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Is more always better? The returns to alcohol by volume—Evidence from the Austrian “Spirits Trophy 2023”
Authors: Frick Bernd , Kaimann Daniel 
Published: November 2024

AbstractHedonic models that seek to explain the observable variation in wine and beer prices have so far included alcohol by volume (ABV) only as a control variable without paying much attention to the magnitude of the coefficient and without questioning the implicit assumption that the impact of ABV on bottle prices is indeed linear. Using data from the “Austrian Spirits Trophy 2023,” we find the relationship between ABV and bottle prices to be nonlinear, with statistically significant effects observed for linear, squared, and cubic terms of alcohol content. Moreover, we find expert evaluations of spirits to demonstrate a nonlinear relationship with ABV too.
Structural controls on the Triassic Main Buntsandstein sediment distribution in the Roer Valley Graben, the Netherlands
Authors: Cecchetti Emilio , Martinius Allard W. , Bruna Pierre-Olivier , Bender Annelies , Abels Hemmo A. 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
The lower Triassic Main Buntsandstein Subgroup represents a promising, but high-risk geothermal play in the Netherlands. Although the gross thickness in boreholes locally exceeds 200 m, the spatial distribution, geometries and preservation of these sedimentary units remained uncertain due to the lack of seismic data with sufficient resolution and the sparse borehole network. This creates uncertainty in the quantification of the aquifer dimensions that is essential for the planning of geothermal operations.
In this study, seismic interpretation and 2D palinspastic restoration of new and reprocessed seismic data were conducted and combined with borehole data to assess the tectonic evolution of the Roer Valley Graben in the southeastern Netherlands and its control on the spatial distribution of the Main Buntsandstein Subgroup sediments. Our results show that the central and southern parts of the Roer Valley Graben were active depocenters in the Early to Middle Triassic times dominated by fluvial sandstone deposition, providing important play elements for prospective leads on geothermal exploration. The northern part of the basin was a more marginal area where mostly fine-grained sediments were deposited. To the northwest, differential subsidence resulted in the development of areas where the Buntsandstein thickness is reduced to ∼150 m.
After deposition, the Main Buntsandstein sediments were compartmentalised by faulting related to post-depositional tectonic activity, locally reducing the lateral extent of the geothermal target areas down to 1–2 km in a ∼NE–SW direction. On the platform areas adjacent to the Roer Valley Graben and to the southeast, Jurassic sediments are largely absent and the Main Buntsandstein sediments are present at depths shallower than 2 km. These platforms are promising targets for further investigation, as the relatively shallow burial depths, compared to the central part of the Graben, may have contributed to the preservation of more favourable reservoir properties.
“Back to the Kitchen”: Corruption Charges Against Women Heads of Government
Authors: Schramm Madison , Stark Alexandra , Crasnic Loriana 
Published: November 2024

AbstractWhile much of the scholarship on gender and corruption suggests that women in political office are, or are perceived to be, less corrupt than men, in just the past few years corruption accusations against Brazil's Dilma Rousseff and South Korea's Park Geun-hye have made headlines and led to their impeachment. In this article, we argue women heads of government are actually more likely to be charged with corruption due to pervasive beliefs that women, by their very presence, corrupt public office. Using cross-national data, we first demonstrate that women executives are significantly more likely to be formally accused of corruption than their male counterparts. We then present case studies of Brazilian President Rousseff and Turkish Prime Minister Çiller to demonstrate the powerful role of gendered discourse in motivating suspicion and inflaming elite and public sentiment and thereby driving corruption charges. These findings make a substantial contribution to the literature on gender, leadership and the politics of corruption.
