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Sexual Citizenship and Social Change
Authors: Langdridge Darren 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
There has been enormous change in social and state acceptance regarding sex and sexualities over the last 30 years or so in the West, with an apparent new acceptance and openness towards diverse sexual practices and sexualities. Much of this change has come about through community claims for rights grounded in critical social theory and the language of citizenship. While accepting that much of this critique has been valuable in advancing rights for sexual minorities, Sexual Citizenship and Social Change raises the spectre that the mode of critique itself may now have become problematic. To this end, this book examines the use and abuse of critique in contemporary sexuality scholarship and associated activism and presents an argument that a new danger for contemporary sexual life emerges from an excess of critique. This implicates a particular form of critique that is detached and unfettered, set loose from the usual anchor of tradition. What is most dangerous with this excess of unfettered critique is that it emerges from within minority sexual communities (and their allies), not from the usual conservative opposition to progressive change. Even the most ostensibly well-meaning critic and associated critique can become problematic when their arguments are detached from tradition. So, while recognizing there is proven value in critique, it has limits, and we are arguably witness to some sensible limits being breached. While other authors focus their critical efforts on resistance to change and the limitations of tradition, Sexual Citizenship and Social Change takes on critique itself.
Engaging the Dead
Authors: de Maaker Erik 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
This chapter explores how and why funerals in rural West Garo Hills are significant occasions for the assertion of matrilineal and affinal relationships. Funerals allow people to guide a deceased person to the afterworld, while simultaneously facilitating their reconnection to the living. While people assess their obligations towards the dead, they are led to consider the extent to which they identify with the larger groups they are part of, and the kind of loyalties this involves. Funerals encompass a broad range of ritually significant gifts, most of which are embedded in reciprocal relationships. Funerals also connect people to place, not only with the interment of bodies or—following cremation—pieces of bone, but also in the various locations and objects that the dead are made to associate with.
Claiming Relationships, Spaces, and Resources
Authors: de Maaker Erik 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
This chapter reveals how obligations, rights, and claims towards other people, as well as to essential resources are culturally encoded. In this respect, the replacement of deceased spouses is of prime importance. Achieving replacement is a complex and often difficult process that often creates conflicts of interest between individual persons and the larger groups of relatives to which they belong. Replacement is of particular relevance when claims to land are at stake. Such claims depend on the continuation of marital bonds across generations. While these customary arrangements enable communal access to land, they also include mechanisms that can facilitate the demise of joint land management. The steadily increasing integration of rural West Garo Hills into a monetary, market-oriented economy, fuelled by a need for cash among its growing rural population, creates a major threat towards communal land management practices.
Sub-parsec-scale jet-driven water maser with possible gravitational acceleration in the radio galaxy NGC 1052
Authors: Kameno Seiji , Harikane Yuichi , Sawada-Satoh Satoko , Sawada Tsuyoshi , Saito Toshiki , Nakanishi Kouichiro , Humphreys Elizabeth , Impellizzeri C M Violette 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
We report sub-parsec-scale observations of the 321 GHz H2O emission line in the radio galaxy NGC 1052. The H2O line emitter size is constrained in &lt;0.6 mas distributed on the continuum core component. The brightness temperature exceeding 106 K and the intensity variation indicate certain evidence for maser emission. The maser spectrum consists of redshifted and blueshifted velocity components spanning ∼400 km s−1, separated by a local minimum around the systemic velocity of the galaxy. The spatial distribution of maser components shows a velocity gradient along the jet direction, implying that the population-inverted gas is driven by the jets interacting with the molecular torus. We identified a significant change of the maser spectra between two sessions separated by 14 days. The maser profile showed a radial velocity drift of 127 ± 13 km s−1 yr−1 implying inward gravitational acceleration at 5000 Schwarzschild radii. The results demonstrate the feasibility of future very long baseline interferometry observations to resolve the jet–torus interacting region.
Arabidopsis ribosomal RNA processing meerling mutants exhibit suspensor-derived polyembryony due to direct reprogramming of the suspensor
