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Markov chains as a conceptual probabilistic model according to Vistelius
Authors: Thiergärtner Hannes 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This geo-historical case study analyses Vistelius’ ingenious idea of conceptual stochastic models and their application as Markov chain analysis in the geosciences. Vistelius (1915–1995) is regarded as one of the founders of mathematical geology. He was the first to define mathematical geology as “a scientific discipline concerned with the construction, analysis and use of conceptual mathematical models of geological events to solve concrete problems” (Vistelius in Principles of mathematical geology, Nauka, Leningrad, 1980; Principles of mathematical geology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1992). Mathematical models in this context should be primarily probabilistic because of the large number of influencing natural factors. They must be conceptual to avoid fundamental errors in application. Vistelius devoted his seminal book to geological random sequences and their description and analysis using Markov models as stochastic tools. He applied this approach to grain sequences in granitic intrusive rocks and to sedimentary rock layers. Among other things, Vistelius has used Markov chain analysis in mineral resource exploration to distinguish between “ideal” granites, which are not subsequently mineralized, and mainly hydrothermally mineralized, sometimes ore-bearing granites which contain at least two generations of main minerals. The application of this special conceptual stochastic model is demonstrated on Lusatian granite (Saxony, Germany).
Bubbles, Seekers, and Servers: A Metaphor Analysis of Jewish Identity Construction
Authors: Bankier-Karp Adina L. , Southcott Jane , Cooper Rebecca 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Quantitative studies of contemporary Jewry have primarily focused on Jewish identity, examining the categories that differentiate Jewish self-conceptions, and their implications for belief, behavior, and belonging. In contrast, qualitative studies have deepened this understanding by exploring the process of identity construction. However, significant gaps remain in our knowledge about how identity is understood, particularly regarding how young people perceive agency and self-awareness when reflecting on their identity-related choices. Metaphor analysis offers insights into conceptual frameworks shaping attitudes and behaviors. This method is especially well suited for examining young people’s beliefs about identity construction and the ways these beliefs are expressed. In our study of young Australian Jews, participants used rich metaphors to describe their Jewish identities. Three dominant metaphors—the bubble, the seeker, and the server—capture participants’ Jewish identity, shaped by upbringing, milestones, and communal ties. By illuminating these metaphors, metaphor analysis enhances our understanding of the lived experience of identity construction. It offers a novel lens for studying how young Jews conceptualize their developing sense of self within a Jewish context.
A review: the potential impact of large-scale solar farms (LSSFs) on the water cycle
Authors: Alzahrani Abdulaziz S. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
In renewable energy sources, wind and solar power plants are the anticipated largest benefactors to worldwide decarbonization and will be ranked as the most projected energy suppliers by 2050. Solar energy has reached new levels of affordability as a renewable energy source though they have a firm impression on the environment. The large-scale solar farms (LSSFs) cover hundreds of acres, potentially impacting the natural environmental ecohydrological processes like runoff generation and erosion. The purpose of the present paper is to appraise the present status of systematic exploration of LSSFs and their impact on the water cycle and the environment and the currently known recommendations for site management. Key findings demonstrate that LSSFs have substantial variations in hydrological cycle components in soil moisture, temperature and evaporation. Erosion reduction, strategies to control runoff and water management plans are warranted to diminish adversative impacts safeguarding sustainable amalgamation of LSSFs into the milieu.
A Study on SP-A Expression in Rat Testis during Postnatal Development
Authors: Özbek Mehmet , Ata Ayhan , Karaca Harun , Öztop Mustafa , Ergün Emel , Kankavi Orhan 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Background
Surfactant proteins A (SP-A) is integral components of the host defense system, known for their significant antimicrobial properties and diverse immunomodulatory functions, particularly within the lung alveolus. Although SP-A is expressed in the testis, its specific roles in testicular cells, especially in relation to spermatogenesis, remain inadequately characterized.

Objective
This study addresses the gap by investigating the localization and expression of SP-A in rat testis tissue at 5, 20, 50, and 70 days of postnatal development. Additionally, it examines the localization of SP-A in developing spermatid to spermatozoa within seminiferous tubules.

