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Laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair using intraperitoneal onlay mesh with peritoneal bridging
Authors: Ali F. , Sandblom G. , Wikner A. , Wallin G. 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and safety of a novel IPOM procedure with peritoneal bridging (IPOM-pb) for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, and to compare the outcomes of this procedure with IPOM with- (IPOM-plus) and IPOM without (sIPOM) defect closure.

Method
A single-centre retrospective study comparing a novel IPOM technique with peritoneal bridging (IPOM-pb) with the two commonly used IPOM techniques, IPOM with defect closure (IPOM-plus) and without defect closure (sIPOM). The intraoperative and postoperative data of patients who underwent laparoscopic IPOM ventral hernia repair were reviewed. Preoperative data, recurrence, and postoperative seroma, surgical site infection, and pain, were compared.

Results
From January 2017 to June 2020, a total of 213 patients underwent laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair with IPOM technique. The mean length and width of the ventral hernia was 4.4 ± 1.8 cm and 3.6 ± 1.4 cm, respectively, and the mean BMI was 30.1 ± 5.2 kg/m2. The mean operating time was 67 ± 28 min and was longer for IPOM-pb (71 ± 27 min), less for IPOM-plus (63 ± 28 min), and least for sIPOM (61 ± 26 min). The incidence of early postoperative seroma was least in IPOM-pb (1/98, 1%), and similar in the IPOM-plus (4/94, 4%) and sIPOM (1/21, 5%) group. Late postoperative seroma was found only in IPOM-plus (2, 2%). The incidence of early and late postoperative pain was relatively higher in sIPOM (3, 14%; 1, 5%, respectively) compared to IPOM-pb and IPOM-plus in the early (5, 5% and 6, 6%) and late (2, 2% and 1, 1%) postoperative period, respectively. Surgical site infection was higher in sIPOM group (3, 14%), compared to IPOM-pb (1, 1%), and IPOM-plus (3, 3%). Recurrence rates were similar in IPOM-pb group (3/98, 3%) and IPOM-plus (3/94, 3%), and none in sIPOM (0/21).

Conclusion
IPOM with peritoneal bridging is as feasible and safe as conventional IPOM with defect closure and simple non-defect closure. However, a large randomised controlled trial is required to confirm this finding.
Combining cellulose nanofibrils and galactoglucomannans for enhanced stabilization of future food emulsions
Authors: Aaen Ragnhild , Lehtonen Mari , Mikkonen Kirsi S. , Syverud Kristin 
Published: September 2021

AbstractThe use of wood-derived cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) or galactoglucomannans (GGM) for emulsion stabilization may be a way to obtain new environmentally friendly emulsifiers. Both have previously been shown to act as emulsifiers, offering physical, and in the case of GGM, oxidative stability to the emulsions. Oil-in-water emulsions were prepared using highly charged (1352 ± 5 µmol/g) CNFs prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation, or a coarser commercial CNF, less charged (≈ 70 µmol/g) quality (Exilva forte), and the physical emulsion stability was evaluated by use of droplet size distributions, micrographs and visual appearance. The highly charged, finely fibrillated CNFs stabilized the emulsions more effectively than the coarser, lower charged CNFs, probably due to higher electrostatic repulsions between the fibrils, and a higher surface coverage of the oil droplets due to thinner fibrils. At a constant CNF/oil ratio, the lowest CNF and oil concentration of 0.01 wt % CNFs and 5 wt % oil gave the most stable emulsion, with good stability toward coalescence, but not towards creaming. GGM (0.5 or 1.0 wt %) stabilized emulsions (5 wt % oil) showed no creaming behavior, but a clear bimodal distribution with some destabilization over the storage time of 1 month. Combinations of CNFs and GGM for stabilization of emulsions with 5 wt % oil, provided good stability towards creaming and a slower emulsion destabilization than for GGM alone. GGM could also improve the stability towards oxidation by delaying the initiation of lipid oxidation. Use of CNFs and combinations of GGM and CNFs can thus be away to obtain stable emulsions, such as mayonnaise and beverage emulsions.
Performance assessment in education for sustainable development: A case study of the Qatar education system
Authors: Al-Kuwari Mona M. , Du Xiangyun , Koç Muammer 
Published: September 2021

