 3rd instar of both flies was more susceptible than pharate adult and pupal stages. Additive interactions between EPNs and EPF were detected in the glasshouse against 3rd instars and pupae, and under field conditions against 3rd instars of both fly species.CONCLUSIONThese results indicate how particular combinations of entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes could be deployed in integrated pest management of tephritid fruit flies in orchard agro‐ecosystems. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
Traffic flow control on cascaded roads by event‐triggered output feedback
Authors: Espitia Nicolas , Auriol Jean , Yu Huan , Krstic Miroslav 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIn this article, we propose an event‐triggered output‐feedback controller that guarantees the simultaneous stabilization of traffic flow on two connected roads. The density and velocity traffic dynamics are described with the linearized Aw‐Rascle‐Zhang macroscopic traffic partial differential equation model, which results in a coupled hyperbolic system. The control objective is to simultaneously stabilize the upstream and downstream traffic to a given spatially uniform constant steady‐state that is in the congested regime. To suppress stop‐and‐go traffic oscillations on the cascaded roads, we consider a ramp metering strategy that regulates the traffic flow rate entering from the on‐ramp to the mainline freeway. The ramp metering is located at the outlet with only boundary measurements of flow rate and velocity. Under the event‐triggered scheme, the control signal is only updated when an event triggering condition is satisfied. Compared with the continuous input signal, the event‐triggered boundary output control presents a more realistic setting to implement by ramp metering on a digital platform. The event‐triggered control design relies on the emulation of the backstepping boundary output feedback and on a dynamic event‐triggered strategy to determine the time instants at which the control value must be updated. We prove that there is a uniform minimal dwell‐time (independent of initial conditions), thus avoiding the Zeno phenomenon. We guarantee the exponential convergence of the closed‐loop system under the proposed event‐triggered control. A numerical example illustrates the results.
Long‐term ground cover affects soil bacterial community and carbon metabolism in the Loess Plateau, China
Authors: Zhang Wenting , Wang Yi , Li Chunyue , Chang Shun , Xue Yinglong , Dang Tinhui , Zeng Xiaomin 
Published: April 2022

AbstractFarmland mulching can maintain soil nutrients, which plays a positive role in agricultural planting in the arid area. However, the composition of the soil microbial community and the C cycle involved is unclear under farmland mulching. Based on the Changwu Agro‐Ecological Experiment Station, this study set up a long‐term positioning experiment to explore the effect on soil bacterial community structure and C metabolism capacity. In this study, we include five treatments: control uncovered (CK), plastic film mulching (PF), high amount of straw mulching carried out in July, August, and September every year (St90), low amount of straw mulch throughout the growth period (S45), and high amount of straw cover throughout the growth period (S90). We combined Illumina MiSeq sequencing and Biolog‐ECO technology to analyze the functional characterization of soil bacterial community composition in terms of C source metabolism. The results indicated that the soil bacteria showed a high degree of epistatic clustering, and the operational taxonomic unit numbers of soil bacteria decrease as St90, S45, PF, CK, and S90. Redundancy analysis showed that soil available P, NH4+–N, soil moisture content were the main environmental factors affecting bacterial community composition. Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Actinobacteria are the main dominant flora in this area. Soil bacterial C metabolism was highest under PF treatment. Structural equation modeling (SEM) shows that surface cover has direct and indirect effects on bacterial C metabolism capacity and diversity through soil physicochemical properties. Reasonable mulching methods have a positive effect on the sustainable development of agro‐ecosystems in arid areas.
Effects of Achnatherum inebrians ecotypes and endophyte status on plant growth, plant nutrient, soil fertility and soil microbial community
Authors: Jin Yuanyuan , Chen Zhenjiang , He Yali , White James F. , Malik Kamran , Chen Taixiang , Li Chunjie 
Published: April 2022

