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SAMPLE PREPARATION SYSTEM FOR CARBONATE AND DIC IN WATER AT THE GXNU-AMS LABORATORY
Authors: Shen Hongtao , Qi Linjie , Ouyang He , Han Xinyi , Zhang Guofeng , Chen Dingxiong , Wu Kaiyong , Tang Junsen , Wang Li , Wang Ning , Sun Xiaojun , He Ming , Sasa Kimikazu , Shan Jiang 
Published: September 2024

ABSTRACTA new vacuum line to extract CO2 from carbonate and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in water was established at Guangxi Normal University. The vacuum line consisted of two main components: a CO2 bubble circulation region and a CO2 purification collection region, both of which were made of quartz glass and metal pipelines. To validate its reliability, a series of carbonate samples were prepared using this system. The total recovery rate of CO2 extraction and graphitization exceeded 80%. Furthermore, the carbon content in calcium carbonate exhibited a linear relationship with the CO2 pressure within the system, demonstrating its stability and reliability. The system was also employed to prepare and analyze various samples, including calcium carbonate blanks, foraminiferal, shell, groundwater, and subsurface oil-water samples. The accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) results indicated that the average beam current for 12C- in the samples exceeded 40 μA. Additionally, the contamination introduced during the liquid sample preparation process was approximately (1.77 ± 0.57) × 10−14. Overall, the graphitized preparation system for carbonate and DIC in water exhibited high efficiency and recovery, meeting the requirements for samples dating back to approximately 30,000 years.
THE INCONSISTENCY CHARGE IN CICERO'S DE FINIBUS 1–2
Authors: Parker Dale 
Published: September 2024

AbstractCicero often challenged Epicureanism on the grounds of inconsistency. Cicero personifies the charge through his character Torquatus, who defends Epicureanism in De finibus 1–2. Cicero highlights the discrepancies among Torquatus’ beliefs and between them and his behaviour. Torquatus holds that the senses incontestably verify the tenets of Epicureanism, and that logic is superfluous. Yet he is sensitive to the fact that Epicurus’ teachings are not intuitive and require a fair amount of logical argumentation in its defence. Therefore, he defends his school against Cicero's criticisms. But by engaging in a defence of the system, Torquatus has already spoken against his commitment to the obviousness of Epicureanism and his disavowal of logic.
PLAYING IN THE LION'S JAWS: METATEXTUALITY IN MARTIAL'S ‘LION AND HARE’ CYCLE
Authors: Brown Emi C. 
Published: September 2024

AbstractThis paper aims to provide an analysis of the metatextual function of one of the most well-known elements of Martial's Epigrams, the ‘lion and hare’ cycle from Book 1. This cycle, in which a hare is held precariously but safely in the jaws of a lion, has historically been read as representing the relationship between Domitian and poet. This paper aims to expand on this reading of the cycle while considering a largely unexplored point of view: the metatexual function of this cycle within Martial's larger epigrammatic project. I identify three major ways in which the cycle supports Martial's larger interests in exploring poetic anxieties and defending the genre of epigrammatic poetry. First of all, by figuring the lion and the hare as, respectively, the emperor and the poet, Martial presents and performs an exemplum modelling clemency in the reception of lascivious poetry. Second, as a sexual metaphor that points to the anxiety and insecurity of both predator and prey, the cycle anticipates a broader concern of the Epigrams: the instability of Roman hierarchical relations and the difficulty of maintaining balance within such relationships. Third, Martial's continued use of hare imagery in the later books of the Epigrams, both in culinary and in hunting contexts, suggests the continued consumption and enjoyment of the genre of epigram, particularly outside of the imperial city.
For the archive yet to come
Authors: Mertens Charlotte , Perazzone Stéphanie 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
This article explores the promises and pitfalls of the colonial archives for the study of seeing and knowing contemporary violence. As an ethnographic field and a site of decolonial struggles, the colonial archive is increasingly mobilised in scholarship that seeks to historicise and disrupt conventional, Western-centric knowledge production. While using the colonial archives might reproduce asymmetrical power relations, they also hold the potential to unsettle the ‘toxic imperial debris’ of our time. How can the colonial archives challenge the post-colonial politics of erasing imperial violence and contribute to decolonial futures? Drawing on research in the African Archives in Belgium and fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), this paper complicates problematic portrayals of the post-colonial state in the DRC and Congolese women as always already violated or silenced. We argue that the logics of the African Archives reveal a set of destabilising state anxieties that reflect the duality and instability of colonial rule itself and that infuse contemporary (international) politics. This recounting of the violence contained in the archives both narrates the concrete, violent manifestations of our ‘global coloniality’ and works towards its own demise as part of a broader ‘anticolonial archive’.
Andean bears hunt wild guinea pigs in Colombian paramos
Authors: Hyde Matthew , Di Domenico Sebastian , Avellanada Carlos , Diaz-Pulido Angélica , Chiquito-García Santiago , Mejía-González Ángela , Breck Stewart W. 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
It is well documented that Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) feed extensively on plants and carrion, but their hunting habits remain understudied. Better understanding and documentation of Andean bear feeding ecology can improve conservation efforts for this vulnerable species. Here, we report an observation of an Andean bear hunting and capturing a wild guinea pig (Cavia aperea) in Chingaza National Natural Park, in Cundinamarca, Colombia. The sighting occurred in January 2023 by a team of conservationists, and we provided photographic evidence and details of the encounter. Our observation suggests that Andean bears are capable hunters of small rodents, indicating that hunting may play a more important role in the ecology of Andean bears than previously appreciated and highlighting the need for a better understanding of this feeding behaviour.
Economic valuation of changes in ecosystem services of 77 Ramsar wetlands in West Asia over 37 years (1984–2021)
Authors: Ashournejad Qadir , Garshasbi Fateme 
Published: September 2024

