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Assessing the direct and indirect effects of bigheaded carp (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) on freshwater food webs: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Hochstrasser Jillian M. , Collins Scott F. 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

The rapid growth of aquaculture over the last century has led to the widespread introduction of aquatic species to freshwater environments. Bighead carp (Cyprinidae: Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and silver carp (Cyprinidae: Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), collectively referred to as bigheaded carp, are among the top finfishes produced in aquaculture. These filter feeders possess feeding structures that allow them to efficiently remove plankton and other particles from the water. Unfortunately, when introduced into the wild and outside their historical range, their feeding traits generally result in the exploitation and suppression of phytoplankton and zooplankton, reducing food resources for native invertebrates and vertebrates.

We conducted a meta‐analysis of published experiments to examine how bigheaded carp directly and indirectly affect organisms in aquatic food webs to better understand their ecological role within ecosystems. Specifically, we addressed the following questions: (1) What is the overall magnitude and direction of bigheaded carp effects on different aquatic organisms? (2) Do bigheaded carp affect organisms in planktonic and benthic habitats? (3) Are effects similar between bighead carp and silver carp? (4) Are effects consistent among experimental arenas (i.e., mesocosm, ponds)?

We detected direct and indirect effects of bigheaded carp across multiple trophic levels. Large zooplankton often exhibited the strongest negative effects, with taxa‐specific differences between carp species. The suppression of zooplankton cascaded down to primary producers, resulting in an increase in phytoplankton (i.e., indirect effect). However, we observed no compensatory increases in rotifers when large zooplankton were reduced. Growth rates of planktivorous native fishes were the slowest when stocked with bigheaded carp. Our results further indicated that egested waste from bigheaded carp appeared to subsidise (i.e., direct effect) some benthic invertebrates such as Chironomidae midges. Effects of carp on zooplankton were generally similar between mesocosms and ponds.

Invasive bigheaded carp greatly restructure their surrounding food web, both positively and negatively, through a complex suite of direct and indirect effects. These changes manifested across multiple trophic levels and differing habitats. Our analysis provides a more complete understanding of how these invasive carps change their surroundings by exploiting food resources and transferring materials from planktonic to benthic habitats. Taken together, the suite of direct and indirect effects shows how an invasive species can create imbalances within aquatic ecosystems, often to the detriment of native taxa.

Bigheaded carp are invasive in many countries across the globe because of their popularity in aquaculture. Our findings reaffirm the threat these planktivores pose to native freshwater organisms.
“Bossyboots”: Postfeminism and the construction of Australia's “Corporate Woman”
Authors: Wright Claire E. F. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractImproving the representation of women in corporate leadership is a key postfeminist project. Postfeminism—or the integration of women's empowerment and neoliberalism in the decades following the Women's Movement—has shaped the experience of Australian women in corporate leadership roles since the 1990s. As such, while efforts to improve the number of women in leadership have yielded admirable progress, achieving sustainable improvements in corporate diversity requires attending to collective postfeminist scripts. In order to better understand the global and local features of Australian postfeminism, this article analyses “Corporate Woman,” a mainstream newspaper column published regularly by the Australian Financial Review between 1988 and 1998. It finds that similar political and economic systems, and feminist histories, encouraged Australian postfeminism to adopt many core transnational tenets. At the same time, aspects of Australia's national history and identity, including egalitarianism, emphasis on nuclear families, and context of major economic change, contributed to localism in postfeminism's expression. This expands our understanding of postfeminism, and can help empower corporate women by uncovering the collective cognitive maps that have guided policy interventions, and women's lived experiences in corporate leadership roles.
Consumer Well‐Being at the Base of the Pyramid and Subsistence Marketplaces: A Review and Research Agenda
Authors: Roye Abheeshek Dev , Mohan Geetha 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACTA disparate collection of knowledge on the well‐being of low‐income consumers presents difficulties for both academics and practitioners. This review article addresses the critical need for a comprehensive synthesis of existing knowledge on well‐being of low‐income consumers. Focusing on Base of the Pyramid and Subsistence Marketplaces literature, we employed the SPAR‐4‐SLR protocol to structure our methodology and applied ADO–TCM framework for literature analysis. Our review uncovers conflicting evidence regarding the impact of conspicuous consumption, meeting basic needs and relative well‐being on consumer well‐being. Additionally, we highlight the diversity in conceptualisations of consumer well‐being, leading to inconsistent findings. We advocate qualitative methods, longitudinal studies and triangulation as potential research avenues. Our analysis underscores research gaps regarding the influence of culture, Western subsistence markets, alternative theoretical frameworks and under‐explored facets of consumer well‐being. We propose a set of research questions and objectives to guide scholars in this field.
Crusted plaques on the face
Authors: Korbi Mouna , Amor Fourat , Youssef Monia , Bellalah Ahlem , Chaabane Nabil B. , Belhadjali Hichem , Zili Jameleddine 
Published: August 2024

