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Habitat features important for the conservation of the endangered Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei) in peri-urban environments
Authors: Knight Alexandra R. , Watts Robyn J. , Allan Catherine , McDonald Simon , Lappin Natasha 
Published: June 2024

Context Determining and quantifying habitat selection of endangered species in peri-urban environments assists planners and managers to develop strategies and alternative conservation measures in the face of urban expansion and development. Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei), listed nationally as endangered in Australia, is a little-known species distributed within peri-urban environments, where foundational ecological information and the development of adequate conservation responses has been lacking. Aims (a) To determine a core calling period for Sloane’s Froglet and detection probabilities for occupancy surveys. (b) To understand and characterise the habitat that Sloane’s Froglet uses at the wetland and microhabitat scale. Methods We used generalised linear modelling and the information-theoretic approach to model habitat preferences for this species at two scales: the waterbody scale, and the microhabitat scale. We quantified the habitat characteristics of waterbodies occupied by Sloane’s Froglet in winter, its peak breeding period, by measuring the biophysical characteristics of 54 occupied and 40 unoccupied waterbodies. The microhabitat and relative spatial positioning of Sloane’s Froglet within waterbodies was examined at 54 calling sites in an area of one m squared around individual male Sloane’s Froglets and 57 randomly selected unused sites. Wetlands were surveyed multiple times to determine detection probabilities. Key results Model selection indicated that Sloane’s Froglet is 450 times more likely to occupy a waterbody when an adjacent ephemeral shallow overflow is present; and are more likely to be present when there is greater cover of small stem-diameter emergent vegetation and less bare ground on the bank. The microhabitat investigation of one m squared sites showed that Sloane’s Froglet’s calling sites are predominantly inundated, and at significantly shallower water depths, than unused sites. Sloane’s Froglet was found to always call from within the waterbody, distinguishing them from other sympatric Crinia species. Conclusions The habitat characteristics detailed provide information necessary for the management of Sloane’s Froglet and its habitat. Implications Housing and industrial development is occurring rapidly in Sloane’s Froglet habitat. The information provided here can be used to refine local and state government planning and better design appropriate responses. Indeed, results from this study are currently being used by agencies and environmental consultants when developing conservation plans and in the design of stormwater retention ponds in rapidly urbanising environments.
Abolition and the renewal of community: from carceral feminism to collective self-determination
Authors: Kim Mimi E 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
In the 1980s, feminist activism to challenge gender-based violence in the United States took a turn from radical grassroots formations towards institutions increasingly reliant on law enforcement. The embrace of policing as the guarantor of the safety of women and children became not only emblematic of US gender justice but also has been exported globally as a progressive form of anti-violence intervention. Since the turn of the millennium, a counter movement in the United States led primarily by feminists of colour has condemned what is now known as carceral feminism and promoted community-based, non-carceral responses to gender-based violence. Prison abolition as a framework for liberation and transformative justice and as a pathway to community safety, free from the violence of the state, has increasingly occupied the public imagination and emphasized new possibilities for community practice. Through the examination of the tensions within the US feminist anti-violence movement, this conceptual article reflects on the development of the carceral state, the emergence of abolition, and the implications for community organizing and community development.
A Freirean understanding of the Venezuelan crisis in Trinidad and Tobago
Authors: Adeosun Kola 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
