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Tracing the origins of sea turtle eggs in the markets of Costa Rica
Authors: Pheasey Helen , Albert Fonseca Andrea , Albertazzi Federico J. , Griffiths Richard A. , Roberts David L. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractUnsustainable wildlife trade is a major contributor to biodiversity loss; however, trade regulations have failed to prevent the decline of high‐profile species. Where wildlife is traded legally, opportunities exist to launder protected species through legal channels. The legal commercialization of olive ridley sea turtle eggs from Ostional, Costa Rica, has been criticized with some suggesting that the legal trade stimulates illegal extraction and sale of eggs. We aimed to identify whether the traceability rules, under which the Ostional project operates, were suitably robust. We surveyed markets across Costa Rica, by purchasing openly available sea turtle eggs and recording qualitative and quantitative data at the point of sale. We found that 378 (80%) of turtle eggs openly sold in the market were from olive ridley sea turtles. Green (n = 5) and leatherback (n = 6) turtle eggs were only on offer on three occasions, but no vendor referred to Ostional. Vendors frequently breached trade regulations, which appeared to be due to these regulations misaligning with consumer demand. Although the Ostional traceability rules are regularly flouted, we found no evidence that Ostional is being used as a cover to sell eggs from other turtle species.
In real life: Gaming community engagement in museums
Authors: Connor Alysha 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis article looks at the ways museums can collaborate with the gaming community to better preserve, curate, digitize, and understand video games. Museums have become increasingly drawn to the collection and study of video games. Ideally, the acquisition and preservation of video games would need to be overseen by museum professionals specializing in digital collections, however, the museum sector lacks such specialists and resourcing. Often curators and museum staff do not have the necessary cultural and technological skills to properly care for gaming material culture. To remedy this problem, this paper suggests a more collaborative approach whereby gaming communities could be included in the collection, preservation, and display of gaming history and culture in museums. Using examples from the United States and Australia, this article examines the many ways the gaming community can help museums understand, acquire, display, and preserve video games.
SNP‐based analysis of European Thymallus spp. (Salmonidae) reveals extensive mito‐nuclear discordance relevant for biogeographic inferences, taxonomy and conservation
Authors: Englmaier Gernot K. , Rodríguez Nuria Viñuela , Bravničar Jernej , Zangl Lukas , Persat Henri , Marić Saša , Ratschan Clemens , Delling Bo , Gonçalves Duarte V. , Secci‐Petretto Giulia , Froufe Elsa , Weiss Steven J. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractAimPaleohydrological dynamics are well‐documented for European river systems, promoting shifting phases of isolation and connectivity of their aquatic fauna. These conditions coupled with high rates of hybridisation found in freshwater fishes may introduce considerable complexity and potential mito‐nuclear discordance of phylogenetic patterns. We evaluate this hypothesis using the first large‐scale analysis of nuclear SNPs in European species of grayling (Thymallus) compared to mtDNA data with the aim of reassessing the evolutionary history of this group of rheophilic fishes.LocationFreshwater systems in Europe.MethodsBased on mitochondrial (mitogenomes, control region) and nuclear (ddRADseq) data, we applied population‐genetic, phylogenetic, and biogeographic tools to evaluate lineage diversity in the context of paleohydrological alterations.ResultsThe results corroborated previously recognised high levels of lineage diversity, but revealed several cases of mito‐nuclear discordance and signals of both historical (natural) and human‐mediated introgression among major inter‐ and intraspecific lineages of Thymallus in Europe. A time‐calibrated phylogeny and ancestral area estimation, based on nuclear SNP data, supported a late Pliocene diversification of the genus in Europe and suggested an early colonisation of the Black Sea basin with subsequent dispersal into Central and Western Europe.Main ConclusionsThe genetic structure of Thymallus in Europe recovered by nuclear SNPs contrasts considerably with that supported by mtDNA. Several instances of mito‐nuclear discordance underscore frequent contact of allopatric lineages in a dynamic paleohydrological landscape and reveal the weakness of basing both taxonomic and conservation decisions on inferences based on mtDNA alone. The Danube and Rhine drainages were inferred as important zones of contact between divergent phylogeographic lineages. Additionally, our data cast doubt on the genetic integrity of the endangered T. aeliani. Its divergence from T. thymallus, using nuclear SNPs, appears minimal as samples of T. aeliani group within Danubian lineages, despite carrying highly divergent reciprocally monophyletic mtDNA.
Probing the content of affective semantic memory following caregiving‐related early adversity
Authors: Vannucci Anna , Fields Andrea , Bloom Paul A. , Camacho Nicolas L. , Choy Tricia , Durazi Amaesha , Hadis Syntia , Harmon Chelsea , Heleniak Charlotte , VanTieghem Michelle , Dozier Mary , Milham Michael P. , Ghetti Simona , Tottenham Nim 
Published: April 2024

