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Nurses' Experiences of Communicating With Families in Municipal Home Health Care
Authors: Bruce Elisabeth , Pusa Susanna , Sundin Karin 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTAimTo illuminate nurses' experiences of communicating with families in home health care.DesignA qualitative inductive approach.BackgroundAn increasing number of ageing and sick people are being granted home health care. Nurses' duties involve caring for both patients and their families, which includes the important task of meeting and talking with them.MethodsFourteen registered nurses working in home health care in Sweden participated in individual narrative semistructured interviews. The interviews were analysed with content analysis. To make sure all components of the study were clear, the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist was used as a guide.ResultCommunication with families was viewed as a crucial action for building rapport to facilitate the involvement and support of families in difficult situations. The nurses highlighted the struggles they sometimes faced in communication when they found it difficult to reach the family. When the communication was supportive for the family, the nurses felt that they were empowering the family members to empower themselves.ConclusionThis study highlights the vital role of communication in home health care nursing. Effective communication fosters trust and enables nurses to meet family needs.Implications for the ProfessionEffective communication between nurses and families in home health care is crucial from a health care perspective. Building reciprocal relationships fosters trust, enabling nurses to efficiently identify and address family needs and enhancing the quality of care.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution.
Susceptibility of Brazilian populations of Rachiplusia nu (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to insecticides and determination of diagnostic concentrations for a proactive resistance management program
Authors: Godoy Daniela N , Dallanora Arthur , Pretto Venicius E , Palharini Ramon B , Diniz Luiz H M , Moreira Rafaella P , Reis Alexandre C , Warpechowski Luiz F , Bernardi Oderlei 
Published: December 2024

AbstractBACKGROUNDThe sunflower looper, Rachiplusia nu (Guenée), evolved resistance to the insecticidal protein Cry1Ac expressed in soybean and emerged as an important soybean pest in Brazil, requiring the application of insecticides for their control. Here, we characterized the susceptibility of Brazilian populations of R. nu to several insecticides and developed diagnostic concentrations for a proactive insect resistance management (IRM) program.RESULTSGeographically distinct populations of R. nu from Brazil showed a small amount of variation in susceptibility to 15 growth regulator‐, muscle‐, nerve‐ and respiration‐action insecticides, presenting resistance levels ≤6.2‐fold those of a susceptible population. In contrast, field populations of R. nu showed 11‐ to 31‐fold higher resistance to flubendiamide (muscle‐acting) and bifenthrin (nerve‐acting) than did the susceptible population, suggesting the presence of low to moderate resistance levels. The diagnostic concentration of each insecticide established in the current study caused >98% mortality against field populations of R. nu.CONCLUSIONSIn general, field populations of R. nu from Brazil showed a small amount of variation in susceptibility and low levels of resistance to major insecticides commonly used for their control. The estimated diagnostic concentrations defined here are recommended for use in a proactive IRM program for monitoring the resistance of R. nu to insecticides. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
Towards Design and Development of an MRI Conditional Robot to Enable Curvilinear Transperineal Prostate Biopsy
Authors: Lafreniere Samuel , Padasdao Blayton , Konh Bardia 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundIn‐bore MRI prostate biopsy offers improved visualisation and detection of significant prostate cancer; however, it is not widely practiced in cancer diagnosis due to its associated costs.MethodsThis work introduces the first prototype towards a 7‐degrees‐of‐freedom (DOF) MRI‐conditional piezoelectrically actuated robotic system for transperineal prostate biopsy. The robot enables needle insertions in the desired trajectories. Kinematic and static models of the active needle as well as automated control of the robot are presented.ResultsIt is shown that the controller can force the needle to realize the reference sine and triangular bending angles with an accuracy of 1.78 and 1.88°, respectively, in air. The trajectory tracking capability of the system in free space is shown with an RMS error of 0.86 mm and a standard deviation of 0.36 mm.ConclusionsThe robot's capability to steer the needle towards target inside a phantom and extract a sample was evaluated.
Quantile connectedness of artificial intelligence tokens with the energy sector
Authors: Malik Farooq , Umar Zaghum 
Published: December 2024

