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Modelling the impact of cabbage stem flea beetle larval feeding on oilseed rape lodging risk
Authors: Wilkinson Thomas DJ , Coston Duncan J. , Berry Pete M. , Pickering Frances , White Sacha , Kendall Sarah L. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBACKGROUNDCabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB, Psylliodes chrysocephala L.) is a major pest of oilseed rape (OSR, Brassica napus L.) in the UK and low availability of effective chemical control has increased the need for integrated pest management approaches. The risk of OSR to lodging is strongly related to stem strength, however, the impact of CSFB larval tunnelling on stem strength and subsequent risk to stem lodging is unknown. The study investigated this by applying the Generalised Crop Lodging Model to conventionally grown OSR crops scored for varying levels of CSFB larval tunnelling. Lodging risk mitigation strategies including plant growth regulators (PGR) and varying nitrogen regimes were tested under high CSFB larval pressure.RESULTSStems of OSR plants were categorised by the proportion of visual damage (< 5%; 5–25%; 26–50%; 51–75%; 75–100%). Stems of 26–50% damage had significantly lower breaking strengths and diameters compared to plants that scored < 5%, with the associated reduction in stem failure windspeed equivalent to an order of magnitude increase in the risk of a lodging event occurring in the UK. PGR use reduced plant height and subsequently lodging risk variably across the sites.CONCLUSIONEstimating the proportion of stem tunnelling alongside larval pressure may be a useful tool in considering the contribution of CSFB pressure to lodging risk. The research demonstrates that the use of canopy management principles to optimise canopy size through nitrogen management and PGR use may help offset increased lodging risk caused by CSFB tunnelling. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
Innovative Packaging Strategies for Freshness and Safety of Food Products: A Review
Authors: Kishore Anand , S Mithul Aravind , Kumar Pushpendra , Singh Anupama , Kumari Khushbu , Kumar Nitin 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACTIn recent years, consumers have become more concerned about the freshness and safety of packaged food items with their shelf life and taste. Innovation in food packaging continuously evolves with various techniques, which improve or indicate the quality of the product throughout the supply chain. This review highlights the different packaging strategies for enhancing the freshness of various food products and proclaims an alternative to conventional food packaging systems. Also, this article emphasizes assorted packaging components for the safety of food products, implicating fresh and quality products for consumer health. Such packaging systems provide information on various concepts, including indicators, sensors, scavengers, absorbers and other smart integrated techniques and their application in food products. Moreover, this review highlights the need for exploration in toxicology and migration studies for industrial application and consumer health safety.
Nonlinear control of a hybrid pneumo‐hydraulic mock circuit of the cardiovascular system
Authors: Alhajyounis Ahmed , Aydoğan Yiğit , Canbaş Arda , Kulakoğlu Emir , Kurnaz Umut , Soysal Levent , Yiğit Mert , Arısoy Doğan , Kadıpaşaoğlu Kamuran 
Published: March 2024

AbstractHybrid cardiovascular mock circuits (HMC), designed for dynamic testing of Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD), offer physiologic accuracy by sequestering model complexity in silico and ease of construction by reducing number of model elements in vitro. Despite superior response time and precision, pneumatic actuation is avoided in HMCs due to nonlinear dynamics and noise. We tested the hypothesis that a HMC consisting of a variable elastance‐driven numerical cardiovascular circuit (CVS) coupled to a pneumo‐hydraulic physical circuit can be controlled without linearizing system dynamics. Reference left ventricular and aortic pressures were generated in silico in a seventh‐order electrical analogue of the CVS and transmitted via an electro‐hydraulic interface to the physical circuit. There, they were tracked in in vitro preload and afterload pneumo‐hydraulic reservoirs, respectively. The nonlinear pneumatic dynamics in the reservoirs was controlled using the Lyapunov stability criterion. A centrifugal pump, the speed (i.e., flow) of which was adjusted manually or using PID control, was interposed between the reservoirs and mimicked the VAD under evaluation. The flow of a recirculating gear pump was controlled by an integral backstepping method to equalize reservoir fluid volumes by rejecting pressure and flow disturbances. Sensor noise was reduced with discrete‐time Kalman filtering. Our results showed that normal, failing, and assisted cardiovascular physiologies simulated in silico were commensurate with clinical data obtained from subjects with similar pathologies. The numerical pressure references were tracked with high accuracy at the physical VAD terminals. Reservoir volumes remained stable at various combinations of heart rate, pressure, and VAD flow for prolonged durations with negligible steady‐state error. The HMC described here offers a stable performance testing platform for VAD prototypes.
