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Innovative density measurement techniques for vacuum residues of crude oil and their fractions using toluene dilution
Authors: León Adan Y. , Sandoval-Amador Anderson , Peña-Ballesteros Darío Y. , Molina Daniel R. , Corredor Oscar 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The growing availability of vacuum residues has provoked the development of studies that may improve refining processes to increase capacity conversion. Therefore, conducting a detailed analysis on the trend of the physicochemical properties of representative fractions is necessary. In this work, a set of vacuum residues were fractionated using n-hexane as a supercritical fluid and the molecular distillation process. The results show that the increase in density, micro-carbon content and molecular weight in the extractable fractions is associated with their SARA compositional. As a result, density determination for these extractable fractions by standard methodologies, such as ASTM D70, has shown limitations for samples with densities higher than 1.0879 g/ml. To measure the density of vacuum residues and their fractions, a density dilution methodology was conducted, using toluene as a solvent. In this study, 87 fractions obtained from different vacuum residues and processed with n-hexane and molecular distillation were selected. The proposed dilution methodology allows measuring densities with repeatability and reproducibility values of 0.0031 and 0.0061 g/g/ml, respectively. The average boiling point (Tb50) of vacuum residues and their fractions was correlated with density and molecular weight, to estimate their quality. The correlations of density and average boiling point properties Tb50 exhibited R2 correlation coefficients of 0.9949 and 0.9908 with P values less than 0.0031. The values of these statistical parameters show that the developed correlations have a confidence level of 95%.
Circadian Disruption and the Risk of Developing Obesity
Authors: Duez Hélène , Staels Bart 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Purpose of the Review
This review summarizes recent evidence for a role of the clock in adipose tissue physiology and the impact of circadian desynchrony on the development of obesity.

Recent Findings
Circadian disruptions due to shift work, late time eating and nighttime light exposure are associated with obesity and its metabolic and cardiovascular consequences. Studies in mice harboring tissue-specific gain/loss of function mutations in clock genes revealed that the circadian clock acts on multiple pathways to control adipogenesis, lipogenesis/lipolysis and thermogenesis. Time-restricted eating (TRE), aligning feeding with the active period to restore clock function, represents a promising strategy to curb obesity.

Summary
While TRE has shown clear benefits, especially in participants at higher cardiometabolic risk, current studies are limited in size and duration. Larger, well-controlled studies are warranted to conclusively assess the effects of TRE in relation to the metabolic status and gender. Field studies in shift-workers, comparing permanent night shift versus rotating shifts, are also necessary to identify the optimal time window for TRE.
Focal acute cholecystitis misdiagnosed as gallbladder carcinoma
Authors: D’Alessandro G. L. , Ancona G. , Dellafiore C. , Raimondi A. , Gangemi D. , Arpa G. , Poma G. , Above E. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Thickening of the gallbladder wall is often associated with acute or chronic cholecystitis, adenomyomatosis and gallbladder carcinoma or seen in the context of liver and systemic diseases (acute hepatitis, cirrhosis, sepsis). Here we present a case of a 61 y.o. man with focal thickening of the gallbladder wall, in whom all imaging techniques were inconclusive. Pathological examination of the resected gallbladder revealed acute-on-chronic cholecystitis. We describe focal acute cholecystitis in absence of the classic clinical and imaging findings (Murphy’s sign, fever, gallstones, hydrops, pericholecystic fluid) and mimicking a gallbladder carcinoma.
A comprehensive review of hempcrete as a sustainable building material
Authors: Steyn Kari , de Villiers Wibke , Babafemi Adewumi John 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Due to the substantial contribution of the construction industry to greenhouse gas emissions, there exists a pressing need for the development and adoption of sustainable alternatives. In this context, hempcrete has emerged as a promising alternative in the pursuit of sustainable construction practices. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the existing research landscape surrounding hempcrete as a sustainable building material. The review explores the primary materials utilised in hempcrete, followed by an analysis of the opportunities and limitations associated with the material. Furthermore, the paper investigates diverse construction techniques and practical applications, binders, mix designs, as well as the properties of hempcrete spanning from fresh-state characteristics to the mechanical, durability, thermal, and acoustic properties of the material. Moreover, the environmental sustainability as well as the cost of hempcrete construction are investigated. Upon analysis of the research presented in this review paper, it becomes apparent that hempcrete demonstrates noteworthy potential as a sustainable solution in the construction sector, emphasising its role in reducing the environmental impacts brought about by the construction industry. This review paper presents the findings of the current research landscape of hempcrete and provides insights for future research endeavours aimed at optimising the performance of hempcrete.
“I Am Dyspraxic”: Self-Concept and Wellbeing in Adults with Developmental Coordination Disorder
Authors: Rathbone Clare Josephine , Wilmut Kate 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Objectives
Self-concept is underresearched in adults with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), as is the role of diagnosis. Self-concept is linked to wellbeing, which has been shown in previous research to be reduced in DCD. This research aimed to examine the relationships between diagnosis, self-concept, and wellbeing and to explore for the first time the autobiographical memories that underpin self-concept in DCD.

