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Inorganic–organic hybrid nonwoven fabrics with colorimetric detection capability for borate ions in aqueous solutions
Authors: Sasai Ryo , Kaneda Kazuma , Fujimura Takuya 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
A nonwoven fabric sheet with an immobilized colorimetric reagent was prepared to detect borate anions in aqueous media. The fabric comprised immobilized chromotropate and 1-butanesulfonate anions and chromotropate, as the colorimetric reagent, per anion exchange capacity of the layered double hydroxide. The resulting sheet quantitatively detected borate anions through photoluminescence measurements. Thus, it can be used for onsite quantitative analysis of dissolved boron in water, with promising potential for water quality monitoring and, consequently, sustainable and safe water resources globally.
Variability in spruce beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) adult diapause and evidence for oocyte development prior to winter in a Colorado population
Authors: Davenport Marianne E , Bentz Barbara J , Hansen E Matthew , Ragland Gregory J 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Diapause regulates seasonal insect life cycles and may be highly variable within and among populations due to genetic and environmental variability. Both types of variation may influence how populations respond plastically or evolutionarily to changing climates. We assessed diapause variability in spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae), a major forest pest whose life cycle timing is regulated by both prepupal and adult diapauses. Using mating studies and ovary dissections, we tested for variability in adult diapause within and between collection sites in Colorado and Wyoming, USA. Ovary morphology suggested that most females from both sites enter diapause prior to egg formation (oogenesis) when reared at warm temperatures. Though previous studies suggested that adult diapause is obligate, we found that a small proportion of females from both populations terminated diapause without winter chilling in the lab. Moreover, we found that most female beetles sampled at the Colorado field site had mature ovaries relatively early in the fall, suggesting that transient exposure to low temperatures may potentiate pre-winter reproductive development. Adult diapause may act primarily as a block to prevent offspring production late in the season but not necessarily as an overwintering phenotype. Overall, our data do not suggest imminent life cycle shifts mediated by adult diapause, but if the observed variability is heritable, diapause regulation may evolve in response to changing environmental conditions.
Comparison of sublethal effects of 3 acaricides on life table parameters of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks (Acari: Tarsonemidae)
Authors: Bi Sijin , Huang Huiling , Huang Chuqin , Jishi Merezha , Zhang Jing , Xiong Ting , Zhang Yannan 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
To assess the effects of sublethal concentrations of 3 acaricides—Bifenazate, Etoxazole, and Azocyclotin—on the development and reproduction of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks. Our results indicated that the LC20 values of Bifenazate, Etoxazole, and Azocyclotin against T. urticae are 3.196, 25.249, and 32.387 mg/L, and against P. latus to be 18.058, 4.641, and 13.755 mg/L, respectively. Sublethal concentrations of these acaricides significantly impacted the development time, lifespan, and fecundity of both mite species. Among the acaricides, Azocyclotin significantly extended the immature developmental period of T. urticae and P. latus. All acaricides reduced the lifespan and fecundity of both species, with Etoxazole having the most substantial impact on the daily fecundity and reproductive of T. urticae. The intrinsic rates of natural increase (rm) for T. urticae exposed to Bifenazate, Etoxazole, and Azocyclotin were 0.17, −0.04, and 0.20, respectively. For P. latus, the rm values were 0.27, 0.23, and 0.25, respectively. These results suggest that under the exposure of sublethal acaricides, P. latus gained a competitive advantage in population competition. These findings underscore the importance of understanding the differential impacts of acaricides on various mite species to develop effective pest management strategies.
Novel risk score for predicting acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after chest radiotherapy in patients with breast or lung cancer
Authors: Abu Rmilah Anan , Adham Alkurashi , Ikram-Ul Haq , Alzu’bi Hossam , Nandan Anevakar , Jouni Hayan , Hirashi Satomi , Owen Dawn , Deswal Anita , Lin Steven H , Abe Jun-Ichi , Chao Tzu Cheng , Browne Jacinta , Leiner Tim , Laack Nadia , Herrmann Joerg 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

Aims
Radiation therapy (RT) is an integral component of cancer therapy but associated with adverse events. Our goal was to establish risk prediction models for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) after chest RT.