Wood’s Light as a Noval Diagnostic Tool in Aquagenic Keratoderma
Authors: Alkhayal Fares A. , AlMuqrin Abdullah M. 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Aquagenic keratoderma, also known as aquagenic wrinkling of the palms, transient reactive papulotranslucent acrokeratoderma, or transient aquagenic hyper-wrinkling, is an uncommon disorder that affects the palms and occasionally the soles. It presents with translucent whitish to yellowish papules and increased wrinkling upon water exposure. The frequency of this condition is yet to be determined among the general population. However, it is frequently observed in patients among patients with cystic fibrosis or carriers of the cystic fibrosis gene, with frequency estimated to be up to 41%. In this paper, we report the utility and novelty of Wood’s light as a bedside adjunct tool to aid in diagnosing aquagenic keratoderma. To our knowledge, this is the first case reporting the use of Wood’s light in diagnosing aquagenic keratoderma.
Hydrolysis Precipitation Method for the Preparation of Cu‐ZnO@Al2O3 Catalyst in Methanol Steam Reforming
Authors: Wen Hui , Liu Yake , Kong Ang , Zhou Chong , Wang Zhuang , Guo Kai , Liu Di 
Published: March 2024

AbstractA hydrolysis precipitation method was developed to prepare Cu based catalyst for methanol steam reforming. A comparison of the hydrolysis precipitation and the conventional coprecipitation method was conducted. The test results present that Cu‐ZnO@Al2O3 prepared by hydrolysis precipitation exhibits better catalytic activity and stability in MSR reaction. XRD, XRF, EDS, SEM, TPR, XPS and N2 adsorption/desorption reveal that the high catalytic performance of Cu based catalyst from hydrolysis precipitation could be attributed to developed pore organization, surface enrichment of active components and higher reducibility.
Dissolution‐Induced Surface Reconstruction of Ni0.95Pt0.05Si/p‐Si Photocathode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical H2 Production
Authors: Zhang Haoyue , Li Shengyang , Xu Jing , Sun Xianglie , Xia Jing , She Guangwei , Yu Jiacheng , Ru Changzhou , Luo Jun , Meng Xiangmin , Mu Lixuan , Shi Wensheng 
Published: March 2024

AbstractMetal silicide/Si photoelectrodes have demonstrated significant potential for application in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting to produce H2. To achieve an efficient and economical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), a paramount consideration lies in attaining exceptional catalytic activity on the metal silicide surface with minimal use of noble metals. Here, this study presents the design and construction of a novel Ni0.95Pt0.05Si/p‐Si photocathode. Dopant segregation is used to achieve a Schottky barrier height as high as 1.0 eV and a high photovoltage of 420 mV. To achieve superior electrocatalytic activity for HER, a dissolution‐induced surface reconstruction (SR) strategy is proposed to in situ convert surface Ni0.95Pt0.05Si to highly active Pt2Si. The resulting SR Ni0.95Pt0.05Si/p‐Si photocathode exhibits excellent HER performance with an onset potential of 0.45 V (vs RHE) and a high maximum photocurrent density of 40.5 mA cm−2 and a remarkable applied bias photon‐to‐current efficiency (ABPE) of 5.3% under simulated AM 1.5 (100 mW cm−2) illumination. The anti‐corrosion silicide layer effectively protects Si, ensuring excellent stability of the SR Ni0.95Pt0.05Si/p‐Si photoelectrode. This study highlights the potential for achieving efficient PEC HER using bimetallic silicide/Si photocathodes with reduced Pt consumption, offering an auspicious perspective for the cost‐effective conversion of solar energy to chemical energy.