Materials and Methods
Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups (N = 6 per group) based on distinct postnatal developmental days (PNDs): 5, 20, 50, and 70. The expression level of SP-A was estimated using Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry analysis was conducted.

Results
At PND 50, SP-A immunoreactivity was present in elongating spermatids (steps 9–15) and increased at PND 70. Notably, SP-A signals in elongated spermatids (steps 16–19) at PND 50 intensified and peaked at step 16 in early-stage I-II at PND 70 and began to decrease in steps 17–19 in stages IV-XIV at PND 70. Western blot analysis of testis tissue extracts also confirmed the gradual increase in SP-A expression corresponding to postnatal development days.

Conclusion
These findings suggest that SP-A may serve similar functions in rat testicular tissue as in lung alveoli, including roles in innate immunity, host defense, modulation of the immune response, regulation of inflammation, and protection against infections also may play a role in spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis.
Usefulness of hepatic CT attenuation values in assessment of Fontan-associated liver disease progression: a comparative study with Model of End-stage Liver Disease Excluding International Normalized Ratio scores
Authors: Kugo Yosuke , Kido Takashi , Watanabe Takuji , Nagashima Toshiaki , Taira Masaki , Yoshioka Daisuke , Shimamura Kazuo , Miyagawa Shigeru 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Fontan-associated liver disease leads to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, worsening patient prognosis. Although the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease Excluding International Normalized Ratio score correlates with disease severity, precise prediction methods remain elusive. The hepatic computed tomography (CT) attenuation is used to assess steatohepatitis, which may offer insight into disease progression. This study aimed to determine the usefulness of hepatic CT attenuation values in assessing Fontan-associated liver disease progression. All post-Fontan patients with >20 years’ follow-up data between 1980 and 2021 were reviewed. We set five regions of interest with a 20-mm-diameter circle in the peripheral region of the liver to obtain minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation of the CT attenuation values, which were adjusted to those of the aorta. The impact of hepatic CT attenuation values on cirrhosis development was evaluated. Cox regression revealed significant associations between adjusted minimum (hazard ratio: 0.01 [0.00–0.02, p < 0.01), adjusted maximum (hazard ratio: 159 [4.34–5831, p < 0.01]), and standard deviation (hazard ratio: 1.89 [1.29–2.76, p < 0.01]) and Model of End-Stage Liver Disease Excluding International Normalized Ratio score (hazard ratio: 1.2 [1.02–1.43, p = 0.03]) with cirrhosis. In cirrhosis cases, the adjusted minimum value exhibited significant longitudinal alteration prior to cirrhosis (p < 0.01), whereas Model of End-Stage Liver Disease Excluding International Normalized Ratio scores remained stable. The hepatic CT attenuation values were associated with cirrhosis development and the longitudinal changes are more sensitive than the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease Excluding International Normalized Ratio score.
Poetry as Conversation: Introduction to the Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Archive
Authors: Glaser Amelia M. 
Published: February 2025

AbstractSocial Media did not invent poetry. But in some ways, it reinvented it. Much like the explosion of small journals in the modernist period, social media platforms have created interconnected networks of writers who share their own and others’ work, in real time, sometimes writing poems directly onto their Facebook pages or in the comment thread. This article introduces the Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Archive, an interactive web platform, which catalogues Ukrainian poems posted to Facebook since 2013. The roughly 100 poets featured in this archive were either born in Ukraine or moved to Ukraine before 2014. The archive is multilingual, and organized by poet, theme, and language. It is also searchable by text string. This growing web resource enables and encourages scholars to engage with contemporary writing shared to social media.
“In the Language of the Aggressor, I Cry for its Victims”: Russophone Anti-War Poetry of Witnessing
Authors: Parts Lyudmila 
Published: February 2025

