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Religion as a tool for authoritarian legitimation: The case of Bangladesh
Authors: Riaz Ali 
Published: April 2024

AbstractIn recent decades, the relationships between religion and politics, particularly between religion and the state, have been widely discussed, yet relationships between authoritarian rulers and religion have not received their due attention. This fourth article in the 2024 World Affairs special issue addresses this lacuna and argues against the conventional wisdom that these two entities are always hostile to each other. The study contends that authoritarian rulers have used three strategies vis‐à‐vis religion as an ideology and religious actors as a political force. Autocrats have adopted repression and cooptation strategies to deal with religious actors and utilized religion as a tool of legitimation. The article offers a case study of Bangladesh which has witnessed the growing salience of religion in politics since 1976, although its 1972 constitution pledged secularism as a state principle. The article examines the strategies used during three phases of military and civilian authoritarianism—1976–1981, 1982–1990, and since 2011—and discusses the relationship between the authoritarian rulers and religion.
Introduction
Authors: Spencer Sarah , Ataç Ilker , Bastick Zach , Homberger Adrienne , Güntner Simon , Kirchhoff Maren , Mallet-Garcia Marie 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis introductory chapter sets out the context for the book, the questions it addresses and the content of each chapter. It explains the focus on migrants with a ‘precarious status’ and summarises the research study on which the book draws and research questions it addressed.
Contextualising Three Cities: Migrant Populations and Regulatory Frameworks
Authors: Spencer Sarah , Ataç Ilker , Bastick Zach , Homberger Adrienne , Güntner Simon , Kirchhoff Maren , Mallet-Garcia Marie 
Published: April 2024

AbstractIn this chapter we begin by setting out what is known of the migrants with a precarious status in the three countries in which our cities are located, Austria, Germany and the UK, and highlight the challenges posed by the lack of robust data. We then consider the governance and policy frameworks relevant to precarious migrants in the three countries, highlighting differences in their national legal and institutional frameworks on immigration, health and welfare, as well as similarities – including in each case a mix of formal exclusion and inclusion measures and the complexity that this brings.
Frankfurt
Authors: Spencer Sarah , Ataç Ilker , Bastick Zach , Homberger Adrienne , Güntner Simon , Kirchhoff Maren , Mallet-Garcia Marie 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis chapter provides background information on the City of Frankfurt, Germany, before exploring what is known of its residents with a precarious status. It explains Frankfurt City Council’s relevant duties and powers, relative to those of the region in which it is situated, Hesse, and of the Federal Government, and the complexity created by the overlapping legal and policy remits of these different authorities. The chapter sets out our research findings in relation to the city, providing detail on the ways in which migrants with a precarious status are granted access, or excluded, from services; the range of barriers that they face; the Council’s relationship with NGOs in relation to service provision and its internal governance arrangements; as well as the capacity issues the Council itself faces in relation to this group of residents.
Dodecyl creatine ester therapy: from promise to reality
Authors: Mabondzo Aloïse , van de Kamp Jiddeke , Mercimek-Andrews Saadet 
Published: April 2024

AbstractPathogenic variants in SLC6A8, the gene which encodes creatine transporter SLC6A8, prevent creatine uptake in the brain and result in a variable degree of intellectual disability, behavioral disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder), epilepsy, and severe speech and language delay. There are no treatments to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes for creatine transporter deficiency (CTD). In this spotlight, we summarize recent advances in innovative molecules to treat CTD, with a focus on dodecyl creatine ester, the most promising drug candidate.
Fixation strength of conformal additively manufactured Ti6Al4V implants in large animal model
Authors: Downing David , Lozanovski Bill , Williamson Tom , Namvar Arman , Kastrati Endri , Hill Dave , Shidid Darpan , Buehner Ulrich , Ryan Stewart , Qian Ma , Choong Peter , Leary Martin , Brandt Milan 
Published: April 2024

