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Floral Volatile Organic Compounds of Mitchella repens (Rubiaceae)
Authors: Grennan Aleel K. , Murphy Kathleen C. , Fowler Mary , Bengtson Adam , Turner Jay , Horan Lucas , Fitzpatrick Julia , Desilets Logan 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTMitchella repens (partridgeberry; family Rubiaceae) is a creeping, understory plant native to eastern North America. The twinned, tubular flowers of this distylous plant are bright white and produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Partridgeberry has intermorph incompatibility and thus requires pollinators to move pollen from one morph to the other. Despite partridgeberry being a common member of forest communities, little is known about its pollination syndrome. Using headspace solid‐phase microextraction (HS‐SPME) coupled with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis the floral VOCs were identified, with the four predominant molecules being α‐pinene, camphene, D‐limonene, and verbenone. The VOC profile contained 27 molecules consisting mostly of monoterpenes. Two independent sample t‐tests confirmed that each morph produced statistically similar floral VOC profiles (p > 0.1). Additionally, two of the predominant VOC molecules, α‐pinene and D‐limonene, were measured throughout the 5‐day flowering cycle. Simple linear regressions of these compound levels versus days after flowering (DAF) confirmed that α‐pinene and D‐limonene both decreased with flower age. Insect visits were observed to correlate with α‐pinene and D‐limonene concentrations, peaking at 1–2 DAF and then declining through 5 DAF.
Coming out of the Integrative Oncology Comfort Zone: Addressing Healthcare Providers' Wartime‐Related Concerns
Authors: Eliyas Shir , Gressel Orit , Ben‐Arye Eran , Vagedes Jan , Samuels Noah , Kassem Sameer 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTStudy objectiveTo assess the impact of a personalized integrative medicine (IM) intervention on healthcare providers (HCPs) expressing war‐related emotional/spiritual and physical concerns.MethodsPhysicians, nurses, para‐medical and other HCPs from 5 hospital departments in northern Israel underwent IM treatments provided by IM‐trained practitioners working in integrative oncology (IO) care settings. The two main HCP‐reported concerns were scored (from 0 to 6) before and following the intervention using the Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing questionnaire. Post‐intervention narratives were examined for emotional/spiritual keywords (ESKs).ResultsOf 190 participating HCPs, 121 (63.7%) expressed ESKs in post‐treatment narratives (ESK group), with 69 not expressing ESKs (nESK group). Both groups had similar demographic and professional backgrounds, and reported improved measure yourself concerns and well‐being (MYCAW) QoL‐related concerns immediately post‐intervention. However, between‐group analysis found significantly greater improvement in the ESK group for the first (p < 0.001) and second (p = 0.01) MYCAW concerns, as well as emotional/spiritual concerns (p < 0.001). Pain‐related concerns improved similarly in both groups, with improved scores continuing to 24‐h post‐treatment.ConclusionsHCPs with war‐related emotional/spiritual and physical QoL‐related concerns showed significant improvement following the IM intervention. This was more significant among those reporting ESKs for their two major and emotional/spiritual concerns, with pain scores improving similarly in both groups. Future research needs to explore specific and non‐specific effects of IM intervention provided by IO practitioners working outside their “comfort zone”, fostering collaboration between IM and mental health providers to address HCP wellbeing and resilience during a time of national crisis.
Impact of Sodium‐Glucose Co‐Transporter‐2 Inhibitors on Exercise‐Induced Pulmonary Hypertension
Authors: Satoh Taijyu , Yaoita Nobuhiro , Higuchi Satoshi , Nochioka Kotaro , Yamamoto Saori , Sato Haruka , Tatebe Shunsuke , Yamada Kaito , Yamada Yusuke , Komaru Kohei , Chiba Naoki , Sarashina Yuki , Mori Ryuichi , Nakada Mitsuru , Hayashi Hideka , Suzuki Hideaki , Takahama Hiroyuki , Ota Hideki , Yasuda Satoshi 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTPatients with borderline pulmonary hypertension (PH) often experience shortness of breath or exacerbation of PH during exercise, known as exercise‐induced PH. However, the pathogenesis of exercise‐induced post‐capillary PH (post‐EIPH) and its treatment strategies remain unclear. Recent guidelines and consensus documents have highlighted the benefits of sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in heart failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aimed to investigate the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with post‐EIPH and CKD. This single‐center prospective cohort study enroled 10 patients with CKD (age, 68 years; female, 60%) who exhibited post‐EIPH between 1 July 2022 and 31 December 2023. Post‐EIPH was defined as a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP)/cardiac output (CO) slope > 2 and peak PCWP during exercise ≥ 25 mmHg measured by catheterization. The patients received SGLT2 inhibitor treatment for 6 months. At rest, patients with post‐EIPH had borderline‐PH (21.5 ± 1.8 mmHg), with preserved left and right ventricular function. SGLT2 inhibitors treatment significantly reduced the PCWP/CO slope during exercise (3.9 ± 1.2 vs. 2.4 ± 1.2 mmHg/L/min, p = 0.013) and improved the 6‐min walking distance (489.9 ± 80.2 vs. 568.3 ± 91.9 m, p = 0.014). Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lower left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with post‐EIPH, which was increased by SGLT2 inhibitor treatment (−13.8 ± 2.0 vs. −17.3 ± 2.0%, p = 0.003). SGLT2 treatment inhibitors mitigated post‐EIPH hemodynamic abnormalities and exercise intolerance, suggesting their potential as its therapeutic option.
Inflammasomes and their roles in autoimmune diseases
Authors: Pan Minghui , Yang Jie , Jiang Zhengfan 
Published: December 2024

