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Functional Studies of the Pollen-Specific Genes, StLAT52s in Potato
Authors: Han Zhijun , Yin Wenqian , Zhang Binhuan , Han Yuzhu , Zhang Jingying 
Published: August 2024

AbstractPollen viability is a limiting factor in potato hybridization, although it varies considerably among potato varieties. Exploring the molecular basis of pollen viability will give a theoretical foundation for improving hybridization. In this research, we showed that the four StLAT52 genes, namely StLAT52a, StLAT52b, StLAT52c and StLAT52d were the key genes affecting potato pollen viability, and they were only expressed in flowers. It was also noted that these genes were localized in the nucleus. An assessment of protein–protein interactions showed that StLAT52a and StLAT52b proteins, StLAT52a and StLAT52c proteins, and StLAT52b and StLAT52c proteins interacted both in vitro and in vivo. When these genes were transferred into tobacco, the number of pollen grains significantly increased, and the pollen viability increased by almost 10%. In addition, the expression of the StLAT52 genes in tobacco resulted in significant changes in genes associated with the proteasome, ribosome biogenesis and plant hormone signal transduction pathways during the flowering stage. Taken together, this research provided an in-depth understanding of the structure and functions of the LAT52 genes in potatoes and their association with pollen viability. The results of this research can be used as a basis for further exploring the molecular mechanism underlying pollen viability.
Taxonomic reintroduction of the holarctic saprotrophic fungus Crepidotus cinnamomeus
Authors: Jančovičová Soňa , Adamčíková Katarína , Caboň Miroslav , Graddy Mary G. , Matheny P. Brandon , Noffsinger Chance R. , Wheeler Tim B. , Adamčík Slavomír 
Published: August 2024

AbstractCrepidotus is a genus of common saprotrophic fungi well known especially in the Northern Hemisphere, but distribution patterns of individual species are not sufficiently understood. We redefined a taxonomic circumscription of Crepidotus cinnamomeus based on morphological and molecular congruencies between the type material and recent collections. The species is well delimited from other similar and currently accepted species of the genus. Crepidotus cinnamomeus was found to have a broad holarctic distribution with occurrences in North America, Europe and Asia where it grows on twigs and branches of deciduous trees and shrubs in preferably cold humid habitats. Here we present the first multilocus phylogeny of the genus, including portions of the RPB2 gene. Our study highlights the importance of sufficient sampling from broader areas supported by sequence data, which is essential for estimation of species delimitation, distribution and correct name assignment for Crepidotus species.
Value of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MR imaging for preoperative prediction of future liver regeneration after hemihepatectomy
Authors: Fujita Nobuhiro , Ushijima Yasuhiro , Itoyama Masahiro , Okamoto Daisuke , Ishimatsu Keisuke , Tabata Kosuke , Itoh Shinji , Ishigami Kousei 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Liver resection is currently considered the most effective treatment for patients with liver cancer. To the best of our knowledge, no study has investigated the association between gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and liver regeneration in patients who underwent hemihepatectomy. We aimed to clarify the relationship between the signal intensity (SI) of the liver parenchyma on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI and the degree of liver regeneration in patients who underwent hemihepatectomy.

Materials and methods
Forty-one patients who underwent gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI before hemihepatectomy were enrolled. We calculated the liver-to-erector spinae muscle SI ratio (LMR) in the hepatobiliary phase and the precontrast images. ΔLMR was calculated using the following equation: ΔLMR = (LMR in the hepatobiliary phase−LMR in the precontrast image)/LMR in the precontrast image. The preoperative and postoperative remnant liver volumes (LVs) were calculated using CT volumetry. We calculated the resection rate (RR) and liver regeneration index (LRI) using the following formulas: RR = Resected LV/Total LV × 100 and LRI = (postoperative remnant LV−preoperative remnant LV)/preoperative remnant LV × 100. The relationships among LRI, imaging, and clinicopathological factors were analyzed.