Authors: Wang Honglei , Santuari Luca , Wijsman Tristan , Wachsman Guy , Haase Hannah , Nodine Michael , Scheres Ben , Heidstra Renze 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Embryo development in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) starts off with an asymmetric division of the zygote to generate the precursors of the embryo proper and the supporting extraembryonic suspensor. The suspensor degenerates as the development of the embryo proper proceeds beyond the heart stage. Until the globular stage, the suspensor maintains embryonic potential and can form embryos in the absence of the developing embryo proper. We report a mutant called meerling-1 (mrl-1), which shows a high penetrance of suspensor-derived polyembryony due to delayed development of the embryo proper. Eventually, embryos from both apical and suspensor lineages successfully develop into normal plants and complete their life cycle. We identified the causal mutation as a genomic rearrangement altering the promoter of the Arabidopsis U3 SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 18 (UTP18) homolog that encodes a nucleolar-localized WD40-repeat protein involved in processing 18S preribosomal RNA. Accordingly, root-specific knockout of UTP18 caused growth arrest and accumulation of unprocessed 18S pre-rRNA. We generated the mrl-2 loss-of-function mutant and observed asynchronous megagametophyte development causing embryo sac abortion. Together, our results indicate that promoter rearrangement decreased UTP18 protein abundance during early stage embryo proper development, triggering suspensor-derived embryogenesis. Our data support the existence of noncell autonomous signaling from the embryo proper to prevent direct reprogramming of the suspensor toward embryonic fate.
CONSTANS, a HUB for all seasons: How photoperiod pervades plant physiology regulatory circuits
Authors: Romero Jose M , Serrano-Bueno Gloria , Camacho-Fernández Carolina , Vicente Mateus Henrique , Ruiz M Teresa , Pérez-Castiñeira J Román , Pérez-Hormaeche Javier , Nogueira Fabio T S , Valverde Federico 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
How does a plant detect the changing seasons and make important developmental decisions accordingly? How do they incorporate daylength information into their routine physiological processes? Photoperiodism, or the capacity to measure the daylength, is a crucial aspect of plant development that helps plants determine the best time of the year to make vital decisions, such as flowering. The protein CONSTANS (CO) constitutes the central regulator of this sensing mechanism, not only activating florigen production in the leaves but also participating in many physiological aspects in which seasonality is important. Recent discoveries place CO in the center of a gene network that can determine the length of the day and confer seasonal input to aspects of plant development and physiology as important as senescence, seed size, or circadian rhythms. In this review, we discuss the importance of CO protein structure, function, and evolutionary mechanisms that embryophytes have developed to incorporate annual information into their physiology.
Dietary pyruvate targets cytosolic phospholipase A2 to mitigate inflammation and obesity in mice
Authors: Hasan Sadaf , Ghani Nabil , Zhao Xiangli , Good Julia , Huang Amanda , Wrona Hailey Lynn , Liu Jody , Liu Chuan-ju 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Obesity has a multifactorial etiology and is known to be a state of chronic low-grade inflammation, known as meta-inflammation. This state is associated with the development of metabolic disorders such as glucose intolerance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Pyruvate is a glycolytic metabolite and a crucial node in various metabolic pathways. However, its role and molecular mechanism in obesity and associated complications are obscure. In this study, we reported that pyruvate substantially inhibited adipogenic differentiation in vitro and its administration significantly prevented HFD-induced weight gain, white adipose tissue inflammation, and metabolic dysregulation. To identify the target proteins of pyruvate, drug affinity responsive target stability was employed with proteomics, cellular thermal shift assay, and isothermal drug response to detect the interactions between pyruvate and its molecular targets. Consequently, we identified cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) as a novel molecular target of pyruvate and demonstrated that pyruvate restrained diet-induced obesity, white adipose tissue inflammation, and hepatic steatosis in a cPLA2-dependent manner. Studies with global ablation of cPLA2 in mice showed that the protective effects of pyruvate were largely abrogated, confirming the importance of pyruvate/cPLA2 interaction in pyruvate attenuation of inflammation and obesity. Overall, our study not only establishes pyruvate as an antagonist of cPLA2 signaling and a potential therapeutic option for obesity but it also sheds light on the mechanism of its action. Pyruvate’s prior clinical use indicates that it can be considered a safe and viable alternative for obesity, whether consumed as a dietary supplement or as part of a regular diet.
Breastfeeding Initiation in People With Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States
Authors: Blauvelt Christine A. , Turcios Stephanie , Wen Timothy , Boscardin John , Seidman Dominika 
Published: March 2024

OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate breastfeeding initiation rates among people living with and without hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection during pregnancy and to identify characteristics associated with breastfeeding initiation.

METHODS:
We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of individuals who had a live birth in the United States from 2016 to 2021 using the National Center for Health Statistics birth certificate data. We grouped participants by whether they had HCV infection during pregnancy. Using propensity-score matching, we assessed the association between breastfeeding initiation before hospital discharge, defined as neonates receiving any parental breast milk or colostrum, and HCV infection during pregnancy in a logistic regression model. We also assessed factors associated with breastfeeding initiation among those with HCV infection.

RESULTS:
There were 96,896 reported cases (0.5%) of HCV infection among 19.0 million births that met inclusion criteria during the study period. Using propensity-score matching, we matched 87,761 individuals with HCV infection during pregnancy with 87,761 individuals without HCV infection. People with HCV infection during pregnancy were less likely to initiate breastfeeding compared with those without HCV infection (51.5% vs 64.2%, respectively; odds ratio 0.59, 95% CI, 0.58–0.60, P<.001). Characteristics associated with higher rates of breastfeeding initiation among individuals with HCV infection included a college degree (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.22, 95% CI, 1.21–1.24); self-identified race or ethnicity as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (aOR 1.22, 95% CI, 1.06–1.40), Asian (aOR 1.09, 95% CI, 1.06–1.13), or Hispanic (aOR 1.09, 95% CI, 1.08–1.11); private insurance (aOR 1.07, 95% CI, 1.06–1.08); nulliparity (aOR 1.09, 95% CI, 1.08–1.10), and being married (aOR 1.08, 95% CI, 1.07–1.09). Characteristics associated with not breastfeeding before hospital discharge included receiving no prenatal care (aOR 0.81, 95% CI, 0.79–0.82), smoking during pregnancy (aOR 0.88, 95% CI, 0.88–0.89), and neonatal intensive care unit admission (aOR 0.92, 95% CI, 0.91–0.93).

CONCLUSION:
Despite leading health organizations’ support for people living with HCV infection to breastfeed, our study demonstrates low breastfeeding initiation rates in this population. Our findings highlight the need for tailored breastfeeding support for people with HCV infection and for understanding the additional effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection, HCV treatment, and concurrent substance use disorders on breastfeeding initiation.
Diagnosis Shift in Site of Origin of Tubo-Ovarian Carcinoma
Authors: Lee Matthew W. , Anderson Zachary S. , Girma Alodia M. , Klar Maximilian , Roman Lynda D. , Carlson Joseph W. , Wright Jason D. , Sood Anil K. , Matsuo Koji 
Published: March 2024

OBJECTIVE:
To assess population-level trends, characteristics, and outcomes of high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinoma in the United States.

METHODS:
This retrospective cohort study queried the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. The study population was 27,811 patients diagnosed with high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinoma from 2004 to 2020. The exposure was the primary cancer site (ovary or fallopian tube). Main outcome measures were temporal trends, clinical characteristics, and overall survival associated with primary cancer site assessed in multivariable analysis.

