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Detrital Zircon U–Pb Geochronological Records and Geological Significance of the Cambrian–Devonian Strata in the Southern Part of South China
Authors: Liu Fei , Li Kun , Liu Asui , Yan Lejia , Yu Yushuai , Cheng Shunbo , Qiu Xiaofei , Yang Qidi , Huang Xiaokun , Zhou Yun , Tong Xirun 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTThe southern part of South China records an unconformity between the Devonian and the underlying Cambrian strata, which responded to the Caledonian Movement during the Early Palaeozoic period. Zircon U–Pb dating and in situ Lu–Hf isotope analyses were conducted on four samples from the Cambrian and Early Devonian strata near the unconformity on the west side of Qin‐Fang Belt, and their significance for palaeogeographic evolution was discussed followed by regional provenance comparisons. The results show that the Early Devonian and Cambrian samples share the similar detrital zircon age spectra with two prominent peaks at ~985 and ~ 530 Ma, respectively. Based on comparisons of the detrital zircon age spectra and εHf(t) values with contemporary igneous zircons inside and outside of South China, the provenances of the Cambrian strata are deduced to be mainly supplied by the old strata in the East Gondwana margins. But the ultimate provenances were mainly from the East Ghats‐Rayner orogenic belt and South Indian Granulite Terrane, and partly from Musgrave Province. The provenances of the Early Devonian strata were mainly derived from the recycling of the underlying Cambrian strata. Both sides of the Qin‐Fang Belt share the same detrital zircon age spectra in the Cambrian period, indicating that there existed not the South China Residual Ocean. The Early Palaeozoic (460–430 Ma) detrital zircons are absent in the Early Devonian strata on the Qin‐Fang Belt and its west side, but are widely distributed in the Middle Devonian strata on the Qin‐Fang Belt and eastern margin of the Yunkai Massif, indicating that the most of the Yunkai Massif was submerged below the sea level in the Early Devonian period and emerged above the sea level in the Middle Devonian period.
Study of the association of niacin and vitamin B6 intake with endometriosis: Evidence from NHANES 2003–2006
Authors: Sheng Jiangxin , Chen Limei , Yan Han , Nie Jichan 
Published: December 2024

AbstractObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the association between dietary intake of niacin and vitamin B6 and the prevalence of endometriosis using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2006.MethodsWe conducted a cross‐sectional analysis using data from women aged 25–45 years in the 2003–2006 NHANES. Niacin and vitamin B6 intake were assessed using 24‐h dietary recalls, and endometriosis status was determined by self‐report. Covariates included age, race, body mass index, poverty income ratio, smoking status, and alcohol consumption. Weighted logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between vitamin intake and endometriosis, with stratified analyses performed for different age groups. Data visualization included scatter plots with locally estimated scatterplot smoothing (LOESS) curves to illustrate the relationship between nutrient intake and the probability of endometriosis.ResultsA total of 1467 participants were included, of whom 7.17% (105 individuals) reported having endometriosis. There were significant differences in dietary intake of niacin and vitamin B6 between participants with and without endometriosis. In the unadjusted model, vitamin B6 intake was significantly negatively associated with endometriosis (odds ratio [OR], 0.79 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.62–0.99], P = 0.033), and niacin intake showed a marginally significant negative association (OR, 0.98 [95% CI, 0.96–1.00], P = 0.019). In the models adjusted for age and race, the negative association between vitamin B6 and endometriosis remained significant (OR, 0.80 [95% CI, 0.63–1.01], P = 0.044), and the association for niacin remained marginally significant (OR, 0.98 [95% CI, 0.96–1.00], P = 0.023). In the fully adjusted model, the negative association for vitamin B6 remained significant (OR, 0.79 [95% CI, 0.63–0.99], P = 0.033), and the association for niacin remained marginally significant (OR, 0.98 [95% CI, 0.96–1.00], P = 0.021). Age‐stratified analysis showed that niacin intake was not significantly associated with endometriosis in women aged 35 years and younger (OR, 0.98 [95% CI, 0.95–1.02], P = 0.3), whereas vitamin B6 intake was significantly negatively associated with endometriosis in women older than 35 years (OR, 0.75 [95% CI, 0.56–0.99], P = 0.048). Scatter plots with LOESS curves indicated a negative trend between higher intakes of niacin and vitamin B6 and the probability of endometriosis.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that dietary vitamin B6 intake is negatively associated with the prevalence of endometriosis, particularly among women older than 35 years, highlighting the potential role of dietary adjustments in managing endometriosis. Niacin intake also showed a protective effect, although this was less pronounced than vitamin B6. These results provide a basis for further research into the relationship between diet and endometriosis.
