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Smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus Rafinesque) population trends and demographics in the Upper Mississippi River System
Authors: Maxson Kristopher A. , Solomon Levi E. , Bookout Taylor A. , DeLain Steven A. , Bartels Andrew D. , Bowler Melvin C. , Gittinger Eric J. , Ratcliff Eric N. , West John L. , Love Seth A. , DeBoer Jason A. , Whitten-Harris Andrya L. , Spear Michael J. , Ickes Brian S. , Casper Andrew F. , Lamer James T. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractSmallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus Rafinesque) are a large-bodied fish highly valued and commercially exploited across most of their range. Despite this, relatively little is known of their population demographics compared to other exploited species. To fill these knowledge gaps, we analyzed two independent long-term datasets (30 and 57 years, respectively) and population demographic data (age structure, growth, mortality, age at maturity, and recruitment) from multiple pools of the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) and Illinois River (Illinois, USA). Long-term data (30-year dataset) generally show downward trends or significant declines in catch per unit effort in the UMRS, while the 57-year dataset shows a stable trend or a significant increase in the Illinois River. The oldest smallmouth buffalo were estimated to be 39 years old, with nearly every pool sampled having individuals estimated to exceed 30 years of age. Except for Pool 13 of the UMRS, 90% of smallmouth buffalo were estimated to mature between 411 and 470 mm in length or between 8.7 and 11.2 years old. Recruitment was variable: strong year classes were generally preceded by multiple years of weak year classes. Our results indicate that the smallmouth buffalo population may be stable in portions of the UMRS and Illinois River systems, but significant declines in the northern extent of the UMRS may warrant conservation concern. Recent research into ages of buffalofishes shows that consideration should be given to the idea that the UMRS population could be age truncated. Results also emphasize the importance of long-term data and the ability to show changes in exploited populations over time.
Microwave-assisted acid treatment for the mineral transformation of chrysotile as an alternative for asbestos waste management
Authors: Essih Salima , Pardo Laura , Cecilia Juan Antonio , dos Santos-Gómez Lucía , Colodrero Rosario M. P. , Pozo Manuel , Calero Gustavo , Franco Francisco 
Published: July 2024

AbstractIn this work, the effect of microwave-assisted acid treatments on the morphological and crystallochemical characteristics of chrysotile fibers is investigated. A low concentration of nitric acid (0.2 N) is used to remove Mg2+-species located in the octahedral sheet of its structure, thereby causing a crystallo-chemical change forming a skeleton of non-crystalline amorphous silica. This skeleton maintains an elongated morphology but characterized by rounded -not sharp-edges and porous surfaces whose physical resistance under stress is reduced when compared with the initial fibers of chrysotile, favoring a lower pathogenicity of the fibers. Thus, microwave-assisted acid treatment rise as a low-cost, fast and effective option in avoiding the dangerousness associated with asbestos waste management.
Exponential correction to Friedmann equations
Authors: Ökcü Özgür , Aydiner Ekrem 
Published: July 2024

AbstractIn this paper, employing the exponential corrected entropy (Chatterjee and Ghosh in Phys Rev Lett 125:041302, 2020), we derive the modified Friedmann equations from the first law of thermodynamics at apparent horizon and Verlinde’s entropic gravity scenario. First, we derive the modified Friedmann equations from the first law of thermodynamics. We investigate the validity of generalised second law (GSL) of thermodynamics and find that it is always satisfied for the all eras of universe. Moreover, we investigate the deceleration parameter for the case $$k=0$$

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in two frameworks. Finally, we numerically study the bouncing behaviour for the modified Friedmann equations obtained from entropic gravity. The results indicate that the bouncing behaviour is possible for the cases $$k=1$$

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and $$k=-1$$

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The DNA double-strand break repair proteins γH2AX, RAD51, BRCA1, RPA70, KU80, and XRCC4 exhibit follicle-specific expression differences in the postnatal mouse ovaries from early to older ages
Authors: Talibova Gunel , Bilmez Yesim , Tire Betul , Ozturk Saffet 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Ovarian aging is closely related to a decrease in follicular reserve and oocyte quality. The precise molecular mechanisms underlying these reductions have yet to be fully elucidated. Herein, we examine spatiotemporal distribution of key proteins responsible for DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair in ovaries from early to older ages. Functional studies have shown that the γH2AX, RAD51, BRCA1, and RPA70 proteins play indispensable roles in HR-based repair pathway, while the KU80 and XRCC4 proteins are essential for successfully operating cNHEJ pathway.