AbstractFacial neutrophilic dermatosis is a relatively recent and rare entity. Herein, we report an original case with a clinical appearance of crusty pyoderma gangrenosum and limited face involvement, classifying it as neutrophilic dermatosis (ND) of the face. The latter is an infrequent entity and forms part of the ND spectrum. The few reported cases in the literature are characterized by a restricted distribution on the face, as in our case. Nevertheless, this entity remains controversial: some consider it a variant of Sweet's syndrome; others see it as a truly independent entity. Matthews et al. reported an association between ND of the face, as in the case of our patient with a crusty appearance, and ulcerative colitis. Our observation and that of Matthews et al. underline the wide and varied potential for the clinical presentation of this entity.
YTHDF3 Regulates the Degradation and Stability of m6A‐Enriched Transcripts to Facilitate the Progression of Castration‐Resistant Prostate Cancer
Authors: Duan Juanjuan , Fan Daogui , Chen Pingping , Xiang Jie , Xie Xin , Peng Yuhui , Bai Jingdi , Li Tao , Li Yi , Song Hui , Fu Wenli , Zhang Ting , Xiao Yan , Qi Xiaolan , Hong Wei , Zhou Jing , He Yan , Wu ChangXue , Zeng Hongmei , Bai Hua , Chen Tengxiang , Yu Wenfeng , Zhang Qifang 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACTRNA N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) readers mediate cancer progression. However, the functional role and potential mechanisms of the m6A readers in prostate cancer tumorigenicity remain to be elucidated. In this study, we demonstrate that YTHDF3 expression is elevated in castration‐resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and positively correlated to high grade, bone metastasis and poor survival. YTHDF3 expression promoted CRPC cell proliferation, epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and tumour progression. Mechanistically, YTHDF3 promoted the RNA degradation of SPOP and NXK3.1 but stabilized RNA expressions of TWIST1 and SNAI2 dependent on m6A to facilitate cell proliferation and EMT. Additionally, YTHDF3 expression enhanced AKT activity via degrading SPOP in an m6A‐dependent manner. Importantly, we found that melatonin can compete with m6A to occupy the m6A‐binding cage of YTHDF3, leading to inhibition of YTHFD3 and its target expressions as well as CRPC tumour growth. Our findings uncover an essential role of YTHDF3 in the progression of CRPC and highlight the role of melatonin in anti‐CRPC activity.
Environmental sustainability, medical waste management, energy and medicine consumption of the surgical intensive care nurses: A qualitative study
Authors: Sürme Yeliz , Maraş Gülseren , Aydin Akbuğa Gökçen 
Published: August 2024

