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Tackling early medieval circulation of glazed ware in Sharq al-Andalus using a multidisciplinary approach: El Tolmo de Minateda (Spain)
Authors: Salinas Pleguezuelo Elena , Amorós-Ruiz Victoria 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis paper offers an analysis of a group of glazed ceramics that comes from El Tolmo de Minateda site and have been dated in the second half of the ninth century and beginning of the tenth century, before the proclamation of the Umayyad Caliphate by Abderraman III (929 CE). Three technological groups have been distinguished: transparent glazes of one or two colours, transparent polychrome glazes (represented by two pieces) and opaque polychrome glazes (represented by two ceramics) studied by SEM-EDS analysis. After the study, different al-Andalus glaze workshops have been identified as providers of glazed ware to El Tolmo de Minateda site. The initial hypothesis was that the ware consumed in El Tolmo was manufactured in Pechina, the closest early production centre. However, after the archaeometric analysis, it has been discarded, and all the indications of this study seem to point to Córdoba as a significant supplier. The data of this study provides a new perspective on how the internal regional distribution and marketing of goods took place in Al-Andalus during the late Emiral period (c. 875–929 CE), a subject that has yet to be explored.
The prevalence of ADSL (rs3788579) and CYP1A2 (rs17861162) polymorphisms in female breast cancer patients in North-West Iran
Authors: Valizadeh Osalo Mohammad , Hosseini Parisa , Charkhian Hamed , Soltanzadeh Hossien , Goharkhany Selda , TUNCER SEREF BUGRA 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Introduction
Breast cancer is a prevalent and significant contributor to cancer-related mortality among women worldwide. Its increasing incidence, especially in regions like North-West Iran, necessitates a deeper understanding of genetic factors contributing to its development. Genetic alterations, particularly single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), are implicated in breast cancer susceptibility, making investigation in this context crucial. This study explores the role of CYP1A2-rs17861162 and ADSL-rs3788579 SNPs in breast cancer risk among Iranian women.

Methods
This study involved 200 female breast cancer patients and 200 healthy controls in North-West Iran. DNA was extracted from blood samples, and PCR–RFLP was used for genotyping the CYP1A2 and ADSL genes.

Results
The CYP1A2-rs17861162 SNP exhibited a shift from the C allele to the G allele in breast cancer patients, resulting in a 21.7% decrease in CC genotype frequency and a 21.6% and 77.8% increase in CG and GG genotypes, respectively, compared to controls. In ADSL-rs3788579 SNP, breast cancer patients had a significantly higher prevalence of the T allele, with a 28.5% increase compared to controls. In healthy participants, CC was most common, while in the breast cancer group, TT was most common.

