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A multi-frequency approach of the altered functional connectome for autism spectrum disorder identification
Authors: Ding Yupan , Zhang Ting , Cao Wenming , Zhang Lei , Xu Xiaowen 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder stands as a multifaceted and heterogeneous neurodevelopmental condition. The utilization of functional magnetic resonance imaging to construct functional brain networks proves instrumental in comprehending the intricate interplay between brain activity and autism spectrum disorder, thereby elucidating the underlying pathogenesis at the cerebral level. Traditional functional brain networks, however, typically confine their examination to connectivity effects within a specific frequency band, disregarding potential connections among brain areas that span different frequency bands. To harness the full potential of interregional connections across diverse frequency bands within the brain, our study endeavors to develop a novel multi-frequency analysis method for constructing a comprehensive functional brain networks that incorporates multiple frequencies. Specifically, our approach involves the initial decomposition of functional magnetic resonance imaging into distinct frequency bands through wavelet transform. Subsequently, Pearson correlation is employed to generate corresponding functional brain networks and kernel for each frequency band. Finally, the classification was performed by a multi-kernel support vector machine, to preserve the connectivity effects within each band and the connectivity patterns shared among the different bands. Our proposed multi-frequency functional brain networks method yielded notable results, achieving an accuracy of 89.1%, a sensitivity of 86.67%, and an area under the curve of 0.942 in a publicly available autism spectrum disorder dataset.
The role of between-group signaling in the evolution of primate ornamentation
Authors: Grueter Cyril C , Lüpold Stefan 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Gregarious mammals interact to varying degrees and in a variety of ways with neighboring groups. Since navigating this wider social environment via conventional means (social knowledge) may be challenging, we hypothesize that between-group socio-spatial dynamics have exerted strong selection on phenotypic markers of individual identity, quality, and competitive ability. Ornaments are sexually selected decorative traits with far-reaching signaling potential. Here, we examined the links between sexual dimorphism in ornamentation, home range use and encounter rates across 144 primate species in a Bayesian framework. We show that home range overlap (shared space among neighbors), an indicator of the complexity of between-group interactions (but not necessarily male-male competition), is positively associated with dimorphism in ornamentation. We find no clear effect for between-group encounter rates. We also find that inter-group interactions were less agonistic when there was greater home range overlap. Taken together, these findings indicate that ornaments play a hitherto underappreciated role in signaling to conspecifics outside the realms of their home groups.
SoMarker: a genetic marker searching tool for Caenorhabditis elegans
Authors: Dai Chuan-Yang , Zhang Haobo , Zuryn Steven 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Caenorhabditis elegans is one of the most popular model organisms used to genetically dissect complex biological phenomena. One common technique used routinely in the C. elegans laboratory is the generation of strains carrying combinations of genetic mutations via classical genetic crosses. Here, we have developed a simple and convenient application to quickly identify useful genetic markers (phenotypical and fluorescent) and their chromosomal positions to aid in the development of genetic cross strategies. The user-friendly software identifies and prioritizes markers with the least genetic distance to a gene of interest, as well as displays the strain name, ease of scoring, nature of the marker (fluorescent transgene or phenotypic information), mating efficiency, and number of available alleles. In addition, recombination frequencies between the gene of interest and each genetic marker are calculated automatically. The application, called “SoMarker,” is designed for both MacOS and Windows environments and is available to freely download and modify through open-source software.
Integrated seismotectonic model of the 2013 Mw 6.6 and 2022 Mw 5.8 earthquake sequences in the southwestern section of the Longmenshan Fault Zone, China, and its implication
Authors: Xu Li-Sheng , Wang Chang-Zai , Zhang Zhe , Fang Li-Hua , Yi Lei , Zhang Xu , Guo Xiang-Yun , Li Chun-Lai 
Published: August 2024

SUMMARY
The 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake ruptured the middle and northeastern segments of the Longmenshan Fault Zone (LMSFZ), and the 2013 Mw 6.6 Lushan earthquake ruptured a 50-km-long fault in the southwestern segment. Subsequently, an Mw 5.8 earthquake occurred approximately 10 km distant from the Mw 6.6 Lushan earthquake. Therefore, the potential risk for larger earthquakes (&gt;Mw 6.6) on the southwestern section must be considered. This study collects the latest seismological and GPS data to construct an integrated seismotectonic model for the two neighbouring earthquake sequences. The model integrates the fault planes involved, the main shock rupture processes, the main shock-caused Coulomb stress perturbation, the aftershock distribution and the 3-D velocity structure of the source region, providing information for seismic risk evaluation. We find that three fault planes were involved, two of which were related to the main shocks, and the third was generated by the aftershocks following the first main shock. The main shocks were caused by nearly pure thrust faulting on the two planes with dip angles of approximately 45° and almost opposite dipping directions, thereby forming a conjugate angle of around 90°. The third plane was located between the two main shocks, approximately parallel to the second main shock's fault plane. Each of the main shocks primarily ruptured a single asperity, displaying simple time history. The Coulomb stress change of the first main shock facilitated the generation of the second main shock and the third fault plane, and the second main shock increased the stress on the first main shock's fault plane. The aftershocks were distributed within stratified materials by spatially varying interfaces and characterized by high Vp and Vs velocity, and a low Vp/Vs ratio. The atypical dip angles of approximately 45° for thrust faults and the conjugate angle of approximately 90° are indicative of high stress state. The single asperity rupture implies simple stress accumulation. The main shock-caused Coulomb stress change did not reduce the seismic risk in the source region. The varying interfaces are interpreted as a consequence of long-term horizontal compression. All of these characteristics suggest that the two earthquake sequences were generated by the breakage of three immature faults under strong compression by background stress, and the high stress state remains within the southwestern LMSFZ.