AbstractBackgroundIn intensive care units, it is noticeable that there is intensive use of resources in the treatment and care process, leading to a significant amount of waste generation. In addition, the demand for intensive care, increasing life expectancy and surgical interventions, complex comorbidities and ecological crisis make it necessary to make critical care more sustainable.AimTo explore the perspectives of nurses working in surgical intensive care units regarding responsible medical waste management, energy and medication consumption.Study DesignThis qualitative descriptive study was conducted in surgical intensive care units of a university hospital in Turkey in November 2023. Twenty‐three nurses filled in an introductory form and participated in a semi‐structured interview. Data were analysed using inductive content analysis.ResultsThree main themes were determined: environmentally sustainable intensive care, prevention of waste in intensive care; responsible consumption and recycling; suggestions for institutional and individual behavioural change regarding environmental sustainability.ConclusionsThe majority of nurses lack knowledge about sustainable development goals. However, in the intensive care unit, they provided effective and creative solutions for medical waste management, energy and medication consumption and individual and institutional behavioural change regarding environmental sustainability.Relevance to Clinical PracticeSustainability strategies should be created in institutions to ensure responsible medical waste management, energy and medicine consumption and reduce carbon footprint. In accordance with this purpose, ‘Green teams’ including unit‐based doctors, nurses and paramedics should be established. Training should be provided and awareness should be raised to reduce energy use resulting from heating, lighting, ventilation and air conditioning.
Morphological disparity of mammalian limb bones throughout the Cenozoic: the role of biotic and abiotic factors
Authors: Serio Carmela , Brown Richard P. , Clauss Marcus , Meloro Carlo 
Published: August 2024