AbstractVarious studies show that sustainability and education are closely interdependent. Design and implementation of the right performance assessment for students’ skills acquisition and achievements is, therefore, critical for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This article presents an in-depth analysis of the Qatar education system (K-12 level), focusing on the current assessment approaches and remaining challenges that hinder the development and implementation of proper performance-assessment methods aligned with SDGs. Based on a proposed theoretical framework influenced by the constructive alignment theory, this article examines the current performance assessment practices in Qatar and recommends potential improvement avenues with respect to SDGs and education goals (EGs). Using this framework as an analytical tool, results reveal a lack of alignment between the assessment practices, educational goals, and the SDGs. This work shows that tailored, contextually proper, and progressive assessment strategies need to be developed to accurately evaluate and guide the twenty-first-century skills of the students toward the achievement of SDGs. Further findings of this article concern presentation and discussion of the locally relevant and consistent recommendations for performance assessment methodologies that must be redesigned to be compatible, aligned, and supporting the SDGs and EGs.
rno-miR-128-3p promotes apoptosis in rat granulosa cells (GCs) induced by norepinephrine through Wilms tumor 1 (WT1)
Authors: Li Ming , Xue Ling , Xu Weibin , Liu Pingping , Li Feng 
Published: September 2021

AbstractThe mechanism related to ovarian follicular is complex, which has not been fully elucidated. Abundant reports have confirmed that the ovarian function development is closely related to sympathetic innervation. As one of the major neurotransmitters, norepinephrine (NE) is considered an effective regulator of ovarian functions like granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis. However, the mechanism between NE and GC apoptosis in rat is still unclear. In our study, GCs were isolated and cultured in vitro with NE treatment. The apoptosis of GCs was facilitated by NE. Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) was found to be significantly downregulated in GCs after NE treatment, and overexpression of WT1 repressed apoptosis in rat GCs induced by NE. rno-miR-128-3p was found to be significantly enhanced by NE in GCs, and inhibition of rno-miR-128-3p repressed apoptosis in rat GCs induced by NE. Mechanistically, rno-miR-128-3p interacted with WT1 and repressed its expression. In summary, inhibition of rno-miR-128-3p may enhance WT1 expression, and then repress NE-induced apoptosis in rat GCs. Our research may provide a new insight for the improvement of ovarian follicular development.
Physical Literacy – to be discussed: eine Perspektive aus Sicht der deutschsprachigen Sportwissenschaft
Authors: Töpfer Clemens , Jaunig Johannes , Carl Johannes 
Published: September 2021

ZusammenfassungMit dem vorliegenden Beitrag möchten wir in der deutschsprachigen Sportwissenschaft zur Diskussion um das Konzept der Physical Literacy anregen. Im ersten Schritt soll dabei aufgezeigt werden, wie das Konzept der Physical Literacy aktuell sowohl international als auch im deutschsprachigen Raum rezipiert wird. Gerade mit Blick auf die deutschsprachige Sportwissenschaft möchten wir diesbezüglich einige Beobachtungen herausarbeiten. Es wird deutlich, dass Physical Literacy nur zögerlich in der Forschungslandschaft der deutschsprachigen Sportwissenschaft anzukommen scheint. Zudem ist erkennbar, dass gegenwärtige deutschsprachige Konzepte nachträglich über Physical Literacy begründet und erweitert werden. Die vorhandenen Entwürfe variieren dabei in ihrer inhaltlichen Schwerpunktsetzung. Darüber hinaus wird Physical Literacy in der deutschsprachigen Sportwissenschaft bislang kaum interdisziplinär diskutiert. Im zweiten Teil setzen wir an diesen Beobachtungen an und stellen Herausforderungen und Chancen zur Diskussion, warum sich die deutschsprachige Sportwissenschaft intensiver mit Physical Literacy beschäftigen sollte. In diesem Zusammenhang erkennen wir vier Herausforderungen. Dabei geht es darum, Physical Literacy begrifflich und konzeptionell zu deuten. Außerdem sollte die deutschsprachige Sportwissenschaft Physical Literacy interdisziplinär denken und entsprechend handeln. Die Auseinandersetzung mit Physical Literacy könnte zudem internationale Sichtbarkeit schaffen und bietet Impulse, Bewegungspraxis ganzheitlicher zu gestalten.
Statistical modeling for temporal dominance of sensations data incorporating individual characteristics of panelists: an application to data of milk chocolate
Authors: Kurata Sumito , Kuroda Reiko , Komaki Fumiyasu 
Published: September 2021