The Venezuelan crisis, which has seen around 50,000 Venezuelan migrants flee to Trinidad and Tobago, is a continuing humanitarian crisis. While the Venezuelan crisis and its impacts on Venezuela has received considerable scholarly attention, little importance has been giving to the crisis impacts on Venezuela’s neighbours of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and the displaced Venezuelans that now reside there. Therefore, this paper explores the demographic change to T&T through the investigation of two separate community initiatives, using Paolo Freire’s ideas of critical consciousness as a theoretical lens. Through a series of semi-structured interviews, the paper examines how the community initiatives have acted as a humanitarian buffer to support the Venezuelan migrants, to the displeasure of some native Afro-centric individuals across Trinidad and Tobago. More specifically, this paper deconstructs the Venezuelan crisis, which was initially lauded as a socialist revolution but quickly became a catastrophic emergency both nationally and internationally, thereby leaving the neighbouring sovereign states to pick up the pieces.
Truth or coherence? How Adam Smith used philosophical sources to explain how paradigms change
Authors: Fiori Stefano 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
The ‘History of Astronomy’ is fundamental to understanding Smith’s epistemology. The most problematic issue of this text is that Smith intended to analyse the history of astronomy according not to the principles of ‘truth’ that they embodied, but in terms of their logical coherence. However, he was also influenced by Newton’s realism. My thesis is that Smith had no doubts that external reality exists, but believed that it is necessarily filtered by our perceptions and our scientific beliefs. Perceptions and theories do not reflect objective reality as such but reconstruct it according to the procedures and constraints that characterise them. Two generally neglected Smithian sources, Copernicus and Berkeley and ‘Of the External Senses’ seem to legitimize this interpretation. At first sight, Fontenelle used the same arguments of Berkeley and Smith, but the difference is that Fontenelle was convinced that astronomical science is characterised by progress toward truth.
New contributions to the knowledge of two riparian mosquitoes in northwestern Spain: Anopheles petragnani and Culex mimeticus (Diptera: Culicidae)
Authors: Martínez-Barciela Yasmina , Polina Alejandro , Garrido Josefina 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
A study was carried out in 345 water ecosystems (rivers, streams, ditches, lagoons, ponds, puddles, rockpools, and artificial containers) throughout the autonomous community of Galicia (NW Spain) during different seasons between 2020 and 2023. The results revealed the first detections of Anopheles (Anopheles) petragnani Del Vechio, 1939 (n = 185) and Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noè, 1899 (n = 12) in the territory, allowing to update and expand the overall knowledge about their distribution and ecology. The breeding preferences of the species were analyzed considering habitat characteristics (land use, water body type, and degree of insolation), geographical variables (latitude, longitude, and altitude), and physical–chemical water parameters (temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, salinity, total dissolved solids, and turbidity). In addition, the relationship between the occurrence of these species and other mosquitoes present in the study area was discussed. Anopheles petragnani is widely distributed in the region and shows breeding preferences for water bodies of fluvial origin, forest environments, and shaded situations. Culex mimeticus was detected sporadically breeding in a pond and in a river in the south of the region, both in industrial and agricultural land uses, and always exposed to the sun. Although the presence of these species may not currently pose a health risk in the region, it is important not neglecting their study since the adequate characterization of their larval biotopes is relevant regarding vector surveillance and control measures.
Lipoprotein(a) and long-term in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention
Authors: Mahmoud Ahmed K , Farina Juan M , Awad Kamal , Ali Nima Baba , Pereyra Milagros , Scalia Isabel G , Abbas Mohammed Tiseer , Allam Mohamed N , Kamel Moaz A , Abu Rmilah Anan A , Chao Chieh-Ju , Barry Timothy , Alsidawi Said , Lester Steven J , Pollak Peter M , Alkhouli Mohamad A , Lee Kwan S , Yang Eric H , Lee Richard W , Sweeney John P , Fortuin David F , Ayoub Chadi , Arsanjani Reza 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Aims
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has demonstrated its association with atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction. However, its role in the development of in-stent restenosis (ISR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not clearly established. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between Lp(a) and ISR.

