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Spatial Parameters for Circular Construction Hubs: Location Criteria for a Circular Built Environment
Authors: Tsui Tanya , Furlan Cecilia , Wandl Alexander , van Timmeren Arjan
Published: July 2023

Implementing a circular economy in cities has been proposed by policy makers as a potential solution for achieving sustainability in the construction sector. One strategy that has gained interest by both policy makers and companies is to develop “circular construction hubs”: locations that collect, store, and redistribute waste as secondary resources. However, there is limited literature taking a spatially explicit view, identifying the spatial parameters that could affect the locations of hubs both for now and in the future. This study therefore aims to categorize different types of circular hubs for the construction industry, collect spatial parameters required for finding suitable locations for each type of circular hub, and translate the spatial parameters into a list of data and spatial analysis methods that could be used to identify potential future locations. The study used the Netherlands as a case study, extracting spatial parameters from two sources: Dutch governmental policy documents on circular economy and spatial development and interviews with companies operating circular hubs. Four types of circular construction hubs were identified: urban mining hubs, industry hubs, local material banks, and craft centers. The spatial parameters were extracted for each type of hub from four perspectives: resources (such as material type, business model), accessibility (such as mode and scale of transportation), land use (such as plot size, land use), and socio-economic (such as labor availability). The parameters were then translated into a list of spatial data and analysis methods required to identify future locations of circular construction hubs.
US-guided ablation of tumors – where is it used and how did we get there
Authors: Wu Jia-peng , Yu Jie , Fowlkes J. Brian , Liang Ping , Nolsøe Christian Pállson
Published: July 2023

Ablation under ultrasound (US) guidance for the treatment of various tumors in liver, thyroid, prostate, kidney, uterine and many other organs evolved extensively in the past decades. Major ablative techniques, including radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, high intensity focused ultrasound, cryoablation, percutaneous ethanol injection, laser ablation and irreversible electroporation, have all been widely applied and ablation is recommended by several guidelines as first-line or alternative therapy e.g. hepatocellular carcinoma in early stage, T1a stage renal cell carcinoma and thyroid nodules. In the current article, we reviewed 2508 articles on tumor ablation under US guidance and present the status of US-guided tumor ablation globally.
Of Captivity and Resistance
Authors: Purkayastha Sharmila
Published: July 2023

Of Captivity and Resistance offers a historical and political study of women's experiences of dissent and detention in postcolonial India. Primarily focusing on the Naxalite movement (1967–75) and on the pan-Indian period of Emergency (1975–77), the study traces women's political participation in revolutionary movements and in dissident politics, and attends to their experiences of torture and incarceration. Simultaneously, by drawing on the varied histories of women's incarceration before and after the 'long seventies', the book provides an expanded terrain for evaluating the gendered dimensions of radical politics and of testimonial literature on carcerality, state violence and impunity. The analysis focuses on women's transformation from marginal political participants to resistant detainees. By studying the linkages between radical politics, captivity and resistance, the book offers a widened account of women's political participation, contributes to contemporary debates on political incarceration and strengthens the resistant history of rights and of dissenting literature in India and in the Global South.
Anthroposcreens
Authors: Leyda Julia
Published: July 2023

Anthroposcreens frames the 'climate unconscious' as a reading strategy for film and television productions during the Anthropocene. Drawing attention to the affects of climate change and the broader environmental damage of the Anthropocene, this study mobilizes its frame in concert with other tools from cultural and film studies—such as debates over Black representation—to provide readings of the underlying environmental themes in Black American and Norwegian screen texts. These bodies of work provide a useful counterpoint to the dominance of white Anglo-American stories in cli-fi while also ranging beyond the boundaries of the cli-fi genre to show how the climate unconscious lens functions in a broader set of texts. Working across film studies, cultural studies, Black studies, and the environmental humanities, Anthroposcreens establishes a cross-disciplinary reading strategy of the 'climate unconscious' for contemporary film and television productions. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Using Terms and Conditions to apply Fundamental Rights to Content Moderation
Authors: Quintais João Pedro , Appelman Naomi , Ó Fathaigh Ronan
Published: July 2023

Large online platforms provide an unprecedented means for exercising freedom of expression online and wield enormous power over public participation in the online democratic space. However, it is increasingly clear that their systems, where (automated) content moderation decisions are taken based on a platformʼs terms and conditions (T&Cs), are fundamentally broken. Content moderation systems have been said to undermine freedom of expression, especially where important public interest speech ends up suppressed, such as speech by minority and marginalized groups. Indeed, these content moderation systems have been criticized for their overly vague rules of operation, inconsistent enforcement, and an overdependence on automation. Therefore, in order to better protect freedom of expression online, international human rights bodies and civil society organizations have argued that platforms “should incorporate directly” principles of fundamental rights law into their T&Cs. Under EU law, and apart from a rule in the Terrorist Content Regulation, platforms had until recently no explicit obligation to incorporate fundamental rights into their T&Cs. However, an important provision in the Digital Services Act (DSA) will change this. Crucially, Article 14 DSA lays down new rules on how platforms can enforce their T&Cs, including that platforms must have “due regard” to the “fundamental rights” of users under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. In this article, we critically examine the topic of enforceability of fundamental rights via T&Cs through the prism of Article 14 DSA. We ask whether this provision requires platforms to apply EU fundamental rights law and to what extent this may curb the power of Big Tech over online speech. We conclude that Article 14 will make it possible, in principle, to establish the indirect horizontal effect of fundamental rights in the relationship between online platforms and their users. But in order for the application and enforcement of T&Cs to take due regard of fundamental rights, Article 14 must be operationalized within the framework of the international and European fundamental rights standards. If this is possible Article 14 may fulfil its revolutionary potential.
Implementing strategies to prevent infections in acute-care settings
Authors: Trivedi Kavita K. , Schaffzin Joshua K. , Deloney Valerie M. , Aureden Kathy , Carrico Ruth , Garcia-Houchins Sylvia , Garrett J. Hudson , Glowicz Janet , Lee Grace M. , Maragakis Lisa L. , Moody Julia , Pettis Ann Marie , Saint Sanjay , Schweizer Marin L. , Yokoe Deborah S. , Berenholtz Sean
Published: July 2023