Methods and results
A retrospective study of lung/breast cancer patients who had chest RT with planning CT at Mayo Clinic between 01/2010 and 01/2014. Predictive models were developed based on weighted independent predictors using a derivation (406 lung and 711 breast cancer) and validation cohort (179 lung and 234 breast cancer). Patient characteristics, pre-RT CT for coronary artery calcification (CAC), and post-RT MACCE data were reviewed. Post-RT MACCE occurred in 6.1 and 5.6% in the derivation and validation cohort over a mean follow-up of 42 ± 13 months. Post-therapy model (C2AD2) included CAC (two points), MACCE history (two points), age ≥74 (three points), DM (two points), and mean heart radiation dose ≥ 850 mGy (two points), and pre-therapy model (C2AD) included post-therapy model parameters minus mean heart radiation dose. Both models stratified patients into three risk groups: low (0–2), intermediate (3–5), and high (≥6). Post-RT MACCE across these groups were 2.7, 8.9, and 19.8% in the derivation, and 3.9, 6.6, and 16.4% in the validation cohort for post-therapy model (C2AD2) and 2.8, 9.2, and 20.4% in the derivation and 3.7, 9.2, and 13.2% in the validation cohort for pre-therapy model. Both models showed statistically significant graded survival outcome.

Conclusion
Post-therapy (C2AD2) and pre-therapy (C2AD) models are simple, easy to use and effective tools to stratify breast and lung cancer patients undergoing chest radiation for post-RT MACCE.
Subjective Memory Complaints and the Effect of a Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention on Cognition: The FINGER Trial
Authors: Vaskivuo Laura , Hokkanen Laura , Levälahti Esko , Hänninen Tuomo , Antikainen Riitta , Bäckman Lars , Laatikainen Tiina , Paajanen Teemu , Stigsdotter Neely Anna , Strandberg Timo , Tuomilehto Jaakko , Soininen Hilkka , Kivipelto Miia , Ngandu Tiia 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

Objectives
Older people reporting subjective memory complaints (SMCs) may have a greater risk of cognitive decline. Multidomain lifestyle interventions are a promising strategy for the prevention of cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the presence of SMCs affects the efficacy of a 2-year multidomain lifestyle intervention on cognition.

Methods
This study is part of the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) project. Participants (a subsample of 568 individuals, baseline age 60-77 years) were randomized (1:1) to receive a 2-year multidomain lifestyle intervention group including dietary advice, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk management, or regular health advice control group. Cognitive performance was assessed at baseline and at 1- and 2-year visits, using a neuropsychological test battery, including tests assessing memory, executive functions, and processing speed. Participants rated the frequency of SMCs using the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire.

Results
Having more retrospective SMCs was linked to a less favorable cognitive trajectory over 2 years. The difference between the intervention and control groups in annual change in tested memory performance was 0.077 (95% CI, 0.008–0.146) among those reporting more retrospective SMCs and −0.011 (−0.074 to 0.053) among those with less SMCs; interaction effect p = .019. No other interactions between SMCs and intervention allocation were observed.

Discussion
A lifestyle intervention may be beneficial for older adults with and without SMCs. Persons having more retrospective SMCs may benefit more from the intervention regarding memory functioning.
Clinical Trials Registration Number: NCT01041989
“It Made Me Change the Way I Do Business”: Outcomes From Age-Friendly Community Initiatives as Systems Change
Authors: Greenfield Emily A , Pope Natalie E 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

Background and Objectives
Since the early 2000s, a global age-friendly communities (AFC) movement has called for improving the built, social, and service environments of localities for aging. Yet research on the outcomes of AFC initiatives, as programmatic efforts toward AFC progress, remains in its nascence. Drawing on “The Water of Systems Change” framework, our study aimed to address this gap by exploring the extent to which accomplishments of AFC initiatives are indicative of altering six conditions for systems change: policies, organizational practices, resource allocations, power dynamics, relationships, and mental models.

Research Design and Methods
We analyzed qualitative data from 26 key informant interviews across eight mature AFC initiatives in the northeastern United States (U.S.). We engaged in iterative phases of thematic analysis to explore how the initiatives’ accomplishments, as described by the participants, align with each of six focal conditions for systems change.

Results
We found especially robust and consistent evidence for outcomes in terms of enhanced organizational practices on aging; resource flows; connections within and across communities; and mental models about older adults. Evidence for outcomes concerning changes in power dynamics and policy was more limited.

