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‘Singing is my superpower’ experiences of Austrian males in school choral music
Authors: Freer Patrick K. 
Published: September 2024

AbstractThis study was of adolescent males about their musical self-perceptions and experiences in one Austrian school’s choral music programme. Participants who sang continuously in the school choir reported experiences consistent with flow theory. In contrast, participants who withdrew said that their school choral experiences lacked challenge levels commensurate with their interests and skills and that they wished for greater opportunities for autonomy and control. Participants who never sang in school choir lacked older male singing role models, an element consistent with the theory of possible selves. The study findings reflect those of previous research at The London Oratory. The article closes with implications for research and pedagogy.
Death to Life
Authors: Pepler Conrad 
Published: September 2024

Students of primitive religions have revealed some very important aspects of the natural response of man to the Creator, aspects which have sometimes become overlaid by the more sophisticated types of cultured religion. One of the differences between that natural response and the educated worship of classical times may be seen in the theory and practice of purification, and the comparison between the two bears remarkably on the modern Christian's attitude to mortification.The almost universal conception of purity and impurity is that of the unmixed and the mixed. The pure note sounds without admixture of over- or under-tones, or of any other sound but its simple music; pure milk has no foreign germ, no water mixed with it. And among the primitive peoples the brand of impurity or defilement arose from the mixture of races, of sexes, of seasons. Men have to keep their weapons and implements apart from the Women's household utensils.
The Lamb of God
Authors: Aquinas Thomas 
Published: September 2024

The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1, 29.)In the preceding passage, John had been questioned and had given testimony to Christ. Now he gives further testimony spontaneously, giving the testimony first and then confirming what he had said before, in the words: ‘And John gave testimony saying … ‘ The circumstances of his giving testimony are described in the first place, followed by his exact words: ‘Behold the Lamb of God'; his witness is excluded from suspicion by the words: ‘And I knew him not'.Details of the circumstances are given firstly as to time, where it says, ‘The next day', and here the perseverance of St John is especially commended, because he went on giving testimony to our Lord, not upon one day alone, nor even once only, but upon several days and at different times: ‘Every day will I bless thee'. (Ps. 144.) His increase in fervour is also commended, for we ought not to allow each succeeding day to pass without variation; it ought to be different from the preceding, which means better, as the Psalmist says: ‘They shall go from virtue to virtue.’
An approach for enhancing and measuring information comprehensibility for engineering designers: applied to patent documents
Authors: McTeague Chris , Chatzimichali Anna 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
Computational simplification tools can make complex information sources easier to read for engineering designers. To guide and evaluate such approaches, it is necessary to understand how designers process information and how that information can be enhanced and measured. Here, we establish an approach for enhancing and measuring the comprehensibility of technical information for engineering designers. It is grounded in theories of document search and comprehension and provides theoretically supported principles for enhancing information and methods for measuring comprehension experimentally. It is tailored for engineering design in that it (i) does not summarize or remove potentially important information, (ii) is suitable for long, complex sources of information, (iii) can be applied in experiments that simulate real-life information sharing scenarios, and (iv) enables the measurement of domain-specific comprehension. The feasibility of the approach was tested by using patent documents as a test case since they represent a valuable but underutilized source of technical information. A 2 (patent documents) × 2 (conditions: control vs. modified) experiment was conducted with 28 professional engineering designers. Two patent documents were modified with six information design principles. Comprehension scores were higher for the modified patent than for the control, but the change was not statistically significant (p = 0.073). We attribute this either to redundancy effects causing a smaller than expected overall improvement in performance, or differences in prior knowledge for each patent. Overall, this approach offers a novel method for investigating and measuring information comprehensibility in engineering design; however, its effectiveness in enhancing information comprehensibility remains unvalidated.
‘A void in our community’: exploring the complexities of delivering and implementing primary care services for transgender individuals in Northern Ontario
Authors: Ziegler Erin , Carroll Benjamin , Chyzzy Barbara , Rose Don N. , Espin Sherry 
Published: September 2024

Abstract

Aim:
To understand how the implementation of primary care services for transgender individuals is undertaken and delivered by practitioners in Northern Ontario.