This document introduces and explains common implementation concepts and frameworks relevant to healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention and control and can serve as a stand-alone guide or be paired with the “SHEA/IDSA/APIC Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2022 Updates,” which contain technical implementation guidance for specific healthcare-associated infections. This Compendium article focuses on broad behavioral and socio-adaptive concepts and suggests ways that infection prevention and control teams, healthcare epidemiologists, infection preventionists, and specialty groups may utilize them to deliver high-quality care. Implementation concepts, frameworks, and models can help bridge the “knowing-doing” gap, a term used to describe why practices in healthcare may diverge from those recommended according to evidence. It aims to guide the reader to think about implementation and to find resources suited for a specific setting and circumstances by describing strategies for implementation, including determinants and measurement, as well as the conceptual models and frameworks: 4Es, Behavior Change Wheel, CUSP, European and Mixed Methods, Getting to Outcomes, Model for Improvement, RE-AIM, REP, and Theoretical Domains.
ALGORITHMIC SUBSAMPLING UNDER MULTIWAY CLUSTERING
Authors: Chiang Harold D. , Li Jiatong , Sasaki Yuya
Published: July 2023

This paper proposes a novel method of algorithmic subsampling (data sketching) for multiway cluster-dependent data. We establish a new uniform weak law of large numbers and a new central limit theorem for multiway algorithmic subsample means. We show that algorithmic subsampling allows for robustness against potential degeneracy, and even non-Gaussian degeneracy, of the asymptotic distribution under multiway clustering at the cost of efficiency and power loss due to algorithmic subsampling. Simulation studies support this novel result, and demonstrate that inference with algorithmic subsampling entails more accuracy than that without algorithmic subsampling. We derive the consistency and the asymptotic normality for multiway algorithmic subsampling generalized method of moments estimator and for multiway algorithmic subsampling M-estimator. We illustrate with an application to scanner data for the analysis of differentiated products markets.
Identifying the dialectal background of American Finnish speakers using a supervised machine-learning model
Authors: Ivaska Ilmari , Johnson Mirva , Kurki Tommi
Published: July 2023

This study presents results of two experiments using supervised machine-learning models to examine individual Finnish speakers’ dialectal backgrounds. Data come from interviews conducted with heritage speakers of Finnish in northern Wisconsin and are compared to data from the Finnish Dialect Syntax Archive. The models were constructed and then, following successful validation testing, used to identify the dialectal background of five individual American Finnish speakers. Results showed individual variation in dialectal backgrounds and some correlation to speakers’ likely language input. Our approach offers a new methodological tool for examining speakers’ dialectal backgrounds in situations of language contact.
Early adverse stress and depression severity: A pilot exploration of mediating psychological mechanisms
Authors: Martínez Pablo , Gloger Sergio , Dagnino Paula , de Medina Dante Diez
Published: July 2023

Objective:

To explore the associations between early adverse stress, attachment insecurity in adulthood (anxious and avoidant), pathological personality styles (self-criticism and dependency), difficulties in emotion regulation, and depression severity.

Methods:

Cross-sectional study of 178 outpatients diagnosed with major depression in Santiago, Chile. Participants filled the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Short Form, the Experience in Close Relationships Scale, the Depressive Experience Questionnaire, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item. Full-information maximum likelihood path analyses with bias-corrected bootstrapped confidence intervals were conducted.

Results:

Anxious attachment in adulthood and self-criticism mediated the association between early adverse stress and depression severity through their effects on difficulties in emotion regulation. Early adverse stress was not associated with avoidant attachment in adulthood and dependency; these variables were indirectly associated with depression severity. Difficulties in emotion regulation were exclusively directly related to depression severity, mediating the effects of the preceding variables.