Discussion and Implications
Conceptualizing AFC initiatives as systems-change interventions can bolster research, evaluation, and program development as the movement proliferates and diversifies into the 21st century. Insights can help to advance praxis that empowers AFC leaders as changemakers for “successful aging” at the level of society.
Time-dependent electromagnetic scattering from dispersive materials
Authors: Nick Jörg , Burkhard Selina , Lubich Christian 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
This paper studies time-dependent electromagnetic scattering from obstacles that are described by dispersive material laws. We consider the numerical treatment of a scattering problem in which a dispersive material law, for a causal and passive homogeneous material, determines the wave–material interaction in the scatterer. The resulting problem is nonlocal in time inside the scatterer and is posed on an unbounded domain. Well-posedness of the scattering problem is shown using a formulation that is fully given on the surface of the scatterer via a time-dependent boundary integral equation. Discretizing this equation by convolution quadrature in time and boundary elements in space yields a provably stable and convergent method that is fully parallel in time and space. Under regularity assumptions on the exact solution we derive error bounds with explicit convergence rates in time and space. Numerical experiments illustrate the theoretical results and show the effectiveness of the method.
Phylogeography and species distribution modeling unveil unnoticed Pliocene diversity: the case of a montane Iberian bush-cricket, Antaxius spinibrachius (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
Authors: Gutiérrez-Rodríguez Jorge , Domenech-Fernández Miguel , Barranco Pablo , García-París Mario 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
The geographic distribution and systematics of many groups of insects are still understudied across large geographic areas of the Iberian Peninsula. This lack of knowledge and the fact that many species have a complex evolutionary history due to the existence of “refugia within refugia” have hindered the taxonomic description of the true biodiversity in the Iberian Peninsula. Here, we discuss the evolutionary history of a flightless Iberian bush-cricket Antaxius spinibrachius (Fischer, 1853) using 1 nuclear and 2 mitochondrial markers. We applied species distribution modeling to design sampling strategies in climatically favorable areas and to detect missing isolated populations or unknown lineages. Following the species distribution modeled using all of the presence records available, we discovered 4 new isolated populations in Sierra Madrona, Serra de São Mamede, Sierra de Montánchez, and Sierra de la Demanda. Phylogenetic analyses recovered 2 major Pliocene lineages with a north–south geographic speciation pattern in the Iberian Peninsula. This north–south vicariant event split the common ancestor of these species on either side of the Tagus Valley, probably associated with the Pliocene climate change and the reorganization of paleobasins of the western Iberian Peninsula during the Miocene–Pliocene. We described the southern Iberian Plateau lineage of Antaxius as a new species of bush-cricket based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence, Antaxius oretanus sp. nov. We assessed the conservation status of the new species as “VU B2ab(iii,v)” under the IUCN criteria.
Influences on use of antibiotics without prescription by the public in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative evidence
Authors: Cabral Christie , Zhang Tingting , Oliver Isabel , Little Paul , Yardley Lucy , Lambert Helen 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

Objectives
Self-medication with antibiotics is common practice in many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This review synthesizes the qualitative evidence on influences on perceptions and practices in relation to self-medication by the public with antibiotics in LMIC.

Methods
A systematic search was conducted of relevant medical, international and social science databases. Searching, screening, data extraction and quality appraisal followed standard methods. A meta-ethnographic approach was used for synthesis, starting with translation of studies and using a line-of-argument approach to develop the final themes.

Results
The search identified 78 eligible studies. Antibiotics were understood as a powerful, potentially dangerous but effective medicine for treating infections. This perception was strongly influenced by the common experience of being prescribed antibiotics for infections, both individually and collectively. This contributed to an understanding of antibiotics as a rational treatment for infection symptoms that was sanctioned by medical authorities. Accessing antibiotics from medical professionals was often difficult logistically and financially. In contrast, antibiotics were readily available over the counter from local outlets. People viewed treating infection symptoms with antibiotics as rational practice, although they were concerned about the risks to the individual and only took them when they believed they were needed.

Conclusions
A new model to explain self-medication with antibiotics is presented. This uses the socio-ecological model to integrate influences that operate at individual, community and wider socioeconomic levels, drawing on theories of medical authority and the medicalization and commercialization of health. Interventions to reduce overuse of antibiotics in LMIC need to address both clinical practice and community self-medication practices together.
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for patients with Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis using continuous infusion IV benzylpenicillin plus IV ceftriaxone
Authors: Briggs Simon , Duffy Eamon , Bhally Hasan , Broom Matthew , Campbell Patrick , Lane Rebekah , McBride Stephen , Walls Genevieve , Dalton Simon 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

Background
Many patients with Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis are clinically stable and able to leave hospital before completing antibiotic treatment, but data are lacking regarding some outpatient treatment options.

Objectives
To assess the outcomes for adults with E. faecalis endocarditis receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) with continuous infusion IV benzylpenicillin plus bolus/continuous infusion IV ceftriaxone.