SummaryIn the West Asia region, the vulnerability of Ramsar Convention wetlands due to unsustainable utilization driven by water scarcity continues to grow. Here, a global surface water product generated by the European Joint Research Centre was used to assess changes in surface water in 77 wetlands listed under the Ramsar Convention over a 37-year period (1984–2021). By combining this product with a quantitative valuation model, estimates were made of the economic value of the ecosystem services provided by these wetlands, enabling the determination of the economic losses resulting from any reduction in surface water. We show that 20% (7550 km2) of permanent surface waters in Ramsar sites have disappeared or are no longer classified as permanent. Based on this, USD 106 billion of the economic value of wetlands ecosystem services have been lost. Additionally, 33% (12 100 km2) of seasonal surface waters in these wetlands have experienced a decrease in area. Iran and Iraq account for 90% of water losses, primarily in 34 wetlands (30 in Iran and 4 in Iraq). These findings underscore the urgent need for water management policies and conservation strategies in the West Asia region.
Emergency Department Boarding Time Is Associated with Functional Decline in Older Adults Six Months Post Discharge
Authors: Duquette Caroline L. , Andrew Melissa K. , Kuchel George A. , Clarke Jo-Anne , Ohle Robert , Verschoor Chris P. 
Published: September 2024

AbstractFunctional decline following hospitalization remains an important problem in health care, especially for frail older adults. Modifiable factors related to reduction in harms of hospitalization are not well described. One particularly pervasive factor is emergency department (ED) boarding time; time waiting from decision to admit, until transfer to an in-patient medical unit. We sought to investigate how the functional status of frail older adults correlated with the length of time spent boarded in the ED. We found that patients who waited for 24 hours or more exhibited functional decline in both the Barthel Index and Hierarchical Assessment of Balance and Mobility and an increase in the Clinical Frailty Scale from discharge to 6 months post discharge. In conclusion, there is a need for additional investigation into ED focused interventions to reduce ED boarding time for this population or to improve access to specialized geriatric services within the ED.
Miscegenation Madness
Authors: Jackson Sebastian 
Published: September 2024