Background:
Northern Ontario, Canada, has a shortage of primary care health practitioners, and of these, there are a limited number providing transgender primary care. Transgender people in Northern Ontario must also negotiate a lack of allied and specialty services related to transgender health and travel over long distances to access those services that do exist.

Methods:
A convergent mixed methods design was guided by normalization process theory (NPT) to explore transgender primary care delivery and implementation by nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, social workers, and psychotherapists. A survey measuring implementation processes was elaborated through qualitative interviews with participants. Analysis of key themes emerging using the NPT framework informed understanding of primary care successes, barriers, and gaps in Northern Ontario.

Findings:
Key themes included the need for more education on transgender primary care practice, increased need for training and awareness on transgender resources, identification of unique gaps and barriers to access in Northern Ontario transgender care, and the benefits of embedding and normalizing transgender care in clinical practice to practitioners and transgender patients. These findings are key to understanding and improving access and eliminating healthcare barriers for transgender people in Northern Ontario.
International students’ perceived quality of university health centre services: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study
Authors: Indrayathi Putu Ayu , Januraga Pande Putu , Ulandari Luh Putu Sinthya , Pradnyani Putu Erma , Makame Khadija Ramadhan , Elehamer Nafisa M.K. , Hilal Soukaina , Kirshbaum Marilynne N. , Kolozsvari Laszlo Robert 
Published: September 2024

Abstract

Aim:
This study aims to investigate international students’ perspectives on service quality and analyse factors contributing to the perceived service quality of the university health centre.

Background:
International students are at increased risk of experiencing poor mental health, isolation from families and cultures, language barriers, financial stress and academic pressures. It is important that universities support international students to enable them to complete their degrees and reach their desired level of achievement and performance. One of the supports required by international students is the availability of healthcare services. Therefore, improving the quality of services to meet international students’ requirements, including healthcare services, is essential.

Methods:
A three-phase exploratory sequential mixed methods design was used. Phase 1 aims to explore international students’ perceptions of primary healthcare quality by conducting in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Phase 2 is to form questionnaire items based on the results of the qualitative study. The questionnaire is subject to pilot testing to measure validity and reliability. Phase 3 analyses factors influencing international students’ perceived primary healthcare service quality. Multiple regression was used to analyse factors contributing to the perceived service quality of international students.

Findings:
The qualitative strand revealed five major themes representing the study participants’ thoughts about the quality of services in the university healthcare context. Perceived quality attributes identified in this study were primarily empathy, equity, effectiveness, efficiency and safety. The quantitative strand found that 35.57% of participants consider the perceived quality of the centre as good. The highest and lowest service quality attributes were related to safety and efficiency, with a score of 21.12 ± 3.58 and 19.57 ± 4.34, respectively. The multiple linear regression analyses showed that PhD students from Health Faculty and Scholarship awardees were significantly associated with the perceived quality of healthcare services. Thus, the university management needs to improve service quality considering the diversity of international students’ socio-demographic characteristics.
Sustainable environmental management practices: evidence from hotels in Malaysia
Authors: Rassiah Puspavathy , Nasir Norita Mohd , Subramaniam Ravichandran K. , Saleeth Hajara Mohamed 
Published: September 2024

Abstract

Non-technical summary
Tourism significantly boosts a nation's economic growth, but unrestrained practices can cause serious environmental damage. As an essential part of the tourism industry, hotels meet the fundamental needs of tourists. This study examines the sustainable environmental management practices of hotels in Malaysia. It finds that hotels prioritize cost-saving and short-term benefits over long-term environmental gains. The study also reveals variations in sustainable practices based on hotel location and star rating. These insights are useful for various stakeholders in developing strategies and initiatives to achieve sustainable development goals.

