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Technological Anti-anti-utopianism
Authors: Sand Martin 
Published: December 2024

AbstractCritics claim that technological utopias are flawed in particular ways: Their proponents are elitist and ruthless. While some of this criticism can be equally leveled at more realistic forms of socio-political engagement, there are concerns about the roots of technological utopias that must be taken seriously. Still, the overarching benefits of technological utopias might well outbalance those concerns. We will unpack the idea of technological utopias’ social obliviousness, which will pave the way toward our discussion of utopia and the scope and location of justice.
Justice in Technological Utopia
Authors: Sand Martin 
Published: December 2024

AbstractIn this chapter, it will be outlined in more detail and with some examples, how technological utopias relocate justice from institutions and individuals, for example, to human biology. The idea is controversially discussed and need not be endorsed to fulfill its illustrative function for the purpose of the present argumentation. Additionally, technological utopias suggest the possibility of reconciling incompatible views of the good life in virtual reality and resolving the problem of scarcity that underlies some of the most prominent theories of justice.
Conclusions
Authors: Sand Martin 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe final chapter synthesizes the main threats of the previous and recaps the main conclusions. Since my defense of technological utopianisms is conditional to their ability of advancing our understanding of justice, one might wonder—if justice is so broadly construed—whether any fail to do so. I will also suggest that the methodological point developed here requires us to accept the existence of evil utopias, a fate it shares to the same degree with more realistic approaches. The need and desire for utopianism will always embark on a particular perception of the unacceptability of the present.
Dynamic and quasi-static evaluation of stiffness properties of CLT: longitudinal MoE and effective rolling shear modulus
Authors: Olsson Anders , Schirén Whokko , Hu Min 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product composed of solid layers of glued sawn timber. In this study, essential material stiffness parameters for CLT made from Norway spruce and Scots pine are evaluated. Specifically, the longitudinal modulus of elasticity (MoE) for longitudinally oriented layers and the effective rolling shear modulus for transversely oriented layers are the focus. By combining finite element (FE) analysis with four-point, out-of-plane bending tests using digital image correlation (DIC), a robust assessment of the effective rolling shear modulus of CLT layers is achieved. Additionally, eigenvalue analysis, applied to an FE model, along with resonance frequencies obtained from dynamic excitation of CLT, enables stable and simultaneous assessment of the dynamic longitudinal MoE and effective rolling shear modulus. Notably, while the dynamic MoE of longitudinal CLT layers is only 4% higher than the quasi-static local MoE, the dynamic effective rolling shear modulus of CLT layers is 40% higher than the quasi-static effective rolling shear modulus. This finding indicates a tangible viscoelastic behavior of wood concerning rolling shear.
An empirical method for modelling the secondary shock from high explosives in the far-field
Authors: Rigby S. E. , Mendham E. , Farrimond D. G. , Pickering E. G. , Tyas A. , Pezzola G. 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
As the detonation product cloud from a high explosive detonation expands, an arresting flow is generated at the interface between these products and the surrounding air. Eventually this flow forms an inward-travelling shock wave which coalesces at the origin and reflects outwards as a secondary shock. Whilst this feature is well known and often reported, there remains no established method for predicting the form and magnitude of the secondary shock. This paper details an empirical superposition method for modelling the secondary shock, based on the physical analogy of the secondary loading pulse resembling the blast load from a smaller explosive relative to the original. This so-called dummy charge mass is determined from 58 experimental tests using PE4, PE8, and PE10, utilising Monte Carlo sampling to account for experimental uncertainty, and is found to range between 3.2–4.9% of the original charge mass. A further 18 “unseen” datapoints are used to rigorously assess the performance of the new model, and it is found that reductions in mean absolute error of up to 40%, and typically 20%, are achieved compared to the standard model which neglects the secondary shock. Accuracy of the model is demonstrated across a comprehensive range of far-field scaled distances, giving a high degree of confidence in the new empirical method for modelling the secondary shock from high explosives.
Characteristics of Energy Fluxes and Cold Frontal Effects on Energy Exchange over a Boreal Lake
