bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Governance agility in reception of war refugees from Ukraine: The case of Wrocław, Poland
Authors: Błaszczyk Mateusz , Dolińska Kamilla , Makaro Julita , Pluta Jacek
Published: September 2023

The unprecedented influx of migrants triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine posed a major challenge for neighbouring countries. For the local authorities of the cities where the migrants arrived, managing the reception of the refugees became a key issue. This article discusses a study on the reception of refugees during the first period of the war in Ukraine in Wrocław, a city that became one of the main Polish hubs of war‐triggered migration. Analysing specific examples of the organisation of activities concerning the aid given to newcomers from Ukraine, we indicate the actors involved in these measures, the range of resources mobilised, the way in which tasks were divided, and the relations between the cooperating stakeholders. The study highlights the key role of agility in managing the issue of reception. However, it is not the quality of the existing system, but the result of the need to develop ad hoc solutions to deal with potential crises. Even so, the flexibility of action, the fluidity of task distribution and the ‘community of the higher purpose’ have enabled effective measures to build the resilience of cities to the threat.
Shifting Positionings and Queer Time at the Precipice of Apocalypse
Authors: Luger Jason
Published: September 2023

This commentary on Kath Browne and Catherine Nash's paper ‘From hegemonic to where?', considers the ‘between‐ness’ and precarious ephemerality of queer life at the precipice of apocalypse. Substantively, the commentary critically addresses three of Browne and Nash's key themes, which they develop according to a queer ontology. These are: (a) temporality, and the notions of nonlinearity and reversibility; (b) the unsteadiness and precarity of ‘between‐ness’ and the radical openness it allows; and finally, (c) the complex and dynamic, sometimes contradictory, understandings and positionalities of [hetero]activism and resistances. This commentary lauds Browne and Nash's significant contribution to greater understandings of these socio‐cultural complexities. The paper demonstrates poignantly how a queer framework can broaden understanding of hegemony and marginality; power, spatiality and gender; and the negotiation of intersectional identities. The commentary also offers a few provocations about just how much room the blurry ‘in‐between’ can be given at this critical socio‐political moment.
DWARF AND LOW‐TILLERING 2 functions in brassinosteroid signaling and controls plant architecture and grain size in rice
Authors: Zou Ting , Zhang Kaixuan , Zhang Jing , Liu Sijing , Liang Jing , Liu Jiaxu , Zhu Jun , Liang Yueyang , Wang Shiquan , Deng Qiming , Liu Huainian , Jin Jinghua , Li Ping , Li Shuangcheng
Published: September 2023

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a class of steroid phytohormones that control various aspects of plant growth and development. Several transcriptional factors (TFs) have been suggested to play roles in BR signaling. However, their possible relationship remains largely unknown. Here, we identified a rice mutant dwarf and low‐tillering 2 (dlt2) with altered plant architecture, increased grain width, and reduced BR sensitivity. DLT2 encodes a GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE (GAI)‐REPRESSOR OF GAI (RGA)‐SCARECROW (GRAS) TF that is mainly localized in the nucleus and has weak transcriptional activity. Our further genetic and biochemical analyses indicate that DLT2 interacts with two BR‐signaling‐related TFs, DLT and BRASSINAZOLE‐RESISTANT 1, and probably modulates their transcriptional activity. These findings imply that DLT2 is implicated in a potentially transcriptional complex that mediates BR signaling and rice development and suggests that DLT2 could be a potential target for improving rice architecture and grain morphology. This work also sheds light on the role of rice GRAS members in regulating numerous developmental processes.
Analysis of Energy Efficiency Benefits of Smart Glazed Overhangs for Office Buildings in France
Authors: Corlouer Madeline , Krarti Moncef
Published: September 2023

The energy efficiency benefits of both static and dynamic overhangs made-up of smart glazing materials are assessed when deployed to windows of prototypical office buildings in France. The tint level and the tilt angle settings of overhangs made-up of smart glazing can be adjusted on an hourly, daily, and monthly basis with the main objective of minimizing the overall building’s annual energy consumption. In this study, annual energy end-uses for the prototypical office building equipped with smart glazed overhangs are compared to those obtained for the baseline case with no shading and the case with static opaque overhangs. The analysis results show that the use of opaque and smart glazed overhangs for office buildings in Paris could achieve annual whole-building energy savings of 1.36% and 4.12%, respectively, compared to no-shading case. Moreover, the energy efficiency benefits of the dynamic overhangs are found to depend on a wide range of design features and climatic conditions. It is found that energy savings incurred by the deployment of overhangs made-up of smart glazed materials increase with the window size. The evaluated smart glazed overhangs provide a low-cost alternative to the installation of high-performance windows, especially for existing commercial buildings.
Physical Activity and Psychological Resilience in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Authors: Toth Eliza E. , Ihász Ferenc , Ruíz-Barquín Roberto , Szabo Attila
Published: September 2023

