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Traders' perceptions of environmental quality as tools in improving public space: a study of markets in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Authors: Taiwo Amos Oluwole , Fajoye Oluwafemi Samson 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide insights into traders' perceptions of and responses to environmental quality in markets of Ile-Ife, Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data were collected from 445 traders in five different markets (Odo-Ogbe, Olorunsogo Oja-Ife, Bonfo and Urban day) in Ile-Ife through questionnaire administration. Physical observations were also carried out for holistic and detailed assessment of the environment.FindingsResults showed that most of the traders were married (64.6%), females (74.5%), who were young adults within the age bracket of 31–45 years (39.8%) while over half of them had secondary school education (55.2%) and spent between 8 and 9 h in the market on a daily basis. Using what is termed “Facility Condition Index” (FCI), it was shown that public toilet (FCI = 2.11), health centre (FCI = 1.76) and electricity supply (FCI = 1.43) were the three most deplorable facilities in the markets. Findings further showed that flooding, pollution and blocked drain, each with 22.1%, were the most common environmental problems.Originality/valueThe study extends the existing literature by examining traders' perceptions of environmental quality of open spaces (markets), which could be used as tools in proffering solution to the varying environmental problems of the markets by policymakers.
Physiochemical properties and sensory characteristics of resistant starch enriched cookies
Authors: Rojhani Arezoo , Naranjo Joshua , Ouyang Ping 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine sensory attributes, physiochemical characteristics and consumer preference of drop sugar cookies prepared using high-amylose maize resistant starch (HAMRS) as a replacement for 10%, 20% and 30% of all-purpose (AP) flour as compared to a control made with 100% AP flour.

Design/methodology/approach
A balanced complete block experimental design was used to evaluate the eating quality of the resistant starch enriched cookies using a consumer panel. Consumer preference for the appearance, flavor, texture, moistness and overall acceptability of cookies was assessed. Diameter, height, spread ratio, hardness, moisture, pH, density, surface color and nutrient composition of cookies were analyzed.

Findings
Compared with the control cookies, the HAMRS cookies had lower diameters, higher, heights, reduced spreads, reduced % moisture losses and lower densities (p < 0.001). TA.XT Plus Texture Analyzer showed the HAMRS cookies had a softer texture than the control cookies (p < 0.0001). Evaluation of surface color showed no significant difference in lightness between the control and the HAMRS cookies. The HAMRS cookies were preferred over the control for appearance, texture and moistness in sensory evaluation with 42.5% of panelists choosing the 20% HAMRS replaced cookies as their overall preference. The 20% and 30% HAMRS replaced cookies qualify to be labeled as a “good source” and “excellent source” of fiber, respectively.

Practical implications
This data demonstrates that replacement of up to 30% of AP flour with HAMRS improves eating quality and dietary fiber content of sugar cookies. Our results show that HAMRS has good potential for developing high fiber cookies with minimal adverse impact on physical characteristics and notable improvements in sensory attributes and nutritional value.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that has reported on the functionality, consumer preference and nutritional value of cookies enriched with a HAMRS that is available to consumers in the form of flour.
The role of citizens and transformation of energy, water, and waste infrastructure for an intelligent, sustainable environment in cities
Authors: Rodrigues Margarida , Franco Mário 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThis study aims to list indicators to allow construction of a ranking for environmental sustainability in towns and cities, in relation to energy and water consumption and the prevention, production and management of waste. A systematization of theoretical and empirical indices was elaborated, focused on this dimension.Design/methodology/approachThe results allow presentation of a ranking supported by multivariate statistical techniques – Exploratory Factor Analysis and Principal Component Analysis – confirming its scientific quality and robustness, with this being the main contribution of the study.FindingsThe analysis of the ranking revealed the great heterogeneity of towns and cities in Portugal, with the city of Lisbon and the town of Sardoal in the Top 20, suggesting that the achievement of the goal of environmental sustainability is proactively associated with the ability to articulate resources with infrastructure and the strategic and political will applied, being essential the appeal to the individual awareness of each citizen, even if the design of green infrastructures does not depend on citizens’ behavior. This means that redesigned green infrastructures may exist, but their success depends. In addition, cities are increasingly moving toward a circular economy articulated holistically with open and participatory governance.Practical implicationsThe empirical evidence obtained in the Portuguese context provides some implications for practice, by showing it is possible to counteract the negative effects of rapid urban growth and its environmental consequences in urban and non-urban areas.Originality/valueThe main contribution and innovation of this study lie in the presentation of empirical evidence that the population density of a city or town does not have a cause–effect relationship with its level of environmental sustainability.