A case of seminal vesicle metastasis from bilateral seminoma
Authors: Aida Yusuke , Yasuda Yosuke , Sugawara Emiko , Takemura Kosuke , Yoneoka Yusuke , Fujiwara Ryo , Oguchi Tomohiko , Numao Noboru , Yonese Junji , Yuasa Takeshi 
Published: December 2024

IntroductionPostoperative recurrence of seminoma is often seen in lungs, liver, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, such as the para‐aortic lymph nodes. Most of these recurrences (>90%) occur in the first 3 years after orchiectomy. We report a case of a single recurrence in the seminal vesicle after bilateral radical orchiectomies for metachronous bilateral testicular seminoma.Case presentationA 52‐year‐old patient with a past history of bilateral testicular seminoma was diagnosed with left seminal vesicle metastasis by magnetic resonance imaging followed by needle biopsy 8 years after the first orchiectomy. After four cycles of bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin regimen were administered, FDG‐18 positron emission tomography‐computed tomography showed no abnormal signal in the left seminal vesicle.ConclusionTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of seminal vesicle metastasis following radical orchiectomies for bilateral testicular seminoma.
Bixa orellana (Bixaceae) seeds as a potential source of bioactive compounds for modulating postprandial hyperglycemia
Authors: Uuh Narvaez Jonatan Jafet , Guerrero‐Analco José A. , Monribot‐Villanueva Juan Luis , Vidal‐Limon Abraham , Melgar Lalanne Guiomar , Herrera Rafael Rojas , Segura Campos Maira Rubi 
Published: December 2024

AbstractBACKGROUNDα‐Amylase (α‐AMY) and α‐glucosidase (α‐GLU) inhibitors are important for controlling postprandial hyperglycemia (PHG). Bixa orellana (annatto) reported inhibitory activity against these enzymes because of its bioactive compound content. However, an understanding of its inhibitory mechanisms and metabolic profile is necessary to establish its therapeutic potential. The present study aimed to elucidate the inhibitory mechanisms of B. orellana extract (BOE) on α‐AMY and α‐GLU, identify and quantify its bioactive compounds using metabolomics (untargeted and targeted) analyses, and evaluate their interactions through in silico approaches.RESULTSBOE exhibited IC50 values of 37.75 and 47.06 mg mL−1 for α‐AMY and α‐GLU, respectively, indicating mixed and competitive inhibition types. Thirty‐six putative compounds were identified by untargeted metabolomics, mainly fatty acids (dethiobiotin, occidentalol, palmitic acid, norbixin, among others). The most significant biosynthetic pathways included secondary metabolites (unclassified), unsaturated fatty acids, phenylpropanoids and flavonoid metabolism. Eighteen compounds were identified and quantified by the targeted analysis, such as l‐phenylalanine, gallic acid, protocatechuic acid and naringenin. In silico studies highlighted xanthoangelol, norbixin, myricetin and 26‐hydroxybrassinolide as key compounds with the highest binding affinities to enzyme active sites.CONCLUSIONBOE effectively inhibited α‐AMY and α‐GLU, with gallic acid, naringenin, xanthoangelol, norbixin and 26‐hydroxybrassinolide identified as key bioactive contributors. These findings provide molecular evidence of the inhibitory mechanisms of BOE and support its potential for PHG management and diabetes control. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
Enhancing Hidradenitis Suppurativa Assessment
Authors: Michelucci Alessandra , Granieri Giammarco , Cei Bianca , Manzo Margiotta Flavia , Janowska Agata , Oranges Teresa , Romanelli Marco , Dini Valentina 
Published: December 2024

IntroductionHidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting hair follicles, causing recurrent abscesses and nodules in intertriginous regions. The International HS Severity Score System (IHS4) is widely used to assess HS severity by counting inflammatory nodules, abscesses, and draining fistulas/tunnels. However, traditional clinical examinations may underestimate HS severity due to the presence of subclinical lesions. This study aims to enhance the accuracy of HS severity assessment by incorporating ultra‐high frequency ultrasound (UHFUS) to detect subclinical lesions, such as microtunnels.MethodsA cohort of 122 patients with HS (75 females and 47 males) was evaluated. Clinical severity was assessed using the IHS4 scoring system. UHFUS assessments were performed using a 70 MHz probe for patients with mild and moderate IHS4 scores. Statistical tools were used to assess the significance of UHFUS in detecting additional lesions not identified during clinical examinations.ResultsThe study found that 23% of patients had mild HS, 58.2% had moderate HS, and 18.9% had severe HS according to IHS4. Among the 28 patients with mild IHS4, 14 had microtunnels detected by UHFUS, leading to a change in disease staging: 11.5% of patients were reclassified as mild, while 69.7% were reclassified as moderate. A statistically significant difference in the distribution of severity classifications before and after UHFUS examination was observed (χ2 = 5.11, P = .0238).ConclusionThe study underscores the critical role of UHFUS as a non‐invasive technique for the precise assessment of HS. The integration of UHFUS with a 70 MHz probe significantly enhances the detection of subclinical lesions, such as microtunnels, enabling timely intervention and potentially preventing disease progression. Despite the study's limitations, including its monocentric design and small sample size, the findings support the use of UHFUS in improving the accuracy of HS severity assessment.
Bringing heatwaves into the lab: A low‐cost, open‐source, and automated system to simulate realistic warming events in an experimental setting
Authors: Ritger Amelia L. , Hofmann Gretchen E. 
Published: December 2024

AbstractAquatic ecosystems face increasing threats from heatwaves driven by anthropogenic climate change, necessitating continued research to understand and manage the ecological consequences. Experimental studies are essential for understanding the impacts of heatwaves in aquatic systems; however, traditional experimental methods often fail to capture real‐world complexity. Here, we present a method for simulating aquatic heatwaves that match the dynamic nature of real‐world heatwave events in an experimental setting. Our method allows researchers to re‐create heatwaves that have happened in the past or produce entirely new heatwave scenarios based on future projections. A Raspberry Pi serves as the foundation of our autonomous, customizable temperature control system, leveraging a low‐cost and open‐source platform for adaptability and accessibility. We demonstrate system functionality for laboratory experiments by first simulating a hypothetical marine heatwave scenario with defined temperature parameters and then replicating a real‐world marine heatwave that occurred in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, in 2015. The average difference between desired and observed temperatures was 0.023°C for the basic heatwave simulation and less than 0.001°C for the real‐world heatwave simulation, with standard deviations of 0.04°C and 0.01°C, respectively. Our novel method facilitates broader access to high‐quality and affordable tools to study extreme climate events. By adopting a more realistic experimental approach, scientists can conduct more informative aquatic heatwaves studies.
