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The Abolition of Slavery in Africa's Legal Histories
Authors: Rossi Benedetta 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis introduction contextualizes the special issue's articles in the broader continental dynamics. It discusses the Eurocentric bias of the historiography and suggests that the view that Europe was responsible for the legal abolition of slavery in Africa should be nuanced and qualified. Some independent African polities abolished slavery before Europe's colonial occupation. Nowhere did European abolitionists encounter a tabula rasa: African polities had complex jurisdictions, oral or written, which formed the normative background against which slavery's abolition should be studied. To do so, however, it is misleading to imagine abolitionism as a unitary movement spreading globally out of Europe. What happened differed from context to context. Normative systems varied, and so did abolition's legal processes. This introduction examines the dynamics that led to the introduction and implementation of anti-slavery laws in African legal systems. It recenters the analysis of the legal abolition of slavery in Africa around particular African actors, concepts, strategies, and procedures.
Disaster Preparedness and Safety Curriculum for Early Childhood Education in Indonesia
Authors: Pohan Rizky Andana , Ramadhani Erfan , Marimbun Marimbun , Chalidaziah Wan , Nengsih Nengsih , Marhaban Marhaban 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackground:Indonesia is located within the Asia-Pacific Ring of Fire, so natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, and landslides are common. Preparedness is essential to prevent many casualties due to various disasters.Problem:The Aceh, Indonesia earthquake and tsunami in 2004 was one of the most devastating disasters since the 1990s. Some of the victims were children. This is because there was no pattern of preparedness in dealing with disasters when the incident took place; even the word tsunami was not familiar in Indonesia at that time. Thus, the preparation of a disaster preparedness and safety curriculum began to be implemented in Indonesia after the Aceh earthquake and tsunami.Conclusion:The disaster preparedness and safety curriculum in early childhood education is developed in accordance with the potential and characteristics of the school area. Basic disaster material provided concepts, characteristics and threats, maps, ways of overcoming, and disaster preparedness and security. Facilities and infrastructure supporting disaster preparedness learning used disaster puzzles, disaster posters, songs about disasters, and prayers asking God for help to be protected from disasters.
Virtual reality and neurofeedback as a supportive approach to managing cancer symptoms for patients receiving treatment: A brief report of a feasibility trial
Authors: Rolbiecki Abigail J. , Froeliger Brett , Smith Jamie , Ying Jun , Canfield Shannon , Posley Kayla , Polniak Megan , Dotson Dana 
Published: March 2024

AbstractObjectivesManaging cancer symptoms while patients receive systemic treatment remains a challenge in oncology. The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches like virtual reality (VR) and neurofeedback (NF) in tandem with systemic treatment might reduce symptom burden for patients. The combination of VR + NF as a CAM intervention approach is novel and understudied, particularly as it relates to supportive cancer care. The purpose of this study is to summarize our VR + NF study protocol and share preliminary results regarding study retention (across 2 treatment sessions) and preliminary impact of VR or VR + NF on patient-reported outcomes such as anxiety and pain.MethodsWe utilized a parallel arm trial design to compare preliminary impact of VR only and VR + NF on cancer symptoms among patients who are actively receiving cancer treatment.ResultsSixty-seven percent (n = 20) of participants returned to participate in a second VR session, and the rates of return were the same between the VR groups. Patients in the VR + NF group showed improvements in anxiety after both sessions, while patients in the VR only group showed significant improvements in pain and depression after both sessions. Patients in the VR + NF group showed improved pain after session 1.Significance of resultsThis study demonstrates that patients can be retained over multiple treatment sessions and that VR and NF remain promising treatment approaches with regard to impact on patient-reported outcomes like anxiety and pain.