Patients and methods
We retrospectively reviewed adults who received at least 2 weeks duration of OPAT for E. faecalis endocarditis with the above treatment regimen in the Auckland and Christchurch regions between July 2019 and September 2022.

Results
Forty-four patients met inclusion criteria. Fifteen were female (34%). The median age was 80 (IQR 71.5 to 84) years. Twenty-two (50%) had prosthetic valve (PV), 15 (34%) native valve (NV), 3 (7%) NV and/or cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection, 3 (7%) PV and/or CIED infection, and 1 (2%) repaired valve endocarditis. Patients received a median of 16.5 days inpatient and 28 days OPAT antibiotic treatment. The 12 month outcome was cure (n = 25; 57%), antibiotic suppression (n = 9; 20%), relapse (n = 2; 5%; both possible) or death (n = 8; 18%). Compared with a historical cohort treated with OPAT continuous infusion IV benzylpenicillin plus bolus IV gentamicin, there was no difference in the relapse rate.

Conclusions
This study adds to the accumulating evidence supporting the treatment of E. faecalis endocarditis with OPAT continuous infusion IV benzylpenicillin plus bolus/continuous infusion IV ceftriaxone. This is an option for patients requiring further antibiotic treatment at the time of hospital discharge.
Financing Devices Involving the Transfer or Retention of Title
Authors: Bridge Michael , Gullifer Louise , Lomnicka Eva 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
This chapter considers various financing devices that, although performing an equivalent function to security interests, are not generally considered ‘security’ under English law; they are called ‘quasi-security’ interests, to acknowledge that their economic function, in ‘securing’ the performance of obligations, is the same as that of true ‘security’. They fall into two main
categories: those involving the retention and those involving the transfer of title. The discussion is organized according to the nature of the collateral involved: goods, investment products, and receivables. Reference is made to the consumer credit regulatory regime in so far as these devices fall within its scope.
Priority Between Consensual and Non-Consensual Security Interests
Authors: Bridge Michael , Gullifer Louise , Lomnicka Eva 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
This chapter deals with priority issues arising between ownership and consensual security interests (ortgage and charge), on the one hand, and a range of interests arising by operation of law. These latter interests consist primarily of possessory and equitable liens; maritime liens; statutory rights of detention; the rights of execution creditors; the rights of creditors availing themselves of third-party debt (formerly garnishee) proceedings; and the rights of creditors availing themselves of rent and rates arrears (formerly distress) proceedings. The list of possessory liens is a disparate one, marked by history and unlikely to increase in number. The most significant legislation considered is the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.
Enforcement of Rights not Including the Transfer of Title
Authors: Bridge Michael , Gullifer Louise , Lomnicka Eva 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
This short chapter is concerned with the enforcement of certain quasi-security rights when faced with competing entitlements.The substantive law relating to these entitlement is dealt with elsewhere, notably in chapter 8. The entitlements consist primarily of contractual set-off, flawed asset clauses, negative pledge clauses, inter-creditor and subordination agreements, the Quistclose trust and liens over sub-freights.
What Military Applicants Value When Choosing a Residency in Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics
Authors: Mathess Judith Makenzie , Karlson Kristina , Chatfield Lindsay , Shvartsman Katerina 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACT

Introduction
Military medical students participate in a separate residency match program, distinct from their civilian counterparts. There is limited information regarding factors that applicants find important when selecting a residency program in Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics (GSO). We aimed to identify factors that influence applicant program selection.

Materials and Methods
A voluntary, anonymous, 45-question survey was distributed to military candidates pursuing GSO residency training in the fall of 2023. Participants were asked to rate the factors they considered most important when ranking residency programs.

Results
Thirty-seven of the sixty (61.7%) applicants completed the survey. The culture of the residency program was deemed “important” by most participants (94.6%), followed by surgical volume (70.3%) and obstetric volume (70.3%). When asked to rank selection factors, the culture of the residency program, geographic location, and surgical volume were among the top 5 influential factors for the majority of applicants. Participants considered the following factors “not important”: Salary (military pay versus civilian salary) (43.2%), research opportunities (32.4%), and availability of abortion training (21.6%). Most military applicants (62.2%) stated that abortion restrictions would not affect program selection, while 37.8% reported that this would affect their rankings.

Conclusions
Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics military applicants deemed the residency program’s culture, surgical volume, and obstetrical volume to be the most important factors impacting residency program selection. Residency programs can use these findings to promote program strengths, improve program shortfalls, and guide applicant recruitment.