Results
Univariate analysis showed RR and ΔLMR showed a positive correlation with LRI (ρ = 0.4133, p = 0.0072 and ρ = 0.7773, p < 0.001, respectively). Spleen volume showed a negative correlation with LRI (ρ = −0.3138, p = 0.0486). Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed ΔLMR and RR were independently correlated with LRI (β coefficient = 44.8771, p = 0.0198 and β coefficient = 1.9653, p < 0.001, respectively).

Conclusion
ΔLMR may serve as a preoperative predictor of liver regeneration in patients undergoing hemihepatectomy.
Mental models of aquaculture governance in Indonesia
Authors: Nagel Ben , Anggraini Eva , Buhari Nurliah , Gray Steven , Partelow Stefan , Schlüter Achim 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAquaculture stakeholders have mental models, which are the internal cognitive representations of how they understand and prioritize the different features of their aquaculture systems. Individuals and stakeholder groups are likely to have different mental models, with implications for making cooperative governance work and guiding the rapidly emerging sector’s sustainable development. We apply a participatory approach called fuzzy cognitive mapping to capture and compare the mental models of community-based coastal pond aquaculture stakeholders in Indonesia, including farmers, government managers, and researchers who need to work together to govern a rapidly expanding aquaculture sector which faces critical sustainability challenges. To conceptually structure our comparison, we use Elinor Ostrom’s social–ecological systems framework. Our results highlight important differences between stakeholder group mental models which represent potential conflicts of interest and barriers for collaborative governance. Fish farmer models emphasize resource system challenges relating to production instability and risk, while government managers emphasize increasing production intensity to meet sectoral growth targets. Researchers, in contrast, tend to focus on pond waste treatment and water quality management. Governance attributes were consistently perceived as less frequent and less influential compared to other social–ecological dimensions, reflecting perceptions of weak governance in the sector. We identify a critical need for programs aimed at strengthening community-level institutional arrangements for governing shared aquaculture resources, increasing technical knowledge capacity, and managing financial risk. By merging all stakeholder models into a single “community” model, we identify key consensus action situations across the three groups as potential focal points for aquaculture development which may serve as a starting point for actors to work together to identify context-appropriate institutional solutions to these sustainability challenges.
Visual spatial attention to sexual stimuli
Authors: Snowden Robert J. , Kydd-Coutts Megan , Varney Ellie-May , Rosselli Olivia , Gray Nicola S. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractVisual events of high salience are thought to automatically attract visual processing resources to their location. Hence, we should expect that stimuli with sexual content should trigger such a movement of visual resources. However, evidence for such an allocation of visual resources is sparse and rather contradictory. In two studies we tested this hypothesis. Using a dot-probe task, Experiment 1 showed that targets occurring at the location of a briefly presented and uninformative cue (hence engaging “exogenous” attention) with sexual content were responded to more rapidly than those that occurred at the location of the neutral cue - thus confirming that sexual stimuli can attract automatic attention to their location. However, the effect was small and had a low level of reliability. No consistent gender differences were found. In Experiment 2, we examined whether this cueing effect remained even for low-visibility cues. No cueing effects were found, but the task manipulation also abolished the cueing effect for high visibility cues. While the study supports the notion of spatial allocation of visual resources to sexual stimuli, it highlights that this effect is not robust or reliable, and discusses the implications of this.