AbstractAdditive manufacturing (AM) enables patient-specific lattice-based implants with porosity engineered to encourage bone ingrowth and to mimic bone’s mechanical stiffness. The strength of the bone-implant interface can be measured through a destructive ‘push-out’ testing. The aim of this study is to explore the effect of implant-bone stiffness ratio (γ) on the push-out force using numerical simulation and a small experimental study. Numerical simulations of an implant-bone interface during a push-out test showed a fundamental change of failure mode for γ ranging from 0.1 to 10. For the geometry considered, the largest push-out forces were predicted for γ ≈ 0.7, essentially doubling the push-out force compared to a solid titanium implant. The experimental and simulation results also demonstrated that using an intermediate stiffness metal implant lattice geometry, γ ≈ 1.35, does not significantly improve the peak force of the push-out test compared to the solid implant. For the experimental study, critical-sized defects were simulated via robotic bone resection in the right lateral distal femur of a group of ~ 2.5-year-old healthy sheep, and then solid or lattice-based Ti6Al4V implants inserted. The femurs were harvested 6 months after implantation. Nine of the implanted femurs (six solid and three lattice-based) were used for fixation testing. The experimental study showed no significant difference in push-out force between a solid and moderately stiff lattice metal implant as indicated by the numerical simulation.
Case of pediatric cerebellar, hippocampal, and basal nuclei transient edema with restricted diffusion (CHANTER) syndrome in a 2-year-old girl
Authors: Koenigsberg Robert A. , Ross Luke , Timmerman Jason , Surineni Rithika , Breznak Kara , Loven Tina C. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractCerebellar, hippocampal, and basal nuclei transient edema with restricted diffusion (CHANTER) syndrome is a recently described entity that refers to a specific pattern of cerebellar edema with restricted diffusion and crowding of the fourth ventricle among other findings. The syndrome is commonly associated with toxic opioid exposure. While most commonly seen in adults, we present a case of a 2-year-old girl who survived characteristic history and imaging findings of CHANTER syndrome.
Purification and Characterization of Desferrioxamine B of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Its Application to Improve Oil Content, Nutrient Uptake, and Plant Growth in Peanuts
Authors: Nithyapriya S. , Sundaram Lalitha , Eswaran Sakthi Uma Devi , Perveen Kahkashan , Alshaikh Najla A. , Sayyed R. Z. , Mastinu Andrea 
Published: April 2024

AbstractMicroorganisms produce siderophores, which are low-molecular-weight iron chelators when iron availability is limited. The present analyzed the role of LNPF1 as multifarious PGPR for improving growth parameters and nutrient content in peanut and soil nutrients. Such multifarious PGPR strains can be used as effective bioinoculants for peanut farming. In this work, rhizosphere bacteria from Zea mays and Arachis hypogaea plants in the Salem area of Tamil Nadu, India, were isolated and tested for biochemical attributes and characteristics that stimulate plant growth, such as the production of hydrogen cyanide, ammonia (6 µg/mL), indole acetic acid (76.35 µg/mL), and solubilizing phosphate (520 µg/mL). The 16S rRNA gene sequences identified the isolate LNPF1 as Pseudomonas fluorescens with a similarity percentage of 99% with Pseudomonas sp. Isolate LNPF1 was evaluated for the production of siderophore. Siderophore-rich supernatant using a Sep Pack C18 column and Amberlite-400 Resin Column (λmax 264) produced 298 mg/L and 50 mg/L of siderophore, respectively. The characterization of purified siderophore by TLC, HPLC, FTIR, and 2D-NMR analysis identified the compound as desferrioxamine, a hydroxamate siderophore. A pot culture experiment determined the potential of LNPF1 to improve iron and oil content and photosynthetic pigments in Arachis hypogaea L. and improve soil nutrient content. Inoculation of A. hypogea seeds with LNPF1 improved plant growth parameters such as leaf length (60%), shoot length (22%), root length (54.68%), fresh weight (47.28%), dry weight (37%), and number of nuts (66.66) compared to the control (untreated seeds). This inoculation also improved leaf iron content (43.42), short iron content (38.38%), seed iron (46.72%), seed oil (31.68%), carotenoid (64.40%), and total chlorophyll content (98.%) compared to control (untreated seeds). Bacterized seeds showed a substantial increase in nodulation (61.65%) and weight of individual nodules (95.97) vis-à-vis control. The results of the present study indicated that P. fluorescens might be utilized as a potential bioinoculant to improve growth, iron content, oil content, number of nuts and nodules of Arachishypogaea L., and enrich soil nutrients.
Multicenter evaluation of complex urinary diversion for renal transplantation: outcomes of complex surgical solutions
Authors: Flegar Luka , Huber Johannes , Putz Juliane , Thomas Christian , Apel Hendrik , Wullich Bernd , Friedersdorff Frank , Fechner Guido , Ritter Manuel , Kernig Karoline , Weigand Karl , Heynemann Hans , Stöckle Michael , Zeuschner Philip ,   the Working Group Kidney Transplantation of the German Association of Urology, Flegar Luka , Huber Johannes , Putz Juliane , Thomas Christian , Apel Hendrik , Wullich Bernd , Friedersdorff Frank , Ritter Manuel , Kernig Karoline , Weigand Karl , Heynemann Hans , Stöckle Michael , Zeuschner Philip 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Purpose
An abnormal lower urinary tract poses significant challenges for transplant surgeons. Besides the ureteral anastomosis to an ileal conduit, there are diverse complex reconstructive solutions. Due to its rarity, standardization and teaching of complex urinary diversion is extremely difficult.

