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Optimization‐based design of sliding sector control for active seismic protection of structures
Authors: Saadatfar Saman , Emami Fereshteh , Khatibinia Mohsen , Eliasi Hussein 
Published: December 2023

SummaryThe active tuned mass damper (ATMD) is a reliable energy‐dissipating device to effectively protect structures from serious damages due to earthquake excitations. This study proposes the optimal design of sliding sector control (SSC) for the seismic protection of an 11‐story shear building structure equipped with ATMD. First, the SSC controller is optimally designed for the seismic control of the structure subjected to an artificial earthquake. Then, the effectiveness of the optimized SSC (OSSC) is assessed in reducing the seismic responses of the structure subjected to four near‐ and far‐fault earthquake excitations. The efficient performance of the OSSC technique is also validated and compared with that of a number of the control techniques such as linear quadratic regulator (LQR), fuzzy logic control (FLC), proportional‐integral‐derivative (PID), and optimal sliding mode control (OSMC). Comparative results demonstrate the efficiency and robustness of the proposed OSSC in comparison with those of the other controllers.
“So, we kind of started from scratch, no pun intended”: What can students learn from designing games?
Authors: Puttick G. , Cassidy M. , Tucker‐Raymond E. , Troiano G. M. , Harteveld C. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractMuch research attention has been focused on learning through game playing. However, very little has been focused on student learning through game making, especially in science. Moreover, none of the studies on learning through making games has presented an account of how students engage in the process of game design in real time. The present study seeks to address that gap. We report an exploratory embedded case study in which three groups of students in one classroom created a computer game designed to teach peers about climate science, while drawing on scientific knowledge, principles of game design, and computational thinking practices. Data sources were student design sheets, computer video, and audio screen capture while students created their game, and interviews after completing the curriculum unit. A theme‐driven framework was used to code the data. A curricular emphasis on systems across climate systems, game design, and computational thinking practices provided a context designed to synergistically supported student learning. This embedded case study provides a rich example of what a collaborative game design task in a constructionist context looks like in a middle school science classroom, and how it supports student learning. Game design in a constructionist learning environment that emphasized learning through building a game allowed students to choose their pathways through the learning experience and resulted in learning for all despite various levels of programming experience. Our findings suggest that game design may be a promising context for supporting student learning in STEM disciplines.
Transcriptome analysis of iron over‐accumulating Arabidopsis genotypes uncover putative novel regulators of systemic and retrograde signaling
Authors: Grillet Louis , Hsieh En‐Jung , Schmidt Wolfgang 
Published: December 2023

AbstractOn account of its competence to accept and donate electrons, iron (Fe) is an essential element across all forms of life, including plants. Maintaining Fe homeostasis requires precise orchestration of its uptake, trafficking, and translocation in order to meet the demand for Fe sinks such as plastids. Plants harboring defects in the systemic Fe transporter OPT3 (OLIGOPEPTIDE TRANSPORTER 3) display constitutive Fe deficiency responses and accumulate toxic levels of Fe in their leaves. Similarly, ectopic expression of IRONMAN (IMA) genes, encoding a family of phloem‐localized signaling peptides, triggers the uptake and accumulation of Fe by inhibiting the putative Fe sensor BRUTUS. This study aims at elucidating the mechanisms operating between OPT3‐mediated systemic Fe transport, activation of IMA genes in the phloem, and activation of Fe uptake in the root epidermis. Transcriptional profiling of opt3‐2 mutant and IMA1/IMA3 overexpressing (IMA Ox) lines uncovered a small subset of genes that were consistently differentially expressed across all three genotypes and Fe‐deficient control plants, constituting potential novel regulators of cellular Fe homeostasis. In particular, expression of the the F‐box protein At1g73120 was robustly induced in all genotypes, suggesting a putative function in the posttranslational regulation of cellular Fe homeostasis. As further constituents of this module, two plastid‐encoded loci that putatively produce transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA)‐derived small ribonucleic acids are possibly involved in retrograde control of root Fe uptake.
Yeast diversity in open agave fermentations across Mexico
Authors: Gallegos‐Casillas Porfirio , García‐Ortega Luis F. , Espinosa‐Cantú Adriana , Avelar‐Rivas J. Abraham , Torres‐Lagunes Carolina G. , Cano‐Ricardez Adrián , García‐Acero Ángela M. , Ruiz‐Castro Susana , Flores‐Barraza Mayra , Castillo Alejandra , González‐Zozaya Fernando , Delgado‐Lemus América , Molina‐Freaner Francisco , Jacques‐Hernández Cuauhtémoc , Hernández‐López Antonio , Delaye Luis , Aguirre‐Dugua Xitlali , Kirchmayr Manuel R. , Morales Lucia , Mancera Eugenio , DeLuna Alexander 
Published: December 2023