Older adults face numerous unfavorable functional changes caused by aging, but many exhibit resilience, which helps them cope with challenges. Physical activity is positively associated with resilience. Therefore, this systematic literature review aimed to uncover the relationships between physical activity and resilience in older adults. We have analyzed three freely and openly available databases: (a) PubMed/Medline, (b) ScienceDirect, and (c) Google Scholar, which yielded 20 eligible articles based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Most studies (14) were cross-sectional, three were longitudinal, and three others used mindfulness-based or endurance-enhancing physical activity interventions. Their results revealed increased resilience even after short-duration and low-frequency interventions. Cross-sectional research results also support the positive relationship between physical activity and resilience in older adults, suggesting that the relationship might depend on exercise volume. Still, further research is needed to design interventions, understand the mechanism(s) involved in altering resilience, and maximize physical activity’s benefits in aging people.
Self-Reported Vision Loss, Health Status, and Social Participation Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults—Evidence From China
Authors: Zhang Xiaodong , Lin Yuqian , Zhang Chengmeng
Published: September 2023

Social participation is crucial for enhancing senior’s well-being and promoting their integration into society. Using nationwide data investigated in China, this study explored the association between self-reported visual impairment, health level, and social participation among Chinese middle-aged old adults. It has been found that (a) the probability and frequency of social participation among middle-aged and older adults with self-reported vision loss were significantly lower than those without vision problems; (b) self-reported vision loss was negatively associated with self-rated health and mental health status, and both were positively associated with social participation; and (c) self-rated health and mental health played a mediating role between vision loss and social participation. The findings suggest that under the framework of active aging, universal vision screening programs and rehabilitation plans for the older adults with visual impairment are exceedingly significant to promote their participation in social activities, thereby enhancing their quality of life.
Research Protocol Adaptations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Process Evaluation
Authors: Wingood Mariana , Linsky Amy M. , Harris Rebekah , Bamonti Patricia , Moye Jennifer , Bean Jonathan F.
Published: September 2023

In general, COVID-19-related adaptations that transitioned in-person assessments and interventions to a virtual format were not routinely evaluated. We aimed to conduct a process evaluation to examine the impact of COVID-19-related adaptations on a behavior change intervention designed to increase exercise adherence among Veterans with mobility difficulty. We used secondary data from a nonrandomized study to complete a process evaluation examining the intervention’s reach, recruitment, fidelity, dose delivered by physical therapists, and the dose received by the 14 participating Veterans. The physical therapist delivered 95% (133/140) of the study’s 10 sessions. Sessions with the lowest delivery dose included Sessions 1 and 10 (86%; n = 12/14). The elements with the lowest dose received included using an exercise journal and developing a postintervention plan (86%; n = 12/14). Our COVID-19 adaptations allowed us to provide our intervention to the majority (67%) of eligible participants without a negative impact on fidelity, dose delivered, or dose received.
Organic matter lability modifies the vertical structure of methane-related microbial communities in lake sediments
Authors: Rissanen Antti J. , Jilbert Tom , Simojoki Asko , Mangayil Rahul , Aalto Sanni L. , Khanongnuch Ramita , Peura Sari , Jäntti Helena
Published: September 2023

Eutrophication increases the input of labile, algae-derived, organic matter (OM) into lake sediments. This potentially increases methane (CH
4
) emissions from sediment to water through increased methane production rates and decreased methane oxidation efficiency in sediments. However, the effect of OM lability on the structure of methane oxidizing (methanotrophic) and methane producing (methanogenic) microbial communities in lake sediments is still understudied. We studied the vertical profiles of the sediment and porewater geochemistry and the microbial communities (16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing) at five profundal stations of an oligo-mesotrophic, boreal lake (Lake Pääjärvi, Finland), varying in surface sediment OM sources (assessed via sediment C:N ratio). Porewater profiles of methane, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), acetate, iron, and sulfur suggested that sites with more autochthonous OM showed higher overall OM lability, which increased remineralization rates, leading to increased electron acceptor (EA) consumption and methane emissions from sediment to water. When OM lability increased, the abundance of anaerobic nitrite-reducing methanotrophs (
Candidatus
Methylomirabilis) relative to aerobic methanotrophs (
Methylococcales
) in the methane oxidation layer of sediment surface decreased, suggesting that
Methylococcales
were more competitive than
Ca
. Methylomirabilis under decreasing redox conditions and increasing methane availability due to their more diverse metabolism (fermentation and anaerobic respiration) and lower affinity for methane. Furthermore, when OM lability increased, the abundance of methanotrophic community in the sediment surface layer, especially
Ca
. Methylomirabilis, relative to the methanogenic community decreased. We conclude that increasing input of labile OM, subsequently affecting the redox zonation of sediments, significantly modifies the methane producing and consuming microbial community of lake sediments.