Conclusions:

Our findings propose an integrative model for psychological mechanisms mediating between early adverse stress and depression. Difficulties in emotion regulation should be considered when treating adults with depression exposed to early adverse stress. The contribution of specific types of early adverse stressors and difficulties in emotion regulation should be further explored.
Spain, Judicial Independence, and Judges’ Freedom of Expression: Missing an Opportunity to Leverage the European Constitutional Shift?
Authors: Solanes Mullor Joan
Published: July 2023

Judicial independence as a European constitutional principle – Freedom of expression of judges in connection with judicial independence – Rule of law backsliding – Catalan secession crisis – Spanish Constitutional Court disqualification doctrine of magistrates – Freedom of expression of judges in favour of the Catalan secessionist movement – Spanish soft law on judicial independence
Specific effects of five subtypes of childhood maltreatment on suicide behaviours in Chinese adolescents: the moderating effect of sex and residence
Authors: Peng Chang , Cheng Junhan , Rong Fajuan , Wang Yan , Tan Yafei , Yu Yizhen
Published: July 2023

Aims

Although childhood maltreatment has been widely supported to be a robust predictor of suicide behaviours, the effects of different childhood maltreatment subtypes remain controversial and inconclusive. Moreover, whether the effects differ by sex in urban and rural adolescents is still unknown. This study aimed to quantify the associations between five subtypes of childhood maltreatment and different suicide behaviour involvement.

Methods

A multistage cluster sampling method was adopted from April to December 2021 for adolescents aged 12 to 18 across five representative provinces of China. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form was used to measure childhood maltreatment subtypes. Suicide behaviour involvement was classified as none group, suicide ideator, suicide planner and suicide attempter. Confounding variables include demographic characteristics, smoking, drinking alcohol, depression and anxiety.

Results

Among a total of 18,980 adolescents, 2021 (10.6%) were suicide ideator, 1595 (8.4%) were suicide planner and 1014 (5.3%) were suicide attempter. Rural females had the highest proportion of suicide ideator (13.8%) and suicide planner (11.5%). Multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that five childhood maltreatment subtypes were independently associated with suicide behaviours, except for associations between sexual abuse and suicide ideator as well as suicide planner (p > 0.05). Moreover, these associations differ by sex and residence. After adjusted for interactions of different subtypes, structural equation model indicated that the direct effects of childhood maltreatment subtypes on suicide behaviours from high to low were emotional abuse (β = 0.363, p < 0.001), physical abuse (β = 0.100, p < 0.001) and sexual abuse (β = 0.033, p = 0.003), while the effects of physical neglect and emotional neglect were not significant (p > 0.05).

Conclusions

Five subtypes of childhood maltreatment have specific and non-equivalence associations with suicide behaviours. Emotional abuse may have the strongest effect, and sexual abuse have an acute effect on suicide behaviours. Suicide prevention programs for Chinese adolescents could focus on those who experienced emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Furthermore, strategies should be tailored by sex and residence, and rural females deserve more attention.
Statistical Study on Plasma Velocities in the Bottom‐Side Ionosphere Over Low Latitude Hainan Station: Digisonde Measurement
Authors: Wang Guojun , Shi Jiankui , Torkar Klaus , Wang Zheng , Wang Xiao , Cheng Zhengwei , Shang Sheping
Published: July 2023

Data measured by the Digisonde at the low‐latitude station Hainan from 2003 to 2016 are statistically analyzed to specify the diurnal average variations of the bottom‐side F region ionospheric plasma velocity vector V. This is the first comprehensive analysis of Digisonde measurements of low latitude F region plasma velocities in the East Asian sector that use a database covering more than one solar cycle. The velocity components VN (Northward), VE (Eastward), and VZ (Upward) are analyzed for two levels of solar flux and two levels of geomagnetic activity, respectively. The diurnal variations of the average VZ show three positive peaks near the prereversal enhancement (PRE) period, pre‐midnight, and before sunrise, respectively, and a prominent valley in the early morning. The averaged VZ significantly increased with solar flux in the period of PRE during equinoxes, but it was only slightly affected by Kp. The VE component was westward in daytime and eastward in nighttime. The average eastward VE increased significantly with solar flux but decreased with Kp, whereas the average westward VE exhibited only a small variation with solar flux and Kp. The average VN was almost southward independent of solar flux and Kp. The plasma velocities over the Hainan station were mainly caused by the electric field and neutral wind. Our results show that the features of the vertical and meridional velocities over the Hainan station in the morning are associated with the formation of the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA).
The Late Mesozoic Intracontinental contraction–Extension Transition in the Beishan Fold‐Thrust Belt, Central Asia: Constraints From Structural Analysis and Apatite (U–Th)/He Thermochronology
Authors: Liu Kui , Chen Xuanhua , Zuza Andrew V. , Shao Zhaogang , Qin Xiang , Han Lele , Zhang Yiping , Yu Wei , Wang Zengzhen , Shi Xiaobin , Li Bing , Wang Ye
Published: July 2023

