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Towards achieving the sustainable development goals: a collaborative action plan leveraging the circular economy potentials
Authors: Ritter Marie , Schilling Hannes , Brüggemann Holger , Fröhlich Tim , Goldmann Daniel , Henze Roman , Kuhlmann Martin , Mennenga Mark , Mrotzek-Blöß Asja , Niemeyer Jan Felix , Schmidt Kerstin , Spengler Thomas , Sturm Axel , Vietor Thomas , Woisetschläger David M. , Kauffeld Simone 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis contribution to the journal “Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO)” delves into the critical role of Sustainable Development Goal 17 (SDG 17), “Partnership for the Goals,” in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to further circular economy objectives. Aiming to address the existing research focus on isolated technical aspects within the circular economy, this study uses an expertise- and interaction-based foresight process to integrate perspectives from business, engineering, social sciences, and work and organizational psychology to unearth broader, interconnected challenges and solutions for the implementation of circular economy practices. Based on the pooled experience of experts within the foresight process, this contribution elucidates major challenges, ongoing issues, and prospective hurdles to be tackled by 2030 in circular economy, presenting an action plan centered on interdisciplinary cooperation and stakeholder engagement to advance labor conditions and continuous learning, sustainable and regenerative systems, minimize waste, and optimize resource efficiency. The collaborative action plan serves as a pivotal resource for the transformation task for researchers and practitioners, offers insights and strategic directions for implementing circular economy practices, and emphasizes collective responsibility and action in achieving global sustainability, all while aligning with the principles of SDG 17. The presented collaborative approach propels the discourse on sustainability forward, highlighting the potential of the circular economy in realizing a more sustainable world by 2030.
Addressing grand challenges through the bottom-up marketing approach: Lessons from subsistence marketplaces and marketplace literacy
Authors: Viswanathan Madhu , Sreekumar Arun , Sridharan Srinivas , Sinha Gaurav R. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWe present a bottom-up marketing approach as a pathway to addressing the grand challenge of poverty and inequality for the marketing discipline. We derive this approach from the research stream on radically different contexts of subsistence marketplaces. Research on subsistence marketplaces has typically explored micro-level phenomena but also traversed upward and explained aggregate phenomena at higher levels. We present a conceptual framework to encapsulate general and granular elements of the bottom-up marketing approach. Study 1 demonstrates general elements of the framework through a retrospective examination of the global diffusion of a marketplace literacy program. Study 2 demonstrates the more granular elements of the framework through a qualitative analysis of five case studies of social enterprise start-ups. Though presenting a complementary counter-perspective to conventional thinking, we embed the process of interweaving the bottom-up with the macro level to present an actionable approach. We conclude with insights for marketing research and practice.
Reimagining Transcalar Civil Society Advocacy Collaborations: Starting from the Global South
Authors: van Wessel Margit 
Published: April 2024

AbstractAddressing the currently highly salient topic of power in civil society collaborations, this article seeks to contribute to reimagining advocacy collaborations in the context of contractual relations between civil society organizations in development. It explores the integration of common aims: (1) relating between levels, commonly sought in civil society advocacy programmes in development and (2) local ownership for civil society organizations in the Global South, in such programmes. Based on 29 interviews with staff of civil society organizations, the article shows that country-based actors see collective process, centered at country level, as the foundation for effective collaboration in advocacy, centering on facilitation and support. This turns collaborations with the international NGO that is involved upside down. It also highlights the limited scope for international advocacy from such understandings, while underlining the role of international NGOs in expanding this scope. At the same time, rather than marginalizing the international NGO, country-based actors see a variety of important roles for international advocates at both national and international levels. Based on these insights, the article proposes new, transformative starting points for shaping transcalar civil society advocacy that integrate advocacy at different levels in new ways, grounded in mutual long-term engagement, with a focus on facilitation and support, while expanding horizons, with a country-up approach.
Consequentialism and Its Demands: The Role of Institutions
Authors: Miklós András , Tanyi Attila 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Consequentialism is often criticized as being overly demanding, and this overdemandingness is seen as sufficient to reject it as a moral theory. This paper takes the plausibility and coherence of this objection—the Demandingness Objection—as a given. Our question, therefore, is how to respond to the Objection. We put forward a response relying on the framework of institutional consequentialism we introduced in previous work. On this view, institutions take over the consequentialist burden, whereas individuals, special occasions aside, are required to set up and maintain institutions. We first describe the Objection, then clarify the theory of institutional consequentialism and show how it responds to the Objection. In the remainder of the paper, we defend the view against potential challenges.
Balancing Act of the Intestinal Antimicrobial Proteins on Gut Microbiota and Health
Authors: Ra Ye Eun , Bang Ye-Ji 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe human gut houses a diverse and dynamic microbiome critical for digestion, metabolism, and immune development, exerting profound effects on human health. However, these microorganisms pose a potential threat by breaching the gut barrier, entering host tissues, and triggering infections, uncontrolled inflammation, and even sepsis. The intestinal epithelial cells form the primary defense, acting as a frontline barrier against microbial invasion. Antimicrobial proteins (AMPs), produced by these cells, serve as innate immune effectors that regulate the gut microbiome by directly killing or inhibiting microbes. Abnormal AMP production, whether insufficient or excessive, can disturb the microbiome equilibrium, contributing to various intestinal diseases. This review delves into the complex interactions between AMPs and the gut microbiota and sheds light on the role of AMPs in governing host-microbiota interactions. We discuss the function and mechanisms of action of AMPs, their regulation by the gut microbiota, microbial evasion strategies, and the consequences of AMP dysregulation in disease. Understanding these complex interactions between AMPs and the gut microbiota is crucial for developing strategies to enhance immune responses and combat infections within the gut microbiota. Ongoing research continues to uncover novel aspects of this intricate relationship, deepening our understanding of the factors shaping gut health. This knowledge has the potential to revolutionize therapeutic interventions, offering enhanced treatments for a wide range of gut-related diseases.
Seeing the Void: Experiencing Emptiness and Awareness with the Headless Way Technique
Authors: Ramm Brentyn J. , Lumma Anna-Lena , Sparby Terje , Weger Ulrich 
Published: April 2024