Conclusion
This study highlights significant genetic alterations in CYP1A2-rs17861162 and ADSL-rs3788579 SNPs among breast cancer patients in North-West Iran, suggesting their potential as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. Further research is warranted to elucidate the precise mechanisms underlying their contributions to breast cancer susceptibility in this population.
Report on “Axiomatizing Conditional Normative Reasoning”
Authors: Parent Xavier 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis is a report on the project “Axiomatizing Conditional Normative Reasoning” (ANCoR, M 3240-N) funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). The project aims to deepen our understanding of conditional normative reasoning by providing an axiomatic study of it at the propositional but also first-order level. The focus is on a particular framework, the so-called preference-based logic for conditional obligation, whose main strength has to do with the treatment of contrary-to-duty reasoning and reasoning about exceptions. The project considers not only the meta-theory of this family of logics but also its mechanization.
Papillary thyroid carcinoma: ≤ 10 mm does not always mean pN0. A multicentric real-world study
Authors: Amendola Stefano , Piticchio Tommaso , Scappaticcio Lorenzo , Sellasie Sium Wolde , Volpe Salvatore , Le Moli Rosario , Coppola Luigi , Guidobaldi Leo , Pedicini Francesco , Carbone Carla , Caruso Paola , Gamarra Elena , Docimo Giovanni , Frasca Francesco , Uccioli Luigi , Trimboli Pierpaolo 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is increasing and PTC ≤ 10 mm (PTMC) accounts for most new diagnoses. PTMCs are not always low risk, as detection of lymph nodes metastasis (LNM) may occur. The purpose of the study was to analyze the clinical pattern, frequency, and independent risk factors of patients with PTMC and LNM. From January 2022 to June 2023, PTCs managed at CTO Hospital, Rome; Policlinico Vanvitelli, Naples; and Garibaldi Nesima Hospital, Catania were included. PTC management followed the same diagnostic–therapeutic procedures according to the ATA guidelines. Variables such as age, sex, maximum diameter, histologic evidence of LNM (HELNM +), Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), multifocality, capsule invasion, and histological subtype were considered. PTCs were divided according to HELNM and size. Two hundred ninety-eight PTCs were included. PTMCs were 136 (45.6%) and LNM occurred in 27.2% of them. In the HELNM + group, analysis of PTMC vs ‘MacroPTC’ (PTC > 10 mm) did not show any statistical difference. Multivariate regression revealed that young age (OR 0.93; CI 95% 0.90–0.96; p < 0.01) and male sex (male OR 3.44; CI 95% 1.16–10.20; p = 0.03) were the only independent risk factors for HELNM + in PTMC. The risk of LNM in PTMC is not negligible; therefore, a careful evaluation by an expert thyroidologist is mandatory for patients with small thyroid nodule, especially in younger and male patients before excluding surgery. In the future, new tools are needed to detect early PTMC with LNM before surgery.
Adsorption of copper (II) from aqueous solutions using adsorbent obtained with sodium hydroxide activation of biochar prepared by microwave pyrolysis
Authors: Teğin İbrahim , Öc Sema , Saka Cafer 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Microwave heating is one of the leading methods that save energy, time, and cost for the conversion of bio-waste into biochar in the agricultural sector. In this study, in the first stage, economical biochar production from pistachio green hulls by microwave heating method is in question. In the second step, sodium hydroxide(NaOH) activation was followed to improve the surface properties of biochar. This adsorbent obtained was applied to remove copper ions(Cu(II)) from wastewater. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), thermogravimetry differential thermal analysis (TG/DTG), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption methods were used to characterize the biochar samples. In adsorption studies, kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic parameters were investigated. Cu(II) adsorption capacity on modified biochar obtained by Langmuir isotherm was found to be 227.27 mg/g. In addition, the mechanism of Cu(II) adsorption on modified biochar has been proposed. Biochar, which is obtained from the green shells of pistachios, which is widely available and grown in Turkey, by microwave method and then NaOH activation, is a potential solution for both the improvement of water pollution caused by heavy metals and the disposal of related wastes with an appropriate method.
EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma with choroidal oligometastasis during treatment with gefitinib: a case report
Authors: Hashimoto Takafumi , Osoegawa Atsushi , Abe Miyuki , Oki Ryoko , Karashima Takashi , Takumi Yohei , Kamada Kosuke , Miyawaki Michiyo , Sugio Kenji 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe patient was a 74-year-old woman who was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, clinical Stage IIIA. Induction chemoradiation was performed followed by right upper lobectomy and lymph node dissection. Because of positive pleural effusion cytology, which was proven after surgery, the patient was diagnosed with pathological Stage IVA with EGFR L858R mutation. At 17 months after the administration of gefitinib, left choroidal metastasis appeared. Stereotactic irradiation and ruthenium small-beam radiation were effective; however, the metastatic lesion showed regrowth 7 months after these treatments. Because the patient’s choroidal oligometastasis was resistant to conservative therapy, left ophthalmectomy was performed. EGFR mutations (L858R and E709K) were detected in the resected choroidal tumor. The patient continued to take gefitinib. However, a neoplastic lesion developed on the optic nerve adjacent to the resected posterior eye segment. The lesion was treated with stereotactic radiation, gefitinib was switched to afatinib 30 mg, and the patient remains alive and disease free for 11 months.
Sharp upper bounds for Steklov eigenvalues of a hypersurface of revolution with two boundary components in Euclidean space
Authors: Tschanz Léonard 
Published: March 2024