The late Mesozoic Beishan fold‐thrust belt occupies a key position in central Asia, figuring importantly in our understanding of intracontinental deformation in response to far‐field plate‐boundary forces. To determine when and how the Beishan fold‐thrust belt was developed, we conducted detailed field mapping, structural analysis, and apatite (U–Th)/He (AHe) thermochronology in the Hongliudaquan area, southeastern Beishan Range. The study area exposes the Hongliudaquan fold and thrust system, consisting of the southern Hongliudaquan thrust nappe and autochthonous fold sets. The nappe experienced >16 km northward thrust‐induced translation. The autochthonous fold sets strongly deformed Lower–Middle Jurassic strata showing diverse trends of kilometer‐scale basins and ranges. We interpret that this fold interference pattern was produced in a constrictional deformation field, which underwent synchronous shortening in two orthogonal directions. This stain history was related to synchronous imbricate thrusting, duplex formation, and strike‐slip faulting at different structural levels. Restoration of the Hongliudaquan fold and thrust system yields a minimum of ∼27% (∼10.1 km) north–south shortening strain. Thrusting and nappe emplacement within the Beishan fold‐thrust belt may have started in the late Middle Jurassic and persisted until the Early Cretaceous (∼140–133 Ma). Our AHe data also record ∼124–115 Ma cooling related to footwall exhumation during subsequent normal faulting, indicative of the late Mesozoic intracontinental contraction–extension transition. The Beishan fold‐thrust belt initiated in central Asia via the late Mesozoic reactivation of the Paleozoic–early Mesozoic Beishan orogen as a result of the far‐field responses to multi‐directional plate convergence around Asia.
500‐Year Periodic Vegetation and Monsoonal Climate Oscillations During the Last Deglaciation in East Asia
Authors: Xu Deke , Chu Guoqiang , Shen Caiming , Sun Qing , Wu Jing , Li Fengjiang , Dong Yajie , Cui Anning , Wu Naiqin , Lu Houyuan
Published: July 2023

Fluctuations in monsoonal climate on orbital‐ to millennial‐timescales have had a major impact on vegetation change in East Asia since the last deglaciation. However, the influence of centennial‐scale oscillations on the spatio‐temporal characteristics of vegetation and climate during the last deglaciation remains controversial. We present a well‐dated, decadal‐resolution pollen record from the sediments of annually laminated Lake Xiaolongwan in Northeast Asia, which reveals major orbital‐/millennial‐scale and minor quasi‐periodic, that is, ∼500‐year (yr) cyclic, vegetation changes from ∼19.96 to ∼10.79 Kyr ago (covering the last deglaciation). The ∼500‐yr cycles are characterized by alternations in broadleaved forest/boreal coniferous forest with tundra steppe representing warm and humid/cold and dry phases of the monsoonal climate. This cyclicity may be related to El Niño‐like/La Niña‐like state and low‐latitude atmosphere‐ocean processes, against the background of the long‐term trend of the deglacial climatic evolution. Our findings demonstrate a close relationship between ecosystem succession and climate change on centennial scale.
Minimally invasive techniques for lateral maxillary sinus floor elevation: small lateral window and one-stage surgery—a 2–5-year retrospective study
Authors: Gao Shaojingya , Jiang Yao , Yao Yangxue , Li Songhang , Cai Xiaoxiao
Published: July 2023

This study aimed to introduce a minimally invasive technique for maxillary sinus floor elevation using the lateral approach (lSFE) and to determine the factors that influence the stability of the grafted area in the sinus cavity. Thirty patients (30 implants) treated with lSFE using minimally invasive techniques from 2015 to 2019 were included in the study. Five aspects of the implant (central, mesial, distal, buccal, and palatal bone heights [BHs]) were measured using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) before implant surgery, immediately after surgery (T0), 6 months after surgery (T1), and at the last follow-up visit (T2). Patients’ characteristics were collected. A small bone window (height, (4.40 ± 0.74) mm; length, (6.26 ± 1.03) mm) was prepared. No implant failed during the follow-up period (3.67 ± 1.75) years. Three of the 30 implants exhibited perforations. Changes in BH of the five aspects of implants showed strong correlations with each other and BH decreased dramatically before second-stage surgery. Residual bone height (RBH) did not significantly influence BH changes, whereas smoking status and type of bone graft materials were the potentially influential factors. During the approximate three-year observation period, lSFE with a minimally invasive technique demonstrated high implant survival rate and limited bone reduction in grafted area. In conclusion, lSFE using minimally invasive techniques was a viable treatment option. Patients who were nonsmokers and whose sinus cavity was filled with deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) had significantly limited bone resorption in grafted area.
At a glance: the largest Niemann-Pick type C1 cohort with 602 patients diagnosed over 15 years
Authors: Guatibonza Moreno Pilar , Pardo Luba M. , Pereira Catarina , Schroeder Sabine , Vagiri Deepthi , Almeida Ligia S. , Juaristi Carlos , Hosny Heba , Loh Clarice C. Y. , Leubauer Anika , Torres Morales Galina , Oppermann Sebastian , Iurașcu Marius-Ionuț , Fischer Steffen , Steinicke Tara-Marisa , Viceconte Nikenza , Cozma Claudia , Kandaswamy Krishna Kumar , Pinto Basto Jorge , Böttcher Tobias , Bauer Peter , Bertoli-Avella Aida
Published: July 2023