Evolving chimp optimization algorithm using quantum mechanism for engineering applications: a case study on fire detection
Authors: Zhang Ziyang , Khishe Mohammad , Qian Leren , Martín Diego , Abualigah Laith , Ghazal Taher M 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThis paper introduces the Quantum Chimp Optimization Algorithm (QU-ChOA), which integrates the Chimp Optimization Algorithm (ChOA) with quantum mechanics principles to enhance optimization capabilities. The study evaluates QU-ChOA across diverse domains, including benchmark tests, the IEEE CEC-06–2019 100-Digit Challenge, real-world optimization problems from IEEE-CEC-2020, and dynamic scenarios from IEEE-CEC-2022. Key findings highlight QU-ChOA’s competitive performance in both unimodal and multimodal functions, achieving an average success rate (SR) of 88.98% across various benchmark functions. QU-ChOA demonstrates robust global search abilities, efficiently finding optimal solutions with an average fitness evaluations (AFEs) of 14 012 and an average calculation duration of 58.22 units in fire detection applications. In benchmark tests, QU-ChOA outperforms traditional algorithms, including achieving a perfect SR of 100% in the IEEE CEC-06–2019 100-Digit Challenge for several functions, underscoring its effectiveness in complex numerical optimization. Real-world applications highlight QU-ChOA’s significant improvements in objective function values for industrial processes, showcasing its versatility and applicability in practical scenarios. The study identifies gaps in existing optimization strategies and positions QU-ChOA as a novel solution to these challenges. It demonstrates QU-ChOA’s numerical advancements, such as a 20% reduction in AFEs compared to traditional methods, illustrating its efficiency and effectiveness across different optimization tasks. These results establish QU-ChOA as a promising tool for addressing intricate optimization problems in diverse fields.
An investigation on the face inversion effect in deaf children
Authors: Zhang Yunxiang , He Huizhong , Yi Lixin 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
The face inversion effect is an important indicator of holistic face perception and reflects the developmental level of face processing. This study examined the face inversion effect in deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children aged 7–17 using the face dimensions task. This task uses photographic images of a face, in which configural and featural information in the eye and mouth regions have been parametrically and independently manipulated. The study aimed to discuss the effect of face inversion on facial processing in DHH children, including two aspects of information processing types (configural versus featural) and processing regions (eyes versus mouth) and compared the results with hearing children. The results revealed that DHH children aged 7–17 years exhibit significant face inversion effect, with disruptions observed in both the featural and configural processing of eyes and mouths when faces were inverted. Configural processing was more affected by inversion than featural processing in all children, with larger differences observed in DHH children than in hearing children. This supports the dual-mode hypothesis of holistic face processing. Age correlations were observed in the sensitivity of DHH children to face inversion effect but not among hearing children. The inversion effect of configural mouth processing decreases with age in DHH children.
Emotional capital in citizen agency: contesting administrative burden through anger
Authors: Monrad Merete 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
The literature on administrative burden has focused on cognitive, material, and social resources, leaving emotional strategies and processes largely unexplored. This study begins to address this research gap by elaborating the concept of emotional capital in the context of citizen agency. The article uses the concept of emotional capital to analyze claimant anger in response to administrative burdens examining the question: how do citizens understand and maneuver the potential benefits and risks of expressing their anger when experiencing administrative burdens? The article is based on ethnographic fieldwork in Danish job centers involving interviews with seventy-one claimants and observations of ten conversations between caseworkers and claimants. The article contributes to theorize the role of emotions in citizen-state encounters by showing that emotional capital works as a resource moderating the experience of and coping with administrative burden.