Technical summary
Sustainable environmental management practices (SEMP) are essential to pave the way toward achieving a net-zero emission sustainable future. This study explores the level of SEMP among hotels in Malaysia based on distinct categorizations of location and star ranking. The findings show that hotels in Malaysia adopt higher basic SEMPs but less advanced practices. However, the level of basic and advanced SEMPs in hotels differ according to their geographical locations and star ranking. The findings also suggest that hotels in Malaysia prioritize cost-saving practices and short-term benefits over the long-term benefits of sustainable practices. The study contributes to the existing literature by highlighting the variations in the sustainable practices among different categories of hotels. Further, the findings are helpful for practitioners and policymakers in designing tools and measures, and promoting initiatives that best suit different types of hotels. Such efforts are crucial to promote and accelerate the engagement of sustainability practices in hotels.
Offshoring insect farms may jeopardize Europe's food sovereignty
Authors: Ryba Ren 
Published: September 2024

Abstract

Non-technical summary
Given increasing global political, security and economic challenges, politicians in the European Union (EU) are seeking to reduce the EU's dependence on imports, including feed for farmed livestock. While insect farming has been suggested as an advantageous source of livestock feed is the insect farming industry, the sector has not met optimistic expectations. In particular, labor and electricity costs are driving insect companies offshore, including to Asia and the United States. This paper explores ways that the EU could solve this problem, the most promising of which is to expand the EU's production of maize and soy.

Technical summary
In the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and increasing global destabilization, policy makers within the European Union have expressed the need to reduce the bloc's dependence on imported agricultural products such as livestock feed. One industry that has been promoted as an advantageous source of livestock feed is insect agriculture. However, the insect industry's growth has not kept pace with optimistic expectations, and high labor and electricity costs in Europe appear to be driving major insect companies to expand production offshore. One solution may involve supporting the automation of insect farming, though automation may have harmful social consequences by reducing employment and exacerbating inequality. A more promising solution could involve bringing additional land under cultivation to expand domestic production of maize and soy, and the most up-to-date estimates suggest that doing so may even offer environmental benefits over insect production.

Social media summary
Insect farming has been offered as a solution to EU food security, but labor and power costs complicate the picture.
Therapeutisches Lügen in der gerontopsychiatrischen Pflege
Authors: Lenz Felix Friedrich 
Published: September 2024

Was ist zu diesem Thema bereits bekannt? Therapeutische Lügen werden in der Praxis in der Interaktion mit Menschen mit demenziellen Veränderungen häufig verwendet, wenngleich Richtlinien ein stets ehrliches Auftreten fordern und mit der Nutzung von Lügen und Täuschungen ethische Schwierigkeiten einhergehen. Wie wird eine neue Perspektive eingebracht? Hintergründe und Praxis zielgerichteter Lügen können in herausfordernden Situationen eine alternative und potenziell deeskalierende Methode in der Versorgung von Menschen mit demenziellen Veränderungen darstellen. Was sind die Auswirkungen auf die Praxis? Durch die Auseinandersetzung mit der „therapeutischen Lüge“ in der pflegerischen Praxis kann eine Sen­sibilisierung und ein Bewusstsein für eine kontroverse und bisher als verboten wahrgenommene Praxis geschaffen werden.
Fluid‐Driven Seismicity in the Baihetan Reservoir Area Revealed by 3D Seismic Tomography Based on Dense Seismic Arrays
Authors: Duan Mengqiao , Zhou Lianqing , Zhao Cuiping , Zhang Xiaodong 
Published: September 2024