Dual-port circularly polarized dielectric resonator–based antenna with reconfigurable integrated multifunctional filter for 5G cognitive radio applications
Authors: Rai Yajush , Sigroha Deepak , Tyagi Krishna , Das Gourab , Sharma Anand 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIn this paper, the design of a circularly polarized (CP) multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system is presented, utilizing a dielectric resonator (DR). This presented antenna system is subsequently integrated with a multifunctional filter, all meticulously structured on a single substrate. The multifunctional filter operates in three modes: reconfigurable band-pass and band-reject filter as well as all-pass filter. The overall structure works as a tunable filtenna. The designed filtenna is expanded into a two-port MIMO system on a unified substrate, providing strong port isolation below −28.5 dB. The overall dimension of proposed radiator is 180 × 180 × 1.6 mm3. The value of peak gain is 5.19 dBic. By switching the states of PIN diodes, the designed filtenna operates as a sensing and communicating antenna for interweave and underlay cognitive radios (CRs). The proposed antenna supports the CP waves within the working band, i.e., 3.6–4.5 GHz. The simulated results are validated by comparing them with the measured results showing less variation among them. MIMO parameters, including the envelope correlation coefficient and diversity gain, have been calculated for the proposed filtenna, representing its suitability for 5G-CR applications.
Numerical Simulation of the Self‐Organizational Origin of Concentrically Zoned Aggregates of Siderite and Pyrite in Sediment‐Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposits
Authors: Qiu Wenhong Johnson , Zhou Mei‐Fu , Williams‐Jones Anthony E. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractConcentrically zoned pyrite aggregates (CZPA) are common in sediment‐hosted massive sulfide (SHMS) deposits and have been widely used to interpret the ore‐forming processes. There is considerable uncertainty, however, over the formation of aggregates that are oscillatorily zoned and contain randomly‐orientated pyrite microcrystals. Guided by the results of examination of the micro‐textures of CZPA and in‐situ chemical analyses, we conducted a quantitative diffusion‐reaction simulation to assess the mechanism of CZPA formation. Our study shows that oscillatory zoning results from the feedback between the diffusion of reactants and the nucleation‐growth of Fe‐sulfides. Externally derived Fe2+ diffuses into the early diagenetic sediments containing decomposing organic matter (2CH2O + SO42− = 2HCO3− + H2S) and reacts with H2S to form a pyrite layer via an intermediate pathway (Fe2+ + H2S → FeS + 2H+, FeS + H2S → FeS2 + H2). This growth of pyrite layers depletes the local concentration of reactants and suppresses nucleation until the diffusive reaction front advances and another layer is formed. Intermediate phases, for example, mackinawite, nucleate instead of pyrite, because of their greater ease of nucleation due to the low surface tension, and lead to the domination of nucleation over growth. The nucleation of mackinawite and occurrence of siderite in the CZPA are consistent with a low temperature, high pH, anoxic early diagenetic environment. Our study demonstrates that CZPA in SHMS deposits are formed by intrinsic self‐organizational processes rather than by extrinsic changes of ore‐forming fluids. The CZPA in SHMS deposits are thus indicative of their diagenetic origin with Fe2+ infiltrated and diffused from hydrothermal fluids into the sediments.
Disk‐Integrated Earth’s Outgoing Longwave Radiation Viewed From a Moon‐Based Platform: Model Simulations
Authors: Ye Hanlin , Guo Huadong , Liu Guang , Huang Jing , Liang Dong 
Published: March 2024

AbstractA Moon‐based sensor can observe the Earth as a single point and achieve disk‐integrated measurements of outgoing longwave radiation (OLR), which significantly differs from low orbital, geostationary, and Sun–Earth L1 point platforms. In this study, a scheme of determining the disk‐integrated Earth’s OLR based on a Moon‐based platform is proposed. The observational solid angle was theoretically derived based on the Earth’s ellipsoid model and the disk‐integrated observational anisotropic factor was estimated to eliminate the effects of the Earth’s radiant anisotropy. The simulated disk‐integrated Earth's OLR obtained from a Moon‐based platform varies periodically, due to changes in the observation geometry and Earth's scene distribution within the observed Earth’s disk. Clouds, meteorological parameters, and the land cover distribution notably affect the disk‐integrated Earth’s OLR. By analyzing the disk‐integrated Earth’s OLR from a Moon‐based platform, significant variabilities were investigated. Additionally, the Earth’s shape and radiant anisotropy that affecting the disk‐integrated Earth’s OLR were estimated. In conclusion, a more realistic Earth’s shape, the latest version of the angular distribution model (ADM), and accurate land cover and meteorological datasets are needed when determining the disk‐integrated Earth’s OLR. It is expected the unique variability captured by this platform and its ability to complement traditional satellite data make it a valuable tool for studying Earth’s radiation budget and energy cycle, and contributing to diagnostic of the climate General Circulation Models (GCM) performance.