Understanding key priority areas of mental health among queer asylum seekers and refugees in Australia through the lens of structural violence: A modified Delphi method study
Authors: Istiko Satrio Nindyo , Liem Andrian , Surijah Edwin Adrianta , Correa-Velez Ignacio 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Queer asylum seekers and refugees (QASaR) are more likely to have poor mental health compared to non-QASaR. This paper examines key priority areas for refugee services to improve mental health outcomes of QASaR in Australia. The key priority areas were identified through a modified Delphi method (DM), comprised of two stages: a scoping review of literature and three rounds of consensus building process. In the second stage, twenty-one participants were involved, including QASaR, health/social care professionals, and people in policy/funding-related roles. Drawing on Farmer’s understanding of structural violence, our consensus suggests QASaR’s poor mental health is primarily produced by the asylum system, further exacerbated by the lack of safe queer-inclusive refugee services, and can be improved by supporting QASaR-led organizations. Greater investments in QASaR-led organizations and initiatives are needed to improve cultural safety of refugee services and achieve systemic change.
Role of three-dimensional printing and laser scanning in aesthetic restoration of Parry Romberg’s disease using de-epithelialized anterolateral thigh flap: a case report
Authors: Kumari Anupama , Singh Veena , Haq Ansarul , Sharma Sarsij , Bhalara Niraj 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Parry Romberg syndrome also known as progressive hemifacial atrophy is an uncommon degenerative condition, characterized by unilateral, slow, and progressive atrophy of face. Patient presents with loss of facial symmetry and neurological manifestations. After the degenerative process settles, reconstructive surgeries are performed to address facial asymmetry. For accurate assessment of volume deficit, laser scanning and three- dimensional printing can be used which offers the advantage of precise surgical planning and good aesthetic outcome. We present a case of soft tissue reconstruction in Parry Romberg syndrome with anterolateral thigh flap with use of three- dimensional laser scanning.
The role of urbanization in facilitating the introduction and establishment of non-native animal species: a comprehensive review
Authors: Carlon Eugenio , Dominoni Davide M 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
While urbanization is often associated to a loss of biodiversity, non-native animal species are strikingly successful in urban landscapes. As biological invasions are recognized to have detrimental environmental, social and economic impacts, extensive understanding of the interactions between invasive species and the abiotic and biotic environment is necessary for effective prevention and management strategies. However, the mechanisms underlying the success of invasive animals in urban environments are still poorly understood. We provide a first conceptual review of the role of urbanization in the introduction, establishment, and potential spread of non-native animal species. We summarize and discuss the mechanisms enhancing biological invasive potential of non-native animals in urban environments, by both isolating and interlinking the abiotic and biotic drivers involved. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA 2020) process, this systematic review covers a total of 124 studies comprehensive of all taxonomic groups, albeit with an evident publication bias for avian and terrestrial invertebrate species (22.1% and 19.8% of literature respectively). High-income regions also represent a larger bulk of the literature (Europe: 26.7%, North America: 23.7%). The most common reported factors facilitating species invasions in urban areas are reduced biotic resistance, and the competitive and urban-compatible ecological and/or behavioural traits of non-native animals allowing urban exploitation and aiding invasion. Finally, we identify important knowledge gaps, such as the scarcity of studies investigating socio-economic spatial patterns in the presence and abundance of invasive species, as well as the adaptive evolution of non-native animal species in urban areas.
Unfinished forgiveness: dynamics of Igbo cosmology and Christian theology in Chigozie Obioma’s An Orchestra of Minorities
Authors: Livingstone Justin D 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Chigozie Obioma’s An Orchestra of Minorities, a novel embedded in the Igbo traditions of Odinani, is acclaimed as a literary exercise in alternative cosmology. Yet the book is also seriously engaged with Christian theology. This essay argues that the novel’s account of wrongdoing, repentance, and remission, offers a careful analysis of the dynamics of Christian forgiveness, sharpened by its Igbo cosmological perspective. The tensions that it dramatizes between an honor-shame code and the demands of forgiveness, simultaneously critique the logic of retribution and problematize romantic and therapeutic models of forgiving. By dwelling on the complications of resolving offences, and opening taxing questions around political injustices, An Orchestra of Minorities pushes towards a refined moral grammar in which forgiveness is not impossible but routinely unfinished.
