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Safety and short-term outcomes of a modified valvuloplastic esophagogastrostomy versus gastric tube anastomosis after laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Li Bailong , Wang Yinkui , Wu Zhouqiao , Shan Fei , Li Shuangxi , Jia Yongning , Miao Rulin , Li Zhemin , Xue Kan , Yan Chao , Li Shen , Ji Jiafu , Li Ziyu 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Background
There is no optimal reconstruction method after proximal gastrectomy. The valvuloplastic esophagogastrostomy can reduce postoperative reflux esophagitis, but it is technically complex with a long operation time. The gastric tube anastomosis is technically simple, but the incidences of reflux esophagitis and anastomotic stricture are higher.

Methods
We have devised a modified valvuloplastic esophagogastrostomy after laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy (LAPG), the arch-bridge anastomosis. After reviewing our prospectively maintained gastric cancer database, 43 patients who underwent LAPG from November 2021 to April 2023 were included in this cohort study, with 25 patients received the arch-bridge anastomosis and 18 patients received gastric tube anastomosis. The short-term outcomes were compared between the two groups to evaluate the efficacy of the arch-bridge anastomosis. Reporting was consistent with the STROCSS 2021 guideline.

Results
The median operation time was 180 min in the arch-bridge group, significantly shorter than the gastric tube group (p = 0.003). In the arch-bridge group, none of the 25 patients experienced anastomotic leakage, while one patient (4%) experienced anastomotic stricture requiring endoscopic balloon dilation. The postoperative length of stay was shorter in the arch-bridge group (9 vs. 11, p = 0.034). None of the patients in the arch-bridge group experienced gastroesophageal reflux and used proton pump inhibitor (PPI), while four (22.2%) patients in the gastric tube group used PPI (p = 0.025). The incidence of reflux esophagitis (Los Angeles grade B or more severe) by endoscopy was lower in the arch-bridge group (0% vs. 25.0%).

Conclusion
The arch-bridge anastomosis is a safe, time-saving, and feasible reconstruction method. It can reduce postoperative reflux and anastomotic stricture incidences in a selected cohort of patients undergoing laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy.

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Zukunftsfähige Agrarlandschaften in Deutschland – praktische Maßnahmen und ihre Wirksamkeit im Vergleich
Authors: Möckel Stefan , Bartkowski Bartosz , Beckmann Michael , Strauch Michael , Stubenrauch Jessica , Volk Martin , Witing Felix , Wolf André , Baaken Marieke Cornelia 
Published: January 2024

ZusammenfassungMit monatelangen Dürrephasen, Hitzesommern und Hochwasserereignissen ist die globale Klimaerwärmung
auch in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren verstärkt in Erscheinung getreten. Im 2021 novellierten
Klimaschutzgesetz wird daher eine Klimaneutralität bis 2045 angestrebt. Gleichzeitig sind in Agrarlandschaften
trotz entsprechender europarechtlicher Verpflichtungen günstige Erhaltungszustände bei Habitaten,
Arten und Gewässer weiterhin die Ausnahme. Im nachfolgenden Beitrag schätzen wir für verschiedene
landschaftsgestaltende oder produktionsintegrierte Maßnahmen die potenziellen Wirkungen hinsichtlich
Klimaschutz und -anpassung, günstiger Erhaltungszustände sowie für die langfristige Versorgungssicherheit
und die Profitabilität von Landnutzungen ab. Anhand dieser Wirksamkeitsabschätzungen identifizieren
wir anschließend prioritär zu ergreifende Maßnahmen. Die vergleichende Wirksamkeitsabschätzung
soll helfen, in Anbetracht begrenzter finanzieller und personeller Ressourcen die geeignetsten Maßnahmen
vorrangig zu ergreifen.
Being a woman with the “skills of a man”: negotiating gender in the 21st century US Corn Belt
Authors: Nichols Carly E. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThere has been broad interest in the so-called rise of women farmers in United States (US) agriculture. Researchers have elucidated the diverse ways farmers ‘perform’ gender, while also examining how engaging in a masculine-coded industry like agriculture shapes individuals’ gendered identities as well as their social and mental wellbeing. While illuminating, this work is mostly focused on sustainable or direct-market farmers, with surprisingly little research examining women on conventional row crops operations. This paper works to fill this empirical gap and further theorize gender-agriculture intersections through analyzing interviews with Iowa women row-crop farmers to understand the ways they perceive their gendered identities, and how they see them shaping their farming experience and mental wellbeing. Deploying a conceptual understanding of gender as both discursive and embodied as well as relational and fluid, I find respondents see themselves operating in a somewhat liminal gender identity, where they feel adept at moving between masculinized spaces of agriculture and more feminized domains of homes and office jobs. Critically, while women rarely expressed stress about doing “masculine” coded agricultural labor, they had more complex feelings towards either disliking or imperfectly completing feminized care and reproductive labor. Younger women expressed particular ambivalence about assuming the identity of farmer while also fulfilling gendered norms around (heterosexual) marriage and childbearing. The liminality of women’s gender performance also cut both ways, and while they feel able to access different gendered spaces some feel they are not fully accepted in either. I conclude by reflecting on what these particular forms of gendered subjectivity might mean for women’s mental wellbeing and how agencies might better support gender equity in agriculture.
A survey on neural topic models: methods, applications, and challenges
Authors: Wu Xiaobao , Nguyen Thong , Luu Anh Tuan 
Published: January 2024