Importance

Lakes are important natural emitters of the greenhouse gas methane (CH
4
). It has been shown that eutrophication, via increasing the input of labile organic matter (OM) into lake sediments and subsequently affecting the redox conditions, increases methane emissions from lake sediments through increased sediment methane production rates and decreased methane oxidation efficiency. However, the effect of organic matter lability on the structure of the methane-related microbial communities of lake sediments is not known. In this study, we show that, besides the activity, also the structure of lake sediment methane producing and consuming microbial community is significantly affected by changes in the sediment organic matter lability.
Geochemistry of sulfide in mafic enclaves from Gushan granite: Implications for the role of contemporaneous mafic magma in the genesis of the large-scale Jiaodong gold province, eastern China
Authors: Koua Kadio Aka D. , Sun Huashan , Li Zhanke , Li Huan , Li Jianwei , Yang Hui , Yuan Zhongzheng
Published: September 2023

Studies have revealed the key role of deep-seated, ore-forming fluids and metals in the generation of the Early Cretaceous large-scale gold deposits in the Jiaodong gold province of eastern China. However, how the ore-forming materials were transported to shallow crustal levels remains unclear. Here, we investigate trace elements and sulfur isotopes of pyrite within mafic microgranular enclaves (MMEs) of Gushan granite to evaluate the role of the syn-mineralization of mafic enclaves in the transportation of ore-forming materials. Zircon U-Pb and molybdenite Re-Os dating indicate that the magmatic-hydrothermal event in the potassic-altered Gushan granite occurred at ca. 120 Ma, which is contemporaneous with the Jiaodong gold mineralization. The texture and geochemical compositions of pyrite indicate that pyrite grains hosted by Gushan MMEs are of deuteric hydrothermal origin and precipitated during or shortly after magma mixing. The distribution of elements (i.e., Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, As, Ag, Au, Pb, and Bi) and the sulfur isotope (4.14‰−8.8‰) data for pyrites from Gushan MMEs are quite identical to those of the Xiejia diorite intrusion (DI) and other ores from the Jiaodong gold province, which indicates a common source of these pyrites. The common origin of the pyrites, combined with evidence from previous work, suggest that the ore-forming fluids and materials originated from the metasomatized lithospheric mantle, which was the repository of water, sulfur, and volatiles from the subducted Paleo-Pacific plate, rather than by direct release from the subducted sediments of the Paleo-Pacific plate. Our results collectively show that the arc-like mafic magmas derived from the metasomatized lithospheric mantle at ca. 120 Ma were the intermediary that transported the gold and other ore-forming components from the deep mantle to the shallow crustal levels where gold and ore-related material were injected into the Weideshan granitic suite during magma mixing. Thus, the Weideshan granitic suite may have played a critical role by continuously transferring gold to the shallow crustal faults where it precipitated. Therefore, future research or deep-drilling exploration programs in the area should emphasize the Weideshan granitic suite rather than the Xiejia DI.
Supplemental Material: Methanogen-mediated dolomite precipitation in an early Permian lake in northwestern China
Authors: Sun Funing , Hu Wenxuan , et al.
Published: September 2023

Figures S1–S3 and Tables S1–S4.
Rescue intracranial stenting for failed posterior circulation thrombectomy: analysis from the Stenting and Angioplasty in NeuroThrombectomy (SAINT) study
Authors: Mohammaden Mahmoud H , Tarek Mohamed A , Aboul Nour Hassan , Haussen Diogo C , Fifi Johanna T , Matsoukas Stavros , Farooqui Mudassir , Ortega-Gutierrez Santiago , Zevallos Cynthia B , Galecio-Castillo Milagros , Hassan Ameer E , Tekle Wondwossen , Al-Bayati Alhamza R , Salem Mohamed M , Burkhardt Jan Karl , Pukenas Bryan , Cortez Gustavo M , Hanel Ricardo A , Aghaebrahim Amin , Sauvageau Eric , Hafeez Muhammad , Kan Peter , Tanweer Omar , Jumaa Mouhammad , Zaidi Syed F , Oliver Marion , Sheth Sunil A , Nahhas Michael , Salazar-Marioni Sergio , Khaldi Ahmad , Li Hanzhou , Kuybu Okkes , Abdalkader Mohamad , Klein Piers , Peng Sophia , Alaraj Ali , Nguyen Thanh N , Nogueira Raul G
Published: September 2023

Backgrounds

Recent trials have shown improved outcomes after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for vertebrobasilar occlusion (VBO) stroke. However, there is a paucity of data regarding safety and outcomes of rescue intracranial stenting (RS) after failed MT (FRRS+) for posterior circulation stroke. We sought to compare RS to failed reperfusion without RS (FRRS−).

Methods

This is a retrospective analysis of the Stenting and Angioplasty in NeuroThrombectomy (SAINT) study, a multicenter collaboration involving prospectively collected databases. Patients were included if they had posterior circulation stroke and failed MT. The cohort was divided into two groups: FRRS+ and FRRS− (defined as modified Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) score 0–2a). The primary outcome was a shift in the degree of disability as measured by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days. Secondary outcomes included mRS 0–2 and mRS 0–3 at 90 days. Safety measures included rates of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH), procedural complications, and 90-day mortality. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed to identify outcomes in a matched cohort and in those with VBO, respectively.

Results

A total of 152 failed thrombectomies were included in the analysis. FRRS+ (n=84) was associated with increased likelihood of lower disability (acOR 2.24, 95% CI 1.04 to 4.95, P=0.04), higher rates of mRS 0–2 (26.8% vs 12.5%, aOR 4.43, 95% CI 1.22 to 16.05, P=0.02) and mRS 0–3 (35.4% vs 18.8%, aOR 3.13, 95% CI 1.08 to 9.10, P=0.036), and lower mortality (42.7% vs 59.4%, aOR 0.40, 95% CI 0.17 to 0.97, P=0.04) at 90 days compared with FRRS− (n=68). The rates of sICH and procedural complications were comparable between the groups. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses showed similar results.