AbstractIn this article, I examine how the fear of miscegenation developed as a raison d’être for the construction and maintenance of apartheid. I argue that despite its efficacy at reproducing racial-caste formations, miscegenation taboo ultimately undermined its own hegemonic mythology by constructing contradictory erotic desires and subjectivities which could neither be governed nor contained. I consider how miscegenation fears and fantasies were debated in public discourse, enacted into law, institutionalized through draconian policing and punishment practices, culturally entrenched, yet negotiated and resisted through everyday intimacies. While crime statistics show that most incidences of interracial sex involved White men and women of color, the perceived threat to “White purity” was generally represented through images of White women—volks-mothers and daughters—in the Afrikaner nationalist iconography. White women’s wombs symbolized the future of “Whiteness.” This article offers a critique of the prevailing South African “exceptionalism” paradigm in apartheid studies. Detailed analyses of government commission reports (1939, 1984, 1985) and parliamentary debate records (1949) reveal considerable American influence on South Africa’s “petty apartheid” laws, and especially the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) and Immorality Amendment Act (1950). While these “cornerstone” policies of apartheid developed from local socio-political conflicts and economic tensions, they were always entangled in global racial formations, rooted in trans-oceanic histories of slavery, dispossession, and segregation. This historical anthropological study of race/sex taboo builds on interdisciplinary literatures in colonial history, sociology, postcolonial studies, literary theory, art history, cultural studies, feminist theory, queer studies, and critical race theory.
Prevention Approaches for Compulsive Buying-Shopping Disorder
Authors: Thomas Tobias A. , Laskowski Nora M. , Lesener Tino , Gusy Burkhard , de Zwaan Martina , Müller Astrid 
Published: September 2024

Abstract: Aims: With the increase of online shopping and cashless payment, (online) compulsive buying-shopping disorder (CBSD) has become an increasingly important field of research. However, little attention has been paid to its prevention. Our aim is to identify prevention programs for CBSD respectively to propose prevention approaches for CBSD based on the literature on (behavioral) addictions. Methodology: A review of the literature was conducted. Two databases were used. Studies should refer to the prevention of CBSD and describe prevention concepts to be screened. Results and discussion: The search did not reveal any prevention programs focusing on CBSD beyond preliminary work from over 25 years ago. Potential content of prevention programs for CBSD based on prevention approaches for other behavioral addictions and risk factors of CBSD was outlined. For universal prevention, psychoeducation should reach (university) students and apprentices. Selective prevention should include social norms interventions, psychoeducation and low-threshold interventions. Indicated prevention should comprise group settings with several sessions. Self-observation, managing finances, procrastination, emotion regulation should be covered. Counselors at e. g., universities should be educated about CBSD. Referral to treatment should be considered for persons at-risk for CBSD. Conclusions: These suggested preventive offers should be further concretized and empirically evaluated.
Kinetic Theory of Drift‐Mirror Mode
Authors: Yao Yao , Chen Haotian , Li Zilong , Li Jiquan 
Published: September 2024

AbstractWe present a nonlocal gyrokinetic theory for the drift‐mirror mode in high‐ anisotropic plasmas. Here, represents the ratio of plasma pressure to magnetic pressure. The equilibrium distribution is established self‐consistently via guiding‐center Hamiltonian theory. To keep the nonuniformity and finite Larmor radius (FLR) effects on an equal footing, we derive the three‐field nonlocal eigenmode equations in Fourier space under the assumption of weak nonuniformity. It is found that the drift‐mirror mode is essentially a dissipative instability confined within the potential well due to the FLR effect. Numerical analyses demonstrate that the drift‐mirror mode originates from the coupling between shear Alfvén and mirror branch, where the ion‐sound wave component is negligible. Furthermore, the threshold of this nonlocal drift‐mirror mode is significantly lower than that of the conventional drift‐mirror mode.
Impact of BCR::ABL1 single nucleotide variants on asciminib efficacy
Authors: Innes Andrew J. , Hayden Chloe , Orovboni Victoria , Claudiani Simone , Fernando Fiona , Khan Afzal , Rees David , Byrne Jennifer , Gallipoli Paolo , Francis Sebastian , Copland Mhairi , Horne Gillian , Raghavan Manoj , Arnold Claire , Collins Angela , Cranfield Tanya , Cunningham Nicholas , Danga Akila , Forsyth Peter , Frewin Rebecca , Garland Paula , Hannah Guy , Avenoso Daniele , Hassan Sandra , Huntly Brian J. P. , Husain Jissan , Makkuni Sudhakaran , Rothwell Kate , Khorashad Jamshid , Apperley Jane F. , Milojkovic Dragana 
Published: September 2024

