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Unveiling the Impact of Personality in Lifestyle Solidarity: An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Dispositional Optimism and Risk Orientation
Authors: Pinho Micaela , Gomes Sofia 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
This paper explores the influence of the personality traits of dispositional optimism and risk orientation on Portuguese citizens’ preferences for lifestyle solidarity, on their lifestyle and the relationship between both personality traits. An online questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 584 Portuguese citizens. The quantitative analysis was performed through the Partial Least Square (PLS) model. The PLS explored the relationships between the constructs of dispositional optimism, risk preferences, own lifestyle and lifestyle solidarity. Linear regression analysis was also performed to identify the associations between respondents’ sociodemographic and economic characteristics and the above constructs. In general, respondents revealed high levels of lifestyle solidarity. Notwithstanding, we also found that: (i) while optimists and pessimists revealed less lifestyle solidarity, risk-prone revealed higher; (ii) while optimists were more prevention-orientation with their health behaviours, risk-seekers were less; (iii) more caregivers with their own lifestyles have less lifestyle solidarity, and (iv) while optimists were more risk-acceptant, pessimists were more risk-averse. This study presents the first evidence of how dispositional optimism and risk orientation affect the support of lifestyle solidarity and own lifestyles.
Self-Care Practices and Associated Sexual Health Risks Among Cisgender Women Sex Workers in Colombia
Authors: Perdomo Sandoval Luis Albeiro , Villamil Camacho Diego Fernando , Goberna-Tricas Josefina 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Introduction
Sexwork is a social phenomenon characterized by exchanging sexual services for money or goods. In Colombia, it generally occurs in clandestine and unsafe environments due to social exclusion related to stigma, discrimination, and criminalization of the occupation. Sex workers may experience health risks due to the ineffectiveness of some self-care measures in exercising sexual practices.

Methods
This qualitative, constructivist, hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the sexual health self-care practices of 34 cisgender women sex workers over 18 years of age in Colombia from the analytical lens of intersectionality. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews face-to-face and discussion groups between July 2021 and March 2022.

Results
After reflective thematic analysis with an inductive approach to the data, five general themes emerged: meaning of self-care promoting practices, relationship with the healthcare system, empowerment and personal autonomy, vulnerability of cisgender women sex workers, and low-risk perception.

Conclusions and Policy Implications
The findings show the need to promote and provide humanized, friendly, and self-sustainable sexual health care with educational strategies that favor the intersectional cooperation of preventive care linked to the body, conceptual, and cultural memory of sex workers, providing them with the necessary tools to manage sexual health risks from their situated and contextual reality with a perspective of rights, social justice, and gender equity.
Empowering silver and copper nanoparticles through aqueous fruit extract of Solanum xanthocarpum for sustainable advancements
Authors: Rahman Gohar , Fazal Hina , Ullah Amin , Ahmad Saeed , Nadeem Tariq , Ahmad Mushtaq , Ahmad Iftekhar , Mishra Neeraj , Ashique Sumel , Zengin Gokhan , Farid Arshad 
Published: January 2024

