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Boosting arousal and cognitive performance through alternating posture: Insights from a multi‐method laboratory study
Authors: van Steenbergen Henk , Wilderjans Tom F. , Band Guido P. H. , Nieuwenhuis Sander T. 
Published: June 2024

AbstractThis study investigated the role of arousal and effort costs in the cognitive benefits of alternating between sitting and standing postures using a sit‐stand desk, while measuring executive functions, self‐reports, physiology, and neural activity in a 2‐h laboratory session aimed to induce mental fatigue. Two sessions were conducted with a one‐week gap, during which participants alternated between sitting and standing postures each 20‐min block in one session and remained seated in the other. In each block, inhibition, switching, and updating were assessed. We examined effects of time‐on‐task, acute (local) effects of standing versus sitting posture, and cumulative (global) effects of a standing posture that generalize to the subsequent block in which participants sit. Results (N = 43) confirmed that time‐on‐task increased mental fatigue and decreased arousal. Standing (versus sitting) led to acute increases in arousal levels, including self‐reports, alpha oscillations, and cardiac responses. Standing also decreased physiological and perceived effort costs. Standing enhanced processing speed in the flanker task, attributable to shortened nondecision time and speeded evidence accumulation processes. No significant effects were observed on higher‐level executive functions. Alternating postures also increased heart rate variability cumulatively over time. Exploratory mediation analyses indicated that the positive impact of acute posture on enhanced drift rate was mediated by self‐reported arousal, whereas decreased nondecision time was mediated by reductions in alpha power. In conclusion, alternating between sitting and standing postures can enhance arousal, decrease effort costs, and improve specific cognitive and physiological outcomes.
Estimation of maternal and additive effect on reproduction and productive traits in Hardhenu cattle
Authors: Yadav Devesh Kumar , Malik Zile S. , Magotra Ankit , Bangar Yogesh C. , Pushpa  
Published: June 2024

AbstractThe study aimed to assess performance traits in Hardhenu cattle by analysing data from 445 animals born to 59 sires and 227 dams. The investigation focused on estimating (co)variance components and genetic parameters for reproduction and production traits in dairy cattle. Results from least‐squares analysis indicated a significant effect (p < .01) of the period of calving (POC) on key production traits, including first lactation milk yield (FLMY), 300‐day milk yield (FLMY300), first peak yield (FPY) and total lactation milk yield (TLMY) in studied population. The least squares means for these traits were reported as follows: FLMY (2665.68 ± 45.66 kg), FLMY300 (2425.52 ± 34.41 kg), FLL (312.95 ± 3.83 days), FPY (11.52 ± 0.15 kg) and TLMY (9282.44 ± 167.03 kg) in Hardhenu cattle. In the studied population, only additive genetic variability was found to be present and there was absence of any significant maternal effect with respect to targeted traits in the resource population. Direct heritability estimates (h2) for FLMY, FLMY300, FLL, FPY, TLMY and other traits ranged from 0.03 to 0.41 in Hardhenu cattle. These findings offer valuable insights into the genetic factors influencing performance traits, contributing to the enhancement of breeding and management practices in Hardhenu cattle.
Digital disruptions and identity renegotiations: From the Children of God to TFI Online
Authors: Borowik Claire 
Published: June 2024

AbstractThe Children of God (now The Family International [TFI]) emerged in the countercultural moment of the 1960s on the radical fringe of the Jesus People movement and evolved into a controversial new religious movement that has generated significant scholarly research over the past 5 decades. This article will review the history of TFI, with particular focus on its latest shift to online religion, and reflect on the research published throughout its history and how this has engaged with the cycles of organizational change that have characterized the movement. The history of TFI highlights the dynamic nature of new religions, and their potential to strategically adapt and revise beliefs and practices to accommodate changing cultural contexts. Research of TFI's journey from radical communalism to virtual community offers insights into novel ways in which new religions may be disrupted and socially reconstructed in the digital information age, and the renegotiations of belief, worldview and identity this may entail.
Metabolomics and transcriptomics analysis revealed the response mechanism of alfalfa to combined cold and saline‐alkali stress
Authors: Liu Lei , Si Liang , Zhang Lishuang , Guo Rui , Wang Ruixin , Dong Haimei , Guo Changhong 
Published: June 2024

