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Changing species dominance patterns of Boreal‐Arctic heathlands: evidence of biotic homogenization
Authors: Bråthen Kari Anne , Tuomi Maria , Kapfer Jutta , Böhner Hanna , Maliniemi Tuija 
Published: March 2024

Heathlands are extensive systems often dominated by slow‐growing and long‐lived woody plants. These systems require longer‐term studies to capture if and how they are changing over time. In 2020, we resurveyed species richness and cover of vascular plant communities in 139 heathlands along the coastline of northern Fennoscandia, first surveyed during 1965–1975. The first survey included six heathland types, each with dominance – a cover of 25% or more – of the dwarf shrubs Calluna vulgaris, Kalmia procumbens, Betula nana, Vaccinium myrtillus and Empetrum nigrum. The two latter heathland types made up 29% and 48%, respectively, of all heathlands. In addition to the dominant dwarf shrubs giving their names to the heathland types, a few other species qualified as dominant. In the resurvey, all the heathland types had E. nigrum as the single dominant species, except for the heathland formerly dominated by B. nana. Most other species had low cover both at the time of the original survey and the resurvey. Also, the heathland types were species poor at the time of the original survey, with an average of eight vascular plant species per 4 m2 and were found equally species poor in the resurvey. Species richness differed between heathland types only at the time of the original survey, and the ratio of species exchange between the two surveys was negatively related to the original cover of E. nigrum.Here we provide a half‐century perspective on vegetation change, during which several heathland types in northern Fennoscandia have changed to Empetrum heathlands, reducing the diversity of heathland types across the Boreal to Arctic landscape. As a native plant, E. nigrum cannot be considered invasive, but its allelopathic capacity has likely already modified these heathland ecosystems and will continue to do so, reducing ecosystem multifunctionality across the region.
Competition for time: Evidence for an overlooked, diversity‐maintaining competitive mechanism
Authors: Levine Jacob I. , Pacala Stephen W. , Levine Jonathan M. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractUnderstanding how diversity is maintained in plant communities requires that we first understand the mechanisms of competition for limiting resources. In ecology, there is an underappreciated but fundamental distinction between systems in which the depletion of limiting resources reduces the growth rates of competitors and systems in which resource depletion reduces the time available for competitors to grow, a mechanism we call ‘competition for time’. Importantly, modern community ecology and our framing of the coexistence problem are built on the implicit assumption that competition reduces the growth rate. However, recent theoretical work suggests competition for time may be the predominant competitive mechanism in a broad array of natural communities, a significant advance given that when species compete for time, diversity‐maintaining trade‐offs emerge organically. In this study, we first introduce competition for time conceptually using a simple model of interacting species. Then, we perform an experiment in a Mediterranean annual grassland to determine whether competition for time is an important competitive mechanism in a field system. Indeed, we find that species respond to increased competition through reductions in their lifespan rather than their rate of growth. In total, our study suggests competition for time may be overlooked as a mechanism of biodiversity maintenance.