AbstractSilver and copper nanoparticles were biosynthesized from AgNO3 & CuSO4.5H2O solution by using fruits extract of Solanum xanthocarpum. These nanoparticles (NPs) were characterized by UV, FTIR, and SEM techniques and evaluated for biological activities. The UV absorption peaks of biosynthesized Ag and CuNPs were observed at 452 nm and 549 nm, respectively. The FTIR analyses of the fruits extracts were carried out to identify the possible classes of chemical compounds responsible for NPs stability and reduction. The crystalline structure and size of NPs were characterized by using SEM. The NPs were tested against some selected pathogenic strains. In the current study, the tested bacterial and fungal strains were found sensitive to biosynthesized Ag and CuNPs at concentrations (25μg/mL, 50μg/mL, 75μg/mL, and 100μg/mL). The overall results show that, the antimicrobial activities of CuNPs were comparatively more potent than AgNPs. Antioxidant activities of Ag and CuNPs were evaluated using the DPPH method. The results showed effective free radical scavenging activities, but AgNPs exhibited more significant activities as compared to CuNPs. Anticancer activities were measured by using the MTT assay, Cell viability was used to determine the cytotoxic activity of NPs using HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cell line. In the present study, the NPs prevented the growth of tumor cells in a dose-dependent manner (5–500μg/mL). With a gradual increase in NPs concentration, the cell viability of cancer cells decreased. The two highest NPs concentrations (100μg/mL & 250μg/mL) significantly decreased cell viability. The results exhibited that AgNPs are more effective than CuNPs. Additionally, they exhibited effective biological activities, making them to be used in medical sector for cancer treatment, sensors, medications delivery, and several other applications.
Living with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy during the first two COVID-19 outbreaks: a repeated patient survey in the Netherlands
Authors: Deenen Johanna C. W. , Kools Joost , Greco Anna , Thewissen Renée , van de Put Wiecke , Lanser Anke , Joosten Leo A. B. , Verbeek Andre L. M. , van Engelen Baziel G. M. , Voermans Nicol C. 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Background
Patients with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) suffer from slowly progressive muscle weakness. Approximately 20% of FSHD patients end up wheelchair-dependent. FSHD patients benefit from physical activity to maintain their muscle strength as much as possible. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health of FSHD patients was unknown.

Objective
This study assessed changes in daily care received, perceived psychosocial stress, and worsening of FSHD complaints in 2020. Furthermore, we compared COVID-19 infection incidence and severity of symptoms between FSHD patients and non-FSHD housemates.

Methods
Three online survey rounds were sent out to all adult participants of the Dutch FSHD registry regarding daily care received, perceived psychosocial stress, COVID-19 infection rate, and COVID-19 symptoms severity. They also included COVID-19-related questions regarding the participants’ housemates, which served as control group.

Results
Participation rate was 210 (61%), 186 (54%), and 205 (59%) for survey 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Care reduction was reported by 42.7%, 40%, and 28.8% of the participants in the respective surveys. Perceived psychosocial stress increased in 44%, 30%, and 40% of the participants. Compared to the 197 non-FSHD housemates, the 213 FSHD patients reported more possibly COVID-19-related symptoms (27% vs. 39%, p = 0.017) of mostly minimal severity (63%). No difference in (possible) COVID-19 infection incidence rates was found (2.0% vs. 2.8%, p = 0.527).

Conclusions
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted care received and increased perceived psychosocial stress in FSHD patients. However, COVID-19 infection incidence in FSHD patients was similar to their non-FSHD housemates.
Aquaculture’s offshore frontier: learning from the Canadian courts on ocean grabbing, ocean privatization, and property as process
Authors: Knott Christine , Wiber Melanie G. , Mather Charles 
Published: January 2024

AbstractMany coastal nations have endorsed the Blue Economy as both an economic and environmental opportunity, despite numerous questions as to how industrial expansion into deep ocean waters might be regulated for sustainability. Aquaculture is one industry actively promoting a move offshore, with numerous offshore leases in development. Drawing on the history of aquaculture in the nearshore, and relying on a processual approach to property, we explore questions around the regulation of privatized ocean spaces: What can court cases involving aquaculture in the nearshore tell us about the role of law in promoting sustainable offshore ocean spaces? And what in turn does this suggest about extractive capitalism, the privatization of ocean spaces, and the law? We examine 46 Canadian court cases which cover a 30-year time frame and multiple Canadian jurisdictions. We argue that there are lessons here regarding the questionable ability of law to effectively regulate existing or future aquaculture operations once privatization emerges. The lessons from these Canadian court cases, taken together with a burgeoning literature on legal geography, more-than-human methodologies, and critical environmental law, suggest the varied legal dimensions of deep-sea aquaculture frontier imaginaries and highlight the real limits to regulating the extraction of resources in this perceived open space (terra nullius). We highlight crucial barriers to sustainability through what we are calling jurisdictional opaqueness in regulatory issues. The results include poor regulation and overlapping or contested jurisdictions, which relates in turn to inadequate consultation, frequent environmental problems (toxic chemicals, anoxia, salmon escapes, marine debris), and scientific disputes.
Bankruptcy and retirement: a comparison in an optimal stopping times ordered framework
Authors: Ding Guodong , Marazzina Daniele 
Published: January 2024