AbstractThe responses by Russian, Ukrainian, and other countries’ Russophone poets to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 constitute a unified artistic discourse, animated by recurring topics, motifs, and images. This article aims to open a discussion of this body of work by examining one of its major topics—the Russian language as both a weapon and victim of war—and by offering an overarching theoretical framework, based on the concept of witnessing, for the analysis of contemporary artistic modes generated by war, extremity, and crisis. The topic of language foregrounds the problem of the speaking subject, participating or implicated in ongoing traumatic events. I examine these poems as poetry of witnessing: verses that employ digital media to respond to traumas and atrocities from within the events and as they unfold, while questioning the moral parameters of their response and the adequacy of their artistic instruments.
The accuracy of edentulous arch impression between intraoral scanner and laboratory scanner: a scoping review
Authors: Achmadi Athiyyah Aura , Rikmasari Rasmi , Oscandar Fahmi , Novianti Vita Mulya Passa 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Objective
This study aims to compare the utilization of intraoral scanners and laboratory scanners as an alternative impression method in fully and partially edentulous cases.

Materials and methods
This scoping review that implemented the PRISMA-ScR instrument and the methodological approach by Arksey and O’Malley. A comprehensive search was conducted across four databases (PubMed, Scopus, SpringerLink, and ScienceDirect) to retrieve articles published within the last decade. Inclusion criteria were established to identify articles that analyzed the accuracy of both intraoral scanners and laboratory scanners in edentulous cases. Data extraction was performed and results were presented in tables. Subsequently, a thematic analysis was conducted to conclude the accuracy of the intraoral scanners and laboratory scanners in edentulous cases.

Results
A total of 312 articles were retrieved from four databases. After eliminating duplicates and screening based on titles, abstracts, and eligibility criteria, eight articles were selected for detailed analysis of the accuracy of each technology. Most studies investigated fully and partially edentulous arches and demonstrated the utilization of intraoral scanners and laboratory scanners. Some studies additionally analyzed the correlation between various factors influencing digital scans and the condition of edentulous arch. Evaluations of edentulous digital impressions have been conducted, with an assessment of the reliability of intraoral scanners and laboratory scanners.

Conclusion
Intraoral scanners are extensively utilized and demonstrate considerable promise for edentulous impression procedures. However, morphological differences may impact scanning outcomes.
Intermediate-dose TBI/fludarabine conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma
Authors: Krämer Isabelle , König Laila , Luft Thomas , Hegenbart Ute , Schönland Stefan , Eichkorn Tanja , Stadtherr Peter , Selberg Lorenz , Müller-Tidow Carsten , Dreger Peter 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) is an effective treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), but the contribution of the conditioning regimen is still unclear. Here we present a retrospective single-center study using conditioning with intermediate-dose total body irradiation (TBI) and fludarabine for alloHCT in PTCL. Forty-seven patients underwent alloHCT for PTCL between 2010 and 2023 after conditioning with fludarabine and intermediate-dose TBI (8 Gy in 87% of the cases). In most patients alloHCT was administered as part of second-line therapy, in 22 (47%) patients after having been primary refractory, and 21 (45%) of the patients were chemoresistant at alloHCT. With a median follow-up of 5.5 years, 5-year progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival, relapse incidence, and non-relapse mortality were 61%, 65%, 24%, and 15%, respectively. The 5-year PFS of patients transplanted with stable disease and progressive disease was 57% and 26%, respectively. Of 11 relapses, only 2 (18%) occurred beyond 6 months post transplant, and no relapse was observed after onset of chronic graft-versus-host disease. AlloHCT with intermediate-dose TBI/fludarabine conditioning is associated with a favorable toxicity/efficacy profile and can provide durable survival in a substantial fraction of patients with PTCL including those with poorly controlled disease at transplant.
Reactive rate coefficients and machine learning predictions for O(3P) + C2(X1Σg+) collisions on an accurate PIP-NN potential energy surface
Authors: Huang Xia , Wang Guosen , Guo Changmin , Cheng Xinlu , Zhang Hong 
Published: February 2025

