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Potentialities of Technosol-isolated PGPB consortium in promoting plant growth in lettuce seedlings
Authors: Castaldi Stefany , Lorenz Christian , Vitale Ermenegilda , Santorufo Lucia , Isticato Rachele , Arena Carmen 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Background and aims
Reducing land degradation and safeguarding agricultural productions ensures the provision of ecosystem services and economic welfare, as highlighted by the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Among the promising solutions to tackle these issues, the study investigates the use of Technosol-isolated PGPB, as a novel approach for enhancing plant growth and the capability to cope with soil salinization.

Methods
Several bacteria have been isolated from a Technosol in Naples (Italy), selected to produce a consortium, based on their PGP features and tested on lettuce. The promotion of lettuce growth was evaluated both in soil (sterilized and not-sterilized Technosols) and in water agar media differing in NaCl concentrations, focusing on total polyphenols, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, soluble proteins, and sugars, which were evaluated on seedlings.

Results
Germination kinetics differed among treatments in both soil and artificial media setups. In the Technosol trial, the PGPB treated seeds were the quickest to emerge, showing a higher radical scavenging activity and lower soluble carbohydrate content. In the salinity trial, total soluble proteins were significantly higher in primed seeds at null saline cocentration.

Conclusion
Our results indicate that the PGPB application has a beneficial outcome on the Technosol but under saline stress produces an inhibitory or a costly effect on the biochemistry and germination kinetics. However, Technosol PGPBs employement may open new research scenarios on their potential application considering Nature-Based Solutions and/or plant growth in degraded environments.
Decoding value exchange in entrepreneurial ecosystems through a service-dominant lens
Authors: Donaldson Colin , Newbery Robert , Mirabent Jasmina Berbegal , Kallmuenzer Andreas 
Published: May 2024

AbstractResearch on entrepreneurial ecosystems has consolidated over the past decades. This study ventures beyond traditional analyses that primarily focus on quantitative outcomes to investigate the foundational processes that can facilitate a range of socio-economic advantages. Recognizing a gap in the existing literature, which often correlates input factors with anticipated benefits yet struggles to unearth underlying mechanisms, our research offers a novel perspective through applying a network-centric service ecosystem lens grounded in a service-dominant logic. Utilizing a qualitative approach based on pragmatic abduction, 16 narrative interviews explored the experiences and perspectives of multiple entrepreneurial actors within a privately governed Spanish ecosystem. Findings present a conceptual model that bridges emphasis between structure and outcomes with those of agency and strategy.
The effect of 11th rib excision on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy for upper pole renal tumors
Authors: Baylan Burhan , Gurel Abdullah 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Introduction
We aimed to evaluate the effect of eleven11th rib resection.on the perioperative period TRIFECTA criteria in patients who underwent retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy (PN) with the diagnosis of upper pole kidney tumors.

Materials and methods
We conducted a retrospective analysis of the data of the patients who underwent Open PN for upper pole renal masses between 2018 and 2023. The patients were divided into two groups: PN with rib resection and PN without rib resection. The demographic characteristics, tumor sizes, PADUA scores, warm–cold renal ischemia times, mass excision and tumor bed suturing times, histopathological tumor type and surgical margin positivity of the patients were examined. Both groups were evaluated comparatively based on this data.

Results
The renal nephrometry scores of the two groups were similar. The total renal ischemia time was significantly shorter in the patients who underwent a rib resection than in those who did not (p < 0.001). Both the tumor excision and tumor bed suturing times were significantly shorter in the group that underwent a rib resection than in the group that did not (p < 0.001). The Clavien–Dindo complication grades were statistically similar between the two groups.

Conclusion
Complex in nature and high–risk renal masses located in the upper pole of the kidney, partial nephrectomy performed with an 11th rib resection can be considered a reliable surgical option with a shorter ischemia time, supporting the preservation of long-term renal function.
Role of the salt glands of Armeria maritima (halophyte) in removal of lead from tissues
Authors: Wierzbicka Małgorzata , Begiedza Martyna , Bodzon Karolina , Bemowska-Kałabun Olga , Brzost Krzysztof , Wróbel Monika , Trzybiński Damian , Woźniak Krzysztof 
Published: May 2024