AbstractAsciminib is a potent and selective inhibitor of BCR::ABL1, with potential to avoid toxicity resulting from off-target kinase inhibition. Forty-nine patients treated with asciminib under a managed access program in the UK were evaluated for toxicity and response. Intolerance, rather than resistance (65% vs. 35%), was the most common reason for cessation of the last-line of treatment but asciminib was well tolerated, with most patients (29, 59%) remaining on treatment at a median of 14 months follow-up, and only 6 (12%) stopping for intolerance. Of 44 patients assessable for response, 29 (66%) achieved a complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) or better, with poorer responses seen in those stopping their last-line of therapy for resistance. Fewer patients with a prior history of a non-T315I-BCR::ABL1 single nucleotide variant (BSNV), or a non-T315I-BSNV detectable at baseline achieved CCyR. Serial tracking of BSNV by next generation sequencing demonstrated clonal expansion of BSNV-harbouring populations, which in some settings was associated with resistance (E459K, F317L, F359I), while in others was seen in the context of ongoing response, often with intensified dosing (T315I, I502F). These data suggest that asciminib exerts selective pressure on some BSNV-harbouring populations in vivo, some of which may respond to intensified dosing.
6 GHz lamb wave acoustic filters based on A1-mode lithium niobate thin film resonators with checker-shaped electrodes
Authors: Tong Xin , Zou Yang , Wen Zhiwei , Liu Zesheng , Luo Tiancheng , Zhou Jie , Liu Huajun , Ren Yuqi , Xu Qinwen , Liu Wenjuan , Liu Yan , Cai Yao , Sun Chengliang 
Published: September 2024

AbstractThe first-order antisymmetric (A1) mode lamb wave resonator (LWR) based on Z-cut LiNbO3 thin films has attracted significant attention and is widely believed to be a candidate for next-generation reconfigurable filters with high frequency and large bandwidth (BW). However, it is challenging for traditional interdigitated electrodes (IDTs) based LWR filters to meet the requirement of a clean frequency spectrum response and enough out-of-band (OoB) rejection. To solve the problem, we propose LWRs with checker-shaped IDTs for the design of filters that meet the Wi-Fi 6E standard. By taking advantage of checker-shaped IDTs with unparalleled boundaries, the fabricated 6-GHz resonators successfully suppress higher-order A1 spurious modes, demonstrating a spurious-free impedance response and a high figure-of-merit (FOM) up to 104. Based on the demonstrated checker-shaped electrode design, the filter features a center frequency (f0) of more than 6 GHz, a 3 dB BW exceeding 620 MHz, and an excellent OoB rejection >25 dB, consistent with the acoustic-electric-electromagnetic (EM) multi-physics simulations. Furthermore, through the capacitance-inductance matching network technology, the filter’s voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) is successfully reduced below 2, showing an excellent 50 Ω impedance matching. This study lays a foundation for ultra-high-frequency and ultra-wideband filters for the Wi-Fi 6/6E application.
Formula with large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets in late-moderate preterm infants: a double-blind RCT
Authors: Kakaroukas Andreas , Abrahamse-Berkeveld Marieke , Hayes Louise , McNally Richard J. Q. , Berrington Janet E. , van Elburg Ruurd M. , Embleton Nicholas D. 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
Background
Limited evidence exists on the preferred feeding method when breastfeeding is not possible in late and moderate preterm (LMPT) infants. This RCT evaluates growth, safety, and tolerance of a concept infant formula (IF) with large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets enriched in dairy lipids in LMPT infants with primary objective to demonstrate non-inferiority of daily weight gain from randomization to 3 months corrected age compared to a standard IF.

Methods
LMPT infants were randomized before or around term equivalent age to either the concept (n = 21) or standard IF (n = 20). Forty-one breastfed (BF) infants served as reference.

Results
Due to unintended low recruitment, non-inferiority in daily weight gain could not be demonstrated for the Concept compared to the Control group, but was compared to the BF group. Other outcomes were similar between the formula groups, except for an apparent larger head circumference gain in the Concept group. No apparent differences in growth and body composition outcomes were observed between the Concept and BF reference groups.

Conclusion
This small-scale study suggests the concept IF is a safe alternative for parents who choose IF to feed their LMPT infant. Larger trials are needed to better determine impacts on head growth or body composition.

Impact

In a small group of late and moderate preterm infants, growth from randomization until 3 months corrected age of infants fed with a concept infant formula with large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets was not -significantly different from infants fed a standard infant formula.

Infants in the Concept group had non-significant larger gain in head circumference compared to the Control group; larger trials are needed to confirm this finding.

Both formulas were well-tolerated, with no differences in adverse events.