Advancing the Care Experience for patients receiving Palliative care as they Transition from hospital to Home (ACEPATH): Codesigning an intervention to improve patient and family caregiver experiences
Authors: McCoy Madeline , Shorting Taylor , Mysore Vinay Kumar , Fitzgibbon Edward , Rice Jill , Savigny Meghan , Weiss Marianne , Vincent Daniel , Hagarty Meaghen , MacLeod Krystal Kehoe , Ernecoff Natalie C. , Pattison Rex , Kornberg Mona , Bruni Adrianna , Bush Shirley H. , Kuluski Kerry , Fiset Valerie , Li Cecilia , Parsons Henrique A. , Lalumière Geneviève , Connolly Tara , Webber Colleen , Isenberg Sarina R. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundReturning home from the hospital for palliative‐focused care is a common transition, but the process can be emotionally distressing and logistically challenging for patients and caregivers. While interventions exist to aid in the transition, none have been developed in partnership with patients and caregivers.ObjectiveTo undergo the initial stages of codesign to create an intervention (Advancing the Care Experience for patients receiving Palliative care as they Transition from hospital to Home [ACEPATH]) to improve the experience of hospital‐to‐home transitions for adult patients receiving palliative care and their caregiver(s).MethodsThe codesign process consisted of (1) the development of codesign workshop (CDW) materials to communicate key findings from prior research to CDW participants; (2) CDWs with patients, caregivers and healthcare providers (HCPs); and (3) low‐fidelity prototype testing to review CDW outputs and develop low‐fidelity prototypes of interventions. HCPs provided feedback on the viability of low‐fidelity prototypes.ResultsThree patients, seven caregivers and five HCPs participated in eight CDWs from July 2022 to March 2023. CDWs resulted in four intervention prototypes: a checklist, quick reference sheets, a patient/caregiver workbook and a transition navigator role. Outputs from CDWs included descriptions of interventions and measures of success. In April 2023, the four prototypes were presented in four low‐fidelity prototype sessions to 20 HCPs. Participants in the low‐fidelity prototype sessions provided feedback on what the interventions could look like, what problems the interventions were trying to solve and concerns about the interventions.ConclusionInsights gained from this codesign work will inform high‐fidelity prototype testing and the eventual implementation and evaluation of an ACEPATH intervention that aims to improve hospital‐to‐home transitions for patients receiving a palliative approach to care.Patient or Public ContributionPatients and caregivers with lived experience attended CDWs aimed at designing an intervention to improve the transition from hospital to home. Their direct involvement aligns the intervention with patients' and caregivers' needs when transitioning from hospital to home. Furthermore, four patient/caregiver advisors were engaged throughout the project (from grant writing through to manuscript writing) to ensure all stages were patient‐ and caregiver‐centred.
Nursing students’ mental health: How does eco‐anxiety effect?
Authors: Er Seda , Murat Merve , Ata Elvan Emine , Köse Selmin , Buzlu Sevim 
Published: March 2024

AbstractClimate change is recognised as one of the fundamental determinants of human health. Anxiety experienced in response to an ecological crisis is defined as eco‐anxiety. This study aims to determine the eco‐anxiety levels of nursing students and the relationship between eco‐anxiety and their mental health. The sample of the cross‐sectional correlation and descriptive study consisted of nursing students (N = 609) from two different universities in Istanbul. Data were collected with Personal Information Form, Eco‐Anxiety Scale and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS‐21). The data were analysed with SPSS (v.28) by using the Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests, the Spearman correlation test and general linear model. It was determined that 84.2% of the participants were women and 60.8% were 18–20 years old. The participants' total Eco‐Anxiety Scale score was 25.65 ± 7.49, and the total DASS‐21 score was 21.24 ± 14.76. There is a statistically significant and positive relationship between the Eco‐Anxiety Scale and DASS‐21. Mental health nurses can play a key role in planning and raising awareness of interventions for eco‐anxiety.
The Patents Māori Advisory Committee of Aotearoa New Zealand: Lessons for indigenous knowledge protection
Authors: Wright Evana , Robinson Daniel 
Published: March 2024

AbstractUsing freedom of information requests, we examine the operation of the Patents Māori Advisory Committee of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Committee advises the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand on whether inventions claimed in a patent application are derived from Māori traditional knowledge or from indigenous plants or animals; and if so, whether the commercial exploitation of that invention is likely to be contrary to Māori values. There is limited publicly available information on the operations of the Committee and the decision‐making process undertaken in reviewing applications. The requests and our searches identified 13 patents referred to the Committee, of which most (9 of 13) dealt with inventions related to Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium), a taonga species known for its role in producing unique honey. Only two applications have been found to be contrary to Māori values, and these applications have both since been abandoned. The review of applications found to be ‘not contrary to Māori values’ is instructive, identifying important considerations taken into account by the Committee in reaching a decision, including the importance of benefit sharing and engagement with Māori in considering whether an invention may be contrary to Māori values. The analysis highlights the limitations of the Committee in reviewing only those applications filed in Aotearoa New Zealand and referred to the Committee for advice and identifies the importance of mechanisms such as disclosure of origin to ensure all relevant applications are reviewed by the Committee. The paper concludes by highlighting how the operation of the Committee may inform the development of similar bodies in other jurisdictions, such as Australia.