RESULTS:
The study population comprised 23,967 diagnoses of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma and 3,844 diagnoses of high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma. The proportion of diagnoses of high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma increased from 365 of 7,305 (5.0%) in 2004–2008 to 1,742 of 6,663 (26.1%) in 2017–2020. This increase was independent in a multivariable analysis (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] vs 2004–2008, 2.28 [95% CI, 1.98–2.62], 3.27 [95% CI, 2.86–3.74], and 6.65 [95% CI, 5.84–7.57] for 2009–2012, 2013–2016, and 2017–2020, respectively). This increase in high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma was seen across age groups (4.3–5.8% to 22.7–28.3%) and across racial and ethnic groups (4.1–6.0% to 21.9–27.5%) (all P for trend <.001). Among the cases of tumors smaller than 1.5 cm, the increase was particularly high (16.9–67.6%, P for trend <.001). Primary-site tumors in the high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma group were more likely to be smaller than 1.5 cm (aOR 8.26, 95% CI, 7.35–9.28) and unilateral (aOR 7.22, 95% CI, 6.54–7.96) compared with those in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. At the cohort level, the diagnosis shift to high-grade serous fallopian tubal carcinoma was associated with narrowing differences in survival over time between the two malignancy groups: adjusted hazard ratio 0.84 (95% CI, 0.74–0.96), 0.91 (95% CI, 0.82–1.01), 1.01 (95% CI, 0.92–1.12), and 1.12 (95% CI, 0.98–1.29) for 2004–2008, 2009–2012, 2013–2016, and 2017–2020, respectively.

CONCLUSION:
This population-based assessment suggests that diagnoses of high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinoma in the United States have been rapidly shifting from high-grade serous ovarian to fallopian tubal carcinoma in recent years, particularly in cases of smaller, unilateral tumors.
External Fixator Stabilization Following Open Reduction and Combined Pelvic and Proximal Femur Osteotomy in Developmental Dysplasia Hip: A Surgical Note
Authors: Tripathy Sujit Kumar , Khan Shahnawaz , Varghese Paulson , Behera Hrudeswar , Balagod Raghavendra , Jain Mantu , Neradi Deepak 
Published: March 2024

Introduction:
Maintenance of hip joint reduction after combined pelvic and femoral osteotomy in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children using a hip-spica cast has the potential to cause numerous cast-related complications. We proposed a modification of the surgical technique where the hip reduction is maintained with an external fixator to avoid cast-related complications.

Methodology:
The surgical technique involved the placement of Scahnz pins along the iliac crest or lateral aspects of the ilium, in the supra-acetabular region below the pelvic osteotomy site, and the proximal femur. The pins were connected and stabilized with tubular/solid rods. Six children with 10 dysplastic hips [4 bilateral and 2 unilateral, International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IDHI) grade IV] were operated on with pelvic and femoral osteotomies and external fixator construct. The fixators were removed after 8 weeks and the children were followed up at 3, 6, 12, and 18 months.

Results:
The average age of the children was 6.5 years (range: 4 to 11 y). After an average follow-up of 10 months, the hips were reduced with IDHI grade of I in 7 hips and IDHI grade of II in 3 hips. There were no wound complications. Superficial pin tract infections were seen in all patients but responded to topical antibiotic application. There was no unplanned visit by the parents and no one complained of perineal hygiene issues.

Conclusion:
The external fixator construct maintains the hip reduction in DDH and allows the osteotomy sites to heal without any wound-related complications.
Cutaneous Collagenous Vasculopathy: A Short Case Series and Literature Review
Authors: Kodali Anahita T. , Agni Meghana , Marka Arthur , Aaron Denise , Cloutier Jeffrey , Sriharan Aravindhan 
Published: March 2024

Abstract:
Cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy (CCV) is a rare and idiopathic microangiopathy of superficial dermal blood vessels. There have been 75 cases described in the literature to date, not including the current report; however, given its clinical similarity to other primary telangiectasias, it is likely to be underreported and underdiagnosed. Here, we describe the clinical and histological features of 2 patients we newly diagnosed with CCV. Both generally fit the profile of prior cases and confirm previously described associations—they both are older White women, have rashes on their lower extremities, and have conditions and medications that are common among other reported cases. However, both are also somewhat atypical, as Patient 1 had symptomatic CCV and Patient 2 had a papular rash. As such, both cases broaden the spectrum of our current understanding of CCV. We also provide a comprehensive review of all published reports of CCV to date and uncover 2 previously unreported associations: one with visceral malignancy, and the other with hypothyroidism. Whether these association are coincidental is worth investigating in future studies.
ELLIPSOID ZONE RECOVERY IN MACULAR TELANGIECTASIA TYPE 2
Authors: Goerdt Lukas , Raming Kristin , Rodriguez Garcia José Luis , Pfau Kristina , Holz Frank G. , Herrmann Philipp 
Published: March 2024

Purpose:
To describe imaging features of macular telangiectasia type 2 eyes experiencing ellipsoid zone (EZ) recovery.