AbstractWe deal with an agent who optimally decides the consumption-portfolio-leisure policy to maximize a power utility function, considering two optimal stopping times: bankruptcy and retirement from labor. Predetermining the order of these two stopping times, we find two independent multiple stopping times models: the optimization problem of retirement before bankruptcy, and the one of bankruptcy before retirement. In the numerical results part, we perform the sensitivity analysis with respect to key parameters, and conduct a comparative analysis.
Validation of a damage constitutive model based on logistic model dedicated to the mechanical behavior of the rock
Authors: Chen Kai , Cudmani Roberto , Olarte Andres Alfonso Pena 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe establishment of mechanical models of rocks can provide crucial guidance to the surrounding rocks stability analysis in the rock engineering. According to statistical damage theory and Mohr–Coulomb strength criterion, the Logistic model is used to yield the damage evolution equation and further establish statistical damage constitutive model for describing the whole failure process of rocks. Then, the rationality of the proposed damage model is proved by comparing with the different test curves, and damage evolution laws are summarized into four stages, including: slow-growth stage, rapid-growth stage, constant-speed-similar growth stage and speed-reducing growth stage. Physical meanings of model parameters $${r}{\prime}$$

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and $$m$$
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are also discussed. Finally, to verify the application of this proposed model, this damage constitutive model is developed and implemented to simulate the tunnel excavation and analyze the stability of surrounding rocks by using Fortran, python and Abaqus. The displacement data on site is used to prove the superiority of proposed damage constitutive model compared with the existing ones in Abaqus. The research outcomes presented in this paper can also provide useful references for the theory and application of rock mechanics.
EuroBarley: control of leaf diseases in barley across Europe
Authors: Matzen N , Weigand S , Bataille C , Kildea S , Havis N , O’ Driscoll A , Waite K , Jalli M , Rodemann B , Jørgensen LN 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBarley crops are at risk of being attacked by several leaf diseases. Net blotch, brown rust, Rhynchosporium and Ramularia leaf spot are among the most widespread and can cause severe attack and yield losses. Two trial protocols targeting Ramularia and net blotch, respectively, have been tested in several countries in 2021 and 2022. Ramularia trials were situated in Germany, Ireland, Scotland, and Denmark. The net blotch trials were placed in Denmark, Belgium, the UK, Germany, Finland, and France. In the two protocols, 12–13 different fungicide solutions including co-formulations of DMIs, SDHIs, QoIs, and multi-site inhibitors have been tested to compare efficacy and yield responses. Against Ramularia leaf spot, the fungicides were applied at GS 47–51 and against net blotch at GS 37–45. In six trials, the efficacy against Ramularia leaf spot was scored. The results showed a superior control from the co-formulation fluxapyroxad + metyltetraprole (78–100% control), but also solo mefentrifluconazole and the mixtures fluxapyroxad + mefentrifluconazole performed well (average 74–76% control). The mixture fluxapyroxad + metyltetraprole provided the best yield increase followed by Ascra Xpro. Folpet as a solo solution was inferior. Following the net blotch protocol, only three trials developed enough disease to rank the different fungicides; however, in five trials ranking against brown rust was also possible. Most treatments gave very good control of net blotch, and brown rust (> 80% control). The mixture fluxapyroxad + metyltetraprole delivered the best control against all diseases overall. Average yield responses from eight trials showed very similar increases from the tested fungicides.
Sensitive and Specific Y-Shaped Ratio Biosensor for Detecting Serum miR-18a: Potential Early Scanning Tool for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Authors: Yu Fei , Wang Yue , Yu Caiyuan , Zhang Wei , Bai Xuefeng 
Published: January 2024