AbstractAutoimmune diseases are immune disorders in which the immune system mistakenly targets and attacks the normal cells, tissues, and organs of the patients. The etiology of autoimmune diseases is complex and multifactorial. This review aims to provide a general introduction to the immunological functions of inflammasomes and describe the role of inflammasomes in disorders characterized by self‐directed inflammation, with a particular focus on several common autoimmune diseases. We reviewed current research on the mechanisms of inflammasome activation and inflammasomes' contribution to autoimmune diseases. Inhibitors targeting inflammasome components were also explored for their potential in therapeutic applications. With increasing research on mechanisms of inflammation of the pathologic conditions, accumulated evidence suggests that the aberrant or uncontrolled activation of inflammasomes contributes to the pathogenesis and development of autoimmune diseases. Additionally, inflammasome‐targeting drugs have shown promise in treating autoimmune diseases. Insights into the mechanisms governing inflammasome activation and their roles in autoimmune diseases could contribute to the development of novel anti‐inflammatory drugs for the prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases with enhanced targeting precision and reduced adverse reactions.
Assisted reproductive technology in Japan: A summary report for 2022 by the Ethics Committee of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Authors: Katagiri Yukiko , Jwa Seung Chik , Kuwahara Akira , Iwasa Takeshi , Ono Masanori , Kato Keiichi , Kishi Hiroshi , Kuwabara Yoshimitsu , Taniguchi Fuminori , Harada Miyuki , Iwase Akira , Sugino Norihiro 
Published: December 2024

AbstractPurposeThis descriptive analysis evaluated the 2022 assisted reproductive technology (ART) data collected by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology registry.Methods and ResultsIn 2022 (cutoff date 30 November 2023), 634 of 635 registered ART facilities participated; 602 implemented ART treatment, with 543 630 registered cycles and 77 206 neonates (9.1% and 10.6% increases from the previous year). For fresh cycles, freeze‐all in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles increased, resulting in 2183 and 2822 neonates, respectively. In total, 275 296 cycles resulted in oocyte retrieval, with 158 247 (57.5%) freeze‐all cycles. Total single embryo transfer (ET) and singleton pregnancy rates were 82.4% and 97.2%, respectively. The singleton live birth rate was 97.4%. The number of frozen–thawed ET (FET) cycles was 264 412, with 98 348 pregnancies and 72 201 neonates. The single ET rate was 85.3%. The rate of singleton pregnancies was 96.9%; that of singleton live births was 96.9%. Per registered cycle, women had a mean age of 37.6 (standard deviation: 4.8) years; 210 322 cycles (38.7%) were conducted for women aged ≥40 years.ConclusionsSignificant growth in ART cycles and outcomes reflects the impact of recent expanded insurance coverage.
Stress‐related coping and its relationship to well‐being in nursing assistants and personal care aides in nursing homes and assisted living
Authors: Sloane Philip D. , Efird‐Green Lea , Reed David , Travers Jasmine L. , Perreira Krista M. , Lathren Christine , Bluth Karen , Zimmerman Sheryl 
Published: December 2024

