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Discurso retórico, discurso literario y arte de lenguaje: un modelo teórico translacional de fundamentación retórico-cultural e interdiscursiva sobre la base de la analogía
Authors: Albaladejo Tomás
Published: August 2023

Este artículo trata del papel de la interdiscursividad en el arte de lenguaje, así como del funcionamiento de los mecanismos metafóricos y translaticios en la literatura, en el discurso retórico y en otras clases de discursos incluidas en el arte de lenguaje. La función de la analogía, la equivalencia, la polivalencia y la transferibilidad en relación con la retórica cultural y la interdiscursividad en el arte de lenguaje es estudiada desde el punto de vista de la metáfora y de otros mecanismos translaticios. El motor metafórico es explicado y es transformado en un motor translaticio que se aplica más allá de los límites de la metáfora a otras operaciones y procesos como la transducción, la traducción entre lenguas, la ficción, la literatura ectópica, etc. Se propone un modelo teórico translacional para analizar y explicar otros movimientos translaticios además de los metafóricos, y se crea un componente transferencial en el espacio central del modelo junto con el motor translaticio.
¿Perspectiva o ideología de género?: Voces en disputa en la vida universitaria
Authors: Trzenko Bárbara
Published: August 2023

Si bien el proceso de transformación que vienen llevando a cabo las universidades data de principios del siglo pasado, la problemática de las mujeres y la agenda de género se instaló y legitimó fuertemente en las instituciones educativas y en la población en general desde la primera movilización masiva del “Ni una menos” en el año 2015. Al mismo tiempo que la creación e implementación de políticas de género en las universidades nacionales generan fuertes adhesiones y apoyos, también despiertan tensiones, afectos y posicionamientos refractarios. Es por ello que, el propósito del presente artículo es abocarnos a la comprensión de estos últimos; cuáles son sus argumentos y recursos retóricos. Para ello, analizamos con herramientas del Análisis del Discurso intervenciones realizadas en las cuentas institucionales de la red social Facebook de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (FSoc) y la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (FFyL), ambas unidades académicas de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Advertimos que, frente a la expansión de las políticas de género y la intensificación de la retórica y agenda feminista en el nivel superior de enseñanza, existe una vacancia en relación con estudio de estos posicionamientos reactivos, cuyo mayor conocimiento nos permite enriquecer y complejizar los debates en torno a los alcances y limitaciones de la democratización universitaria en clave de género.
Weaving an Artistic Research Methodology
Authors: Dunlop Jane Frances
Published: August 2023

Weaving occurs as a central theme in my work, as aesthetic motif as well as conceptual frame. In this article, I discuss the “weaving” that forms my approach to artistic research. As artistic research methodology, weaving enacts the generative and relation qualities of feminist epistemologies, through which I locate my own practice, both topically, as a study of emotion and technology, as well as methodologically and politically as invested in feminist approaches to cultural objects and to the knowledge processes that render them meaningful. Through a discussion of my own artistic practice, I demonstrate how weaving operates as an artistic research process that captures the intertwining of academic and creative practice. I argue that it is through the twinned strength and friction of weaving that artistic research creates epistemological possibilities. Weaving is a concept that holds the possibility of multiple threads and thus implies the strength and frictions of things—different contexts, people or concepts—brought together. Weaving is a generative process, a process that creates new totalities through relation while maintaining the discrete identities of the same threads that bind it together.
Postmemory: Fragments / Crypt
Authors: Spatz Ben , Cohen Lxo , Dodd Lindsey , Erçin Nazlıhan Eda , Kolar Paula , Mendel Agnieszka
Published: August 2023

This photo essay gathers evidence of the video works Postmemory: Fragments and Postmemory: Crypt, which ran from June 27 to August 4, 2022, at Holocaust Centre North at the University of Huddersfield in northern England. Included here are photographs from the video works and their installation, as well as the complete exhibition program. In an accompanying statement, Spatz positions this work within the broader Judaica project, an extended investigation of contemporary jewish identity developed over the past decade, and in relation to the four themes suggested by the editors of this special issue: ethics, knowledge, affect, and power.
“That’s Not Art, It’s Just Consultation!”: Performing Innovation in Socially Responsive Creative Technologies Research
Authors: Caines Rebecca , Watson Brandon
Published: August 2023

This article brings together two perspectives on the field of creative technologies and explores its place in practice-based research. Case studies are drawn from maker culture projects, pedagogical work in developing creative technologies programs in tertiary institutions, and socially engaged art projects taking up creative technologies methodologies. The article also contains an embedded research instructable, with prompts for engaging with communities, arts institutions, and industry. This article shares hopes for creative technologies as a form of practice-based research that can disrupt exclusive art and research cultures to make room for difference and value diverse kinds of innovation.
Artistic Research: A Vibrant and Ever-Changing Field
Authors: Tomlinson Vanessa
Published: August 2023

