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Un-Certainty as a Pragmatic Resource for Psychiatric Argumentation: a Diachronical and Diatextual Approach
Authors: Scardigno Rosa , Mininni Giuseppe 
Published: July 2020

AbstractPsychiatry is the science that aims to propose plausible theories in the description and explanation of “body-mind” pathologies. Since also the modern institution of science produces a type of discourse aimed at reducing human insecuritas through a progressive falsification of conjectures on how things are actually, it seems very important to monitor the discursive construction of un-certainty about an extremely elusive object such as the abnormality of psychic functioning. In the light of this, the present paper aims to identify what changes are traceable in the argumentative structure of un-certainty in the psychiatric scientific communication by the British Journal of Psychiatry in its life span as well as how the construction of socially “credible” authorship profiles evolves. The randomly-selected 90 articles from the 160 years of the BJP life cycle were analyzed through various interpretative apparatuses, by practicing both bottom-up and top-down approaches. Indeed, in the perspective of cultural and discursive psychology, un-certainty is a multidimensional discursive construction which is not attributable to the psycho-linguistic level of the utterance in its entirety, but to the meta-pragmatic dimension of enunciation. The identified rhetoric, which collects the groupings of enunciative profiles, sees the researcher evolving between the explorer’s attempts, the investigator’s inquiries and the critical rigor of the technician.
An insight into the role of the association equations of states in gas hydrate modeling: a review
Authors: Esmaeilzadeh Feridun , Hamedi Nazanin , Karimipourfard Dornaz , Rasoolzadeh Ali 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
Encouraged by the wide spectrum of novel applications of gas hydrates, e.g., energy recovery, gas separation, gas storage, gas transportation, water desalination, and hydrogen hydrate as a green energy resource, as well as CO2 capturing, many scientists have focused their attention on investigating this important phenomenon. Of course, from an engineering viewpoint, the mathematical modeling of gas hydrates is of paramount importance, as anticipation of gas hydrate stability conditions is effective in the design and control of industrial processes. Overall, the thermodynamic modeling of gas hydrate can be tackled as an equilibration of three phases, i.e., liquid, gas, and solid hydrate. The inseparable component in all hydrate systems, water, is highly polar and non-ideal, necessitating the use of more advanced equation of states (EoSs) that take into account more intermolecular forces for thermodynamic modeling of these systems. Motivated by the ever-increasing number of publications on this topic, this study aims to review the application of associating EoSs for the thermodynamic modeling of gas hydrates. Three most important hydrate-based models available in the literature including the van der Waals–Platteeuw (vdW–P) model, Chen–Guo model, and Klauda–Sandler model coupled with CPA and SAFT EoSs were investigated and compared with cubic EoSs. It was concluded that the CPA and SAFT EoSs gave very accurate results for hydrate systems as they take into account the association interactions, which are very crucial in gas hydrate systems in which water, methanol, glycols, and other types of associating compounds are available. Moreover, it was concluded that the CPA EoS is easier to use than the SAFT-type EoSs and our suggestion for the gas hydrate systems is the CPA EoS.
Integrating the palynostratigraphy, petrography, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy data for evaluating hydrocarbon reservoir potential of Jurassic rocks in the Kala Chitta Range, Northwest Pakistan
Authors: Ahmad Sajjad , Wadood Bilal , Khan Suleman , Ahmed Sohail , Ali Fahad , Saboor Abdus 
Published: July 2020