AbstractINTRODUCTIONProfessional caregivers (nursing assistants and personal care aides) in nursing homes (NH) and assisted living (AL) provide the majority of long‐term residential care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Their work is stressful, but until recently, no measures were available to assess stress in this workforce. Using the new Long‐Term Care Cope (LTC COPE) scale, this study evaluates the relationship of coping with staff demographic characteristics and outcomes; the findings can be used to develop and evaluate interventions to improve staff well‐being.METHODSWe used a cross‐sectional online questionnaire completed by professional caregivers working in a purposive selection of 10 NHs and three AL communities in California, New York, and North Carolina. The sample included 391 professional caregivers and had a representative distribution by age; it was 87% female; 42% non‐Hispanic/Latinx (NHL) Black, 25% NHL White, 20% Hispanic/Latinx, and 7% NHL Asian. Worker job satisfaction, mental health, and health‐related quality of life were examined in relation to caregiver demographics and the following approaches to coping as measured by the LTC COPE: avoidance, adaptive psychological strategies, active engagement, maladaptive psychological strategies, minimizing emotional impact, and substance use. Statistical comparisons used non‐parametric Spearman correlation coefficients.RESULTSLittle difference in coping strategies was noted by sex and education; older caregivers used adaptive psychological strategies more than younger caregivers; and traditionally minoritized adults (NHL Black, NHL Asian, and Hispanic/Latinx), compared to NHL White adults, more often used adaptive and less often used maladaptive psychological coping strategies. The use of maladaptive and avoidance strategies was strongly associated with depressive symptoms, anxiety, and burnout.DISCUSSIONProfessional caregivers report using a wide variety of coping strategies, with multiple strategies being the norm, and both adaptive/engaged and maladaptive/disengaged approaches are common. Certain coping approaches are strongly linked to depression, anxiety, and burnout; attention to training and support of adaptive and positive coping may augment other efforts to improve job satisfaction and performance. The LTC COPE scale has the potential to guide and evaluate practices to improve workers’ well‐being.Highlights
Professional caregivers in nursing homes and assisted living generally use multiple strategies to cope with work‐related stress.
Certain coping approaches are strongly linked to depression, anxiety, and burnout.
The Long‐Term Care Cope scale has potential to guide and evaluate practices to improve worker well‐being.
Intangible Heritage and the Complexities of Inequality in the Politics of Belonging
Authors: Kuutma Kristin , Seljamaa Elo-Hanna 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThis article elaborates on marked silences and inadequate affordances of belonging for minorities in the UNESCO-related living heritage framework. How is the ICH Convention implementation addressing possibilities for reduction of inequalities? What role does academic research play in generating a representation of minorities in the living heritage configuration? Our discursive perspective on the academic heritage scholarship in policy-making contexts, and analysis of the politics of belonging or marked representational silences draws on ethnographic examples mostly from Estonia—an East European setting where identity construction and claims reflect the twentieth century changes in the socio-political history and positions.
Twenty Years of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: Experiences from the Implementation of the Convention in Poland (2011–2023)
Authors: Schreiber Hanna 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThis paper presents the institutional history of the implementation of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Poland in the years 2011–2023. It presents institutions, organs, bodies, legal framework and administrative solutions aimed at safeguarding intangible heritage in Poland. It also discusses current developments in the area of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in an urban context using the example of the activities of the Warsaw Intangible Cultural Heritage Team.
Music as Heritage
Authors: de Oliveira Pinto Tiago 
Published: December 2024

AbstractSeeing music as a cultural heritage within the UNESCO Conventions on World Heritage (1972) and on Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) has been a challenge for the understanding of both the musicological approach to music within this framework and the concept of ICH as such. While the material properties of music (musical scores etc.), do not fall under the World Heritage concept, but are rather elements of the Memory of the World (MoW) Programme (documents and archives), the research on music as ICH has revealed that at least 60% of the inscribed elements in the UNESCO Representative List of the ICH are specifically music-related (musical instruments) or clearly music-based (rituals, dances etc.).The aim of this essay is to give an insight into the multifaceted role and properties of music that become especially evident and raise questions regarding the UNESCO ICH Convention.
Intangible Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Expectations
Authors: Wulf Christoph 
Published: December 2024

AbstractUsing the example of the canto a tenore Sardinian pastoral songs the article examines four central aspects of intangible cultural practices. (1) the human body as medium, (2) practices of communication and interaction, (3) mimetic learning and practical knowledge, (4) the performativity of cultural practices. Based on this analysis the article examines ten central elements of intangible cultural practices, such as producing culture, enabling identification, dealing with difference, overcoming crises and imparting practical knowledge.
Museums as Facilitators in the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Authors: Lüdtke Hartwig 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe museum is the ideal partner institution for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH). It preserves, presents, and explains the relevant tools and equipment, as well as the respective items produced. At the same time, the museum can also make past epochs tangible through demonstrations and participative events which “re-enact” intangible cultural heritage. The idea of re-enactment was already part of the philosophy behind the first open-air museums that opened around the turn of the twentieth century. The museum is thus primarily a place for analogue experiences, just as the preservation of ICH is mostly an analogue activity, usually with no virtual substitute. This essay mostly draws on examples from the German-speaking world.
Living Heritage as a Global Public Good and Sustainable Development
Authors: Petrillo Pier Luigi 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe paper analyses the evolution of the legal protection of intangible cultural heritage from a comparative perspective and verifies the impact produced by the UNESCO Convention on intangible cultural heritage in 9 countries (Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Jordan, Cyprus, Spain, Burkina Faso, Korea and Japan) to try to demonstrate how the protection of ICH is necessary for sustainable development.
Anthropology as a Catalyst in Living Heritage World-Making Projects: The Case of the Voladores Ceremony in Mexico
Authors: Amescua-Chávez Cristina , Rebollo Cruz Montserrat Patricia 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe chapter delves into the intricacies of the Ritual Ceremony of the Voladores and its dynamics within the framework of Intangible Cultural Heritage. In 2018, the Totonac Voladores found themselves in a confrontational stance against a beer company’s inappropriate use of their image, thereby challenging the sway of corporate influence. The narrative underscores the pivotal role played by their historical interactions with governmental entities and organizational processes pre-dating their inscription on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It sheds light on how community-led engagements, featuring ethically committed anthropologists alongside various actors within the ICH social framework (including academics and government representatives), contribute to shaping distinct world-making projects capable of challenging prevailing power dynamics. Anthropologists, in this context, emerge as architects of intelligibility, bridging the interests of diverse stakeholders and fostering opportunities for local-global connections and community empowerment. The Voladores’ s case shows that the inscription alone falls short in ensuring safeguarding of living heritage, but it also demonstrates how the UNESCO 2003 Convention can become a practical tool for local communities to better navigate inherently unequal social landscapes. The chapter highlights the Voladores’ journey as a potential blueprint for other communities seeking to defend and safeguard their heritage.
Well-posedness of Keller–Segel systems on compact metric graphs
Authors: Shemtaga Hewan , Shen Wenxian , Sukhtaiev Selim 
Published: December 2024

