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Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies multiplex from naturally infected to healthy Rhamnus alaternus by Philaenus spumarius and Neophilaenus campestris
Authors: Nencioni Anita , Gargani Elisabetta , Strangi Agostino , Rizzo Domenico , Iovinella Immacolata , Sacchetti Patrizia , Roversi Pio Federico , Cutino Ilaria 
Published: April 2024

AbstractIn Europe, the recently reported plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex affects several wild, ornamental, and cultivated trees causing scorch diseases. In 2018, the sequence type 87 was reported in Tuscany on Mediterranean shrubs and trees. Although spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) were already identified as main vectors of this bacterium in Europe, their role in the transmission of this subspecies has not been ascertained yet. In this study the ability of Philaenus spumarius and Neophilaenus campestris to acquire and transmit Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex sequence type 87 from and to Rhamnus alaternus was evaluated in two-year semi-field experiments. To acquire the bacterium, insects were confined on wild, naturally infected R. alaternus shrubs for 120 h. Then, they were transferred to healthy plants and maintained in cages for 96 h. To follow the infection, plant samples were collected every two months for three times. Tested plants were destroyed at the end of experiments and roots, twigs and leaves were analysed. Philaenus spumarius showed a significantly higher survival rate than N. campestris. The infection status of both insects and plants was assessed through molecular analysis. P. spumarius and N. campestris were able to infect healthy plants although the acquisition rate and the estimated probability of transmission appeared to be low. These findings provide new accounts on the role of two polyphagous insect vectors in spreading a quarantine organism, which is lethal to a huge number of plant species. However, further studies are needed to disclose more specific interactions within this complex pathosystem.
Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening by Sexual Orientation Among Low-Income Women in North Carolina
Authors: Spencer Jennifer C. , Charlton Brittany M. , Pretsch Peyton K. , Schnarrs Phillip W. , Spees Lisa P. , Hudgens Michael G. , Barclay Lynn , Wheeler Stephanie B. , Brewer Noel T. , Smith Jennifer S. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWe sought to examine cervical cancer screening barriers by sexual orientation among low-income women in North Carolina. The MyBodyMyTest-3 Trial recruited low-income women (< 250% of federal poverty level) aged 25–64 years who were 1+ year overdue for cervical cancer screening. We compared perceptions of cervical cancer screening among those who self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (LGBQ; n = 70) to straight/heterosexual women (n = 683). For both LGBQ and straight respondents, the greatest barriers to screening were lack of health insurance (63% and 66%) and cost (49% and 50%). LGBQ respondents were more likely than straight respondents to report forgetting to screen (16% vs. 8%, p = .05), transportation barriers (10% vs. 2%, p = .001), and competing mental or physical health problems (39% vs. 27%, p = .10). Addressing access remains important for improving cervical cancer screening among those under-screened. For LGBQ women, additional attention may be needed for reminders, co-occurring health needs, and transportation barriers.
miRNA-383-5p Regulated Migration and Invasion of Tumor Cells by Inhibiting NCKAP1 Expression in Gastric Cancer
Authors: Wang Chen , Wang Pan , Tian Yuan , Lu Cuijuan , Liu Lixia , Wu Jianguo , Wang Yanan , Li Jinghua 
Published: April 2024