Authors: Xu Lujun , Liu Huizhi , Mammarella Ivan , Vähä Aki , Ala-Könni Joonatan , Li Xuefei , Du Qun , Liu Yang , Vesala Timo 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Understanding the characteristics and variations of heat exchange and evaporation of lakes is important for regional water resource management and sustainable development. Based on eddy covariance measurements over Lake Vanajavesi in southern Finland, characteristics of energy fluxes and cold frontal effects on energy exchange were investigated. The lake acted as a heat sink in spring and summer and a heat source in winter. The latent heat flux reached its minimum value in the morning and peaked in the afternoon. The diurnal variation of sensible heat flux was opposite to that of latent heat flux. Impact factors for the sensible heat flux were mainly the lake-air temperature difference and the product of lake-air temperature difference and wind speed. The latent heat flux was mainly affected by the vapor pressure deficit and the product of vapor pressure deficit and wind speed. The annual mean values of bulk transfer coefficients for momentum, heat, and water vapor were 1.98 × 10−3, 1.62 × 10−3, and 1.31 × 10−3, respectively. Bulk transfer coefficients for heat and water vapor were not equal, indicating that the parameterization of energy exchange in numerical models, where the assumption that the heat coefficient equals the water vapor coefficient needs improvement. During the ice-free season, cold fronts resulted in 28 sensible heat pulses and 17 latent heat pulses, contributing to 50.59% and 34.89% of sensible and latent heat exchange in Lake Vanajavesi. These results indicate that cold fronts significantly impact the surface energy budget and evaporation over lakes.
Characteristics of Mesoscale Convective Systems and Their Impact on Heavy Rainfall in Indonesia’s New Capital City, Nusantara, in March 2022
Authors: Hermawan Eddy , Risyanto Risyanto , Purwaningsih Anis , Ratri Dian Nur , Ridho Ainur , Harjana Teguh , Andarini Dita Fatria , Satyawardhana Haries , Sujalu Akas Pinaringan 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Nusantara, the new capital city of Indonesia, and its surrounding areas experienced intense heavy rainfall on 15–16 March 2022, leading to devastating and widespread flooding. However, the factors triggering such intense heavy rainfall and the underlying physical mechanisms are still not fully understood. Using high-resolution GSMaP (Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation) data, we show that a mesoscale convective system (MCS) was the primary cause of the heavy rainfall event. The rainfall peak occurred during the MCS’s mature stage at 1800 UTC 15 March 2022, and diminished as it entered the dissipation stage. To understand the large-scale environmental factors affecting the MCS event, we analyzed contributions from the MJO, equatorial waves, and low-frequency variability to column water vapor and moisture flux convergence. Results indicate a substantial influence of the MJO and equatorial waves on lower-level (boundary layer) meridional moisture flux convergence during the pre-MCS stage and initiation, with their contributions accounting for up to 80% during the growth phase. Moreover, while La Niña and the Asian monsoon had negligible impacts on MCS moisture supply, we find a large contribution from the residual term of the water vapour budget during the maturation and decay phases of the MCS. This suggests that local forcing (such as small-scale convection, local evaporation, land-surface feedback, and topography) also contributed to modulation of the intensity and duration of the MCS. The results of this study can help in our understanding of the potential causes of extreme rainfall in Nusantara and could be leveraged to improve rainstorm forecasting and risk management across the region in the future.
A Second Tutorial Review of the Solar Power Curve: Applications in Energy Meteorology
Authors: Yang Dazhi , Liu Bai , Zhang Hao , Xia Xiang’ao , Shen Yanbo , Mayer Martin János 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The fundamental scientific and engineering knowledge concerning the solar power curve, which maps solar irradiance and other auxiliary meteorological variables to photovoltaic output power, has been gathered and put forward in the preceding tutorial review. Despite the many pages of that review, it was incomplete in the sense that it did not elaborate on the applications of this very important tool of solar energy meteorology. Indeed, solar power curves are ubiquitously needed in a broad spectrum of solar forecasting and solar resource assessment tasks. Hence, this tutorial review should continue from where it left off and present examples concerning the usage of solar power curves. In a nutshell, this tutorial review, together with the preceding one, should elucidate how surface shortwave radiation data, be they ground-based, satellite-retrieved, or model-output, are bridged to various power system operations via solar power curves.
Cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma: predictors of recurrence based on MRI morphology—a single-centre experience
Authors: Grin Katherina , Azizi Amedeo , Haberler Christine , Peyrl Andreas , Kasprian Gregor , Czech Thomas , Rössler Karl , Gojo Johannes , Dorfer Christian 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Purpose
We aimed to present our surgical experience and the impact of a solid or cystic morphology of cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma (cPA) on surgery and the risk for a re-resection.