AbstractAfter impounding the Baihetan Water Reservoir in a historically seismically active area, numerous earthquakes occurred, but it is uncertain if they are connected to the impoundment. Based on the dense seismic network, this study used local earthquake tomography to construct high‐resolution VP (P‐wave velocity) and VP/VS models (P‐ to S‐wave velocity ratio) and update earthquake locations after the impoundment of Baihetan reservoir. Our study revealed that the reservoir water spreads from the dam site to the Qiaojia Basin and the Heishuihe branch, and pore pressure diffusion along faults induces many earthquakes. Reservoir water migrates through hidden faults and fractures beneath Hulukou, spreading to both sides and saturating some rocks below 7 km beneath the dam site‐Lianhuatang section, causing multiple magnitude 3.5+ earthquakes. This study reveals that reservoir water migration drives earthquakes in the reservoir area, offering new insights into seismogenesis following the Baihetan reservoir's impoundment, potentially applicable to understanding reservoir‐induced earthquakes in other reservoirs.
Predictor Importance for Hydrological Fluxes of Global Hydrological and Land Surface Models
Authors: Brêda João Paulo L. F. , Melsen Lieke A. , Athanasiadis Ioannis , Van Dijk Albert , Siqueira Vinícius A. , Verhoef Anne , Zeng Yijian , van der Ploeg Martine 
Published: September 2024

AbstractGlobal Hydrological and Land Surface Models (GHM/LSMs) embody numerous interacting predictors and equations, complicating the understanding of primary hydrological relationships. We propose a model diagnostic approach based on Random Forest (RF) feature importance to detect the input variables that most influence simulated hydrological fluxes. We analyzed the JULES, ORCHIDEE, HTESSEL, SURFEX, and PCR‐GLOBWB models for the relative importance of precipitation, climate, soil, land cover and topographic slope as predictors of simulated average evaporation, runoff, and surface and subsurface runoff. RF models functioned as a metamodel and could reproduce GHM/LSMs outputs with a coefficient of determination (R2) over 0.85 in all cases and often considerably better. The GHM/LSMs agreed that precipitation, climate and land cover share equal importance for evaporation prediction, and mean precipitation is the most important predictor of runoff, while topographic slope and soil texture have no influence on the total variance of the water balance. However, the GHM/LSMs disagreed on which features determine surface and subsurface runoff processes, especially with regard to the relative importance of soil texture and topographic slope. Finally, the selection of soil maps was only important for target variables of which soil is a relevant predictor. We conclude that estimating feature importance is a useful diagnostic approach for model intercomparison projects.
Adaptation and Response in Drylands (ARID): Community Insights for Scoping a NASA Terrestrial Ecology Field Campaign in Drylands
Authors: Feldman Andrew F. , Reed Sasha , Amaral Cibele , Babst‐Kostecka Alicja , Babst Flurin , Biederman Joel , Devine Charles , Fu Zheng , Green Julia K. , Guo Jessica , Hanan Niall P. , Kokaly Raymond , Litvak Marcy , MacBean Natasha , Moore David , Ojima Dennis , Poulter Benjamin , Scott Russell L. , Smith William K. , Swap Robert , Tucker Compton J. , Wang Lixin , Watts Jennifer , Wessels Konrad , Zhang Fangyue , Zhang Wen 
Published: September 2024

