bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis ofin-patientevolution ofEscherichia colireveals potential links to relapse of bone and joint infections
Authors: Thiriet-Rupert Stanislas , Josse Jérôme , Perez-Pascual David , Tasse Jason , Andre Camille , Abad Léila , Lebeaux David , Ghigo Jean-Marc , Laurent Frédéric , Beloin Christophe
Published: May 2023

Bone and joint infections (BJIs) are difficult to treat and affect a growing number of patients, in which relapses are observed in 10-20% of the case. These relapses, which call for prolonged antibiotic treatment and increase the risk of emergence of resistance, may originate from ill understood adaptation of the pathogen to the host. Here, we studied three pairs ofEscherichia colistrains corresponding to three cases of BJIs and their relapse to better understand in-patient adaptation.

Whole genome comparison presented evidence for positive selection with prevalence of non-synonymous and loss of function mutations. Phenotypic characterization showed that biofilm formation capacity was not modified, contrary to what is usually described in such relapse cases. Although virulence was not modified, we identified the loss of two virulence factors (namely an AFA afimbrial adhesin and a YadA-like adhesin) contributing to immune system evasion in one of the studied relapse strain. Other selected strategies likely helped the relapse strains to outcompete competitors through global growth optimization and colicin production. This work highlights the variety of strategies allowing in-patient adaptation in BJIs.
Influence of expression and purification protocols on Gα biochemical activity: kinetics of plant and mammalian G protein cycles
Authors: Gookin Timothy E. , Chakravorty David , Assmann Sarah M.
Published: May 2023

Heterotrimeric G proteins are a class of signal transduction complexes with broad roles in human health and agriculturally important plant traits. In the classic paradigm, guanine nucleotide binding to the Gα subunit regulates the activation status of the complex. Using theArabidopsis thalianaGα subunit, GPA1, we developed a rapid StrepII-tag mediated purification method that facilitates isolation of protein with increased enzymatic activities as compared to conventional methods, and is demonstrably also applicable to mammalian Gα subunits. We subsequently utilized domain swaps of GPA1 and human GNAO1 to demonstrate the instability of recombinant GPA1 is a function of the interaction between the Ras and helical domains, and can be partially uncoupled from the rapid nucleotide binding kinetics displayed by GPA1.
Severe liver damage, low bone mineral content, and PDXDC1/TTC39B gene variations linked to NAFLD with metabolic syndrome
Authors: Chatterjee Ankita , Mondal Bandana , Das Kausik , Mondal Dipankar , Ghosh Ranajoy , Chowdhury Abhijit , Basu Priyadarshi
Published: May 2023

Background

Fatty liver disease is a pathologic condition of liver due to excess deposition of fat in the liver and is considered as hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Metabolic syndrome is comorbid with multiorgan abnormalities and diseases. However, the phenotypic uniqueness and genetic background of fatty liver patients in the presence/absence of metabolic syndrome are unclear.

Methods

A cohort of 551 individuals with (FLD+) or without fatty liver (FLD-) was recruited.We subdivided the study cohort based on the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) into four groups-Group4FLD+/MetS+; n=221, Group3FLD+/MetS-; n=39, Group2FLD-/MetS+; n=175 and Group1FLD-/MetS-n=116. Pathophysiology was compared between the study groups. Association of genomic variants with Group4FLD+/MetS+; n=167 was studied compared to Group1FLD-/MetS-; n=74. The effects of the associated variants on gene expression were studied using eQTL mapping.

Results and conclusions

Among 551 individuals, 47.2% had fatty liver (FLD+) and 71.87% had metabolic syndrome (MetS+). Compared to Group3FLD+/MetS-, Group4FLD+/MetS+ patients had significantly higher age, higher adiposity, severe diabetic and lipid profile, liver damage marker, CRP, low bone mineral content and higher liver damage, both among the obese and the non-obese. Non-obese Group2FLD-/MetS+ patients had significantly higher serum TG and lower HDL, while obese Group3FLD+/MetS-patients had higher liver damage markers. Additionally, we also showed that in our population, Group4FLD+/MetS+ patients carried higher risk allele frequency in rs3761472-G(SAMM50,OR=2.9(2.0-4.1); p=0.002), rs738409-G(PNPLA3,OR=2.8(1.9-4.07)p=0.003),rs58542926-A(TM6SF2,OR=2.7(1.9-3.9)p=0.021),rs35665085-A(CECR5,OR=2.7(1.9-3.9)p=0.038),rs471364-G(TTC39B,OR=3.1(2.1-4.5)p=0.001),rs2800-G(SLC9A9,OR=3.1(2-4.5)p=0.028),rs7200543-A(PDXDC1,OR=2.261(1.1-4.8)p=0.031). Group4 patients with rs7200543-AA showed poor skeletal health. Thus, fatty liver with metabolic syndrome showed the most severe disease phenotype.
“Not enough yet”: CSR communication of stigmatized industries through news coverage
Authors: Jeong Hyun Ju , Chung Deborah S.
Published: May 2023

Purpose

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication covered by the news media is considered as more credible and effective in shaping public perceptions toward corporations than CSR shared by corporations themselves. This is particularly true when CSR is about corporations with social stigma inherent in business practices. This study examines the CSR publicity of stigmatized industries from the journalism lens.

Design/methodology/approach

A content analysis was conducted with CSR stories from 2019 to 2020 by USA newspapers (n = 348).