AbstractArtificial intelligence (AI) tokens are digital assets that integrate AI capabilities by operating on decentralized networks using AI algorithms in order to automate tasks, make intelligent decisions, and swiftly adapt based on data. Given that AI tokens are energy intensive assets, in this paper, we explore how major AI tokens are connected to oil, natural gas, and biofuel under extreme market movements using daily data from June 2019 to March 2024. We find that AI tokens are net transmitters of shocks while the entire energy sector is the net receiver of shocks at the return level. However, both AI tokens and oil are net transmitters of shocks at the volatility level. We also show that total dynamic connectedness significantly increased during the start of COVID‐19 pandemic and the Russian‐Ukraine war. Our quantile‐based connectedness analysis further shows that return and volatility connectedness is considerably higher at low and high quantiles, indicating that shocks to AI tokens spread more intensely during extreme market movements. These results indicate that AI tokens are subject to contagion and thus offer inadequate portfolio diversification under major market movements.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting and Missing (M) Scores in the Industry 5.0 Era: Broadening Firms' and Investors' Decisions to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Authors: Yadav Sanjeev , Samadhiya Ashutosh , Kumar Anil , Luthra Sunil , Pandey Krishan Kumar 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are gradually being utilized to assess organizations' long‐term success, drive capital, and inform company decision‐making toward sustainable growth. Despite a few research investigations, studies on ESG are still developing by using a broader range of new technologies to improve ESG transparency; overcoming shortcomings that have arisen have yet to be examined. Industry 5.0 (I5.0) provides an effective paradigm for comprehending the significance of technology in enhancing ESG disclosure and reporting. To handle the critical shift to wider sustainable development goals (SDGs) specifically, SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and SDG 13 (Climate Action) within the ESG monitoring system, this research digs into current ESG reporting concerns and obstacles. The study systematically reviews I5.0 and ESG reporting literature. The study also carries out an extensive content‐centric assessment of relevant sources and information mappings to accomplish the research aims. The findings reveal that the fundamental characteristics of I5.0 are consistent with ESG, while I5.0 may accommodate ESG capabilities by improving ESG disclosure reliability, expanding from retrospective to prospective and real‐time reporting, customizing, broadening the range of reporting, lowering costs, and improving effectiveness. The findings suggest that ESG reporting must expand outside its company‐centric emphasis, altering existing accounting methods to embrace ESG disclosure requirements more appropriately. ESG performance can be improved with clearer representation of environmental and social consequences, guiding both firms' and investors' decisions (double materiality concept) towards SDGs. New or missing (M) scores revealed by I5.0 technologies can assist both investors and company managers.
Double Sampling for Informatively Missing Data in Electronic Health Record‐Based Comparative Effectiveness Research
Authors: Levis Alexander W. , Mukherjee Rajarshi , Wang Rui , Fischer Heidi , Haneuse Sebastien 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTMissing data arise in most applied settings and are ubiquitous in electronic health records (EHR). When data are missing not at random (MNAR) with respect to measured covariates, sensitivity analyses are often considered. These solutions, however, are often unsatisfying in that they are not guaranteed to yield actionable conclusions. Motivated by an EHR‐based study of long‐term outcomes following bariatric surgery, we consider the use of double sampling as a means to mitigate MNAR outcome data when the statistical goals are estimation and inference regarding causal effects. We describe assumptions that are sufficient for the identification of the joint distribution of confounders, treatment, and outcome under this design. Additionally, we derive efficient and robust estimators of the average causal treatment effect under a nonparametric model and under a model assuming outcomes were, in fact, initially missing at random (MAR). We compare these in simulations to an approach that adaptively estimates based on evidence of violation of the MAR assumption. Finally, we also show that the proposed double sampling design can be extended to handle arbitrary coarsening mechanisms, and derive nonparametric efficient estimators of any smooth full data functional.
Regiospecific Synthesis of Thioether‐Linked 3‐Hydroxy Oxindoles From Spiroepoxy Oxindoles and Their Cytotoxicity Evaluation
Authors: Kabra Pratik , Sakla Akash P. , Kumar Manisurya , Sathish Manda , Dandekar Manoj P. , Shankaraiah Nagula 
Published: December 2024