The Power That Blinds: How Power and Persuasion Knowledge Affect Marketplace Interactions
Authors: Ziegler Alexander H. , Barone Michael J. , DeCarlo Thomas E. , Craig Adam W. 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTThis research examines how consumers' psychological power states and persuasion knowledge jointly affect their responsiveness to persuasion attempts. Results from four experiments demonstrate that when persuasion knowledge is accessible, consumers will detect and correct marketers' ulterior motives, reducing their susceptibility to persuasion tactics. However, under conditions where persuasion knowledge is relatively inaccessible, consumers experiencing low‐ (vs. high‐) power states continue to exhibit reduced susceptibility to persuasion tactics. This effect is theorized to arise because low‐ (vs. high‐) power states promote the perspective‐taking necessary for identifying a marketer's ulterior motives when persuasion knowledge is not accessible. Reflecting this theorizing, low‐power consumers exhibited greater persuasion under cognitive load conditions that limit their capacity to consider the markers' perspective in using a persuasion tactic, an effect that was mediated by the level of sincerity attributed to the marketer. Collectively, these findings offer a more nuanced understanding of how persuasion knowledge shapes consumers' processing and 'response to marketing appeals. The results also hold implications for marketers and sales managers by emphasizing the importance of considering both persuasion knowledge and consumer power in developing persuasive communications and sales strategies.
Shifting Proactive or Keeping Silent: How Does Environmental Legislation Enhance Companies' ESG Performance?
Authors: Huang Xijia , Ao Wenkai , Hu Wei , Yang Lisi 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTBy integrating the behavioral theory of firms with institutional theory, this study examines the causal impact of environmental legislation on corporate ESG performance through a quasi‐natural experiment involving the implementation of the China's New Environmental Protection Law (NEPL). Utilizing data on Chinese listed companies from 2010 to 2021 and employing a difference‐in‐differences model, our findings reveal that the NEPL significantly boosts ESG performance, with improvements increasing over time. Our mechanism analysis indicates that this enhancement is primarily driven by the improved quality of environmental information disclosure, suggesting proactive disclosure under stringent environmental legislation. Further heterogeneity analysis reveals complementary effects from private attribute, institutional shareholdings, and public media attention. This paper opens the “black box” of how environmental legislation influences corporate ESG performance from the perspective of strategic company disclosure, highlighting the critical role of proactive information disclosure in navigating complex external environments.
Pathways to Urban Green Innovation: Does Extreme Temperature Pose a Barrier?
Authors: Ren Ligang , Huang Dasen , Shu Ao , Feng Lingbing 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTTo achieve the goal of “peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality,” China has proposed significant measures to promote green technological innovation. Though abundant research has confirmed the positive impact of green innovation on the environment, whether environmental factors reciprocally influence green innovation remains insufficiently explored. This study delves into the influence of extreme temperatures on urban green innovation, utilizing panel data from 287 prefecture‐level cities in China spanning from 2003 to 2019. Results indicate that extreme temperatures significantly impede the development of urban green innovation, with a series of robustness tests affirming the reliability of this effect. We find that this effect is transmitted through both the “inequality exacerbation effect” and the “industrial production inhibition effect.” In addition, the dampening effect is more pronounced in cities in the eastern part of the country, in smaller cities, and in cities with low river densities. This paper further finds that extreme heat is the main factor that causes extreme temperature to inhibit green innovation in cities. Moreover, extreme temperatures also had a consistent inhibitory effect on the overall innovation capacity of cities.
Exploration of the Fertility Decision‐Making Experiences of Women of Reproductive Age With Cancer: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Authors: Zhang Zitong , Zhang Yilin , Deng Cai , Zhang Wanting , Peng Yunyun , Ma Guiyuan , Lin Sulan , Chan Carmen Wing Han , Chow Ka Ming , Gu Can 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTWomen of reproductive age with cancer face unique considerations in terms of fertility. The related decision‐making process is complicated, and insufficient support can lead to decisional conflict. The aim of this qualitative systematic review was to identify and integrate qualitative evidence regarding the fertility decision‐making process of women of reproductive age undergoing treatment for cancer. A qualitative systematic review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute's methodology. Eight electronic databases were searched from inception to June 2023 for articles describing qualitative studies of the fertility decision‐making process of women of reproductive age with cancer. Only original, full‐text literature was examined, no limitation was placed on the publication language. Finally, 18 studies were included in a thematic analysis. We identified three analytical themes, namely “Perceived changes in fertility,” “Influential participants in the decision‐making process” and “Hard fertility decision‐making processes of women,” and nine descriptive themes that described the three analytical themes in detail. The results of qualitative synthesis emphasized that for women of reproductive age with cancer, fertility decision‐making is a complex and dynamic process. These patients had experienced decisional conflict. Decision support from health care professionals was considered to be essential, and the use of patient decision aids in clinical settings was recommended. The synthesis results clarify women's fertility decision‐making process, decision needs and the influencing factors, which offer evidence to guide the development of applicable patient decision aid tools to provide high‐quality fertility services to women.Trial RegistrationPROSPERO Registration Number: CRD42023434490.