AbstractYeasts are a diverse group of fungal microorganisms that are widely used to produce fermented foods and beverages. In Mexico, open fermentations are used to obtain spirits from agave plants. Despite the prevalence of this traditional practice throughout the country, yeasts have only been isolated and studied from a limited number of distilleries. To systematically describe the diversity of yeast species from open agave fermentations, here we generate the YMX‐1.0 culture collection by isolating 4524 strains from 68 sites with diverse climatic, geographical, and biological contexts. We used MALDI‐TOF mass spectrometry for taxonomic classification and validated a subset of the strains by ITS and D1/D2 sequencing, which also revealed two potential novel species of Saccharomycetales. Overall, the composition of yeast communities was weakly associated with local variables and types of climate, yet a core set of six species was consistently isolated from most producing regions. To explore the intraspecific variation of the yeasts from agave fermentations, we sequenced the genomes of four isolates of the nonconventional yeast Kazachstania humilis. The genomes of these four strains were substantially distinct from a European isolate of the same species, suggesting that they may belong to different populations. Our work contributes to the understanding and conservation of an open fermentation system of great cultural and economic importance, providing a valuable resource to study the biology and genetic diversity of microorganisms living at the interface of natural and human‐associated environments.
How Finnish News Media Defend Their Boundaries in the Age of Digital Platforms
Authors: Pöyhtäri Reeta , Sirkkunen Esa 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThis chapter discusses the strategies that Finnish professional news media have used in recent years to defend their boundaries both as businesses and societal institutions in the age of digital platforms. Based on interviews with chief editors and media experts, we distinguish five central strategies for business survival. Furthermore, we discuss how the Finnish news media have responded to the pressures caused by the digital information environment.
Identifying Abandoned Industrial Zones in Skopje and Evaluating the Potential of Extending Their Useful Lifespan by Adaptive Reuse
Authors: Mihajlovska Teodora , Trombeva - Gavriloska Ana , Cvetkovska Meri , Dimevska Sofronievska Liljana 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe built environment of cities can play a key role in the transition to a circular economy, especially considering the large resource consumption and waste generation of building construction. This paper explores the potential for adaptive reuse of abandoned industrial buildings through the lens of the sustainability within the context of circular economy in Skopje, North Macedonia. The adaptive reuse of vacant industrial buildings can bring environmental, social, and economic benefits by employing an urban strategy based on circular economy principles and innovative approaches. Considering the transformation of Skopje’s industrial zones through the city’s development, this paper identifies potential abandoned industrial sites in the city where the adaptive reuse of buildings, could improve environmental, social, and economic quality of the built environment. The identified abandoned industrial sites were analyzed in terms of their functional transformation and their vulnerability to current demolishing practices.
Procedure for Waste Prevention and Management to Implement Best Practices in the Design and Construction of a Building
Authors: Villoria Sáez Paola , del Río Merino Mercedes 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThis research develops a Waste Management System (WMS), which can be used during the design and construction stages of a building, and provides best practices for CDW prevention and management. For this, a literature review of studies dealing with best practices for CDW prevention and recycling was performed in order to develop the WMS, which is composed by eight procedures. Furthermore, the WMS was implemented in a construction company and individual interviews were conducted in order to know the main benefits and disadvantages of its implementation. The results of this study show that implementing a WMS improves CDW quantification, because the company obtains its own CDW generation ratio. The ratios will help construction agents to develop and write the CDW Management Plans and Reports and also achieve more accurate waste management costs. Finally, the integration of this CDW system with the company’s environmental management system supports the cohesion of the construction process organisation at all stages, establishes responsibilities in the field of CDW, and providing greater control of the entire process.
Measuring Circularity in Brazilian Social Housing
Authors: Munaro Mayara Regina , John Vanderley Moacyr 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe incorporation of circular economy (CE) principles in social housing (SH) is a not widespread agenda in government public policies. If, on the one hand, the growing demand for housing puts pressure on public services and the construction value chain, on the other hand, the reduction in the extraction of virgin materials and waste generation is essential to mitigate the effects of global climate change. This article presents a case study of how the Brazilian government is addressing circularity in the country's National Housing Plan. The study presents the proposal for circularity indicators to be implemented, both in new and existing buildings, aiming to reduce material demand and waste generation in SH. The adoption of circular indices in the input flow of materials has greater applicability in SH and promotes incentives to the secondary construction materials market. Circularity in the outflow of materials requires greater maturity in the application of CE principles and a systematic change in the housing design stage. The study aims to guide decision-makers around the consistent measurement of circularity in housing, promoting improved performance and the shift towards a more sustainable built environment.
SDGs and the SBToolPT Urban Assessment Method: A Conceptual Analysis of Urban Sustainability Indicators to Assess the Circular Economy in the Built Environment
Authors: Cervantes Puma Genesis Camila , Bragança Luis 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the SBToolPT Urban assessment method can be used together to assess the circular economy in the built environment and promote urban sustainability. In this conceptual analysis, the focus is on developing urban sustainability indicators that can help to assess the circular economy in the built environment SBToolPT Urban includes a set of tools that are designed to help to align operations and activities with the SDGs. These indicators should be aligned with the SDGs and the SBToolPT Urban assessment method, which provides a comprehensive framework for assessing sustainability in urban areas. Using these indicators, the SBToolPT Urban can become an assessment method for projects that are wished to be implemented based on the SDGs. Through these indicators, urban areas can be assessed on their sustainability and circular economy performance and opportunities for improvement can be identified as well. This can help to promote sustainability and circular economy in the built environment and contribute to the achievement of the SDGs related interconnected and provide a comprehensive framework for achieving sustainable development and addressing the world's most pressing environmental, social, and economic challenges.
Implementing Nature-Based Solutions for a Circular Urban Built Environment
Authors: Pineda-Martos Rocío , Atanasova Nataša , Calheiros Cristina S. C. , Junge Ranka , Nickayin Samaneh S. , Paço Teresa A. , Dominici Laura , Comino Elena , Andreucci Maria-Beatrice , Theochari Dimitra , Pucher Bernhard , González Aránzazu Galán , Carvalho Pedro N. , Langergraber Guenter 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThis short review outlines the implementation of nature-based solutions in the urban built environment which can contribute to a circular economy as well as the multiple benefits related to the ecosystem services they can provide. The novel Circular City framework on the mainstreaming of nature-based solutions for the enhancement of urban resource management, which was developed within the COST Action CA17133, is presented. Urban circularity challenges addressed by nature-based solutions are assessed in the built environment following three different levels of implementation—i.e., green building materials, systems for the greening of buildings envelope, and green building sites as vegetated open spaces and water-sensitively designed. Considering the possibilities of implementing nature-based solutions in the built environment, we also highlight the circularity processes that can take place through the integration of nature-based solutions at some or all of the proposed scales towards the achievement of at least one of the seven urban circularity challenges. A collection of representative actual case studies exemplifying the development and implementation of nature-based solutions towards circular cities is also included.
BIM-Based Sustainability Assessment: Insights for Building Circularity
Authors: Carvalho José Pedro , Bragança Luís , Mateus Ricardo 
Published: December 2023