Methods
The indications and outcomes of complex urinary diversions after kidney transplantation (KT) were retrospectively investigated at eight urologic transplant centers including a current follow-up.

Results
Of 37 patients with 21 (56%) males, vesicoureteral reflux (24%), spina bifida (22%), and glomerulonephritis (12%) were the most common causes of terminal renal failure. In 30 (81%) patients, urinary diversion was performed before KT, at a median of 107.5 (range, 10; 545) months before. Transplantations were held at a median patient age of 43 (10; 68) years, including six (16%) living donations. Urinary diversion was modified during 12 (32%) transplantations. After KT, the ileal conduit was the most common incontinent urinary diversion in 25 (67%) patients; a Mainz pouch I and bladder augmentation were the most frequent continent diversions (each n = 3). At a median follow-up of 120 months (range 0; 444), 12 (32%) patients had a graft failure with a 5-year graft survival of 79% (95%CI 61; 90). The median overall survival was 227 months (168; 286) and the 5-year overall survival 89% (69.3; 96.4).

Conclusion
The mid-term kidney transplant function with complex urinary diversion appears to be comparable to transplants with regular urinary diversions. Hence, complex urinary diversion should always be considered as a surgical option, even during transplantation, if necessary.
Meat consumption and the risk of hip fracture in women and men: two prospective Swedish cohort studies
Authors: Warensjö Lemming Eva , Byberg Liisa , Höijer Jonas , Baron John A. , Wolk Alicja , Michaëlsson Karl 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Purpose
To study the association between meat intake (predominantly red and processed meats) and the risk of hip fracture, as well as the association between meat intake and biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, bone turnover, body composition, and bone mineral density (BMD).

Methods
Data from the Swedish Mammography Cohort and the Cohort of Swedish men (n = 83,603, 54% men) with repeated investigations and their respective clinical sub-cohorts was utilised. Incident hip fractures were ascertained through individual linkage to registers. Associations were investigated using multivariable Cox and linear regression analyses.

Results
During up to 23 years of follow-up (mean 18.2 years) and 1,538,627 person-years at risk, 7345 participants (2840 men) experienced a hip fracture. Each daily serving of meat intake conferred a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.03 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.00; 1.06) for hip fracture. In quintile 5, compared to quintile 2, the HR was 1.11 (95% CI 1.01; 1.21) among all participants. In the sub-cohorts, meat intake was directly associated with circulating levels of interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, leptin, ferritin, parathyroid hormone, and calcium.

Conclusion
A modest linear association was found between a higher meat intake and the risk of hip fractures. Our results from the sub-cohorts further suggest that possible mechanisms linking meat intake and hip fracture risk may be related to the regulation of bone turnover, subclinical inflammation, and oxidative stress. Although estimates are modest, limiting red and processed meat intake in a healthy diet is advisable to prevent hip fractures.
Enhanced pyramidal residual networks for single image super-resolution
Authors: Babaoğlu İsmail , Kahveci Semih , Kılıç Alper 
Published: April 2024