AbstractArmeria maritima is a halophyte exhibiting a strong tolerance to heavy metals. It grows on zinc–lead waste heaps. This study aimed to determine the role of salt glands in the removal of lead (Pb) from plants and to trace the path of lead from the shoots to the salt glands on the surface of leaves. Mechanisms allowing high tolerance to lead in A. maritima were also evaluated. These examinations were conducted on a lead-tolerant population and a lead-sensitive plant population. The plants were treated with Pb(NO3)2 and the path of lead was traced from the roots to the leaves. The lead-tolerant population transported twice as much lead as the sensitive population. The action of the salt glands resulted in 40% of the leaf lead content in the lead-tolerant population being expelled onto the surface of the leaves. These features indicate the high phytoremediation capabilities of these halophyte plants. The excretion of multi-ionic solutes by the salt glands results in the appearance of tiny crystals on the surface of the leaves. In this publication, for the first time, an attempt was made to determine what chemical compounds build up these crystals and to determine their crystal structure. Solving this problem was possible through the usage of single-crystal X-ray structural analysis.
Sex differences in health-related quality of life and psychological distress among colorectal cancer patients: a 2-year longitudinal study
Authors: Bonhof Cynthia S. , de Rooij Belle H. , Schoormans Dounya , Wasowicz Dareczka K. , Vreugdenhil Gerard , Mols Floortje 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Purpose
While sex differences in the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) are well documented, less is known about sex differences in patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychological distress. To enhance patient-tailored care, we aimed to longitudinally examine sex differences in HRQoL and psychological distress among CRC patients from diagnosis up until 2-year follow-up.

Methods
Newly diagnosed CRC patients from four Dutch hospitals were eligible for participation. Patients (N = 334) completed questions on HRQoL (EORTC QLQ-C30) and psychological distress (HADS) before initial treatment (baseline), 4 weeks after surgery, and at 1 and 2 years after diagnosis. Also, HRQoL and psychological distress were assessed in a sex- and age-matched reference population.

Results
When directly comparing female (N = 126, 38%) and male (N = 208, 62%) CRC patients, female patients reported significantly worse HRQoL, such as more insomnia at baseline, worse physical and role functioning 4 weeks after surgery, more diarrhea at 1 year, and more pain and constipation at 2-year follow-up. However, a comparison with the reference population revealed larger differences between patients and reference in males than in females. For example, at 1- and 2-year follow-up, male patients reported significantly worse cognitive and social functioning, more insomnia, and more anxiety compared with a reference population.

Conclusions
Especially male CRC patients reported worse HRQoL and more psychological distress when compared with a reference population.

Implications for cancer survivors
Knowledge of sex-specific differences in HRQoL and psychological distress among CRC patients may help healthcare providers anticipate and appropriately address patients’ unique healthcare needs.
Quality of life, diabetes-related stress and treatment satisfaction are correlated with glycemia risk index (GRI), time in range and hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia components in type 1 diabetes
Authors: Díaz-Soto Gonzalo , Pérez-López Paloma , Férnandez-Velasco Pablo , Bahillo-Curieses Pilar , de la O Nieto de la Marca María , Jimenez Rebeca , de Luis Daniel 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Introduction
To evaluate the relationship between the GRI -component of hypoglycemia (CHypo) and hyperglycemia (CHyper)- with diabetes quality of life (DQoL), diabetes-related stress (DDS), perception of hypoglycemia (Clarke Test), visual analogic scale (VAS) and diabetes-knowledge (DKQ2) in T1D.

Methods
Cross-sectional study in 92 patients with T1D under intensive insulin treatment (21.7% CSII) and flash glucose monitoring (isCGM). Clinical, metabolic and glycometric parameters and quality of life/satisfaction questionnaires were analyzed.