Findings

Results of this study showed that the overall volume of CSR from stigmatized industries has decreased, with fewer responses to the recent pandemic. Further, the media brought promotional CSR activities and the business motives behind the activities into focus. Opposing patterns were found for CSR of non-stigmatized industries presented with philanthropic activities based on corporations' social motives to help communities. Similarly, economic and legal responsibilities reflected in the CSR pyramid were more prominently reported for stigmatized industries, and ethical and discretionary responsibilities appeared more frequently for non-stigmatized industries.

Practical implications

Integrating business and media literature, this study enriches scholarly discussions on media processes and effects for CSR communication. This study also provides practical implications for stigmatized industries by highlighting more authentic and careful approaches for CSR communication to earn positive publicity.

Social implications

This study provides social implications by highlighting the importance of CSR communications through the lens of news media when corporations are socially stigmatized.

Originality/value

Stigmatized industries are known to be active in CSR communication to nullify social stigma surrounding themselves. The authors' findings provide empirical evidence suggesting that not all publicity benefits CSR communication for stigmatized corporations.
The future of sports tourism in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic – Developing a new paradigm model
Authors: Pashaie Sajjad , Perić Marko
Published: May 2023

Purpose

Sports tourism was strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no consensus on what sports tourism should look like in the post-pandemic period. This study explores the future of sports tourism in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and provides an alternative paradigm model.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected by interviewing sports tourism experts. Data analysis was based on the continuous comparison method during three stages of open, axial and selective coding.

Findings

The findings point to the complexity of the future sports tourism industry. Post-COVID-19 sports tourism strongly depends on environmental forces and targeted support, with strategies focused on tourists’ safety and security, digitalization of the industry, and new employment opportunities.

Originality/value

This study contributes to the body of knowledge on sports tourism by providing answers to the current challenges, threats and opportunities associated with the pandemic. The proposed paradigm model could be a guideline for sports tourism practitioners and policymakers to accelerate recovery from COVID-19 in a sustainable and resilient manner.
Inspiring academic confidence in university students: perceived digital experience as a source of self-efficacy
Authors: Shaikh Imran Mehboob , Alsharief Ahmed , Amin Hanudin , Noordin Kamaruzaman , Shaikh Junaid
Published: May 2023

Purpose

This study aims to introduce a research framework that identifies the potential sources of design self-efficacy that emerge from the digital class by covering the teaching for professional competence model (TPCM) to enhance students’ design self-efficacy.

Design/methodology/approach

The multistage and purposive sampling technique is used, and the respondents considered are Malaysian university students. Further, the students who completed the survey included both local and international students so as to capture responses through primary data.

Findings

The findings of this research study reveal that design self-efficacy is determined not only by feedback and collaborative learning but also by perceived digital class experience.

Research limitations/implications

Moreover, this study is limited in offering a theoretical framework using the TPCM; therefore, future studies may incorporate Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory and may also use the theory integration approach. Also, in terms of geographic coverage, the current work is limited to an area in Klang Valley. Future studies may be carried out in other parts or regions of the country. Future researchers may also focus on technological self-efficacy to capture the other related factors that may be related.

Practical implications

This study not only contributed to the theoretical extensions but also to practical implications, which would benefit the policymakers of higher education providers in Malaysia.

Originality/value

TPCM components, which are students’ personal characteristics, teaching practices and student’s perceptions of the classroom climate, are mapped into the digital class context as potential sources of design self-efficacy and collectively labelled as digital class experience. To the authors’ knowledge, the digital class environment variable is yet to be tested as a component of TPCM.
Opportunism in headhunter‐client relations: An agency theory perspective
Authors: Peltokorpi Vesa
Published: May 2023

Recruitment is one of the most important human resource functions for organizational success and survival. While organizations increasingly use headhunters to recruit employees, little research has focused on client‐headhunter relations. This paper draws on agency theory and interviews with 130 contingency‐based headhunters and corporate clients to examine clients' opportunistic behaviors and how headhunters sought to mitigate these opportunistic behaviors. Our analysis shows that clients used several headhunters in search assignments, negotiated and refused to pay placement fees, contacted candidates directly, changed search criteria and terminated search assignments, and used headhunters to poach employees from their competitors. Our analysis also shows that headhunters used various social interaction and contract‐based approaches to mitigate these behaviors, which affected recruitment‐related outcomes. This paper contributes to the literature by providing the first agency theory‐based study on clients' opportunist behaviors, bringing principals into agency theory‐based research, and showing that clients' opportunism affects recruitment‐related outcomes.
Full‐surface defect detection of navel orange based on hyperspectral online sorting technology
Authors: Shang Mengmeng , Xue Long , Zhang Yifan , Liu Muhua , Li Jing
Published: May 2023

The whole‐surface hyperspectral image acquisition of navel orange is particularly important for surface defect detection and quality classification. Because the light intensity at the edge of the navel orange is lower than that in the middle, the defects on the surface of the navel orange cannot be effectively identified. In this paper, a hyperspectral online sorting device for the whole‐surface defects of navel orange is proposed. First of all, the image data of navel orange is collected by online detection sorting equipment and the spectral image of the characteristic wave peak of 1655.72 nm was extracted. Then, the light intensity at the edge of the navel orange is enhanced by nonuniformity correction based on quadratic curve fitting, and the light intensity correction of the navel orange is realized. Finally, the corrected image is segmented by the threshold to obtain surface defects, and the number of surface defect pixels is improved effectively compared with that before light intensity correction. Ultimately, the online sorting test is carried out, and the detection accuracy is 100%. This indicates that this method effectively improves the sensitivity of defect detection. At the same time, the dimensionality reduction of hyperspectral data is also carried out, which is conducive to improving the efficiency of online detection.
Emergency laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with primary anastomosis for Hinchey stages III and IV diverticulitis
Authors: Chikaraishi Kentaro , Kaneko Kenjiro , Kanai Hideki , Kobayashi Tetsuya , Tanabe Yoshiaki
Published: May 2023