Niemann-Pick type C1 disease (NPC1 [OMIM 257220]) is a rare and severe autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by a multitude of neurovisceral clinical manifestations and a fatal outcome with no effective treatment to date. Aiming to gain insights into the genetic aspects of the disease, clinical, genetic, and biomarker PPCS data from 602 patients referred from 47 countries and diagnosed with NPC1 in our laboratory were analyzed. Patients’ clinical data were dissected using Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) terms, and genotype–phenotype analysis was performed. The median age at diagnosis was 10.6 years (range 0–64.5 years), with 287 unique pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants identified, expanding NPC1 allelic heterogeneity. Importantly, 73 P/LP variants were previously unpublished. The most frequent variants detected were: c.3019C > G, p.(P1007A), c.3104C > T, p.(A1035V), and c.2861C > T, p.(S954L). Loss of function (LoF) variants were significantly associated with earlier age at diagnosis, highly increased biomarker levels, and a visceral phenotype (abnormal abdomen and liver morphology). On the other hand, the variants p.(P1007A) and p.(S954L) were significantly associated with later age at diagnosis (p < 0.001) and mildly elevated biomarker levels (p ≤ 0.002), consistent with the juvenile/adult form of NPC1. In addition, p.(I1061T), p.(S954L), and p.(A1035V) were associated with abnormality of eye movements (vertical supranuclear gaze palsy, p ≤ 0.05). We describe the largest and most heterogenous cohort of NPC1 patients published to date. Our results suggest that besides its utility in variant classification, the biomarker PPCS might serve to indicate disease severity/progression. In addition, we establish new genotype–phenotype relationships for “frequent” NPC1 variants.
Should we splint traumatised primary teeth?
Authors: Deery Chris
Published: July 2023

Design

Systematic review.

Review question

Does splinting of traumatised primary teeth improve clinical outcomes?

Case selection

Clinical studies published after 2003 reporting trauma (luxation, root fracture or alveolar fracture) to primary teeth, with a minimum follow-up of 6 months, were eligible for inclusion. Case reports were excluded, but case series were included. Studies reporting the outcome of splinting following avulsion injuries were excluded, as current guidance does not recommend re-implantation of teeth for these injuries.

Data analysis

Two researchers independently assessed the risk of bias in the included studies, with a third researcher resolving any disagreements. The same two independent researchers conducted a quality assessment of the included studies.

Results

Three retrospective studies met the inclusion criteria. Only one of these studies had a control group. High success rates were reported for the management of teeth with root fractures. A benefit for splinting teeth with lateral luxation was not identified. No alveolar fractures were included.

Conclusions

This review suggests that the outcome of the management of root fractures in primary teeth may benefit from flexible splinting. However, the evidence base is low.
Haplotype-resolved chromosomal-level assembly of wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) genome
Authors: Tanaka Hiroyuki , Hori Tatsuki , Yamamoto Shohei , Toyoda Atsushi , Yano Kentaro , Yamane Kyoko , Itoh Takehiko
Published: July 2023

In Japan, wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) is an important traditional condiment, and is recognized as an endemic species. In the present study, we generated a chromosome-level and haplotype-resolved reference genome for E. japonicum using PacBio CLR (continuous long reads), Illumina, and Hi-C sequencing data. The genome consists of 28 chromosomes that contain 1,512.1 Mb of sequence data, with a scaffold N50 length of 55.67 Mb. We also reported the subgenome and haplotype assignment of the 28 chromosomes by read-mapping and phylogenic analysis. Three validation methods (Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs, Merqury, and Inspector) indicated that our obtained genome sequences were a high-quality and high-completeness genome assembly. Comparison of genome assemblies from previously published genomes showed that our obtained genome was of higher quality. Therefore, our genome will serve as a valuable genetic resource for both chemical ecology and evolution research of the genera Eutrema and Brassicaceae, as well as for wasabi breeding.
Deep learning framework for sensor array precision and accuracy enhancement
Authors: Payette Julie , Vaussenat Fabrice , Cloutier Sylvain
Published: July 2023

In the upcoming years, artificial intelligence is going to transform the practice of medicine in most of its specialties. Deep learning can help achieve better and earlier problem detection, while reducing errors on diagnosis. By feeding a deep neural network (DNN) with the data from a low-cost and low-accuracy sensor array, we demonstrate that it becomes possible to significantly improve the measurements’ precision and accuracy. The data collection is done with an array composed of 32 temperature sensors, including 16 analog and 16 digital sensors. All sensors have accuracies between $$0.5 - 2.0\;^{^\circ } {\text{C}}$$

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A portable molecularly imprinted polymer-modified microchip sensor for the rapid detection of perfluorooctanoic acid
Authors: Wei Yingmei , Liu Hongjie , Wang Shaopeng , Yu Kefu , Wang Liwei
Published: July 2023

Cu2O@C@NiCo2O4 was introduced to the MIP sensor to enhance the PFOA sensitivity, which achieved an LOD of 19.65 ng L−1 with a wide linear range of 207–4140 ng L−1. This MIP sensor was also applied in a disposable microchip sensor for PFOA detection.
The importance of and difficulties involved in creating molecular probes for a carbon monoxide gasotransmitter
Authors: Liu Huanying , Liu Ting , Qin Qian , Li Bingyu , Li Fasheng , Zhang Boyu , Sun Wen
Published: July 2023

Commercial assay kits for H2S and NO have already been achieved, whereas the development of assay kits for CO remains challenging. This review scrutinizes the advancement, limitations, and prospects of CO molecular probes.
Colorimetric sensor arrays for antioxidant recognition based on Co3O4 dual-enzyme activities
Authors: Hao Pingping , Liu Zhenchao , Wang Zhiwei , Xie Min , Liu Qingyun
Published: July 2023