Oil Adulteration Evaluation Using High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography
Authors: Rogeboz Paul , Latado Hélia , Sharma Ajay , Chaubey Neha , Kadian Shalu , Chavez Enrico , Do Thi Kieu Tiên , Dubois Mathieu , Giuffrida Francesca , Patin Amaury , Marin-Kuan Maricel 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAssessment of food authenticity from upstream in the supply chain is critical for the food industry. Environmental challenges and geo-political situations are causing shortages of raw materials resulting in a potential risk for food fraud. An example of this issue is the adulteration of edible oils by the addition of low-price oil, frying oil, or even non-edible grade oils mixtures threatening foods industries, consumer safety, and trust. Reliable screening tools to assess raw materials authenticity are therefore needed. Assessment of an improved alternative approach using high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) is shown as a tool to evaluate edible oil authenticity and adulteration. Two methods were tested including an untargeted method based on fingerprints profiling for detection of adulteration with vegetable oil and a targeted method for mineral oil adulteration detection (e.g., paraffin wax). Statistical analysis was applied to determine acceptance criteria range to assess variability, limit of adulteration detection, and reproducibility. The robustness of the method was tested within an interlaboratory study using palm oil. Detection of adulteration with edible oils was achieved at levels from 5 to 25% while < 5% was predicted for mineral oils adulteration. Both methods showed promising results in terms of adulteration detection capability making this approach a reliable, and efficient tool to assess and monitor edible oils quality with added value in the field.
Urofacial (Ochoa) syndrome with a founder pathogenic variant in the HPSE2 gene: a case report and mutation origin
Authors: Del Valle-Peréz Manuela , Mejía-García Alejandro , Echeverri-López Dayana , Gallo-Bonilla Katherine , Tejada-Moreno Johanna A. , Villegas‑Lanau Andrés , Chvatal-Medina Mateo , Restrepo Jorge E. , Cuartas-Montoya Gina , Zapata-Builes Wildeman 
Published: August 2024

AbstractUrofacial syndrome or Ochoa syndrome (UFS or UFOS) is a rare disease characterized by inverted facial expression and bladder dysfunction that was described for the first time in Colombia. It is an autosomal recessive pathology with mutations in the HPSE2 and LRIG2 genes. However, 16% of patients do not have any mutations associated with the syndrome. Despite the importance of neurobiology in its pathophysiology, there are no neurological, neuropsychological, or psychological studies in these patients. A 30-year-old male from Medellín, Colombia, with a significant perinatal history, was diagnosed with grade 4 hydronephrosis on his first ultrasound test. At 4 months of age, symptoms such as hypomimia, lagophthalmos, and recurrent urinary tract infections started to manifest. Imaging studies revealed urinary tract dilatation, vesicoureteral reflux, and a double collector system on his left side, which led to the diagnosis of UFS. Multiple procedures, including vesicostomy, ureterostomy, and enterocystoplasty, were performed. At 20 years of age, he achieved urinary sphincter control. Genetic analysis revealed a founder pathogenic variant, c.1516C > T (p.Arg506Ter), in the HPSE2 gene, which produces a truncated protein that lacks 86 amino acids. This variant is classified as pathogenic according to the ClinVar database for UFS. The mutation age is approximately 260–360 years, and the two alleles share a 7.2–7.4 Mb IBD segment. Moreover, we detected European local ancestry in the IBD segment, which is consistent with a Spanish introduction. Neurological examination, neuropsychological assessment, and psychological testing revealed no abnormalities, except for high stress levels. Clinical analysis of this patient revealed distorted facial expression and detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia, which are typical of patients with UFS. Genetic analysis revealed a pathogenic variant in the HPSE2 gene of European origin and a mutation age of 260–360 years. From a neurological, neuropsychological, and psychological (emotional and personality) perspective, the patient showed no signs or symptoms of clinical interest.