Judaism and climate change
Authors: Krone Adrienne 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIn 2014, The Public Religion Research Institute and the American Academy of Religion released a report called Believers, Sympathizers, & Skeptics: Why Americans Are Conflicted About Climate Change, Environmental Policy, and Science, which found that a total of 78% of Jewish Americans considered climate change a “crisis” or a “major problem.” (Jones et al., 2014, p. 12). In this article, I argue that even as Jewish perspectives on climate change and the environment are varied, there are significant resources within the Jewish tradition that contributed to the development and growth of Jewish environmentalism and climate change activism and advocacy.
Strategies for incorporating evidence‐based practice into nurse residency programs: A scoping review
Authors: Sampson Marlene , Knupp Amy , Chignolli Holly , Dhakal Kerry , Bulkowski Kristi , Perdue Justin , Warren Samantha , Zellefrow Cindy 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC's) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) establishes standards for nurse residency programs to elevate and optimize the skills, knowledge, and attitudes of new nurses participating in nurse residency programs. Evidence‐based practice (EBP) is foundational to providing safe nursing care. One of the National Academy of Medicine's (NAM's) 2020 goals stated that 90% of clinical decisions would be supported by the best available evidence to attain the best patient outcomes. Nurse residency programs can benefit from evidence‐based strategies to develop EBP competencies in new nurses.AimsThe purpose of this scoping review was to synthesize the literature around strategies for incorporating EBP into nurse residency programs across the United States.MethodsThis scoping review was informed by the JBI (formerly known as the Joanna Briggs Institute) methodology for scoping reviews. Searches were conducted by a health science librarian in PubMed and CINAHL with Full Text. Keywords and their synonyms, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH; PubMed), and Subject Headings (CINAHL with Full Text) were used. Covidence, a literature review management program, was used to organize the literature and manage the review. Title, abstract, and full‐text reviews were completed within Covidence using three teams of two independent reviewers.ResultsFour hundred and thirty‐eight citations were imported into Covidence. Ten articles were retained for the final review. Three strategies for incorporating EBP into nurse residency programs emerged from the literature: (1) exposure of nurse residents to existing organizational resources, (2) completion of online EBP modules, and (3) completion of an EBP project.Linking Action to EvidenceThe incorporation of EBP competencies in nurse residency programs aligns with NAM's and ANCC's goals, yet a paucity of evidence exists to guide curriculum development in nurse residency programs. This scoping review corroborates the need for further research to inform best practices for implementing EBP into nurse residency programs.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Social Science Studies, Vol. 12, No. 2
Authors: Young James 
Published: March 2024

International Journal of Social Science Studies (IJSSS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether IJSSS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 12, Number 2Aurora Pestaño, University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR), PhilippinesDorela Kacauni, “Fan S. Noli” University, Korҫa, AlbaniaFahri ÖZSUNGUR, Adana Science and Technology University, TurkeyJehu Onyekwere Nnaji, University of Naples II,Italy and Globe Visions Network Italy, ItalyKun Yu, Universiti Putra Malaysia, ChinaMd. Nasir Uddin, Prime Minister’s Office, BangladeshSana Ali, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, PakistanYuhan WANG, Guangdong University of Technology, China James YoungEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of International Journal of Social Science StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://ijsss.redfame.com
Inaugural Review Prize 2023: The exercise hyperpnoea dilemma: A 21st‐century perspective