This article looks at artistic research from an Australian perspective, with an emphasis on the role professional doctorates have played in developing this field. In 2017, I co-wrote "Two Decades of Artistic Research: The Antipodal Experience," which examined the state of artistic research in Australia at that time. Six years later, revisiting this body of work, I am reminded of how important the training of doctoral candidates is to the expansion and maturation of artistic research. In this writing, I share some best practice theses from the discipline of music, and share some of the tensions and successes in how universities measure creative research output.
Up and Down: The Queer and Affective Potential of (the) Transition (from the Perspectives of a Director, Sound Designer, and Lighting Designer)
Authors: Campbell Alyson , Cohen Meta , Lockhart-Wilson Emma
Published: August 2023

This article is an exploration of the ideas galvanizing our practice-based research. Structured as a dialogue between a director, sound designer and lighting designer, this piece explores how the nexus of queerness, affect and performance informs each of our specialist areas. We articulate how affect and queer theories drive our individual enquiries and use our experience of working together on the Australian premiere production of Lachlan Philpott’s promiscuous/cities to consider the relationships between our disciplines. We focus on moments of transition—common components of any theatre piece—as a way of interrogating how this interdisciplinary dialogue works within the development of the work and performance outcomes. Throughout this dialogue, we ask what the state of transition does for each of us when we make or see a piece of work—whether this be an experience of temporal instability, a rhythmic movement into a new state or a form of punctuation—and we consider how we can approach affect and queer thinking through these transitional moments. These moments of possibility are what excite us and push us to consider the potential of our individual practices through the experience of collaborative performance-making.
New Directions in Site Performance Practice: Intersecting Methodologies in an Era of Climate Coloniality
Authors: Kloetzel Melanie
Published: August 2023

In this short piece, I start to tease out the challenges of examining a field of performance that, in theory, deeply understands place but has insufficiently faced the impacts of climate coloniality on place, in part due to the fact that the field has largely been defined and developed by white researchers in the Global North. Specifically, by looking at a recent project called VINES, initiated by me and Brandy Leary, I dig into the site performance field’s investment in workshop-oriented practice-based research to consider what it might mean to intersect posthumanist research methodologies with Indigenous methodologies that emphasize relationality, reciprocity, and accountability.
Practice-Based Research as Reciprocal Protocol: Constellations of Care in The Seventh Fire
Authors: Cooke Ravensbergen Lisa
Published: August 2023

The Seventh Fire is an immersive audio performance that sources traditional, oral Anishinaabe stories and societal roles as a way to evoke ceremony in the everyday. I use the experience of creating this new form and premiering this work as an opportunity to reflect on principles of reciprocity that underscore and infuse any practice-based inquiry, as well as propose some necessary structures of care to support these principles.
Phase separation phenomenon in mixed system composed of low- and high-inertia active particles
Authors: Wang Jing , Jiao Yang , Tian Wen-De , Chen Kang ,   Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics & Interdisciplinary Research, School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
Published: August 2023

Active matter refers to a class of substance capable of autonomously moving by harnessing energy from its surrounding environment. The substance exhibits unique non-equilibrium phenomenon, and hence has attracted great attention in the scientific community. Many active matters, such as bacteria, cells, micro-swimmers, and self-propelled colloidal particles, operate in viscous environments and their motions are described usually by using overdamped models. Examples include overdamped active Brownian particle (ABP) model for self-propelled colloidal particles in solution and run-and-tumble (RTP) model for swimming bacteria. In recent years, increasing studies focus on the influence of inertia on the behavior of active matter. Vibrating robots, runners, flying insects, and micro-fliers are typical of active systems under the underdamped condition. The motions of these active matters can be modelled by underdamped Langevin equation, known as the active inertial particle (AIP) model. Previous studies have demonstrated that like the scenarios in ABP systems, motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) phenomena also happen in AIP systems under certain density conditions. However, due to the strong collision-and-rebound effect, aggregation of AIP particles and hence the MIPS are impeded. In complex living/application environments, mixture of different active agents is often seen. Some studies on mixed systems of active matter show that the composition is an important quantity, which influences the phase separation phenomena. In this paper, we study the phase separation phenomena in a mixed system composed of low- and high-inertia active particles by underdamped Langevin dynamics simulations. We find that compared with single-component system, the mixed system is unexpectedly favorable for the occurrence of phase separation at a moderate overall concentration and a certain range of component fraction, while unfavorable for phase separation at a high overall concentration. The underlying mechanism is that the presence of a small number of the high-inertia particles could accelerate the motion of the low-inertia particles, thus facilitating their aggregation and promoting the phase separation. However, when the fraction of the high-inertia particles is large, frequent elastic collisions would disturb the aggregation of the low-inertia particles and suppress the occurrence of phase separation. Our results provide a new insight into the collective behavior of active materials and also a reference for their design and applications.
scRNA-sequencing in chick suggests a probabilistic model for cell fate allocation at the neural plate border
Authors: Thiery Alexandre P , Buzzi Ailin Leticia , Hamrud Eva , Cheshire Chris , Luscombe Nicholas M , Briscoe James , Streit Andrea
Published: August 2023