Agreement Between Mother, Father, and Teacher Ratings of Academic, Cognitive, and Writing Problems and Comparison With Objective Test Scores in Children With Autism and Children With ADHD
Authors: Mayes Susan D. , Calhoun Susan L. , Waschbusch Daniel A. 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTNo studies have analyzed agreement between mother, father, and teacher ratings of academic, cognitive, and handwriting problems in school‐age children and compared these with objective achievement, IQ, and writing scores. The sample comprised 503 children with autism and/or ADHD 6–16 years rated by mothers, fathers, and teachers on the Pediatric Behavior Scale and administered IQ, achievement, and graphomotor tests. Interrater agreement and correlations were all significant, and mean informant ratings for academic, cognitive, and writing problems were similar (between “sometimes” and “sometimes/often” a problem). However, mother ratings were higher than father and teacher ratings, and mother‐father agreement was better than mother‐teacher and father‐teacher agreement. Correlations between ratings and test scores were significant, but agreement on children identified with and without problems was poor. Informants identified more children as having problems than did test scores. Information from multiple sources requires integration by experienced, well‐trained school psychologists and other educational and clinical professionals and can provide useful educational and diagnostic information to aid in targeted intervention.
Engineering Quantum Phases of Ultracold Bosons on Lieb Lattice
Authors: Lin Yang 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe quantum phase transition of the hardcore boson model on a Lieb lattice by quantum Monte Carlo simulations is studied. Considering nearest‐neighbor interchain hopping, the phase diagram of the Bose‐Hubbard model on the Lieb lattice contains solid phases with average density = 2/3, and superfluid phases between solid phases.Two ways of controlling quantum states are discussed: to add an alternating on‐site potential, and to add an alternating hopping amplitude in the X‐ and Y‐directions. For the above cases, there exists a new filling state, = 1/3. Adding an alternating on‐site potential to the Hamiltonian, the phase transition from to is sharp and discontinuous, featuring the nature of a first order. Considering a dimerization term, for large V, it is expected that there is a direct transition from the valence‐bond insulator to the CDW as the interaction is strengthened. For the three cases, upper boundary for and lower boundary for are calculated.
Methodology to Track Incremental Adaptation in Smallholder Farmers' Livelihood Changes in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia
Authors: Fanta Workneh , Gibbons Pat , Kuma Berhanu 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTWolaita zone, like most other Ethiopian zones, is subject to top‐down policy formulation with limited opportunities to engage with local populations. This is at odds with conventional thinking that seeks to “value” local knowledge and experience. This study aims to address this anomaly by building a rich baseline on livelihood practices and locally experienced adaptation strategies elicited from 400 households and six districts of the zone. The study was designed to accommodate agroecologies and technologies (GPS) to overcome challenges associated with changing farm ownership and kebele boundaries. The researcher can go back to the same 400 locations at 2‐year intervals to monitor livelihood changes and to ascertain the rationale for these changes. Data are analyzed using the linear mixed‐effects models to compare the level of changes and causes. It is anticipated that this methodology will significantly contribute to providing policymakers with evidence‐based and up‐to‐date information continuously.