Methods and results
A retrospective study of adult patients who underwent successful PCI between January 2006 and December 2017 at the three Mayo Clinic sites and had a preprocedural Lp(a) measurement was conducted. Patients were divided into two groups according to the serum Lp(a) concentration [high Lp(a) ≥ 50 mg/dL and low Lp(a) &lt; 50 mg/dL]. Univariable and multivariable analyses were performed to compare risk of ISR between patients with high Lp(a) vs. those with low Lp(a). A total of 1209 patients were included, with mean age 65.9 ± 11.7 years and 71.8% were male. Median follow-up after baseline PCI was 8.8 [interquartile range (IQR) 7.4] years. Restenosis was observed in 162 (13.4%) patients. Median serum levels of Lp(a) were significantly higher in patients affected by ISR vs. non-affected cases: 27 (IQR 73.8) vs. 20 (IQR 57.5) mg/dL, P = 0.008. The rate of ISR was significantly higher among patients with high Lp(a) vs. patients with low Lp(a) values (17.0% vs. 11.6%, P = 0.010). High Lp(a) values were independently associated with ISR events (hazard ratio 1.67, 95% confidence interval 1.18–2.37, P = 0.004), and this association was more prominent after the first year following the PCI.

Conclusion
Lipoprotein(a) is an independent predictor for long-term ISR and should be considered in the evaluation of patients undergoing PCI.
Precise relative magnitude measurement improves fracture characterization during hydraulic fracturing
Authors: Ng Raymond , Chen Xiaowei , Nakata Nori , Walter Jacob I 
Published: June 2024

SUMMARYMicroseismic monitoring is an important technique to obtain detailed knowledge of in-situ fracture size and orientation during stimulation to maximize fluid flow throughout the rock volume and optimize production. Furthermore, considering that the frequency of earthquake magnitudes empirically follows a power law (i.e. Gutenberg–Richter), the accuracy of microseismic event magnitude distributions is potentially crucial for seismic risk management. In this study, we analyse microseismicity observed during four hydraulic fracture treatments of the legacy Cotton Valley experiment in 1997 at the Carthage gas field of East Texas, where fractures were activated at the base of the sand-shale Upper Cotton Valley formation. We perform waveform cross-correlation to detect similar event clusters, measure relative amplitude from aligned waveform pairs with a principal component analysis, then measure precise relative magnitudes. The new magnitudes significantly reduce the deviations between magnitude differences and relative amplitudes of event pairs. This subsequently reduces the magnitude differences between clusters located at different depths. Reduction in magnitude differences between clusters suggests that some attenuation-related biases could be effectively mitigated with relative magnitude measurements. The maximum likelihood method is applied to understand the magnitude frequency distributions and quantify the seismogenic index of the clusters. Statistical analyses with new magnitudes suggest that fractures that are more favourably oriented for shear failure have lower b-value and higher seismogenic index, suggesting higher potential for relatively larger earthquakes, rather than fractures subparallel to maximum horizontal principal stress orientation.
Anisotropic tomography of eastern Tibet and its uncertainty from hypocentral errors
Authors: Jia Ruo , Zhao Dapeng , He Rizheng 
Published: June 2024