The vertebrate ‘neural plate border’ is a transient territory located at the edge of the neural plate containing precursors for all ectodermal derivatives: the neural plate, neural crest, placodes and epidermis. Elegant functional experiments in a range of vertebrate models have provided an in-depth understanding of gene regulatory interactions within the ectoderm. However, these experiments conducted at tissue level raise seemingly contradictory models for fate allocation of individual cells. Here, we carry out single cell RNA sequencing of chick ectoderm from primitive streak to neurulation stage, to explore cell state diversity and heterogeneity. We characterise the dynamics of gene modules, allowing us to model the order of molecular events which take place as ectodermal fates segregate. Furthermore, we find that genes previously classified as neural plate border ‘specifiers’ typically exhibit dynamic expression patterns and are enriched in either neural, neural crest or placodal fates, revealing that the neural plate border should be seen as a heterogeneous ectodermal territory and not a discrete transitional transcriptional state. Analysis of neural, neural crest and placodal markers reveals that individual NPB cells co-express competing transcriptional programmes suggesting that their ultimate identify is not yet fixed. This population of ‘border located undecided progenitors’ (BLUPs) gradually diminishes as cell fate decisions take place. Considering our findings, we propose a probabilistic model for cell fate choice at the neural plate border. Our data suggest that the probability of a progenitor’s daughters to contribute to a given ectodermal derivative is related to the balance of competing transcriptional programmes, which in turn are regulated by the spatiotemporal position of a progenitor.
Unifying network model links recency and central tendency biases in working memory
Authors: Boboeva Vezha , Pezzotta Alberto , Clopath Claudia , Akrami Athena
Published: August 2023

The central tendency bias, or contraction bias, is a phenomenon where the judgment of the magnitude of items held in working memory appears to be biased toward the average of past observations. It is assumed to be an optimal strategy by the brain and commonly thought of as an expression of the brain’s ability to learn the statistical structure of sensory input. On the other hand, recency biases such as serial dependence are also commonly observed and are thought to reflect the content of working memory. Recent results from an auditory delayed comparison task in rats suggest that both biases may be more related than previously thought: when the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) was silenced, both short-term and contraction biases were reduced. By proposing a model of the circuit that may be involved in generating the behavior, we show that a volatile working memory content susceptible to shifting to the past sensory experience – producing short-term sensory history biases – naturally leads to contraction bias. The errors, occurring at the level of individual trials, are sampled from the full distribution of the stimuli and are not due to a gradual shift of the memory toward the sensory distribution’s mean. Our results are consistent with a broad set of behavioral findings and provide predictions of performance across different stimulus distributions and timings, delay intervals, as well as neuronal dynamics in putative working memory areas. Finally, we validate our model by performing a set of human psychophysics experiments of an auditory parametric working memory task.
Resident and recruited macrophages differentially contribute to cardiac healing after myocardial ischemia
Authors: Weinberger Tobias , Denise Messerer , Joppich Markus , Fischer Maximilian , Garcia Rodriguez Clarisabel , Kumaraswami Konda , Wimmler Vanessa , Ablinger Sonja , Räuber Saskia , Fang Jiahui , Liu Lulu , Liu Wing Han , Winterhalter Julia , Lichti Johannes , Thomas Lukas , Esfandyari Dena , Percin Guelce , Matin Sandra , Hidalgo Andrés , Waskow Claudia , Engelhardt Stefan , Todica Andrei , Zimmer Ralf , Pridans Clare , Gomez Perdiguero Elisa , Schulz Christian
Published: August 2023

Cardiac macrophages are heterogenous in phenotype and functions, which has been associated with differences in their ontogeny. Despite extensive research, our understanding of the precise role of different subsets of macrophages in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remains incomplete. We here investigated macrophage lineages and ablated tissue macrophages in homeostasis and after I/R injury in a CSF1R-dependent manner. Genomic deletion of a fms-intronic regulatory element (FIRE) in the Csf1r locus resulted in specific absence of resident homeostatic and antigen-presenting macrophages, without affecting the recruitment of monocyte-derived macrophages to the infarcted heart. Specific absence of homeostatic, monocyte-independent macrophages altered the immune cell crosstalk in response to injury and induced proinflammatory neutrophil polarization, resulting in impaired cardiac remodeling without influencing infarct size. In contrast, continuous CSF1R inhibition led to depletion of both resident and recruited macrophage populations. This augmented adverse remodeling after I/R and led to an increased infarct size and deterioration of cardiac function. In summary, resident macrophages orchestrate inflammatory responses improving cardiac remodeling, while recruited macrophages determine infarct size after I/R injury. These findings attribute distinct beneficial effects to different macrophage populations in the context of myocardial infarction.
Aplicación de tecnologías GSM/GPRS y acelerometría a la ecología espacial de la avutarda hubara
Authors: Abril-Colón Inmaculada , Alonso Juan Carlos , Ucero Alberto , Palacín Carlos
Published: August 2023