Aonchotheca annulosa and Aonchotheca murissylvatici, which is which? A reappraisal of the gastrointestinal Aonchotheca (Nematoda: Capillariidae) species common in wood mice and bank voles
Authors: Behnke Jerzy M. , Jackson Joseph A. 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) and bank voles (Myodes glareolus) are often employed as natural study models in infectious disease ecology. Yet the identities of some elements of their parasite fauna have been subject to long-standing confusion. One instance of this relates to 2 nominal species of the capillariid nematode genus Aonchotheca: Aonchotheca annulosa (Dujardin, 1845) and A. murissylvatici (Diesing, 1851). Through literature review, analysis of recorded host- and site-specificity and tracing of taxonomic precedence, it is possible to confirm that A. annulosa is a valid species with a spicule c. 1000 microns long, a small intestinal site of infection and a wide host range centred in murine rodents (with A. sylvaticus the most common host). On the other hand, tracing the provenance of A. murissylavtici through to the works of the early naturalists reveals it is best assigned as a nomen nudum (lacking sufficient establishing description) or a junior synonym of A. annulosa and does not have precedence for the other Aonchotheca morphotype commonly found in Eurasian rodents. The first description consonant with this other morphotype, which has a short spicule (200–250 microns in length) and occurs primarily in the stomach of bank voles and other cricetids, was as Capillaria halli by Kalantarian in 1924. We thus recommend the suppression of A. murissyvatici in favour of Aonchotheca halli (Kalantarian, 1924) for this gastric-specialist short-spicule morphotype, particularly as the use of the A. murissylvatici name and its variants has previously been associated with substantial inconsistency and misidentification with A. annulosa.
Method of moments estimation for the superposition of square-root diffusions
Authors: Wu Yan-Feng , Hu Jian-Qiang 
Published: November 2024

AbstractWe consider the problem of parameter estimation for the superposition of square-root diffusions. We first derive the explicit formulas for the moments and auto-covariances based on which we develop our moment estimators. We then establish a central limit theorem for the estimators with the explicit formulas for the asymptotic covariance matrix. Finally, we conduct numerical experiments to validate our method.
The Contested Value of Life
Authors: Holm Søren 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Putting a specific value on human life is important in many contexts and forms part of the basis for many political, administrative, commercial, and personal decisions. Sometimes, the value is set explicitly, sometimes even in monetary terms, but much more often, it is set implicitly through a decision that allows us to calculate the valuation of a life implicit in a certain rule or a certain resource allocation. We also value lives in what looks like a completely different way when we evaluate whether a particular life is being or has been lived well. Both of these ways of valuing are done from an outside or third-person perspective, but there is also a third way of valuing a life which is from the first-person perspective, and which essentially asks how much my life is worth to me. Is there any connection between these different ways of valuing life, and if so what is the connection between them? This paper provides an account of John Harris’ analysis of the value of life and discusses whether it can bridge the gap between first-person and third-person evaluations of the value of life, and whether it can do so in a way that still allows for resource allocation decisions to be made in health care and other sectors.
Aggregate: fast, accurate, and flexible approximation of compound probability distributions
Authors: Mildenhall Stephen 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Aggregate implements an efficient fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based algorithm to approximate compound probability distributions. Leveraging FFT-based methods offers advantages over recursion and simulation-based approaches, providing speed and accuracy to otherwise time-consuming calculations. Combining user-friendly features and an expressive domain-specific language called DecL, Aggregate enables practitioners and nonprogrammers to work with complex distributions effortlessly. The software verifies the accuracy of its FFT-based numerical approximations by comparing their first three moments to those calculated analytically from the specified frequency and severity. This moment-based validation, combined with carefully chosen default parameters, allows users without in-depth knowledge of the underlying algorithm to be confident in the results. Aggregate supports a wide range of frequency and severity distributions, policy limits and deductibles, and reinsurance structures and has applications in pricing, reserving, risk management, teaching, and research. It is written in Python.