A full-dimensional potential energy surface (PES) for the 3A″ state of the [CCO] system has been constructed using neural networks (NNs) with permutationally invariant polynomials. This global analytical PES was accurately fitted from 9293 ab initio energies at the MRCI + Q/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory. Based on the newly developed surfaces, the microscopic chemical reaction mechanisms of the O(3P) + C2(X1Σg+) → CO(X1Σ+) + C(3P) reactive collision were investigated using the quasi-classical trajectory (QCT) method. The reaction cross sections and rate coefficients obtained from QCT calculations are in good agreement with available theoretical and experimental data reported in the literature. Rate coefficient calculations indicate that for O + C2 collisions, the results for the reactive channel are significantly higher than those for the inelastic channel across a wide temperature range of 1000–20 000 K. Finally, to reduce computational demands, we also established an NN-based model to predict cross section by combining QCT with NNs. The developed model accurately reproduces the original QCT results.
Wildfire in rainforest margins is associated with variation in mammal diversity and habitat use
Authors: Bird Rhiannon R. , Zsoldos Rebeka R. , Jimenez Sandoval Martha V. , Watson Shania J. , Smith Annabel L. 
Published: February 2025

Context Rainforests typically evolved without the influence of fire or with only low-intensity fires, making them vulnerable to contemporary increases in fire frequency and intensity. Rainforest-associated species are predicted to be less adaptable than generalist species, but little is known about how fire in rainforest margins affects their habitat use and behaviour. Aims We investigated how mammal community composition, diversity, probability of habitat use and probability of movement were affected by wildfires that occurred in rainforest margins in South East Queensland, Australia, in 2019–20. Methods We deployed camera traps at 23 sites spanning the following three fire-habitat categories: unburnt rainforest (UR), burnt rainforest (BR) and surrounding burnt sclerophyll forest (BS), and used passive detection to analyse habitat use and behaviour. Key results Fire-habitat category had little influence on community composition. Species diversity was highest in unburnt rainforest compared with burnt rainforest and surrounding burnt sclerophyll forest. The probability of habitat use was highest in unburnt rainforest for both the long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta, estimated mean probability (95% CI): UR = 57.1% (22.98, 85.6), BR = 0%, BS = 0%) and the fawn-footed melomys (Melomys cervinipes: UR = 100%, BR = 87.5% (46.3, 98.3), BS = 50% (20.0, 80.0)). Probability of movement for the bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) increased with increasing elevation in burnt sclerophyll and was unaffected by elevation in unburnt and burnt rainforest. Conclusions Rainforest margins that experienced wildfire had reduced species diversity, most likely owing to a reduction in habitat use by rainforest-associated species. Movement patterns of mammal species were complex and not consistently related to recent fire history. Implications Rainforest margins and associated species are likely to be negatively affected by increasing wildfire intensity and frequency. In addition to urgent climate-change mitigation, land management that prevents wildfire incursion is likely to benefit rainforest communities in future.
ρ-,π-meson form-factor in point form of Poincaré-invariant quantum mechanics
Authors: Haurysh Vadzim Yurevich , Andreev Viktor Vasilievich 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Form-factor analysis of pseudoscalar π±- and vector ρ±-mesons with zero transmitted momentum has been carried out in the model based on the point form of Poincaré-invariant quantum mechanics. The original method of model parameters' calculations from leptonic decaysπ±→l
±ν
l±

, τ
± →ρ±ν
τ±

using pseudoscalar density gπ±
constant is proposed. The method is generalized in radiative decays ρ0→l+