AbstractFacing the increased pursuit for sustainable buildings, the construction industry has been adopting new project technologies such as Building Sustainability Assessment (BSA) and Building Information Modelling (BIM), providing new potentialities like continuous data storage, optimised building performance and integrated building design. Facing the opportunity to integrate BSA into BIM, a BIM-based application—SBToolBIM—was developed to automate BSA during the project early stages. Visual Programming Language (VPL) was used to translate 19 criteria requirements from SBToolPT-H and additional BIM connections were identified for the remaining 6 criteria. The applied procedure has established a novel framework to carry out BSA within the BIM environment in a faster reliable way. Such a method can provide valuable insights for a BIM-based application for building circularity assessment by using similar structures and procedures. This research aims to explore SBToolBIM in order to identify possible insights which can be replicated for a BIM-based application to assess buildings circularity potential. Results show the potentialities of SBToolBIM structure for circularity purposes, as different multidisciplinary data can be stored in the BIM model, novel Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can be easily integrated and the evaluation structure can be adapted according to the analysis requirements.
Design Strategies and Technical Practices for Reusable Steel–Concrete Composite Structural Systems
Authors: Kavoura Florentia , Veljkovic Milan 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe technical solutions and design strategies for deconstruction are reviewed and investigated in the building sector in order to achieve the sustainability goals set in the EU Commission´s “Green Deal” towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The demountable and reusable steel–concrete composite structures could contribute immensely to the achievement of these sustainability goals. The main technical practice which allows for demountability and reusability is the use of bolted connections on the skeleton of the steel structure with the parallel use of demountable shear connectors in their floor systems with the steel load-bearing beams. However, there is a very limited number of studies and methods into specific demountable and steel–concrete composite structural systems, and even fewer focus on their practicability and feasibility. Since these systems have the potential to reduce embodied carbon impacts, encourage resource efficiency and, reduce construction waste, their feasibility and technical practices should be investigated. This paper focuses on technical solutions and design strategies that currently have been developed for steel and steel–concrete composite reusable structural systems.
The Recycling of Construction Foams: An Overview
Authors: Gama Nuno , Barros-Timmons Ana , Ferreira Artur 
Published: December 2023