Methods
We retrospectively analyzed all children operated at our institution between 2009 and 2023 for cPA. Tumours were categorized into 4 groups: (i) cystic PA without cyst wall enhancement, (ii) cystic PA with cyst wall enhancement, (iii) solid tumour, (iv) and solid tumour with central necrosis.

Results
Forty-two children with a median age at surgery of 7.1 years (range 0.7–14 years; male to female ratio 1.5) were identified. The median follow-up time was 3.1 years (0.6–14 years). Twenty-eight patients (66.6%) presented with cystic PA (20 without and 8 with cyst wall enhancement), 9 patients (21.4%) exhibited a solid tumour with central necrosis and 5 (11.9%) had a solid tumour without central necrosis. Gross total resection could be achieved in 31 patients (73.8%), near total resection in 6 (14.3%), and subtotal resection in 5 (11.9%). Progression occurred in 11 cases with 9 patients having a 2nd resection after a mean time of 3.4 years. The highest risk for a 2nd resection was seen in the group of solid tumours with a necrotic centre (odds ratio = 2.3), progression of enhancing cyst wall remnants was seen in one out of two patients with remnants needing reoperation.

Conclusion
Surgery in cerebellar PA should aim for gross total resection of the solid-enhancing tumour.
Cementless fixation in total knee arthroplasty: current evidence and future perspective
Authors: Haslhofer David J. , Kraml Nikolaus , Stadler Christian , Gotterbarm Tobias , Klotz Matthias C. , Klasan Antonio 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Introduction
Cementless fixation plays an increasing role in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The objective of this review article is to analyze functional outcomes and survivorship of cementless TKA.

Materials and Methods
A comprehensive literature search for studies reviewing the outcome and survivorship of cementless TKA was conducted. This search was based on the PRISMA 2020 guidelines using PubMed, Medline, and Embase. The included studies were screened by two independent observers.

Results
From 2010 to 2022, fifteen studies were included. Eleven studies compared cementless and cemented TKA. Four studies only covered cementless implants. Survivorship and functional outcomes of cementless TKA are at least comparable to those of cemented implants.

Conclusion
With improvement in manufacturing, and surgical tools for more precise delivery, such as robotic assisted TKA and 3D-printed implants, one can expect increase in usage of cementless TKA, due to a more biological fixation, better survivorship, and outcomes.
An effective surgical educational system in the era of robotic surgery: “Double-Surgeon Technique” in robotic gastrectomy for minimally invasive surgery
Authors: Kakiuchi Yoshihiko , Kuroda Shinji , Yoshida Yusuke , Kanaya Nobuhiko , Kashima Hajime , Kikuchi Satoru , Kagawa Shunsuke , Fujiwara Toshiyoshi 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Gastric cancer (GC) remains a major malignancy. Robotic gastrectomy (RG) has gained popularity due to various advantages. Despite those advantages, many hospitals lack the necessary equipment for RG and are still performing laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) due to its established minimal invasiveness and safety.