Habitat suitability and representation of the potential distribution of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) within land cover types and protected areas of eastern Colombia
Authors: Mosquera-Guerra Federico , Moreno-Niño Nathalia , Barreto Sebastian , Armenteras-Pascual Dolors 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe lack of knowledge about the distributional patterns of threatened ungulates hinders the implementation of effective strategies for the conservation of their populations in Neotropical savannas. The Orinoquia is one of those ecoregions with limited data, poorly represented in the Colombian National System of Protected Areas. Nevertheless, the savannas of the Orinoquia serve as the habitat for 70% of the ungulate species reported in the country. The objective of our research was to identify the presence of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) and evaluate its representation in different land cover types and within Protected Areas (PAs) in the department of the Vichada. To accomplish this, we: (i) modeled the ecological niche of the lowland tapir using the MaxEnt algorithm, (ii) classified the potential distribution into three zones of habitat suitability, and (iii) assessed the representativeness of habitat suitability within the land cover of the savanna ecosystem and PAs. The suitable area for the lowland tapir was 134,575 km2, with the most representative savanna landscapes being: (i) savannas (118,125 km2, 87.8%) and (ii) evergreen broadleaf forests (12,550 km2, 9.3%). Furthermore, (2,925 km2, 2.2%) of the suitable area was reported within of the Natural Reserves of Civil Society. Our results highlight the ecological importance of private conservation initiatives as a complementary strategy to government PAs as well as contributing to functional connectivity on the regional scale. We provide information on the spatial ecology of the lowland tapir as an input for conservation practitioners and land planning in the savanna of eastern Colombia.
A geometric classification of equilibria by spectral types
Authors: Giacobbe Andrea 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
We write three algebraic equations whose variables are the principal invariants of a matrix. When the matrix is the linearization of a vector field at an equilibrium, the loci defined by such equations correspond to specific types of bifurcations, and the complement of such loci is a decomposition of the space of principal invariants in open domains in which the equilibrium has a given spectral type. When dealing with a parameter-dependent dynamical system, the three equations can be pulled back from the space of invariants to the parameter space, and provide the bifurcation decomposition of parameter space for the dynamical system. In this article, we develop and apply this technique thoroughly in dimensions 3 and 4, and we give effective methods to compute the spectral indices.
Additive manufacturing of geopolymer composites for sustainable construction: critical factors, advancements, challenges, and future directions
Authors: Krishna R. S. , Rehman Asif Ur , Mishra Jyotirmoy , Saha Suman , Korniejenko Kinga , Rehman Rashid Ur , Salamci Metin Uymaz , Sglavo Vincenzo M. , Shaikh Faiz Uddin Ahmed , Qureshi Tanvir S. 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Increasing pollution poses enormous pressure on the global ecosystem, with a need to limit the carbon emissions from the construction materials industry. Mitigation of this carbon is possible by converting industrial wastes into alternative cement and optimisation in the building process. Taking this into account, advancement is taking place in sustainable geopolymer composites-based additive manufacturing (AM) technology. Typical precursors for geopolymer binder are industrial waste by-products (such as slag, fly ash, and metakaolin). In another aspect, AM entails several benefits such as easy fabrication, freedom of design, the ability to generate sophisticated structural elements and reduce: expenses, time, waste generation, and labor demands. This review journal paper on geopolymer AM presents a bibliometric study followed by an overview of AM methods and influencing parameters, techniques in geopolymer AM (such as extrusion and powder bed), materials, improvements in AM process, and fresh-state and hardened-state properties. Recent developments in AM processes within the geopolymer are critically discussed while investigating the properties and applications of the same. The discussion includes an analysis pinpointing research gaps essential in developing geopolymer AM.

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A Possible Depiction of a Woolly Rhino from the Late Magdalenian Hunting Camp of Bad Kösen-Lengefeld in Central Germany
Authors: Richter Jürgen , Sauer Florian , Orrin Joel , Hageneuer Sebastian 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
In Central Germany, rhino images were engraved on stone objects during the Magdalenian period, before the global extinction of the woolly rhino around 14,000 cal BP. Our recent excavations, at the Magdalenian open-air settlement site of Bad Kösen-Lengefeld, added to this record, yielding a limestone slab with a presumptive rhino portrait from an exactly stratified, thoroughly documented and well-dated cultural context. Here we present the unique limestone slab with an engraved animal image, unusual because of the head omitted, but — by contrast — aspects of the rear expressed in detail. During the excavation, the limestone slab was found related to a dwelling structure marked by postholes grouped around a central fireplace. Reindeer and horse were hunted close to, and killed at the site, and ice foxes were exploited for their furs. 14C-samples collected from all parts of the settlement attest for a short period of occupation(s) around 15,350 ± 50 cal BP making the rhino portrait one of the latest of its kind, eventually documenting the last sightings of woolly rhino in general, by humans. Moreover, its found context would make this animal portrait a fixture in Magdalenian style chronology.