Candida auris: Understanding the dynamics of C. auris infection versus colonization
Authors: Park Sungsoo , Kim Heesuk , Hong Duckjin , Oh Hyeyoung 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Candida auris is a pathogen of growing public health concern worldwide. However, risk factors contributing to C. auris infection in patients colonized with C. auris remain unclear. Understanding these risk factors is crucial to prevent colonization-to-infection transition and devise effective preventive strategies. This study aimed to investigate risk factors associated with C. auris infection compared to colonization. The study included 97 patients who acquired laboratory-confirmed C. auris in either matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry or VITEK 2 system from October 2019 to June 2023. Baseline demographics and known risk factors associated with C. auris infection were collected from electronic medical records. The infection group had C. auris from a sterile site or non-sterile site with evidence of infection. The colonization group was followed up for a median of 30 days for any signs of infection. Associations between relevant variables and C. auris infection were assessed using multivariable logistic regression. The infection group (n = 31) was more likely to be bedbound, with longer hospital stays and more arterial catheters. Chronic kidney disease (odds ratio [OR] 45.070), carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms (OR 64.612), and vasopressor use for &gt; 20 days (OR 68.994) were associated with C. auris infection, after adjusting for sex, age, and prior colonization with C. auris. Chronic kidney disease, carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms, and prolonged vasopressor use emerged as significant risk factors for C. auris infection compared to colonization. They could be used to predict C. auris infection early in patients colonized with C. auris.
Mitochondrial DNA Genomes Reveal Relaxed Purifying Selection During Human Population Expansion after the Last Glacial Maximum
Authors: Zheng Hong-Xiang , Yan Shi , Zhang Menghan , Gu Zhenglong , Wang Jiucun , Jin Li 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Modern humans have experienced explosive population growth in the past thousand years. We hypothesized that recent human populations have inhabited environments with relaxation of selective constraints, possibly due to the more abundant food supply after the Last Glacial Maximum. The ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous mutations (N/S ratio) is a useful and common statistic for measuring selective constraints. In this study, we reconstructed a high-resolution phylogenetic tree using a total of 26,419 East Eurasian mitochondrial DNA genomes, which were further classified into expansion and nonexpansion groups on the basis of the frequencies of their founder lineages. We observed a much higher N/S ratio in the expansion group, especially for nonsynonymous mutations with moderately deleterious effects, indicating a weaker effect of purifying selection in the expanded clades. However, this observation on N/S ratio was unlikely in computer simulations where all individuals were under the same selective constraints. Thus, we argue that the expanded populations were subjected to weaker selective constraints than the nonexpanded populations were. The mildly deleterious mutations were retained during population expansion, which could have a profound impact on present-day disease patterns.
Placement of tunnelled haemodialysis catheters—interventional standard
Authors: Schröppel Bernd , Bettac Lucas , Schulte-Kemna Lena , Kächele Martin 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT
While the native arteriovenous fistula remains the first choice in vascular access for most haemodialysis patients, tunnelled haemodialysis catheters (tHDCs) continue to be an option in selected patients. Since timely access to vascular surgery—due to delayed referral or resource limitations—is not always possible, nephrologists have to become more actively involved in planning, creation and monitoring of vascular access. Moreover, this approach could also strengthen patient-centred care in nephrology. This article reviews the current standard in tHDC creation, patient selection and strategies to mitigate the risk of infectious complications and catheter thrombosis. Presentation of novel developments in catheter placement with ultrasound-guided or electrocardiogram-guided positioning, their benefits and possible disadvantages emphasizes the complexity of vascular access planning. We offer an approach for the choice of insertion method, depending on selected side and existing resources and focus on the necessity and required resources of ‘interventional nephrology’ training programs.
Ultra-sensitivity in reconstructed exceptional systems
Authors: Chen Tian , Zou Deyuan , Zhou Zilong , Wang Ruiguo , Feng Yue , Sun Houjun , Zhang Xiangdong 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT
Sensors are of fundamental importance and widely used in modern society, such as in industry and environmental monitoring, biomedical sample ingredient analysis and wireless networks. Although numerous sensors have been developed, there is a continuous demand for sensors with increased sensitivity, to detect signals that were previously undetectable. Recently, non-Hermitian degeneracies, also known as exceptional points (EPs), have attracted attention as a way of improving the responsiveness of sensors. In contrast to previous investigations, here we present a new approach to achieving ultra-sensitivity by reconstructing exceptional systems. In the reconstruction process, some eigenstates near the previous EPs are utilized, and non-reciprocal long-range couplings are introduced. The sensitivities of our reconstructed systems have improved by several orders of magnitude compared to those based on EPs. Furthermore, we design and fabricate corresponding integrated circuit sensors to demonstrate the scheme. Our work paves the way for the development of highly sensitive sensors, which have a wide range of applications in various fields.