Methods
This study assessed the effectiveness of the “Double-Surgeon Technique” (DST) for improving surgical education and proficiency with LG. The DST involves both a console-side surgeon and a patient-side surgeon working actively in RG, enhancing the skill acquisition needed for LG and potentially reducing surgical time. Assessment of this method was performed by surgical time, and cases were divided into three groups: first half (Phase 1: P1) and second half (P2) before the introduction of DST, and after the introduction of DST (P3).

Results
Two surgical trainees were trained using the DST. The learning curve in both reached a plateau in P2, but descended again in P3. For one trainee, surgical time for P3 was significantly reduced compared to P1 (p = 0.001) and P2 (p = 0.0027) despite the intervals between laparoscopic distal gastrectomy as the main surgeon in P3 being significantly longer than in P2 (p = 0.0094). Other surgical results in both trainees did not differ significantly. Further, no difference in induction phase results of RG were evident between surgeons and trainees with or without DST experience.

Conclusion
Surgical education using the DST could be effective in the current context of the need for RG and LG.
Empowerment among breast cancer survivors using an online peer support community
Authors: Ruiz-Romeo Marina , Ciria-Suarez Laura , Medina Joan C. , Serra-Blasco Maria , Souto-Sampera Arnau , Flix-Valle Aida , Arizu-Onassis Alejandra , Moncada Carla Morales , Villanueva-Bueno Cristina , Escudero-Vilaplana Vicente , Juan-Linares Eva , Ochoa-Arnedo Cristian 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Objectives
Breast cancer (BC) impacts the patients’ quality of life. Peer support can provide emotional understanding and enhances access to information, social support, coping strategies, and empowerment. Comunitats is an online peer support community app for BC survivors that involves healthcare professionals. This study aims to explore how participation in Comunitats promotes empowerment, and to identify the variables related to it.

Methods
A prospective, cross-sectional approach was applied. One hundred twenty-one women diagnosed with BC were included in Comunitats. Sociodemographic and clinical variables, along with measures of emotional distress (HADS), post-traumatic growth (PTGI), and empowerment (Van Uden-Kraan’s Empowerment Questionnaire), were collected through an online questionnaire completed by the participants. Additionally, data on participation in the online community were obtained directly from the app. Assessments were conducted at inclusion and again 3 months later. Correlations were used to guide linear regression analysis to identify the variables predicting greater empowerment outcomes.

Results
Empowerment assessment indicated that participants felt empowered by their involvement in Comunitats. The most commonly experienced empowerment outcomes were “being better informed” and “improved acceptance of the illness.” “Exchanging information” and “finding recognition” were the most strongly experienced empowerment processes and the strongest predictors of empowerment outcomes in the regression analysis.

Conclusion
Involvement in Comunitats enhances empowerment in BC survivors. Empowering processes within the community partially predict overall empowerment outcomes.

Practical implications
Empowerment positively impacts self-care autonomy, self-efficacy, and treatment adherence, promoting healthier lifestyles and enhanced treatment outcomes. Therefore, we recommend encouraging participation in online peer support communities, as it might enhance empowerment.
Dietary and lifestyle oxidative balance score was negatively associated with the risk of diabetic kidney disease: NHANES 2005–2020
Authors: Lu Yanhong , Huang Kai , Fu Youjuan , Huang Xiaoyan , Chen Ken , Zheng Qiaojun , Xiang Guangda , Yue Ling 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Aims
There is a potential association between oxidative stress and the development of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). The Oxidative Balance Score (OBS), derived from dietary and lifestyle factors, acts as a comprehensive marker of oxidative stress. Research examining the relationship between OBS and DKD is scarce. This study aims to evaluate the association between OBS and the risk of DKD among U.S. adults.

Methods
This study enrolled 6,725 eligible participants from the U.S. population through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005–2020). Patients with DKD were defined as those with diabetes who had a urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio ≥ 30 mg/g and/or an estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m². The OBS consists of 20 composite scores derived from dietary and lifestyle factors. To assess the potential relationship between OBS and DKD, weighted logistic regression and restricted cubic spline statistical approaches were employed.