Developing a Redox Network for Coastal Saltmarsh Systems in the PFLOTRAN Reaction Model
Authors: O’Meara T. A. , Yuan F. , Sulman B. N. , Noyce G. L. , Rich R. , Thornton P. E. , Megonigal J. P. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractCoastal ecosystems have been largely ignored in Earth system models but are important zones for carbon and nutrient processing. Interactions between water, microbes, soil, sediments, and vegetation are important for mechanistic representation of coastal processes and ecosystem function. To investigate the role of these feedbacks, we used a reactive transport model (PFLOTRAN) that has the capability to be connected to the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM). PFLOTRAN was used to incorporate redox reactions and track chemical species important for coastal ecosystems as well as define simple representations of vegetation dynamics. Our goal was to incorporate oxygen flux, salinity, pH, sulfur cycling, and methane production along with plant‐mediated transport of gases and tidal flux. Using porewater profile and incubation data for model calibration and evaluation, we were able to create depth‐resolved biogeochemical soil profiles for saltmarsh habitat and use this updated representation to simulate direct and indirect effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on subsurface biogeochemical cycling. We found that simply changing the partial pressure of CO2 or increasing temperature in the model did not fully reproduce observed changes in the porewater profile, but the inclusion of plant or microbial responses to CO2 and temperature manipulations was more accurate in representing porewater concentrations. This indicates the importance of characterizing tightly coupled vegetation‐subsurface processes for developing predictive understanding and the need for measurement of plant‐soil interactions on the same time scale to understand how hotspots or moments are generated.
Possible temporal relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a meta-analysis
Authors: Vasilevska Veronika , Guest Paul C. , Szardenings Michael , Benros Michael E. , Steiner Johann 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe global impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection has raised concerns about secondary diseases beyond acute illness. This review explores the significance and potential underlying mechanisms of how SARS-CoV-2 infection might elicit an immune response targeting N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, and its implications for autoimmune-driven neuropsychiatric manifestations. We identified 19 published case reports of NMDA receptor encephalitis associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination by a systematic literature search. The significance of these reports was limited since it is not clear if a coincidental or causal relationship exists between SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination and manifestation of NMDA receptor encephalitis. The included studies were hampered by difficulties in establishing if these patients had pre-existing NMDA receptor antibodies which entered the brain by infection- or vaccination-associated transient blood-brain barrier leakage. In addition, four cases had comorbid ovarian teratoma, which is a known trigger for development of NMDA receptor encephalitis. Considering that billions of people have contracted COVID-19 or have been vaccinated against this virus, the publication of only 19 case reports with a possible link to NMDA receptor encephalitis, indicates that it is rare. In conclusion, these findings do not support the case that SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination led to an increase of existing or de novo encephalitis mediated by an autoimmune response targeting NMDA receptor function. Nevertheless, this work underscores the importance of ongoing vigilance in monitoring viral outbreaks and their potential impact on the central nervous system through basic, epidemiological and translational research.
Exploring collaboration reasons and leadership styles in Dutch primary oral healthcare practices
Authors: den Boer Joost C. L. , van der Sanden Wil J. M. , Jerković-Ćosić Katarina , Bruers Josef J. M. 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Aims
To outline the extent to which practice owners in Dutch oral healthcare practices (OHPs) use a directive and supportive leadership styles, to map out which goals practice owners in Dutch OHPs consider most important when choosing collaboration within the practice and to identify the reasons why oral healthcare professionals choose to engage in collaborative practice.