For patients with perforated diverticulitis, many reports have focused on laparoscopic surgery without primary anastomosis. We performed laparoscopic surgery with primary anastomosis in three patients (two with Hinchey stage III, one with IV), with a median age of 53 years, all female, and no prior medical history. They all were hemodynamically stable. The median operation time was 91 minutes (range: 56–227 minutes) and the median blood loss was 50 mL (range: 0–200 mL). Their post‐operative course was uneventful, and patients commenced oral intake at a median of 5 post‐operative days and were discharged at a median of 12 post‐operative days. This procedure may be an option for Hinchey stages III and IV diverticulitis.
A scoring tool to predict mortality and dependency after cerebral venous thrombosis
Authors: Lindgren Erik , Krzywicka Katarzyna , de Winter Maria A. , Sánchez Van Kammen Mayte , Heldner Mirjam R. , Hiltunen Sini , Aguiar de Sousa Diana , Mansour Maryam , Canhão Patrícia , Ekizoğlu Esme , Rodrigues Miguel , Martins Silva Elisa , Garcia‐Esperon Carlos , Arnao Valentina , Aridon Paolo , Simaan Naaem Moin , Silvis Suzanne M. , Zuurbier Susanna M. , Scutelnic Adrian , Sezgin Mine , Alasheev Andrey Marisovich , Smolkin Andrey , Guisado‐Alonso Daniel , Yesilot Nilufer , Barboza Miguel , Ghiasian Masoud , Leker Ronen R. , Arauz Antonio , Arnold Marcel , Putaala Jukka , Tatlisumak Turgut , Coutinho Jonathan M. , Jood Katarina
Published: May 2023

Background and purpose

A prognostic score was developed to predict dependency and death after cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) to identify patients for targeted therapy in future clinical trials.

Methods

Data from the International CVT Consortium were used. Patients with pre‐existent functional dependency were excluded. Logistic regression was used to predict poor outcome (modified Rankin Scale score 3–6) at 6 months and Cox regression to predict 30‐day and 1‐year all‐cause mortality. Potential predictors derived from previous studies were selected with backward stepwise selection. Coefficients were shrunk using ridge regression to adjust for optimism in internal validation.

Results

Of 1454 patients with CVT, the cumulative number of deaths was 44 (3%) and 70 (5%) for 30 days and 1 year, respectively. Of 1126 patients evaluated regarding functional outcome, 137 (12%) were dependent or dead at 6 months. From the retained predictors for both models, the SI2NCAL2C score was derived utilizing the following components: absence of female‐sex‐specific risk factor, intracerebral hemorrhage, infection of the central nervous system, neurological focal deficits, coma, age, lower level of hemoglobin (g/l), higher level of glucose (mmol/l) at admission, and cancer. C‐statistics were 0.80 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.75–0.84), 0.84 (95% CI 0.80–0.88) and 0.84 (95% CI 0.80–0.88) for the poor outcome, 30‐day and 1‐year mortality model, respectively. Calibration plots indicated a good model fit between predicted and observed values. The SI2NCAL2C score calculator is freely available at www.cerebralvenousthrombosis.com.

Conclusions

The SI2NCAL2C score shows adequate performance for estimating individual risk of mortality and dependency after CVT but external validation of the score is warranted.
Influences of no‐tillage on the yield and silage fermentation quality of Italian ryegrass
Authors: Xu Liuxing , Li Xinqin , Tian Jing , Wu Dan , Zhang Jianguo
Published: May 2023

It is common in southern China that rice (Oryza sativa L.) fields are sown with a cover crop like Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) following autumn harvest. The objective of the present research was to compare the effects of different no‐tillage methods on the yield, nutritive composition and silage fermentation quality of Italian ryegrass. Italian ryegrass was planted in winter fallow paddy fields on 9 days (NT9) and 5 days (NT5) prior to rice harvest and on 1 day after rice harvest for 2 years. Sowing prior to harvest was no‐tillage, and sowing after rice harvest was either no‐tillage (NT1) or conventional tillage (CK). The grass was harvested and ensiled two times each year. The growing year had no significant effects on the yield and most nutrition components, while it had significant effects on pH value, butyric acid and NH3‐N contents of silage. There were no differences in the yield, nutritional composition and silage fermentation quality among sowing methods. The neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber of NT1 decreased slightly compared with NT9, NT5 and CK (p > .05). There was no difference in silage fermentation quality among the four treatments. The best sowing method for Italian ryegrass with second cut in winter fallow paddy was no‐tillage sowing after rice harvest.
Reducing sex work by targeting ‘vulnerable’ sex workers: A post‐structural analysis of policies regulating Danish exit programmes directed at people involved in sex work
Authors: Karlsson Henrik
Published: May 2023