AbstractGastric cancer (GC) is the second deadliest disease in Asia, so it is crucial to find its promising therapeutic targets. The expression profile data of miR383-5p in the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were analyzed. The expression levels of miR383-5p in the collected clinical tissue samples and peripheral blood samples were examined by qPCR, and the relationship between its expression and the clinical data of patients was evaluated. MiR383-5p was overexpressed in the AGS cells, and cell biology assays, such as Transwell, were performed to detect the cell proliferation, migration, invasion and other cell biology abilities of miR383-5p. Target prediction and dual luciferase reporter gene assay were performed to find and validate the target genes of miR383-5p. The expression and activity of MMP and related proteins after overexpression of miR383-5p and NCKAP1 were detected by WB and gelatin zymography assay. The expression of miR383-5p was down-regulated in GC tissues, and its low expression was associated with lymph node metastasis. Restoration of miR383-5p expression in GC cells can inhibit the invasion and migration abilities of GC cells. MiR383-5p negatively regulated NCKAP1 through direct interaction with the 3’UTR sequence of NCKAP1. The overexpression of NCKAP1 can improve the migration and invasion abilities of GC cells, whereas overexpression of miR383-5p can inhibit growth of the aforementioned abilities of GC cells induced by NCKAP1 overexpression. The overexpression of NCKAP1 can increase the expression level and activity of MMP2, while the overexpression of miR383-5p can inhibit the increase of MMP2 expression level and activity in GC cells induced by NCKAP1 overexpression. NCKAP1 is a target gene of miR383-5p, and miR383-5p could be a valuable therapeutic target for stomach adenocarcinoma.
Preparation of amine or carboxyl groups modified cellulose beads for removal of uranium (VI) ions from aqueous solutions
Authors: Bayramoglu Gulay , Tilki Serhad , Arica Mehmet Yakup 
Published: April 2024

AbstractIn the present study, cellulose beads were prepared using the phase inversion method and then activated with epichlorohydrin. The epoxy groups of the activated beads were modified with Nα,Nα-bis(carboxymethyl)-L-lysine hydrate (CML), and tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) ligands. These modified beads, coded as cellulose-COOH and cellulose-NH2, respectively, were used to remove of uranium (VI) ions from aqueous medium. The prepared adsorbents were characterized using FTIR, SEM, zeta-potential, and analytical methods; the performance of both the modified beads for the removal of uranium (VI) ions was optimized using different operational parameters in a batch system. The amount of adsorbed uranium ions on cellulose-COOH and cellulose-NH2 beads was 462.9 ± 13.7 and 127.4 ± 5.1 mg/g, respectively. The results are acceptable regarding the equilibrium kinetics for the adsorption of uranium (VI) ions, which followed the second-order kinetic model. The prepared activated cellulose beads could be utilized in many technological applications by making appropriate modifications in the reactive epoxy groups of cellulose.
Mother–Infant Interaction and Maternal Postnatal Psychological Distress Associate with Child’s Social-Emotional Development During Early Childhood: A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
Authors: Lahtela Hetti , Flykt Marjo , Nolvi Saara , Kataja Eeva-Leena , Eskola Eeva , Tervahartiala Katja , Pelto Juho , Carter Alice S. , Karlsson Hasse , Karlsson Linnea , Korja Riikka 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWe studied the effects of mother–infant interaction and maternal pre- and postnatal psychological distress on children’s social-emotional problems and competences, as well as whether interaction quality moderates the association between distress and children’s outcomes. Maternal pre- and postnatal psychological distress were measured using the SCL and EPDS questionnaires, whereas mother–infant interaction was measured when the child was 8 months old using the EA Scales. Children’s social-emotional development was measured using the BITSEA questionnaire at 2 years old and using the SDQ questionnaire at 4 years old, where higher maternal structuring was associated with fewer social-emotional problems in children and higher maternal sensitivity was associated with greater social-emotional competence in children at 2 years old. Further, higher postnatal distress was found associated with greater social-emotional problems at 2 years old, though neither these effects nor moderating effects at 4 years old were observed after multiple-comparison corrections. Our findings support direct associations of both mother–infant interaction and maternal postnatal psychological distress with children’s social-emotional development during toddlerhood.
Development and utilization of genome-wide InDel markers in Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]
Authors: Guden Birgul , Kiemde Ousseini , Yol Engin , Uzun Bulent 
Published: April 2024

AbstractSorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) has become an increasingly valuable crop for food, feed, and especially bioenergy feedstock production, which makes the crop extremely attractive for studying genomics and genetic diversity. Molecular markers and genomics play essential roles in sorghum breeding. The rapid development of next-generation sequencing technology has facilitated the identification of genome-wide insertion-deletion (InDel) polymorphisms, enabling the efficient construction of InDel markers that are suitable for user-friendly PCR. This study was conducted with the objective of discovering and developing InDel markers using double digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (ddRAD-Seq) data. A total of 19,226 InDels distributed across 10 chromosomes in the sorghum genome was identified. Of those, deletions constituted 65.7% while the remain was insertions. A comprehensive analysis of all the chromosomes revealed a total of 80 InDel sites with a minimum length of 10 bp. For a good conversion of the InDel regions to beneficial molecular markers, specific primers were designed for the amplification of 47 InDel regions that were selected for further investigation. A diverse panel of sorghum consisting of 16 accessions served a source for the developed InDel markers validation. Of the 47 InDel markers, 14 were tested across 16 sorghum accessions and were demonstrated their helpfulness for marker-assisted selection in sorghum. The polymorphic information content (PIC) values of the 16 markers varied between 0.11 and 0.38, with an average of 0.28. The findings of this study indicated that the identification of InDels and the development of molecular markers for sorghum were accomplished using the ddRAD-Seq data.
Morphological, chemical, and molecular characterization of a new late-leafing and high fruit quality hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) genotype
Authors: Bostan Saim Zeki , Karakaya Orhan 
Published: April 2024

AbstractHazelnuts are widely employed in various dietary practices, making them one of the most frequently utilized nuts. This study morphologically, chemically, and molecularly characterized a new hazelnut genotype throughout the 2018 to 2020 growing seasons. The variety burst leaf buds between 10th and 15th April and reached harvest maturity between 5th and 15th September. The genotype bore a mean of 2.33 nuts per cluster, with the majority of clusters consisting of double and triple nuts. The means of the nut weight was 2.38 g, the kernel weight was 1.35 g, the kernel ratio was 56.81%, the shell thickness was 0.96 mm, the nut size was 18.32 mm, the kernel size was 14.77 mm, the good kernel ratio was 91.7%, the protein content was 13.5%, the oil content was 55.8%, the oleic acid ratio was 81.43%, and the linoleic acid ratio was 10.68%. The genetic similarity rate between the new hazelnut genotype and the standard Çakıldak, Palaz, Tombul cultivars, as well as randomly selected Çakıldak hazelnut clones from the region, ranged from 0.58 to 0.98. Additionally, the polymorphism rate varied from 45.5 to 100%. On average, the investigated hazelnut genotype exhibited a genetic distinctiveness of 38% compared to randomly selected Çakıldak clones from the same region, and 47% compared to standard hazelnut cultivars. Consequently, this genotype could serve as valuable genetic material for hazelnut breeding programs through genetic distinctiveness and promising nut quality, and could potentially be registered as a new cultivar.
Simultaneous Multi-View Object Recognition and Grasping in Open-Ended Domains
Authors: Kasaei Hamidreza , Kasaei Mohammadreza , Tziafas Georgios , Luo Sha , Sasso Remo 
Published: April 2024