AbstractObjectivesPractitioners in contemplative traditions commonly report experiencing an awareness that is distinct from sensory objects, thoughts, and emotions (“awareness itself”). They also report experiences of a void or underlying silence that is closely associated with this awareness. Subjects who carry out the Headless Way exercises frequently report an experience of emptiness or void at the same time as other contents (void-like experiences). The goals of this study were to (1) assess the reliability of these methods in eliciting the recognition of awareness and void-like experiences in participants who had no prior exposure to these techniques, (2) investigate the prevalence of these experiences in these tasks, and (3) to differentiate these experiences from closely related and potential precursor experiences.MethodTwenty adults participated in in-depth individual interviews in which they were guided through the Headless Way exercises. A thematic analysis was conducted on the interview transcripts.ResultsTwelve of the participants reported a void-like experience, and five participants reported an experience of awareness itself. These experiences were respectively categorized as subsets of the more general categories of perceptual absences and the sense of not being person-like. Another novel finding was the real-time reports of awareness and void-like experiences during the exercises.ConclusionsOur findings provide preliminary evidence that the Headless Way exercises can effectively induce experiences of emptiness and awareness in participants without prior experience. The findings suggest that such experiences can be elicited outside of a traditional meditation context, including in non-meditators. Furthermore, the experience of not being person-like and of perceptual absences may be precursors and more general forms of recognizing awareness itself and the void-like nature of the mind.PreregistrationThis study is not preregistered.
A Murky Ruling Threatens the Fate of Millions of US Wetlands
Authors: Simmons B. Alexander , Beck Marcus W. , Flaherty-Walia Kerry , Lewis Jessica , Sherwood Edward T. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractFor decades, federal protections were extended to wetlands adjacent to “waters of the US” by the Clean Water Act. In its Sackett v. EPA ruling, however, the US Supreme Court redefined the meaning of “adjacent,” eliminating protections to wetlands without a continuous surface connection to these waters (i.e., geographically isolated wetlands, GIWs). Yet it remains unclear how this continuous surface test will work in reality, where ecological connectivity often extends beyond physical connectivity. Here, we calculate the number of US wetlands that could be considered geographically isolated depending upon the distance threshold used to define isolation (ranging from 1 m to 100 m from the nearest hydrological feature). Overall, we estimate that 27–45% of wetlands, at minimum, could be considered geographically isolated using this range of distance thresholds. Over 3 million wetlands are within 1–100 m of the nearest hydrological feature, making them most vulnerable to losing prior protections from the Clean Water Act. The Midwest and Northeast have the largest share of potential GIWs within this range. Freshwater emergent wetlands and forested/shrub wetlands make up the majority of these vulnerable wetlands, though this varies by state. Roughly 47% of these wetlands are located in states without state-level protections for GIWs. Our analysis highlights the heterogeneity of risk to wetlands across the country and the scale of the uncertainty imposed by the updated Sackett definition. State-level protections that are robust to changes in federal protections are urgently needed to secure the country’s wetlands from further pollution and destruction.
AI in Current and Future Agriculture: An Introductory Overview
Authors: Kisliuk Benjamin , Krause Jan Christoph , Meemken Hendrik , Saborío Morales Juan Carlos , Müller Henning , Hertzberg Joachim 
Published: April 2024