AbstractIn this paper, we present the palynostratigraphy, petrography, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) investigations to evaluate hydrocarbon reservoir potential of the Jurassic clastic-carbonate mixed sequence of the Kala Chitta Range, northwest Pakistan. The chronostratigraphic sub-divisions of the diverse lithologies within the sequence were made by using palynostratigraphy. The clastic dominated sequence of Datta Formation was assigned Toarcian-Bajocian age, while the Shinawari Formation was deposited during the Bajocian-middle Bathonian. The carbonate shoal facies of the Samana Suk Formation showed late Bathonian-Tithonian time of deposition. The primary and secondary porosities augmented by the plug porosity and permeability data suggest that the sandstone of Datta Formation is an excellent reservoir. The dominance of diverse matrix within the Shinawari Formation occluded the primary porosity. However, based on dissolution and dolomitization, the Shinawari Formation is categorized as a moderate reservoir. The dominance of various types of matrix and cement with superimposed burial diagenesis has occluded the primary porosity within the Samana Suk Formation. However, the diagenetic dissolution and dolomitization during the telogenetic stage were supported by the SEM and bulk geochemical data. Such diagenetic overprinting has significantly enhanced the reservoir potential of the unit.
Application of sequence stratigraphy for an enhanced hydrocarbon reservoirs correlation in “OSP” field Niger Delta, Nigeria
Authors: Oyetade Oluwaseye Peter , Fadiya Suyi Lawrence , Alao Olatunbosun. A. 
Published: July 2020

AbstractThe cost of drilling exploration and production wells is high and the price of crude oil in the capital market is fluctuating, therefore, there is the need to mitigate the risk of improper investigation of time/age-dependent reservoir rocks continuity within a field. Sequence stratigraphic analysis was carried out in OSP field with the aim of identifying and correlating hydrocarbon reservoirs that are deposited contemporaneously. Key stratigraphic surfaces (maximum flooding surfaces and sequence boundaries) were interpreted from biostratigraphic, well log and seismic data. Biostratigraphic interpretation subdivide the study area into three floral subzones—P780, P820 and P830. Three maximum flooding surfaces dated 10.4 Ma, 9.5 Ma and 7.4 Ma and four sequence boundaries dated 10.6 Ma, 10.35 Ma, 8.5 Ma and 6.7 Ma were identified. Three depositional sequences (sequences 1–3) were identified from the integration of the biostratigraphic, well log and seismic data. The identified key stratigraphic surfaces and depositional sequences were employed in the delineation and correlation of the hydrocarbon reservoirs which were found to fall within the highstand and lowstand systems tracts. Sequence stratigraphic correlation technique aided the local arrangement and geometries of reservoirs within the field and in locating potential reservoirs.
Carbon monoxide fermentation to bioplastic: the effect of substrate adaptation on Rhodospirillum rubrum
Authors: Mongili Beatrice , Fino Debora 
Published: July 2020

AbstractRhodospirillum rubrum is a gram-negative bacterium that naturally takes advantage of CO and which, in the presence of acetate, accumulates carbon and energy units as polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). Since the conversion of CO depends on a large protein membrane complex that is expressed after the exposure to carbon monoxide, this study presents the effects of a CO-based acclimation in R. rubrum on the growth trend and on the production of PHB. The strain was cultured in two consecutive fermentation cycles on 15% of CO, and the behaviour of this species, in the presence of acetate or a reducing sugar, such as fructose, was compared. The exposure of R. rubrum to CO during the first adaptation phase led to the development of a metabolically active population characterised by a greater biomass growth. The supply of fructose ensured a shorter lag-phase and a higher biomass titre, but it also determined a decrease in the biopolymer accumulation. However, R. rubrum showed the best carbon utilisation in the absence of fructose, with a growth molar yield of 48 mg mol−1, compared to the 12 mg mol−1 obtained for fructose feeding.
Utilization of TiO2/gC3N4 nanoadditive to boost oxidative properties of vegetable oil for tribological application
Authors: Ranjan Nisha , Shende Rashmi C. , Kamaraj Muthusamy , Ramaprabhu Sundara 
Published: July 2020

AbstractThe emergence of vegetable oil as a promising alternative lubricant in the tribological application space has fueled research for making these oils as useful as mineral oils. Tribological modification of vegetable oil by the addition of TiO2/gC3N4nanocomposite (as a nanoadditive) was studied here. The dispersion of the nanoadditive in the vegetable oil showed good oil dispersion stability without the addition of any surfactant. The tribological studies were conducted in a four-ball tester using ASTM standard D5183. In addition, the effect of temperature on tribological performance was also studied to understand the oxidation behavior of vegetable oil. The results showed a significant improvement in friction and wear properties of the optimized nano-oil. The mechanism behind the improvement in friction and wear properties is annotated in this paper.
Influence of a carbon-based tribofilm induced by the friction temperature on the tribological properties of impregnated graphite sliding against a cemented carbide
Authors: Zhao Jun , Li Qingzhan , Li Shuangxi , Li Shicong , Chen Guangyan , Liu Xinghua , He Yongyong , Luo Jianbin 
Published: July 2020