Materials and methods
A survey involving 802 general dental practitioners, dental hygienists, and prevention assistants was conducted. The questionnaire covered, among other subjects, leadership styles and reasons for collaboration. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, one-way ANOVA, linear regression, and logistic regression.

Results
Compared to employees, practice owners ascribe to themselves more characteristics of both directive and supportive leadership. The most frequently mentioned reasons for choosing a practice form that involves collaboration were the possibilities to provide the best care and the desire to focus on prevention. Healthcare providers chose to work in a collaborative practice for several reasons, which were associated with profession, age and gender.

Conclusions
The degree of directive and supportive leadership among practice owners in dental care practices in the Netherlands showed a strong correlation. The most frequently mentioned reasons for choosing collaboration were related to healthcare content.
One-piece versus two-piece ceramic dental implants
Authors: Bollen Curd , Hakobayan Gagik , Jörgens Martin 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIn this narrative review, a structured comparison between one-piece and two-piece zirconia dental implants is highlighted. Ceramic dental implants have long ceased to be hype; on the contrary, they can offer a significant addition to the daily dental implant practice. Not only do their favourable aesthetics play a significant role, but their ability to work completely metal-free is of added value, particularly for patients with a proven allergy for Grade 5 titanium. Furthermore, the fact that peri-implantitis seems to appear only incidentally is an important supporting argument for their use as well. Whereas the original design of zirconia implants was formerly always of a one-piece/one-phase structure (the monobloc design), nowadays, two-piece/two-phase designs (the so-called hybrid concept) are also widely utilised to restore missing teeth. Both concepts have advantages and disadvantages, scientifically as well as clinically.For this paper, relevant articles from the recent scientific literature were selected from PubMed. The aim was to identify and summarise what has previously been published on one-piece versus two-piece ceramic implants. This article will compare the benefits and drawbacks of one-piece versus two-piece ceramic implants based on clinical- (design, different sizes, surgical protocol, prosthetics), scientific- (loading and eventual complications) and patient-related (costs and long-time perspectives) criteria.
Minimum intervention oral care - incentivising preventive management of high-needs/high caries-risk patients using phased courses of treatment
Authors: Banerjee ﻿Avijit , Hameed Zain , Chohan M. Ali , Patel Kish , Vaghela Jin J. , Sheikh Fahad , Barker Nick , Shah Pritesh , Patel Divyash 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis paper demonstrates how person-focused, prevention-based, risk/needs-related, team-delivered, minimum intervention oral care (MIOC) principles and approaches can be integrated into the dental profession for the delivery of environmentally sustainable, optimal care to high-needs and high caries-risk/susceptibility patients. It highlights the potential for NHS remuneration for prevention-based, phased, personalised care pathways/plans (PCPs) within a reformed NHS dental contract system. It emphasises the importance of comprehensive and longitudinal patient risk/susceptibility assessments, prevention and stabilisation of the oral environment before considering more complex, definitive restorative work. This paper forms the first of several components of a suite of educational/information materials needed to instil confidence and implementation protocols within primary care clinical oral health care teams delivering MIOC through phased PCPs, especially when managing patients with high needs and/or disease susceptibility.
Mucosal T-cell responses to chronic viral infections: Implications for vaccine design
Authors: Al-Talib Mohammed , Dimonte Sandra , Humphreys Ian R. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractMucosal surfaces that line the respiratory, gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts are the major interfaces between the immune system and the environment. Their unique immunological landscape is characterized by the necessity of balancing tolerance to commensal microorganisms and other innocuous exposures against protection from pathogenic threats such as viruses. Numerous pathogenic viruses, including herpesviruses and retroviruses, exploit this environment to establish chronic infection. Effector and regulatory T-cell populations, including effector and resident memory T cells, play instrumental roles in mediating the transition from acute to chronic infection, where a degree of viral replication is tolerated to minimize immunopathology. Persistent antigen exposure during chronic viral infection leads to the evolution and divergence of these responses. In this review, we discuss advances in the understanding of mucosal T-cell immunity during chronic viral infections and how features of T-cell responses develop in different chronic viral infections of the mucosa. We consider how insights into T-cell immunity at mucosal surfaces could inform vaccine strategies: not only to protect hosts from chronic viral infections but also to exploit viruses that can persist within mucosal surfaces as vaccine vectors.