AbstractWe discuss the modeling of temporal dominance of sensations (TDS) data, time series data appearing in sensory analysis, that describe temporal changes of the dominant taste in the oral cavity. Our aims were to obtain the transition process of attributes (tastes and mouthfeels) in the oral cavity, to express the tendency of dominance durations of attributes, and to specify factors (such as sex, age, food preference, dietary habits, and sensitivity to a particular taste) affecting dominance durations, simultaneously. To achieve these aims, we propose an analysis procedure applying models based on the semi-Markov chain and the negative binomial regression, one of the generalized linear models. By using our method, we can take differences among individual panelists and dominant attributes into account. We analyzed TDS data for milk chocolate with the proposed method and verified the performance of our model compared with conventional analysis methods. We found that our proposed model outperformed conventional ones; moreover, we identified factors that have effects on dominance durations. Results of an experiment support the importance of reflecting characteristics of panelists and attributes.
Suitability of water treatment chemicals in the remediation of produced water: a data-driven approach
Authors: Aniakor Clifford Okwudili 
Published: September 2021

AbstractThere exist numerous counts of research works on produced water. We got to know about them because they made it to publishing probably by indicating a positive or promising result. Contrarily, there exist a hundred times unpublished, unreported works on produced water; works rejected based on not yielding desirable results or not being innovative enough. We might have encountered undesirable results but to what depths and time have we committed to mining out intricate details. The world is thinking and demanding sustainability. Is it sustainable for the future of water treatment, the ease and pace at which we transition to the next chemical or treatment option? In this data-centred approach, three common chemicals, aluminium sulphate, ferrous ammonium sulphate and calcium chloride, were used to treat produced water. The collected data (both initial and final analysis) were inferentially analysed. The first statistical analysis was the testing of 2 hypotheses using the Analysis of Variance test. This was done to reveal to compare the dependence of produced water properties on two categorical variables (sample type and treatment chemicals). The second was the test for relevance: correlation and regression analyses. The laboratory experimental analysis revealed that aluminium sulphate was most suitable for the alteration of physical effluent characteristics; ferrous ammonium sulphate for salinity concerns and calcium chloride for a particular heavy metal’s stability. The overall effluent characteristics indicated a greater dependency on ‘sample type’ than ‘treatment chemicals’. Certain produced water properties relationships were highlighted and quantified for instance iron(II) and chloride ion concentrations were dependent on total solids and indicated a significance F of 0.01.
Basin and petroleum system analysis in the southeastern Persian Gulf basin: a 2D basin modeling approach
Authors: Alipour Majid , Alizadeh Bahram , Mirzaie Shohreh , Chehrazi Ali 
Published: September 2021