Los dispositivos de localización que incorporan tecnologías de Sistema de Posicionamiento Global (GPS) y acelerómetro (ACC), han supuesto un avance muy importante en el estudio de la ecología animal. Utilizando datos de 53 avutardas hubaras (Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae) marcadas con emisores GSM/GPRS durante el periodo 2017-2022 en las islas de Lanzarote, Fuerteventura y La Graciosa, describimos cómo es posible identificar y clasificar distintas pautas de comportamiento a través del software AcceleRater y utilizar esos datos para interpretar su ecología espacial. Mediante este software se determinó que el mejor modelo que clasifica los comportamientos de las hubaras es el conocido como Núcleo de Función de Base Radial/Máquinas de Vectores de Apoyo (RBF SVM), que ofrece un porcentaje de precisión del 92.95 %, permitiendo identificar siete tipos de comportamientos (carrera de exhibición, vocalización, movimiento precópula, vuelo, alimentación, descanso y vigilancia), de los diez comportamientos evaluados. Además, la asociación del patrón del ACC con las localizaciones GPS permite identificar los lugares concretos en los que se producen las exhibiciones, la nidificación, la alimentación y el descanso de los individuos marcados. El presente estudio evidencia cómo los avances tecnológicos pueden ofrecer indudables ventajas para conocer la ecología espacial de una especie a nivel individual, lo que supone un avance notable respecto a resultados poblacionales, más aún en aquellos con posibilidades de observación directa limitadas. Concluimos que los datos que se obtienen con estas tecnologías son de gran valor en investigación, y pueden ser clave para poder mejorar la gestión y conservación de las especies amenazadas.
Challenges and perspectives of movement ecology research in Brazil
Authors: Alves-Eigenheer Milene , Brandão S. Niebuhr Bernardo , Emi de Faria Oshima Julia , Zukeran Kanda Claudia , Tenório Leal Ramos Danielle Christine , Da Silveira Natália Stefanini , Kyoko Honda Laura , Kerches-Rogeri Patricia , Pereira de Souza Salzano Ligia , Bitencourt Moraes André Luiz , Stephan Mokross Karl , Ribeiro Milton Cezar
Published: August 2023

Challenges and perspectives of movement ecology research in Brazil. The recent progress in movement ecology research was driven by technological advances that facilitated the quantification and analysis of fine scale movement. Here we review and comprehensively describe scientific research on movement ecology in Brazil, its main topics, challenges and perspectives. To assess it, we performed a literature survey of movement ecology in Brazil and analyzed responses of a questionnaire completed by attendees that took place at the I Movement Ecology Brazil Workshop, in 2015. We describe the most studied taxa, topics of research and technologies, the most studied biomes, and the greatest challenges faced by Brazilian scientists. We propose collaborations among different lines of study and interdisciplinary research centers, besides recommending more education beyond the technical aspects of this research field, towards the development of competent and well-rounded scientists. Access to technology without bureaucracy, the growth of Brazilian tracking equipment companies, enhancement of national and international research networks and partnerships among biological and statistical sciences are some factors that will shape the autonomy of Brazilian researchers working in movement ecology. Our main suggestion for future directions is to integrate biomechanical, cognitive and optimality paradigms with movement-related ecological processes such as predation and seed dispersal, and the unique biodiversity and fieldwork context found in Brazil.
I Jornada sobre la Herriza - Valores y amenazas de un hábitat olvidado
Authors: Repeto Deudero Irene , Pérez Gómez Álvaro , Gómez González Susana , Ojeda Copete Fernando
Published: August 2023

Jornada sobre la Herriza: Valores y amenazas de un hábitat olvidado. Con el objetivo de establecer el primer foro de intercambio de conocimiento y debate sobre la ecología y biodiversidad de este hábitat, el pasado 15 de abril de 2023, investigadores del grupo FEBIMED (https://www.febimed.org) de la Universidad de Cádiz celebraron la I Jornada sobre la Herriza (Fig. 1) en la Finca El Marrufo, en pleno parque natural Los Alcornocales.
A Prospective Study on Fetomaternal Outcomes in Asymptomatic Chronic Hepatitis B Pregnant Women in a Tertiary Level Hospital
Authors: Saxena Upma , Pandey Kalpana , Thakur Manisha Bais , Kumar Shilpee , Saran Asmita , Prasad Sidarrth
Published: August 2023