Estimation of porosity and gas hydrate saturation by inverting 2D seismic data using very fast simulated Annealing in the Krishna Godavari offshore basin, India
Authors: Joshi Anju K , Ojha Maheswar 
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACTGas hydrate saturation and porosity are the two essential parameters for characterizing a gas hydrate reservoir. Generally, porosities determined at the well locations are interpolated and extrapolated over the seismic volume, which is not so appropriate to get an estimate of gas hydrate saturation. Here, we propose a method to predict both porosity and gas hydrate saturation directly by inverting seismic data using a global optimization technique known as Very Fast Simulated Annealing. Acoustic impedance, as a function of water saturation and porosity, is defined by a second‐degree polynomial equation used as a forward problem. These are used as the primary model parameters. Acoustic impedance derived from these values is then used to compute synthetic seismograms that are compared against observed traces. We demonstrate our approach on a 23.5 km two‐dimensional seismic line crossing four wells in the Krishna Godavari Basin, eastern Indian offshore. First, the proposed method is tested on well log data and then applied on post‐stack seismic data. The posterior probability density function and the correlation matrix between the model parameters (gas hydrate saturation and porosity) are calculated to measure the associated uncertainty in prediction. Inversion results illustrate that the approach can be efficiently used for the prediction of porosity and gas hydrate saturation directly from the seismic data.
Desire over damage: Epistemological shifts and anticolonial praxis from an indigenous‐led community health project
Authors: Smith Shelda‐Jane , Penados Filiberto , Gahman Levi 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThis article offers an overview of an Indigenous‐led participatory research project, The Future We Dream, co‐developed by rural land defenders in Central America and the Caribbean. To engage in recent dialectics concerning complicity and decolonising methodologies, we centre Indigenous Maya conceptions of health, wellbeing and what ‘living well’ means to community members. For context, The Future We Dream responds to the 2015 landmark ruling made by the Caribbean Court of Justice affirming the land rights of the Maya people of Southern Belize. Amidst tensions with the state that followed the ruling, an autonomous movement composed of grassroots organisers turned their attention towards imagining and constructing a self‐determined future. In turn, the communities initiated a research exercise inspired by desire‐based methodologies (Tuck, 2009) to articulate a collective vision of a healthful Maya future outside of colonial‐liberal worldviews, and notably, formulating Maya visions of healthful, sustainable worlds. In reporting on this one example of grassroots, anticolonial health research that departs from the hierarchal knowledge production practices of liberal academia, this paper details the collaborative process/project; the complexities/complicities of research involving Indigenous communities; and how Indigenous epistemologies are generative vis‐a‐vis unsettling conventional knowledge production practices in the contentious field of global health research.