AbstractA facile synthesis of thioether‐linked 3‐hydroxy oxindoles was achieved through regiospecific ring‐opening of spiroepoxy oxindoles with oxadiazole‐2‐thiols and benzimidazole‐2‐thiols as nucleophiles. The thiol heteronucleophile attacks from the less hindered position of spiroepoxides, yielding 3‐substituted‐3‐hydroxy oxindoles in high yields (up to 86%). The synthetic procedure offers an attractive route for diversely substituted 3‐hydroxy oxindoles that are prominent frameworks in many natural products. Further, the in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation shows that most of these molecules possessed considerable cytotoxic activity against a panel of human cancer cell lines by comparing 5‐fluorouracil (5‐FU) as control. The morphological studies like phase contrast, AO/EB, and DAPI of the most potent compound 5e highlight apoptotic features on skin melanoma cell lines (SKMEL‐29). Additionally, compound 5e was also studied for inhibition of tubulin polymerization, and the result was correlated with molecular docking studies.
Atomically Dispersed Mn‐Doped Ru@RuO2 Core/Shell Nanostructure with High Acidic Water Oxidation Performance Arising from Multiple Synergies
Authors: Ma Haibin , Zhou Jun , Zhao Yang , Wang Shijie , Hu Zhiwei , Ma Jiwei , Cheng Hongfei 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe high overpotential and unsatisfactory stability of RuO2‐based catalysts seriously hinder their application in acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, a Ru@RuO2 core/shell catalyst doped with atomically dispersed Mn species, denoted as Ru@Mn‐RuO2, is reported, which is prepared by a facile one‐pot method. Detailed structural characterizations confirm that Mn is homogeneously and atomically distributed in RuO2 shell, which causes lattice contraction of RuO2. The as‐prepared Ru@Mn‐RuO2 exhibits a very low overpotential of 190 mV at the current density of 10 mA cm−2 and an excellent stability of 360 h, far surpassing the control samples Ru@RuO2 without atomically dispersed Mn dopants and home‐made RuO2 nanoparticles without metallic Ru core. With the further assistance of density functional theory calculations, the enhanced OER activity of Ru@Mn‐RuO2 is attributed to multiple synergistic effects, including the MnOx‐Ru (oxide shell) synergy, MnOx‐Ru (metal core) synergy, and the Ru (core)‐RuO2 (shell) synergy. Besides, the atomically dispersed Mn doping can increase the formation energy of soluble Ru cations, thus leading to the excellent stability of the Ru@Mn‐RuO2 catalyst. This work shines light on the design of electrocatalysts with multiple synergistic effects towards efficient acid water splitting.
Artificial Plateletoids Recruit Blood Proteins to Shield Symbiotic Thrombin: a Silk Fibroin/Calcium Interface Medicated Thrombin Generation and Preservation
Authors: Shi Zhenghui , Ma Ruiyao , Shan Lianqi , Tu Hongyu , Li Qing , Su Jing , Lu Fei , Yu Kun , Geng Zhen , Slezak Paul , Zhou Zhihang , Hu Enling , Shi Shuo , Lan Guangqian , Xie Ruiqi 
Published: December 2024