SUMMARY
The mechanism responsible for the lateral expansion and uplift of the eastern Tibetan Plateau remains a topic of ongoing debate, partly due to discrepancies in the results of seismic velocity and anisotropy. In local earthquake tomography, hypocentral uncertainties can cause significant errors in the tomographic model. However, this issue has received limited attention in previous studies. In this work, we employ the weighted least-squares (WLS) method to solve the tomographic inversion problem. A power exponent coefficient, which is called weighting level, is introduced into the weighting matrix to control the relative contribution of the data with different hypocentral errors to the final tomographic result. Our data set contains high-quality Pg, Pn and Sg arrival times of local earthquakes recorded by the dense Chinese seismic network in eastern Tibet during 2008–2022. We comprehensively analyse the inversion results derived from the WLS inversions with different weighting levels to evaluate the robustness of isotropic velocity anomalies and azimuthal anisotropy. The most robust feature of our results is a striking low-velocity (low-Vp) zone surrounded by high-velocity (high-Vp) anomalies and fault parallel fast-velocity directions (FVDs) of azimuthal anisotropy in the lower crust beneath the western side of the Longmenshan fault zone. Taking into account many previous results of the region, we deem that the low-Vp zone reflects hot and wet upwelling flow from the deep asthenosphere, which ascends to the lower crust along the fault zone. At the NE margin of the Tibetan Plateau, significant low-Vp anomalies exist in the lower crust and the FVDs are consistent with the motion direction of the Tibetan block revealed by GPS (Global Positioning System) observations. We think that lower crustal flow exists beneath NE Tibet, which controls the plateau expansion toward the northeast. A low-Vp anomaly appears at 30 km depth beneath the Sichuan Basin. However, as the weighting level increases, the amplitude of this low-Vp anomaly decreases by more than 6 per cent, suggesting that this low-Vp anomaly has a lower accuracy than the other features.
Data Laws Around the Globe – Insights, Frictions and Opportunities. Highlights from the African Data Protection Laws Conference in Accra, Ghana, 13-15 September 2022 and Comparative Data Law Conference in Munich, Germany, 7-8 December 2023
Authors: Spirkl Clemens 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
With sheer petabytes of data being transferred, re-used, and analysed daily on a global scale, data sharing ecosystems worldwide – bearing economic and societal benefits at the same time – have become hyper-complex. Lawmakers and enforcement agencies have to match the speed of the ‘moving target’ data-related regulation and cope with the challenge of not only sticking to a domestic view, but (by design) also take account of the international and comparative effects of their respective policies. Globally, we see processes of convergence and divergence alike. Taking it therefore a step further: Are we already on the verge of a truly Global Data Law or are competing legal regimes rather bound to exacerbate the geopolitical claims to digital sovereignty? This two-fold report presents the findings of two conferences which examined the issues arising from this question. The conferences featured distinguished experts from multi-disciplinary legal backgrounds on data policy and law. While the first conference in Accra, Ghana, was devoted to data protection architectures and cultures on the African continent, the second – in Munich, Germany – provided holistic insights into comparative research and highlighted the interdependencies of data (protection) law regimes worldwide.
Variation of mesophyll conductance mediated by nitrogen form is related to changes in cell wall property and chloroplast number
Authors: Cao Yiwen , Pan Yonghui , Yang Yating , Liu Tianheng , Wang Min , Li Yong , Guo Shiwei 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Plants primarily incorporate nitrate (NO3−) and ammonium (NH4+) as the primary source of inorganic nitrogen (N); the physiological mechanisms of photosynthesis (A) dropdown under NH4+ nutrition has been investigated in many studies. Leaf anatomy is a major determinant to mesophyll conductance (gm) and photosynthesis; however, it remains unclear whether the photosynthesis variations of plants exposed to different N forms is related to leaf anatomical variation. In this work, a common shrub, Lonicera japonica was hydroponically grown under NH4+, NO3− and 50% NH4+/NO3−. We found that leaf N significantly accumulated under NH4+, whereas the photosynthesis was significantly decreased, which was mainly caused by a reduced gm. The reduced gm under NH4+ was related to the decreased intercellular air space, the reduced chloroplast number and especially the thicker cell walls. Among the cell wall components, lignin and hemicellulose contents under NH4+ nutrition were significantly higher than those in the other two N forms and were scaled negatively correlated with gm; while pectin content was independent from N forms. Pathway analysis further revealed that the cell wall components might indirectly regulate gm by influencing the thickness of the cell wall. These results highlight the importance of leaf anatomical variation characterized by modifications of chloroplasts number and cell wall thickness and compositions, in the regulation of photosynthesis in response to varied N sources.
Wide distribution of plasmid mediated quinolone resistance gene, qnrS, among Salmonella spp. isolated from canal water in Thailand
Authors: Toyting Jirachaya , Supha Neunghatai , Thongpanich Yuwanda , Thapa Jeewan , Nakajima Chie , Suzuki Yasuhiko , Utrarachkij Fuangfa 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Aims
This research focused on assessing the prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) determinants and antimicrobial susceptibility in Salmonella strains isolated from Thai canal water.

Methods and results
From 2016 to 2020, 333 water samples were collected from six canals across Bangkok, Thailand. Salmonella spp. was isolated, PMQR genes were detected through polymerase chain reactions, and the antimicrobial susceptibility was examined using the disk diffusion method. The results indicated a 92.2% prevalence of Salmonella spp. in canal water, being serogroups B and C the most frequently detected. Overall, 35.3% of isolates harbored PMQR genes, being qnrS the most prevalent gene (97.2%, n = 137/141). Other PMQR genes, including qnrB, qnrD, oqxAB, and aac(6′)-Ib-cr, were detected. Notably, six isolates harbored multiple PMQR genes. Furthermore, 9.3% and 3.8% of the overall isolates were resistant to nalidixic acid (NAL) and ciprofloxacin (CIP), respectively. PMQR-positive isolates showed higher rates of non-susceptibility to both NAL (48.2%, n = 68/141) and CIP (92.2%, n = 130/141) compared to PMQR-negative isolates (NAL: 8.9%, n = 23/258; CIP: 11.2%, n = 30/258).