A sensor array based on the double enzyme–like activity of Co3O4 nanozymes was constructed to identify four different antioxidants. Due to the double enzyme–like activity of Co3O4, oxTMB appears blue with different degrees in the presence and absence of H2O2.
Co-delivery of vitamin D3 and Lkb1 siRNA by cationic lipid-assisted PEG-PLGA nanoparticles to effectively remodel the immune system in vivo
Authors: Liu Haochuan , Zhang Yuning , Li He , Gao Xue , Wang Jialiang , Cong Xiuxiu , Xin Yanbao , Zhu Qingsan , Chen Bing , Yang Yong-Guang , Sun Tianmeng
Published: July 2023

Cationic lipid-assisted PEG-PLGA nanoparticles regulate the immune balance by inducing tolerogenic dendritic cells and amplifying regulatory T cells.
Diastereoselective guest-shape dependent [2+2]-photodimerization of 2-cyclopenten-1-one trapped within a metal–organic framework
Authors: Demakov Pavel A. , Dybtsev Danil N. , Fedin Vladimir P.
Published: July 2023

UV-induced [2+2] dimerization of 2-cyclopenten-1-one and 2-methyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one with single crystalline host-controlled selectivity.
Calcium-stabilised transition metal bis(formyl) complexes: structure and bonding
Authors: Parr Joseph M. , White Andrew J. P. , Crimmin Mark R.
Published: July 2023

Reaction of a molecular calcium hydride with a series of group 9 dicarbonyl complexes [M(η5-C5Me5)(CO)2] (M = Co, Rh, Ir) led to the formation of both mono(formyl) and bis(formyl) complexes.
Designing scintillating coordination polymers using a dual-ligand synthetic approach
Authors: Arteaga Ana , Lulich Alice , Nyman May , Surbella Robert G.
Published: July 2023

Herein we report the synthesis and structural characterization of three new europium containing coordination polymers: [Eu(terpy)(2,6-ndc)1.5]·H2O (Linus Pauling (LP) 1), [Eu(terpy)(1,4-ndc)(1,4-Hndc)] (LP-2), and [Eu(phen)(2,6-ndc)1.5]·DMF (LP-3).
Preparing filled CoSb3 skutterudites at 500 °C by a self-reduction sol–gel route
Authors: Zhang Jiajing , An Xue , Jia Mengjie , Han Bin , Che Ping
Published: July 2023

In this study, CoSb3 and Ba filled CoSb3 skutterudites are synthesized by a convenient self-reduction sol–gel method using a mixed-acid (citric acid & oxalic acid) as a coordination and reduction agent at 500 °C in N2.
Force field refinement for reproducing experimental infrared spectra of ionic liquids
Authors: Szabadi András , Doknic Aleksandar , Netsch Jonathan , Pálvögyi Ádám Márk , Steinhauser Othmar , Schröder Christian
Published: July 2023

We employ polarizable molecular dynamics simulations with the newly developed FFGenOpt parametrization tool to reproduce IR spectra of several ionic liquids.
Multicompartment colloid systems with lipid and polymer membranes for biomedical applications
Authors: Koroleva Marina
Published: July 2023

Multicompartment structures can act as multifunctional systems and provide simultaneous delivery of drugs and diagnostic agents of different types.
Enhanced oxygen evolution reactionviathe tunability of spin polarization and electronic states in a flexible van der Waals membranous catalyst
Authors: Xu Hang , Qi Ji , Zhang Yuan , Hu Linglong , Feng Ming , Lü Weiming
Published: July 2023

The current density can be enhanced by ∼87% and the overpotential can be reduced by ∼22% under the combination of a 5 kOe magnetic field and +0.2% strain in a flexible LSMO van der Waals membranous catalyst.
The effect of methyl group rotation on 1H–1H solid-state NMR spin-diffusion spectra
Authors: Bartalucci Ettore , Luder Dominique J. , Terefenko Nicole , Malär Alexander A. , Bolm Carsten , Ernst Matthias , Wiegand Thomas
Published: July 2023

Methyl groups can give rise to coherent as well as incoherent effects causing negative cross-peaks in 2D solid-state NMR.
An investigation into the adsorption mechanism of n-butanol by ZIF-8: a combined experimental and ab initio molecular dynamics approach
Authors: Wallbridge Samuel P. , Archer Stuart , Elsegood Mark R. J. , Wagner Jonathan L. , Christie Jamieson K. , Dann Sandra E.
Published: July 2023

Experimental techniques including DRIFTS and solid-state NMR spectroscopy are employed alongside ab initio molecular dynamics simulations to characterise the mechanism of adsorption of n-butanol by ZIF-8; revealed to be driven by hydrogen bonding.
Activating lattice oxygen of single-layer ZnO for the catalytic oxidation reaction
Authors: Liu Changping , Lin Le , Wu Hao , Liu Yijing , Mu Rentao , Fu Qiang
Published: July 2023

Lattice oxygen of monolayer ZnO on Au(111) adjacent to an intercalated oxygen can be activated and then participates in CO oxidation.
Does HNO3 dissociate on gas-phase ice nanoparticles?
Authors: Khramchenkova Anastasiya , Pysanenko Andriy , Ďurana Jozef , Kocábková Barbora , Fárník Michal , Lengyel Jozef
Published: July 2023

Experiments with ice nanoparticles in molecular beams show that individual nitric acid molecules do not fully dissociate.
Click-derived multifunctional metal complexes for diverse applications
Authors: Ahmad Md Gulzar , Balamurali M. M. , Chanda Kaushik
Published: July 2023