Despite the increased popularity of exit programmes targeting people involved in sex work, the research community has yet not critically scrutinised policies that regulate these programmes. This study aimed to start filling this research gap by studying the example of Denmark, a country that has implemented exit programmes although sex work remains partly decriminalised since 1999. In specific, this study has analysed policy documents that were formulated by the government and four Danish municipalities in relation to the government's latest grant called ‘Exit Package for People in Prostitution’, which was issued in 2019 to finance municipal exit programmes running between 2020 and 2023. The key finding indicates that the ‘problem’ of sex work is the sex work of the ‘vulnerable’ sex workers. Their sex work must be reduced because they risk being seriously harmed by their sex work activities. Implications from the findings of the study are discussed.
Assessing Israel's Motives In Annexing the Jordan Valley
Authors: Nahhas Fadi
Published: May 2023

This article analyzes Israel's motives in annexing the Jordan Valley—a plan that, if approved, will eliminate any possibility of establishing a Palestinian state, even on a small part of historic Palestine. This promises to be one of the most critical strategic turning points in the contemporary Israeli‐Palestinian conflict. The analysis reveals that the Israeli annexation decision, even if postponed, has become a reality imposed by Israel on the international community, insinuated into formal and official government announcements and declarations. In addition, the article highlights the danger of imposing Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley since it carries with it a threat to regional stability. As part of this examination, the study traces the development of the positions of successive Israeli governments toward the issue of annexing this region, from 1967 through the dissolution of the Netanyahu government in 2021.
A case of large airway and orbital hemangiomas with facial capillary malformation
Authors: Kreher Margaret Ann , Siegel Liza H. , Shmuylovich Leonid
Published: May 2023

Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are the most common pediatric vascular tumors, although their genetic etiology is largely unknown. Congenital capillary malformations (CMs) are associated with known somatic pathogenic variants, including GNAQ, GNA11, PIK3CA, and PIK3R1. Co‐occurrence of a facial CM such as port wine stain and IH is not associated with any recognized vascular anomaly syndromes and rarely reported in the literature. We describe a case of a 5‐week‐old female patient with a large facial CM and extensive IHs of the lower lip, airway, and orbit who presented with airway compromise and responded to propranolol therapy.
Ultra‐long‐distance transport of aeolian sand: The provenance of an intermontane desert, south‐east China
Authors: Cao Shuo , Zhang Laiming , Mountney Nigel P. , Ma Jing , Hao Mingang , Wang Chengshan
Published: May 2023

Intermontane deserts are an important type of arid‐climate sedimentary system. Although rare at present, the sedimentary records of intermontane deserts reveal their widespread development in past greenhouse periods, and they might develop in the near future in response to ongoing global warming. Determination of the provenance of sand supplied for the construction of intermontane deserts is important to gain improved understanding of the potential impact of future climate on environmental evolution in arid and semi‐arid regions. During the Cretaceous, a typical intermontane desert developed in the Xinjiang Basin, south‐east China. In this study, the origin, spatial variability, and transport pathways of both aeolian and alluvial–fluvial sediments in the Xinjiang intermontane desert are investigated by analyses of bulk‐rock petrography and detrital‐zircon U–Pb geochronology. These results demonstrate that the sand in the Xinjiang intermontane desert succession was mainly of extraneous origin and wind‐derived. The nearby South China Block and South China Magmatic Belt were primary sources, and the 1000 km distant western margin of Yangtze Block was an important secondary source. During the Late Cretaceous, the westerlies were stronger in the northern than in the southern hemisphere with doubled wind speeds. In such a climatic context, the results herein suggest that the ultra‐long‐distance aeolian sediment transport was likely further enabled by two factors: (i) the strengthening of intermittent westerly winds during short‐lived glacial episodes; and (ii) the presence of a low‐relief corridor that served as a transport pathway from source to sink.
HLA‐F transcriptional and protein differential expression according to its genetic polymorphisms
Authors: Paganini Julien , Faux Pierre , Beley Sophie , Picard Christophe , Chiaroni Jacques , Di Cristofaro Julie
Published: May 2023

Many specificities single out HLA‐F: its structure, expression regulation at cell membrane and function. HLA‐F mRNA is detected in the most cell types and the protein is localized in the ER and Golgi apparatus. When expressed at cell surface, HLA‐F may be associated to β2‐microglobulin and peptide or expressed as an open‐conformer molecule. HLA‐F reaches the membrane upon activation of different primary cell types and cell‐lines. HLA‐F has its highest affinity for the KIR3DS1‐activating NK receptor, but also binds inhibitory immune receptors. Some studies reported that HLA‐F expression is associated with its genotype. Higher HLA‐F mRNA expression associated with F*01:01:02, and 3 noncoding SNPs, rs1362126, rs2523405, and rs2523393, located in HLA‐F‐AS1 or upstream the HLA‐F sequence were associated with HLA‐F mRNA expression. Given the implication of HLA‐F in many clinical setting, and the undisclosed process of its expression regulation, we aim to confirm the effect of the aforementioned SNPs with HLA‐F transcriptional and protein expression. We analyzed the distribution, frequency and linkage disequilibrium of these SNPs at worldwide scale in the 1000 Genomes Project samples. Influence on the genotype of each SNP on HLA‐F expression was explored using RNAseq data from the 1000 Genomes Project, and using Q‐PCR and intracellular cytometry in PBMC from healthy individuals. Our results show that the SNPs under studied displayed remarkably different allelic proportion according to geography and confirm that rs1362126, rs2523405, and rs2523393 displayed the most concordant results, with the highest effect size and a double‐dose effect.
INTRODUCTION TO SYMPOSIUM ON “JUST HOW SPECIAL ARE HUMANS?”
Authors: Priest Eric , Henrich Joseph , Deane‐Drummond Celia , Meyers Mary Ann
Published: May 2023