Methods
Female Balb/C mice were divided into five groups as follows: Prepuberty (3 weeks old; n = 6), puberty (7 weeks old; n = 7), postpuberty (18 weeks old; n = 7), early aged (52 weeks old; n = 7), and late aged (60 weeks old; n = 7). The expression of DSB repair proteins, cellular senescence (β-GAL) and apoptosis (cCASP3) markers was evaluated in the ovaries using immunohistochemistry.

Result
β-GAL and cCASP3 levels progressively increased from prepuberty to aged groups (P < 0.05). Notably, γH2AX levels varied in preantral and antral follicles among the groups (P < 0.05). In aged groups, RAD51, BRCA1, KU80, and XRCC4 levels increased (P < 0.05), while RPA70 levels decreased (P < 0.05) compared to the other groups.

Conclusions
The observed alterations were primarily attributed to altered expression in oocytes and granulosa cells of the follicles and other ovarian cells. As a result, the findings indicate that these DSB repair proteins may play a role in the repair processes and even other related cellular events in ovarian cells from early to older ages.
The Role of Mothering in Portuguese Women’s Decision-Making within Abusive Relationships
Authors: Ferreira Joana 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Purpose
This article reports on the findings from a larger study focusing on women’s experiences of abuse and subsequent criminal justice interventions. While mothering was not initially the central concern of this research, it soon became clear that it played a key role in informing women’s decision-making within abusive relationships which could not be overlooked. As such, I explore the role of mothering and children in women’s decision-making and responses to the abuse.

Method
This research was underpinned by feminist principles. It involved semi-structured interviews conducted with twenty-nine Portuguese women, between September and December 2017. Data was analyzed thematically.

Results
Findings from this research show that mothering identities surpass victim status. In explaining their decision-making, women more commonly draw on their mothering identities, their behavior being guided by their perceived responsibilities to protect and care for their children. Due to social constructions of motherhood and mothering, in the Portuguese context and beyond, women struggle with the coexistence of both mothering identities and victim status, with the first inevitably erasing the second.

Conclusion
A better understanding of the complex ways in which women act to care for and protect their children within abusive relationships is needed. Contrary to the often perpetuated belief that abused women are incapable of caring for their children, this research highlights how their own victimization and risk is made secondary in their attempts to ensure their children’s safety and wellbeing. The implications of these findings for policy and practice are considered.
Diamonds in the Langlands program: a comprehensive review
Authors: Dobson Shanna 
Published: July 2024

AbstractA comprehensive review of diamonds, in the sense of Scholze, is presented. The diamond formulations of the Fargues-Fontaine curve and $$Bun_G$$

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are reviewed. Principal results centered on the diamond formalism in the global Langlands correspondence and the geometrization of the local Langlands correspondence are given. We conclude with a discussion of future geometrizations.
Advisors for micro-entrepreneurs: is one as good as another in accessing alternative finance?
Authors: Soana Maria Gaia , Cucinelli Doriana , Ronchini Beatrice 
Published: July 2024