AbstractBreaking the constraints of thrombin during storage and in vivo applications remains challenging because of its low stability and sensitivity to environmental temperature and acidity. Herein, an artificial plateletoid is developed for in situ thrombin generation through a co‐incubation approach with plasma in vitro, utilizing a silk fibroin/Ca2+ interface, to enhance the activity and stability of the generated thrombin. Notably, the enzymatic activity of the plateletoid thrombin platform is as high as 30 U g−1, leading to rapid clotting within 55 s, and it persisted for at least 90 days at as high as 37 °C. This considerably lessens the difficulties associated with maintaining the cold chain while storing and shipping thrombin formulations. Additionally, a gastric bleeding model confirmed that the plateletoid platform improved the acid resistance of thrombin by upregulating the pH of the gastric environment (pH 0.8), facilitating oral delivery of thrombin for effective hemorrhage control in highly acidic stomach conditions. This pioneering study addresses the constraints of thrombin in storage and in vivo applications and may provide a basis for further research on biological storage and delivery approaches.
Fabricating High‐Efficiency Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells by Novel Additive‐Assisted Longitudinal Component Engineering
Authors: Zhu Qiqiang , Wang Weihuang , Chen Zhirong , Cao Zixiu , Wang Weiyu , Feng Xinxin , Deng Hui , Zhang Caixia , Zheng Qiao , Wu Jionghua , Zhang Yi , Cheng Shuying 
Published: December 2024

AbstractAntimony selenosulfide (Sb2(S,Se)3) solar cells have achieved an efficiency of over 10.0%. However, the uncontrollable hydrothermal process makes preparing high‐quality Sb2(S,Se)3 thin films a bottleneck for efficient Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cell. To address this problem, triethanolamine (TEA) additive is innovatively utilized to regulate the reaction kinetic process of Sb2(S,Se)3 thin films in this work. The results show that TEA chelator can realize the time‐domain control of the reaction process, optimizing the Se/(S+Se) elemental distribution of Sb2(S,Se)3 thin film and shrinking the bandgap offset of Sb2(S,Se)3 thin film. Meanwhile, the (021) and (061) crystal orientation of Sb2(S,Se)3 thin film are enhanced and the harmful VSe1 defects in Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells are passivated. Interestingly, a uniform back surface gradient for Sb2(S,Se)3 thin film is formed to reduce the minority carrier recombination at the back contact, increase the photocurrent and decrease the diode current of Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells. Finally, the Jsc and FF of Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells are significantly improved by 8.6% and 5.5% respectively, and the open‐circuit voltage deficit of the device is reduced by 44 mV, which leads to an efficiency of 9.94% which is the highest values of Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells by sodium selenosulfate system.
A sectional classification of Diplazium Sw. (Athyriaceae), based on plastid genomic, nuclear ribosomal, and morphological evidence
Authors: Wei Ran , Sundue Michael , Yang Jie , Zhang Xian‐Chun 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe twinsorus‐fern genus Diplazium represents one of the most diverse genera within the lady‐fern family Athyriaceae, encompassing over 300 species, with the highest species diversity concentrated in tropical Asia and the Neotropics. Despite recent progress in phylogenetic studies of Diplazium, the infrageneric classification of this fern group remains challenging, particularly in D. subg. Callipteris. In this study, we explored the phylogenetic relationships within Diplazium using plastid (plastome and amplicon sequences) and nuclear ribosomal data, based on an extensive species sampling. Our phylogenetic analyses, using plastid and nuclear ribosomal datasets, congruently support 4 major clades and 12 subclades. Although deep relationships along the backbone were consistently well resolved using plastomes, nuclear ribosomal genomes and three concatenated plastid markers, cyto‐nuclear discordance was detected within subclades of D. subg. Callipteris. Considering our phylogenetic framework, we propose a classification of Diplazium with a particular focus on sectional delimitation. This classification comprises 4 previously recognized subgenera, and introduces 12 newly established sections. Our infrageneric divisions receive additional support from non‐molecular evidence, including stipe scales, leaf architecture, pinna/pinnule shape, indument and venation patterns, sori and spore features, and geographical distributions.
Functional Feed for Laying Hens: Application of Saffron Extract as Eco‐Friendly Supplement With Cholesterol‐Lowering Properties
Authors: Vakili Reza , Mokhtarpour Amir , Hosseini Ghaffari Seyed Ali 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundSaffron has been utilized in numerous studies as an additive to augment egg quality and to enhance the oxidative stability of egg yolk.However, there is limited knowledge on the responses of hens to dietary supplementation with saffron petals on egg chemical composition, fecal mineral excretion, and ammonia emission.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to investigate the influence of saffron petal extract‐enriched diet on egg quality, blood metabolites and odorous gas emission from excreta in laying hens.MethodsThe experimental methodology involved a feeding trial conducted over a period of 12 weeks, using 200 Hy‐line W36 laying hens aged 39 weeks. The dietary intervention included a basic diet (serving as a control with no supplementation), as well as diets fortified with 40, 60 or 80 parts per million (ppm) of hydroalcoholic saffron petal extract in a completely randomized design.ResultsResults showed that the inclusion of saffron petal extract in the diet did not significantly affect the egg crude protein, fat and ash content. However, a significant reduction (p < 0.05) in yolk cholesterol concentration was observed. No substantial effect was noted on feed intake, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and egg weight (p > 0.05). On the other hand, a significant increase (p < 0.05) was documented in the egg production percentage of hens fed on the 80 ppm saffron petal extract diet compared to the control. Furthermore, saffron petal extract supplementation resulted in a significantly lower yolk cholesterol together with reduced serum cholesterol content (p < 0.05). Blood glucose and triglyceride concentrations also demonstrated a decrease subsequent to the inclusion of 80 ppm saffron petal extract. The excretion of faecal minerals did not show any significant alterations due to the dietary interventions (p > 0.05). Notably, hens supplemented with 60 and 80 ppm saffron petal extract displayed significantly diminished concentrations of faecal ammonia (NH3) emissions (p < 0.05) compared to the control.ConclusionThe study suggests that the inclusion of 80 ppm saffron petal extract in the diet of laying hens may serve as a functional food source to mitigate cholesterol levels in egg yolk and blood serum, as well as to reduce faecal ammonia emissions.
Renormalization of the pseudoscalar operator at four loops in QCD
Authors: Chen Long , Czakon Michał , Niggetiedt Marco 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
We present the renormalization constant of the pseudoscalar operator defined with a non-anticommuting γ5 in dimensional regularization up to four-loop order in perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). Furthermore, by virtue of renormalization-group invariance of the relation between the scalar and the pseudoscalar operator, we predict the $$ \overline{\textrm{MS}} $$