R'esum'eWe investigate the question of sharp upper bounds for the Steklov eigenvalues of a hypersurface of revolution in Euclidean space with two boundary components, each isometric to $${\mathbb {S}}^{n-1}$$

S

n
-
1

. For the case of the first non zero Steklov eigenvalue, we give a sharp upper bound $$B_n(L)$$

B
n

(
L
)

(that depends only on the dimension $$n \ge 3$$

n
≥
3

and the meridian length $$L>0$$

L
>
0

) which is reached by a degenerated metric $$g^*$$

g
∗

that we compute explicitly. We also give a sharp upper bound $$B_n$$

B
n

which depends only on n. Our method also permits us to prove some stability properties of these upper bounds.
Kidney transplants from elderly donors: what we have learned 20 years after the Crystal City consensus criteria meeting
Authors: Mella Alberto , Calvetti Ruggero , Barreca Antonella , Congiu Giovanni , Biancone Luigi 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBased on the current projection of the general population and the combined increase in end-stage kidney disease with age, the number of elderly donors and recipients is increasing, raising crucial questions about how to minimize the discard rate of organs from elderly donors and improve graft and patient outcomes. In 2002, extended criteria donors were the focus of a meeting in Crystal City (VA, USA), with a goal of maximizing the use of organs from deceased donors. Since then, extended criteria donors have progressively contributed to a large number of transplanted grafts worldwide, posing specific issues for allocation systems, recipient management, and therapeutic approaches. This review analyzes what we have learned in the last 20 years about extended criteria donor utilization, the promising innovations in immunosuppressive management, and the molecular pathways involved in the aging process, which constitute potential targets for novel therapies.
Graphical abstract
Moduli spaces of
$$6\hspace{1.111pt}{\times }\hspace{1.111pt}6$$ skew matrices of linear forms on
$$\mathbb {P}^4$$ with a view towards intermediate Jacobians of cubic threefolds
Authors: Böhning Christian , von Bothmer Hans-Christian Graf , Buhr Lukas 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIt is well known that every smooth cubic threefold is the zero locus of the Pfaffian of a
$$6\hspace{1.111pt}{\times }\hspace{1.111pt}6$$

6

×

6

skew-symmetric matrix of linear forms in
$$\mathbb {P}^4$$

P

4

. To compactify the space of such Pfaffian representations of a given cubic and to study the construction in families for singular or reducible cubics as well as, it is thus natural to consider the incidence correspondence of Pfaffian representations inside the product of the space of semistable skew-symmetric
$$6\hspace{1.111pt}{\times }\hspace{1.111pt}6$$