Introduction: Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAGg) prevalence among pregnant women in India is between 0.9-3.1%. The most important factor in determining the prevalence is transmission from asymptomatic chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) mother to newborn. This study was done to observe antiviral treatment and fetomaternal outcome in asymptomatic HBV mothers. Aim: To study fetomaternal outcomes in asymptomatic chronic hepatitis B pregnant women. Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study enrolled 125 HBsAg seropositive singleton pregnancy over a period of 18 months from October 2020 to March 2022 at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) was diagnosed when HBsAg, HBeAg or HBV DNA was present and IgM antiHBc was absent. Tenofovir was started in consultation with the Gastroenterologist in women with HBeAg positivity or with high HBV DNA titre ≥200,000 IU/mL or Alanine Transaminase (ALT)> two times the Upper Normal Limit (UNL). All women were followed with Liver Function Test (LFT) till delivery and six weeks postpartum and their fetomaternal outcome were noted. The p-value <0.05 was taken as significant. Descriptive statistics was analysed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0 software. Results: Tenofovir was started in 26 (20.8%) women. LFT flare was seen in 15.15% (15/99) women who were not on treatment and 0% in women on treatment. In women without treatment, log HBV DNA level was significantly increased while it was reduced in the women who received tenofovir and the reduction was significant (p-value <0.05). HBeAg was positive in 61.5% women on treatment and 0% in untreated women. No significant association was found in maternal outcomes i.e., Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), Antepartum Haemorrhage (APH), Preeclampsia, Premature Rupture Of Membrane (PROM), Preterm labour, Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) and High Dependency Unit (HDU) stay, in treated and untreated women. Foetal outcomes such as birth weight, APGAR score, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) admission, prematurity, Foetal Growth Restriction (FGR) and neonatal jaundice also showed no significant association between antiviral treated and untreated women. Conclusion: There was no significant association of antiviral treatment with maternal and foetal outcome. Tenofovir is safe and reduces the LFT flare in CHB mothers. HBV DNA levels were reduced in treated women which may have reduced the incidence of Mother To Child Transmission (MTCT), which was not studied in the present study. HBeAg seropositivity and ALT >2 times the ULN can replace the need of HBV DNA titres for initiation of antiviral therapy in India.
Clinical Correlates of Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Complications in Children with Sickle Cell Disease from Madhya Pradesh, India: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Yadav Megha , Bharani Anjali , Chaube Dharmanshu , Malpani Preeti
Published: August 2023

Introduction: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is one of the most common hereditary haemoglobinopathies globally. Patients with SCD are at a high risk of pulmonary complications. However, there have been very few studies in literature regarding the spectrum of pulmonary involvement and its association with clinicotherapeutic parameters in Indian patients. Aim: To study the incidence of acute and chronic pulmonary complications in children with SCD and to estimate the association of various risk factors with pulmonary complications. Materials and Methods: The present observational crosssectional study was conducted in the Department of Paediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (tertiary care hospital) and Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, from June 2021 to July 2022. A total of 100 patients with SCD below the age of 18 years attending sickle-thalassaemia Outpatient Department (OPD) and Inpatient Department (IPD) with pulmonary symptoms admitted were enrolled in the study. Clinical history, physical examination and laboratory findings were noted as per the preconstructed proforma. Data were statistically analysed with unpaired t-test and Pearson’s Chi- square test. Results: A total of 100 patients with SCD were enrolled and the mean age of the study subjects was 9.27±3.39 years. Nearly equal distribution of males (n=52) and females (n=48) were seen with male to female ratio of 1:1.08. Incidence of complications was seen very high in homozygous sickle disease (63%) followed by only 40% in Haemoglobin S (HbS) beta thalassaemia. Most common complication noted in our patients was Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS) (57.7%), followed pneumonia (20%), sympneumonic effusion (15.6%) while only 6.7% had pulmonary hypertension. A statistically significant association (p-value<0.05) was found between compliance to Hydroxyurea therapy and frequency of Vaso-occlusive Crisis (VOC) episodes with pulmonary complications status. Conclusion: In the present study, most frequent acute pulmonary complication noted was ACS followed by pneumonia and sympneumonic effusion. Frequency of VOCs episodes was significantly associated with increased risk of developing pulmonary complications.
Prevalence of Neck Pain in Car and Motorcycle Drivers: A Comprehensive Review of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Care
Authors: Aafreen Aafreen , Khan Abdur Raheem , Khan Ashfaque , Maurya Neeraj Kumar , Ahmad Ausaf
Published: August 2023

Car and motorcycle drivers frequently experience neck pain, which may have an impact on their quality of life and productivity at work. Understanding the prevalence of neck pain in this population and identifying effective interventions was essential for developing targeted healthcare strategies. The purpose of this review was to determine the prevalence of neck pain among car and motorcycle drivers and assess the effectiveness of primary, secondary, and tertiary care interventions in managing and preventing this health issue. A comprehensive literature search was conducted to gather relevant studies on neck pain prevalence and interventions among drivers. The collected data was analysed and synthesised to provide an in-depth understanding of the issue. The result of this review reveals a significant prevalence of neck pain among car and motorcycle drivers, highlighting the need for targeted interventions. Primary, secondary, and tertiary care strategies are essential in addressing neck pain in this population. Primary care interventions focus on preventing the onset of neck pain, while secondary care aims to manage existing symptoms and prevent their worsening. Tertiary care interventions involve rehabilitation and long-term management of chronic neck pain. The present review concluded that a multi-faceted approach, encompassing primary, secondary, and tertiary care interventions, is necessary to prevent and manage neck pain in drivers. However, the current evidence base has limitations, and further research is required to enhance our understanding of effective interventions for this population.
Socioeconomics Implications and the Resettlement Action Plan of Alaoji-Onitsha Transmission Line Project on Project Affected Persons
Authors: Uzodinma B. U. , Agbagwa I. O.
Published: August 2023

Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) plays a vital role in managing resettlement-related activities, preventing dispute, agitation and provide necessary component for successful restoration of livelihood of impacted people. Consequently, the study examined the implications of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) of Alaoji-Onitsha Transmission Line (TL) project on the socio-economic of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) in the project corridor using household based questionnaire. The finding on the severity and extent of the project impact on individuals and related socio-economic indicators revealed that 372 households were slated for resettlement, 202 residential buildings, 267 commercial buildings, 11 public buildings, 511.26 hectares of farmland and 42,682 economic trees are impacted by the proposed TL project. The project will have medium residual impacts on land use. The study therefore recommends that the proposed project must ensure resettlement and restoration are carried out in a way that will ensure continuous survival of PAPs with better socio-economic status than the pre-project status.
Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Flowering and Fruiting Behavior of Aonla Cv. Francis
Authors: Singh Sneha , Pratap Bhanu , Singh Alok Kumar , Singh Viveka Nand
Published: August 2023

The present investigation was carried with aim to know the effect of integrated nutrient management on fruiting of aonla cv. Francis. The experiment was conducted in two consecutive years. The experiment comprised of ten treatments, replicated thrice with randomized block Design. The study revealed the fruit set and retention per cent for both the year was noted maximum with the use of T7, whereas T6 was found to equally good with T1. The maximum fruit size was recorded with the use of T7 during both the year which was at par with the soil application T6. The study concluded that the application of 75% RDF + 30 kg Vermicompost+ 250g Azotobacter+ 250g PSB produced quality fruit yield.
A Systematic Review on Challenges and Conservation Strategies for Marine Megafauna
Authors: Kashyap Suman , Chandravanshi Morajdhwaj , Meena Praveen Kumar , Dubey Gaurav , Yadav Arpit Singh , Das Hiren , Tiwari Prashant
Published: August 2023

Marine megafauna play pivotal roles in oceanic ecosystems, contributing to their health, functionality, and biodiversity. These species are facing escalating threats, from direct harms such as overhunting to indirect pressures like habitat degradation and climate change. This systematic review explores the challenges confronting marine megafauna, examines current conservation strategies, and explores innovative future strategies. Current efforts, while beneficial, often fail to address socio-economic factors and cumulative threat impacts, and lack robust long-term outcome evaluations. Potential strategies, leveraging emerging technologies, climate-smart conservation, sustainable blue economies, and rights-based approaches, are discussed. Despite their potential, these strategies present challenges, necessitating further interdisciplinary, social, cumulative impact, and long-term monitoring research. Understanding and addressing these aspects is essential for the development of holistic, effective, and sustainable marine megafauna conservation strategies. Future research should address gaps in species-specific knowledge, socio-economic understanding, cumulative threat assessments, and long-term conservation outcomes to provide a more comprehensive approach towards the protection of these vital species.
Incompatibility Systems in Fruit Crops: Applications and Achievements
Authors: Jain Shikha , Maurya Poonam , Jain Shubham , Kumar Vinay , S. Amulya , Kiran Bhargav , P. Laya , Subhasmita Subhashree , Jayachandran Anju , Kothiyal Kiran
Published: August 2023

The method of pollination is crucial for fruit crop breeding since it affects the genetic makeup, type of gene action, ease of pollination control, and stability of varieties after release. There are a number of processes that encourage cross-pollination, but self-incompatibility (SI) is particularly significant since it is exploited in the production of hybrid seeds. SI is the practice of not allowing fertile (functioning) male and female gametes from the same plant to fuse together. Since ancient times, breeders and growers have successfully used SI as a tool to modify domesticated crops. Self-incompatibility may have an array of causes, including those that are physical, physiological, biochemical, and molecular, but on a broader scale, it appears that all of these components interact to regulate it. According to molecular investigations, at least two genes in the S-locus regulate the SI, one of which functions as a male and one as a female determinant. Self-incompatibility has several different uses, including marker-assisted breeding through SI genotyping, agricultural production and quality improvement, and the creation of hybrids to get over intra- and interspecific reproductive obstacles.
A Genetic Explanation for Why Some People Had Asymptomatic COVID-19
Authors: Abbasi Jennifer
Published: August 2023

This Medical News article discusses the discovery of a possible genetic predisposition to asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
A Collaborative Effort to Establish Common Metrics for Use in Mental Health
Authors: Farber Gregory K. , Gage Suzanne , Kemmer Danielle
Published: August 2023

This Viewpoint provides a summary of a new project launched by a coalition of research funders and journals to improve the measures used in mental health research.
RETRACTED: Dynamic Prediction of Outcomes for Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Authors: Worthington Michelle A. , Addington Jean , Bearden Carrie E. , Cadenhead Kristin S. , Cornblatt Barbara A. , Keshavan Matcheri , Lympus Cole A. , Mathalon Daniel H. , Perkins Diana O. , Stone William S. , Walker Elaine F. , Woods Scott W. , Zhao Yize , Cannon Tyrone D.
Published: August 2023

Importance

Leveraging the dynamic nature of clinical variables in the clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR-P) population has the potential to significantly improve the performance of outcome prediction models.

Objective

To improve performance of prediction models and elucidate dynamic clinical profiles using joint modeling to predict conversion to psychosis and symptom remission.