A Wetting and Capture Strategy Overcoming Electrostatic Repulsion for Electroreduction of Nitrate to Ammonia from Low‐Concentration Sewage
Authors: Xue Yinghao , Yu Qihui , Fang Junhua , Jia Yan , Wang Rongchang , Fan Jianwei 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAmmonia production by electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) in water streams is anticipated as a zero‐carbon route. Limited by dilute nitrate in natural sewage and the electrostatic repulsion between NO3− and cathode, NO3RR can hardly be achieved energy‐efficiently. The hydrophilic Cu@CuCoO2 nano‐island dispersed on support can enrich NO3− and produce a sensitive current response, followed by electrosynthesis of ammonia through atomic hydrogen (*H) is reported. The accumulated NO3− can be partially converted to NO2− without external electric field input, confirming that the Cu@CuCoO2 nano‐island can strongly bind NO3− and then trigger the reduction via dynamic evolution between Cu–Co redox sites. Through the identification of intermediates and theoretical computation. it is found that the N‐side hydrogenation of *NO is the optimal reaction step, and the formation of N─N dimer may be prevented. An NH3 product selectivity of 93.5%, a nitrate conversion of 96.1%, and an energy consumption of 0.079 kWh gNH3−1 is obtained in 48.9 mg‐N L−1 naturally nitrate‐polluted streams, which outperforms many works using such dilute nitrate influent. Conclusively, the electrocatalytic system provides a platform to guarantee the self‐sufficiency of dispersed ammonia production in agricultural regions.
FE‐basierte Bemessung von Kranbahnen
Authors: Steinmetz Robin , Taras Andreas 
Published: March 2024

AbstractDie wirtschaftliche und sichere Konstruktion und Bemessung von Kranbahnträgern ist eine herausfordernde Aufgabe im Industriestahlbau. Dieser Beitrag vergleicht anhand eines konkreten Beispiels eines Kranbahnträgers die konventionelle analytische Nachweisführung mit einer Bemessung basierend auf der Finite‐Elemente‐Methode (FEM) gemäß prEN 1993‐1‐14. Die prEN 1993‐1‐14, welche derzeit im Entwurf vorliegt und die FEM‐Berechnung von Stahlbauten regelt, verspricht eine effizientere und genauere Ermittlung des Tragverhaltens von Kranbahnträgern durch direkte Simulation komplexerer Tragwerke und Lastzustände. Das im Beispiel betrachtete System entspricht einem einfeldrigen Kranbahnträger mit einer Stützweite von 10,0 m und einem geschweißten Querschnitt. Die Bemessung umfasst die Nachweisführung gegen Biegedrillknicken und Schubbeulen des Stegs. Im Beitrag werden Einblicke in Genauigkeit, Effizienz und Anwendbarkeit der FEM‐Analyse für die Bemessung von Kranbahnträgern geliefert.
Language choices in post‐observation conferences: L1 or L2, that is the question
Authors: Zhuo Meifang 
Published: March 2024

AbstractFeedback within the context of post‐observation conferences (POCs) is critical for English language teachers' professional development. To date, however, surprisingly there has not yet been any study on language choices for feedback communication in POCs, considering around 80% of English language teachers worldwide are nonnative‐English speakers (NNESs) (Moussu, 2018). This study adopts the research paradigm of social constructivism, with a qualitative design to explore language choices (Chinese as L1 and English as L2) by one Chinese mentor and four Chinese mentees in POCs, in a near‐peer mentoring project in a UK‐based MA TESOL program. Data collected include two POCs, a mentor interview, and four mentee questionnaire answers. The data were analysed in depth by data reduction and inductive content analysis. It was found that both emotional and practical reasons resulted in the language decisions by the mentor and the mentees in the POCs. Albeit with small sample size, this study shows the intricacy of language use by NNESs in POCs in preservice teacher education programs and provides insights into how both mentor and mentees can be empowered as active agents capable of making judicious use of L1 and L2 for effective feedback communication in POCs.