Beyond Large-Shaped Tools: Technological Innovations and Continuities at the Late Early Pleistocene Assemblage of El Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, Spain)
Authors: Lombao Diego , Morales Juan I. , Mosquera Marina , Ollé Andreu , Saladié Palmira , Vallverdú Josep 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
The emergence of the mode 2 technocomplex, traditionally characterized by the development of large cutting tools (LCTs) or standardized large-shaped tools, has also implied a range of new technological behaviours. These include enhanced raw material management, more sophisticated knapping strategies, and transport patterns, among other innovations. Unit II of the localities of La Mina, El Forn, and Pit 1 in El Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, Spain) — dating back to between 0.99–0.78 million years ago — contains the oldest mode 2 assemblages in the European subcontinent and represents an exceptional opportunity to examine the technological features associated with the appearance of LCTs in Europe and to provide clues to shed light to different hypotheses about their appearance. The presence of functionally diverse but environmentally similar localities enables a study of behavioural flexibility and technological variation, marking a critical contribution to understanding early human technological evolution. Our research focuses on the technological behaviours of hominins in unit II of Pit 1, La Mina, and El Forn at Barranc de la Boella, examining five keys technological aspects such as (1) raw material management, (2) core reduction sequences, (3) reduction intensity, (4) large flake production, and (5) the spatiotemporal integrity of reduction sequences. We compare these behaviours with those observed in mode 1 (~ 1.8–0.9 Ma) and early Middle Pleistocene (~ 0.78–0.6 Ma) assemblages across western Europe. Our findings reveal significant advancements and anticipatory behaviours at El Barranc de la Boella, such as the use of procedural templates for core reduction strategies and the production of large-shaped tools governed by principles of gestural economy, and also the existence of different reduction sequences in different raw materials according to specific purposes. The technological behaviours observed at El Barranc de la Boella seem to be more indicative of population dispersals rather than local evolutionary developments from mode 1 technologies. The non-linear evolution of core knapping strategies, along with the variability in large-shaped tool types, suggests multiple waves of hominin dispersals into Europe during this crucial period. We propose that El Barranc de la Boella may represent an early dispersal of the Acheulean from Africa around 1.4 million years ago, potentially connected to assemblages such as ‘Ubeidiya. This study underscores the complexity of lithic technology during this period and contributes significantly to our understanding of the complex emergence and adoption of new technological behaviours in European early mode 2 assemblages, extending beyond the mere appearance of LCTs.
Reconfigurable Framework for Data Extraction Using Interoperable Brokers in Manufacturing
Authors: Freitas Nelson , Rocha Andre Dionisio , M-Oliveira Fábio , Alemão Duarte , Barata José 
Published: August 2024

AbstractTechnology is an integral part of society and has undergone significant evolution across various domains, such as production and recreation, leading to the emergence of heterogeneous systems. These diverse systems often need to communicate and interact with one another to fully leverage their capabilities and resources, aiming for maximum efficiency. One effective method to achieve this is through the use of a message broker, a tool that facilitates communication between multiple heterogeneous systems. However, setting up message brokers can be complex, requiring access to multiple systems for configuration and lacking automation tools to streamline the process. The proposed solution involves creating a tool that can be instantiated on different machines to control the deployment, configuration, and usage of any message broker. Early results are promising, demonstrating enhanced data collection from industrial robots and improved connectivity between different message brokers.