Methods:
Macular telangiectasia type 2 patients with EZ recovery were identified from the Natural History and Observational Registry study and underwent retinal imaging including optical coherence tomography and fundus photography. Eyes were graded according to the classification system by Gass and Blodi, the EZ-loss area was measured, and optical coherence tomography parameters were assessed by two independent readers. Parameters were analyzed for their presence before EZ recovery.

Results:
Twenty-four eyes of 21 patients (12 female, 57.12%; mean age 68 ± 8.54 years) were included in this study and followed for 21.25 months ± 12.79 months. At baseline, mean EZ-loss area was 0.036 mm2 ± 0.028 mm2 and 0.01 mm2 ± 0.013 mm2 at follow-up (P < 0.001). A persisting external limiting membrane overlaying the EZ-loss was detected in 16 cases (66%), and hyperreflective changes in the outer retina were present in 18 cases (75%). Best-corrected visual acuity was 0.23 (20/32) ± 0.33 logMAR at baseline and 0.34 (20/40) ± 0.34 logMAR at follow-up (P = 0.3).

Conclusion:
Distinct optical coherence tomography features precede ellipsoid zone recovery in macular telangiectasia type 2 and warrant further studies investigating implications for patient care and clinical trial interpretation.
Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Wireless Limited Polysomnography to Capture Sleep Before, During, and After Hospitalization for Patients With Planned Cardiothoracic Surgery
Authors: Cordoza Makayla L. , Anderson Brian J. , Cevasco Marissa , Diamond Joshua M. , Younes Magdy , Gerardy Bethany , Iroegbu Christin , Riegel Barbara 
Published: March 2024

BackgroundSleep disruption, a common symptom among patients requiring cardiovascular surgery, is a potential risk factor for the development of postoperative delirium. Postoperative delirium is a disorder of acute disturbances in cognition associated with prolonged hospitalization, cognitive decline, and mortality.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of using polysomnography (PSG) to capture sleep in patients with scheduled cardiothoracic surgery.MethodsWireless limited PSG assessed sleep at baseline (presurgery at home), postoperatively in the intensive care unit, and at home post hospital discharge. Primary outcomes were quality and completeness of PSG signals, and acceptability by participants and nursing staff.ResultsAmong 15 patients, PSG data were of high quality, and mean percentage of unscorable data was 5.5% ± 11.1%, 3.7% ± 5.4%, and 3.7% ± 8.4% for baseline, intensive care unit, and posthospitalization measurements, respectively. Nurses and patients found the PSG monitor acceptable.ConclusionsWireless, limited PSG to capture sleep across the surgical continuum was feasible, and data were of high quality. Authors of future studies will evaluate associations of sleep indices and development of postoperative delirium in this high-risk population.
Infected humeral shaft nonunion treatment with the induced membrane technique and a novel fixation construct: a case report
Authors: Fisher Nina D. , Konda Sanjit R. 
Published: March 2024

Abstract

Case:
A 51-year-old woman with an infected left humeral shaft recalcitrant nonunion presented 3 years after initial injury. This case report focuses on the staged treatment of a 17-centimeter (cm) humeral shaft nonunion with the induced membrane technique (IMT) using a unique fixation construct of dual locked plating around a humeral nail to provide long-lasting fixation and allow for bone graft consolidation.

Conclusion:
Large segmental bone loss of the humerus can be treated with the IMT using nail-plate fixation constructs that allow for early mobilization, increased time for bone graft consolidation before hardware failure, and less frequent follow-up.