AbstractEffects of endophytes infection on bacterial and fungal communities in soil have been extensively studied. However, how the presence of Epichloë endophytes and environmental factors influence the nitrifying genes abundance of ammonia‐oxidizing archaea (amoA‐AOA) and bacteria (amoA‐AOB), and denitrifying genes abundances of N reduction (nirS and nirK) and nitrous oxide reduction (nosZ) in soil is unclear. In the study, the copy number of 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, amoA‐AOB, amoA‐AOA, nirS, nirK, and nosZ genes in rhizosphere soils of drunken horse grass [Achnatherum inebrians (Hance) Keng] with the infected (E+) and uninfected (E–)endophyte five ecotypes after 3 yr field cultivation were investigated using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The effects of A. inebrians in geographic source on plant growth, soil fertility, and microbial community was greater than in different endophyte status. The copy number of the 16S rRNA, amoA‐AOA, nirK, and nosZ genes from different ecotypes (Qinghai, QH; and Tianzhu, TZ) were significantly affected by Epichloë endophyte. The copy number of the 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, amoA‐AOB. amoA‐AOA, nirS, nirK, and nosZ genes positively related to soil pH, moisture, C/N ratio, and soil ammonium nitrogen (NH4+), and soil organic carbon (SOC) contents. Endophyte infection significantly increased plant biomass of A. inebrians from QH ecotype. Plant total chlorophyll and soil nitrate nitrogen (NO3–) were the main factor for the Epichloë endophyte and ecotype to affect plant dry weight. Further studies are required to confirm the regulation of soil NO3– as an important factor in Epichloë endophyte affecting plant growth and the soil microbial community structure in relation to N cycling.
Moving beyond the boilerplate: Reflections on equity‐centered reviewing for granting organizations
Authors: Marshall Stefanie L. , Salter Amy O. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis essay centers on the voices of leading scholars in science and STEM education on how equity can and should be centered in reviewing proposals for granting organizations. As the decisions made as a result of the reviewing process significantly impact the future directions of the field, we recognize the urgency in considering how equity is considered in this process. Through their experiences, four researchers offer the science and STEM community a call to action. The scholars interviewed highlighted that equitable reviewing and funding research and professional development will require changes within the science education and STEM funding ecosystem. Three overarching themes include (1) changing the ideologies and culture of science and STEM education research funding will require centering the needs of the communities being served; (2) institutions and granting organizations should adopt equity‐focused and holistic rubrics and models; and 3) we each have an individual responsibility to employ equity during the review process. Thus, this essay has the potential to both inspire and provide explicit examples of how we can all center equity as we strive to transform the future of science and STEM education.
Strength capacity of prismatic specimens for masonry constructions made of concrete voussoirs
Authors: Pomares Torres Juan Carlos , González Sánchez Antonio , Pereiro‐Barceló Javier , Saura Gómez Pascual , Torres Benjamín 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis research shows the results of an experimental campaign of masonry specimens tested until failure. The masonry is made of special voussoirs for the construction of arches and vaults. The voussoirs were made of plain concrete. The experimental campaign focused on obtaining the flexural and the compressive strength of this type of masonry specimens. Specimens were subjected to compressive loads with different eccentricities to obtain the axial load–bending moment interaction diagrams, which indicate the strength of these pieces against eccentric compression. The ultimate purpose of this research is to foresee the behavior of structural elements, such as arches and lowered vaults with a circular directrix, built using this type of voussoirs. These structural elements aim to reintroduce anti‐funicular structural elements in bridges, culvert, tunnel, floor, and roof of buildings. Constructions that solve the basic needs of the population in any country. This innovative idea on a new block geometry, designed specifically for construction of arches, allows covering distances up to 6–7 m. The use of steel is not necessary; therefore, the risk of corrosion is eliminated. Finally, a study on the use of this new masonry type on the statics of arches is assessed.
Intergeneric relationships within the tribe Alsineae (Caryophyllaceae) as inferred from nrDNA ITS and cpDNArps16 sequences: A step toward a phylogenetically based generic system
Authors: Arabi Zahra , Ghahremaninejad Farrokh , Rabeler Richard K. , Sokolova Irina , Weigend Maximilian , Zarre Shahin 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe tribe Alsineae is a large monophyletic group in the family Caryophyllaceae especially found across Eurasia and the Americas, but with a center of diversity in the Mediterranean region. Several previous molecular phylogenetic studies have focused on the delimitation of genera and tribes of Caryophyllaceae, especially the subfamily Alsinoideae or the tribe Alsineae in a broader sense than now recognized. However, there are still many open questions regarding the subdivision of the tribe and genus delimitation. In the present study, we sampled 191 (148 species) and 149 (125 species) accessions of Alsineae representing almost all (Adenonema and Pseudocerastium were not available to us) recognized genera in the tribe for nuclear DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and plastid marker rps16 sequences, respectively. A combined matrix of 103 species was built for taxa with both sequences available. Maximum parsimony and Bayesian inference analyses retrieved Cerastium and Stellaria (including Myosoton) as the largest monophyletic genera, while other genera were medium‐sized (10–20 spp.) or small (<10 spp.). Our expanded sampling of Pseudostellaria and its relatives suggests a broader circumscription of this genus. Major divergence in morphology, particularly of the seeds, observed in the “Protostellaria”‐clade, allows recognition of some taxonomic changes. A total of 16 genera are recognized in Alsineae including Cerastium, Dichodon, Hartmaniella, Holosteum, Lepyrodiclis, Mesostemma, Moenchia, Nubelaria, Odontostemma, Pseudostellaria, Rabelera, Schizotechium, Shivparvatia, and Stellaria, along with Adenonema and Pseudocerastium that could not be analyzed and are, therefore, kept as distinct genera. A diagnostic key to these genera, as well as notes on their relationships, distribution, and nomenclature, is provided.
Inferential‐ and measurement‐based methods to estimate rooftop “solar city” potential in megacity Seoul, South Korea
Authors: Taminiau Job , Byrne John , Kim Jongkyu , Kim Min‐Hwi , Seo Jeongseok 
Published: April 2022