Conclusion

In patients with posterior circulation stroke who had failed MT, RS resulted in better functional outcomes with comparable safety profile to procedure termination.
Parent experience of advance care planning: reconstructing meaning – grounded theory
Authors: Bennett Helen Elizabeth , Duke Sue , Richardson Alison
Published: September 2023

Objectives

Parents have unique experience of caring for their child with a life-limiting illness and significant insight into the experience of advance care planning. However, little is known about how they experience and manage this process. Our objective was to understand parents’ experience of advance care planning for their child.

Methods

Data collected through semistructured interviews and documents using a constructivist and situational grounded theory approach. Parents with experience of end-of-life decisions or advance care planning for a child (age 0–17 years) with a life-limiting condition or life-threatening condition.

Results

13 parents participated; 11 interviews were undertaken with analysis of 9 advance care plans. Parents were interviewed separately (n=9) or together (n=2).

Overarching and inter-related categories, realisation, reconciling multiple tensions and building confidence and asserting control explained the actions and processes of parents’ experience of advance care planning. The arising theory, reconstructing meaning through advance care planning, describes how the process of advance care planning, enables parents to make ‘good’ decisions in complex medical situations and despite the emotional distress, has therapeutic value.

Conclusion

This study confirms parents want to engage in advance care planning, use the process to continuously reorientate their values alongside treatment decisions and that offers a therapeutic value not previously recognised. This requires healthcare professionals to reframe their approach to advance care planning conversations valuing parents’ voices and desire for a sense of control and empowering them to make future decisions that offer hope and build resilience to face the future death of their child.
Russian propaganda on social media during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Authors: Geissler Dominique , Bär Dominik , Pröllochs Nicolas , Feuerriegel Stefan
Published: September 2023

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was accompanied by practices of information warfare, yet existing evidence is largely anecdotal while large-scale empirical evidence is lacking. Here, we analyze the spread of pro-Russian support on social media. For this, we collected $N = 349{,}455$
N
=
349
,
455
messages from Twitter with pro-Russian support. Our findings suggest that pro-Russian messages received ∼251,000 retweets and thereby reached around 14.4 million users. We further provide evidence that bots played a disproportionate role in the dissemination of pro-Russian messages and amplified its proliferation in early-stage diffusion. Countries that abstained from voting on the United Nations Resolution ES-11/1 such as India, South Africa, and Pakistan showed pronounced activity of bots. Overall, 20.28% of the spreaders are classified as bots, most of which were created at the beginning of the invasion. Together, our findings suggest the presence of a large-scale Russian propaganda campaign on social media and highlight the new threats to society that originate from it. Our results also suggest that curbing bots may be an effective strategy to mitigate such campaigns.
Understanding the Charge Carrier Dynamics, Improved Dielectric Properties and Leakage Current Behaviour of NiFe1.85Dy0.15O4 with Structural Correlation
Authors: Mondal Chaitali , Kumar Sanchit , Dutta Abhigyan , Sinha Ankurava
Published: September 2023

This research explores the charge carrier dynamics of NiFe1.85Dy0.15O4 with excess amounts of Dy ions replacing the metal ions and forming an additional orthorhombic phase of DyFeO3 confirmed by the X-ray diffraction pattern of the sample and validated by Scanning electron microscopy and UV-Visible studies. Dy incorporation, in conjunction with the additional phase, has been shown to alter the structure of the inverse spinel matrix by expanding the unit cell and inducing strain. Impedance spectroscopy was used to investigate the sample’s behaviour as a circuit element, and an equivalent circuit containing resistance, capacitance, and inductance was realized to represent the sample when exposed to an alternating field. The Cole-Cole model of non-Debye relaxation was used to calculate dielectric parameters such as dielectric strength, high-frequency permittivity, shape parameters, and dielectric relaxation times. The specimen’s leakage current conduction mechanism was also systematically investigated to determine the presence of different variants of bulk and interface-limited conduction processes. This multifaceted study not only reveals the intriguing charge dynamics of NiFe1.85Dy0.15O4, which are influenced by Dy-ion incorporation and the emergence of a new phase but also extends its implications to the realm of potential applications, spurring developments in areas like novel energy storage technologies and advanced electronics.
Assessment of Conductivity through Impedance Analysis of CuO:Ho2O3 Modified BaZr0.05Ti0.95O3
Authors: Lather Aryan Singh , Poonia Kanika , Kundu R. S. , Ahlawat Neetu , Nehra Anuj , Kaur Shubhpreet
Published: September 2023

The solid state reaction method was used to prepare 2 wt% of BaZr0.05Ti0.95O3 doped by (CuO:Ho2O3) in different ratios. The variation in the ratio of CuO:Ho2O3 was fixed at 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 2:1 and 3:1. The dielectric data and impedance analysis confirmed the non-Debye nature of all the samples. Conductivity results show the Non-overlapping Small Polaron tunnelling conduction mechanism up to 240 °C and the Co-related Barrier Hopping conduction mechanism after 240 °C in the selected temperature range for all the samples. For the Co-related Barrier Hoping model, a sample with a ratio of 1:3 has shown the maximum binding energy value for the charge carrier and a comparatively lesser value of conductivity.
Piezo channels in stretch effects on developing human airway smooth muscle
Authors: Kelley Brian , Zhang Emily Y. , Khalfaoui Latifa , Schiliro Marta , Wells Natalya , Pabelick Christina M. , Prakash Y. S. , Vogel Elizabeth R.
Published: September 2023

