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Effects of Blood Lead Levels &lt;10 µg/dL in School-Age Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review
Authors: Pennington Audrey F. , Smith Madison R. , Chuke Stella O. , Cornwell Cheryl R. , Allwood Paul B. , Courtney Joseph G. 
Published: October 2024

CONTEXT
Lead exposures among school-age children are a major public health issue. Although the harmful effects of lead exposure during the first years of life are well known, there is not as much understanding of the effects of low levels of lead exposure during later childhood.

OBJECTIVES
To review the effects of blood lead levels (BLLs) &lt;10 µg/dL in school-age children and adolescents.

DATA SOURCES
We searched Medline, Embase, Global health, CINAHL, Scopus, and Environmental Science Collection databases between January 1, 2000, and May 11, 2023.

STUDY SELECTION
We included peer-reviewed English-language articles that presented data on the effects of BLLs &lt;10 µg/dL in individuals ages 5 through 18 years.

DATA EXTRACTION
Data on country, population, analytic design, sample size, age, BLLs, outcomes, covariates, and results were extracted.

RESULTS
Overall, 115 of 3180 screened articles met the inclusion criteria. The reported mean or median BLL was &lt;5 µg/dL in 98 articles (85%). Of the included articles, 89 (77%) presented some evidence of an association between BLLs &lt;10 µg/dL during school age and detrimental outcomes in a wide range of categories. The strongest evidence of an association was for the outcomes of intelligence quotient and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnoses or behaviors.

LIMITATIONS
Few articles controlled for BLLs at age &lt;5 years, limiting conclusions about the relation between later BLLs and outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS
BLLs &lt;10 µg/dL in school-age children and adolescents may be associated with negative outcomes. This review highlights areas that could benefit from additional investigation.
Tunable optical response of plasmonic metal oxide nanocrystals
Authors: Roman Benjamin J. , Shubert-Zuleta Sofia A. , Milliron Delia J. 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

This article is based on the MRS Medal presentation given by Delia J. Milliron at the 2023 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit in Boston, Mass. Milliron is cited “for the development of optically tunable metal oxide nanomaterials for applications such as energy-saving electrochromic windows.”
Doped metal oxide nanocrystals (NCs) provide a highly tunable platform for localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in the near- to mid-IR. This tunability can be achieved synthetically, through the size, shape, and composition of the NCs, or post-synthetically through reversible redox reactions, enabling a host of emerging applications. While the broad strokes of this tunability have been understood for a decade, over the last few years, there has been tremendous progress in understanding the relationships between the electronic structure, defect chemistry, and synthetic and post-synthetic tunability of metal oxide NCs. This article aims to provide an up-to-date picture of the optical tunability of metal oxide NC LSPR, in particular focusing on recent insights into how the NC electronic structure plays a role in LSPR tunability.

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Autonomous material systems
Authors: Aubin Cameron A. , Buskohl Philip R. , Vaia Richard A. , Shepherd Robert F. 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
This article describes the challenges of defining and classifying autonomous material systems. We believe that there is no consistent definition of “autonomy” across different scientific disciplines, and this difference makes it difficult to assess progress as a whole. The authors pose that there is a paradox between achieving greater autonomy and, presently, maintaining an achievable cost of material system complexity. Examples are given from the artificial and biological world and make the, somewhat safe, claim that organisms make a better tradeoff between the manufacturing complexity required to build autonomy. The authors draw from the Autonomous Driving System scale to classify autonomy levels in material systems, and give specific examples of increasing architectural complexity. We then call out specific research trajectories to pursue in order to make better tradeoffs in this engineering contradiction, manufacturing being a specific example. This article will hopefully bring some uniformity between different materials science disciplines.