Results
The risk of DKD was inversely correlated with OBS, dietary OBS, and lifestyle OBS (p < 0.05). Compared to the lowest quartile of OBS, the adjusted odds ratios (OR) for OBS, lifestyle OBS and dietary OBS, and DKD in the highest quartile were 0.58 (95% CI: 0.48–0.70), 0.64 (95% CI: 0.51–0.81), and 0.57 (95% CI: 0.46–0.70), respectively. A substantial nonlinear relationship between lifestyle OBS and DKD was identified using the RCS curve (p for nonlinearity = 0.0081), which appeared as an inverted ‘L’ shape. Using the two-piecewise logistic regression model, a turning point in lifestyle OBS was identified at a score of 3 (p < 0.001).

Conclusions
Among the American population, OBS and DKD are significantly negatively correlated, suggesting that maintaining a higher OBS may reduce the risk of developing DKD.
International web-based survey of patients with non-hydrocephalic symptomatic pineal cysts
Authors: Harding Jessica , Masina Riccardo , Hill Anna , Ansanipour Ali , Steele Amber , Kolias Angelos , Santarius Thomas 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Objectives
To report the results of an international patient-reported survey that adds to the growing body of evidence surrounding the role of surgery in the management of a subset of patients with non-hydrocephalic symptomatic pineal cyst.

Design
An international web-based survey of health outcomes in patients with nhSPC.

Subjects
All survey participants who self-reported a diagnosis of symptomatic pineal cyst without hydrocephalus after radiological imaging.

Methods
The survey was developed in collaboration with the patient group Pineal Cyst UK. It was publicised and distributed via several online platforms and social media. Data collected included demographics, cyst size, symptom frequency and severity, number of appointments with healthcare professionals, treatment options trialled, and whether patients underwent surgery.

Results
543 participants (mean age 38.6 years, range 1–83) were included in the analysis, of which 82 (mean age 38.9 years, range 16–72) had undergone cyst resection. After a median period of 18.3 months between date of surgery and date of questionnaire completion, 72 (90%) of the surgical cohort reported overall improvement, and all symptoms improved overall, whereas no symptoms improved overall in the non-surgical cohort. Of the non-surgical cohort (n = 461), 269 participants received some form of conservative treatment, of whom 194 (72.1%) did not experience symptom improvement on any treatment offered.

Conclusions
A cohort of patients with nhSPC who participated in this international survey reports substantial and durable improvement in symptom severity and quality of life after pineal cyst resection.
Iron–sulfur cluster redox chemistry and dimer dissociation in the outer mitochondrial membrane protein, mitoNEET
Authors: Chaudhry Kanita A. , Rajanayake Krishani K. , Carroll Richard T. , Isailovic Dragan , Funk Max O. 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe outer mitochondrial membrane protein known as mitoNEET was discovered when it was labeled by a photoaffinity derivative of the anti-diabetes medication, pioglitazone. The biological role for mitoNEET and its specific mechanism for achieving this remains an active subject for research. There is accumulating evidence suggesting that mitoNEET could be a component of mitochondrial FeS cofactor biogenesis. The protein was composed of an N-terminal membrane associated domain and a C-terminal domain oriented to the cytosol. The cytosolic domain was an iron–sulfur (2Fe–2S) metalloprotein with a rare 3Cys/1His coordination environment. It was previously reported that mitoNEET formed dimers that were remarkably sensitive to pH, likely a consequence of the protonation of the single His-iron ligand. The hypothesis pursued in the research reported here was that perhaps the dissociation of mitoNEET was also sensitive to the redox state of the iron sulfur cluster. To use native electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI–MS) to monitor the reduction reaction ammonium dithionite was envisioned as the appropriate reagent to avoid sodium ion adduct formation from sodium dithionite. The preparation of ammonium dithionite was updated and the compound had the same properties as the sodium salt with redox dyes and the oxidized form of glutathione. The dissociation of mitoNEET treated with ammonium dithionite anaerobically was readily evident as ammonium dithionite was found to be compatible with redox chemistry evaluated by native ESI–MS.
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