AbstractTo aid humans in everyday tasks, robots need to know which objects exist in the scene, where they are, and how to grasp and manipulate them in different situations. Therefore, object recognition and grasping are two key functionalities for autonomous robots. Most state-of-the-art approaches treat object recognition and grasping as two separate problems, even though both use visual input. Furthermore, the knowledge of the robot is fixed after the training phase. In such cases, if the robot encounters new object categories, it must be retrained to incorporate new information without catastrophic forgetting. To resolve this problem, we propose a deep learning architecture with an augmented memory capacity to handle open-ended object recognition and grasping simultaneously. In particular, our approach takes multi-views of an object as input and jointly estimates pixel-wise grasp configuration as well as a deep scale- and rotation-invariant representation as output. The obtained representation is then used for open-ended object recognition through a meta-active learning technique. We demonstrate the ability of our approach to grasp never-seen-before objects and to rapidly learn new object categories using very few examples on-site in both simulation and real-world settings. Our approach empowers a robot to acquire knowledge about new object categories using, on average, less than five instances per category and achieve$$95\%$$95%object recognition accuracy and above$$91\%$$91%grasp success rate on (highly) cluttered scenarios in both simulation and real-robot experiments. A video of these experiments is available online at:https://youtu.be/n9SMpuEkOgk
Composite Nanoarchitectonics Towards Method for Everything in Materials Science
Authors: Ariga Katsuhiko 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe characteristic feature of a biofunctional system is that components with various functions work together. These multi-components are not simply mixed together, but are rationally arranged. The fundamental technologies to do this in an artificial system include the synthetic chemistry of the substances that make the component unit, the science and techniques for assembling them, and the technology for analyzing their nanoostructures. A new concept, nanoarchitectonics, can play this role. Nanoarchitectonics is a post-nanotechnology concept that involves building functional materials that reflect the nanostructures. In particular, the approach of combining and building multiple types of components to create composite materials is an area where nanoarchitectonics can be a powerful tool. This review summarizes such examples and related composite studies. In particular, examples are presented in the areas of catalyst & photocatalyst, energy, sensing & environment, bio & medical, and various other functions and applications to illustrate the potential for a wide range of applications. In order to show the various stages of development, the examples are not only state-of-the-art, but also include those that are successful developments of existing research. Finally, a summary of the examples and a brief discussion of future challenges in nanoarchitectonics will be given. Nanoarchitectonics is applicable to all materials and aims to establish the ultimate methodology of materials science.
Developing a Work Accommodation Operating Model for Workplaces and Work Ability Support Services
Authors: Nevala Nina , Pehkonen Irmeli , Virtanen Maarit , Mattila-Holappa Pauliina , Juvonen-Posti Pirjo 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Purpose
Workplace accommodation can help employees with disabilities remain employed or access employment rather than leave the labor force. However, the workplace accommodation process is still poorly understood and documented.

Aim
The aim of this study was to develop a national operating model to make workplace accommodation interactive and procedural for workplaces and work ability support services and lower the threshold to making accommodations.

Methods
The collaborative development process was carried out by a multiprofessional expert team with eleven workplaces in the private and public sectors in Finland. The design of this study was conceptual and developmental. The development process of the operating model consisted of four phases: the orientation phase, the joint planning phase, the implementation advancement phase, and the instilling phase.

Results
The operating model has six stages: 1) identifying needs, 2) gathering knowledge, 3) exploring alternatives, 4) selecting solutions, 5) implementing solutions, and 6) monitoring and evaluating. The model defines the actions, roles, and responsibilities for each phase. To help implement the model, we published an information package, a guide, a planning formula, and a video animation in Finnish and Swedish.

Conclusion
The operating model is a tool that workplaces and work ability support services can use to help working-aged people remain employed or access employment. Future studies should determine the workplace-specific functionality of this model using implementation research.
Perception of Housing Taxation in the Czech Republic
Authors: Janoušková Jana , Sobotovičová Šárka 
Published: April 2024