Numerous complex architectures are possible through Click reactions which display high specificity, flexibility and modularity. Click chemistry has addressed many challenges in the biomedical field, including drug delivery and theranostics.
Distinct thermal runaway mechanisms of sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries
Authors: Rui Xinyu , Ren Dongsheng , Liu Xiang , Wang Xiaodan , Wang Kuangyu , Lu Yao , Li Linwei , Wang Pengbo , Zhu Gaolong , Mao Yuqiong , Feng Xuning , Lu Languang , Wang Hewu , Ouyang Minggao
Published: July 2023

All-solid-state batteries with sulfide electrolytes are not absolutely safe as supposed. Here, two distinct thermal failure routes are unveiled for sulfide-based ASSBs, namely the gas–solid and solid–solid reactions.
An X-ray fluorescence and machine learning based methodology for the direct non-destructive compositional analysis of (Th1−xUx)O2 fuel pellets
Authors: Kanrar Buddhadev , Sanyal Kaushik , Sarkar Arnab , Pai Rajesh V.
Published: July 2023

An artificial neural network based methodology for the direct non-destructive compositional analysis of (Th1−xUx)O2 fuel pellets using the X-ray fluorescence technique by considering the U/Th M lines as the analytical line.
Viral load quantitation at the point-of-care with shaken digital droplet RT-LAMP
Authors: Weisgerber Daniel W. , Langer Krzysztof , Servellita Venice , Xu Peng , Chiu Charles Y. , Abate Adam R.
Published: July 2023

This paper describes a simple, rapid, and accurate instrument-free method for viral load quantification that is suitable for the clinical point-of-care environment.
Designing a slippery/superaerophobic hierarchical open channel for reliable and versatile underwater gas delivery
Authors: Wang Xinsheng , Bai Haoyu , Li Zhe , Tian Yaru , Zhao Tianhong , Cao Moyuan
Published: July 2023

By taking inspiration from Pitcher plant and hummingbird’s beak, we display a slippery/superaerophobic hierarchical open channel for durable and functional gas transport to diversify the gas/liquid exchanging process in an aqueous environment.
Consolidation and performance gains in plasma-sintered printed nanoelectrodes
Authors: Engel Lukas F. , González-García Lola , Kraus Tobias
Published: July 2023

Oleylamine-capped Au nanoparticles were imprinted and plasma-sintered, forming flexible transparent electrodes with a closed Au shell and hybrid core. They consolidate with time, increasing the electrode figure of merit up to ≈5.8 times, decreasing sheet resistance.
Type-effects of multiple waste-sourced biochar feedstocks on methylene blue adsorption
Authors: Han Zhaolian , Jiang Qiushi , Pei Yifeng , Zhao Chunli , Li Jinying , Dong Hao , Cheng Zhiqiang
Published: July 2023

Research on the environmental application of biochar from waste could lead to a greater extent of rational applications.
Highly durable, perfluorinated Q(PFBE-co-VBC) and PVDF blend anion exchange membranes with interconnected morphological features for electrochemical energy conversion systems
Authors: Hosimin S. , Varshini V. , Kalaiyarasi A. , Vengatesan S. , Ravichandran S. , Djadocks C. S. A. , Vasudevan S.
Published: July 2023

Alkaline anion exchange membrane that possesses fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon backbones demonstrates high stability in electrochemical energy conversion systems.
Efficient removal of phosphate through adsorption by acidified diatomite loaded with La2O2CO3
Authors: Tian Rui , Yang Shu , Han Ziyin , Sun Ye , Wang Yexi , Wu Chen , Zhang Qi , Liu Jinyan , Lu Xulin , Zhang Zhiwei
Published: July 2023

Composites of acidified diatomite (AD) loaded with La2O2CO3 exhibit excellent performance in phosphorus adsorption.
Visible light-induced iridium(iii)-sensitized [2 + 2] and [3 + 2] photocycloadditions of 2-cyanochromone with alkenes
Authors: Dasi Rajesh , Villinger Alexander , Brasholz Malte
Published: July 2023

2-Cyanochromone undergoes visible light-induced sensitized [2 + 2] photocycloadditions with styrenes, while alkyl-substituted alkenes preferentially lead to [3 + 2] cycloadducts.
Constructing an n–n junction between CoFe-LDH and NiCoP as bifunctional electrocatalysts for efficient overall water splitting
Authors: Qin Mengyuan , Ma Guiyuan , Tan Wenxue , Fan Zunhao , Xin Xing
Published: July 2023

Utilizing transition metal elements (Ni, Fe, Co) to design heterojunction catalysts is an effective approach for enhancing the efficiency of electrocatalytic water splitting.
Deciphering ligand-controlled charge transfer from a metal–organic framework to cadmium sulfide for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
Authors: Singh Ajit Kumar , Jaryal Arpna , Patel Sunil Kumar , Kumar Deepak , Subramaniam Iyer E. Siva , Kailasam Kamalakannan , Indra Arindam
Published: July 2023

The suitable choice of a cocatalyst with optimized electronic properties and accessible active sites can modulate the charge separation, transport and recombination processes in CdS to enhance the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity.
Impact of controlling the crystallinity on bifunctional electrocatalytic performances toward methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction in binary Pd–Cr solid solution
Authors: Jin Dasol , Lee Youngmi , Kim In Young , Lee Chongmok , Kim Myung Hwa
Published: July 2023