Analysis of histomorphometric variables: Proposal and validation of osteon definitions
Authors: Crowder Christian , Dominguez Victoria M. , Heinrich Jarred , Pinto Deborrah , Mavroudas Sophia 
Published: November 2021

AbstractHistological analysis of bone tissue has been used to explore a variety of questions relating to age‐at‐death, habitual behaviors, health, and nutritional stress. Identification of intact and fragmentary osteons is of key interest to many researchers in these studies, yet the definitions of these features vary between researchers making cross‐study comparisons problematic. Furthermore, histological variable definitions are often ambiguous or require subjective classifications by the observer. As a result, and as indicated by previous studies, observer error and misclassification of certain variables, namely intact and fragmentary osteons, can be significant. This study proposes new definitions for intact and fragmentary osteons that are designed to limit observer subjectivity and also explore efficacy of combining osteon types into one variable. A sample of 30 6th rib cross‐sections from a modern forensic population was used to test the validity of the proposed definitions. Observations of intact osteon population density (OPD(I)) and fragmentary osteon population density (OPD(F)) were made by three observers for each cross‐section. These observations were used to explore the interobserver error associated with the proposed definitions and determine if combining variables into one variable (OPD) mitigates persisting classification difficulties. Results indicate that the proposed definitions significantly reduce interobserver error and misclassification of intact and fragmentary osteons. However, the interobserver error associated with fragmentary osteons is still high. Evaluation of the variables independently indicates that combining variables has potential to reduce the predictive strength of an age estimation model and the ability to interpret age‐related bone remodeling.
Spatial distribution of synanthropic cockroaches found in Quetta, Pakistan and antibiotic‐resistant bacteria strains found in Shelfordella lateralis (Walker, 1868) (Blattodea: Blattidae)
Authors: Kamran Kashif , Schapheer Constanza , Ali Abid , Kamran Taj Muhammad , Siddiqui Saima , Maldonado Ana Karina , Iqbal Asim , Arif Sana , Villagra Cristian 
Published: November 2021

AbstractSynanthropic cockroaches are a public health concern, because they can carry pathogens and allergens. These insects inhabit urban spaces and must be constantly monitored in order to assess the pest emergence outbreaks. Here, we combined spatial population monitoring with microbiological testing to survey the main pest cockroach species found inside residences of the city of Quetta, Pakistan. We evaluated the distribution of pest cockroaches at two scales: landscape (neighborhood) and patch (inside houses). We found at least one of the following pest species in the 73.2% of the total residences surveyed (n = 112): Shelfordella lateralis 37.1%, Periplaneta americana 23%, Blatella germanica 16.7%, Blatta orientalis 13.4% and Polyphaga aegyptiaca 9.8%. At landscape scale, the most common was S. lateralis, presenting a clustered distribution in two sampled zones, also heavily urbanized. At indoor scale, S. lateralis were most frequently found in kitchens. When we studied the bacterial loads in this species, we found that S. lateralis carried several pathogenic bacteria. Susceptibility tests tested on these strains against 10 common formulations showed antibiotic resistance for some bacteria. For instance, Pasteurella spp was susceptible towards six antibiotics tested, while Helicobacter spp showed resistance against eight antibiotics tested. Our evidence suggests that S. lateralis have the potential to displace main cosmopolitan pests and, most concerning, also carry antibiotic‐resistant pathogenic bacteria. Considering that this emergent Asian‐native pest is now present in Europe and America, it may correspond to a relevant urban pest deserving further international public health attention.
Dual ecological functions of scatter‐hoarding rodents: pollinators and seed dispersers of Mucuna sempervirens (Fabaceae)
Authors: XIAO Zhishu 
Published: November 2021

AbstractDouble mutualism, that is, pollination and seed dispersal of the same plant species mediated by the same animal partners, is important but remains elusive in nature. Recently, rodent species were found as key pollinators (i.e. explosive openers) for some Mucuna species in (sub)tropical Asia, but no evidence has shown whether and how these rodents could also act as legitimate seed dispersers via scatter‐hoarding for those producing large seeds. Here, my aim was to test the hypothesis that scatter‐hoarding rodents could act as double mutualists for both pollination and seed dispersal of the same Mucuna species, that is, Mucuna sempervirens (Fabaceae). Based on camera‐trapping survey at 2 locations with or without squirrel presence in the Dujiangyan subtropical forests, Southwest China, 7 mammals and birds were identified as explosive openers for M. sempervirens flowers, but Leopoldamys edwardsi (rats) and Paguma larvata (civets) were the main pollinators at the squirrel‐absent site, while Callosciurus erythraeus (squirrels) were the main pollinators at the squirrel‐present site. By tracking the fate of individually‐tagged seeds over 5 years at each site, I provide the first evidence for seed‐eating rodents as legitimate seed dispersers via scatter‐hoarding of seeds in this world‐wide plant genus, although dispersal services were slightly reduced at squirrel‐absent site. More importantly, the dual roles of scatter‐hoarding rodents as key pollinators and seed dispersers for the same Mucuna species have shown a clear relationship of double mutualism, and their key services may be essential for population conservation of these Mucuna species in human‐disturbed landscapes.