We here introduce the Zygon Symposium on “Just How Special Are Humans?” This collection is based on a symposium at Harvard University in 2020 that brought together world leaders on the study of human nature from science, theology, and philosophy. They shared their research and perceptive insights on this key topic of great contemporary interest from quite different disciplines and viewpoints. The present Symposium contains articles further developed from the presentations, as well as two additional contributions from experts specializing in theological ethics and philosophy of religion.
Endoscopia durante el sueño inducido por medicamentos en pacientes con síndrome de apnea-hipoapnea en el Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
Authors: Contreras Rojas Ana María , De León Rodríguez Oscar , Barrientos Sánchez Silvia
Published: May 2023

La endoscopia durante el sueño inducido por medicamentos (DISE) se ha convertido en una prueba para orientar el diagnóstico con fines terapéuticos en pacientes con SAHOS. Esta prueba permite observar el comportamiento dinámico de la vía aérea superior en estado similar al sueño real, lo que la hace útil y aproximada a la realidad de la patología. Objetivo: Describir los hallazgos obtenidos por DISE en pacientes con SAHOS en el Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Metodología: Estudio retrospectivo descriptivo basado en la revisión de historias clínicas de pacientes con SAHOS del HUSI, atendidos en el servicio de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía Maxilofacial entre el 2017 y 2020. Resultados: Se incluyeron 89 pacientes con edades promedio de 47.71 años. La mayoría con sobrepeso e Índice de apnea e hipoapnea (IAH) severo. La mayor obstrucción en la vía aérea superior fue en la velofarínge. Las maniobras fueron efectivas en la gran mayoría de los pacientes y el Índice de masa corporal se relaciona con la efectividad de las maniobras y a la predisposición de efectos adversos. Conclusión: El DISE debe ser indispensable en pacientes con SAHOS para ser utilizado con el fin de individualizar los tratamientos de acuerdo a cada paciente.
Longitudinal Investigation of Enteric Virome Signatures from Parental-Generation to Offspring Pigs
Authors: Chen Qu , Zhang Xiaojun , Shi Weiling , Du Xizhong , Ma Lingyan , Wang Wen , Tao Shiyu , Xiao Yingping
Published: May 2023

This study shows that distinct stage-associated swine gut viromes may be determined by age and/or gut physiology at different growth stages, and enteric viruses probably manipulate carbohydrate decomposition by abundant glycoside hydrolases. These findings fill a gap in the longitudinal pattern of the swine gut virome and lay the foundation for research on the function of swine enteric viruses.
Tracing the “missing shortening” in fold-and-thrust belts: Insights from structural analyses of the Hotan-Mazatagh transect in the West Kunlun foreland, NW China
Authors: Zhang Yuqing , Chen Hanlin , Lin Xiubin , Deng Hongdan , Cheng Xiaogan , Chen Zhuxin , Zhang Yipeng , Li Yong , Yang Xianzhang , Zhang Liang , Chen Cai
Published: May 2023

Use of balanced cross-section methods, which assume length and area conservation in two dimensions, to quantitatively analyze fold-and-thrust belts is vital in structural analyses. However, layer-parallel shortening is beyond this assumption and thus indescribable by balanced cross-section methods. The contribution of layer-parallel shortening in accommodating shortening has rarely been quantitatively determined, especially in sections hundreds of kilometers in scale. In this study, we conducted structural analyses on the ∼230-km-long Hotan-Mazatagh transect along the West Kunlun foreland of the NW Tibetan Plateau, based on interpretations of seismic reflection profiles. The results reveal that the transect forms a long thrust sheet detaching along the basal Cenozoic detachment, with deformation localized in the Hotan, Manan, and Mazatagh belts. Out of the ∼23.82 km of cutoff displacement translating into the thrust sheet, only ∼1.4 km and ∼4.94 km are absorbed by the Hotan anticline and the Mazatagh detachment thrust, respectively. The remaining ∼17.48 km extent of shortening is absorbed by layer-parallel shortening in the ∼180-km-long section between the Hotan and Mazatagh belts. The layer-parallel shortening produces a strain rate of ∼2.43 × 10−8 yr−1 and absorbs ∼77.97% of the shortening of the segment. Our results argue for caution when using balanced cross-section methods to determine deformation magnitudes. We suggest that localized deformation and layer-parallel shortening function together to shape the ∼230-km-long Hotan-Mazatagh transect into a combined discrete-and-distributed deformation style.
Supplemental Material: Evaluating how well active fault mapping predicts earthquake surface-rupture locations
Authors: Scott Chelsea , al. et
Published: May 2023

Text file: Includes geomorphic indicator ranking feature table, full external mapping reviews, additional Borah Peak pre-rupture fault maps, a discussion of the one- and two-sided standard deviations of the rupture-to-fault separation distances, correlations between the fault mapping performance and different climate and fault metrics, and the readme for the ZIP. ZIP: Contains pre-rupture fault map linework for seven earthquakes saved as .shp files. Rupture linework files indicate pre-rupture mapping performance.
Supplemental Material: Grooving in the midcontinent: A tectonic origin for the mysterious striations of L’Anse Bay, Michigan, USA
Authors: Alemu Tadesse B. , al. et
Published: May 2023