Organization of reward and movement signals in the basal ganglia and cerebellum
Authors: Larry Noga , Zur Gil , Joshua Mati 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe basal ganglia and the cerebellum are major subcortical structures in the motor system. The basal ganglia have been cast as the reward center of the motor system, whereas the cerebellum is thought to be involved in adjusting sensorimotor parameters. Recent findings of reward signals in the cerebellum have challenged this dichotomous view. To compare the basal ganglia and the cerebellum directly, we recorded from oculomotor regions in both structures from the same monkeys. We partitioned the trial-by-trial variability of the neurons into reward and eye-movement signals to compare the coding across structures. Reward expectation and movement signals were the most pronounced in the output structure of the basal ganglia, intermediate in the cerebellum, and the smallest in the input structure of the basal ganglia. These findings suggest that reward and movement information is sharpened through the basal ganglia, resulting in a higher signal-to-noise ratio than in the cerebellum.
Copine proteins are required for brassinosteroid signaling in maize and Arabidopsis
Authors: Jing Teng , Wu Yuying , Yu Yanwen , Li Jiankun , Mu Xiaohuan , Xu Liping , Wang Xi , Qi Guang , Tang Jihua , Wang Daowen , Yang Shuhua , Hua Jian , Gou Mingyue 
Published: March 2024

AbstractCopine proteins are highly conserved and ubiquitously found in eukaryotes, and their indispensable roles in different species were proposed. However, their exact function remains unclear. The phytohormone brassinosteroids (BRs) play vital roles in plant growth, development and environmental responses. A key event in effective BR signaling is the formation of functional BRI1-SERK receptor complex and subsequent transphosphorylation upon ligand binding. Here, we demonstrate that BONZAI (BON) proteins, which are plasma membrane-associated copine proteins, are critical components of BR signaling in both the monocot maize and the dicot Arabidopsis. Biochemical and molecular analyses reveal that BON proteins directly interact with SERK kinases, thereby ensuring effective BRI1-SERK interaction and transphosphorylation. This study advances the knowledge on BR signaling and provides an important target for optimizing valuable agronomic traits, it also opens a way to study steroid hormone signaling and copine proteins of eukaryotes in a broader perspective.
Ultrafast underwater self-healing piezo-ionic elastomer via dynamic hydrophobic-hydrolytic domains
Authors: Kong Zhengyang , Boahen Elvis K. , Kim Dong Jun , Li Fenglong , Kim Joo Sung , Kweon Hyukmin , Kim So Young , Choi Hanbin , Zhu Jin , Bin Ying Wu , Kim Do Hwan 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe development of advanced materials capable of autonomous self-healing and mechanical stimulus sensing in aquatic environments holds great promise for applications in underwater soft electronics, underwater robotics, and water-resistant human-machine interfaces. However, achieving superior autonomous self-healing properties and effective sensing simultaneously in an aquatic environment is rarely feasible. Here, we present an ultrafast underwater molecularly engineered self-healing piezo-ionic elastomer inspired by the cephalopod’s suckers, which possess self-healing properties and mechanosensitive ion channels. Through strategic engineering of hydrophobic C–F groups, hydrolytic boronate ester bonds, and ions, the material achieves outstanding self-healing efficiencies, with speeds of 94.5% (9.1 µm/min) in air and 89.6% (13.3 µm/min) underwater, coupled with remarkable pressure sensitivity (18.1 kPa–1) for sensing performance. Furthermore, integration of this mechanosensitive device into an underwater submarine for signal transmission and light emitting diode modulation demonstrates its potential for underwater robotics and smarter human-machine interactions.