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Embracing the Jewess: Reading Gender and Ethnicity in Judith with the Belle Juive
Authors: Tamber-Rosenau Caryn 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
In this article, I explore the intersections of gender and ethnic categories in the book of Judith. The entire book—titled after a character whose name means “Jewess”—is suffused with commentary on both Judith’s womanhood and her Jewish identity. Here, I focus on chapters 10, 11, 12, and 14 of the book, which contain the language of both gender and ethnicity. Judith’s Jewish identity is discussed in the same breath as her gender and beauty, presenting an opportunity to examine how the categories of womanhood and Jewishness are invoked and how they complicate one another. This article will use the figure of the belle Juive, or “beautiful Jewess,” to discuss how gender and Jewishness interact in Judith. I will discuss how the conversations between Judith and the Assyrians play with assumptions the Assyrians have about women and Jews, and how meeting Judith shapes the Assyrians’ ideas about the rest of her people. We can read this encounter as engineered by the character of Judith, with attention to the complicated dynamics of gender and national identity, to produce exactly the result she gets: an Assyrian army and general that unwittingly hands her the power to achieve her goal.
Application of Optical-electron Correlative Microscopy for Characterization of Organic Matter
Authors: Hazra Bodhisatwa , Singh Prakash K. , Sethi Chinmay , Pandey Jai Krishna 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACT
Application of coal petrology is known to play significant role in several industrial sectors viz. thermal industries, steel industries, unconventional oil and gas fields. One important aspect of organic matter characterization, especially for unconventional oil and gas fields is the development of organic matter hosted porosity, and commonly Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is used to study the same. While, SEM helps in understanding the nature of porosity developed in coals and shales, one significant limitation is that under SEM the different organic matter types can’t be distinguished, as all organic matter appears dark due to their lower atomic mass. Optical-electron correlative microscopy has recently gained importance for making advancement in addressing the abovementioned scientific gap. While this method has been found some usage for characterizing the dispersed organic matter in shales, only one work globally exists where the technique has been used for studying coals. In this work, possibly, for the first time, this technique is applied for characterizing three Indian coals from Korba basin, India, with the main objective of establishing necessary protocols for reliable imaging of different organic matter types under SEM. Our results establish that imaging under SEM using Backscattered electron (BSE) detector, the macerals and mineral matter were clearly discernible at 15 kV accelerating voltage. Further, this exercise also indicates that identification of vitrinite macerals under SEM, without correlative technique can be challenging, while some inertinites with their distinctive structures can be identified under stand-alone SEM. Sporinites too, due to their distinctive morphology, were easily identifiable under SEM.
Geochemical Constraints on Arsenic and Rare Earth Elements in Groundwater of Ganges Delta, Nadia District, West Bengal
Authors: Mukhopadhyay Basab , Varghese Saju , Sengupta Diptansu , Mukherjee Pradip Kumar , Hikare Angeshri Monohar 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACT
Geochemical studies of groundwater from 302 tubewells and aquifer sediments of the Ganges delta plain of Quaternary age are conducted. The geochemical behaviour of Fe, Mn, SO42-, arsenic (As), REEs, and Eu parameters in groundwater indicates two contrasting environments: (i) a more oxic condition in the fluvial environment of the Jalangi River in the northern part, and (ii) a less oxidizing/reducing environment in the palaeo-lacustrine environment towards south of the study area. Arsenic concentration in groundwater is more in palaeo-lacustrine environment due to (i) reductive desorption from Fe-oxyhydroxide in the high pH reducing environment and (ii) mobilization by ion exchange with the help of fertilizer used in agricultural activities. Both these phenomena are attributed to the strong spatial correlation of arsenic (As) with pH, PO4, and SO4. However, the dissimilar nature of REE pattern in groundwater and aquifer sediment indicates that REE geochemistry of groundwater is being modified by the “reductive dissolution of Fe-oxyhydroxides” in sediment which releases REE into the groundwater. We conclude that desorption and “reductive dissolution of Fe-oxyhydroxide” controls release of As and REE into the groundwater in both oxic and reducing aquifer conditions in the Ganges delta.
New Features in the pyCSEP Toolkit for Earthquake Forecast Development and Evaluation
Authors: Graham Kenny M. , Bayona José A. , Khawaja Asim M. , Iturrieta Pablo , Serafini Francesco , Biondini Emanuele , Rhoades David A. , Savran William H. , Maechling Philip J. , Gerstenberger Matthew C. , Silva Fabio , Werner Maximilian J. 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
The Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability (CSEP) is a global community dedicated to advancing earthquake predictability research by rigorously testing probabilistic earthquake forecast models and prediction algorithms. At the heart of this mission is the recent introduction of pyCSEP, an open-source software tool designed to evaluate earthquake forecasts. pyCSEP integrates modules to access earthquake catalogs, visualize forecast models, and perform statistical tests. Contributions from the CSEP community have reinforced the role of pyCSEP in offering a comprehensive suite of tools to test earthquake forecast models. This article builds on Savran, Bayona, et al. (2022), in which pyCSEP was originally introduced, by describing new tests and recent updates that have significantly enhanced the functionality and user experience of pyCSEP. It showcases the integration of new features, including access to authoritative earthquake catalogs from Italy (Bolletino Seismico Italiano), New Zealand (GeoNet), and the world (Global Centroid Moment Tensor), the creation of multiresolution spatial forecast grids, the adoption of non-Poissonian testing methods, applying a global seismicity model to specific regions for benchmarking regional models and evaluating alarm-based models. We highlight the application of these recent advances in regional studies, specifically through the New Zealand case study, which showcases the ability of pyCSEP to evaluate detailed, region-specific seismic forecasts using statistical functions. The enhancements in pyCSEP also facilitate the standardization of how the CSEP forecast experiments are conducted, improving the reliability, and comparability of the earthquake forecasting models. As such, pyCSEP exemplifies collaborative research and innovation in earthquake predictability, supporting transparent scientific practices, and community-driven development approaches.
Preliminary Observations of the 5 April 2024 Mw 4.8 New Jersey Earthquake
Authors: Boyd Oliver S. , Barnhart William D. , Bourke James , Chapman Martin , Earle Paul S. , Huang Guo-chin Dino , Thompson Jobe Jessica A. , Kim Won-Young , Link Frederik , Litherland Mairi , Lloyd Andrew , Long Maureen D. , McBride Sara , Michael Andrew J. , Mooney Walter D. , Mountain Gregory S. , Nikolaou Sissy , Savvaidis Alexandros , Waldhauser Felix , Wolfe Cecily J. , Yoon Clara 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
On 5 April 2024, 10:23 a.m. local time, a moment magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, about 65 km west of New York City. Millions of people from Virginia to Maine and beyond felt the ground shaking, resulting in the largest number (&gt;180,000) of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) “Did You Feel It?” reports of any earthquake. A team deployed by the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association and the National Institute of Standards and Technology documented structural and nonstructural damage, including substantial damage to a historic masonry building in Lebanon, New Jersey. The USGS National Earthquake Information Center reported a focal depth of about 5 km, consistent with a lack of signal in Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar data. The focal mechanism solution is strike slip with a substantial thrust component. Neither mechanism’s nodal plane is parallel to the primary northeast trend of geologic discontinuities and mapped faults in the region, including the Ramapo fault. However, many of the relocated aftershocks, for which locations were augmented by temporary seismic deployments, form a cluster that parallels the general northeast trend of the faults. The aftershocks lie near the Tewksbury fault, north of the Ramapo fault.
Construcción corporal y prácticas de cuidado de mujeres transgénero en Cali
Authors: Melo Barbosa Olga Patricia , Cabrera Ardila Marta Jimena 
Published: October 2024