AbstractSeveral super-resolution (SR) techniques are introduced in the literature, including traditional and machine learning-based algorithms. Especially, deep learning-based SR approaches emerge with demands for better quality images providing deeper subpixel enhancement. Dealing with the image enhancement task in the satellite images domain, a new SR method for single image SR, namely Enhanced Deep Pyramidal Residual Networks, is introduced in this study. The proposed method overcomes the potential instability problem of Enhanced Deep Residual Networks for Single Image Super-Resolution (EDSR) approach by gradually increasing the feature maps depending upon Pyramidal Residual Networks architecture. The EDSR itself is a good algorithm in the SR domain. However, it has a strict structure for increasing the block size. To overcome this problem with the aim of increasing the algorithm’s performance, the pyramidal residual networks gradually increasing hypothesis is utilized in the proposed approach, which is the main contribution and novelty of this study. Besides, by using the pyramidal residual networks gradually increasing hypothesis in the proposed approach, the parameter size of the models is also reduced, which affects the computational time. Two different models are proposed by considering addition and multiplication manners, and the proposed models are evaluated using well-known remote sensing datasets NWPU-RESISC45 and UC Merced. The results obtained by the proposed model are compared with the results of traditional image enhancement algorithms together with the EDSR itself, EDSR with deeper structure, Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Networks approach, and Residual Local Feature Networks approach in terms of peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) and structural similarity index measure (SSIM) metrics and showed that the proposed models present better quality images. Moreover, considering the computational time and complexity, it is shown that some proposed models achieve approximately 27% less output parameter having similar PSNR and SSIM values and computational time for EDSR itself and 65% less output parameter having better PSNR and SSIM values and 16% lower computational time for EDSR with deeper structure.
Existence and asymptotic behavior for $$L^2$$-norm preserving nonlinear heat equations
Authors: Antonelli Paolo , Cannarsa Piermarco , Shakarov Boris 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWe consider a nonlinear parabolic equation with a nonlocal term which preserves the $$L^2$$

L
2

-norm of the solution. We study the local and global well-posedness on a bounded domain, as well as the whole Euclidean space, in $$H^1$$

H
1

. Then we study the asymptotic behavior of solutions. In general, we obtain weak convergence in $$H^1$$

H
1

to a stationary state. For a ball, we prove strong convergence to the ground state when the initial condition is positive.
Modeling of sustainable integrated supply chains under the consideration of European Union regulations
Authors: Karakostas Panagiotis , Sifaleras Angelo 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis work introduces a multi-period, multi-commodity, inventory-routing problem with strategic fleet scheduling decisions, under the consideration of speed limits, as well as strict European Union regulations on truck drivers’ working and driving time. To address the new problem, a mixed integer linear programming model was developed. Several artificial but realistic problem instances were randomly generated following relative guidelines from the open literature, to validate and assess the performance of the novel mathematical model. Furthermore, in an effort to produce useful managerial insights, several sensitivity analyses were performed considering different fluctuation rates on key model parameters.
Exposure to pornographic material and perpetration of intimate partner violence among young men in Mwanza Tanzania
Authors: Aloyce Diana , Stöckl Heidi , Mosha Neema , Malibwa Donati , Sichalwe Simon , Hashim Ramadhan , Ayieko Philip , Kapiga Saidi , Mshana Gerry 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Aim
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health concern that negatively impacts women’s health. Preliminary evidence from high-income countries suggests that IPV is linked with exposure to pornographic materials among men, by encouraging negative norms of masculinity. To generate evidence from low and middle-income countries, we examined the relationship between frequent exposure to pornography and IPV perpetration among young men in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Subject and methods
We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 1002 randomly selected young men aged 18 to 24 living in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Results
Of the 828 ever-partnered young men included in the study, 396 (47.8%) reported viewing pornography in the past 12 months, with 14.1% viewing it at least once a week. In the last 12 months, 21.4% of participants reported perpetrating sexual IPV, while 43.2% and 15% reported to have perpetrated emotional and physical IPV respectively. After adjusting for covariates, exposure to pornography was significantly associated with sexual (aOR = 2.77 95% CI 1.51 – 5.08), emotional (aOR = 1.84 95% CI: 1.01 – 3.37) and physical (aOR = 1.65 95% CI 1.00 – 2.74) IPV perpetration.