AbstractTopic models have been prevalent for decades to discover latent topics and infer topic proportions of documents in an unsupervised fashion. They have been widely used in various applications like text analysis and context recommendation. Recently, the rise of neural networks has facilitated the emergence of a new research field—neural topic models (NTMs). Different from conventional topic models, NTMs directly optimize parameters without requiring model-specific derivations. This endows NTMs with better scalability and flexibility, resulting in significant research attention and plentiful new methods and applications. In this paper, we present a comprehensive survey on neural topic models concerning methods, applications, and challenges. Specifically, we systematically organize current NTM methods according to their network structures and introduce the NTMs for various scenarios like short texts and cross-lingual documents. We also discuss a wide range of popular applications built on NTMs. Finally, we highlight the challenges confronted by NTMs to inspire future research.
Passive acoustic monitoring and automated detection of the American bullfrog
Authors: Bota Gerard , Manzano-Rubio Robert , Fanlo Helena , Franch Nati , Brotons Lluís , Villero Dani , Devisscher Sander , Pavesi Alessandro , Cavaletti Enrico , Pérez-Granados Cristian 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBiological invasions pose significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Removal of introduced species is most successful when detected early. We evaluate the effectiveness of passive acoustics combined with automated recognition in detecting the invasive American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus). We applied this technique to two real-world monitoring programs aimed at determining the optimal time of day for monitoring the species in Europe, for which we recorded the species in Belgium and Italy; and for evaluating the effectiveness of BirdNET (a free and user-friendly automated recognizer) in analyzing a large dataset collected in Spain. BirdNET was highly effective in automatically detecting the bullfrog presence, with a detection rate (compared to visual inspection of sonograms) of 89.5% using default settings (85 of 95 recordings with known presence), and 95.8% with user-specific settings (91 of 95 recordings detected). The system showed remarkable precision, correctly identifying 99.7% (612 out of 614) of the verified predictions, and with only one mislabelled recording (predicted to be present when it was absent). The species’ vocal activity in Belgium and Italy was higher during the night compared to crepuscular periods. Recording analyses and output verification of the dataset collected in Spain was carried out in 3.8% of the recorded time, and resulted in significantly reduced effort compared to visual inspection. Our study highlights the effectiveness of this technique for remotely surveying the American bullfrog, making it a significantly potential tool for informing management decisions, particularly for the early detection of the species’ arrival in new areas.
The association of PD-L1 expression and CD8-positive T cell infiltration rate with the pathological complete response after neoadjuvant treatment in HER2-positive breast cancer
Authors: Çetin Kenan , Kökten Şermin , Sarıkamış Bahar , Yıldırım Sedat , Gökçe Oruç Numan , Barışık Nagehan Özdemir , Kılıç Ülkan 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Achieving a pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer patients is the most significant prognostic indicator, suggesting a low risk of recurrence and a survival advantage. This study aims to investigate clinicopathological parameters that can predict the response to neoadjuvant treatment in HER2 + breast cancers and to explore the roles of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), CD8 + T lymphocytes and PD-L1 expression.