AbstractIn recent years, agriculture has become a major field of application and transfer for AI. The paper gives an overview of the topic, focusing agricultural processes and technology in Central-European style arable farming. AI could also be part of the transformation process of agriculture that is emerging world-wide in response to the UN global sustainable development goals (SDGs). In that sense, our overview includes pointers to some research towards AI in future agricultural systems.
Toward robust and efficient communications for urban air mobility
Authors: Becker Dennis , Schalk Lukas Marcel 
Published: April 2024

AbstractFor the realization of the future urban air mobility, reliable information exchange based on robust and efficient communication between all airspace participants will be one of the key factors to ensure safe operations. Especially in dense urban scenarios, the direct and fast information exchange between drones based on drone-to-drone communications is a promising technology for enabling reliable collision avoidance systems. However, to mitigate collisions and to increase overall reliability, unmanned aircraft still lack a redundant, higher-level safety net to coordinate and monitor traffic, as is common in today’s civil aviation. In addition, direct and fast information exchange based on ad hoc communication is needed to cope with the very short reaction times required to avoid collisions and to cope with the high traffic densities. Therefore, we are developing a D2D communication and surveillance system, called DroneCAST, which is specifically tailored to the requirements of a future urban airspace and will be part of a multi-link approach. In this work, we discuss challenges and expected safety-critical applications that will have to rely on communications for UAM and present our communication concept and necessary steps toward DroneCAST. As a first step toward an implementation, we equipped two drones with hardware prototypes of the experimental communication system and performed several flights around the model city to evaluate the performance of the hardware and to demonstrate different applications that will rely on robust and efficient communications.
A study of virtual reality and the empathetic experience in Australian secondary students
Authors: Phillips Emma , Jarden Aaron , Bowles Terence 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Empathy is a key contributor to moral, pro-social behaviour and an important element of socio-emotional learning (SEL). Schools deliver SEL programmes during adolescence to develop a range of skills including empathy. As education becomes increasingly digital, more research is needed to understand the role digital technologies may play in students’ empathy development. Virtual reality (VR) has been touted as a possible way to provide more realistic experiences to enhance empathy. To investigate this, an intervention of an empathy-provoking documentary (Clouds over Sidra) was shown to adolescents aged 13 to 15 years using either virtual reality (n = 63) or 2D projection (n = 53). Participants completed the Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES survey) before (time 1), immediately (time 2) and two weeks (time 3) after viewing the documentary. There was no difference in empathy between the 2D and VR conditions. However, for both conditions, there was an increase in empathy immediately after viewing the documentary but not at the two week follow-up. The results suggest that while empathy could temporarily increase when one is exposed to a novel emotive experience, a one-time intervention does not appear to produce a lasting change. This is an important consideration for schools in considering virtual reality technology for use in SEL.
Ultrasound diagnosis of a pseudoaneurysm of the internal right mammary artery
Authors: Boccatonda Andrea , Balletta Marco , D’Ardes Damiano , Cocco Giulio , Piscaglia Fabio , Serra Carla , Vicari Susanna , Schiavone Cosima 
Published: April 2024

AbstractOne of the principles of managing trauma patients is that of their continuous re-evaluation over the hours and days. Even if the execution of the computed tomography method is classically recommended, especially in the most serious cases and in polytraumas with major dynamics, the clinician can use or request an ultrasound examination, especially in subsequent re-evaluations. Here we report a clinical case demonstrating how an ultrasound re-evaluation after the acute event can lead to a correct diagnosis of a rare complication of thoracic trauma. The findings were suggestive for a pseudoaneurysm of the internal right mammary artery. Subsequently, an ultrasound-guided injection of thrombin was carried out until complete interruption of the flow within the formation. At subsequent follow-up, no arterial or venous blush was highlighted.
Toxicokinetics of aluminium—novel insights in an old adjuvant
Authors: Weisser Karin 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Purpose
In 2015, an interdisciplinary project was started to fill the gap of knowledge on the toxicokinetics of aluminium (Al) after exposure from adjuvanted products for subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT).

Methods
Two complementary initiatives of the project are explained. The results of two studies are reviewed and put in connection with the overarching goal. An estimate is given which steps have been reached and which are still needed.

Results
Recent in vivo data provided evidence of systemically available Al from SCIT products in rats (Weisser et al. 2020 [1]). The data are highly valuable for further development of the physiology-based toxicokinetic (PBTK) model for Al exposure which has been established in parallel (Hethey et al. 2021 [2]).