AbstractImpregnated graphite has attracted considerable attention and has been widely used as an ideal friction material in many fields. However, the influence of the friction temperature on its tribological properties has not been clearly studied; furthermore, the evolution mechanism of transferred tribofilm is unknown. In this study, the tribological properties of impregnated graphite were investigated at different friction temperatures, and the evolution of the carbon-based tribofilm was also determined. The results revealed that the tribological properties significantly improved with an increase in friction temperature. The friction coefficient and wear depth of impregnated graphite reduced by 68% and 75%, respectively, at a high temperature of 160 °C compared with those of non-impregnated graphite. The significant properties of the impregnated graphite can be attributed to a transferred carbon-based tribofilm with an ordered structure induced by the friction temperature, which uniformly and stably adsorbs on friction interfaces. This study provides an important basis for designing graphite-based friction materials with improved properties suited for industrial applications.
Digital pathology for the routine diagnosis of renal diseases: a standard model
Authors: L’Imperio Vincenzo , Brambilla Virginia , Cazzaniga Giorgio , Ferrario Franco , Nebuloni Manuela , Pagni Fabio 
Published: July 2020

AbstractWhole-slide imaging and virtual microscopy are useful tools implemented in the routine pathology workflow in the last 10 years, allowing primary diagnosis or second-opinions (telepathology) and demonstrating a substantial role in multidisciplinary meetings and education. The regulatory approval of this technology led to the progressive digitalization of routine pathological practice. Previous experiences on renal biopsies stressed the need to create integrate networks to share cases for diagnostic and research purposes. In the current paper, we described a virtual lab studying the routine renal biopsies that have been collected from 14 different Italian Nephrology centers between January 2014 and December 2019. For each case, light microscopy (LM) and immunofluorescence (IF) have been processed, analysed and scanned. Additional pictures (eg. electron micrographs) along with the final encrypted report were uploaded on the web-based platform. The number and type of specimens processed for every technique, the provisional and final diagnosis, and the turnaround-time (TAT) have been recorded. Among 826 cases, 4.5% were second opinion biopsies and only 4% were suboptimal/inadequate for the diagnosis. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been performed on 41% of cases, in 22% changing the final diagnosis, in the remaining 78% contributed to the better definition of the disease. For light microscopy and IF the median TAT was of 2 working days, with only 8.6% with a TAT longer than 5 days. For TEM, the average TAT was 26 days (IQR 6–64). In summary, we systematically reviewed the 6-years long nephropathological experience of an Italian renal pathology service, where digital pathology is a definitive standard of care for the routine diagnosis of glomerulonephritides.
Gray Matter Volume Differences in Impulse Control and Addictive Disorders—An Evidence From a Sample of Heterosexual Males
Authors: Draps Małgorzata , Sescousse Guillaume , Potenza Marc N. , Marchewka Artur , Duda Agnieszka , Lew-Starowicz Michał , Kopera Maciej , Jakubczyk Andrzej , Wojnar Marcin , Gola Mateusz 
Published: July 2020

Abstract

Backgrounds
The classification of addictions and impulse control disorders is changing as reflected in the 11th version of International Classification of Disorders (WHO, 2018). However, studies focusing on direct comparison of structural brain differences in behavioral and substance addictions are limited.

Aim
Here, we contrast gray matter volumes (GMVs) across groups of individuals with compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD), gambling disorder (GD), and alcohol use disorder (AUD) with those with none of these disorders (healthy controls participants; HCs).

Methods
Voxel-based morphometry was used to study brain structure, and severities of addiction symptoms were assessed with questionnaires. To identify brain regions related to severities of addictions, correlations between questionnaire scores and GMVs were computed.

Main Outcome
We collected magnetic resonance imaging (GMVs) data from 26 patients with CSBD, 26 patients with GD, 21 patients with AUD, and 25 HC participants (all heterosexual males; age: 24-60; mean = 34.5, standard deviation = 6.48).