AbstractHousing taxation is considered the most obvious tax system inequity. Therefore, this type of taxation should be in line with the benefit principle. This article examines the attitudes of citizens towards residential building taxation in the Czech Republic. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the perception of residential building tax burden by taxpayers who own a house or apartment for housing based on primary research. The research was conducted in the Czech Republic using a questionnaire in 2021 and 2022. Differences in the tax burden perception in relation to improvements in quality of life in a municipality and use of compensation by providing financial benefit in favor of resident citizens are investigated in the context of municipality size. It was found that the majority of respondents in all municipality size categories perceived the tax burden as reasonable. Citizens' positive attitudes towards the taxation of their residential buildings were influenced not only by the quality-of-life improvement in the municipality, but also by the transparency of the municipality's financial management. By compensating for the tax on residential buildings through providing a financial benefit, some municipalities reduced the tax burden for their resident citizens and shifted the tax burden, within the limits of the law, to buildings for business and recreation. The most common forms of financial benefits included reducing or eliminating municipal waste fees.
Optimizing electrocoagulation for poultry slaughterhouse wastewater treatment: a fuzzy axiomatic design approach
Authors: Tanatti Nazire Pınar , Sezer Mesut 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWhite meat consumption is increasing day by day, and accordingly, there is an increase in the amount of wastewater resulting from the processes. Today, the reuse of wastewater has become a goal within the scope of the Green Deal. For this reason, wastewater treatment with high pollution and volume has gained importance. In this study, the fuzzy axiomatic design (FAD) method, one of the multi-criteria decision-making methods, has been used. With this method, coagulation, electrocoagulation (EC), dissolved air flotation (DAF), and anaerobic treatment alternatives preferred in poultry slaughterhouse wastewater (PSW) treatment were compared with each other and their information contents were calculated. The information content from the smallest to the largest is EC, DAF, coagulation, and anaerobic treatment, respectively. This treatment method was chosen because the smallest information content is in electrocoagulation. EC was applied to bloody PSW containing 1% blood by volume. The effectiveness of Fe and Al electrodes for PSW treatment in the batch EC reactor has been compared. The effective surface areas of 2 anodes and 2 cathodes connected bipolarly in the processes are 288 cm2. The electrolyte, pH, time, and current density effects on energy consumption were also investigated. The optimum conditions for Al and Fe electrodes were found to be 0.5 g·L−1 NaCl concentration, pH 5, 0.639 mA·cm−2 current density, and 5 min time. Under optimum conditions for the Fe electrode, COD, TOC, TN, and oil-grease removal efficiencies were determined as 76.3%, 71.8%, 70%, and 74%, respectively. Moreover, the highest COD, TOC, TN, and oil-grease removal efficiencies were achieved with an Al electrode (82.2%, 82.3%, 82.7%, and 78.9%, respectively). The experimental data were fit to a variety of isotherms and kinetic models to determine the characteristics of the EC. The results indicated that the pseudo-second-order equation provided the best fit for COD removal. Under optimum conditions, the operating cost was calculated as $3.39 and $3.09 for Al and Fe electrodes, respectively. In this study, the fuzzy axiomatic design method was used for the first time to select the most appropriate treatment method for PSW. In addition, blood, a major problem for the poultry slaughterhouse industry, was mixed with PSW at a ratio of 1% (v/v) and treated with EC for the first time with high removal efficiency. By treating PSW, which has a high pollution load, with electrocoagulation, the pollution load of the water to be given to secondary treatment has been greatly reduced.
Cluster analysis of long COVID symptoms for deciphering a syndrome and its long-term consequence
Authors: Niewolik J. , Mikuteit M. , Klawitter S. , Schröder D. , Stölting A. , Vahldiek K. , Heinemann S. , Müller F. , Behrens GMN. , Klawonn F. , Dopfer-Jablonka A. , Steffens S. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe long-term symptoms of COVID-19 are the subject of public and scientific discussions. Understanding how those long COVID symptoms co-occur in clusters of syndromes may indicate the pathogenic mechanisms of long COVID. Our study objective was to cluster the different long COVID symptoms. We included persons who had a COVID-19 and assessed long-term symptoms (at least 4 weeks after first symptoms). Hierarchical clustering was applied to the symptoms as well as to the participants based on the Euclidean distance h of the log-values of the answers on symptom severity. The distribution of clusters within our cohort is shown in a heat map.From September 2021 to November 2023, 2371 persons with persisting long COVID symptoms participated in the study. Self-assessed long COVID symptoms were assigned to three symptom clusters. Cluster A unites rheumatological and neurological symptoms, cluster B includes neuro-psychological symptoms together with cardiorespiratory symptoms, and a third cluster C shows an association of general infection signs, dermatological and otology symptoms. A high proportion of the participants (n = 1424) showed symptoms of all three clusters. Clustering of long COVID symptoms reveals similarities to the symptomatology of already described syndromes such as the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) or rheumatological autoinflammatory diseases. Further research may identify serological parameters or clinical risk factors associated with the shown clusters and might improve our understanding of long COVID as a systemic disease. Furthermore, multimodal treatments can be developed and scaled for symptom clusters and associated impairments.