AbstractUsing a novel large database of Italian micro-entrepreneurs, we investigate how different sources of external business advice affect access to alternative finance. We distinguish three categories of external business advice: professional financial, professional non-financial, and non-professional. We also test whether financial knowledge of micro-entrepreneurs enhances their advice seeking for financial decision-making. We find that the use of alternative financial instruments increases when external business advisors are used, but some are more useful than others. Only professional financial advice is shown to increase the probability of accessing alternative finance by micro-enterprises, while non-professional and professional non-financial advice does not have the same effect. We also find that being more financially literate increases the probability that micro-entrepreneurs seek advice from highly professional sources, i.e., objective financial knowledge helps shape the quality of financial advice requested.
The metaphysics and epistemology of conscious perception
Authors: Brewer Bill 
Published: July 2024

AbstractSome metaphysical disjunctivists about conscious perceptual experience argue that their position has attractive, anti-sceptical, epistemological consequences. Perceiving a particular round red ball is a matter of being in a conscious condition, which serves as the ground for judgement that that thing is round and red, that is inconsistent with the falsity of that judgement. For it consists in a relation of acquaintance with that very thing and its shape and colour. Hence the ground for judgement suffices for its truth in a way that contributes to understanding the status of the judgement as knowledgeable. Here I explore an analogous way in which it might be argued that the metaphysics of conscious perception may have epistemological benefits. This concerns, not the fact that such experience consists in the relational presentation of particular worldly objects and their perceptible properties, but the fact that it consists in their presentation from a particular point of view. This is what enables perception of those particular worldly things, rather than any others, and makes sense of their continued existence unperceived. For this point of view may evidently change, independently of the existence and nature of what is presented on any specific occasion, leaving those very things as they are, although now unperceived.
Epistemic Injustice and Ideal Social Media: Enhancing X for Inclusive Global Engagement
Authors: Chavanayarn Siraprapa 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThis article examines the phenomenon of epistemic injustice within the global social media landscape, using Southeast Asia as a case study. It explores how X (formerly known as Twitter) holds the potential to cultivate a digital public sphere that embodies justice and equitable dialogue, compared with major platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Beginning with an introduction to epistemic injustice, the article contextualizes its significance in Southeast Asia, highlighting the region’s digital challenges and opportunities. It then proposes characteristics necessary for ideal social media platforms, drawing on Habermas’s public sphere and Rawls’s justice principles to advocate for spaces that promote inclusive and rational discourse. The core analysis centers on X, suggesting that its features could make it a superior choice for fostering a just digital environment globally. The article recommends specific improvements for X to evolve into an ideal social platform, addressing challenges such as cyberbullying, echo chambers, and misinformation. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of prioritizing epistemic justice in social media platforms to achieve a more inclusive and fairer digital public sphere, with Southeast Asia serving as a representative example of a less-than-ideal environment where such platforms could thrive.
Robotic-Assisted and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgeries Still Have Clinically Comparable Outcomes
Authors: Cashman Clay L. , Shah Swapnil V. , Hall Alexander G. , Walters Ryan W. , Nandipati Kalyana C. 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Bariatric surgery is considered the main treatment option for patients with severe obesity. The objective of our study is to compare intra- and postoperative outcomes between the robotic and laparoscopic approaches within the sleeve gastrectomy (SG), duodenal switch (DS), and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).

Materials and Methods
The data from the MBSAQIP were collected for patients who underwent SG, DS, and RYGB between 2015 and 2021. The postoperative and procedural outcomes including 30-day morbidity and mortality as well as operation length were analyzed using regression models.

Results
Our analysis included 1,178,886 surgeries with SG comprising the majority (70%) followed by RYGB (28%) and DS (1%). Other than a higher adjusted risk of unplanned reoperation for robotic RYGB (relative risk (RR) 1.07) and a statistically significant higher rate of postoperative wound disruption in robotic SG for robotic surgery (RR 1.56), there were no statistically significant between-approach differences including infection, wound disruption, death, or reoperation for DS, RYGB, or SG. Our data showed no significant difference in anastomotic leak rate between laparoscopic and robotic approaches in either the DS (p = 0.521) or RYGB (p = 0.800) procedures. Across our study period, the median operation lengths decreased significantly per year for both the robotic SG and DS.

