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Thermochemistry of monocharged anion substitutions in ionic solids
Authors: Glasser Leslie 
Published: February 2024

AbstractModification of materials to achieve specific changes in their physical and chemical properties often involves the substitution of ions. While this process is commonly discussed in structural terms, our recent publication focussed on exploring the thermochemical consequences, including enthalpy, entropy, heat capacity, and formula unit volume, associated with substituting monocharged cations for sodium ions as a reference set. In the current study, we extend our analysis to investigate the consequences of substituting monocharged anions, specifically the halides F−, Br−, and I−, as well as H−, OH−, and NO3−, for chloride anions. This exploration is conducted through least-squares regression analysis of data obtained from 431 chloride ion-exchanged materials. In the case of cation substitutions, the regression trendlines for different substitutions appear to be roughly parallel to each other but vertically displaced. For anion substitutions, however, the trendlines for enthalpy and formula unit volume exhibit a fan-like spread from their data origin. We delve into the reasons behind this observed difference. A detailed analysis of a few outliers is undertaken to identify potential reasons for the discrepancies. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the implications and variations in ion substitutions, shedding light on the intricacies of material modification processes.
Parallel programming in mobile devices with FancyJCL
Authors: Afonso Sergio , Gómez-Cárdenes Óscar , Expósito Paula , Blanco Vicente , Almeida Francisco 
Published: February 2024

AbstractMobile devices and handheld systems, such as the smartphones and tablets universally extended, are becoming increasingly powerful. Their basic hardware configuration is usually state-of-the-art heterogeneous architectures consisting of multi-core processors and some kind of accelerator such as GPUs or DSPs. Specific code adapted to the architecture is mandatory if high-performance computation is required and low-level libraries and parallelism are needed, which constitutes an important barrier for the usual developer in such devices. In this context, we propose the FancyJCL framework. It provides a high-level abstraction layer that hides implementation details and allows to develop parallel programs for mobile devices. The target platform for FancyJCL is mainly Android and Java developers due to their high market penetration. A very simple, seemingly sequential encoding results in parallel efficient OpenCL code. FancyJCL is itself based on the Fancier framework, which enables optimal memory management across memory spaces on unified memory systems. Benchmarks of FancyJCL code developed for a wide range of image processing algorithms show good performance with low development effort.
Short communication: a method for cell separation of Ocimum basilicum CMC cells for AFM measurement
Authors: Schmeckebier Andrea , Ebel Christian , Haffelder Janik , Müller-Renno Christine , Ziegler Christiane , Zayed Ahmed , Stiefelmaier Judith , Ulber Roland 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn plant cell culture technology, plant cells grow in large agglomerates. For various investigations, however, single cells are required. One important parameter is the adhesion strength of single cells to surfaces or to each other. Hereby, e.g. the influence of the surface material and structure is of interest. To assess the adhesion forces of single cells to a surface, measurements with an atomic force microscope (AFM) can be applied. In the case of the plant cells Ocimum basilicum CMC, these cells grow as large cell agglomerates, so that a direct AFM single cell measurement is not possible. By developing a suitable cell separation method, it was possible to obtain vital single cells of the Ocimum basilicum CMC type and also to carry out adhesion measurements of these cells on a glass surface. No explicit methods for cell separation of plant cell cultures could be found in the literature. This method is therefore a new innovation that could also be used for other cell lines.
Exosomes Derived from Adipose Stem Cells Enhance Angiogenesis in Diabetic Wound Via miR-146a-5p/JAZF1 Axis
Authors: Che Dehui , Xiang Xinjian , Xie Juan , Chen Zenghong , Bao Qiong , Cao Dongsheng 
Published: February 2024