Results
92 patients (54.3% male, BMI 25.4 ± 4.5 kg/m2, HbA1c 7.5 ± 1.0%, TIR 53.9 ± 15.9%) with mean age 36.1 ± 12.6years and 17.8 ± 11.3 T1D duration. The mean GRI was 60.6 ± 22.2 with a CHypo and CHyper of 5.9 ± 4.8 and 27.3 ± 14.4, respectively. 19.1% presented a pathological Clarke’s test. Patients with TIR > 70% and GRI < 40 showed better VAS (8.8 ± 1.3 vs 9.3 ± 0.9, p < 0.05) and DDS (46.4 ± 22.1 vs 36.7 ± 16.6, p < 0.05) scores, showing no differences between groups. CHyper > 15 and Chypo > 3.4 were related to worse levels of DQoL (91.1 ± 23.9 vs 76.6 ± 18.6 and 94.6 ± 24.8 vs 79.8 ± 20.1, p < 0.01), DDS(49.8 ± 22.4 vs 35.7 ± 16.5 and 49.8 ± 22.4 vs 35.7 ± 16.5, p < 0.01),and DKQ2 (24.4 ± 4.3 vs 26.8 ± 5.2 and 24.1 ± 4.8 vs 26.0 ± 4.6, p < 0.05), respectively. Worse metabolic control defined by GRI correlated with worse scores in VAS (r = −0.209, p < 0.05), DQoL (r = 0.205, p < 0.05), and DDS (r = 0.205, p < 0.05). No difference was observed in knowledge´s scale. CHyper correlated with worse scores in VAS (r = −0.231, p < 0.05), DQoL (r = 0.422, p < 0.01), and DDS (r = 0.341, p < 0.01) and lower degree of knowledge DKQ2 (r = −0.231, p < 0.05). When analyzing DQoL as a dependent variable in a multiple lineal regression, only age (β = 0.747; p < 0.001) and CHyper (β = 0.717; p < 0.001) maintained statistical significance.

Conclusions
Higher GRI was related to worse quality of life, diabetes-related stress and satisfaction with treatment, analogous to the TIR results.CHyper an Chypo were related to a greater decline in quality of life, diabetes-related stress, and lower satisfaction with treatment.However, in a multiple linear regression, only CHyper maintained statistical significance.
Profit and loss attribution: an empirical study
Authors: Flaig Solveig , Junike Gero 
Published: May 2024

AbstractThe profit and loss (P &L) attribution for each business year into different risk factors (e.g., interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange rate etc.) is a regulatory requirement, e.g., under Solvency 2. Three different decomposition principles are prevalent: one-at-a-time (OAT), sequential updating (SU) and average sequential updating (ASU) decompositions. In this research, using financial market data from 2003 to 2022, we demonstrate that the OAT decomposition can generate significant unexplained P &L and that the SU decompositions depends significantly on the order or labeling of the risk factors. On the basis of an investment in a foreign stock, we further explain that the SU decomposition is not able to identify all relevant risk factors. This potentially effects the hedging strategy of the portfolio manager. In conclusion, we suggest to use the ASU decomposition in practice.
PBF-LB of large-area magnesium WE43 structures surface-enhanced by plasma electrolytic oxidation
Authors: Abel Arvid , Sharma Anutsek , Holländer Hannes , Zheng Dawn , Emminghaus Nicole , Buling Anna , Hermsdorf Jörg , Zerrer Jörg , Kaierle Stefan 
Published: May 2024

AbstractDue to the improved understanding of the industry, additive manufacturing processes are becoming increasingly accepted for fabricating complex lightweight components. The focus of the magnesium research is primarily on small implant structures. Due to challenges in the manufacturing process and oxidation behavior, large structures for lightweight components are mainly fabricated with titanium. This paper expands the scope of the laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) of larger-area magnesium parts with surface enhancement using the Ultraceramic® by the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). For this purpose, the PBF-LB process development for cylindric structures with a diameter of 31 mm is carried out. The processing strategies are adapted for a crack and porosity free process. To mitigate the inherent oxidation of the biodegradable WE43 and reduce the surface wear in tribologically challenging applications, the additively manufactured magnesium is modified by the Ultraceramic®. The thickness of the ceramic surface could be tailored between 10 and 40 µm, while enclosing adhering powder particles of the PBF. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy showed an increased resistance to corrosion by an increased modulus |Z0.01| by a factor of 658. The tribological behavior was characterized in pin-on-disc experiments and showed a decrease of surface wear down to 7.9 × 10–6 mm3/N·m up to a Hertzian pressure of 720 MPa tested by a tungsten carbide ball. Therefore, the synthesis of the PBF-LB of large-area magnesium parts and the PEO of the Ultraceramic® enables lightweight components for challenging oxidative and tribological conditions in real world applications.
Nature’s values in marine resource governance: an ethnographic case study of rockweed in Norway
Authors: Kvanneid Aase J. , Sundnes Frode 
Published: May 2024