Tables S1 and S2: Structural measurements.
Comprehensive Analysis to Reveal Amino Acid Metabolism-Associated Genes as a Prognostic Index in Gastric Cancer
Authors: Zhao Gangjun , Wu Mi , Yan Qiuwen
Published: May 2023

Background. Amino acid metabolism (AAM) is related to tumor growth, prognosis, and therapeutic response. Tumor cells use more amino acids with less synthetic energy than normal cells for rapid proliferation. However, the possible significance of AAM-related genes in the tumor microenvironment (TME) is poorly understood. Methods. Gastric cancer (GC) patients were classified into molecular subtypes by consensus clustering analysis using AAMs genes. AAM pattern, transcriptional patterns, prognosis, and TME in distinct molecular subtypes were systematically investigated. AAM gene score was built by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) regression. Results. The study revealed that copy number variation (CNV) changes were prevalent in selected AAM-related genes, and most of these genes exhibited a high frequency of CNV deletion. Three molecular subtypes (clusters A, B, and C) were developed based on 99 AAM genes, which cluster B had better prognosis outcome. We developed a scoring system (AAM score) based on 4 AAM gene expressions to measure the AAM patterns of each patient. Importantly, we constructed a survival probability prediction nomogram. The AAM score was substantially associated with the index of cancer stem cells and sensitivity to chemotherapy intervention. Conclusion. Overall, we detected prognostic AAM features in GC patients, which may help define TME characteristics and explore more effective treatment approaches.
Personality Traits Mediating Sense of Belonging and Academic Curiosity among Students in Ghana
Authors: Amponsah Mark Owusu
Published: May 2023

The sense of being part of a learning community is a known explanatory variable for learners’ explorative behaviors, but the extent to which this explanation interferes with stable characteristics appears inconclusive. Therefore, this study examined the mediating roles of personality traits in the relationship between sense of belonging and academic curiosity. A sample of 400 high school students was randomly selected to respond to adapted versions of the Big Five Personality Inventory, the Psychological Sense of School Membership Scale, and the 5-Dimensional Curiosity Scale. The data collected with the scales were analyzed inferentially using structural equation modeling. The study found that open-mindedness and agreeableness predicted curiosity, but not all dimensions of personality traits mediated a sense of belonging and academic curiosity. For example, open-mindedness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and neuroticism mediated the relationship between sense of belonging and curiosity. In this regard, students with a high degree of sense of belonging tend to have a well-developed academic curiosity since they tend to be open-minded, conscientious, agreeable, and emotionally stable. Therefore, school authorities should use personality traits, a sense of belonging, and curiosity in profiling students for academic programs.
Efficient Compression Sensing Mechanism Based WBAN System Using Blockchain
Authors: Pathak Vinay , Singh Karan , Chandan Radha Raman , Gupta Sachin Kumar , Kumar Manoj , Bhushan Shashi , Jayaprakash Sujith
Published: May 2023

The hybrid wireless sensor network is made up of Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN). Generally, many hospitals use cellular networks to support telemedicine. To provide the treatment to the patient on time, for this, an early diagnosis is required, for treatment. With the help of WBANs, collections and transmissions of essential biomedical data to monitor human health becomes easy. Compressor Sensing (CS) is an emerging signal compression/acquisition methodology that offers a protruding alternative to traditional signal acquisition. The proposed mechanism reduces message exchange overhead and enhances trust value estimation via response time and computational resources. It reduces cost and makes the system affordable to the patient. According to the results, the proposed scheme in terms of Compression Ratio (CR) is 18.18% to 88.11% better as compared to existing schemes. Also in terms of Percentage Root-Mean-Squared Difference (PRD) value, the proposed scheme is 18.18% to 34.21% better than with respect to existing schemes. The consensus for any new block is achieved in 24% less time than the Proof-of-Work (PoW) approach. The shallow CPU usage is required for the leader election mechanism. CPU utilization while the experiment lies in the range of 0.9% and 14%. While simulating a one-hour duration, the peak CPU utilization is 21%.
Characterization and Superhydrophobic Anticorrosive Coating of AA-7475/ZrO2/Polymer Nanocomposites
Authors: Bodukuri Anil Kumar , Kolekar Aniket Bhanudas , Pandey Rohit , Chandrashekhar Koli Gajanan , Ram Kumar P. , Anandan K. , Devanathan C. , Halder Shubhajit , Singh Balkeshwar
Published: May 2023

An AA-7475 is coated with superhydrophobic (SH) polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), emphasizing the coating’s manufacturing, characterization, and anticorrosive qualities. Coating AA-7475 alloy with polyvinyl chloride (PVC), copper stearate (CS), and zirconium oxide (ZrO2) nanoparticles produces the desired superhydrophobic. Using an X-ray diffractometer, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer, ZrO2 nanoparticles, CS, and PVC PNCs are analyzed structurally and molecularly. The atomic force microscope picture was analyzed to determine how the surface roughness affected the SH behavior reached by changing the weight percentage of ZrO2 nanoparticles from 0.6 to 3.0 wt%. PNC-5 with 3.0 wt% ZrO2 nanoparticles is used as resistance to corrosion coating for AA-7475 due to its water contact angle of 154°. In a 3.5% NaCl solution, uncoated and PNC-5-coated AA-7475 are examined using potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical spectroscopy. PNC-5 coating reduces AA-7475 corrosion rate from 23.75 to 0.2253 mpy. In this study, we use polarization resistance, corrosion resistance efficiency, double layer capacitance, corrosion current density, and charge transfer resistance to demonstrate that the SH surface air trapping phenomena are responsible for effective corrosion resistance.
Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Using Heteroatom-Doped MXene Nanosheet
Authors: Tekalgne Mahider Asmare , Do Ha Huu , Nguyen Tuan Van , Le Quyet Van , An Jusung , Hong Sung Hyun , Ahn Sang Hyun , Kang Heemin , Kim Jong Seung , Kim Soo Young
Published: May 2023