AbstractChronic trauma in diabetes is a leading cause of disability and mortality. Exosomes show promise in tissue regeneration. This study investigates the role of exosomes derived from adipose stem cells (ADSC-Exos) in angiogenesis. MiRNA-seq analysis revealed significant changes in 47 genes in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) treated with ADSC-Exos, with miR-146a-5p highly expressed. MiR-146a-5p mimics enhanced the pro-angiogenic effects of ADSC-Exos, while inhibitors had the opposite effect. JAZF1 was identified as a direct downstream target of miR-146a-5p through bioinformatics, qRT-PCR, and dual luciferase assay. Overexpress of JAZF1 resulted in decreased proliferation, migration, and angiogenic capacity of HUVECs, and reduced VEGFA expression. This study proposes that ADSC-Exos regulate angiogenesis partly via the miR-146a-5p/JAZF1 axis.
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Primary Oral Mixed Neuroendocrine–Non-neuroendocrine Neoplasm (MiNEN): A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Sripodok Pawat , Kouketsu Atsumu , Kuroda Kanako , Miyashita Hitoshi , Sugiura Tsuyoshi , Kumamoto Hiroyuki 
Published: February 2024

AbstractMixed neuroendocrine–non-neuroendocrine neoplasms (MiNENs) are rare tumors recently characterized by the presence of both neuroendocrine and non-neuroendocrine components within the same tumor tissue. Although MiNEN found their place in the WHO classification for various organs, this composite tumor in the head and neck region remains exceptionally rare. We present a case of primary oral MiNEN in a 64-year-old male located on the left side of lower gingiva. Biopsy raised suspicion of neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) and the patient underwent partial mandibulectomy. The resected specimen showed two distinct components of NEC and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with the confirmation of immunohistochemical markers. There has been no sign of recurrence nor metastasis 6 years after the surgery. In addition, we have conducted a review of published cases with potential relevance to this entity, resulting in five cases. The diverse terminology reinforces the need for a standardized classification system of oral/head and neck MiNENs.
Interactions Between the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System, Nrf2, and the Cannabinoidome as Protective Strategies to Combat Neurodegeneration: Review on Experimental Evidence
Authors: Monsalvo-Maraver Luis Angel , Ovalle-Noguez Enid A. , Nava-Osorio Jade , Maya-López Marisol , Rangel-López Edgar , Túnez Isaac , Tinkov Alexey A. , Tizabi Yousef , Aschner Michael , Santamaría Abel ,   Students from Programa Delfín 2022, Medrano-Cruz Diana C. , García-Flores Uriel , Castañeda-Roque Sara I. , Romero-Méndez Dan L. , Varillas-Galicia Elizabeth , Rojas-Lobato Daniela , Navas-Escobar Santiago , Rentería-Pérez Karen 
Published: February 2024

AbstractNeurodegenerative disorders are chronic brain diseases that affect humans worldwide. Although many different factors are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of these disorders, alterations in several key elements such as the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS), the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathway, and the endocannabinoid system (ECS or endocannabinoidome) have been implicated in their etiology. Impairment of these elements has been linked to the origin and progression of neurodegenerative disorders, while their potentiation is thought to promote neuronal survival and overall neuroprotection, as proved with several experimental models. These key neuroprotective pathways can interact and indirectly activate each other. In this review, we summarize the neuroprotective potential of the UPS, ECS, and Nrf2 signaling, both separately and combined, pinpointing their role as a potential therapeutic approach against several hallmarks of neurodegeneration.
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A new CNN-based semantic object segmentation for autonomous vehicles in urban traffic scenes
Authors: Doğan Gürkan , Ergen Burhan 
Published: February 2024

AbstractSemantic segmentation is the most important stage of making sense of the visual traffic scene for autonomous driving. In recent years, convolutional neural networks (CNN)-based methods for semantic segmentation of urban traffic scenes are among the trending studies. However, the methods developed in the studies carried out so far are insufficient in terms of accuracy performance criteria. In this study, a new CNN-based semantic segmentation method with higher accuracy performance is proposed. A new module, the Attentional Atrous Feature Pooling (AAFP) Module, has been developed for the proposed method. This module is located between the encoder and decoder in the general network structure and aims to obtain multi-scale information and add attentional features to large and small objects. As a result of experimental tests with the CamVid data set, an accuracy value of approximately 2% higher was achieved with a mIoU value of 70.59% compared to other state-of-art methods. Therefore, the proposed method can semantically segment objects in the urban traffic scene better than other methods.
Characterization of Surface Spectral Emissivity Retrieved from EE9-FORUM Simulated Measurements
Authors: Sgattoni Cristina , Ridolfi Marco , Zugarini Chiara , Sgheri Luca 
Published: February 2024

AbstractFORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) has been approved to be the ninth Earth Explorer mission of the European Space Agency and is scheduled for launch in 2027. The core FORUM instrument is a Fourier transform spectrometer, which will, for the first time, measure the upwelling spectral radiance in the far-infrared (FIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) portions of the Earth’s spectrum. These radiances will be processed up to level 2, to determine mainly the vertical profile of water vapor, surface spectral emissivity, and cloud parameters. In this paper, we assess the performance of the FORUM surface spectral emissivity product based on all-sky sensitivity study. In the FIR, we find that the retrieval error is mainly driven by the precipitable water vapor (PWV) in clear-sky conditions. In dry atmospheres, FIR emissivity can be retrieved with an error less than 0.01. In cloudy conditions, small errors can be achieved for optically thin clouds, especially for small values of the PWV. In the MIR, we observe that a large thermal contrast between the surface and the lowest atmospheric layers increases the sensitivity of the measurements to the surface emissivity in clear-sky conditions and an emissivity retrieval error less than 0.01 can usually be achieved. In cloudy conditions, small errors can be achieved for optically thin clouds, especially for large values of the surface temperature. Applying a coarser retrieval grid further reduces retrieval error, at the expense of an increased emissivity smoothing error.
Decreasing the environmental impact of carbon fibre production via microwave carbonisation enabled by self-assembled nanostructured coatings
Authors: Stróżyk Michał A. , Muddasar Muhammad , Conroy Timothy J. , Hermansson Frida , Janssen Matty , Svanström Magdalena , Frank Erik , Culebras Mario , Collins Maurice N. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe use of carbon fibre (CF)-based composites is of growing global importance due to their application in high-end sectors such as aerospace, automotive, construction, sports and leisure amongst others. However, their current high production cost, high carbon footprint and reduced production capability limit their use to high-performance and luxury applications. Approximately 50% of the total cost of CF production is due to the thermal conversion of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor fibre (PF) to CF as it involves the use of high energy consumption and low heating efficiency in large furnaces. Looking at this scenario, this study proposes in the present study to use microwave (MW) heating to convert PF to CF. This is scientifically and technologically challenging since PF does not absorb microwave energy. While MW plasma has been utilised to carbonise fibres, it is the high temperature from the plasma that does the carbonisation and not the MW absorption of the fibres. Therefore, for the first time, this research shows how carbonisation temperatures of >1000 °C can be reached in a matter of seconds through the use of a novel microwave (MW) susceptor nanocoating methodology developed via a layer-by-layer assembly of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the PF surface. Remarkably, these CFs can be produced in an inexpensive domestic microwave and exhibit mechanical performance equivalent to CF produced using conventional heating. Additionally, this study provides a life cycle and environmental impact analysis which shows that MW heating reduces the energy demand and environmental impact of lignin-based CF production by up to 66.8% and 69.5%, respectively.
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The internet will not remember you: curation of autobiographical online materials in Russia in Spring 2022
Authors: Shchetvina Anya 
Published: February 2024