Objetivo: Describir la construcción corporal y prácticas de cuidado de mujeres transgénero en Cali.
Métodos: Esta investigación recurrió a la etnografía y abordó las narrativas presentes en las historias de vida de once mujeres trans de Cali-Colombia. Las participantes se seleccionaron por la técnica de muestreo por conveniencia por la facilidad de acceso y disponibilidad de las participantes. Para la recolección de los datos se realizaron entrevistas en profundidad y tres talleres sobre construcción del cuerpo y de la corporalidad. En total participaron en la investigación sesenta mujeres trans.
Resultados: se identificaron cuatro temáticas asociadas así: contextos de miedo y violencia, intervenciones corporales artesanales, capital cultural y simbólico del cuerpo, redes de cuidado en el armado del cuerpo trans.
Conclusiones: las mujeres trans de Cali construyeron su cuerpo tomando en cuenta un complejo entramado donde confluyen conocimientos diversos y prácticas (de armado corporal, de cuidado), sustancias (hormonas, polímeros, siliconas), objetos (jerigas, rodillos), así como factores culturales locales (“limpieza social”, narcoestéticas, trabajo sexual) prolongados en el tiempo.
A study of pulmonary infectious and non-infectious complications in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) center in Iran
Authors: Tabatabaei Seyed Ahmad , Ghadrdan Mahsa , Shmasian Bibi Shahin 
Published: October 2024

Background: Pulmonary complications are important enough to notice in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The patients undergoing HSCT might have infectious and non-infectious problems associated with morbidity and mortality. The pulmonary complications of HSCT are well-recognized in adults; however, studies on children are limited, especially in Iran. This study was done to evaluate the infectious and non-infectious pulmonary complications and the corresponding factors in children who underwent HSCT.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study included the patients who underwent HSCT in Mofid Children’s Hospital in Tehran, Iran, during the years 2015 -2021. Overall, 144 medical files were evaluated, out of which 128 had undergone HSCT. The extracted data were about underlying diseases, age at transplant, sex, type of HSCT, donor type, cell source, conditioning regimen, graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis, infectious and non-infectious pulmonary complications, and associated factors. The data analysis was done by the SPSS software version 26. Chi-square, Fisher exact test and regression were also used for the analysis.
Results: Infectious and non-infectious pulmonary complications were reported in 26 people (20.3%) and 11 people (8.6%), respectively. Positive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) PCR was detected only in two patients. Infectious complications were significantly lower in patients with neuroblastoma compared to other underlying diseases (2.7% vs. 27.5%, P = 0.002). These complications were significantly more frequent among those with other HSCT complications compared to those without such complications (34.6% vs. 16.7%, P=0.042). Non-infectious pulmonary complications were significantly higher in boys (13.5%) than in girls (1.9%) (P = 0.024).
Conclusion: Due to the high rate of pulmonary infections in bone marrow transplant patients, clear differential diagnosis and diagnostic work are essential.
Comparison of the Volumetric Parameters of Platelets in Diabetic Children with and without Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Case-Control Study in the North of Iran
Authors: Mirdoosti Fatemeh , Mahmoodi Nesheli Hassan , Shirafkan Hoda , Hajipour Sajedeh , Alijanpour Pouria , Pournasrollah Mohammad , Alijanpour Morteza 
Published: October 2024