MS
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factor of the renormalization constant for the latter at five-loop order in QCD.
Navigating through recent evidence on locoregional breast cancer radiotherapy: an initiative by the scientific association of Swiss radiation oncology
Authors: Tsoutsou Pelagia G. , Eberhardt Anna-Lena , Gruber Günther , Henke Guido , Jeannerret-Sozzi Wendy , Linsenmeier Claudia , Lössl Kristina , Valli Maria-Carla , Weber Walter P. , Zaugg Kathrin , Zaman Khalil , Zwahlen Daniel 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Purpose
Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent cancer in women and radiotherapy (RT) is an integral part of its treatment. High-level evidence guides clinical decisions, but given the abundance of guidelines, a need to navigate within the evidence has been identified by the board of the Scientific Association of Swiss Radiation Oncology (SASRO). A pilot project was initiated aiming to create an overview of recent clinically relevant evidence for BC RT, to make it easily available to (radiation) oncologists and radiation oncologists in training.

Methods
A panel of 10 radiation oncology experts for BC RT, one expert in BC surgery, and one expert in BC medical oncology critically reviewed the relevant literature. The panel comprehensively represented different geographical regions of Switzerland as well as university, cantonal, and private institutions. We sought to create a consensual overview of the most relevant questions in BC RT today, accompanied by the most recent and relevant available evidence.

Results
From January 2023 to January 2024, the panel met four times to review and work on an initial draft. The final draft was reviewed and accepted by all panelists. We hereby publish this work to make it available to international audiences. After publication, the work will be made available to all SASRO members on the SASRO website. This work is to be updated every 2 years.

Conclusion
The identified need was addressed with a successful pilot project and will be further expanded upon in other tumor pathologies.