AbstractCognitive science has demonstrated that we construct knowledge about the world by abstracting patterns from routinely encountered experiences and storing them as semantic memories. This preregistered study tested the hypothesis that caregiving‐related early adversities (crEAs) shape affective semantic memories to reflect the content of those adverse interpersonal‐affective experiences. We also tested the hypothesis that because affective semantic memories may continue to evolve in response to later‐occurring positive experiences, child‐perceived attachment security will inform their content. The sample comprised 160 children (ages 6–12 at Visit 1; 87F/73 M), 66% of whom experienced crEAs (n = 105). At Visit 1, crEA exposure prior to study enrollment was operationalized as parental‐reports endorsing a history of crEAs (abuse/neglect, permanent/significant parent‐child separation); while child‐reports assessed concurrent attachment security. A false memory task was administered online ∼2.5 years later (Visit 2) to probe the content of affective semantic memories–specifically attachment schemas. Results showed that crEA exposure (vs. no exposure) was associated with a higher likelihood of falsely endorsing insecure (vs. secure) schema scenes. Attachment security moderated the association between crEA exposure and insecure schema‐based false recognition. Findings suggest that interpersonal‐affective semantic schemas include representations of parent‐child interactions that may capture the quality of one's own attachment experiences and that these representations shape how children remember attachment‐relevant narrative events. Findings are also consistent with the hypothesis that these affective semantic memories can be modified by later experiences. Moving forward, the approach taken in this study provides a means of operationalizing Bowlby's notion of internal working models within a cognitive neuroscience framework.Research Highlights
Affective semantic memories representing insecure schema knowledge (child needs + needs‐not‐met) may be more salient, elaborated, and persistent among youths exposed to early caregiving adversity.
All youths, irrespective of early caregiving adversity exposure, may possess affective semantic memories that represent knowledge of secure schemas (child needs + needs‐met).
Establishing secure relationships with parents following early‐occurring caregiving adversity may attenuate the expression of insecure semantic memories, suggesting potential malleability.
Affective semantic memories include schema representations of parent‐child interactions that may capture the quality of one's own attachment experiences and shape how youths remember attachment‐relevant events.
Human milk and breastfeeding during ketogenic diet therapy in infants with epilepsy: Clinical practice guideline
Authors: van der Louw Elles , Trimmel‐Schwahofer Petra , Devlin Anita , Armeno Marisa , Thompson Lindsey , Cross J. Helen , Auvin Stéphane , Dressler Anastasia 
Published: April 2024

AbstractKetogenic diet therapy (KDT) is a safe and effective treatment for epilepsy and glucose transporter type 1 (GLUT1) deficiency syndrome in infancy. Complete weaning from breastfeeding is not required to implement KDT; however, breastfeeding remains uncommon. Barriers include feasibility concerns and lack of referrals to expert centres. Therefore, practical strategies are needed to help mothers and professionals overcome these barriers and facilitate the inclusion of breastfeeding and human milk during KDT. A multidisciplinary expert panel met online to address clinical concerns, systematically reviewed the literature, and conducted two international surveys to develop an expert consensus of practical recommendations for including human milk and breastfeeding in KDT. The need to educate about the nutritional benefits of human milk and to increase breastfeeding rates is emphasized. Prospective real‐world registries could help to collect data on the implementation of breastfeeding and the use of human milk in KDT, while systematically including non‐seizure‐related outcomes, such as quality of life, and social and emotional well‐being, which could improve outcomes for infants and mothers.What this paper adds

Human milk and breastfeeding can be incorporated safely into ketogenic diet therapy.
With expert guidance, human milk and breastfeeding do not reduce diet effectiveness.
We show two strategies for clinical practice to include human milk.
Mothers can be encouraged to continue breastfeeding.
Sex‐specific consequences of host shift for morphology and fluctuating asymmetry in a seed beetle: an experimental evolution approach
Authors: Rončević Aleksa , Savković Uroš , Đorđević Mirko , Vlajnić Lea , Stojković Biljana , Budečević Sanja 
Published: April 2024

AbstractMorphological plasticity may be induced by altering host plants and commonly it is sex‐specific in phytophagous insects. It is hypothesized that stress in insects caused by a host shift leads to morphological changes and developmental destabilization, which may be identified by fluctuating asymmetry. We performed reciprocal transplant experiments in eight replicated populations of the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) adapted to common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae) as its ancestral host and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) as a suboptimal host. Using methods of geometric morphometrics we assessed the effects of the short‐ and long‐term host shift on size and shape variation of beetles of both sexes. We also tested the hypothesis that fluctuating asymmetry is lower when the beetles develop within seeds of the ancestral host. Our results showed that females respond more plastically related to their body size and shape of the abdomen, particularly during a short‐term host shift, suggesting that females have a greater importance in maintaining the population on a new host. The level of fluctuating asymmetry is lowest in males that have evolved for generations on bean indicating that they have the most canalized development, so we suggested that symmetry in A. obtectus is maintained by sexual selection. Even if the beetles are adapted to a suboptimal host over many generations, they stabilize their development after returning to the ancestral host. Our work indicates that host shifts may change morphological aspects of the beetles in a sex‐specific manner and consequently influence their developmental trajectories.
Excitatory/inhibitory motor balance reflects individual differences during joint action coordination
Authors: Vescovo Enrico , Cardellicchio Pasquale , Tomassini Alice , Fadiga Luciano , D'Ausilio Alessandro 
Published: April 2024