Evaluation of apical clips placed during axillary dissection demonstrates potential under‐coverage of axillary radiation therapy target volumes during breast cancer regional nodal irradiation
Authors: Hsieh Michael Ti , Aherne Noel J , Ross William , Salindera Shehnarz , Westhuyzen Justin , Winkley Lauren , Shakespeare Thomas P 
Published: November 2021

AbstractIntroductionEvidence‐based Australian guidelines (eviQ) recommend adjuvant supraclavicular fossa irradiation after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in node‐positive breast cancer patients. Disparity between surgically determined versus computed tomography (CT) determined nodal volumes may result in discontiguous nodal volumes and untreated nodal tissue. We examine the extent of untreated nodal tissue in women with breast cancer post‐level II or III ALND and adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) using ESTRO contouring guidelines.MethodsFemale breast cancer patients who underwent level II and III ALND with apical clip placement from 2016 to 2020 and CT simulated in supine position were included. CT‐defined axillary level II‐IV volumes were contoured using ESTRO guidelines. The distance between the apical clip and RT nodal volumes was measured to indicate extent of untreated tissue.ResultsOf 34 eligible patients treated by 7 surgeons, 76% had level II ALND and 24% level III ALND. Only 5.9% of clips entirely encompassed the corresponding RT nodal volumes. 55.9% of clips fell within and 44.1% fell inferolaterally outside the corresponding RT nodal volumes. A median 3.6 cm (range 0–7.5 cm) of undissected nodal tissue would not be included within standard RT target volumes following eviQ recommendations.ConclusionThere is a disparity between surgically determined versus CT determined axillary nodal volumes, leading to discontiguous nodal volumes and untreated axillary nodal tissue, despite following standard radiation contouring guidelines. Intraoperatively placed apical axillary clips may assist radiation oncologists to accurately delineate undissected nodal tissues at risk.
Sequence coverage required for accurate genotyping by sequencing in polyploid species
Authors: Wang Lin , Yang Jixuan , Zhang Hong , Tao Qin , Zhang Yuxin , Dang Zhenyu , Zhang Fengjun , Luo Zewei 
Published: November 2021

AbstractPolyploidy plays an important role in the evolution of eukaryotes, especially for flowering plants. Many of ecologically or agronomically important plant or crop species are polyploids, including sycamore maple (tetraploid), the world second and third largest food crops wheat (hexaploid) and potato (tetraploid) as well as economically important aquaculture animals such as Atlantic salmon and trout. The next generation sequencing data enables to allocate genotype at a sequence variant site, known as genotyping by sequencing (GBS). GBS has stimulated enormous interests in population based genomics studies in almost all diploid and many polyploid organisms. DNA sequence polymorphisms are codominant and thus fully informative about the underlying genotype at the polymorphic site, making GBS a straightforward task in diploids. However, sequence data may usually be uninformative in polyploid species, making GBS a far more challenging task in polyploids. This paper presents novel and rigorous statistical methods for predicting the number of sequence reads needed to ensure accurate GBS at a polymorphic site bared by the reads in polyploids and shows that a dozen of reads can ensure a probability of 95% to recover all constituent alleles of any tetraploid genotype but several hundreds of reads are needed to accurately uncover the genotype with probability confidence of 90%, subverting the proposition of GBS using low coverage sequence data in the literature. The theoretical prediction was tested by use of RAD‐seq data from tetraploid potato cultivars. The paper provides polyploid experimentalists with theoretical guides and methods for designing and conducting their sequence‐based studies.