Piezo channels were first described just over a decade ago and their function in the lung is largely unknown. We found that piezo channels are present and functional in the developing airway and contribute to intracellular calcium responses and extracellular matrix remodeling in the setting of stretch. This may improve our understanding of the mechanisms behind development of chronic airway diseases, such as asthma, in former preterm infants exposed to respiratory support, such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
Sex-specific lung inflammation and mitochondrial damage in a model of electronic cigarette exposure in asthma
Authors: Song Min-Ae , Kim Ji Young , Gorr Matthew W. , Miller Roy A. , Karpurapu Manjula , Nguyen Jackie , Patel Devki , Archer Kellie J. , Pabla Navjot , Shields Peter G. , Wold Loren E. , Christman John W. , Chung Sangwoon
Published: September 2023

Respiratory immunity is dysregulated in preexisting asthma, and further perturbations by EC use could exacerbate asthma severity. However, the extent of their toxicity and the involved mechanisms contributing to the deleterious impact of EC exposure on patients with preexisting asthma have not been delineated. We found that EC has unique biological impacts in lungs and potential sex differences with loss of TFAM, a key mtDNA regulator, in lung epithelial region from our animal EC study.
Assessment and Characterization of Agricultural Salt-Affected Soils around Abaya and Chamo Lakes, South Ethiopia Rift Valley
Authors: Walche Azmera , Haile Wassie , Kiflu Alemayehu , Tsegaye Dereje
Published: September 2023

Soil salinity/sodicity is becoming a challenge for crop production in Ethiopia’s semi-arid and arid regions. However, more information on soil salinity/sodicity needs to be available around Abaya and Chamo Lakes, South Ethiopia Rift Valley. This study aimed to assess and characterize soil salinity/sodicity and determine salt-affected soils’ morphological, physical, and chemical properties. The representative soil pits that were 60 

∗

 60 

∗

 60 cm in size were examined, and samples were taken from 0–20, 20–40, and 40–60 cm depths based on the criteria set for agricultural salt-affected soil studies. The soil properties determined include soil color, structure, consistency, bulk density, particle density, porosity, texture, pH, EC, SAR, ESP, CEC, BS, OC, TN, available P, CaCO3−, exchangeable bases, and soluble ions (Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Cl−, SO4−2, NO3−, CO3−2, and HCO3−. The soil-analyzed results were rated and interpreted following a guide to standardized analysis methods for soil data. The results of this study reveal that the soils had considerable heterogeneity in soil morphological, physical, and chemical properties. The soils of the study site were highly alkaline and had very high sodium content, very high CEC value, and low levels of organic carbon and exchangeable calcium. The dominant soluble cation was sodium, followed by magnesium, calcium, and potassium in all soil depths of the pits. Similarly, Cl− was dominant among the anions throughout the soil depth, followed by HCO3−, SO42−, and NO3−. The findings of this study imply that removing sodium and salts from the soil depth may improve the salt-affected soils’ productivity in the study area. Application of organic amendments, including manures and crop residues, may also be beneficial in increasing fertility and organic matter content.
Prevalence, Awareness, and Control of Hypertensive Disorders amongst Pregnant Women Seeking Healthcare in Ghana
Authors: Boachie-Ansah Pauline , Anto Berko Panyin , Marfo Afia Frimpomaa Asare , Dassah Edward Tieru , Cobbold Constance Caroline , Asiamah Morrison
Published: September 2023

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDPs) are no longer seen as “transitory diseases cured by delivery.” It accounts for up to 50% of maternal deaths. Information concerning HDPs is less in developing countries like Ghana. This study was conducted to find out the prevalence, awareness, risk factors, control, and the birth outcomes of HDPs. This was a retrospective cohort study conducted among pregnant women seeking care in selected health facilities in the Ashanti Region. Data on demographics, HDPs, and its associated birth outcomes were collected. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association of the independent variables with HDPs. The burden of HDPs was 37.2% among the 500 mothers enrolled with chronic hypertension superimposed with preeclampsia accounting for 17.6%, chronic hypertension, 10.2%, and preeclampsia 6.8% whilst gestational hypertension was 2.6%. It was observed that 44% (220) of the mothers had excellent knowledge on HDPs. Oral nifedipine and methyldopa were frequently used for HDP management, and it resulted in a significant reduction in HDP burden from 37.2% to 26.6%. Factors that influenced the increased risk of HDPs were grand multigravida (

AOR
=
4.53

;

CI
=
1.42

–14.42), family history of hypertension (

AOR
=
3.61

;

CI
=
1.89

–6.90), and the consumption of herbal preparations (

AOR
=
2.92

;

CI
=
1.15

–7.41) and alcohol (

AOR
=
4.10

;

CI
=
1.34

-12.62) during pregnancy. HDPs increased the risk of preterm delivery (

AOR
=
2.66

;