Methods
This single-centre retrospective study was conducted with 85 HER2-positive breast cancer patients who underwent surgery after receiving neoadjuvant therapy between January 2017 and January 2020. Paraffin blocks from these patients were selected for immunohistochemical studies.

Results
A complete pathological response to neoadjuvant treatment was determined in 39 (45.9%) patients. High Ki-67 index (> 30%), moderate to high TIL infiltration, PD-L1 positivity and high CD8 cell count (≥ 25) were significantly associated with pCR in univariate analyses (p: 0.023, 0.025, 0.017 and 0.003, respectively). Multivariate regression analysis identified high Ki-67 index (> 30%) and CD8 cell infiltration as independent predictors for pCR in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Conclusions
High Ki-67 index, and high CD8 cell count are strong predictors for pCR in HER2-positive breast cancer. Tumours with high Ki-67 index, high TILs and CD8 infiltration may represent a subgroup where standard therapies are adequate. Conversely, those with low TILs and CD8 infiltration may identify a subgroup where use of novel strategies, including those that increase CD8 infiltration could be applied.
Universal Design for the Workplace: Ethical Considerations Regarding the Inclusion of Workers with Disabilities
Authors: Doussard Claire , Garbe Emmanuelle , Morales Jeremy , Billion Julien 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis paper examines the ethical issues of the inclusion of workers with disabilities in the workplace with a cross-fertilization approach between organization studies, the ethics of care, and a movement from the field of architecture and design that is called Universal Design (UD). It explores how organizations can use UD to develop more inclusive workplaces, first by applying UD principles to workspaces and second by showing how UD implies an integrative understanding of inclusion from the workspace to the workplace. Moreover, this paper discusses the ethical challenges and complexities that this design practice faces in regard to its applicability to diverse organizations and industries. Finally, this paper demonstrates that inclusion requires abandoning any notion of a perfect, productive body and, therefore, recognizing our shared vulnerability and fundamental interdependence in the workplace.
Comparison Between Drug-Coated Balloon and Stents in Large De Novo Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCT Data
Authors: Ma Zhiqiang , Liu Kanling , Hu Yanhui , Hu Xiwen , Wang Binyu , Li Zhengyi 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Although a number of studies involving small-vessel de novo coronary disease showed clinical benefits of drug-coated balloons (DCB), the role of DCB in large vessel lesions is still unclear.

Methods
We searched main electronic databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing DCB with stents for large vessel de novo coronary artery disease. The primary endpoint was major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE), composite cardiovascular death (CD), myocardial infarction (MI), or target lesion revascularization (TLR).

Results
This study included 7 RCTs with 770 participants. DCB were associated with a marked risk reduction in MACE [Risk Ratio (RR): 0.48; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.24 to 0.97; P = 0.04], TLR (RR: 0.53; 95% CI: 0.25 to 1.14; P = 0.10), and late lumen loss [standard mean difference (SMD): -0.57; 95% CI: -1.09 to -0.05; P = 0.03] as compared with stents. There is no significant difference in MI (RR: 0.58; 95% CI: 0.21 to 1.54; P = 0.27), CD (RR: 0.33; 95% CI: 0.06 to 1.78; P = 0.19), and minimal lumen diameter (SMD: -0.34; 95% CI: -0.72 to 0.05; P = 0.08) between groups. In subgroup analyses, the risk reduction of MACE persisted in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (RR: 0.25; 95% CI: 0.07 to 0.89; P = 0.03), and patients receiving DCB vs. bare metal stent (RR: 0.19; 95% CI: 0.05 to 0.73; P = 0.01). In addition, there was no significant difference between the DCB group and the drug eluting stent group for MACE (RR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.30 to 1.60; P = 0.38).