Background: This study aimed to determine the volumetric parameters of platelets including MPV (Mean Platelet Volume) and PDW (Platelet Distribution Width) in diabetic children with and without diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and to evaluate their relationship with the severity of DKA.
Materials and Methods: A case-control study was conducted on 112 children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), with and without DKA, who referred to Amirkola Children's Hospital, Iran, in 2016-2021. Of them, 43 were boys, and 69 were girls. The diagnosis of diabetes was based on clinical symptoms and diagnostic criteria, and DKA was diagnosed through the analysis of arterial blood gas. The patients’ MPV and PDW were also evaluated, and the P values less than 0.05 were considered significant.
Results: Out of 112 children with diabetes (with the mean age of 8.71 ± 3.22 years), 56 persons had DKA. In terms of DKA severity, 17 patients (30.4%) had mild, 29 (51.8%) had moderate, and 10 (17.8%) had severe DKA. The children with DKA had the mean blood glucose of 490.98±46.11mg/dL, MPV of 10.02± 1.19fl), and PDW of 13.07± 1.18flwere significantly higher (P<0.001). It was found that, an increase in the severity of DKA would raise the mean MPV (P = 0.006) and PDW(P<0.001) significantly.
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, as the severity of DKA increases in diabetic children, the mean levels of MPV and PDW increase significantly. Therefore, it is suggested that MPV and PDW be used to predict the severity of DKA in diabetic children.
Effect of Recognition Practices on Employee Engagement in Fairtrade Horticultural Firms In Kenya
Authors: Mwingirwa Margaret Kaathi , Juma Dr. Dennis , Otinga Dr.Hesbon N. , Gitonga Dr. Daniel 
Published: October 2024

While most people understand that engaged employees are often happier and more satisfied in their job, the main reason that engagement is now a focal point is because it leads to real business results. Emotional states are hard to understand and measure. Employees are becoming key business drivers for any organization. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of recognition practices on employee engagement in Fairtrade horticultural firms in Kenya. The study was guided by expectancy theory and social exchange theory. A cross-sectional descriptive survey research design was adopted. The study targeted 41 Fairtrade horticultural firms as unit of analysis and 5,600 employees as the unit of observation. The sample size was 373 respondents drawn from low level, middle level, and top-level management. The study relied mainly on primary data. The study adopted stratified and simple random sampling techniques. After the stratification of the respondents into strata, simple random sampling was adopted to pick up the respondents. The researcher used questionnaire as the research instrument. Descriptive and inferential analysis were computed using SPSS version 26. In order to analyze the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable the study used regression analysis at 5% level of significance. Specifically, simple linear regression analysis. The findings indicated that recognition practice has a positive and significant effect on employee engagement in Fairtrade horticultural firms in Kenya. The study concluded that recognition practice contributes significantly to the employee engagement in Fairtrade horticultural firms in Kenya. From the results, the study recommends that top management horticultural firm should come up with well-defined structure that will regularly recognize employees with exemplary performance in various categories. This kind of recognition by the management as well as their supervisors would make employees feel appreciated for their input and therefore, help the organization to achieve their goals.
Design and Building of a Breeding House for IoT-based Goat Farming
Authors: Jumi Jumi 
Published: October 2024

Abstract — Goat farming is an industry that supplies goat meat for food purposes. This makes goats have a high potential to boost the economy of the community as their meat products are needed by everyone. These conditions motivate farmers to improve the quality of livestock maintenance so that the livestocks produced are of the highest quality. The development of information technology has facilitated a wide range of human activities, including monitoring activities in goat cages. The use of Information Technology helps farmers to improve the quality of livestock maintenance. The large cage area and the distance between cages and communal settlements are the main reasons for the planned IoT-based cage.
This research has developed an IoT-based goat cage design that can be used to monitor livestock maintenance in real time via a website or Android. The methods used in this study were cattle identity information, cattle health through body temperature, cage.