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This paper is based on research conducted in February–April 2022. It describes and illuminates what was happening with tech-savvy educated people between 20 and 40 years old in Russia, while their usual digital tools and places for the autobiographical process were changing in the spring of 2022. Facing censorship of platforms, surveillance, and the inability to pay for services, people who were keeping important memories of their lives online were deleting their profiles, migrating to other platforms, censoring themselves, and creating archives of autobiographically meaningful materials. The paper examines these disruptions as a case that illuminates the role of online platforms in autobiographical memory and expands some concepts within autobiographical memory studies, such as evocative objects and autotopography.
Update and synthesis of the available archaeological and geochronological data for the Lower Paleolithic site of Loreto at Venosa (Basilicata, Italy)
Authors: Pereira Alison , Moncel Marie-Hélène , Nomade Sébastien , Voinchet Pierre , Shao Qingfeng , Falguères Christophe , Lefèvre David , Raynal Jean Paul , Scao Vincent , Piperno Marcello , Simone Suzanne , Bahain Jean Jacques 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn the Basilicata region, located in southern Italy and known for hosting among the first occurrences of the Acheulean culture in southwestern Europe, the Lower Paleolithic site of Loreto at Venosa is located less than a kilometer from the emblematic site of Notarchirico and less than 25 km from Cimitero di Atella. The Loreto site has not been studied as thoroughly as the two other sites and, although geological investigations have been carried out in the Venosa basin, no direct numerical dating has ever been published for the three archaeological levels brought to light during the excavation campaigns. We present a multi-method geochronological approach combining ESR/U-series, ESR, and 40Ar/39Ar permitting to refine the age of the most ancient archaeological level (A) of the Loreto site. These data allow us to propose an MIS 13 age for this level, in accordance with previous hypotheses based on geological and paleontological data. We also propose a technical review of the lithic tools preserved in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Venosa to integrate Loreto in the evolution scheme of the European Acheulean techno-complex emergence and diffusion.
Covenant and Community in Early Rabbinic Literature
Authors: Novick Tzvi 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThis article concerns the role of covenant in early rabbinic literature in relation to biblical and especially Second Temple-era predecessors. The first part establishes that the Qumran sectarians and earlier circles were drawn to the concept of covenant because it represented, especially through the mechanism of covenant renewal, a powerful tool for defining and supporting group identity. The second part shows that for the rabbis, the importance of covenant lay chiefly, instead, in its capacity to conceptualize the notion of Israel as a collective body defined by corporate responsibility. The third part suggests that this novel deployment of covenant arose in part to counter the individuating force of halakah as law, another innovation of the rabbis.
Evolutionary morphology of haptoral anchors in monogenoids (Dactylogyridae) of marine catfish (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Atlantic coast of South America
Authors: Soares Geusivam Barbosa , Adriano Edson Aparecido , Domingues Marcus Vinicius , Rodríguez-González Abril , Balbuena Juan Antonio 
Published: February 2024

AbstractExploring the phylogenetic signal of morphological traits using geometric morphometry represents a powerful approach to assess the relative weights of convergence and shared evolutionary history in shaping species' forms. We evaluated the phylogenetic signal in shape and size of ventral and dorsal haptoral anchors of 10 species of monogenoids (Hamatopeduncularia, Chauhanellus and Susanlimocotyle) occurring in marine catfish (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Atlantic coast of South America. The phylogenetic relationships among these species were mapped onto the morphospaces of shape and size of dorsal and ventral anchors. Two different tests (squared change-parsimony and Kmult) were applied to establish whether the spatial positions in the phylomorphospace were influenced by phylogenetic relationships. A significant phylogenetic signal was found between anchor form and parasite phylogeny. Allometric effects on anchor shape were non-significant. Phylogenetically distant species on the same host differed markedly in anchor morphology, suggesting little influence of host species on anchor form. A significantly higher level of shape variation among ventral anchors was also found, suggesting that the evolutionary forces shaping ventral anchor morphology may operate with differing intensities or exhibit distinct mechanisms compared to their dorsal counterparts. Our results suggest that phylogenetic relationships were a key driver of changes in shape (but not size) of anchors of monogenoids of South American ariids. However, it seems that the emergence of the digitiform haptor in Hamatopenducularia and in some species of Chauhanellus played an important role in the reduction in anchor size and may cause secondary losses of anchors in other groups of monogenoids.
A good life with psychosis: rate of positive outcomes in first-episode psychosis at 10-year follow-up
Authors: Simonsen Carmen , Åsbø Gina , Slade Mike , Wold Kristin Fjelnseth , Widing Line , Flaaten Camilla Bärthel , Engen Magnus Johan , Lyngstad Siv Hege , Gardsjord Erlend , Bjella Thomas , Romm Kristin Lie , Ueland Torill , Melle Ingrid 
Published: February 2024