l-
and ρ±→π±γ with the following anomalous magnetic moments calculation of constituent u- and d-quarks. It has been shown that the obtained parameters lead to the values of magnetic and quadrupole moment of ρ±-meson which are comparable with other models as well as hadronic transition ρ±→π±π0 observables. A comparative analysis of the obtained values of μ
u
and μ
d
quark magnetic moments has been carried out. It has been found that the proposed model gives numerical evaluations which are comparable to other approaches and models.
Multiple geodesic acoustic modes destabilization in the presence of energetic particles with ﬁnite orbit width eﬀects
Authors: Lee Young-Hoon , Lee Jungpyo 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Finite orbit width (FOW) effects on energetic particle induced geodesic acoustic modes (EGAMs) are investigated using gyrokinetic theory. A dispersion relation is derived, accounting for the FOW effects and assuming a double-shifted Maxwellian distribution in parallel velocity for energetic particles. Numerical solutions of the dispersion relation show good agreement with gyrokinetic simulations. The FOW effects are shown to enhance EGAM damping, consistent with their conventional role in GAM dynamics. Interestingly, when the FOW becomes large enough, a new unstable EGAM branch, referred to as δEGAM, emerges at a higher frequency than the GAM. This phenomenon is consistent with recent analytic EGAM results obtained using a slowing-down distribution for energetic particles. Depending on the safety factor and the parallel velocity shift of energetic particles, the δEGAM show two distinct destabilization patterns and its relationship with the GAM. Based on theses characteristics, the δEGAM is classified into two types, each showing a distinct energetic particle density threshold and frequency range. If energetic particles exhibit a positive slope at the FOW-induced transit resonance, their kinetic energy is transferred to the δEGAM via inverse Landau damping.
A piezoelectric swallow patch sensor and its correlation to the physiological swallowing processes
Authors: Hsu Yu-Hsiang , Wang Yi-Xun , Shih Chia-Hao , Li Meng-Siou , Huang Sheng-Wen , Lin Tian-Tz , Hsiao Ming-Yen , Wang Tyng-Guey 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Current studies on wearable devices have demonstrated that swallowing can be detected by attaching the sensor to the larynx area. However, most reports only perform demonstration studies, with limited efforts to investigate the correlations between the detected signals and the swallowing process. From the physiology standpoint, the movements of the hyoid bone (HY) and thyroid cartilage (TH) play essential roles in swallowing, such as epiglottic inversion, glottic closure, and the opening of the upper esophageal sphincter. Because HY and TH move underneath the larynx skin, we can monitor their actions by attaching a wearable sensor on the skin along their routes. However, a stiff sensor can restrict the skin deformation induced by the HY and TH movements and cause complications. Thus, we developed an ultra-compliant piezoelectric swallow patch sensor (SPS) that uses P(VDF-TrFE) microfibers as the sensor core and encapsulated inside a silicone rubber. The compliant design allows the SPS to track swallow-induced skin deformation caused by HY and TH, and the SPS signal can reflect their actual contribution to the swallowing process. The optimal SPS locations to monitor HY and TH are presented. The correlations between the SPS signal and the HY and TH movements are verified using a laryngeal ultrasound imaging system. The experimental studies verified that the SPS can determine the temporal and spatial movements of HY and TH, which can be utilized to monitor the swallowing process. Applying the SPS, we demonstrate that it can identify the >50-year-old male group has a longer TH moving time and slower TH rising velocity than the 18-to-25-year-old male group. In summary, we developed a novel SPS that can accurately monitor HY and TH movements for non-invasive screening of the swallowing process. Furthermore, our studies can serve as a guideline for designing a wearable device for swallow monitoring.
Stabilization of ambient pressure rocksalt crystal structure and high critical field superconductivity in ReC via Mo and W substitution
Authors: Meena Pavan Kumar Kumar , Jangid S. , Kushwaha R. K. , Manna P. , Srivastava S. , Sharma S. , Mishra P. , Singh R P 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Transition-metal-based carbides (TMCs), renowned for their exceptional hardness, mechanical strength, and thermal properties, have recently emerged as promising candidates for topological superconductivity. In this study, we synthesized ReC in the NaCl structure at ambient pressure by substituting Mo or W at the Re-site. We investigated the superconducting properties of Re1-xTxC (where T = Mo, W) for x = 0.5 using magnetization, resistivity and specific heat measurements. These compounds display type-II, fully gapped, weakly coupled superconductivity with high critical fields, establishing them as new members of superconducting ultra-hard materials at ambient pressure and paving the way for superconducting device applications under extreme conditions.