AbstractThis article addresses the shortcomings in the governance of the Norwegian macroscopic brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum (rockweed) that appeared when approaching rockweed as a socio-ecologic object in the Vega archipelago on the Norwegian Helgeland coast. A common seaweed along the Norwegian coast, rockweed constitutes an important species in Norway’s ‘blue forests’. Historically, rockweed harvesting was an important source of income for the local coastal population in Norway. Although not comparable to the newer and expanding kelp industry, rockweed harvesting is still profitable along the coast. Despite revived attention from the seaweed industry, state management of rockweed in 2024 is conspicuously absent. Combined with the lack of scientific knowledge of the consequences of rockweed harvesting on the local coastal ecosystems, the responsibility for ensuring sustainable harvesting of rockweed lies with the industry itself. On Vega, however, where rockweed is a highly valued and contested coastal species with a high economic, ecologic, and cultural significance, rockweed harvesting was a conflicted issue. In approaching rockweed as a socio-ecologic object from ‘below’, the article identifies hegemonic structures and discourses in Norwegian marine governance, suggesting how a narrow definition of ‘value’ comes to matter—not only for rockweed—but for sustainable governance of all marine and coastal ecosystems. This article is also an important contribution to the burgeoning interdisciplinary research on nature’s values, power, and knowledge in environmental management.
Heterostructure catalyst coupled wood-derived carbon and cobalt-iron alloy/oxide for reversible oxygen conversion
Authors: Zhou Limin , Li Junxiao , Yin Jiao , Zhang Gaoyue , Zhang Pengxiang , Zhou Jingjing , Zhang Anqi , Wang Ao , Li Baojun , Liu Yanyan , Sun Kang 
Published: May 2024

AbstractAs promising energy-storage devices, zinc–air batteries (ZABs) exhibit slow reaction kinetics for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) occurring at their electrodes. High-performance bifunctional catalysts must thus be synthesized to accelerate the reversible conversion of oxygen and improve the rate and overall performance of ZABs. Herein, we reported the promising prospects of self-supported composite electrodes composed of wood-derived carbon (WDC) and bimetallic cobalt-iron alloys/oxides (CoFe-CoFe2O4@WDC) as efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline ORR/OER. WDC provided a favorable three-phase interface for heterogeneous reactions owing to its layered porous structure and genetic stability, thereby enabling mass diffusion and improving reaction kinetics. The CoFe2O4 spinel surface was reduced to bimetallic CoFe alloy to form abundant heterostructure interfaces that promote electron transfer. Under alkaline conditions, the optimized composite electrode exhibited a remarkable high half-wave potential of 0.85 V and an exceptionally low overpotential of 1.49 V. It also exhibited stable performance over an impressive 2340 cycles in a ZAB. Theoretical calculations also confirmed that the heterointerface addresses the issue of proton scarcity throughout the reaction and actively facilitates the creation of O–O bonds during the reversible transformation of oxygen. This study introduces a new concept for developing bifunctional and efficient electrocatalysts based on charcoal and encourages the sustainable and high-value use of forest biomass resources.
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A Semi-implicit Finite Volume Scheme for Incompressible Two-Phase Flows
Authors: Ferrari Davide , Dumbser Michael 
Published: May 2024

AbstractThis paper presents a mass and momentum conservative semi-implicit finite volume (FV) scheme for complex non-hydrostatic free surface flows, interacting with moving solid obstacles. A simplified incompressible Baer-Nunziato type model is considered for two-phase flows containing a liquid phase, a solid phase, and the surrounding void. According to the so-called diffuse interface approach, the different phases and consequently the void are described by means of a scalar volume fraction function for each phase. In our numerical scheme, the dynamics of the liquid phase and the motion of the solid are decoupled. The solid is assumed to be a moving rigid body, whose motion is prescribed. Only after the advection of the solid volume fraction, the dynamics of the liquid phase is considered. As usual in semi-implicit schemes, we employ staggered Cartesian control volumes and treat the nonlinear convective terms explicitly, while the pressure terms are treated implicitly. The non-conservative products arising in the transport equation for the solid volume fraction are treated by a path-conservative approach. The resulting semi-implicit FV discretization of the mass and momentum equations leads to a mildly nonlinear system for the pressure which can be efficiently solved with a nested Newton-type technique. The time step size is only limited by the velocities of the two phases contained in the domain, and not by the gravity wave speed nor by the stiff algebraic relaxation source term, which requires an implicit discretization. The resulting semi-implicit algorithm is first validated on a set of classical incompressible Navier-Stokes test problems and later also adds a fixed and moving solid phase.
Isochorismate synthase is required for phylloquinone, but not salicylic acid biosynthesis in rice
Authors: Wang Zengqian , Yang Guiqing , Zhang Dandan , Li Guangxin , Qiu Jin-Long , Wu Jie 
Published: May 2024