Results
Affected individuals (CSBD, GD, AUD) compared with HC participants showed smaller GMVs in the left frontal pole, specifically in the orbitofrontal cortex. The most pronounced differences were observed in the GD and AUD groups, and the least in the CSBD group. In addition, a negative correlation was found between GMVs and disorder severity in the CSBD group. Higher severity of CSBD symptoms was correlated with decreased GMVs in the right anterior cingulate gyrus.

Clinical Implications
Our findings suggest similarities between CSBD and addictions.

Strenghs and Limitiations
This study is the first showing smaller GMVs in 3 clinical groups of CSBD, GD, and AUD. But the study was limited only to heterosexual men. Longitudinal studies should examine the extent to which ventral prefrontal decrements in volume may represent preexisting vulnerability factors or whether they may develop with disorder progression.

Conclusions
Our research extends prior findings in substance use disorders of lower GMVs in prefrontal cortical volumes among 3 clinical groups of patients with specific impulse control (CSBD) and behavioral (GD) and substance (AUD) addictive disorders. The negative correlation between CSBD symptoms and GMV of right anterior cingulate gyrus suggests a link with clinical symptomatology.
Is There an Association Between Contraception and Sexual Dysfunction in Women? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Based on Female Sexual Function Index
Authors: Huang Minger , Li Guangqing , Liu Jiajun , Li Yingxiong , Du Pei 
Published: July 2020

Abstract

Background
A growing body of research investigates the sexual functioning status in women with contraceptives use; however, the evidence is still inconclusive.

Aim
To examine whether contraceptives use is associated with a higher risk of female sexual dysfunction (FSD).

Methods
The electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library databases, and PsychINFO were systematically screened for eligible studies before December 2019. We only included those studies assessing women's sexual functioning by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). This study was registered on the PROSPERO (ID: CRD42020167723, http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO).

Outcomes
The strength of the association between contraceptives use and risk of FSD was presented by calculating the standard mean dierences (SMDs) and the relative risk (RR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). The pooled results were calculated using a random-effects model.

Results
A total of 12 studies (7 cross-sectional studies, 3 cohorts, and 1 case-control study) involving 9,427 participants were included. The mean age in the contraceptive users ranged from 22.5 ± 2.4 years to 38.2 ± 4.6 years, while the mean age in the nonusers was 22.5 ± 2.4 years to 36.0 ± 1.0 years. Pooled results showed that no significant difference in the total FSFI scores was observed between contraceptives use and noncontraception (SMD = −1.03, 95% CI: −2.08 to 0.01, P = .053; heterogeneity: I2 = 98.2%, P &lt; .001). In line with this finding, the pooled RR also yielded no association between contraception use and the risk of FSD (RR = 1.29, 95% CI: 0.72–2.28, P = .392; heterogeneity: I2 = 76.0%, P = .0015). However, the subscale sexual desire showed a significant reduction in women who received contraceptives than those did not use contraception (SMD = −1.17, 95% CI: −2.09 to −0.24, P = .014; heterogeneity: I2 = 97.7%, P &lt; .001), while no significant differences were found in sexual arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain domain.

Clinical Implications
Though evidence from this meta-analysis did not support an association between contraceptives use and the risk of FSD, the sexual desire could be significantly impaired by contraceptives use.

Strengths & Limitations
This is the first meta-analysis quantifying the relationship between contraceptives use and the risks of FSD. However, substantial heterogeneities were presented across the included studies.