Design, Setting, and Participants

Data were collected as part of the third wave of the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study (NAPLS 3), which is a 9-site prospective longitudinal study. Participants were individuals aged 12 to 30 years who met criteria for a psychosis-risk syndrome. Clinical, neurocognitive, and demographic variables were collected at baseline and at multiple follow-up visits, beginning at 2 months and up to 24 months. An initial feature selection process identified longitudinal clinical variables that showed differential change for each outcome group across 2 months. With these variables, a joint modeling framework was used to estimate the likelihood of eventual outcomes. Models were developed and tested in a 10-fold cross-validation framework. Clinical data were collected between February 2015 and November 2018, and data were analyzed from February 2022 to December 2023.

Main Outcomes and Measures

Prediction models were built to predict conversion to psychosis and symptom remission. Participants met criteria for conversion if their positive symptoms reached the fully psychotic range and for symptom remission if they were subprodromal on the Scale of Psychosis-Risk Symptoms for a duration of 6 months or more.

Results

Of 488 included NAPLS 3 participants, 232 (47.5%) were female, and the mean (SD) age was 18.2 (3.4) years. Joint models achieved a high level of accuracy in predicting conversion (balanced accuracy [BAC], 0.91) and remission (BAC, 0.99) compared with baseline models (conversion: BAC, 0.65; remission: BAC, 0.60). Clinical variables that showed differential change between outcome groups across a 2-month span, including measures of symptom severity and aspects of functioning, were also identified. Further, intra-individual risks for each outcome were more negatively correlated when using joint models (r = −0.92; P < .001) compared with baseline models (r = −0.50; P < .001).

Conclusions and Relevance

In this study, joint models significantly outperformed baseline models in predicting both conversion and remission, demonstrating that monitoring short-term clinical change may help to parse heterogeneous dynamic clinical trajectories in a CHR-P population. These findings could inform additional study of targeted treatment selection and could move the field closer to clinical implementation of prediction models.
Perinatal Depression Screening Among Sexual Minority Women
Authors: Lapping-Carr Leiszle , Dennard Ashley , Wisner Katherine L. , Tandon S. Darius
Published: August 2023

Importance

A substantial number of births in the US are to sexual minority women (17% based on a nationally representative survey), yet there is little research on perinatal depression screening rates or symptom endorsement among sexual minority women (including women who identify as lesbian, bisexual, queer, pansexual, asexual, demisexual, and kinky as well as other-identified women who have sex with women). High rates of risk factors for perinatal depression (eg, intimate partner violence and history of mental illness) among sexual minority individuals magnify this gap in the literature.

Objective

To describe the prevalence of female-identified sexual minority people giving birth in an academic medical center and compare perinatal depression screening rates and scores among sexual minority women and heterosexual cisgender women.

Design, Setting, and Participants

This retrospective cohort study used deidentified medical record review of 18 243 female-identified individuals who gave birth at an academic medical center in Chicago, Illinois, between January 1 and December 31, 2019. Data were analyzed from April 5, 2021, to August 1, 2022.

Main Outcomes and Measures

Proportion of women identified as having sexual minority status in the medical record, rates of standard care administration of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire between sexual minority women and heterosexual women, and depression screening scores and rates of positive depression screening results for sexual minority and heterosexual women.

Results

Among 18 243 women (mean [SD] age, 33.8 [5.1] years; 10 453 [57.3%] of non-Hispanic White race and ethnicity), only 280 (1.5%; 95% CI, 1.3%-1.7%) were identified as having sexual minority status in the medical record. Significantly more sexual minority women vs heterosexual women attended at least 1 prenatal care visit (56 [20.0%] vs 2459 [13.7%]; P = .002) and at least 1 postpartum care visit (52 [18.6%] vs 2304 [12.8%]; P = .004). Sexual minority women were more likely to be screened for depression during postpartum care (odds ratio, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.22-2.52; P = .002) and more likely to screen positive for depression during the postpartum period (odds ratio, 2.38; 95% CI, 0.99-5.02; P = .03) than heterosexual women.

Conclusions and Relevance

In this cohort study, sexual minority women identified in the medical record were highly engaged in obstetric care yet at high risk of postpartum depression. In addition, their sexual orientation was largely undocumented in medical records. These results highlight the need for investigations that include strategies for measuring sexual orientation because medical record review is unlikely to reliably capture these sexual identities during the perinatal period.
Spatial distribution characteristics of urban private gardens under the influence ofshiyinconcept (seclusion in the city): Case studies of urban private gardens in Suzhou from the end of the 14th century to the middle of the 18th century
Authors: Zhang Wenda , Wang Xinpeng , Zhang Zhehan , Fang Kai , Fujii Yuri , Furuya Nobuaki
Published: August 2023