CI
=
1.29

–5.89), stillbirth (

AOR
=
12.47

;

CI
=
2.72

–57.24), and undergoing caesarean section (

AOR
=
1.70

;

CI
=
1.10

–2.61) amongst mothers during delivery. The burden of HDPs is high amongst pregnant mothers seeking care in selected facilities. There is the need for intensified campaign on HDPs in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Benzylated Sulfamethoxazole Derivatives with Improved Safety Profile as Potential Anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Antibacterial Agents
Authors: Maepa Judas M. , Leboho Tlabo C.
Published: September 2023

This study focussed on the synthesis of sulfamethoxazole derivatives and their biological evaluation. The sulfamethoxazole derivatives were successfully biologically evaluated against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Chinese Hamster Ovarian (CHO) cells. The biological evaluation revealed compounds with improved antitubercular activity and antibacterial activity against S. aureus as well as safety profile when compared to the starting material, sulfamethoxazole. The most active compounds against Mycobacterium tuberculosis were3q with 92% inhibition followed by 3s (90%), 3k (88%), 3t (85%), and 3o (84%).
Synthesis and Evaluation of Cytotoxicity and Molecular Docking of New Symmetrical Macroacyclic Schiff Base Ligands and Their Ni(II) and Zn(II) Complexes
Authors: Keypour Hassan , Rezaei Mohammad Taher , Hajari Saadat , Jamshidi Mahdi , Moazzami Farida Seyed Hamed
Published: September 2023

To synthesize new symmetrical macroacyclic Schiff base ligands (L1 and L2), polyamine (A) was condensed with 2-formylpyridine and salicylaldehyde. Furthermore, Ni(ClO4)2.6H2O and Zn(ClO4)2.6H2O in methanol were reacted with the ligands to prepare corresponding metal complexes. The cytotoxicity of the synthesized complexes against MCF-7 and A549 adenocarcinoma cells was evaluated, where Zn-complexes displayed greater cytotoxic effects than Ni-complexes. Conductivity measurements, ESI-MS, UV-Vis, molar conductivity, IR, 1H, and 13C NMR spectra were used to characterize the products. Furthermore, molecular docking was performed to assess the biological activity of the complexes, and it was observed that Zn-complexes exhibited the highest inhibition effect against cytotoxic receptors.
Conservative Approach for Traumatic Anterior Crown–Root Fractured Teeth by Orthodontic Extrusion using Customized Mini-Tube Appliance: A Clinical Review
Authors: Lim Sehun , Kwon Youngmin
Published: September 2023

A complicated crown–root fracture is a fracture involving enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp. Because crown fracture generally extends below the gingival margin, several options may be indicated to expose the margins before permanent restoration. Among them, orthodontic extrusion is the most non-invasive treatment option. In this case report, a case of traumatic crown–root fracture of the maxillary incisor was managed by root canal treatment with fiber-reinforced ceramic post-placement followed by orthodontic extrusion using a customized mini-tube appliance technique. Then, the porcelain fused zirconia crown was restored. Traumatized orthodontic extruded teeth have shown a reliable prognosis without inflammatory signs nor complications after a 15-month follow-up.
Research on the Methods of Predicting Compressor Characteristic Curve
Authors: Hao Xuedi , Zhang Zeyuan , Chi Jinling , He Yangxue
Published: September 2023

Compressors are one of the three major components of gas turbines, and their characteristic curves are used to analyze off-design performance. How to infer the characteristic curve based on different data is an important research topic. In this paper, PG9351FA gas turbine is taken as the research object. Two methods, artificial neural network and parameter estimation, are used to predict its characteristic curve, and the prediction accuracy and application conditions of the two methods are discussed. This article compares the two methods from the perspectives of known speed characteristic curve regression and unknown speed characteristic curve inference, analyzes the impact of sample size and sample error on their inference results, and quantitatively analyzes the error through statistical methods such as calculating the mean square deviation of the data. The application scope and conditions of different methods are provided. The research results show that the method based on neural network to infer the characteristic curve has high accuracy and is suitable for the prediction of known and unknown speed characteristic curves under sufficient data, but not for the prediction of unknown side curves. The elliptic equation fitting method based on parameter estimation has a slightly lower accuracy in processing the nearly vertical compressor characteristic curve, but it can be used as an effective and reliable method to infer the compressor characteristic curve in the case of a small amount of data. The modulization method based on parameter estimation has high accuracy and is applicable to the estimation of complete characteristic curve from partial data of known characteristic curve. In this paper, the application scope and conditions of these two methods are determined, which can provide reference for engineering practice.
Silver Nanoparticles as an Intracanal Medicament: A Scoping Review
Authors: Kaukab Azra , Gaur Sumit , Agnihotri Rupali , Taneja Vani
Published: September 2023

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) release Ag ions with potent bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects. They have shown promising results as an intracanal medicament for removing Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), a resistant bacterium associated with root canal failures. This review summarizes the role of AgNPs as an intracanal medicament. Original research articles on AgNPs as an intracanal medicament were searched in databases such as MEDLINE (PubMed), Scopus, and Embase, resulting in 24 studies. They showed that AgNPs effectively eliminated E. faecalis and reduced postoperative pain following root canal therapy. However, these effects should be further verified through clinical trials as most of the studies were in vitro.
From Hazard Rate to Age-at-Onset Distribution: Mind the Gap
Authors: Chatterjee Nilanjan , Dun Yuzheng
Published: September 2023

A recent study published in the journal claimed that genetic susceptibility to breast cancer occurs mainly due to rare inherited variants. The claim relies on a set of deductive arguments following observations on patterns of age-at-onset distribution of the disease among twin pairs. In this brief commentary, we point out a major gap in the given argument due to the interchangeable use of hazard rates and age-at-onset distribution, and thus conclude that the published study does not provide any evidence against polygenic risk of breast cancer due to common variants.