Methods
Across two novel studies, we examined how adults with DCD define their identities and how this relates to their wellbeing, their memories, and the presence of a diagnosis. Both diagnosed (dDCD) and self-identified (sDCD) adults with DCD and without DCD were recruited (Study 1: dDCD N = 97, sDCD N = 48, non-DCD N = 49; Study 2: dDCD N = 104, sDCD N = 32). An online questionnaire asked participants to describe and rate their identity using ‘I am’ statements and (in Study 2) associated memories. Participants also completed scales of wellbeing and, for Study 2, a scale of motor ability.

Results
We found no significant differences between dDCD and sDCD groups—both had lower wellbeing scores than the non-DCD group and rated their DCD-related self-concepts and memories as negatively valenced (compared to non-DCD-related aspects of their identity). In both studies, self-concept valence was a significant predictor of well-being scores.

Conclusions
These finding suggests that self-concept in DCD is a priority area for future research and may be an important target for intervention. Furthermore, these data suggest that an early diagnosis of DCD may not be a protective factor.
Electrochemical Sensing of Quinoline and Pyridine Utilizing Reusable Graphene-Zirconium Metal-Organic Framework Hybrids on Glassy Carbon Electrodes
Authors: Mokgohloa Mathule C. , Gordon Allen T. , Ogunlaja Adeniyi S. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The incorporation of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) on carbon-based materials and their use as sensors for electrochemical sensing has attracted great interest. In this work, a zirconium-based functional metal–organic framework (MOF), (Zr-MOF) was deposited unto graphene aerosol (GA) and amine functionalized graphene oxide (GO) to form Zr-MOF-GA and Zr-MOF-GO hybrids, respectively, and used as electrode materials for the determination of pyridine and quinoline in model fuel. Owing to the large effective surface area of GCE compared to Zr-MOF-GA and Zr-MOF-GO, LOD values of 0.00016 wt% and 0.00032 wt% were obtained for pyridine and quinoline, respectively compared to surface areas obtained for modified electrodes Zr-MOF-GA/GCE (0.00145 wt% (pyridine) and 0.0044 wt% (quinoline)) and Zr-MOF-GO/GCE (0.00140 wt% (pyridine) and 0.00207 wt% (quinoline)). Zr-MOF-GO/GCE presented better reusability with linear range from 0.0001 to 0.0083 wt% with a sensitivity of 1.43 × 10− 4 µA wt%−1 cm− 2 (pyridine) and 8.57 × 10− 5 µA wt%−1 cm− 2 (quinoline). The electrode (Zr-MOF-GA and Zr-MOF-GO) also presented anti-interference to other nitrogen containing compounds and could be reused five times with a ~ 5–18% decrease of sensing signal (pyridine and quinoline). The sensor design shows promise in the development of basic nitrogen-containing compounds electrochemical sensors.
Can Official Messaging on Trust in Elections Break Through Partisan Polarization?
Authors: Gaudette Jennifer , Hill Seth J. , Kousser Thad , Lockhart Mackenzie , Romero Mindy 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Partisan actors in the US have recently politicized trust in elections. In combination with partisan polarization, politicized election administration could undermine the peaceful transfer of power following elections. Can messaging about trust in elections break through partisan polarization? Partnering with election officials from Los Angeles County, Colorado, Georgia, and Texas, we conducted messaging experiments with nearly 8,500 Americans following the 2022 US midterm elections. We find that state and local election officials can be strongly effective at increasing trust in their own state elections. Our estimate suggests that one 30-second official message increases trust in elections by about one-fifth of the pre-treatment difference between Democrats and Republicans. Additionally, videos explaining protections on election integrity in Arizona and Virginia increase trust in elections outside the respondents’ own states. Our results suggest that election officials can break through partisan politics and play an important role in rebuilding trust in the democratic process.
The effects of digital peer support interventions on physical and mental health: a review and meta-analysis
Authors: Yeo G. , Fortuna K. L. , Lansford J. E. , Rudolph K. D. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Aims
Digital peer support interventions have the potential to promote healthy lifestyles and better mental health. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes evidence on the effectiveness of digital peer support interventions for enhancing physical and mental health in healthy individuals rather than those diagnosed with a clinical condition.