Hybrid package integration strategy for silicon ICs operating beyond 200 GHz
Authors: Ovalle-Taylor David A. , Gianesello Frédéric , Luxey Cyril , Ducournau Guillaume 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
This paper proposes an innovative hybrid package integration strategy compatible with silicon-based technologies. It is evaluated beyond 200 GHz by the integration of a WR3 back-to-back waveguide-to-suspended stripline transition designed in BiCMOS technology, relying on metallic split-block package and organic laminate substrate. Simulated insertion loss below 3 dB is observed in the 220–320 GHz frequency band, competing with reported traditional solutions using III–V substrates. The achieved performances lead to promising perspectives for low-cost silicon packaging solutions beyond 200 GHz.
Towards adaptive resilience for the future of integrated water systems planning
Authors: Mijic Ana , Dobson Barnaby , Liu Leyang 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
The integrated water systems (IWSs) concept involves managing water quantity and quality through dynamic interactions. This paper reviews the terrestrial water cycle, focusing on resilience and adaptive planning (AP) approaches within IWSs. We examine how integrating these approaches can improve IWS management and planning, addressing their inherent complexities. Using a performance-based resilience definition, we consider the system’s ability to absorb, recover from and adapt to adverse events. The AP focuses on flexible management pathways for uncertain future conditions. Although both resilience and AP aim to enhance water system performance and address uncertainties, they differ in their assessment and implementation approaches. We propose an Adaptive Resilience Planning (ARP) framework that merges both approaches. The ARP uses resilience metrics for performance assessment and incorporates AP’s methods for conceptualising uncertainties and optimising management portfolios. Implementing the ARP framework raises four research questions: (1) holistic characterisation of uncertainties and options in IWSs, (2) using resilience metrics for IWS adaptation, (3) balancing trade-offs among management goals through optimal portfolio selection and (4) monitoring portfolio performance and uncertainties for informed adaptation. The ARP framework offers a structured method for dynamic and adaptive resilience planning, enhancing IWS management’s responsiveness to evolving challenges.
Weed communities of snap bean fields in the United States
Authors: Pavlovic Pavle , Colquhoun Jed B. , Korres Nicholas E. , Liu Rui , Lowry Carolyn J. , Peachey Ed , Scott Barbara , Sosnoskie Lynn M. , VanGessel Mark J. , Williams Martin M. 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Weeds are one of the greatest challenges to snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production. Anecdotal observation posits certain species frequently escape the weed management system by the time of crop harvest, hereafter called residual weeds. The objectives of this work were to (1) quantify the residual weed community in snap bean grown for processing across the major growing regions in the United States and (2) investigate linkages between the density of residual weeds and their contributions to weed canopy cover. In surveys of 358 fields across the Northwest (NW), Midwest (MW), and Northeast (NE), residual weeds were observed in 95% of the fields. While a total of 109 species or species-groups were identified, one to three species dominated the residual weed community of individual fields in most cases. It was not uncommon to have >10 weeds m−2 with a weed canopy covering >5% of the field’s surface area. Some of the most abundant and problematic species or species-groups escaping control included amaranth species such as smooth pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus L.), Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson), redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.), and waterhemp [Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer]; common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album L.); large crabgrass [Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.]; and ivyleaf morningglory (Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.). Emerging threats include hophornbeam copperleaf (Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell) in the MW and sharppoint fluvellin [Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.] in the NW. Beyond crop losses due to weed interference, the weed canopy at harvest poses a risk to contaminating snap bean products with foreign material. Random forest modeling predicts the residual weed canopy is dominated by C. album, D. sanguinalis, carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata L.), I. hederacea, amaranth species, and A. ostryifolia. This is the first quantitative report on the weed community escaping control in U.S. snap bean production.