AbstractJoint action (JA) is a continuous process of motor co‐regulation based on the integration of contextual (top‐down) and kinematic (bottom‐up) cues from partners. The fine equilibrium between excitation and inhibition in sensorimotor circuits is, thus, central to such a dynamic process of action selection and execution. In a bimanual task adapted to become a unimanual JA task, the participant held a bottle (JA), while a confederate had to reach and unscrew either that bottle or another stabilized by a mechanical clamp (No_JA). Prior knowledge was manipulated in each trial such that the participant knew (K) or not (No_K) the target bottle in advance. Online transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was administered at action‐relevant landmarks to explore corticospinal excitability (CSE) and inhibition (cortical silent period [cSP]). CSE was modulated early on before the action started if prior information was available. In contrast, cSP modulation emerged later during the reaching action, regardless of prior information. These two indexes could thus reflect the concurrent elaboration of contextual priors (top‐down) and the online sampling of partner's kinematic cues (bottom‐up). Furthermore, participants selected either one of two possible behavioural strategies, preferring early or late force exertion on the bottle. One translates into a reduced risk of motor coordination failure and the other into reduced metabolic expenditure. Each strategy was characterised by a specific excitatory/inhibitory profile. In conclusion, the study of excitatory/inhibitory balance paves the way for the neurophysiological determination of individual differences in the combination of top‐down and bottom‐up processing during JA coordination.
Symptom‐based staging for logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia
Authors: Hardy Chris J. D. , Taylor‐Rubin Cathleen , Taylor Beatrice , Harding Emma , Gonzalez Aida Suarez , Jiang Jessica , Thompson Laura , Kingma Rachel , Chokesuwattanaskul Anthipa , Walker Ffion , Barker Suzie , Brotherhood Emilie , Waddington Claire , Wood Olivia , Zimmermann Nikki , Kupeli Nuriye , Yong Keir X. X. , Camic Paul M. , Stott Joshua , Marshall Charles R. , Oxtoby Neil P. , Rohrer Jonathan D. , O'Shea Frankie , Volkmer Anna , Crutch Sebastian J. , Warren Jason D. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractBackground and purposeLogopenic variant primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA) is a major variant presentation of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that signals the importance of communication dysfunction across AD phenotypes. A clinical staging system is lacking for the evolution of AD‐associated communication difficulties that could guide diagnosis and care planning. Our aim was to create a symptom‐based staging scheme for lvPPA, identifying functional milestones relevant to the broader AD spectrum.MethodsAn international lvPPA caregiver cohort was surveyed on symptom development under an ‘exploratory’ survey (34 UK caregivers). Feedback from this survey informed the development of a ‘consolidation’ survey (27 UK, 10 Australian caregivers) in which caregivers were presented with six provisional clinical stages and feedback was analysed using a mixed‐methods approach.ResultsSix clinical stages were endorsed. Early symptoms included word‐finding difficulty, with loss of message comprehension and speech intelligibility signalling later‐stage progression. Additionally, problems with hearing in noise, memory and route‐finding were prominent early non‐verbal symptoms. ‘Milestone’ symptoms were identified that anticipate daily‐life functional transitions and care needs.ConclusionsThis work introduces a new symptom‐based staging scheme for lvPPA, and highlights milestone symptoms that could inform future clinical scales for anticipating and managing communication dysfunction across the AD spectrum.
Long‐term effect of exposure to triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) on male mouse reproduction
Authors: Darmani Homa , Ali Razan Ramiz Abbas 
Published: April 2024