AbstractDryland ecosystems cover 40% of our planet's land surface, support billions of people, and are responding rapidly to climate and land use change. These expansive systems also dominate core aspects of Earth's climate, storing and exchanging vast amounts of water, carbon, and energy with the atmosphere. Despite their indispensable ecosystem services and high vulnerability to change, drylands are one of the least understood ecosystem types, partly due to challenges studying their heterogeneous landscapes and misconceptions that drylands are unproductive “wastelands.” Consequently, inadequate understanding of dryland processes has resulted in poor model representation and forecasting capacity, hindering decision making for these at‐risk ecosystems. NASA satellite resources are increasingly available at the higher resolutions needed to enhance understanding of drylands' heterogeneous spatiotemporal dynamics. NASA's Terrestrial Ecology Program solicited proposals for scoping a multi‐year field campaign, of which Adaptation and Response in Drylands (ARID) was one of two scoping studies selected. A primary goal of the scoping study is to gather input from the scientific and data end‐user communities on dryland research gaps and data user needs. Here, we provide an overview of the ARID team's community engagement and how it has guided development of our framework. This includes an ARID kickoff meeting with over 300 participants held in October 2023 at the University of Arizona to gather input from data end‐users and scientists. We also summarize insights gained from hundreds of follow‐up activities, including from a tribal‐engagement focused workshop in New Mexico, conference town halls, intensive roundtables, and international engagements.
Non-mitogenic FGF19 mRNA-based therapy for the treatment of experimental metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Authors: Lopez-Pascual Amaya , Russo-Cabrera Joan S. , Ardaiz Nuria , Palmer Tiffany , Graham Anne-Renee , Uriarte Iker , Gomar Celia , Ruiz-Guillamon David , Latasa Maria U. , Arechederra Maria , Fontanellas Antonio , Monte Maria J , Marin Jose J.G. , Berasain Carmen , del Rio Carlos L. , Fernandez-Barrena Maite G. , Martini Paolo G.V. , Schultz Joshua R. , Berraondo Pedro , Avila Matias A. 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) represents a global health threat. MASH pathophysiology involves hepatic lipid accumulation and progression to severe conditions like cirrhosis and, eventually, hepatocellular carcinoma. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-19 has emerged as a key regulator of metabolism, offering potential therapeutic avenues for MASH and associated disorders. We evaluated the therapeutic potential of non-mitogenic (NM)-FGF19 mRNA formulated in liver-targeted lipid nanoparticles (NM-FGF19-mRNAs-LNPs) in C57BL/6NTac male mice with diet-induced obesity and MASH (DIO-MASH: 40% kcal fat, 20% kcal fructose, 2% cholesterol). After feeding this diet for 21 weeks, NM-FGF19-mRNAs-LNPs or control (C-mRNA-LNPs) were administered (0.5 mg/kg, i.v.) weekly for another six weeks, in which diet feeding continued. NM-FGF19-mRNAs-LNPs treatment in DIO-MASH mice resulted in reduced body weight, adipose tissue depots, and serum transaminases, along with improved insulin sensitivity. Histological analyses confirmed the reversal of MASH features, including steatosis reduction without worsening fibrosis. NM-FGF19-mRNAs-LNPs reduced total hepatic bile acids (BAs) and changed liver BA composition, markedly influencing cholesterol homeostasis and metabolic pathways as observed in transcriptomic analyses. Extrahepatic effects included the down-regulation of metabolic dysfunction-associated genes in adipose tissue. This study highlights the potential of NM-FGF19-mRNA-LNPs therapy for MASH, addressing both hepatic and systemic metabolic dysregulation. NM-FGF19-mRNA demonstrates efficacy in reducing liver steatosis, improving metabolic parameters, and modulating BA levels and composition. Given the central role played by BA in dietary fat absorption, this effect of NM-FGF19-mRNA may be mechanistically relevant. Our study underscores the high translational potential of mRNA-based therapies in addressing the multifaceted landscape of MASH and associated metabolic perturbations.
Cloud‐based DMPC structure for velocity consensus and lane following of heterogeneous automated vehicles
Authors: Ghanavati Ali Karami , Safavi Ali Akbar , Shakerpour Mohammad 
Published: September 2024

AbstractThis paper investigates the challenges associated with the velocity consensus and the lane following in heterogeneous automated vehicles considered as agents of a multi agent system. A cloud‐based distributed model predictive control structure is proposed to address the distributed intrinsic of such systems. Moreover, for situations that the cloud‐based control signal is not reachable, backup controllers based on explicit distributed model predictive control are developed. The proposed cloud‐based controller is implemented in the Amazon cloud servers to show the practicality of the proposed approach. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of our methodology in terms of handling practical limitations of connected and automated vehicles.