Improved management of Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) with mixtures of tiafenacil and ACCase or glutamine synthetase inhibitors
Authors: Miranda Joshua W.A. , Moretti Marcelo L. 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Herbicide-resistant Italian ryegrass [Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot] is a significant problem in multiple cropping systems because of its rapid growth, open pollination, prolific seed production, and multiple cases of resistance worldwide, except to protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitors. This research evaluated tiafenacil, a new PPO inhibitor, in mixtures with glutamine synthetase- or acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase)-inhibiting herbicides to manage resistant L. perenne ssp. multiflorum populations. Tiafenacil efficacy against L. perenne ssp. multiflorum was growth stage dependent, with increased efficacy at earlier stages in greenhouse studies. The LD90 was 41.06 g ai ha−1 at BBCH 23 and increased to 9.0-fold at BBCH 33. Field studies indicated that changes in carrier volume did not affect tiafenacil’s efficacy; the highest tested rate of tiafenacil (75 g ai ha−1) reduced L. perenne ssp. multiflorum inflorescence weight by 50% to 90%. Mixtures of tiafenacil and glufosinate (1,150 g ai ha−1) improved L. perenne ssp. multiflorum control (+24% to 43%) and reduced inflorescence weight (+15% to 34%), particularly at the highest tested rates (50 and 75 g ai ha−1), suggesting synergistic effects based on Colby’s test. Tiafenacil with ACCase inhibitors improved L. perenne ssp. multiflorum control (+19% to 49%) and inflorescence weight reduction (+8% to 13%). These mixtures exhibited an additive effect when combined with fluazifop and a synergistic effect with clethodim. Herbicide mixtures and application strategies are critical to effective L. perenne ssp. multiflorum management. Tiafenacil, especially when used with glufosinate or ACCase inhibitors, offers an effective solution to L. perenne ssp. multiflorum management and is a strategic tool against herbicide resistance, as resistance to PPO inhibitors has not evolved. Further research should assess practices to ensure the long-term viability of these mixtures for resistance management.
Unveiling Decoupled Social‐Ecological Networks of Great Lake Basin: An Ecosystem Services Approach
Authors: Peng Jian , Zhang Zimo , Lin Yifan , Tang Hui , Xu Zihan , Zheng Huining 
Published: November 2024

AbstractWith the backdrop of climate change and human activities, the complex interactions within the social‐ecological system have brought unprecedented challenges to sustainable development. However, there is still a lack of quantitative methods for analyzing the dynamics of the social‐ecological system. Here, we introduced a social‐ecological network approach incorporating supply and demand of ecosystem services (ESs) as bridges and took the Dongting Lake basin in China as the research area. From 2000 to 2020, we discovered that the number of linkages among meteorological elements and ESs supply decreased from 5 to 0. Along with this, the network density (from 26 to 22) and network connectivity (from 43 to 28) showed the decoupling trends of the social‐ecological networks. These results implied the decreasing impacts of meteorological elements and the importance of considering human activities impacts. Based on the average degree analysis of the networks, proportions of cultivated land and forest land were key for ESs supply (both around 0.900), while population density and artificial land proportion were important for the ESs demand (around 0.850 and 0.800, respectively). More management practices are required because these elements have significant impacts on the supply‐demand alignments of multiple ESs. We further illustrated the spatial supply‐demand mismatches of ESs, along with the negative effects of urbanization. This study highlighted the advantage of integrating the ecosystems services approach into the social‐ecological network analysis, and provided policy insights serving for sustainable development of the typical great lake basins.
Impacts of California Wildfires on CO2 and Other Trace Gases
Authors: Karandana Gamalathge Thishan Dharshana , Tai Nolan , Jiang Xun , Wang Xinyue , Li Liming , Yung Yuk L. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractWildfires have broad impacts on the atmosphere, ecology, and society. This study leverages satellite data and chemistry‐transport models to analyze the impact of wildfires on trace gases in California during the August‐October periods of 2018, 2019, and 2020. During these months, Southern California experiences minimal precipitation, leading to a high Vapor Pressure Deficit, which results in decreased photosynthetic activities. This reduction, combined with increased biomass burning, causes a rise in CO2 concentrations. Increased CO and CH4 levels are also seen in TROPOMI retrievals tied to the increase in biomass burning. The CarbonTracker model captures these elevated CO2 concentrations, though with a reduced amplitude of increased CO2. Similarly, the GEOS‐Chem model successfully simulates high CO levels but underestimates the observed enhancements. These findings will improve the understanding of fire's influence on trace gases and refine future numerical models on surface emissions and transport.