AbstractOur study investigated the impact on male mouse fertility and reproduction of long‐term (14 weeks) exposure to triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), a co‐monomer of resin‐based compounds, at doses of 0.01, 0.1, 1, and 10 ppm. Test and control mice were then paired with sexually mature untreated female mice and their fertility evaluated. Females paired with males exposed to all TEGDMA doses exhibited a significant decline in pregnancy rates, and significant increases in the total embryonic resorption‐to‐implantation ratio, except for males exposed to 0.01 ppm TEGDMA. Males in the highest dose group (10 ppm) showed significant increases in seminal vesicle and preputial gland weights. They also had significantly higher serum levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) than the controls, and the 0.01 ppm dosage group for FSH levels. TEGDMA exposure resulted in notable histopathological alterations in the testis, with detachment of germ cells and shedding of germinal epithelium into the tubule lumen. These results strongly indicate that TEGDMA exposure has detrimental consequences on the reproductive abilities and functions in male mice through disruption of the standard hormonal regulation of the reproductive system, leading to changes in spermatogenesis and ultimately leading to decreased fertility.
Spillovers of PE investments
Authors: Truong Huynh S. , Walz Uwe 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWe investigate a potential primary effect of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) by private equity (PE) on peers in the same industry using data on US public‐to‐private LBO transactions between 1985 and 2016. We use a network‐based instrumental variable approach to account for potential endogeneity concerns. Our findings indicate that the LBOs by PEs matter for peer firms' performance and corporate strategy relative to nonpeer firms. Our study supports a learning factor hypothesis, but we find no evidence to support the conjecture that peers lose due to the increased competitiveness of the LBO target.
Patterns of integrating the Seal of Biliteracy into the school context
Authors: Wesely Pamela M. , Gao Bing 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) is a high school graduation credential that recognizes US students in their final year of high school who have demonstrated proficiency in English and at least one other language. SoBL implementation has been shown in many contexts to be governed by local policy arbiters, who interpret the state policy to provide access to the SoBL to students. Additionally, scholars have suggested that the discourse surrounding the SoBL has been permeated with neoliberal logic that prioritizes individual success and economic advantage. This study investigates how these themes play out in the implementation of the SoBL in 16 schools across Iowa, diverse in size, location, and student linguistic profiles. Findings indicate that the implementation of the SoBL was influenced by the local context and local policy arbiters, and how the SoBL, in turn, influenced the arbiters' perspectives and practices related to language learners and language instruction.
Examining the role of ruminants in sustainable food systems
Authors: Place Sara E. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractSustainable food systems provide food security while stewarding economic, social, and environmental bases in ways to meet future generations' needs. Sustainable food systems encompass the health of animals, people, and ecosystems. Healthy and productive ruminants can produce meat and milk products with fewer resources, and consequently, often fewer greenhouse gas emissions are produced. Ruminant livestock faces the dual challenge of being impacted by and contributing to climate change, while also experiencing increased demand for ruminant meat and milk products due to growing global population and increased incomes. This challenge presents different ways forward depending upon solutions and how one values certain aspects of sustainability, ranging from simply building upon past improvements in ruminant agriculture to dramatic reductions in ruminant livestock populations. Better understanding the concerns with ruminant's role in sustainable food systems is important, as is understanding the different viewpoints and interpretation of evidence both for and against ruminant agriculture. This review provides a brief overview of some of the key issues related to the role ruminant animals play in sustainable food systems, including greenhouse gas emissions, feed‐food competition and land use, and human nutrition. The review also highlights how improved animal health outcomes can enhance ruminants' role in sustainable food systems. Ultimately, ruminants make unique contributions to human flourishing via providing nutrition, livelihoods, and ecosystem services from forage resources and grassland landscapes. However, the status quo is unlikely to meet the challenges of the coming decades, thus investing in research and development into sustainable ruminant systems is required.
Social participation in the neighborhood community prevents onset of disability in community‐dwelling older adults whose life space with activities is limited: A 2‐year prospective cohort study
Authors: Fujii Kazuya , Harada Kenji , Kurita Satoshi , Morikawa Masanori , Nishijima Chiharu , Kakita Daisuke , Shimada Hiroyuki 
Published: April 2024

AimsFor older adults with limited life space and activity, social participation in the neighborhood community is essential to ensure social interaction and activity levels. This study examined the association between social participation in the neighborhood community and the onset of disability in older adults with different life spaces and activities.MethodsThe participants were 9513 older adults from a cohort study conducted at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Study of Geriatric Syndromes (NCGG‐SGS). Social participation in the neighborhood community was assessed by participating in the community meetings. Life space with activities was evaluated using the Activity Mobility Index (AMI) developed in the NCGG‐SGS, with higher scores indicating better mobility and movement. The participants were divided into four groups based on the quartiles of their AMI scores (Q1–Q4). Cox proportional hazard models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for disability incidence by social participation in each quartile.ResultsOver the 2‐year follow‐up period, disability occurred in 4.3% of the participants (n = 409). In the Q1 group, participants who participated in the neighborhood community had a significantly lower risk of developing a disability than those who did not (HR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.28–0.76). There were no significant differences in onset of disability between the presence and absence of social participation for groups Q2, Q3, and Q4.ConclusionsSocial participation in the neighborhood community was associated with the onset of disability in the lowest life space group. Social participation within a limited life space with activities may prevent disability onset. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 609–618.