SUMMARYCold and saline‐alkali stress are frequently encountered by plants, and they often occur simultaneously in saline‐alkali soils at mid to high latitudes, constraining forage crop distribution and production. However, the mechanisms by which forage crops respond to the combination of cold and saline‐alkali stress remain unknown. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the most essential forage grasses in the world. In this study, we analyzed the complex response mechanisms of two alfalfa species (Zhaodong [ZD] and Blue Moon [BM]) to combined cold and saline‐alkali stress using multi‐omics. The results revealed that ZD had a greater ability to tolerate combined stress than BM. The tricarboxylic acid cycles of the two varieties responded positively to the combined stress, with ZD accumulating more sugars, amino acids, and jasmonic acid. The gene expression and flavonoid content of the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway were significantly different between the two varieties. Weighted gene co‐expression network analysis and co‐expression network analysis based on RNA‐Seq data suggested that the MsMYB12 gene may respond to combined stress by regulating the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway. MsMYB12 can directly bind to the promoter of MsFLS13 and promote its expression. Moreover, MsFLS13 overexpression can enhance flavonol accumulation and antioxidant capacity, which can improve combined stress tolerance. These findings provide new insights into improving alfalfa resistance to combined cold and saline‐alkali stress, showing that flavonoids are essential for plant resistance to combined stresses, and provide theoretical guidance for future breeding programs.
Solution Verification of Anomalous Waves in Nonideal Gases
Authors: Pielemeier Katherine R. , Davies Alexander M. , Powers Joseph M. 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Solution verification methods for anomalous waves in inviscid and viscous van der Waals gases are presented. Anomalous waves are admissible in a single gas phase material when isentropes are concave, rendering the sound speed to have the unusual feature of decreasing with increasing density. The anomalous waves considered include rarefaction shocks and continuous compression fans. A previously known exact solution of inviscid continuous fans with a van der Waals equation of state is applied to anomalous waves. An exact solution for viscous shocks in an ideal gas is described and utilized for verification of the viscous numerical solutions. Solutions and simulations of viscous and inviscid van der Waals gases in shock tubes are presented with both conventional and anomalous waves. Shock tube solutions are used for verification of numerical simulations. Highly resolved viscous solutions are obtained with a simple explicit Euler time advancement scheme coupled with a second-order central spatial discretization. Inviscid simulations are performed with a third-order Runge–Kutta method in time and a fifth-order mapped weighted essentially nonoscillatory (WENO5M) discretization. The WENO5M method is novelly supplemented with a global Lax–Friedrichs flux-splitting in space, as local flux-splitting methods fail when changes in the sound speed are nonmonotonic.
Healthcare utilisation and quality of life according to atrial fibrillation burden, episode frequency and duration
Authors: Frausing Maria Hee Jung Park , Van De Lande Martijn , Linz Dominik , Crijns Harry J G M , Tieleman Robert G , Hemels Martin E W , De Melis Mirko , Schotten Ulrich , Kronborg Mads Brix , Nielsen Jens C , Van Gelder Isabelle , Rienstra Michiel 
Published: June 2024

BackgroundWe aimed to evaluate the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) burden, duration and number of episodes with healthcare utilisation and quality of life in patients with early paroxysmal AF without a history of AF.MethodsIn this observational cohort study, we included 417 patients with paroxysmal AF from the Reappraisal of Atrial Fibrillation: interaction between hyperCoagulability, Electrical remodelling and Vascular destabilisation in the progression of AF (RACE V) Study. Patients were monitored with an insertable cardiac monitor for 1 year. Outcomes collected were healthcare utilisation, and quality of life assessed using the Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale and EuroQol EQ-5D-5L questionnaires.ResultsDuring 1 year of follow-up, 63 973 AF episodes were detected in 353 (85%) patients. The median AF burden was 0.7% (IQR 0.1–4.0%). AF ablation was performed more frequently in patients with intermediate-to-high AF burdens (>0.2%) (16.2% vs 5.9%, p=0.01) and longer AF episode duration (>1 hour) (15.8% vs 2.0%, p=0.01), whereas cardioversions were more frequent in patients with longer episode duration (>1 hour) (9.5% vs 0%, p=0.04) and intermediate (0.2–1.9%) (but not high) AF burdens (13.6% vs 4.2%, p=0.01). Patients with many episodes (>147) reported higher symptom severity (p=0.001). No differences in symptom severity nor in EQ-5D-5L scores according to AF burden or duration were observed.ConclusionIn patients with early paroxysmal AF, higher AF burden and longer episode duration were associated with increased rates of healthcare utilisation but not with symptoms and quality of life. Patients with a higher number of episodes experienced more severe symptoms.Trial registration numberNCT02726698.
On minimal Lagrangian submanifolds in complex space forms with semi-parallel second fundamental form
Authors: Li Cece , Xing Cheng 
Published: June 2024

In this paper, we study the interesting open problem of classifying the minimal Lagrangian submanifolds of dimension [Formula: see text] in complex space forms with semi-parallel second fundamental form. First, we completely solve the problem in cases [Formula: see text]. Second, supposing further that the scalar curvature is constant for [Formula: see text], we also give an answer to the problem by applying the classification theorem of [F. Dillen, H. Li, L. Vrancken and X. Wang, Lagrangian submanifolds in complex projective space with parallel second fundamental form, Pacific J. Math. 255 (2012) 79–115]. Finally, for such Lagrangian submanifolds in the above problem with [Formula: see text], we establish an inequality in terms of the traceless Ricci tensor, the squared norm of the second fundamental form and the scalar curvature. Moreover, this inequality is optimal in the sense that all the submanifolds attaining the equality are completely determined.
DESMPA-Deep CNN: Double Exponential Smoothing Marine Predator Algorithm-Based Deep CNN for Liver Tumor Segmentation and Classification
Authors: Aparna P. R. , Libish T. M. 
Published: June 2024