AbstractChemotaxis phenomena govern the directed movement of microorganisms in response to chemical stimuli. In this paper, we investigate two Keller–Segel systems of reaction–advection–diffusion equations modeling chemotaxis on thin networks. The distinction between two systems is driven by the rate of diffusion of the chemo-attractant. The intermediate rate of diffusion is modeled by a coupled pair of parabolic equations, while the rapid rate is described by a parabolic equation coupled with an elliptic one. Assuming the polynomial rate of growth of the chemotaxis sensitivity coefficient, we prove local well-posedness of both systems on compact metric graphs, and, in particular, prove existence of unique classical solutions. This is achieved by constructing sufficiently regular mild solutions via analytic semigroup methods and combinatorial description of the heat kernel on metric graphs. The regularity of mild solutions is shown by applying abstract semigroup results to semi-linear parabolic equations on compact graphs. In addition, for logistic-type Keller–Segel systems we prove global well-posedness and, in some special cases, global uniform boundedness of solutions.
A higher-order quadratic NLS equation on the half-line
Authors: Himonas A. Alexandrou , Yan Fangchi 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe well-posedness of the initial-boundary value problem for higher-order quadratic nonlinear Schrödinger equations on the half-line is studied by utilizing the Fokas solution formula for the corresponding linear problem. Using this formula, linear estimates are derived in Bourgain spaces for initial data in spatial Sobolev spaces on the half-line and boundary data in temporal Sobolev spaces suggested by the time regularity of the linear initial value problem. Then, the needed bilinear estimates are derived and used for showing that the iteration map defined via the Fokas solution formula is a contraction in appropriate solution spaces. Finally, well-posedness is established for optimal Sobolev exponents in a way analogous to the case of the initial value problem on the whole line with solutions in classical Bourgain spaces.
Relative energy method for weak–strong uniqueness of the inhomogeneous Navier–Stokes equations far from vacuum
Authors: Crin-Barat Timothée , Škondrić Stefan , Violini Alessandro 
Published: December 2024

AbstractWe present a weak–strong uniqueness result for the inhomogeneous Navier–Stokes equations in $$\mathbb {R}^d$$

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A modified spatiotemporal nonlocal thermoelasticity theory with higher-order phase delays for a viscoelastic micropolar medium exposed to short-pulse laser excitation
Authors: Abouelregal Ahmed E. , Marin Marin , Öchsner Andreas 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
At the microscale and nanoscale, materials exhibit size-dependent behaviors that classical models cannot capture. This analysis introduces a size-dependent higher-order thermoelastic heat conduction model, incorporating spatial and temporal nonlocal effects in a micropolar visco-thermoelastic medium subjected to laser pulse heat flux. The two-phase delay model, featuring higher-order temporal derivatives, captures the complex interactions among mechanical, thermal, and viscous properties in materials where size effects are significant. By including phase lag, the model effectively addresses non-Fourier heat conduction in short-duration laser pulse scenarios. It accurately predicts temperature distribution, stress response, and microrotation effects in microscale and nanoscale materials. The study visually represents how factors such as micropolarity, higher-order effects, phase delay, nonlocal index, and viscosity influence the size-dependent mechanical behavior of the half-space structure. The numerical results highlight the importance of size-dependent phenomena in nanostructures, revealing deviations from classical predictions due to nonlocal interactions. Overall, the proposed spatiotemporal nonlocal homogenization model serves as a valuable tool for analyzing the complex mechanical and thermal characteristics of nanomaterials.