AbstractA regional 2D conceptual model was constructed to study the hydrocarbon systems associated with the Middle Sarvak source rock (Cenomanian) in the southeastern Persian Gulf basin. The 2D cross section used for this purpose was 135 km long and encompassed a total of 17 depositional units with the Late Jurassic Surmeh Formation at the base and the Aghajari/Mishan sequences at the top. Compositional type II-S kinetics was considered for the Middle Sarvak source rock, and the model predictions were calibrated against observe data (corrected bottom hole temperatures and vitrinite reflectance data) coming from 4 wells located on the studied cross section. Our results indicate that hydrocarbons predominantly migrate laterally from east to the west of the study area, thereby sequentially charging potential traps en-route. The interaction between facies patterns and geodynamic evolution controls both the distribution and quality of hydrocarbon accumulations in the study area. The calibrated 2D model reliably predicts most of the present-day hydrocarbon occurrences in the study area and explains the present-day variations in their bulk properties. Our findings provide new insights about the unconventional plays associate with the Middle Sarvak source rock especially in the central parts of the southeastern Persian Gulf basin.
Postnatal assessment for renal dysfunction in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Authors: Kountouris Emmanouil , Clark Katherine , Kay Polly , Roberts Nadia , Bramham Kate , Kametas Nikos A. 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with chronic kidney disease. Early detection of renal dysfunction enables implementation of strategies to prevent progression. International guidelines recommend review at 6–8 weeks postpartum to identify persistent hypertension and abnormal renal function, but evidence for the efficacy of this review is limited.

Methods
All women attending a specialist fetal-maternal medicine clinic for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (pre-eclampsia, chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension) were invited for a 6–8 weeks postpartum review of their blood pressure and renal function in order to establish the prevalence and independent predictors of renal dysfunction. Renal dysfunction was defined as low estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2) or proteinuria (24-h protein excretion > 150 mg or urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio > 3 mg/mmol). All women attending a specialist clinic for hypertensive disorders were invited for a 6–8 weeks postpartum review of their blood pressure and renal function. Demographics, pregnancy and renal outcomes were prospectively collected.

Results
Between 2013 and 2019, 740 of 1050 (70.4%) women who had a pregnancy complicated by a hypertensive disorder attended their 6–8 weeks postpartum visit. Renal dysfunction was present in 32% of the total cohort and in 46% and 22% of women with and without pre-eclampsia, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression demonstrated that independent predictors were pre-eclampsia, chronic hypertension, highest measured antenatal serum creatinine, highest measured antenatal 24-h urinary protein, and blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg at the postnatal visit.

Conclusions
Renal dysfunction was present in one in three women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at 6–8 weeks postpartum. This includes women with gestational hypertension and chronic hypertension without superimposed pre-eclampsia, and thus these women should also be offered postnatal review.

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Hospital Ethics Committees in accredited hospitals in Poland—availability of information
Authors: Zurzycka Patrycja , Puto Grażyna , Czyżowicz Katarzyna , Repka Iwona 
Published: September 2021

AbstractThe role of Hospital Ethics Committees (HECs) is to support patients and their relatives as well as medical staff in solving ethical issues that arise in relation to the implementation of medical care. In Poland there are no clearly formulated legal regulations concerning the establishment and functioning of hospital ethics committees. Hospitals applying for accreditation are obliged to present solutions defining the way of solving ethical issues in a given institution, some of them appoint HECs for this purpose. The aim of this study was to analyze information concerning the functioning of hospital ethics committees in Poland on the basis of publicly available data published on the websites of accredited hospitals. Very few accredited hospitals (56) make public information about functioning in their ethics consulting facilities through hospital ethics committees. In most cases, the information provided on the functioning of HECs is general, both in terms of the committees’ functioning, type of cases under consideration and the composition of personnel.
A Cross-Sectional Observational Study on the Coexistence of Erectile Dysfunction and Premature Ejaculation
Authors: Chin Chieh‑Wen , Tsai Chia Mu , Lin Jen-Tai , Chen Yin-Shen , Chen I-Hsuan , Jiann Bang-Ping 
Published: September 2021

Abstract

Introduction
The interplay between erectile dysfunction (ED) and premature ejaculation (PE) needs more studies to clarify.

Aim
To evaluate the risk factors and temporal relationship for the coexistence of ED and PE.

Methods
The data were derived from clinical history.

Main Outcome Measure
The diagnosis of ED and PE was based on self-report and validated questionnaires.