Authors: Welch Joseph F. , Mitchell Gordon S. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractDuring mild or moderate exercise, alveolar ventilation increases in direct proportion to metabolic rate, regulating arterial CO2 pressure near resting levels. Mechanisms giving rise to the hyperpnoea of exercise are unsettled despite over a century of investigation. In the past three decades, neuroscience has advanced tremendously, raising optimism that the ‘exercise hyperpnoea dilemma’ can finally be solved. In this review, new perspectives are offered in the hope of stimulating original ideas based on modern neuroscience methods and current understanding. We first describe the ventilatory control system and the challenge exercise places upon blood‐gas regulation. We highlight relevant system properties, including feedforward, feedback and adaptive (i.e., plasticity) control of breathing. We then elaborate a seldom explored hypothesis that the exercise ventilatory response continuously adapts (learns and relearns) throughout life and ponder if the memory ‘engram’ encoding the feedforward exercise ventilatory stimulus could reside within the cerebellum. Our hypotheses are based on accumulating evidence supporting the cerebellum's role in motor learning and the numerous direct and indirect projections from deep cerebellar nuclei to brainstem respiratory neurons. We propose that cerebellar learning may be obligatory for the accurate and adjustable exercise hyperpnoea capable of tracking changes in life conditions/experiences, and that learning arises from specific cerebellar microcircuits that can be interrogated using powerful techniques such as optogenetics and chemogenetics. Although this review is speculative, we consider it essential to reframe our perspective if we are to solve the till‐now intractable exercise hyperpnoea dilemma.
Supplemental Material: The power of modern 3-D visualization of high-resolution terrain models in geologic mapping: Complex fold geometries revealed by 3-D mapping in the Panamint metamorphic complex, eastern California, USA
Authors: Pavlis Terry , Serpa Laura F. 
Published: March 2024

<p>Item S1: GIS files used to construction Figure 4. Item S2: Three animation files showing the SM terrain models (Items S2a and S2b showing north and south canyon wall respectively) and animation of the interpretation (Item S2c) without the background model. Item S3: 3-D PDF files of the SM terrain models; north and south walls of the canyon are in separate files. </p>
Network analysis of suicide ideation and depression–anxiety symptoms among Chinese adolescents
Authors: Xu Shuyin , Ju Yumeng , Wei Xiyu , Ou Wenwen , Ma Mohan , Lv Guanyi , Zhao Xiaotian , Qin Yaqi , Li Yunjing , Li Liang , Huang Mei , Yang Siqi , Lu Yimei , Chen Yafei , Liu Junwu , Liu Jin , Liu Bangshan , Zhang Yan 
Published: March 2024

BackgroundThe co-occurrence of depression and anxiety among adolescents is typically associated with suicide ideation.AimsThe study aimed to investigate the symptom-level relationship between suicide ideation and the comorbidity of depression and anxiety.Methods1501 adolescents aged 12–19 years were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and 716 adolescents who scored ≥5 on both scales were selected as participants. Network analysis was used to identify the network structure of depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms. Participants were categorised into either the suicide ideation or non-suicide ideation groups based on their scoring on the suicide-related item in PHQ-9. A comparison was made between the depression–anxiety symptom networks of the two groups.Results‘Restlessness’, ‘sad mood’ and ‘trouble relaxing’ were the most prominent central symptoms in the depression–anxiety symptom network, and ‘restlessness’, ‘nervousness’ and ‘reduced movement’ were the bridge symptoms in this network. ‘Sad mood’ was found to be directly related to ‘suicide ideation’ with the highest variance. The network structure was significantly different in properties between the suicide ideation group and the non-suicide ideation group, with ‘restlessness’ and ‘sad mood’ exhibiting significantly higher influence in the network of the suicide ideation group than that in the non-suicide ideation group.ConclusionRestlessness and sad mood could be targeted for the intervention of depression–anxiety symptoms among adolescents with suicide ideation.