It is crucial to develop a low-cost hybrid electrocatalysts for hydrogen production. Due to their layered structure and strong electrical conductivity, MXene-based materials have been lately used more and more in energy storage devices. Herein, heteroatom- (boron and sulfur-) doped MXene (B, S-Ti3C2Tx) nanosheets are developed as efficient electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The synthesized B, S-Ti3C2Tx has a large surface area and exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity in acidic media. The prepared B, S-2-Ti3C2Tx catalyst exhibits a low overpotential of −110 mV vs. reversible hydrogen electrode for the HER and a low Tafel slope of ∼54 mV dec−1. Furthermore, B, S-2-Ti3C2Tx shows a double-layer capacitance of 1.05 mF/cm2 and maintains a steady catalytic activity for the HER for over 1000 cycles.
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion with Concomitant Intracranial Hemorrhage Secondary to Streptococcus Gordonii Endocarditis
Authors: Chawla Harshvardhan , Goldblatt Jonah S. , Morgan John E. , Barron Bruce A. , Rao Aravinda K. , Reinoso Maria A.
Published: May 2023

Purpose. To report a case of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) associated with subacute Streptococcus gordonii endocarditis secondary to a dental infection. Observations. A 27-year-old male presented with acute monocular vision loss in the setting of a stroke and seizure. A fundus exam revealed macular whitening and a cherry-red spot. Edema of the inner retinal layers was confirmed on macular optical coherence tomography, consistent with CRAO. Initial imaging (carotid Doppler, EKG, and transthoracic echocardiography) and a comprehensive laboratory workup did not reveal an etiology for the stroke or vision loss. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed T1 hyperintensity with surrounding edema, which prompted a workup for possible septic emboli versus occult malignancy. Subsequent blood cultures led to the detection and diagnosis of Streptococcus gordonii endocarditis. It was subsequently revealed that the patient had self-extracted his molar two months prior to the onset of symptoms. Conclusions. Endocarditis has been associated with Roth spots and inflammatory findings in the posterior segment. However, CRAO caused by vegetal septic embolism is rare. To our knowledge, this represents the first reported case of endocarditic CRAO with Streptococcus gordonii confirmed as the causative microbe. Retinal vascular occlusion in a young patient with no distinct risk factors should prompt a comprehensive dental history and infectious workup, with consideration given to early transesophageal echocardiography.
Bashshār b. Burd’s Double Entendre: Master of Shiʿr and Rajaz
Authors: Nasser Shady H.
Published: May 2023

Bashshār b. Burd composed a masterful poem in the rajaz style in the aftermath of an infamous incident with ʿUqba b. Ruʾba, the son of the celebrated rajaz poet Ruʾba b. al-ʿAjjāj. An analysis of the poem shows that it might have been composed as a double entendre. While the poem was meant to be a panegyric in praise of the Basran governor Ibn Salm, Bashshār imbued the poem with satirical references to his rival poet ʿUqba b. Ruʾba. The poem reflects themes of shuʿūbiyya, the poetic rivalry between the conservative and the modern poets, and contempt against the monopoly of tradition and family heritage.
Species diversity of centipedes during a year-round survey at two vineyard sites in Northern Israel
Authors: Warburg Ittai
Published: May 2023

Centipedes (Chilopoda) are mainly predators, which play essential roles in agroecosystems. In this work, pitfall traps were placed monthly during 1998 in two sites of vineyards in Northern Israel: the Geshur and Ramat Magshimim vineyards. The present research refers to the centipedes that were caught in these traps. Specimens of seven species of centipedes were caught in this work. Four centipede species were found in both vineyard sites: Thereuonema syriaca Verhoeff 1905, Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758), Scutigeridae gen. species, and Hessebius barbipes (Porath, 1893). Two species were found in the Geshur, and not in the Ramat-Magshimim vineyard: Lithobius (Monotarsobius) sp., and Harpolithobius halophilus Verhoeff, 1941. One species was found in the Ramat-Magshimim, and not in the Geshur vineyard: Lithobius carinatus L. Koch, 1862. In the Geshur vineyard, 52 specimens of 6 centipede species were found. In the Ramat Magshimim vineyard, 20 specimens of 5 centipede species were detected. These differences are probably related to the Geshur vineyard being close to natural Mediterranean shrubland, while the Ramat Magshimim vineyard is situated between cultivated areas.
Translating al-Andalus: Medieval Muslim Spain and Urdu Modernity
Authors: Pandey Jaideep
Published: May 2023

This is a translation of two prefaces to Urdu translations of Arabic- and English-language histories, published in 1921 and 1922, respectively, around the topos of medieval Muslim Spain. Both translations were prepared by Maulavī Ḳhalīl ur-Raḥmān, who is also the writer of the first preface. The second preface is an introduction by Muḥammad ʿInāyatullāh written partly to acknowledge the immense labor undertaken by Ḳhalīl ur-Raḥmān, and partly to introduce the larger project of translating Islamic histories into Urdu. The first translation is of Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Maqqarī at-Tilmisānī’s (d. 1632) Andalusian history, written in 1617 in Arabic and titled Nafḥ ut̤-T̤īb (The Breath of Perfume). The Urdu translation was published from Aligarh in November 1921. The second is a translation of S. P. Scott’s (1846–1929) English-language history written in 1904, The History of the Moorish Empire in Europe, which was published in Lahore in 1922 under the Urdu title Aḳhbār ul-Undulus.