The concept formula is potentially a safe alternative for parents of moderate to late preterm infants who choose to use formula milk.
Validation of the BOADICEA model for epithelial tubo-ovarian cancer risk prediction in UK Biobank
Authors: Yang Xin , Wu Yujia , Ficorella Lorenzo , Wilcox Naomi , Dennis Joe , Tyrer Jonathan , Carver Tim , Pashayan Nora , Tischkowitz Marc , Pharoah Paul D. P. , Easton Douglas F. , Antoniou Antonis C. 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
Background
The clinical validity of the multifactorial BOADICEA model for epithelial tubo-ovarian cancer (EOC) risk prediction has not been assessed in a large sample size or over a longer term.

Methods
We evaluated the model discrimination and calibration in the UK Biobank cohort comprising 199,429 women (733 incident EOCs) of European ancestry without previous cancer history. We predicted 10-year EOC risk incorporating data on questionnaire-based risk factors (QRFs), family history, a 36-SNP polygenic risk score and pathogenic variants (PV) in six EOC susceptibility genes (BRCA1, BRCA2, RAD51C, RAD51D, BRIP1 and PALB2).

Results
Discriminative ability was maximised under the multifactorial model that included all risk factors (AUC = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.66–0.70). This model was well calibrated in deciles of predicted risk with calibration slope=0.99 (95% CI: 0.98–1.01). Discriminative ability was similar in women younger or older than 60 years. The AUC was higher when analyses were restricted to PV carriers (0.76, 95% CI: 0.69–0.82). Using relative risk (RR) thresholds, the full model classified 97.7%, 1.7%, 0.4% and 0.2% women in the RR < 2.0, 2.0 ≤ RR < 2.9, 2.9 ≤ RR < 6.0 and RR ≥ 6.0 categories, respectively, identifying 9.1 of incident EOC among those with RR ≥ 2.0.

Discussion
BOADICEA, implemented in CanRisk (www.canrisk.org), provides valid 10-year EOC risks and can facilitate clinical decision-making in EOC risk management.
Identifying genetic variants associated with chromatin looping and genome function
Authors: Bhattacharyya Sourya , Ay Ferhat 
Published: September 2024

AbstractHere we present a comprehensive HiChIP dataset on naïve CD4 T cells (nCD4) from 30 donors and identify QTLs that associate with genotype-dependent and/or allele-specific variation of HiChIP contacts defining loops between active regulatory regions (iQTLs). We observe a substantial overlap between iQTLs and previously defined eQTLs and histone QTLs, and an enrichment for fine-mapped QTLs and GWAS variants. Furthermore, we describe a distinct subset of nCD4 iQTLs, for which the significant variation of chromatin contacts in nCD4 are translated into significant eQTL trends in CD4 T cell memory subsets. Finally, we define connectivity-QTLs as iQTLs that are significantly associated with concordant genotype-dependent changes in chromatin contacts over a broad genomic region (e.g., GWAS SNP in the RNASET2 locus). Our results demonstrate the importance of chromatin contacts as a complementary modality for QTL mapping and their power in identifying previously uncharacterized QTLs linked to cell-specific gene expression and connectivity.
Electron transfer in the respiratory chain at low salinity
Authors: Lobez Ana Paula , Wu Fei , Di Trani Justin M. , Rubinstein John L. , Oliveberg Mikael , Brzezinski Peter , Moe Agnes 
Published: September 2024

AbstractRecent studies have established that cellular electrostatic interactions are more influential than assumed previously. Here, we use cryo-EM and perform steady-state kinetic studies to investigate electrostatic interactions between cytochrome (cyt.) c and the complex (C) III2-IV supercomplex from Saccharomyces cerevisiae at low salinity. The kinetic studies show a sharp transition with a Hill coefficient ≥2, which together with the cryo-EM data at 2.4 Å resolution indicate multiple cyt. c molecules bound along the supercomplex surface. Negatively charged loops of CIII2 subunits Qcr6 and Qcr9 become structured to interact with cyt. c. In addition, the higher resolution allows us to identify water molecules in proton pathways of CIV and, to the best of our knowledge, previously unresolved cardiolipin molecules. In conclusion, the lowered electrostatic screening renders engagement of multiple cyt. c molecules that are directed by electrostatically structured CIII2 loops to conduct electron transfer between CIII2 and CIV.