AbstractMammals exhibit ecology‐related diversity in long bone morphology, revealing an ample spectrum of adaptations both within and between clades. Their occupation of unique ecological niches in postcranial morphology is thought to have occurred at different chronological phases in relation to abiotic factors such as climate and biotic interactions amongst major clades. Mammalian morphologies rapidly evolved throughout the Cenozoic, with several orders following different paths in locomotory adaptations. We assessed morphological variation in limb proportions for a rich sample of extant and fossil large mammalian clades (mainly carnivores and ungulates) to test associations with ecological adaptations and to identify temporal patterns of diversification. Phylogenetic relationships among species were incorporated into the analysis of limb bone proportions, showing significant morphological changes in relation to species substrate preference. Major climatic events appeared to have no temporal impact on patterns of morphological diversification, expressed as morphological disparity, in either clades or ecological groups. Linear stochastic differential equations supported a double‐wedge diversification model for limb proportions of carnivorous clades (‘Creodonta’ and Carnivora). The concomitant increase in morphological disparity throughout the Cenozoic for the orders Carnivora and Artiodactyla had a significative impact on the disparity of Perissodactyla supporting biotic interaction as primary driver of mammalian morphological diversification. Our findings challenge the classic idea of abiotic factors as primary driving forces in the evolution of postcranial morphologies for large terrestrial mammals, and propose clade competition as a key factor in temporal diversification.
Immunofluorescence findings in a reactivating lichenoid photoallergic chronic dermatitis (actinic reticuloid)
Authors: Abreu Velez Ana Maria , Ramírez‐Posada Mariana , Howard Michael S. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractBackground: Chronic photosensitivity dermatitis (CPD) (also named actinic reticuloid) is an unusual disease classically referred often in elderly men. Affected patients have severely itchy, thickened dry skin in areas exposed to the sun throughout the years. Method: A Caucasian female patient who worked most of her life outside who had “chronic dermatitis” in her neck started planting chrysanthemum in her garden on a sunny day. Later, she presented edema, erythema, papules, and a few vesicles in her neck with severe pruritus. Studies: A skin biopsy revealed the diagnosis of CPD, along with positive testing for ultraviolet B (UVB), minimal erythema doses (MED) for UVB (MEDB) UVA (MEDA) and PhotoPath. Results: Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) stains using anti‐human antibodies against fibrinogen, albumin, IgG, IgM, lambda, kappa, and C3c and C1q were positive at the base membrane area of the dermal epidermal junction, in the papillary dermis, as well as the neurovascular bundles in all the dermis and the extracellular matrix, especially those under the blisters. Conclusion: With this case, we suggest not forgetting the importance of using DIF in reactivated CPD cases in addition to the photo patch testing.
Family study of the error‐related negativity in adolescent and young adult females and their parents
Authors: Trayvick Jadyn , Adams Elise M. , Nelson Brady D. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe error‐related negativity (ERN) has been identified as a potential endophenotype of psychopathology. However, there is limited research investigating familial transmission of the ERN, particularly across developmental phases that are associated with increased risk for psychopathology. The present study included a sample of one hundred thirty‐one adolescent and young adult females (Mage = 17.77, SD = 1.84) and their biological parents at a first assessment and 75 females (Mage = 20.48, SD = 1.75) and their biological parents at a second assessment. Participants and their parents completed a flanker task while electroencephalography was recorded to examine parent–daughter associations of the ERN, correct response negativity (CRN), and ΔERN (i.e., ERN‐CRN) at two assessments that were separated by approximately 3 years (Myears = 2.84, SD = 0.60). The daughters also completed self‐report measures of generalized anxiety and depression symptoms. Results indicated that the ΔERN, but not the ERN or CRN, was positively correlated between parents and their daughters at both assessments. Furthermore, the parent–daughter correlation strength did not differ between assessments. Finally, both daughter and parent ∆ERNs were associated with daughter generalized anxiety and depression symptoms. The present study suggests that, like psychiatric disorders, the ERN runs in families and is associated with both concurrent and familial psychopathology, supporting its conceptualization as an endophenotype of psychopathology.
Exports, skills, and wage inequality in Kenya's manufacturing firms
Authors: Kinuthia Bethuel Kinyanjui , Manda Damiano Kulundu 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThis study utilized employee–employer datasets 1993 to 1995 to investigate the presence of export wage premium and its impact on wage inequality within the Kenya's manufacturing sector. Panel estimations were conducted using the Mincerian wage regressions with fixed effects, adjusting the standard errors of estimators to accommodate potential correlation of error terms across workers in manufacturing firms. Additionally, we decompose the GINI coefficient by categories of earnings to get the marginal effects. Furthermore, the quantile regression analysis was used to show the wage distribution. The results revealed an export premium of 11 percent in the manufacturing sector upon incorporating workers' characteristics in the estimations. The export wage premium was associated with workers possessing secondary and university education. Furthermore, participating in the export sector contributes to an increase in wage inequality of 1.42 percent within the manufacturing sector. Moreover, the study found that workers with university education received export wage premium in the lower quantiles, whereas those with secondary education experienced it in the upper quantiles, albeit to a lesser extent, contributing to wage inequality.
Compliance with tetracycline eye ointment during annual mass drug administration for trachoma control in the Amhara region, Ethiopia
Authors: Aragie Solomon , Shiferaw Ayalew , Sata Eshetu , Hailu Dagnachew , Dagnew Adane , Zeru Taye , Abebe Adisu , Tadesse Zerihun , Wittberg Dionna M. , Thompson Isabel J. B. , Lietman Thomas M. , Nash Scott D. , Jensen Kimberly A. , Callahan E. Kelly , Keenan Jeremy D. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractObjectivesA 6‐week course of tetracycline eye ointment is an alternative to single ‐dose oral azithromycin in annual mass drug administration for trachoma control. Compliance with the recommended tetracycline eye ointment regimen has not been well characterised when administered as part of a trachoma control program.MethodsA routine mass drug administration for trachoma was carried out in 40 communities in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Two tubes of tetracycline eye ointment, to be administered twice daily for 6 weeks, was offered to all children under 6 months of age, to pregnant women who declined to take azithromycin, and to all individuals with a macrolide allergy. Seven weeks following the mass drug administration, a treatment compliance survey was performed for all community members documented to have received tetracycline eye ointment during the mass drug administration.ResultsOf the 491 individuals documented as having received tetracycline eye ointment from the treatment records, 367 completed the survey, of which 214 recalled being offered tetracycline eye ointment. A total of 105 (49%) respondents reported taking ≥1 daily dose of tetracycline eye ointment on most days of the week for at least the first week. Only 20 (9%) respondents reported taking at least 1 tetracycline eye ointment dose per week for 6 weeks. The most common reasons for low compliance included ‘saving it for a future infection’ and ‘stopped because I (or my child) seemed healthy’. The odds of low compliance were greater for those who reported not having adequate counselling (e.g., odds ratio [OR] 5.3, 95% CI 2.5–28.9 when low compliance was defined as not taking a tetracycline eye ointment dose for most days of at least the first week).ConclusionsCompliance with tetracycline eye ointment was low when administered by a trachoma program during a routine mass drug administration, especially for those reporting inadequate counselling. Further research with a larger sample size and varied settings is warranted to better understand and improve compliance.
Overexpression of the transcription factor ANAC017 results in a genomes uncoupled phenotype under lincomycin
Authors: Zhu Yanqiao , Narsai Reena , He Cunman , Štaka Zorana , Bai Chen , Berkowitz Oliver , Liew Lim Chee , Whelan James 
Published: August 2024