Conclusion
The Hethey model is an important step towards prediction of Al exposure in man from various sources. For use in risk assessment of Al exposure from SCIT products further extension of the model is warranted.
Analysis of Rail Potential and Stray Current with an Unified Chain Model of Dual Traction Power Supply System
Authors: Bhatti Ashfaque Ahmed , Liu Wei , Yang Lingyun , Ma Qingan , Pan Zhe , Li Songyuan , Xu Qian , Li Mingze 
Published: April 2024

AbstractIn dual traction power supply systems, the overhead catenary system operates in different power supply modes. It passes across the AC section, DC section, and a neutral part, which influences the features and properties of the feedback current and aggregates its effects on stray current and rail potential. This research paper presents an integrated model of an AC and DC traction power system (TPS), along with a unified chain equivalent circuit model, the ground wire through the AC section, and the insulation joints fixed in the AC–DC neutral section under different operating positions. To make a unified impedance and admittance matrix for traction network, a virtual conductor wire has been added in the DC section to make the balance order of the TPS. The influence of reflex system configuration on rail potential, stray current, and distribution of rail potential at AC and DC stations has also been calculated. The simulation results demonstrate that establishing the insulation joints in the AC–DC section and using ground wires in the AC part can significantly decrease the stray current and rail potential.
Investigating the Mechanical Behaviour of Unbound Granular Material (UGM) for Road Pavement Construction Applications: A Western Victoria Case Study
Authors: Kafle Bidur , Baghbani Abolfazl , Pempeit Reece , Shrestha Krishna 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe behaviour of unbound granular materials (UGMs) used in road construction is crucial in determining the longevity and performance of road pavement. Geotechnical analysis can assist engineers in selecting suitable materials and designing road pavements that meet industry standards. This paper presents the results of laboratory geotechnical tests conducted on unbound granular materials (UGMs) collected from three sites (Roses Gap, Rules East, and Polkemmet Road) in Horsham, Victoria, Australia. UGMs were investigated for their mechanical behaviour and suitability as subgrade materials for road pavements. The study utilised laboratory geotechnical tests, including particle size distribution (PSD), Atterberg limits, compaction (Proctor) test, unconfined compressive strength (UCS), California Bearing Ratio (CBR), and repeated load triaxial (RLT) tests, to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties of the UGM samples. The study indicates that UGM samples collected from different locations displayed variations in their geotechnical properties, such as particle size distribution, water absorption, and CBR strength. Roses Gap samples showed weak cohesion properties, and significant vertical displacements after repeated triaxial tests. However, among the samples in this site, samples with higher clay content (RG21) demonstrated the most promise in triaxial tests. Similarly, the Rules East samples were found to be suitable for low-traffic subgrades due to their satisfactory CBR and RLT testing results, albeit with little cohesion from clay content. Out of three locations, Polkemmet samples were identified as potential subgrade applications, with PR12 being the top recommendation overall. It satisfied PSD, CBR, and RLT test conditions due to acceptable particle size in the largest range, highest CBR strength value, and lowest permanent displacement. The study's findings provide useful information for the design of road pavements using these materials and the characterisation of rural materials around the Horsham region for future use in various other contexts.
Trend detection and depletion effects evidence in time series of groundwater levels in the southern sector of the left bank of the Tagus-Sado Basin (Portugal, Iberian Peninsula)
Authors: Ferreira Branco Mariana , Barbosa Sofia Verónica , Matos João Xavier 
Published: April 2024

AbstractIn the last 20 years in Portugal, water resources have been affected to the point that water storage has decreased by 20% since 2000. Creating strategies to manage water resources requires a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing water storage and their effects over time. This study is focused on the evolution of Groundwater Deep Levels (GDL) by applying a two-phase trend analysis methodology to examine the dynamic changes in GDL within a series of monitoring wells located in the Central and Southern sectors of the Left Bank of the Tagus-Sado Cenozoic age Basin, situated in Portugal In the initial phase of trend analysis, Factorial Analysis of Mixed Data (FAMD) was employed and posteriorly the Hierarchical Classification Analysis (HCA). These techniques enabled us to identify distinct GDL trend profiles and generate interpretative maps illustrating their spatial distribution. In the second phase, the non-parametric Mann–Kendall Analysis (MKA) and Innovative Trend Analysis (ITA) were applied, allowing for a quantified confirmation of the different trend profiles previously detected. These techniques allowed the identification of positive and negative hydrodynamic trends in distinct sections of the Basin. In the SE sector they are characterized by a significative increase of GDL associated with overexploitation and in the Central sector with a decrease of GDL. Nevertheless, significant depletion effects can result from natural factors such as prolonged droughts, and in certain regions, changes in geological and hydrothermal dynamics, such as Alpine-age faults, graben, and horst structures, may account for these alterations.