Conclusion
Frequent exposure to pornography was associated with sexual, emotional, and physical IPV perpetration. Interventions to prevent violence against women therefore need to address men’s exposure to pornography.
Rearing a child with a language disorder: parents experiences with speech and language therapy services in 10 countries
Authors: Harding Sam , Kelić Maja , Ulfsdottir Thora , Baena Sofia , Feilberg Julie , de López Kristine M. Jensen , Klatte Inge S. , Lyons Rena , Mantel Tina C. , Novogrodsky Rama , Rodriguez-Ortiz Isabel R. , Zajdó Krisztina 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Aim
Collaboration between speech and language therapists and parents to help children with language disorders has always been important. The majority of published work is from the perspective of the therapist and what they think and feel parents need to help their children. However, less is known about (1) the processes parents try to access and receive services; (2) how they perceive the journey; and (3) what they think about the service provided to their child. This paper describes an exploration of how parents experience identification and access of services for their children living with language disorders.

Subjects and methods
Parents from ten countries, with a child who had received services for speech language disorder participated in semi-structured qualitative interviews. Thematic analysis was used to interpret the data.

Results
Two main themes were constructed: (1) Parental recognition of the need for services; and (2) difficulties accessing services. Parents detailed how they recognised that their children needed services and how they went about securing them. Parents recounted the process they undertook; from their initial concerns about their child’s development, the feelings this engendered, and how they tried to get support and treatment. Parents talked about the factors that made them decide they had to fight to gain access to services for their children.

Conclusions
Across countries, parents encounter similar experiences. The major obstacles identified by parents lead to the perception of delay in obtaining access to services. Identifying the services that children required was the first hurdle, even before getting a referral to them.
Assessment of atherosclerotic plaque burden: comparison of AI-QCT versus SIS, CAC, visual and CAD-RADS stenosis categories
Authors: Khan Hufsa , Bansal Kopal , Griffin William F. , Cantlay Catherine , Sidahmed Alfateh , Nurmohamed Nick S. , Zeman Robert K. , Katz Richard J. , Blankstein Ron , Earls James P. , Choi Andrew D. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis study assesses the agreement of Artificial Intelligence-Quantitative Computed Tomography (AI-QCT) with qualitative approaches to atherosclerotic disease burden codified in the multisociety 2022 CAD-RADS 2.0 Expert Consensus. 105 patients who underwent cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) for chest pain were evaluated by a blinded core laboratory through FDA-cleared software (Cleerly, Denver, CO) that performs AI-QCT through artificial intelligence, analyzing factors such as % stenosis, plaque volume, and plaque composition. AI-QCT plaque volume was then staged by recently validated prognostic thresholds, and compared with CAD-RADS 2.0 clinical methods of plaque evaluation (segment involvement score (SIS), coronary artery calcium score (CACS), visual assessment, and CAD-RADS percent (%) stenosis) by expert consensus blinded to the AI-QCT core lab reads. Average age of subjects were 59 ± 11 years; 44% women, with 50% of patients at CAD-RADS 1–2 and 21% at CAD-RADS 3 and above by expert consensus. AI-QCT quantitative plaque burden staging had excellent agreement of 93% (k = 0.87 95% CI: 0.79–0.96) with SIS. There was moderate agreement between AI-QCT quantitative plaque volume and categories of visual assessment (64.4%; k = 0.488 [0.38–0.60]), and CACS (66.3%; k = 0.488 [0.36–0.61]). Agreement between AI-QCT plaque volume stage and CAD-RADS % stenosis category was also moderate. There was discordance at small plaque volumes. With ongoing validation, these results demonstrate a potential for AI-QCT as a rapid, reproducible approach to quantify total plaque burden.
Droplet impact onto a porous substrate: a Wagner theory for early-stage spreading
Authors: Moreton Gavin , Purvis Richard , Cooker Mark J. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractAn analytical model for droplet impact onto a porous substrate is presented, based on Wagner theory. An idealised substrate boundary condition is introduced, mimicking the effect of fluid entry into a genuinely porous substrate. The asymptotic analysis yields a solution for a small porous correction with free-surfaces and pressures compared with the impermeable case. On a global scale, it is found that the impact region on the substrate grows more slowly with porosity included due to loss of mass into the substrate. The spatial distribution of liquid volume flux into the substrate is also described. Locally near the turn-over regions, the expected jetting along the surface is calculated with the same volume flux but the jet is found to be slower and thicker than for an impermeable substrate.