6

×

6

matrices of linear forms in
$$\mathbb {P}^4$$

P

4

and the space of cubics. Here we describe concretely the irreducible component of this incidence correspondence dominating the space of skew matrices.
The Enforced Destitution of Asylum Seekers in the UK
Authors: Ramachandran Niroshan 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAsylum seekers are often destitute upon their arrival in the UK and, thus, they depend primarily on the UK government to support them. Yet, the UK government has been enforcing the destitution of asylum seekers through socio-political and economic mechanisms. Socio-political mechanisms of destitution relate to repressive asylum policies inhibiting asylum seekers’ access to mainstream benefits, employment and their ability to do meaningful activities, while economic mechanisms of destitution relate to an insufficient asylum allowance that leaves asylum seekers destitute. This article uses 50 interviews conducted with asylum seekers, refugees and staff from various organisations to explore asylum seekers’ experiences of enforced destitution in Glasgow. Findings indicate that socio-political mechanisms of destitution underpin experiences of destitution and are the precursor to the economic mechanism of destitution. Findings also show that economic mechanisms of destitution challenge asylum seekers’ ability to meet their subsistence needs. Furthermore, the UK government’s enforced destitution of asylum seekers has caused asylum seekers to depend upon the third sector to fill the gaps in meeting their basic needs.
Effects of storage temperature and egg washing on egg quality and physicochemical properties
Authors: Kim Yeong Bin , Lee Seung Yun , Yum Kyung Hun , Lee Woo Tae , Park Sang Hun , Lim Young Ho , Choi Na Young , Jang So Young , Choi Jung Seok , Kim Jong Hyuk 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis study aimed to determine the effects of storage temperature and washing on egg quality and physicochemical properties. A total of 200 eggs (100 washed and 100 unwashed eggs) were obtained from 30-week-old Hy-Line Brown laying hens. The experiment’s main effects were storage temperature (refrigerator and room temperatures) and egg washing (washed and unwashed eggs). The results indicated that eggs stored at refrigerator temperature increased (p < 0.05) in albumen height and Haugh unit at 1 to 4 weeks than those stored at room temperature. Eggs stored at room temperature and unwashed eggs had less (p < 0.05) thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and volatile basic nitrogen at 4 weeks than those subjected to other conditions. These findings suggest that refrigerator temperature improves egg quality, and unwashed eggs and those stored at room temperature potentially inhibits lipid oxidation and protein deterioration in eggs.
What Did the Cultural Landscape on Bornholm Look Like in the Mid-Eighteenth Century? An Analysis of Hammer’s Map
Authors: Walz Ulrich 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe island of Bornholm, located in the Baltic Sea, has undergone a strong landscape change over the last 250 years, which has had an impact on the landscape form and functions (agriculture, recreation, biodiversity). In this paper, Hammer's historical map series from the 1750s is processed and evaluated using GIS technology. The results are presented and mapped according to the individual land use types and cultural landscape elements. For example, 250 years ago there was a very large proportion of extensively used heathland and very little forest, which is exactly the opposite today. In addition, there were a large number of smaller landscape elements, which together made for a diversely structured, agriculturally used landscape. This also includes the many smaller standing waters as well as wetlands and bogs. The large number of defensive installations recorded, such as redoubts, batteries, forts and signal points, clearly shows the military importance of the map and the significance of such installations for the security of the island at that time. The high number of windmills and water mills, the agricultural farms and the churches were also recorded. The resulting maps, which are also available digitally and interactively to the public, show the significant landscape change, which is placed in a historical context and discussed with its current effects, e.g. on biodiversity.
Outstanding women scientists who have broadened the knowledge on biological photoreceptors-II
Authors: Braslavsky Silvia E. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis part II is a continuation of the article published in Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences (2023) 22, 2799–2815, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-023-00487-1, which should be considered a work in progress. Now, two female scientists who have worked on different aspects of chronobiology, plus a younger colleague who recently and too prematurely died, are incorporated to the list of outstanding women who have expanded the knowledge in the field of biological photoreceptors.
Graphical Abstract
One-vs-One, One-vs-Rest, and a novel Outcome-Driven One-vs-One binary classifiers enabled by optoelectronic memristors towards overcoming hardware limitations in multiclass classification
Authors: Psaltakis George , Rogdakis Konstantinos , Loizos Michalis , Kymakis Emmanuel 
Published: March 2024

AbstractDeep neural networks have achieved considerable success over the past ten years in a variety of fields. However, current state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) systems require large computing hardware infrastructure and high power consumption. To overcome these hurdles, it is required to adopt new strategies such as designing novel computation architectures and developing building blocks that can mimic the low energy consumption of biological systems. On the architecture level, implementing classification tasks by splitting the problem into simpler subtasks is a way to relax hardware constraints despite the less accuracy of the approach. On the computation unit level, memristive devices are a promising technology for low power neuromorphic computation. Hereby, we combine both these two approaches and present a novel algorithmic approach for multiclass classification tasks through splitting the problem into binary subtasks while using optoelectronics memristors as synapses. Our approach leverages the core fundamentals from the One-vs-One (OvO) and the One-vs-Rest (OvR) classification strategies towards a novel Outcome-Driven One-vs-One (ODOvO) approach. The light modulation of synaptic weights, fed in our algorithm from experimental data, is a key enabling parameter that permits classification without modifying further applied electrical biases. Our approach requires at least a 10X less synapses (only 196 synapses are required) while reduces the classification time by up to $$\frac{N}{2}$$