Conclusion
DCB may be an effective therapeutic option in patients with large vessel de novo coronary artery disease.
Beyond color and pattern: elucidating the factors associated with intraspecific aggression in the mimic poison frog (Ranitomeya imitator)
Authors: Bieri Eli , Rubio Andrew O. , Summers Kyle 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAssortative or disassortative aggression – when individuals display more aggression towards conspecifics with similar or different phenotypic characteristics – can either maintain polymorphisms or facilitate gene flow between populations depending on which direction the aggression is aimed. Deciphering which factors elicit or prevent aggression is crucial to improving our knowledge of the origin and maintenance of reproductive barriers and subsequent speciation. The Peruvian mimic poison frog, Ranitomeya imitator, is a monogamous and territorial species that has evolved into four distinct color-pattern morphs in a mimetic radiation. Here we use historical landscape genetic data and competition trials between male individuals sourced from different populations and color-pattern morphs to show that the level of aggression between individuals is not associated with color morph or body size but rather with source population. Individuals spent more time in combat with individuals from their own deme (genetically homogeneous population), irrespective of color morph or size. These findings indicate that genotypic similarity is correlated with increased aggression in R. imitator, though the mechanism by which R. imitator males identify conspecifics as territorial threats remains unclear. As body size and color morph were not significantly associated with aggression levels, this study emphasizes the necessity of further research to identify whether other phenotypic traits are influencing territorial behavior between male frogs, and if these factors play a role in increasing gene flow, or conversely, the formation of reproductive barriers between populations.
Repeat Fire Tests of Upholstered Furniture: Variability and Experimental Observations
Authors: Morrisset David , Reep Jonathan , Ojwang Ian , Hadden Rory M. , Law Angus 
Published: January 2024

AbstractA series of trials were conducted to investigate the repeatability of furniture-scale calorimetry experiments. Twenty-five identical upholstered chairs were ignited under the same experimental conditions. Experimental results of heat release rate (HRR), mass loss rate (MLR), and emission yields (CO, CO2, N2O, NO, CH4, HCN) are presented. Discrepancies were observed between the time resolved evolution of the various recorded data. However the development of each fire was observed to be tied to common events. By accounting for these events, a more consistent representation of the burning behaviour can be expressed. Each experiment displayed distinct burning regimes (i.e., pyrolysis, flaming, and smouldering) which were identified through visual observation and through analysing the emission data. Some species yields were found to be approximately constant over some burning regimes (e.g., CO2 yield over the flaming regime) while others displayed highly transient behaviour (e.g., CO yield was found to be burning regime dependent). Results from upholstered furniture scale experiments, including HRR and emission yields, are commonly used in various engineering applications; this study lends insight into the variability that can be observed for such data and the implications in applying this data in further analysis.
Bridging directed acyclic graphs to linear representations in linear genetic programming: a case study of dynamic scheduling
Authors: Huang Zhixing , Mei Yi , Zhang Fangfang , Zhang Mengjie , Banzhaf Wolfgang 
Published: January 2024

AbstractLinear genetic programming (LGP) is a genetic programming paradigm based on a linear sequence of instructions being executed. An LGP individual can be decoded into a directed acyclic graph. The graph intuitively reflects the primitives and their connection. However, existing studies on LGP miss an important aspect when seeing LGP individuals as graphs, that is, the reverse transformation from graph to LGP genotype. Such reverse transformation is an essential step if one wants to use other graph-based techniques and applications with LGP. Transforming graphs into LGP genotypes is nontrivial since graph information normally does not convey register information, a crucial element in LGP individuals. Here we investigate the effectiveness of four possible transformation methods based on different graph information including frequency of graph primitives, adjacency matrices, adjacency lists, and LGP instructions for sub-graphs. For each transformation method, we design a corresponding graph-based genetic operator to explicitly transform LGP parent’s instructions to graph information, then to the instructions of offspring resulting from breeding on graphs. We hypothesize that the effectiveness of the graph-based operators in evolution reflects the effectiveness of different graph-to-LGP genotype transformations. We conduct the investigation by a case study that applies LGP to design heuristics for dynamic scheduling problems. The results show that highlighting graph information improves LGP average performance for solving dynamic scheduling problems. This shows that reversely transforming graphs into LGP instructions based on adjacency lists is an effective way to maintain both primitive frequency and topological structures of graphs.
Promoting students’ interest through culturally sensitive curricula in higher education
Authors: Quinlan Kathleen M. , Thomas Dave S. P. , Hayton Annette , Astley Jo , Blackwood Leda , Daramy Fatmata K. , Duffin Morag , Haider Muhammad Arslan , Husbands Deborah , Joiner Richard , Kay Helen , Mosoeunyane Mary , Turner Ian J. , Walsh Claire , West Dan 
Published: January 2024