Results
Based on the chief complaint, 1,893 participants were recruited as ED group and 483 participants as PE group from 2014 to 2020. One third of ED and PE groups reported comorbid PE and ED. Of the ED group, 4.1% (n = 77) had lifelong PE, 18.0% (n = 341) had acquired PE and 9.7% (n = 184) had subjective or natural variable PE. Of the PE group, ED was reported in 22.0% (n = 40) of lifelong PE, 33.9% (n = 65) of acquired PE, and 37.6% (n = 41) of subjective or natural variable PE, P &lt; .01. With adjustment of potential confounders, the ED severity was associated with increased risk of acquired PE, while acquired PE was associated with higher risk of ED than lifelong PE. In cases of comorbid lifelong PE and ED (n = 117), 22.2% reported the onset of both dysfunctions being about the same time, whereas 77.8% reported ED occurred behind PE with an average 23.3 years lag. In cases of comorbid acquired PE and ED (n = 406), 52.2% reported the onset of both dysfunctions being about the same time, 34.2% reported ED happened behind PE and 13.5% reported PE emerged behind ED.

Conclusion
Organic pathogenesis was least likely to be responsible for the link between PE and ED. When acquired PE and ED coexist, treating ED first or concomitantly according to their temporal order is an appropriate management algorithm.
Designing the Optimal International Climate Agreement with Variability in Commitments
Authors: McAllister Jordan H. , Schnakenberg Keith E. 
Published: September 2021

AbstractWe analyze the design of an international climate agreement. In particular, we consider two goals of such an agreement: overcoming free-rider problems and adjusting for differences in mitigation costs between countries. Previous work suggests that it is difficult to achieve both of these goals at once under asymmetric information because countries free ride by exaggerating their abatement costs. We argue that independent information collection (investigations) by an international organization can alleviate this problem. In fact, though the best implementable climate agreement without investigations fails to adjust for individual differences even with significant enforcement power, a mechanism with investigations allows adjustment and can enable implementation of the socially optimal agreement. Furthermore, when the organization has significant enforcement power, the optimal agreement is achievable even with minimal investigative resources (and vice versa). The results suggest that discussions about institutions for climate cooperation should focus on information collection as well as enforcement.
L2 LEARNERS’ ADAPTATION TO AN L2 STRUCTURE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM L1
Authors: Hwang Heeju 
Published: September 2021

AbstractThe present study investigates how L2 learners adapt their production preferences following immediate and cumulative experience with a syntactic structure when an L2 structure differs from an L1 structure in terms of verb subcategorization frame and argument structure. Korean learners of English described causative events in English in a picture-matching game. The meaning of a causative sentence in English (e.g., Jen had her computer fixed) is expressed with an active transitive sentence in Korean (e.g., Jen-NOM computer-ACC fixed). The results demonstrated that both immediate and cumulative experience with a causative structure increased the likelihood of producing grammatical causative descriptions (e.g., Jen had her computer fixed), while decreasing the production of ungrammatical active transitive descriptions (e.g., Jen fixed her computer). The findings provide novel evidence that an implicit learning mechanism is involved in L2 learners’ processing and learning of an L2 structure that is different from L1.
Case Studies of Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities Over Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Authors: Skjæveland Arnlaug H. , Kotova Daria S. , Miloch Wojciech J. 
Published: September 2021

AbstractWe use the first data set from the ground‐based TEC and scintillation receiver located at the Norwegian Research Station Troll in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica to analyze in detail the ionospheric response during geomagnetic disturbances on February 26–27 and March 18–19, 2018. By combining the Troll data with complementary measurements (scintillation receivers, magnetometers, SuperDARN, DMSP satellites), we demonstrate that plasma irregularities above this part of Queen Maud Land can be associated with the expansion of the auroral oval, related structuring on its edges, as well as with strong flow shears in the evening and at nighttime, which are further modulated by the energetic particle precipitation. Phase scintillation indices correlate well with the magnetometer data.