Conclusion
No direct association between contraceptives use and the risk of FSD was found. Nevertheless, declining sexual desire was significantly associated with contraceptives use. Additional double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials are still warranted.
Field‐Based Estimate of the Sediment Deficit in Coastal Louisiana
Authors: Sanks K. M. , Shaw J. B. , Naithani K. 
Published: July 2020

AbstractCoastal and deltaic sediment balances are crucial for a region's sustainability. However, such balances remain difficult to quantify accurately, particularly for large regions. We calculate organic and mineral sediment mass and volume balances using field measurements from 273 Coastwide Reference Monitoring System sites across the Louisiana Coast between 2006 and 2015. The rapid relative sea level rise rate (average 13.4 mm/year) is offset by the small dry bulk densities observed (average 0.3 g/cm3) to produce a 16.2 ± 41.1% mass deficit and 24.1 ± 14.0% volume deficit, significantly smaller than recent predictions for 2000–2100 (73–79% mass deficit). Geostatisical estimates show that this deficit is primarily located in areas not directly nourished by major rivers, yet these regions still accumulate ~24 MT/year of mineral sediment. A fluvial sediment discharge of 113.8 MT/year suggests a coast‐wide trapping efficiency of 31.5 ± 15.8% of the riverine sediment, excluding subaqueous deposition. Organic accumulation accounts for 25% of all mass accumulation during our study period, and total organic mass accumulation per unit area is relatively constant in both directly and indirectly nourished regions. Sediment characteristics in the modern coastal wetlands differ from the Holocene deposit, suggesting secular changes within the system that will likely continue to influence coastal dynamics over the coming decades. Our results suggest that the gap between accommodation and accumulation (mass or volume) during this decade was not as large as the previously predicted century average.
Mixed Brittle and Viscous Strain Localization in Pelagic Sediments Seaward of the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand
Authors: Leah Harold , Fagereng Åke , Meneghini Francesca , Morgan Julia K. , Savage Heather M. , Wang Maomao , Bell Rebecca , Ikari Matt J. 
Published: July 2020

AbstractCalcareous‐pelagic input sediments are present at several subduction zones and deform differently to their siliciclastic counterparts. We investigate deformation in calcareous‐pelagic sediments drilled ∼20 km seaward of the Hikurangi megathrust toe at Site U1520 during International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expeditions 372 and 375. Clusters of normal faults and subhorizontal stylolites in the sediments indicate both brittle faulting and viscous pressure solution operated at <850 m below sea floor. Stylolite frequency and vertical shortening estimated using stylolite mass loss, porosity change, and distribution increase with carbonate content. We then use U1520 borehole data to constrain a P‐T‐t history for the sediments and apply an experimentally derived pressure solution model to compare with strains calculated from stylolites. Modeled strains fail to replicate stylolite‐hosted strain distribution or magnitude, but comparison shows porosity, composition, and grain‐scale effects in diffusivity and mass transfer pathway width likely exert a strong influence on pressure solution localization and strain rate. Stylolite and fault clusters concentrate clay in these sediments, creating weak volumes of clay within carbonates, that may localize slip where the plate interface intersects the carbonates at <5‐km depth. Plate interface slip character and rheology will be influenced by the deformation of intermixed phyllosilicates and calcite, occurring by variably stable frictional slip and pressure solution of calcite. Pressure solution of calcite is therefore important at the shallow plate interface, waning at the base of the slow‐slipping zone because calcite solubility is low at temperatures >150°C where frictional (possibly seismic) slip likely predominates.
Past Variance and Future Projections of the Environmental Conditions Driving Western U.S. Summertime Wildfire Burn Area
Authors: Brey Steven J. , Barnes Elizabeth A. , Pierce Jeffrey R. , Swann Abigail L. S. , Fischer Emily V. 
Published: July 2020

AbstractIncreases in vapor pressure deficit (VPD) have been hypothesized as the primary driver of future fire changes. The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) models agree that western U.S. surface temperatures and associated dryness of air as defined by the VPD will increase in the 21st century for Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) 4.5 and 8.5. However, we find that averaged over seasonal and regional scales, other environmental variables demonstrated to be relevant to flammability, moisture abundances, and aridity—such as precipitation, evaporation, relative humidity, root zone soil moisture, and wind speed—can be used to explain observed variance in wildfire burn area as well or better than VPD. However, the magnitude and sign of the change of these variables in the 21st century are less certain than the predicted changes in VPD. Our work demonstrates that when objectively selecting environmental variables to maximize predictive skill of linear regressions (minimize square error on unseen data) VPD is not always selected and when it is not, the magnitude of future increases in burn area becomes less certain. Hence, this work shows that future burn area predictions are sensitive to what environmental predictors are chosen to drive burn area.