AbstractPrevious studies have emphasized culturally sensitive curricula in the context of enhancing minoritized students’ education. We examined the relationship between second-year higher education students’ perceptions of the cultural sensitivity of their curriculum and both majoritized and minoritized students’ interest in their course. A total of 286 (228 F) students rated the cultural sensitivity of their curriculum on six scales using a revised version of the Culturally Sensitive Curricula Scales (CSCS-R), the perceived quality of their relationships with teachers, and their interest. The CSCS-R widened the construct with two new scales and showed better reliability. Ethnic minority students (n = 99) perceived their curriculum as less culturally sensitive than White students (n = 182), corroborating previous findings. Black students perceived their curriculum as less culturally sensitive than Asian students. There were no significant differences between ethnic minority and White students on interest or perceived quality of relationships with teachers. Five dimensions of cultural sensitivity (Diversity Represented, Positive Depictions, Challenge Power, Inclusive Classroom Interactions, Culturally Sensitive Assessments) and perceived quality of relationships with teachers predicted interest. Ethnicity did not. Ensuring curricula and assessments represent diversity positively, challenge power and are inclusive may support students’ interest while reflecting an increasingly diverse society.
Think Globally, Act Locally? Evaluating Boston Climate Projects’ Community Engagement
Authors: Gallo Ava , Aldrich Daniel P. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractSuccessful climate change mitigation, adaptation, and transformation will require a balance of bottom-up, community-led planning and engagement with top-down resource deployment. While many non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society groups, and local agencies argue that they work closely with residents, especially on plans to manage extreme weather events and climate change, the degree to which local, urban-based climate projects engage with coastal communities remains an open question. Using interviews with nearly 20 project managers, local planners, and decision makers along with site visits to and archival research on three core projects in Boston, we evaluate the degree to which residents participate, plan, and engage. Despite being heralded by some observers as truly participatory, we found that none of the projects achieved the highest levels of participation possible seen in other community led projects. Further, none of the projects achieved consistent scores on the three evaluation criteria: equity, efficacy, and efficiency. This gap between rhetoric and reality must be closed if Boston and other vulnerable, coastal cities wish to build more equitable ways of managing challenges like climate change.
Tracking abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gears of anglers by analyzing magnet fishers’ catch
Authors: Neményi Zsolt , Nagy András , Hagyó Attila , Nagy Jenő , Vitál Zoltán , Lukács Balázs András , Löki Viktor 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAbandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gears (ALDFG) are major pollutants in water ecosystems, however, there is a serious lack of estimates on the loss of recreational fishing gears worldwide. To fill this gap, some recreationists like magnet fishers, who use neodymium magnets to retrieve metal items from water, can provide additional information. As they often remove ALDFG, we aimed to carry out the first social media analysis of their online content by searching ALDFG in their posts. During our work, we analyzed Hungarian magnet fishers’ posts, covering a total of 6 years from their initial activities on social media. In total, 2,889 posts were scanned of which 1,039 photos and 84 videos were analyzed. Magnet fishers caught 2,018 fishing gears while a total of 31 types of fishing gear were identified. Significant differences were found between flowing (n = 1,959, mean ± SD = 12.89 ± 16.51) and standing waters (n = 889, mean ± SD = 24.69 ± 31.39) in the numbers of fishing gears. Based on the results, we can conclude that ALDFG is a common freshwater pollutant in the country, and social media activities of magnet fishers can be used in detecting freshwater ALDFG containing metal.