Resolving pedagogical dilemmas with preservice and in‐service teachers in Japan
Authors: Hall James M. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractA pedagogical dilemma occurs when an in‐class event or external factor challenges a teacher's principles or instructional practices and compels the teacher to resolve the dilemma. This article focuses on how resolving dilemmas can enhance the conceptual understanding of both student teachers and their supervisors. The supervisory setting this article describes—university instructors in Japan supervising preservice and in‐service teachers—has not been extensively researched. The article presents three case studies: two on supervising preservice teachers and one on supervising an in‐service teacher. Although approaches to supervision emphasize the facilitative aspect, the case studies of the preservice teachers exhibited circumstances more conducive to a directive‐oriented approach. Nevertheless, with the assistance of the supervisors, the preservice teachers were able to develop episodic knowledge of pedagogical concepts through navigating the dilemmas they experienced. The case study with the in‐service teacher, on the other hand, required a more facilitative approach to supervision. It suggests that the supervisor should understand and accommodate the pedagogical concepts under which the teacher operates to provide useful support in resolving classroom‐based dilemmas.
Translanguaging with gendered and racialized bodies: A duoethnography of two transnational Asian women teacher‐scholars
Authors: Kim Miso , Lee Eunjeong 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis duoethnography traces two transnational woman teacher‐scholars' translanguaging pedagogies for equitable language and literacy education. Research on translanguaging has highlighted how lived experiences of transnational language and literacy educators crucially shape their language ideology, and professional identities and pedagogical practices (Motha et al., 2012). Extending this discussion, this duoethnography (Lawrence & Lowe, 2020; Norris & Sawyer, 2012) details how material and ideological conditions, along with our lived experiences, shape teachers' orientation to and enactment of translanguaging pedagogies. Through narratives and dialogue, the authors found that their translanguaging has intersected with their gendered and racialized positionalities in their own locale, and these experiences shape their translanguaging praxes. The authors argue that enacting translanguaging pedagogies necessitates teachers' reflexivity on their unequal lived experiences of varied language and literacies from their positionalities, and negotiation with material and ideological constraints. They conclude by suggesting implications for fellow teachers and teacher educators.
Towards understanding the failure of new public management in the MENA region: Are informal networks to blame?
Authors: Alsarhan Fadi , Al‐Twal Arwa 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis study aims to understand the main factors that contribute to the failure of implementing New Public Management (NPM) plans, as well as to investigate the potential link between informal networks, namely wasta, and this failure in organizations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA region), with Jordanian public organizations taken as an illustrative case. A qualitative approach was applied, and a total of 24 semi‐structured interviews were conducted with HR officials in Jordanian public organizations, different state‐owned enterprises (SOEs), ministries, and government agencies (GAs). The results show that wasta contributes to the failure of NPM implementation in Jordanian public organizations, indicating that public employees contribute directly to the failure of NPM strategies in Jordanian public organizations for many reasons on top of which their resistance to these reform plans. Our findings also suggest that the implementation of NPM strategies failed to diminish the use of wasta in HRM practices even though wasta was an important reason to implement NPM. This study adds knowledge to the limited informal networks literature, by exploring the interplay between informal networks on one side, and the NPM literature on the other side.
A management framework for sudden water pollution: A systematic review output
Authors: Bello Nura , Jamil Nor Rohaizah , Looi Ley Juen , Yap Ng Keng 
Published: March 2024

AbstractNumerous sudden water pollution (SWP) incidents have occurred frequently in recent years, constituting a potential risk to human, socio‐economic, and ecological health. This paper systematically reviews the current literature, with the view to establishing a management framework for SWP incidents. Only 39 of the 327 downloaded articles were selected, and the ROSES protocol was utilized in this review. The results indicated industries, mining sites, and sewage treatment plants as key SWP contributors through accidental leakages, traffic accidents, illegal discharge, natural disasters, and terrorist attacks. These processes also presented five consequences, including the contamination of drinking water sources, disruption of drinking water supply, ecological damage, loss of human life, and agricultural water pollution. Meanwhile, five mitigation strategies included reservoir operation, real‐time monitoring, early warning, and chemical and biological treatments. Although an advancement in mitigation strategies against SWP was observed in this review, previous studies reported only a few prevention strategies. Considering that this review provided an SWP‐based management framework and a hydrodynamic model selection guideline, which provide a foundation for implementing proactive measures against the SWP. These guidelines and the SWP‐based management framework require practical field trials for future studies.Practitioner Points
Sudden water pollution increases with industrial growth but decrease with awareness.