This study examined the spatial distribution characteristics of urban private gardens under the influence of theshiyinconcept (seclusion in the city) by studying urban private gardens in Suzhou from the end of the 14th century to the middle of the 18th century. Under the influence ofshiyin, private gardens were constructed within the city. The urban spatial distribution features of 38 private gardens were analyzed through space syntax and related methods. The results show that (1) locationally, the private gardens were located more in main functional areas instead of suburban areas, and (2) structurally, the urban private gardens were integrated globally and separated locally in the urban space system. Combined with the discussion ofshiyin, the results show that the reclusion aspect ofshiyinis not related to the location distribution of urban private gardens, but is reflected more at the structural level, with urban private gardens locally separated from urban space systems. This study provides a new perspective to discuss urban private gardens in terms of urban space and suggests a focus on local structural features of private gardens at the medium and micro level of urban space (such as streets and blocks).
Sustained Release of Neuroprotective Drugs Curcumin and Edaravone from Supramolecular Hydrogel for Ischemic Stroke Treatment
Authors: Jia Yanpeng , Zhang Yi , Zhan Wenjun , Wang Yu , Sun Xianbao , Zhang Yuan , Liu Xiaoyang , Han Bing , Bai Ying , Shen Ling , Liang Gaolin , Yao Honghong
Published: August 2023

Ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. The poor drug delivery to cerebral ischemic regions remains a challenging issue for ischemic stroke treatment. Curcumin (Cur) and edaravone (EDV) show remarkable therapeutic effects on ischemic stroke. However, the short half‐life and poor aqueous solubility limit their application for long‐term and effective neuroprotection. Cur and EDV with a well‐studied hydrogelator Nap‐Phe‐Phe‐Tyr‐OH (NapFFY) is co‐assembled to prepare a novel supramolecular peptide hydrogel EDV/Cur/NapFFY, which can improve their bioavailability and transport the hydrophobic drugs to ischemic sites precisely by local administration. In vitro release test demonstrate that co‐assembly with NapFFY enables continuous release of Cur and EDV for about two weeks. Animal studies found that EDV/Cur/NapFFY hydrogel can effectively promote brain plasticity and enhance the functional recovery on the photothrombotic  mouse model. Overall, the work reveales the great application potential of supramolecular peptide hydrogel delivery system EDV/Cur/NapFFY in promoting repair and recovery of ischemic stroke.
Tailoring Mid‐Gap States of Chalcogenide Glass by Pressure‐Induced Hypervalent Bonding Towards the Design of Electrical Switching Materials
Authors: Xu Meng , Xu Qundao , Gu Rongchuan , Wang Songyou , Wang Cai‐Zhuang , Ho Kai‐Ming , Wang Zhongrui , Xu Ming , Miao Xiangshui
Published: August 2023

Phase change memory (PCM) and ovonic threshold switching (OTS) materials using chalcogenide glass are essential elements in advanced 3D memory chips. The mid‐gap states, induced by the disorder and defects in the glass, are the physical mechanisms of the electrical switching behavior, while the origin of these trap states is still under debate and the medium‐range clusters that break the global octet rule, such as over‐coordinated atoms, are known to be responsible in various glass. Here, it is discovered that a large fraction of over‐coordinated clusters fails to generate mid‐gap states, which are probably caused by hypervalent bonding, a multi‐centered covalent bond participated by delocalized lone‐pair electrons. This is confirmed by the pressure‐driven simulations of amorphous GeSe models, in which it is found that octahedral motifs and hypervalent bonds prevent the over‐coordinated medium‐range clusters from providing excessive electrons. In practical applications, compatible dopants can be used to change the number of hypervalent bonds, thus controlling the number of mid‐gap states and consequently the performance of PCM and OTS materials. These results reveal the origin of mid‐gap states in chalcogenide glasses, enabling extensive control in the development of pioneering electrical switching materials.
Unlocking the Potential of Lithium Metal Batteries With a Sulfite‐Based Electrolyte
Authors: Pham Thuy Duong , Bin Faheem Abdullah , Kim Junam , Kwak Kyungwon , Lee Kyung‐Koo
Published: August 2023

Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) have the potential to significantly increase the energy density of advanced batteries in the future. Nonetheless, the dendritic lithium structures and low Coulombic efficiency (CE) of LMBs currently impede their applied implementation. Herein, a sulfite‐based electrolyte (SBE/FEC), including 1.0 m lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide in a blend of ethylene sulfite and diethyl sulfite, and 5 wt% fluoroethylene carbonate is proposed. SBE/FEC is a highly efficient inhibitor against the growth of lithium dendrites through the formation of robust solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer. Raman spectroscopy and theoretical calculation indicate that in SBE/FEC, a significant portion of FSI− exists in associated complexes, playing a vital role in the creation of LiF‐rich passivation. Besides, the sulfite solvents decompose and yield polysulfide complexes in the SEI layer. A direct correlation between the proportion of cation–anion complexes and the contact angle between electrolyte and separator is elucidated through molecular dynamics simulations. The SBE/FEC system exhibits high CEs (98.3%) with Li||Cu cells, along with a steady discharge capacity of ≈137 mA h g−1 in Li||LiFePO4 cell. This study presents an effective approach for enhancing LMBs with sulfite‐based electrolytes, which can lead to high‐energy‐density next‐generation rechargeable batteries.