AbstractBackgroundMore knowledge about positive outcomes for people with first-episode psychosis (FEP) is needed. An FEP 10-year follow-up study investigated the rate of personal recovery, emotional wellbeing, and clinical recovery in the total sample and between psychotic bipolar spectrum disorders (BD) and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SZ); and how these positive outcomes overlap.MethodsFEP participants (n = 128) were re-assessed with structured clinical interviews at 10-year follow-up. Personal recovery was self-rated with the Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery-15-item scale (total score ⩾45). Emotional wellbeing was self-rated with the Life Satisfaction Scale (score ⩾5) and the Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale (total score ⩾72). Clinical recovery was clinician-rated symptom-remission and adequate functioning (duration minimum 1 year).ResultsIn FEP, rates of personal recovery (50.8%), life satisfaction (60.9%), and pleasure (57.5%) were higher than clinical recovery (33.6%). Despite lower rates of clinical recovery in SZ compared to BD, they had equal rates of personal recovery and emotional wellbeing. Personal recovery overlapped more with emotional wellbeing than with clinical recovery (χ2). Each participant was assigned to one of eight possible outcome groups depending on the combination of positive outcomes fulfilled. The eight groups collapsed into three equal-sized main outcome groups: 33.6% clinical recovery with personal recovery and/or emotional wellbeing; 34.4% personal recovery and/or emotional wellbeing only; and 32.0% none.ConclusionsIn FEP, 68% had minimum one positive outcome after 10 years, suggesting a good life with psychosis. This knowledge must be shared to instill hope and underlines that subjective and objective positive outcomes must be assessed and targeted in treatment.
Growth hegemony and post-growth futures: A complex hegemony approach
Authors: Albert Michael J. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractTo date, the vast majority of post-growth thinking has been focused on explaining why a post-growth transition is needed and the policies this would entail. Less attention, in contrast, has been paid to the relations of power and structural mechanisms through which ‘growth hegemony’ is continuously reproduced, and even less to the mechanisms, counter-hegemonic strategies, and coalitions that could plausibly drive post-growth transitions in core states of the world-system. This article will explore these issues through the lens of Neo-Gramscian theory, particularly the ‘complex hegemony’ framework developed by Alex Williams. From this perspective, rather than reducing growth to capitalist relations of production (as Marxists typically do), we should instead frame it as an emergent hegemonic structure and process shaped by the reciprocally determining forces of political economy, ideology, and militarisation. I will argue that this approach provides more insight into the messiness of possible post-growth futures – which may confound neat binaries such as capitalism/socialism – as well as the mechanisms and struggles through which the world-system might be pushed in post-growth directions.
Developmental psychopathology as a meta-paradigm: From zero-sum science to epistemological pluralism in theory and research
Authors: Beauchaine Theodore P. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn a thoughtful commentary in this journal a decade ago, Michael Rutter reviewed 25 years of progress in the field before concluding that developmental psychopathology (DP) initiated a paradigm shift in clinical science. This deduction requires that DP itself be a paradigm. According to Thomas Kuhn, canonical paradigms in the physical sciences serve unifying functions by consolidating scientists’ thinking and scholarship around single, closed sets of discipline-defining epistemological assumptions and methods. Paradigm shifts replace these assumptions and methods with a new field-defining framework. In contrast, the social sciences are multiparadigmatic, with thinking and scholarship unified locally around open sets of epistemological assumptions and methods with varying degrees of inter-, intra-, and subdisciplinary reach. DP challenges few if any of these local paradigms. Instead, DP serves an essential pluralizing function, and is therefore better construed as a metaparadigm. Seen in this way, DP holds tremendous untapped potential to move the field from zero-sum thinking and scholarship to positive-sum science and epistemological pluralism. This integrative vision, which furthers Dante Cicchetti’s legacy of interdisciplinarity, requires broad commitment among scientists to reject zero-sum scholarship in which portending theories, useful principles, and effective interventions are jettisoned based on confirmation bias, errors in logic, and ideology.