Human and ecosystem health and social economy are the endpoint receptacles.
Mitigation strategies include reservoir dispatch, early warning, and treatments.
DPSIR model forms the basis for proving proactive measures against sudden pollution.
This review provides a guideline for the selection hydrodynamic models application.
Circular Economy Self-assessment Tool for Hotels
Authors: Segarra-Oña Marival , Peiró-Signes Ángel , Sánchez-Planelles Joaquín , Poveda-Pareja Esther 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe hotel industry is immersed in a debate about the negative externalities derived from its activity, which makes the effective development of the Circular Economy increasingly necessary to achieve the desired levels of sustainability. To this end, the main purpose of this chapter is to develop a basic measurement and evaluation framework for measuring and evaluating the circular level of hotels as a tool for monitoring and planning their circular actions. This model aims to address the lack of homogeneity in existing circularity models by developing standardized indicators, methods, and procedures for the hotel sector. To achieve it, the methodology is based on the creation of a tool composed of 5 dimensions (Circularity management, Energy, Water, Waste and Food waste) from which valuable conclusions are drawn for managers in the sector. Specifically, a specific self-assessment tool is created to evaluate the level of circularity that allows hotels not only to comply with pioneering laws such as 3/2022 of the Balearic Islands, but also to anticipate and expand future circularity requirements by incorporating additional indicators to those required by the law, as well as evaluation scales and a guide of good practices that gives the tool a practical and useful character for hotels that want to improve their circular practices.
Importance of Culture and Innovation in Behaviors Towards the Circular Economy in Spanish Hotels
Authors: Marco-Lajara Bartolomé , Úbeda-García Mercedes , Poveda-Pareja Esther , Manresa-Marhuenda Encarnación 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAs a result of social, technological and economic changes, there is a need to transform the currently dominant linear economic paradigm into one of circular economy. This transformation requires the implementation of effective green innovations that economically and environmentally encourage their main potential promoters: companies and managers. The objective of this research is to verify whether, as in other industries, green innovation has positive effects on the firms’ corporate performance in the accommodation industry, evaluating whether the organizational culture enhances the success of this type of innovation. Proposals developed have been contrasted with an empirical analysis on a sample of 202 tourist accommodation on the Spanish coast, especially hotels, using the Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) technique. The results obtained support the positive effect of green innovation on corporate performance, as well as the importance of the robustness of an organizational culture that supports the exploitation of this type of innovation in terms of results. The conclusions that are derived are especially relevant since they highlight the importance of a culture based on commitment and innovation that favors the implementation of the circular economy model in the tourism sector.
Geolocation Data as a Research Tool for the Organization of the Settlement System and Mobility Mapping – Case Study of the Spatial Mobility Model in Czechia
Authors: Jaroš Václav 
Published: March 2024

AbstractGeolocation data is a widely used source of the spatial information about the population. Their great potential might be also used for population mobility research to identify spatial interactions forming the hierarchical structure of the settlement system. For this purpose, a model of data acquisition and their preliminary analysis was developed. This model represents an effective tool for mapping the mobility behavior of the population. Using the example of Czechia, primary commuting links are identified, which are subsequently analyzed in detail using GIS tools in both desktop and online environments. Therefore, important commuting centers of different hierarchical levels are defined by the volume and nature of spatial interactions. This approach is used as a source of important expertise for the proposals on subsequent administration reform in Czechia. Nevertheless, the entire model is generally transferable, and the entire method of using the geolocation data for mapping the hierarchy within the settlement system can be replicated in other countries as well.