Methods
First, we evaluated the impact of digital peer support interventions on physical and mental health outcomes by attending to sources of peer support (informal, naturally occurring peer support; formal support from trained peers), effectiveness demonstrated through different study designs (pre–post comparison vs. well-controlled experimental conditions) and long-term effects of interventions. Second, we examined whether features of digital peer support interventions – specifically, dosage, uptake and platform affordances – moderated intervention effectiveness. Third, we considered moderating effects of individual differences (age and existing health conditions) and country.

Results
Using random-effects modelling, which included 47 studies with 76 effect sizes on physical health, and 73 studies with 118 effect sizes on mental health, we found a moderate effect of digital peer support in improving physical health (standardized mean difference (SMD) = 0.35, p < 0.001; 95% CI: 0.30–0.41) and a large effect in enhancing mental health (standardized mean difference(SMD) = 0.53, p < 0.001; 95% CI: 0.46–0.61), which were similar across ages and individuals with varying degree of existing health conditions. Different sources of peer support demonstrated similar effects on physical health, but informal, naturally occurring peer support was more effective in bolstering mental health than formal support from trained peers, producing large effects that were comparable to online professional support. Positive effects on physical health were sustained over follow-up assessments, but weakened for mental health over time. Greater dosages of intervention had decreased effectiveness, but uptake of intervention did not moderate the effects on health. Interventions delivered on platforms that afford greater interactivity (apps, social networking sites and video conferencing) were more effective than those with lower interactivity (forums, websites and emails). Digital peer support interventions had stronger effects on improving physical health in Western countries than Eastern countries, but stronger effects on improving mental health in Eastern than Western countries.

Conclusions
Our findings contribute to the nascent conceptual models of digital peer support, lend credence to digital peer support as a scalable preventive intervention with real-world benefits in bolstering individuals’ physical and mental health and provide important insights into best practices.
Entangled Competition: Globalization, Imperial Domination, and Local Development in the Port Cities of Riga and Odesa
Authors: Wezel Katja , Belge Boris 
Published: February 2025

AbstractRiga and Odesa (Odessa) rank among the Russian empire's foremost nineteenth-century ports. These port cities, respectively located on the Baltic and Black Seas, enabled imperial Russia to trade huge amounts of goods, boosting its burgeoning economy in the second half of the nineteenth century. We argue that, despite the distance separating the two cities, it is only in relation to each other that their full significance emerges. This article explores the histories of Riga and Odesa, examining their situations within the Russian empire's economic geography and taking a closer look at the interrelationships between the two ports. In our view, this history is more than a narrative of competition for the premier position among the ports of the Russian empire; it is also a tale of local initiatives, engagement with the imperial center, lobbying for imperial financial support, relationships of economic interdependence, and an example of the crucial role that ports at the supposed periphery of an empire played in a globalized economy.
Archive of the Contemporary: Ukrainian Poetry and Digital Solidarity on Facebook
Authors: Glaser Amelia M. , Lee Paige S. 
Published: February 2025

AbstractSince the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, contemporary Ukrainian poets have increasingly used Facebook as a forum for sharing their work. Unlike poets in the United States, where copyright law discourages writers from self-publishing their work, including on social media, Ukrainian poets use Facebook not only to share work in progress, but also to comment and even translate one another's poems. We argue that by using the “distant reading” method of applying statistical tools to a large archive of contemporary poetry, scholars become better close readers. Having created an archive of a large sample of recent Ukrainian poetry posted to Facebook, our article models data-driven tools that help scholars to understand how poetry, written and shared to social media in a time of war, has changed between 2014 and 2022. This novel use of Facebook as a literary tool clearly shows how poetic language changes in a time of war. It also points to ways that the large community of readers on social media has influenced what poets write.
Local Time Variations of Quiet Time Meridional Winds During Solar Minimum Solstices Based on ICON Observations and Numerical Simulations
Authors: Yu Tingting , Cai Xuguang , Ren Zhipeng , Liu Huixin , Qiu Liuhui , Ma Han , Li Shaoyang , Wu Kun 
Published: February 2025

AbstractICON observations were used to investigate local time (LT) and latitudinal variations of thermospheric meridional winds in the middle‐high thermosphere (160–300 km) during quiet times in 2020 June and December. At middle‐low latitudes (10°S–40°N), meridional winds were predominantly equatorward in the summer hemisphere while mostly poleward in the winter hemisphere. The meridional winds showed that the diurnal variation was dominant between ∼20°N and ∼40°N, but the semi‐diurnal variation played a leading role at lower latitudes (below ∼20°N) during solstice months. Thermosphere‐Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model reproduced the ICON observed meridional wind variations qualitatively. A model diagnostic analysis shows that the pressure gradient force dominated the semi‐diurnal variation of the winds, while the Coriolis force played a leading role in the diurnal variation in June. In December, LT variations of meridional winds were primarily driven by pressure gradient and ion drag forces. During both months, the vertical viscosity was important, tending to balance the effects of pressure gradients. Additionally, semi‐diurnal variations of low‐latitude meridional winds in June were more affected by upward propagating tides than those in December.
The Widely Increasing Sensitivity of Vegetation Productivity to Phenology in Northern Middle and High Latitudes
Authors: Wang Longjun , Li Peng , Peng Ying , Ren Peixin , Chen Yuzhu , Zhou Xiaolu , Yang Zicheng , Zou Ziying , Peng Changhui 
Published: February 2025