Conclusions
Robotic and laparoscopic bariatric surgical procedures have statistically similar 30-day patient outcomes. Robotic bariatric procedures do have significantly longer median operative times than laparoscopic procedures. The decision to use a robotic approach or laparoscopic approach should be made based upon surgeon experience and possibly cost.

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Exploring the impact of rehabilitation on post-surgical recovery in elbow fracture patients: a cohort study
Authors: Donati D. , Aroni S. , Tedeschi R. , Sartini S. , Farì G. , Ricci V. , Vita F. , Tarallo L. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractIntroductionElbow fractures, characterized by their complexity, present significant challenges in post-surgical recovery, with rehabilitation playing a critical role in functional outcomes. This study explores the efficacy of rehabilitative interventions in enhancing joint range of motion (ROM) and reducing complications following surgery for both stable and unstable elbow fractures.MethodsA cohort of 15 patients, divided based on the stability of their elbow fractures and whether they received post-operative rehabilitation, was analyzed retrospectively. Measurements of ROM—including flexion, extension, pronation, and supination—were taken at three follow-ups: 15-, 30-, and 45-day post surgery. The study assessed the impact of rehabilitation on ROM recovery and the resolution of post-surgical complications.ResultsThe findings indicated no statistically significant differences in ROM improvements between patients who underwent rehabilitation and those who did not, across all types of movements measured. However, early rehabilitative care was observed to potentially aid in the mitigation of complications such as joint stiffness, especially in patients with stable fractures.ConclusionWhile rehabilitation did not universally improve ROM recovery in elbow fracture patients, it showed potential in addressing post-operative complications. The study underscores the importance of individualized rehabilitation plans and highlights the need for further research to establish evidence-based guidelines for post-surgical care in elbow fractures.
Disentangling User Cognitive Intent with Causal Reasoning for Knowledge-Enhanced Recommendation
Authors: xu Hongcai , Bao Junpeng , Lin Qika , Hou Lifang , Chen Feng 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThe primary objective of an effective recommender system is to provide accurate, varied, and personalized recommendations that align with the user’s cognitive intents. Given their ability to represent structural and semantic information effectively, knowledge graphs (KGs) are increasingly being utilized to capture auxiliary information for recommendation systems. This trend is supported by the recent advancements in graph neural network (GNN)-based models for KG-aware recommendations. However, these models often struggle with issues such as insufficient user-item interactions and the misalignment of user intent weights during information propagation. Additionally, they face a popularity bias, which is exacerbated by the disproportionate influence of a small number of highly active users and the limited auxiliary information about items. This bias significantly curtails the effectiveness of the recommendations. To address this issue, we propose a Knowledge-Enhanced User Cognitive Intent Network (KeCAIN), which incorporates item category information to capture user intents with information aggregation and eliminate popularity bias based on causal reasoning in recommendation systems. Experiments on three real-world datasets show that KeCAIN outperforms state-of-the-art baselines.
Exploring electronic, structural, optical, and elastic properties of MgX2O6 (x = Ta, Nb) compounds for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications: first study effort
Authors: Aycibin Murat , Çelebi Mustafa , Erzen Mehmet , Akkuş Harun 
Published: July 2024