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Rerouting the GPS Directing Immunotherapy in Endometrial Cancer
Authors: Jangra Rhea , Dhani Neesha C.
Published: September 2023

Mismatch repair (MMR) status alone is insufficient to guide the use of PD-(L)1 monotherapy in patients with endometrial cancer. Additional biomarkers, including tumor mutational burden and combined positive score, may help to identify patients with MMR-proficient tumors with a high probability of benefit from PD-(L)1 monotherapy, and those with MMR-deficient tumors who might require combination strategies.

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Agrupamentos, administração imagética e comicidade: o romance Herrn Kukas Empfehlungen de Radek Knapp
Authors: Mathias Dionei
Published: September 2023

A formação de grupos ocorre com base no princípio de inclusão e exclusão. Para essa finalidade, é necessário estabelecer linhas demarcatórias que definem os critérios de participação. Assim, o trabalho de imaginação de grupos tem um papel fundamental na construção desses limites, especialmente fazendo uso de estereótipos e comicidade. Radek Knapp problematiza esse conjuntos de comportamentos em seu romance Herrn Kukas Empfehlungen e convida a refletir sobre as lógicas demarcatórias. Em seu romance, numa viagem da Polônia à Áustria, seu protagonista Waldemar começa a ser confrontado com as modalidades de formação de grupo, aprendendo, num processo paulatino, a enxergar como as práticas simbólicas impactam na realidade diegética e motivam ações e comportamentos. Desse embate emerge uma série de situações cômicas, produzindo crítica social e revisões de visão de mundo. Nesse horizonte, portanto, este artigo deseja discutir três agrupamentos presentes no romance: o grupo do ocidente, o grupo dominante e o grupo de origem. O elemento que perpassa a caracterização dos três agrupamentos é o riso.
Socket Shield Complications: The Management of Internal Shield Exposure. A Multicenter Case Series
Authors: Gluckman Howard , Pohl Snjezana , Chen Joey
Published: September 2023

The socket shield technique has been proposed as a surgical method to prevent the collapse of the buccal plate following tooth extraction, leading to excellent soft tissue stability and long-term esthetic outcomes. Despite its success, this technique is still not without potential risks. One of the most common complications is internal exposure of the socket shield, which can present as inner soft tissue inflammation with or without exposure of a portion of the shield. This case series discusses this complication’s etiology, diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention. Data from 10 patients with 12 internally exposed sites are presented.
A Knowledge Graph-Based Deep Learning Framework for Efficient Content Similarity Search of Sustainable Development Goals Data
Authors: Kilanioti Irene , A. Papadopoulos George
Published: September 2023

Sustainable development denotes the enhancement of living standards in the present without compromising future generations’ resources. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) quantify the accomplishment of sustainable development and pave the way for a world worth living in for future generations. Scholars can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by guiding the actions of practitioners based on the analysis of SDG data, as intended by this work. We propose a framework of algorithms based on dimensionality reduction methods with the use of Hilbert Space Filling Curves (HSFCs) in order to semantically cluster new uncategorised SDG data and novel indicators, and efficiently place them in the environment of a distributed knowledge graph store. First, a framework of algorithms for insertion of new indicators and projection on the HSFC curve based on their transformer-based similarity assessment, for retrieval of indicators and load-balancing along with an approach for data classification of entrant-indicators is described. Then, a thorough case study in a distributed knowledge graph environment experimentally evaluates our framework. The results are presented and discussed in light of theory along with the actual impact that can have for practitioners analysing SDG data, including intergovernmental organizations, government agencies and social welfare organizations. Our approach empowers SDG knowledge graphs for causal analysis, inference, and manifold interpretations of the societal implications of SDG-related actions, as data are accessed in reduced retrieval times. It facilitates quicker measurement of influence of users and communities on specific goals and serves for faster distributed knowledge matching, as semantic cohesion of data is preserved.
Der Pfaffe Amis und das IV. Laterankonzil
Authors: Schneidergruber Dietmar
Published: September 2023

This article establishes a connection between the decisions of the Fourth Lateran Council and Der Pfaffe Amis, a work by the Knitter. Doing so results in totally new perspectives on the work, which is therefore connected to anticlerical literature. Der Pfaffe Amis is not just a comedy, as researchers thought, but it stands in continuity with Latin poems like, e.g., the Hierapigra ad purgandos praelatos by Aegidius of Corbeil or the work Speculum prelatorum by an unknown author. The single episodes have a class-based structure in their composition, in which the last two mercurial episodes abandon the legal purview of the church, besides being highly criminal under the laws at the time, but because of the Council’s decisions, they would still lead to the eternal salvation of the priest’s soul.
Zu althochdeutsch  in Gl. 2,355,11
Authors: Schuhmann Roland
Published: September 2023