AbstractData analysis and collection techniques now allow for detailed inventory‐building of urban rooftops for the purposes of identifying solar energy potential within geographically defined boundaries, including those of cities. The complexity and inherent diversity of a city's building stock has propelled the introduction of many so‐called “solar city” assessment methods that, with varying levels of accuracy, scalability, and ease of use, seek to characterize the citywide solar photovoltaic (PV) resource potential. A review of the landscape of available methods supports a fundamental distinction across two classes of methods. First, “solar city” assessment methods can principally rely on inference to identify and characterize rooftop solar potential. Such inferential methods can establish estimates of citywide solar potential without needing direct insight into rooftop conditions or morphology, Second, measurement‐based methods estimate rooftop solar opportunities based on the direct measurement of rooftop conditions, often conducted through remote sensing. Comparative performance testing of several inferential‐ and measurement‐based methods using case study analysis underscores the importance of measurement‐based methods. In particular, measurement‐based methods are likely better positioned to support the needs of policy‐makers and investors interested in transforming a city or metropolitan area into a sustainable city whose buildings serve as the host of a new solar PV‐powered distributed electricity service system.This article is categorized under:
Sustainable Energy > Solar Energy
Energy and Power Systems > Energy Infrastructure
Cities and Transportation > Smart Cities
The width difference in $$ B-\overline{B} $$ beyond mixing at order αs and
Authors: Gerlach Marvin , Nierste Ulrich , Shtabovenko Vladyslav , Steinhauser Matthias 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
We complete the calculation of the element $$ {\Gamma}_{12}^q $$