Crystallinity control within the binary Pd–Cr solid solution significantly impacted methanol oxidation reaction and oxygen reduction reaction, emphasizing the superiority of an amorphous structure over crystalline counterparts.
Pyridine functionalized silver nanosheets for nitrate electroreduction
Authors: Yang Han-Yue , He Kai-Yue , Ai Xuan , Liu Xue , Yang Yun , Yin Shi-Bin , Jin Pu-Jun , Chen Yu
Published: July 2023

Crystal surface-selective and pyridine-functionalized Ag nanosheets can serve as high-performance Ag-based catalysts to improve the selectivity and yield of electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia.
Quaternized carbon dots with enhanced antimicrobial ability towards Gram-negative bacteria for the treatment of acute peritonitis caused by E. coli
Authors: Zhang Xintian , Wu Pingping , Hao Xiaoli , Liu Jiamiao , Huang Zhengjun , Weng Shaohuang , Chen Weifeng , Huang Lingling , Huang Jianyong
Published: July 2023

Quaternized carbon dots prepared from citric acid and diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride exhibit enhanced antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria for the effective treating acute peritonitis with E. coli infection via injection.
Non-linear photo-switching in molecular actuators through intra-molecular energy transfer from an electron donating core
Authors: Guzmán-Méndez Óscar , Villatoro Emmanuel , Reza Mariana M. , Sandoval Maria Eugenia , Jara-Cortés Jesus , García-Aguilera Martha Elena , Bravo-Romero Melissa , López-Cortés José G. , Peon Jorge
Published: July 2023

Switching of molecular actuators by indirect biphotonic excitation of a centrosymmetric antenna, followed by intra-molecular energy transfer.
Ovarian cancer G protein-coupled receptor 1 deficiency exacerbates crystal deposition and kidney injury in oxalate nephropathy in female mice
Authors: Yassini Nima , Sprenger Janine , Pastor Arroyo Eva Maria , Krudewig Christiane , Pellegrini Giovanni , Joller Nicole , Wagner Carsten A. , Imenez Silva Pedro Henrique
Published: July 2023

Ovarian cancer G protein-coupled receptor 1 (OGR1) (Gpr68) and G protein-coupled receptor 4 (GPR4) (Gpr4) are proton-activated G protein-coupled receptors that are stimulated upon increased extracellular acidity. These receptors have various physiological and pathophysiological roles in renal acid–base physiology, tissue inflammation, and fibrosis among others. Their function in injured renal tissue, however, remains mostly unclear. To address this, we investigated their role in crystalline nephropathy by increasing the oxalate intake of GPR4 KO and OGR1 KO mice.

After 10 days of high-oxalate intake and 4 days of recovery, renal crystal content, histopathology, filtration function, and inflammation were assessed. While GPR4 deficiency did not show major alterations in disease progression, OGR1 KO mice had higher urinary calcium levels and exacerbated crystal accumulation accompanied by decreased creatinine clearance and urea excretion and a decreased presence of regulatory T (Treg) cells in kidney tissue. When lowering the severity of the kidney injury, OGR1 KO mice were more prone to develop crystalline nephropathy. In this setting, OGR1 KO mice displayed an increased activation of the immune system and a higher production of proinflammatory cytokines by T cells and macrophages.

Taken together, in the acute setting of oxalate-induced nephropathy, the lack of the proton-activated G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) GPR4 does not influence disease. OGR1 deficiency, however, increases crystal deposition leading to impaired kidney function. Thus, OGR1 may be important to limit kidney crystal deposition, which might subsequently be relevant for the pathophysiology of oxalate kidney stones or other crystallopathies.
Persian Version of the Hyperacusis Questionnaire: Psychometric Evaluation and Prevalence Determination
Authors: Nazeri Ahmadreza , Fathollahzadeh Farnaz , Azizi Mahdi
Published: July 2023

Purpose:

Hyperacusis is an uncommon hearing disorder, known as increased sensitivity to daily surrounding sounds. This disorder can profoundly affect people's daily activities. The studies conducted about hyperacusis are very limited in Iran. The purposes of this study are the psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the Hyperacusis Questionnaire (PHQ) and the investigation of its prevalence.

Method:

This cross-sectional study was accomplished on 203 young university students with normal hearing sensitivity. After translating the questionnaire, the psychometric properties of the PHQ were evaluated by content validity ratio (CVR) and index (CVI) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Students were evaluated by clinical audiology tests, the loudness discomfort level (LDL) measurement, and answering the PHQ.

The research data collection was done from April to November 2022. Otoscopy, clinical and speech audiometry, and LDL were all executed, respectively. The participants directly answered the PHQ. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software Version 26.

Results:

The PHQ demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability, Cronbach's alpha (.81), CVI (> 0.88), and CVR (> 0.98). EFA revealed four dimensions of the questionnaire. Of the participants, four (2%) were identified as suffering from hyperacusis. The PHQ showed the possibility of differences between genders.

Conclusions:

The psychometric evaluations of the PHQ were found to be acceptable and can be used in future studies. The prevalence of hyperacusis in our sample was 2%, and estimated to be higher in females. These findings suggest the need for further research on hyperacusis in Iranian population and specified studies to compare the two genders.