N
2

compared to conventional memristors. We show that the novel ODOvO algorithm has similar accuracies to OvO (reaching over 60% on the MNIST dataset) while requiring even fewer iterations compared to the OvR. Consequently, our approach constitutes a feasible solution for neural networks where key priorities are the minimum energy consumption i.e., small iterations number, fast execution, and the low hardware requirements allowing experimental verification.
MoT-PSA: a two-layer depth-averaged model for simulation of powder snow avalanches on 3-D terrain
Authors: Vicari Hervé , Issler Dieter 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
For snow-avalanche hazard mapping, one needs efficient tools that nevertheless capture the essential physical processes. The code MoT-PSA (Method of Transport – Powder Snow Avalanche) described here is based on the two-layer depth-averaged formulation for mixed snow avalanches developed by Eglit and co-workers in the 1980s but is extended to 3-D terrain and uses a fast numerical scheme based on the method of transport. Compared to previous works, we introduce novel formulations for the suspension and deposition of snow from the dense core. Snow cover and air entrainment are quantified with physics-based models. A sensitivity study of the model parameters on an idealized topography shows that both the dense core and the parameters of the powder snow cloud (PSC) governing particle suspension and settling significantly affect the dynamics. As expected, we observe that snow cover entrainment favours the formation of large PSCs with long runout. The powder-snow avalanche that occurred in Lom (Norway) on 27 February 2020 is back-calculated using MoT-PSA. With plausible parameter values, the model reproduces the dense core stopping at the gully's base and the dilute PSC travelling across the frozen lake for almost 1 km.
Perspectives and presentation of mental health among women from rural Maharashtra (India): A qualitative study
Authors: Gala Pooja , Ticku Arunima , Pawar Tanvi , Sapre Shivani , Gupta Pooja , Iyer Kaavya , Kapoor Hansika , Kalahasthi Rupa , Kulkarni Savita , Iyer Poorvi 
Published: March 2024

Abstract

Objectives
A significant gap is observed between the proportion of individuals suffering from mental health (MH)-related conditions and those receiving adequate MH care services, especially in rural areas. This study highlights and contextualizes MH concerns and its extant knowledge as well as gender roles in rural Maharashtra (India).

Methods
Using in-depth interviews, MH themes were highlighted analytically among 72 female beneficiaries of Svatantra from the six administrative divisions (Konkan, Nashik, Pune, Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur) in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Results
The notion that MH concerns exist among women from rural communities was well supported. Along with MH concerns, the participants reported somatic concerns in the context of adverse life experiences. Furthermore, systemic issues such as financial problems, familial concerns, presence of addictions and pressures of gender role-related responsibilities were significant triggers for MH problems.

Conclusions
Overall, this study aimed at improving the understanding of the MH needs of women in rural Maharashtra, which can further catalyze an exploration of their general MH and devise suitable interventions for the same.
Hegel contra Hegel: Eurocentrism, Colonialism, and Progress
Authors: Lima Erick 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis study aims to investigate whether some of the Eurocentric and colonialist contents of Hegel's thought are open to criticism with elements of his own philosophy. First, I intend to show that some of these contents can be organized around the connection between ‘spirit’ and ‘progress’. I then construct an interpretation of Hegel's notion of spirit, based upon which I discuss its possibly pro-colonialist tendencies, arguing that disconnected from the philosophy of history it establishes a connection of autonomy and critique crucial even for anti-colonialist thought. Furthermore, following Adorno's criticism of Hegel, I investigate the possibility of finding in the ‘progress in the consciousness of freedom’ an experiential dimension capable of capturing its regressive moments. This analysis then leads to a discussion of colonization in the reconstruction of capitalist society presented in the Philosophy of Right, which reveals an important discrepancy, so I argue, concerning the Eurocentrism of the Philosophy of History. Finally, I propose a comparison of Hegel's discussion of colonization with Marx's theory of ‘primitive accumulation’, and evaluate thereby the pertinence of Hegel's connection between imperialism and the critique of capitalism.