Γ
12
q

of the decay matrix in $$ {B}_q-{\overline{B}}_q $$

B
q

−

B
¯

q

mixing, q = d, s, to order αs in the leading power of the Heavy Quark Expansion. To this end we compute one- and two-loop contributions involving two four-quark penguin operators. Furthermore, we present two-loop QCD corrections involving a chromomagnetic operator and either a current-current or four-quark penguin operator. Such contributions are of order $$ {\alpha}_s^2 $$

α
s
2

, i.e. next-to-next-to-leading-order. We also present one-loop and two-loop results involving two chromomagnetic operators which are formally of next-to-next-to-leading and next-to-next-to-next-to-leading-order, respectively. With our new corrections we obtain the Standard-Model prediction ∆Γs/∆Ms = (5.20 ± 0.69) · 10−3 if $$ {\Gamma}_{12}^s $$

Γ
12
s

is expressed in terms of the $$ \overline{\mathrm{MS}} $$

MS
¯

b-quark mass, while we find ∆Γs/∆Ms = (4.70 ± 0.96) · 10−3 instead for the use of the pole mass.
Negligible effect of surgeon experience on the accuracy and time to perform unrestricted caliper verified kinematically aligned TKA with manual instruments
Authors: Howell Stephen M. , Nedopil Alexander J. , Hull Maury L. 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
Purpose
Surgeons performing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are interested in the accuracy and time it takes to make the four femoral resections that determine the setting of the femoral component. A method for quantifying the error of each resection is the thickness, measured by a caliper, minus the femoral target. The present study tested the hypothesis that the mean deviation of the resection from the femoral target, the percentage of resections with a deviation of ± 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mm, and the time to complete the femoral cuts were not different between experienced (E) and less-experienced (LE) surgeons performing unrestricted caliper verified kinematically aligned (KA) TKA with manual instruments.

Methods
This study analyzed intraoperative verification worksheets from 203 patients treated by ten E surgeons and 58 patients treated by four LE surgeons. The worksheet recorded (1) the thickness of the femoral target for the distal medial (DM), distal lateral (DL), posterior medial (PM), and posterior lateral (PL) resections and the caliper thickness of the resections with a resolution of 0.5 mm, and (2) the time to complete them. The most accurate resection has a mean difference ± standard deviation of 0 ± 0.0 mm.

Results
The accuracy of the 1044 initial resections (261 patients) was significantly closer to the femoral target for E vs. the LE surgeons: 0.0 ± 0.4 vs. − 0.3 ± 0.5 for the DM, 0.0 ± 0.5 vs. − 0.4 ± 0.6 for the DL, − 0.1 ± 0.5 vs. − 0.2 ± 0.5 PM, and − 0.1 ± 0.5 vs. − 0.4 ± 0.6 for the PL resections (p ≤ 0.0248). E surgeons completed the femoral resections in 12 min; 5 min faster than LE surgeons (p < 0.0001).

Conclusions
Because the mean difference in femoral resections with manual instruments for E vs. LE surgeons was < 0.5 mm which is within the caliper’s resolution, differences in accuracy were not clinically relevant. Surgeons exploring other alignment options and robotic, navigation, and patient-specific instrumentation might find these values helpful when deciding to change.

Level of evidence
III; case–control study.
Formal Gevrey solutions: in analytic germs—for higher order holomorphic PDEs
Authors: Carrillo Sergio A. , Lastra Alberto 
Published: April 2022

AbstractWe consider a family of holomorphic PDEs whose singular locus is given by the zero set of an analytic map P with $$P(0)=0$$

P
(
0
)
=
0

. Our goal is to establish conditions for the existence and uniqueness of formal power series solutions and to determine their divergence rate. In fact, we prove that the solution is Gevrey in P, giving new information on divergency while compared to the classical Gevrey classes. If P is not singular at 0, we also provide Poincaré conditions to recover convergent solutions. Our strategy is to extend the dimension and lift the given PDE to a problem where results of singular PDEs can be applied. Finally, examples where the Gevrey class in P is optimal are included.