AbstractAlthough vegetation phenology generally alters productivity, spatiotemporal variations in this effect and its potential drivers remain unclear. We used satellite‐based vegetation phenology and gross primary productivity (GPP) data sets to analyze trends in the sensitivity of spring GPP to spring phenology (spring SGP) and autumn GPP to autumn phenology (autumn SGP). We also explored potential drivers across the northern middle and high latitudes (>30°N) from 2001 to 2019. Our analysis revealed significant increases in spring and autumn SGP (P < 0.05), with pronounced increases in boreal forests and tundra biomes. In contrast, spring SGP significantly declined in deserts and xeric shrublands (P < 0.05). Spring temperatures and leaf area index (LAI) were key factors influencing spring SGP, while autumn LAI and downward surface solar radiation drove the variation in autumn SGP. Our findings highlight the critical role of phenology‐productivity interactions in achieving carbon goals and the need for future research on climate feedback mechanisms.
Activin E is a new guardian protecting against hepatic steatosis via inhibiting lipolysis in white adipose tissue
Authors: Park Shi-Young , Cho Yoonil , Son Sae-Mi , Hur Jang Ho , Kim Yeongmin , Oh Hyunhee , Lee Hui-Young , Jung Sungwon , Park Sanghee , Kim Il-Young , Lee Se-Jin , Choi Cheol Soo 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Hepatic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is implicated in the development of steatosis and its progression to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The ER in the liver can sustain metabolic function by activating defense mechanisms that delay or prevent the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the precise mechanisms by which the ER stress response protects against NAFLD remain largely unknown. Recently, activin E has been linked to metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance and NAFLD. However, the physiological conditions and regulatory mechanisms driving hepatic Inhbe expression (which encodes activin E) as well as the metabolic role of activin E in NAFLD require further investigation. Here we found that hepatic Inhbe expression increased under prolonged fasting and ER stress conditions, which was mediated by ATF4, as determined by promoter analysis in a mouse model. Consistently, a positive correlation between INHBE and ATF4 expression levels in relation to NAFLD status was confirmed using public human NAFLD datasets. To investigate the role of activin E in hepatic steatosis, we assessed the fluxes of the lipid metabolism in an Inhbe-knockout mouse model. These mice displayed a lean phenotype but developed severe hepatic steatosis under a high-fat diet. The deficiency of Inhbe resulted in increased lipolysis in adipose tissue, leading to increased fatty acid influx into the liver. Conversely, hepatic overexpression of Inhbe ameliorated hepatic steatosis by suppressing lipolysis in adipose tissue through ALK7–Smad signaling. In conclusion, activin E serves as a regulatory hepatokine that prevents fatty acid influx into the liver, thereby protecting against NAFLD.
Patient safety in eye care: a multi-method analysis of reported incidents involving implementation of care and clinical assessment in England and Wales
Authors: Acton Jennifer H. , McFadzean Joy , Lau Chun Yun , Foo Jih Wenn , Carson-Stevens Andrew 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Background/objectives
Patient safety is a global health priority, yet there is limited research into how ophthalmology is responding to this. There is evidence that a review of patient harm related to eye care and the associated patient safety incidents is needed. We aimed to characterise patient safety incidents involving eye care by: identifying the most frequently reported incidents involving clinical care; and characterising the nature of incidents leading to severe vision loss.

Methods
The data comprised patient safety incidents reported between 2018 and 2022 to the National Reporting and Learning System and the NHS England Learn from Patient Safety Events system. Reports were searched for eye-related terms (ICD-11) and those reports relating to implementation of care and clinical assessment were included. A descriptive analysis was undertaken to characterise the most frequent incident types and their contributory factors, followed by a thematic analysis of incidents relating to severe vision loss.

Results
Of the 836 reports identified, insufficient care (n = 416) and delayed diagnosis (n = 234) featured most. Patient harm occurred related to vision loss (n = 449), delays in treatment (n = 182), and disease progression (n = 121). Among 220 reports that resulted in severe vision loss, patients with Glaucoma and Age-related Macular Degeneration were impacted by delays in monitoring and management, loss to follow-up, disease progression due to insufficient care and system failures.

Conclusions
In this characterisation of eye-related incident reports in a national population, potential areas of interest toward safer eye care include addressing delays in patients receiving care and insufficient care such as inconsistent monitoring in glaucoma.