Randomized Phase II Study Evaluating the Addition of Pembrolizumab to Radium-223 in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Authors: Choudhury Atish D. , Kwak Lucia , Cheung Alexander , Allaire Kathryn M. , Marquez Jaqueline , Yang David D. , Tripathi Abhishek , Kilar Jacqueline M. , Flynn Meredith , Maynard Brianna , Reichel Rebecca , Pace Amanda F. , Chen Brandon K. , Van Allen Eliezer M. , Kilbridge Kerry , Wei Xiao X. , McGregor Bradley A. , Pomerantz Mark M. , Bhatt Rupal S. , Sweeney Christopher J. , Bubley Glenn J. , Jacene Heather A. , Taplin Mary-Ellen , Huang Franklin W. , Harshman Lauren C. , Fong Lawrence 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
The checkpoint immunotherapeutic pembrolizumab induces responses in a small minority of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Radium-223 (R223) may increase immunogenicity of bone metastases and increase pembrolizumab (P) activity. In a randomized phase II study, we assessed the effect of R223+P compared with R223 on tumor immune infiltration, safety, and clinical outcomes in patients with mCRPC. The primary endpoint was differences in CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell infiltrate in 8-week versus baseline bone metastasis biopsies; secondary endpoints were safety, radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS), and overall survival (OS). Of the 42 treated patients (29 R223+P, 13 R223), 18 R223+P and 8 R223 patients had evaluable paired tumor biopsies. Median fold-change of CD4+ T cells was −0.7 (range: −9.3 to 4.7) with R223+P and 0.1 (−11.1 to 3.7) with R223 (P = 0.66); for CD8+ T cells, median fold-change was −0.6 (−7.4 to 5.3) with R223+P and −1.3 (−3.1 to 4.8) with R223 (P = 0.66). Median rPFS and OS was 6.1 (95% confidence interval: 2.7–11.0) and 16.9 months [12.7–not reached (NR)], respectively, with R223+P and 5.7 (2.6–NR) and 16.0 (9.0–NR), respectively, with R223. Although R223+P was well tolerated with no unexpected toxicity, the combination did not improve efficacy. High-dimensional flow cytometry demonstrated minimal immune modulation with R223, whereas R223+P induced CTLA-4 expression on circulating CD4+ T cells. Clinical responders possessed lower circulating frequencies of Ki67+ T and myeloid cells at baseline and higher circulating frequencies of TIM-3+ T and myeloid cells by week 9. Although R223+P did not induce T-cell infiltration into the tumor microenvironment, exhaustion of induced peripheral T-cell immune responses may dampen the combination's clinical activity.
The Logic of Imitations
Authors: Marsh Loren D. 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
The meaning of the term mimesis when applied to artistic works in Aristotle’s Poetics is thought to be extrapolated from its dictionary definition of ‘imitation’. I argue that a key word in the single passage directly linking mimesis to imitation has been consistently misunderstood. A correct reading could indicate mimesis has a different definition in this particular text only indirectly related to its colloquial use. I conclude that mimesis in the Poetics may be a narrower technical term that refers to a particular kind of organization or arrangement of individual imitations within an artistic work.
Enhancing the performance of waste-paper particleboard using silica and aluminum hydroxide fillers
Authors: Matchawet Suradet , Dasaesamoh Abedeen , Hayeemasae Nabil , Worlee Anuwat , Sookyung Uraiwan 
Published: March 2024

Composites used as particleboard have recently been developed using waste-paper fibers mixed with natural rubber compound at a weight ratio of 70/30 %. The effects of silica and aluminum hydroxide fillers were studied at 0, 15, 30, 45, and 60 phr. The results showed that the hardness of the waste-paper particleboard increased with the filler content. Both types of fillers led to a slight increase in the density of the composites. Moreover, the fillers reduced the hygroscopicity and swelling of the particleboard. The use of silica resulted in lower hygroscopicity, providing greater flexural resistance and elastic modulus compared to using aluminum hydroxide. Additionally, the minimum limiting oxygen index (LOI) required to ignite the sample was slightly higher with the addition of both fillers, with silica exhibiting a higher value than filled aluminum hydroxide. Furthermore, the thermal decomposition of the specimens from the TGA test was reduced as both fillers were added, especially at temperatures above 350°C.