Nowadays, liver cancers are well-known cancers attacking the human body. The larger segment of liver carcinomas is highly affected by alcohol-associated hepatitis as well as cirrhosis circumstances. In order to increase the survival rate of humans, premature and early diagnosis of liver cancer is very vital. Currently, discriminating the tumor and liver segments from medical imaging with the help of entirely automated computer-aided software is a highly difficult task, because the liver tumor may differ from one human being to another human being. Thus, this paper endeavors to present a new liver tumor segmentation and classification approach by incorporating an optimization-enabled deep learning model. Here, the adopted model comprises four stages, pre-processing, liver segmentation, liver tumor detection, and classification. To begin with, the collected images are given to the pre-processing stage using the African vulture’s optimization-based adaptive histogram equalization (AVOAHE). The integration of the African vulture’s optimization (AVO) concept in adaptive histogram equalization is named AVOAHE. After the image pre-processing phase, the liver region is segmented by utilizing kernel-based fuzzy C-means clustering. Then, the detection of liver tumor is performed using the Swin-Unet. Finally, tumor detection is done by utilizing the deep convolutional neural network (Deep CNN). Moreover, a hybrid optimization approach, called double exponential smoothing (DES)-marine predator algorithm (MPA), is developed by combining DES and MPA, which is used to train Deep CNN and serves as an enhancement. Finally, the experimental analysis has shown that the adopted technique has achieved better results in terms of accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, and precision with values of 0.957, 0.969, 0.941 and 0.915, respectively.
Partial isometries between Hilbert modules and their compositions
Authors: Skeide Michael 
Published: June 2024

Motivated by questions raised in the preprint1 by Accardi and Lu (private communication), we examine criteria for when the product of two partial isometries between Hilbert spaces is again a partial isometry and we use this to define a new composition operation that always yields again a partial isometry. Then, we aim at promoting these results to (not necessarily adjointable) partial isometries between Hilbert modules as proposed by Shalit and Skeide.12 The case of Hilbert spaces is elementary and rather simple, though not trivial, but – we expect – folkloric. The case of Hilbert modules suffers substantially from the fact that bounded right linear maps need not possess necessarily an adjoint. In fact, we show that the new composition law for partial isometries between Hilbert spaces can in no way be promoted directly to partial isometries between Hilbert modules, but that we have to pass to the more flexible class of partially defined isometries.
Relationship between first trimester physical activity and premature rupture of membranes: a birth cohort study in Chinese women
Authors: Lv Chuanzhu , Lu Qian , Zhang Caihong , Yan Shijiao , Chen Huanjun , Pan Xiong-Fei , Fu Chao , Wang Rixing , Song Xingyue 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Objective
This study aimed to examine prospective associations of different intensity levels and types of physical activity (PA) in early pregnancy with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) among Chinese pregnant women.

Methods
A total of 6284 pregnant women were included from the Tongji-Shuangliu Birth Cohort. Household/caregiving, occupational, sports/exercise and transportation activities during early pregnancy were investigated by the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ), and the diagnosis of PROM was ascertained during the whole pregnancy. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the associations between PA and PROM.

Results
Among the 6284 pregnant women, 1246 were identified to have PROM (19.8%). Women undertaking the highest level (3 third tertile) of PA during pregnancy appeared to have a lower risk of PROM [OR = 0.68, 95%CI 0.58–0.80) when compared to those at the lowest tertile of PA. Similarly, women with increased levels of light intensity activity, moderate-vigorous intensive, household/caregiving activity and meeting exercise guidelines during pregnancy were associated with reduced risks of PROM (OR = 0.69, 95% CI 0.59–0.81, OR = 0.70, 95% CI 0.60–0.82, OR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.53–0.73 and OR = 0.82, 95% CI 0.70–0.97, respectively).

Conclusions
High levels of PA of different intensities and PA of household/caregiving activities and meeting exercise guidelines during the first trimester were associated with a lower incidence of PROM.

Trial registration
The data of human participants in this study were conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China ([2017] No. S225). All participants provided written informed consent prior to enrollment. A statement to confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
Right perirenal urinoma and urinothorax in an infant after neonatal ablation of posterior urethral valve: A rare complication diagnosed by pleural aspiration and treated with perinephric drainage: a case report
Authors: AlDaithan AbdulRahman , Basuni Mohamed , ElSeadawy Mohamed 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Objective
Urinothorax and urinoma are rare complications of obstructive uropathy. They might occur due to persistent high back pressure on the renal parenchyma. Urinothorax usually arises while the obstruction exists; in contrast to our case, the child presented after being operated on. He had falsely high creatinine before the operation, which was later explained by creatinine recirculation.