Conclusions
The high prevalence of Salmonella spp., significant PMQR-positive, and reduced susceptibility isolates in canal water is of public health concern in Bangkok.
Security in advanced metering infrastructures: Lightweight cryptography
Authors: Hernández-Álvarez Luis , Bullón Pérez Juan José , Queiruga-Dios Araceli 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Smart grids are designed to revolutionize the energy sector by creating a smarter, more efficient and reliable power supply network. The rise of smart grids is a response to the need for a more comprehensive and sophisticated energy system that caters to the needs of homes and businesses. Key features of smart grids include the integration of renewable energy sources, decentralized generation and advanced distribution networks. At the heart of smart grids is a sophisticated metering system, consisting of intelligent electronic devices that measure energy consumption and enable two-way communication between the utility company and the consumer. The information exchanged via these devices is critical, as it includes sensitive data such as energy consumption patterns and billing information. With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0, the security of this information is of utmost importance. This paper delves into the security challenges faced by advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and highlights the crucial role played by cryptography in ensuring the secure exchange of sensitive information. Cryptographic protocols such as encryption, authentication and digital signatures are essential components of a secure smart grid infrastructure. These protocols work together to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of the information exchanged between the utility company and the consumer.
Large corneal epithelial detachment as a complication of wound burping to release aqueous humor for elevated intraocular pressure following cataract surgery
Authors: Tsai Jarryl H J , Au Eong Jonathan T W , Au Eong Kah-Guan 
Published: June 2024

AbstractWound burping is a technique used to treat intraocular pressure spikes in the immediate postoperative period after cataract surgery. A 55-year-old man with no history of glaucoma presented with painless blurring of vision in his left eye following cataract surgery 20 days earlier. Ophthalmic examination disclosed elevated intraocular pressure, mild conjunctival hyperemia, corneal microcystic epithelial edema, and mild anterior chamber reaction. In an attempt to lower the intraocular pressure quickly, the corneal wound was ‘burped’ at the slitlamp. Upon burping the wound, a large epithelial bulla formed instantly in the cornea. The patient’s blinking caused the corneal epithelial bulla to burst and collapse. Examination the next day disclosed the detached epithelium had sloughed off completely. The epithelial defect healed gradually over 10 days. Wound burping to release aqueous humor after the corneal epithelium has healed over the surgical incision can result in corneal epithelial detachment and should be avoided.
A new measurement of the mean transmitted flux in the Ly α and Ly β forest
Authors: Ding Jiani , Madau Piero , Prochaska J Xavier 
Published: June 2024

ABSTRACT
We present new measurements of the mean transmitted flux in the hydrogen $\rm {Ly\,\alpha }$ and a relative transmitted flux measurement in $\rm {Ly\,\beta }$ using 27 008 quasar spectra from the Fourteenth Data Release (DR14) of the Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey. Individual spectra are first combined into 16 composites with mean redshifts in the range of $2.8\lt z\lt 4.9$. We then apply Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) inference to produce a piecewise fit of the effective $\tau _{\rm {Ly\,\alpha }}$ (corrected for metal lines and optically thick absorption) assuming a spline point distribution. We also perform a relative $\Delta \tau _{\rm {Ly\,\beta }}$ measurement with the same data set, finding $\Delta \tau _{\rm {Ly\,\beta }}\lt 0.35$ at $z\lt 4.8$. The 6–8 per cent precision measurements in the rest frame 1075–1150 Å at ${\it z} \ \lt \rm {4.0}$ and 10–12 per cent precision measurements in the same region at ${\it z} \ \gt \rm {4.0}$ on $\tau _{\rm {Ly\,\alpha }}$, and our determinations of $\Delta \tau _{\rm {Ly\,\beta }}$, are dominated by systematic errors, likely arising from bias and uncertainties in estimates of the quasar continuum. Our $\tau _{\rm {Ly\,\alpha }}$ values show a smooth increase by a factor of 5 over the redshift range $z=2.4-4.4$.