Integration of Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis and 3D Geostatistical Modeling of Pliocene–Pleistocene Delta, F3 Block, Netherlands
Authors: KHAN Haris Ahmed , SHAHID Ali Asghar , KHAN Muhammad Jahangir , ZOUAGHI Taher , ALVAREZ Maria Dolores , NAQVI Syed Danial Mehdi 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThis research is focused on the analysis of the sequence stratigraphic units of F3 Block, within a wave‐dominated delta of Plio–Pleistocene age. Three wells of F3 block and a 3D seismic data, are utilized in this research. The conventional techniques of 3D seismic interpretation were utilized to mark the 11 surfaces on the seismic section. Integration of seismic sequence stratigraphic interpretation, using well logs, and subsequent 3D geostatistical modeling, using seismic data, aided to evaluate the shallow hydrocarbon traps. The resulting models were obtained using System Tract and Facies models, which were generated by using sequential stimulation method and their variograms made by spherical method, moreover, these models are validated via histograms. The CDF curve generated from upscaling of well logs using geometric method, shows a good relation with less percentage of errors (1 to 2 for Facies and 3 to 4 for System Tract models) between upscaled and raw data that complements the resulted models. These approaches help us to delineate the best possible reservoir, lateral extent of system tracts (LST and/or HST) in the respective surface, and distribution of sand and shale in the delta. The clinoform break points alteration observed on seismic sections, also validates the sequence stratigraphic interpretation. The GR log‐based Facies model and sequence stratigraphy‐based System Tract model of SU‐04‐2 showed the reservoir characteristics, presence of sand bodies and majorly LST, respectively, mainly adjacent to the main fault of the studied area. Moreover, on the seismic section, SU‐04‐2 exhibits the presence of gas pockets at the same location that also complements the generated Facies and System Tract models. The generated models can be utilized for any similar kind of study and for the further research in the F3 block reservoir characterization.
Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Late Cretaceous–Paleocene Granites from the Tengchong Block, Western Yunnan: Implications for Angle‐switching of Subducting Slab
Authors: CHEN Xijie , MENG Yuanku , CAI Zhihui , LI Huaqi , LIU Xiaojia 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThe Cenozoic geological hallmark of Western Yunnan is the characteristic voluminous Late Cretaceous‐Eocene granites; however, their geological background and petrogenesis have not been well constrained and elucidated. In this study, we present new zircon U‐Pb dating, along with geochemical and Sr‐Nd‐Hf isotopic data for granites from the Tengchong–Lianghe granitoid belt (as abbreviated to Tengliang belt) and West Yingjiang batholiths from the Tengchong block. The mineralogical and geochemical features of the Tengliang granites and the West Yingjiang batholiths are ascribed to aluminous S‐type granites and weak peraluminous I‐type, respectively. Zircon U‐Pb analyses yielded consistent ages ranging from 67.5 Ma, 68.4 Ma and 66.2 Ma from the Tengliang granitoid belt and 50.4 Ma to 60.8 Ma for three samples from the west Yingjiang batholiths. The Tengliang granites were emplaced during the Late Cretaceous (68–66 Ma) and demonstrate negative εHf(t) values (–24 to –4) and initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios of 0.7101–0.7139 and significant negative εNd(t) values from –8.91 to –13.2, indicating a Proterozoic sedimentary source or enriched components. The hornblende‐bearing I‐type granites from West Yingjiang are characterized by lower initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios of 0.7076–0.7106, compared to Tengliang granite and negative whole‐rock εNd(t) values from –4.0 to –11.9. The early Eocene west Yingjiang gneissic granites show wide ranges of εHf(t) values from +7.4 to –8.5 and T2DM of 1.30–0.65 Ga, indicating partial melting of ancient crust with contributions of depleted mantle materials. In combination with the regional background and previous studies, we propose that such a spatio‐temporal distribution of the Tengchong granitoid belt might be related to the rollback or angle‐switching of the Neo‐Tethyan subducting slab. This study sheds new light on the evolutionary history of the Tengchong block.