Clinical presentation and intervention
We are reporting an uncommon case of late presentation of ruptured urinoma in a 2-month-old Kuwaiti male. It led to urinothorax/uroperitoneum that caused respiratory distress and was associated with creatinine recirculation, requiring retroperitoneal perinephric catheter insertion. The child had recovered and was discharged home.

Conclusion
A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose urinothorax, especially in patients with a history of obstructive uropathy. Aspiration of the pleural effusion will guide you to reach the diagnosis. Creatinine recirculation is rarely described in the literature. Having a patient with urinothorax/uroperitoneum should raise the suspicion of falsely elevated creatinine levels.
Comparing pharmacotherapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of anxiety and depression after aortic dissection surgery
Authors: Su Jie-Qiong , Liang Feng 
Published: June 2024

BACKGROUND
Aortic coarctation is a potentially fatal condition that is primarily treated surgically. Despite successful procedures, patients frequently experience postoperative anxiety and depression, which can hinder recovery and worsen outcomes. Pharmacological interventions, such as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, are commonly prescribed; however, their efficacy alone or in combination with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), remains unclear.
AIM
To assess the effect of medications and TMS on post-aortic surgery anxiety and depression.
METHODS
We analyzed the outcomes of 151 patients with anxiety and depression who were hospitalized for aortic dissection between January 2020 and September 2022. Using the random number table method, 75 and 76 patients were allocated to the normal control and study groups, respectively. All the patients were treated using routine procedures. The control group was administered anti-anxiety and anti-depression drugs, whereas the study group was treated with TMS in addition to these medications. The patients in both groups showed improvement after two courses of treatment. The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) and the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) were used to assess anxiety and depression, respectively. The serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and 5-HT were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to estimate sleep quality, and the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) was used to assess cognitive function.
RESULTS
The HAMD and HAMA scores reduced in 2 groups, with the study group achieving a lower level than control (P < 0.05). In the control group, 43 patients recovered, 17 showed improvement, and 15 were deemed invalid. In the study group, 52 recovered, 20 improved, and four were invalid. The efficacy rate in study group was 94.74% compared to 80.00% in control (P < 0.05). The BDNF and 5-HT levels increased in both groups, with higher levels observed in the experimental group (P < 0.05). Moreover, the PSQI scores decreased in 2 groups, but were lower in the intervention group than control (P < 0.05). The scores of the RBANS items increased, with the study group scoring higher than control (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
Combining anti-anxiety and anti-depressive drugs with repetitive TMS after aortic surgery may enhance mood and treatment outcomes, offering a promising clinical approach.
Effects of vitrectomy combined with internal limiting membrane peeling in patients with diabetic macular edema
Authors: Wang Lei , Chen Chun-Jie , Wang Ming-Li , Huang Yong , Fang Li-Jian 
Published: June 2024

BACKGROUND
Diabetic macular edema (DME), a chronic microvascular complication of diabetes, is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness. Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) can restore the normal macular structure and reduce macular edema, whereas internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling is used to treat tractional macular diseases. Despite the advantages, there is limited research on the combined effects of PPV with ILM peeling.
AIM
To observe the effects of PPV combined with ILM peeling on postoperative central macular thickness (CMT), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), cystoid macular edema (CME) volume, and complications in patients with DME.
METHODS
Eighty-one patients (92 eyes) diagnosed with DME at the Beijing Shanqu Liangxiang Hospital between January and December 2022 were randomly divided to undergo PPV alone (control group: 41 patients, 47 eyes) or PPV + ILM peeling (stripping group: 40 patients, 45 eyes); a single surgeon performed all surgeries. The two groups were compared preoperatively and 1 and 3 months postoperatively.
RESULTS
Preoperatively, both groups had comparable values of CMT, BCVA, and CME volume (P > 0.05). After surgery (both 1 and 3 months), both groups showed significant reductions in CMT, BCVA, and CME volume compared to preoperative levels, with the stripping group showing more significant reductions compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Further repeated-measures ANOVA analysis for within-group differences revealed significant effects of group and time, and interaction effects for CMT, BCVA, and CME volume (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the incidence of complications between the groups (retinal detachment: control = 2, stripping = 1; endophthalmitis: Control = 4, stripping = 1; no cases of secondary glaucoma or macular holes; χ 2 = 0.296, P = 0.587).
CONCLUSION
PPV with ILM peeling can significantly improve the visual acuity of patients with DME, reduce CMT, and improve CME with fewer complications.