AbstractmiR-18a has been identified as a significantly expressed microRNA (miRNA) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and plays a vital role in cancer cell transformation, metastasis, and carcinogenesis. Herein, a pair of binary probes from numerous probe pairs based on single nucleotide polymorphism analyses of miR-18a and miR-18b was first designed and screened to develop a Y-shaped ratio biosensor for accurate detection of serum miR-18a in NSCLC. The special structure of the binary probes combined with the hairpin showed strong specificity for miR-18a, which was confirmed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis assay and square wave voltammetry assay. Furthermore, it is beneficial to immobilize single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) probes due to the large specific surface area of nanoporous gold, thereby improving the sensitivity of the biosensor. The Y-shaped ratio biosensor exhibited a wide detection range and can quantify the concentration of miR-18a in the range of 10 fmol/L–100 pmol/L, with a limit of detection of 0.211 fmol/L (S/N = 3). Moreover, it exhibits excellent detection capabilities in serum samples since the biosensor showed a high selectivity toward the coexistence of miR-18a and miR-18b. Therefore, the prepared Y-shaped ratio biosensor is a highly sensitive and specific miR-18a detection tool, capable of identifying microscopic amounts of miR-18a in serum samples, providing great potential for early screening of NSCLC.
Developing a Mechatronics-Twin Framework for Effective Exploration of Operational Behaviors of Prosthetic Sockets
Authors: Chen Dejiu , Ottikkutti Suranjan , Tahmasebi Kaveh Nazem 
Published: January 2024

AbstractA Stewart platform is a six-degree-of-freedom parallel manipulator widely used as the motion base for flight simulators and antenna positioning systems, among others. This work presents a novel mechatronics-twin framework that integrates such a manipulator with advanced biomechanical models and simulations for effective exploration of operational behaviors of prosthetic sockets with amputees. By means of the biomechanical models and simulations, the framework allows the users to first analyze the fundamental operational characteristics of individual amputees according to their specific body geometries, pelvis-femur structures, and sizes of transfemoral sockets. Such operational characteristics are then fed to one Stewart platform as the reference control signals for the generation of dynamic loads and behaviors of prosthetic sockets that are otherwise difficult to observe or realize with the real amputees. Experiments in form of integration testing show that the proposed control strategy is capable of generating expected dynamic operational conditions. Currently, the mechatronics-twin framework supports a wide range of biomechanical configurations and the quantification of the respective intra-socket load conditions for socket design optimization and anomaly detection.
Biomass Storage in Anoxic Marine Basins: Initial Estimates of Geochemical Impacts and CO2 Sequestration Capacity
Authors: Raven M. R. , Crotteau M. A. , Evans N. , Girard Z. C. , Martinez A. M. , Young I. , Valentine D. L. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractIn combination with dramatic and immediate CO2 emissions reductions, net‐negative atmospheric CO2 removal (CDR) is necessary to maintain average global temperature increases below 2.0°C. Many proposed CDR pathways involve the placement of vast quantities of organic carbon (biomass) on the seafloor in some form, but little is known about their potential biogeochemical impacts, especially at scales relevant for global climate. Here, we evaluate the potential impacts and durability of organic carbon storage specifically within deep anoxic basins, where organic matter (OM) is remineralized through anaerobic processes that may enhance its storage efficiency. We present simple biogeochemical and mixing models to quantify the scale of potential impacts of large‐scale OM addition to the abyssal seafloor in the Black Sea, Cariaco Basin, and the hypersaline Orca Basin. These calculations reveal that the Black Sea in particular may have the potential to accept biomass storage at climatically relevant scales with moderate changes to the geochemical state of abyssal water and limited communication of that impact to surface water. Still, all of these systems would require extensive further evaluation prior to consideration of megatonne‐scale CO2 sequestration. Many key unknowns remain, including the partitioning of breakdown among sulfate‐reducing and methanogenic metabolisms and the fate of methane in the environment. Given the urgency of responsible CDR development and the potential for anoxic basins to reduce ecological risks to animal communities, efforts to address knowledge gaps related to microbial kinetics, benthic processes, and physical mixing in these systems are critically needed.
National Archive of Marine Seismic Surveys Web Portal Provides Public Access to US Exclusive Economic Zone Marine Seismic Surveys
Authors: Kluesner Jared , Hart Patrick , Snyder George , Triezenberg Peter 
Published: January 2024