Development of Super Plasma Bubbles During the 7 September 2017 Geomagnetic Storm Revealed by Coupled GITM‐SAMI3 Simulations
Authors: Wang Zihan , Zou Shasha , Huba J. D. , Ridley Aaron 
Published: November 2024

AbstractIn this study, we used the coupled GITM (Global Ionosphere Thermosphere Model)‐SAMI3 (Sami3 is Also a Model of the Ionosphere) model to simulate the response of the ionosphere‐thermosphere system during the 7 September 2017 geomagnetic storm. In the simulation results, a super equatorial plasma bubble (SEPB) formed and rose to around magnetic latitude (MLAT). This is attributed to a penetration electric field (PEF) that enhances the growth rate of generalized Rayleigh‐Taylor instability (GRTI), while traveling atmospheric/ionospheric disturbances act as a seeding mechanism.
Simultaneous Observations of Mirror Mode Structures and Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves in the Earth's Outer Magnetosphere
Authors: Liu Xiaoman , Yu Jiang , Chen Zuzheng , Wang Jing , Ren Aojun , Li Liuyuan , Cui Jun , Cao Jinbin 
Published: November 2024

AbstractElectromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves and mirror mode structures respectively produced by the cyclotron and mirror instabilities are both generated by the temperature anisotropy of ions. However, whether these two instabilities can grow simultaneously in the magnetosphere is still unclear, as well as how they distribute if they can. In this paper, we first report an event of simultaneous observation of mirror mode structures and EMIC waves and then perform a statistical survey in the magnetosphere based on the measurements from Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) satellites. The event is observed in the duskside (MLT ∼ 18 hr) of Earth's outer magnetosphere (L ∼ 12) near the magnetic equator (MLAT ∼ 12°). The further linear instability analyses demonstrate that mirror mode structures and EMIC waves can be simultaneously and locally generated in the magnetosphere. The statistical results show that simultaneous mirror mode structures and EMIC waves are mainly distributed in the dawnside and duskside of the outer magnetosphere with slightly larger numbers in the dawnside but no significant differences in the proton number density, and plasma beta, proton temperature anisotropy, power‐weighted wave frequency, and wave normal angle.
Brittle Regime Slip Partitioned Damage and Deformation Mechanisms Along the Eastern Denali Fault Zone in Southwestern Yukon
Authors: Caine Jonathan Saul , Orlandini Omero F. , Vollmer Frederick W. , Lowers Heather A. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractRare bedrock exposures of the eastern Denali fault zone in southwestern Yukon allow for the measurement, sampling, and analyses of brittle regime fault slip data and deformation mechanisms to explore relations to far field, oblique plate motions. Host rock lithologies and associated slip surfaces show episodic damage zone‐related deformation and calcite ± hematite ± chlorite related hydrothermal fluid flow. This regional scale network of asymmetric fault damage is spatially and kinematically linked to a discrete and narrow fault core. Fault network observations, orientations, slip data, and strain inversions document a slip partitioned strike‐slip fault system with locally and mutually overprinting strike‐, oblique‐, and dip‐slip components. Microstructural analyses reveal crystal plastic and co‐seismic brittle deformation mechanisms active in a narrow range of upper crustal temperature, pressure, fluid, and chemical conditions. The net damage related slip is not exclusively formed by a single kinematic system, but rather a fully partitioned, time integrated system likely operative for much of the fault's brittle regime evolution temporally constrained by previously published thermochronometric data. Although the fault slip data was collected from outcrop‐scale exposures at sites tens of kilometers apart, results show remarkable correlation between fault kinematics and plate motions along the ∼580 km long eastern Denali fault segment. End member, subhorizontal, northeast directed reverse and north directed dextral strike slip fault strain axes closely reflect relative plate motion interactions over at least the last 30 m.y. and act as a proxy for far‐field stresses compatible with the kinematics of the damage zone network.