AbstractIn this study, the structural, optical, and elastic properties of tetragonal MgTa2O6 and orthorhombic MgNb2O6 were determined using the Wien2k and ABINIT computational programs with the aid of density functional theory. The results imply that both compounds are classified as wide band gap semiconductor with 4.143 eV (for MgTa2O6) and 3.653 eV (for MgNb2O6) with PBEsol-GGA + TB-mBJ approximation. The findings of bulk modulus, shear modulus, Young modulus, Poisson’s ratio, and anisotropy factors were determined and discussed in detail. The ductile behavior and the mechanism of structural stability were also explained.
Multi-Symplectic Method for the Two-Component Camassa–Holm (2CH) System
Authors: Xi Xiaojian , Hu Weipeng , Tang Bo , Deng Pingwei , Qiao Zhijun 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
In this paper, the multi-symplectic formulations of the two-component Camassa–Holm system are presented. Both the multi-symplectic structure and two local conservation laws of the generalized two-component Camassa–Holm model are proposed for its first-order canonical form. Then, combining the Fourier pseudo-spectral method in the spatial domain with the midpoint method in the time dimension, the multi-symplectic Fourier pseudo-spectral scheme is constructed for the first-order canonical form. Meanwhile, the discrete scheme of the residuals of the multi-symplectic structure and two local conservation laws are also provided. By using the multi-symplectic Fourier pseudo-spectral scheme, the evolution of one- and two-soliton solutions for the generalized two-component Camassa–Holm model is regained. The structure-preserving properties and the reliability of the numerical scheme are illustrated by the tiny numerical residuals (less than 3.5 × 10−8) of the conservation laws as well as the tiny numerical variations (less than 1 × 10−9) of the amplitudes and the propagating velocities of the solitons.
The Transition to Double‐Celled Circulations in Mock‐Walker Simulations
Authors: Lutsko Nicholas J. , Cronin Timothy W. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractMock‐Walker simulations have the potential to play a key role in a tropical model hierarchy, bridging small‐scale Radiative‐Convective Equilibrium simulations and global models of tropical circulations. We demonstrate that mock‐Walker simulations transition from single‐ to double‐celled overturning circulations as mean Sea Surface Temperature (SST) is increased, with the transition occurring near 300 K. The transition is robust to domain geometry and microphysical scheme, and is favored by larger SST gradients. The transition is associated with the development of a mid‐tropospheric minimum in the radiative‐subsidence velocity over the cold pool of the simulations, and is likely reinforced by zonal moisture and temperature fluxes between the warm and cold pools. Several methods of suppressing the transition are investigated, but all set‐ups produce a double‐cell at sufficiently warm mean SSTs. The striking dynamical transition of mock‐Walker simulations dominates their response to warming, though its relevance for observed tropical climate change is unclear.
ID2-ETS2 axis regulates the transcriptional acquisition of pro-tumoral microglia phenotype in glioma
Authors: Vázquez-Cabrera Guillermo , Škandík Martin , Roncier Noémie , Real Oualit Farah , Cruz De Los Santos Mireia , Baleviciute Austeja , Cheray Mathilde , Joseph Bertrand 
Published: July 2024

AbstractGlioblastoma is a highly aggressive brain tumour that creates an immunosuppressive microenvironment. Microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, play a crucial role in this environment. Glioblastoma cells can reprogramme microglia to create a supportive niche that promotes tumour growth. However, the mechanisms controlling the acquisition of a transcriptome associated with a tumour-supportive microglial reactive state are not fully understood. In this study, we investigated changes in the transcriptional profile of BV2 microglia exposed to C6 glioma cells. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed a significant upregulation of microglial inhibitor of DNA binding 1 (Id1) and Id2, helix-loop-helix negative transcription regulatory factors. The concomitant regulation of microglial ETS proto-oncogene 2, transcription factor (ETS2)-target genes, i.e., Dusp6, Fli1, Jun, Hmox1, and Stab1, led us to hypothesize that ETS2 could be regulated by ID proteins. In fact, ID2-ETS2 protein interactions increased in microglia exposed to glioma cells. In addition, perturbation of the ID2-ETS2 transcriptional axis influenced the acquisition of a microglial tumour-supportive phenotype. ID2 and ETS2 genes were found to be expressed by the tumour-associated microglia isolated from human glioblastoma tumour biopsies. Furthermore, ID2 and ETS2 gene expressions exhibited inverse prognostic values in patients with glioma in cohorts from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Collectively, our findings indicate that the regulation of ETS2 by ID2 plays a role in the transcriptional regulation of microglia in response to stimuli originating from glioblastoma cells, information that could lead to developing therapeutic strategies to manipulate microglial tumour-trophic functions.