AbstractSalicylic acid (SA) is a phytohormone required for plant growth and defense signaling. There are two major SA biosynthesis pathways in plants: the isochorismate synthase (ICS) pathway and the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) pathway. It has been demonstrated in several plant species, including the model plant Arabidopsis, that SA is derived predominantly from the ICS pathway. Here, we employed the CRISPR/Cas9 system to generate ICS knockout mutants in rice (Oryza sativa L.). The Osics mutants display severe growth defects, and are completely devoid of phylloquinone, an isochorismate-derived product. The growth defects of Osics can be rescued through exogenous application of 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (NA), a precursor of phylloquinone. Remarkably, the basal SA levels are not altered in the Osics mutants. Our findings support a role of OsICS in the biosynthesis of phylloquinone, and imply that SA biosynthesis in rice may occur through an alternative route other than the ICS pathway.
On Grüss, Ostrowski and trapezoid-type inequalities via nabla integral on time scales
Authors: Nosheen Ammara , Khan Khuram Ali , Shahzadi Iram 
Published: May 2024

AbstractOstrowski inequality gives the absolute deviation of the function from its integral mean. Delta and nabla calculi are first two approaches to study time scales calculus. This article presents the Ostrowski inequality for univariate first order nabla differentiable function by using Montgomery identity established for nabla integrals. Some extensions of dynamic Ostrowski-type inequality are investigated with the help of integration by parts for nabla integrals, properties of the modulus and polynomials on time scales. Furthermore, dynamic Grüss and trapezoid-type inequalities are established in their generalized form for twice nabla differentiable functions by utilizing the Montgomery identity. In addition, the obtained inequalities are discussed for continuous and discrete time scales.
Seasonal phenology and starch allocation patterns in populations of Oxycaryum cubense f. cubense and paraguayense in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida
Authors: Squires Allison C. , Wersal Ryan M. , Turnage Gray , Mudge Christopher R. , Sperry Benjamin P. 
Published: May 2024

AbstractPhenological studies for Cuban bulrush [Oxycaryum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Lye] have been limited to the monocephalous form in Lake Columbus (Mississippi). Accordingly, there is little available information on potential phenological differences among O. cubense forms (monocephalous vs. polycephalous) and populations in other geographic locations in the United States. Therefore, seasonal patterns of biomass and starch allocation in O. cubense were quantified from two populations in Lake Columbus on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi (monocephalous), two populations from Lake Martin in Louisiana (polycephalous), and two populations from Orange Lake in Florida (polycephalous). Monthly samples of O. cubense inflorescence, emergent, and submersed tissue were harvested from two plots per state from October 2021 to September 2022. During monthly data collection, air temperature and photoperiod were recorded. Starch allocation patterns were similar among all sites, with starch storage being less than 1.5% dry weight for all plant tissues. Biomass was greatest in Lake Columbus (monocephalous; 600.7 g dry weight [DW] m−2) followed by Lake Martin (polycephalous; 392.3 g DW m−2) and Orange Lake (polycephalous; 233.85 g DW m−2). Peak inflorescence biomass occurred in the winter for the Lake Martin and Orange Lake populations and in the summer for the Lake Columbus population. Inflorescence biomass in Lake Columbus had a positive relationship (r2 = 0.53) with warmer air temperatures. Emergent and submersed biomass generally had negative relationships with both photoperiod and temperature (r2 = 0.02 to 0.77) in all sites. Peak biomass was also negatively related to temperature and photoperiod. Results from this study indicate that there are differences in biomass allocation between the two growth forms of O. cubense and that growth can occur at temperatures below freezing. Low temperature tolerance may allow this species to expand its range farther north than previously suspected.