SUMMARYOver‐expression (OE) lines for the ER‐tethered NAC transcription factor ANAC017 displayed de‐repression of gun marker genes when grown on lincomycin (lin). RNA‐seq revealed that ANAC017OE2 plants constitutively expressed greater than 40% of the genes induced in wild‐type with lin treatment, including plastid encoded genes ycf1.2 and the gene cluster ndhH‐ndhA‐ndhI‐ndhG‐ndhE‐psaC‐ndhD, documented as direct RNA targets of GUN1. Genes encoding components involved in organelle translation were enriched in constitutively expressed genes in ANAC017OE2. ANAC017OE resulted in constitutive location in the nucleus and significant constitutive binding of ANAC017 was detected by ChIP‐Seq to target genes. ANAC017OE2 lines maintained the ability to green on lin, were more ABA sensitive, did not show photo‐oxidative damage after exposure of de‐etiolated seedlings to continuous light and the transcriptome response to lin were as much as 80% unique compared to gun1‐1. Both double mutants, gun1‐1:ANAC017OE and bzip60:ANAC017OE (but not single bzip60), have a gun molecular gene expression pattern and result in variegated and green plants, suggesting that ANAC017OE may act through an independent pathway compared to gun1. Over‐expression of ANAC013 or rcd1 did not produce a GUN phenotype or green plants on lin. Thus, constitutive ANAC017OE2 establishes an alternative transcriptional program that likely acts through a number of pathways, that is, maintains plastid gene expression, and induction of a variety of transcription factors involved in reactive oxygen species metabolism, priming plants for lin tolerance to give a gun phenotype.
Knocking out isopropylmalate synthase simultaneously improves grain appearance and nutritional quality in rice
Authors: Zhao Jia , Shao Jie , Zeng Zixuan , Li Zihe , Sun Shan , Peng Liling , Huang Zhibo , Wang Zhoufei , He Yongqi 
Published: August 2024

SUMMARYGrain appearance and nutritional quality are critical traits for rice marketing. However, how to simultaneously improve grain appearance (slender grain and low chalkiness) and nutritional quality (improved protein and amino acid contents) in rice remains a major challenge. Here, we show that knocking out rice isopropylmalate synthase genes OsIPMS1 and OsIPMS2 can improve both grain appearance and nutritional quality. We find that OsIPMS1 directly interacts with OsIPMS2 to form heterodimers. Meanwhile, we observe that OsIPMS1 and OsIPMS2 influence the expression of genes previously reported to be involved in the determination of grain size and nutritional quality in the developing panicles and grains. Furthermore, we show that Osipms1/2 double mutants exhibit significantly improved grain appearance and nutritional quality in polished rice in both the japonica (Wuyungeng 23) and indica (Huanghuazhan) varieties. Our findings indicate that OsIPMS is a useful target gene for breeding of rice varieties appealing for marketing and with health‐benefiting properties.