AbstractSeismic reflection data collected within the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) represent a scientific resource with inestimable value. The US Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), provide unrestricted public access to seismic data acquired since 1975 through the National Archive of Marine Seismic Surveys (NAMSS) portal. This map‐searchable web portal provides access to over 1,100 two‐ and three‐dimensional (2D, 3D) marine seismic data sets collected by the USGS and by the offshore resource industry. The industry data sets are released by BOEM under The Code of Federal Regulations 30 CFR Parts 551 and 580, allowing for the release of seismic reflection data after the completed 25‐year proprietary term from the issuance of the Geological and Geophysical (G&G) permit. The web portal provides tools to filter and identify surveys within the US EEZ and navigation and shapefiles can be downloaded with each survey. Seismic data sets downloaded from NAMSS have been instrumental in numerous scientific investigations along the US EEZ. These include studies focused on offshore marine geohazards, such as fault systems and submarine landslides, as well as gas hydrates and other geologic processes. Acquisition of such data sets, especially pneumatic‐sourced surveys, is becoming progressively more difficult due to environmental concerns and associated costs, thus preservation and public access to such high‐quality data sets is critical to maintaining the ability to conduct offshore seismic reflection scientific research along the US EEZ.
Velocity Profile Geometries and Granular Temperature Distributions in Very Dense Granular Flows
Authors: Li Yan , Hu Wei , Xu Qiang , Huang Runqiu , Chang ChingShung , Chen Jianye , Wang Yujie 
Published: January 2024

AbstractUnderstanding the motion of particles in very dense granular flows is crucial for comprehending the dynamics of many geological phenomena, and advancing our knowledge of granular material physics. We conduct transparent ring shear experiments to directly observe the granular motion under relatively high‐pressure conditions, and find that the granular velocity non‐linearly decays, forming an approximately 7‐particle‐diameter‐thick localized shear band. A fitting curve underlying non‐local physics can be used to well predict velocity profile geometries that are almost independent of normal stress and shear velocity. Moreover, experimental results show monotonically decreasing granular kinetic temperature, which may be caused by energy dissipation due to more inelastic contacts under high confining pressures. The variation of granular temperature will significantly influence the local yield stress and rheological properties, which may lead to inhomogeneous fluidity of the material and thus to shear localization in very dense granular flows.
Satellite Clear‐Sky Observations Overestimate Surface Urban Heat Islands in Humid Cities
Authors: Yang Qiquan , Xu Yi , Wen Dawei , Hu Ting , Chakraborty TC , Liu Yue , Yao Rui , Chen Shurui , Xiao Changjiang , Yang Jie 
Published: January 2024

AbstractSatellite‐based thermal infrared (TIR) land surface temperature (LST) is hindered by cloud cover and is applicable solely under clear‐sky conditions for estimating surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII). Clear‐sky SUHII may not accurately represent all‐sky conditions, potentially introducing quantitative biases in assessing urban heat islands. However, the differences between clear‐sky and all‐sky SUHIIs and their spatiotemporal variations are still poorly understood. Our analysis of over 600 global cities demonstrates that clear‐sky SUHII is mostly higher than all‐sky SUHII, particularly in summer, daytime, and precipitation‐rich regions. Besides, clear‐sky SUHII typically exhibits stronger seasonal and diurnal contrasts than all‐sky SUHII, especially for cities located in humid regions. These discrepancies can be attributed mainly to the increased missing LST data caused by cloud enhancement in urban areas. Our findings highlight the tendency for clear‐sky observations to overestimate SUHII, providing valuable insights for standardizing the quantification of surface urban heat islands.