Through these prefaces, Ḳhalīl ur-Raḥmān’s translations reveal a vibrant world of translational activities centered around the Department of Composition and Translation in Osmania University, Hyderabad Deccan. Both prefaces demonstrate the centrality of the practice of translation in the project of (re)claiming the history of Muslim medieval Spain specifically, and Islamic history broadly. Both prefaces take up the context of translating medieval Spain into Urdu as an opportunity to meditate on global Islamic histories and the role of translation in reviving connections lost because of colonial violence. At the same time, Ḳhalīl ur-Raḥmān’s translations of these voluminous works of Andalusian history are not a one-off event, but signal a much larger, concerted effort to bring (back) al-Andalus into Urdu. At the same time, even as the two prefaces together seek to bring historical knowledge into Urdu, they themselves constitute significant intellectual productions in their own right, comprising intensive research around the idea of Islamic history writing in Urdu. Both Ḳhalīl ur-Raḥmān and Muḥammad ʿInāyatullāh engage with multiple strands of scholarship, ranging from past Islamic scholars writing in Arabic, nineteenth-century Orientalist accounts, as well as works by Urdu- and English-language scholars contemporaneous to them. Straddling these multiple worlds, these texts together provide a meditation on the role of translation and history writing in the elaboration of a Muslim intellectual production in colonial modernity.
Thismia pseudomelanomitra (Thismiaceae), a new mycoheterotrophic species from Brazilian Amazon Forest
Authors: FERREIRA DA SILVA DIE­­­GO , DA SILVA RIBEIRO RICARDO , MARCELO ALVARENGA BRAGA JOÃO
Published: May 2023

A new species of Thismia is described and illustrated for the Brazilian Amazon Forest. Thismia pseudomelanomitra belongs to Thismia subg. Ophiomeris sect. Pyramidalis and is morphologically similar to T. melanomitra. However, it can be recognized by its orbicular outer tepals with revolute margins, inner tepals connate over the tube opening forming a subglobose mitre, outer surface bearing prominent irregularly dentate ribs and irregularly foveae on top. The new species is known from a single locality, collected at São Nicolau Farm, in the northwest of Mato Grosso State. Herein, we provide a detailed description with illustrations, photographic plates, distribution maps, and preliminary conservation status.
Helichrysum simpsonii, a replacement name for Helichrysum intermedium G.Simpson (Asteraceae)
Authors: KOTTAIMUTHU RAMALINGAM
Published: May 2023

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Morphological features of Late Ordovician (Sandbian) bryozoans from the basin of Khrevitsa River (north-western Russia) and description of a new species of the genus Prophyllodictya Gorjunova, 1987
Authors: TOLOKONNIKOVA ZOYA A. , FEDOROV PETR V.
Published: May 2023

Some Sandbian (Late Ordovician) bryozoans are here described from the Leningrad region, north-western Russia. The studied association is represented by eight species including one new cryptostome bryozoan Prophyllodictya khrevitsa n. sp. We explore the colony morphology and evolutionary morphogenesis of Prophyllodictya Gorjunova, 1987 and discuss the morphological features of trepostome and cryptostome bryozoans from the Khrevitsa Formation. Finally, we classify protective structures in bryozoan colonies in three groups based on functional criteria: 1) structures to strengthen the colony, 2) structures to defend the colony against predators, and 3) structures to protect the polypide.
Revisionary notes on the genus Adelungia Melichar, 1902 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Megophthalminae), with the description of a new genus
Authors: GNEZDILOV VLADIMIR M. , NEIMOROVETS VLADIMIR V.
Published: May 2023

Leafhopper genus Adelungia Melichar, 1902 is reviewed. Spathicerula Gnezdilov gen. nov. is described with Adelungia calligoni Oshanin, 1908 as the type species, and a new combination—Spathicerula calligoni (Oshanin, 1908), comb. nov., is proposed. Adelungia tridigitata Dlabola, 1984 is placed in synonymy under A. calligoni. Lectotypes are designated for Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902 and A. breviceps Kusnezov, 1931 to stabilize the nomenclature in the group according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
New species of Hyperplatys Haldeman, 1847 and Urgleptes Dillon, 1956 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Mexico
Authors: NOGUERA FELIPE A. , MONNÉ MIGUEL A. , TOLEDO-HERNÁNDEZ VÍCTOR H. , GUTIÉRREZ NAYELI
Published: May 2023

Two new species of Acanthocinini (Lamiinae) from Mexico are described: Hyperplatys mexicanus sp. nov. from the state of Morelos; and Urgleptes martini sp. nov. from the states of Jalisco and Morelos.
A new species of the genus Osornolobus Forster & Platnick from the maulino forests of Chile (Araneae, Orsolobidae)
Authors: GRISMADO CRISTIAN J. , PIZARRO-ARAYA JAIME
Published: May 2023

A faunistic survey in the Maule region in central-southern Chile resulted in the discovery and description of a new species of the spider genus Osornolobus: O. violetaparra n. sp., based on males collected using pitfall traps in the province of Talca. This is the northernmost record of the genus in Chile, previously known from Ñuble to Magallanes.