The form  in Gl. 2,355,11 is normally emended in either sprenkil or swenkil ‘slingshot (belt)’. As there is a later parallel for spenkil these emendations are refuted. Old High German spenkil m. ‘slingshot (belt)’ and Middle High German or Early Modern German spenkel m. ‘casting net’ are connected with words in the Germanic languages that have as their basic meaning ‘to move swiftly’. As these words are isolated in Germanic (and Indo-European) it is assumed that they belong with sporadic loss of ‑r‑ in the sequence spr- to the root Proto-Germanic *sprenǥe/a‑ ‘to jump’.
Ich muoz daz sprehen sunder schame, daz ich ein koufman bin genant (GG 5498f.)
Authors: Serfas Günther
Published: September 2023

This contribution tries to revitalize the mercantile class perspective in its socioliterary function for the interpretation of Rudolf’s presumed literary debut. In doing so, it is assumed to be a courtly poem, which is directed at an aristocratic audience with the pretension not only to follow literary traditions, but to bring these up to date with motives from a changing present. This shows Rudolf von Ems as a poetic witness to an overall social change, which is personified in the political ambitions of the young Staufer family member Heinrich (VII.). Just as spectacularly, the Good Gerhart succesfully completes a „subtle narrative experiment“, which centers around a merchant, which never proved worthy of the name, in such a way that it had to draw the attention of the entire cultural life at the arch duke’s court. In the figure of the merchant as a representative of urban patricians, a perspective of class emancipation is uncovered, and whose potential for conflict is made problematic in an epic elaboration, which contrasts with the aristocratic projection of discipline implicit in the voluntary subordination of the inferior classes. The verse epic is therefore interpreted as further proof of politicization in the courtly literary scene.
Explaining Cross-Strait Relations with Regional Integration Theory
Authors: Krumbein Frédéric
Published: September 2023

Regional integration theory can explain past and present processes of cross-strait integration and disintegration. Historical institutionalism can analyse how the path dependence of the ‘One China policy’ shapes cross-strait relations until today and how fundamental changes can occur through critical junctures. Neofunctionalism can well explain the dynamics of economic integration through spillovers and spillbacks driven by transnational actors since the 1980s. Liberal intergovernmentalism can shed light on the bargaining processes and their outcomes during the negotiation of various cross-strait agreements under the Ma Ying-jeou administration. Postfunctionalism offers the best explanation for the central role that identity has played in cross-strait relations, in particular since 2014.
Type material in the Hieracium (Compositae: Cichorieae) collection of Joseph Bornmüller
Authors: VOGT ROBERT , GOTTSCHLICH GÜNTER
Published: September 2023

The herbarium of Joseph Bornmüller (1862–1948) was acquired by the Berlin Botanical Museum in 1938 and belongs today to its most valuable possessions. Parts of Bornmüller´s Hieracium collection remained in the museum´s backlog and have now been incorporated in the general herbarium. A list of Hieracium names published by various authors on the basis of plant material collected by Bornmüller or deposited in Bornmüller´s herbarium is presented here, including information on the type localities given in the protologues. The type material available is listed with full label data and other particulars to be found on the specimens. The status of the type specimens is discussed and the currently accepted names are provided. The names Hieracium fridae-bornmuelleriae and H. scitulum subsp. aquae-albae are validated, the new combinations H. bifidum subsp. arnstadtense, H. diaphanoides subsp. leptodermum, H. glaucinum subsp. chrysoprasicola, and H. schmidtii subsp. trichocyaneum are proposed, and 95 names are lectotypified.
Ceropegia cryptobarbata sect. Chamaesiphon (Apocynaceae—Asclepiadoideae), a novel tuberous species from the Drakensberg foothills in South Africa
Authors: HEIDUK ANNEMARIE
Published: September 2023

A new species of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae—Asclepiadoideae—Ceropegieae) within sect. Chamaesiphon is described from the Drakensberg foothills in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This new tuberous species, C. cryptobarbata, has deeply tubular-campanulate flowers with proportionally very short corolla lobes. The flowers are presented at ground-level and, despite having the gynostegium recessed into a long tube, they do not function as a pollinator trap as typical for Ceropegia s.str. The closest relative of C. cryptobarbata appears to be C. oiantha (formerly Brachystelma oianthum) with very similar vegetative and floral traits. Ceropegia oiantha was thus far considered outstanding in the section based on its deeply tubular-urceolate, egg-shaped flowers which are also presented lying on the ground. With the discovery of C. cryptobarbata, the sect. Chamaesiphon has gained a second member with such unusual flowers. Ceropegia cryptobarbata is clearly distinct from C. oiantha in particular by its densely barbate gynostegium which is furthermore exceptional in sect. Chamaesiphon.
Book review: Muzaffar Alam, The Mughals and the Sufis: Islam and Political Imagination in India, 1500–1750
Authors: Papas Alexandre
Published: September 2023

Muzaffar Alam, The Mughals and the Sufis: Islam and Political Imagination in India, 1500–1750. SUNY Press, 2021, 468 pp.