AbstractIn 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Yet, after all these years, the humankind is dealing with catastrophic environmental problems which may jeopardize the future generations wellbeing. One cause of such issue is pollution associated to polymer’s disposal. Polymers are mainly produced using petroleum derivatives and/or non-degradable. In addition, after their use, they are normally disposed in land fields or burned for energy. Yet, due to environmental problems, these solutions are not valid options, so plastic wastes must be recycled and used to produce new materials. This circular economy concept is not only a requirement for preventing pollution but is also a need for the reduction of the costs associated with their production and for the enhancement of the eco-efficiency of materials. Furthermore, this approach also addresses the risk of shortage of raw materials in the medium future. With this in mind, this document intends to give an overview of the recycling of construction foams with special focus on polyurethane (PU) and polystyrene (PS) foams. It aims to highlight the possible routes to recycle construction foams, presenting the differences and challenges of recycling different types of polymers. In that perspective, chemical and mechanical recycling routes are discussed, as well as energy recover alternatives. Finally, life cycle analysis (LCA) reports of these products are presented.
Risk factors for major complications following colorectal resections for endometriosis in the USA
Authors: Meyer Raanan , Nasseri Yosef Y. , Barnajian Moshe , Siedhoff Matthew T. , Wright Kelly N. , Hamilton Kacey M. , Levin Gabriel , Truong Mireille D. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Purpose
We aimed to describe the incidence and identify risk factors for the occurrence of short-term major posto-perative complications following colorectal resection for endometriosis.

Methods
A cohort study using data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database from 2012–2020. We included patients with a primary diagnosis of endometriosis who underwent colon or rectal resections for endometriosis.

Results
Of 755 women who underwent colorectal resection, 495 (65.6%) had laparoscopic surgery and 260 (34.4%) had open surgery. The major complication rate was 13.5% (n = 102). Women who underwent open surgery had a higher proportion of major complications (n = 53, 20.4% vs. n = 49, 9.9%, p < 0.001). In a multivariable regression analysis, Black race (aOR 95%CI 2.81 (1.60–4.92), p < 0.001), Hispanic ethnicity (aOR 95%CI 3.02 (1.42–6.43), p = 0.004), hypertension (aOR 95%CI 1.89 (1.08–3.30), p = 0.025), laparotomy (aOR 95%CI 1.64 (1.03–3.30), p = 0.025), concomitant enterotomy (aOR 95%CI 3.02 (1.26–7.21), p = 0.013), and hysterectomy (aOR 95%CI 2.59 (1.62–4.15), p < 0.001) were independently associated with major post-operative complications. In a subanalysis of laparoscopies only, Hispanic ethnicity, chronic hypertension, lysis of bowel adhesions, and hysterectomy were independently associated with major complications. In a subanalysis of laparotomies only, Black race and hysterectomy were independently positively associated with the occurrence of major complications.

Conclusion
This study provides a current population-based estimate of short-term complications after surgery for colorectal endometriosis in the USA. The identified risk factors for complications can assist during preoperative shared decision-making and informed consent process.
Dietary taste patterns and diet quality of female nurses around the night shift
Authors: de Rijk Mariëlle G. , de Vries Jeanne H. M. , Mars Monica , Feskens Edith J. M. , Boesveldt Sanne 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Purpose
Night shift workers are at risk of making poor food choices: e.g. sleep deprivation may lead to higher food intake with innate preferred tastes, such as sweet, savoury and fatty foods. Therefore, better insight in dietary taste patterns of night shift workers may improve the understanding of their food choices.

Methods
This observational study assessed dietary taste patterns of 120 female night shift working nurses and compared them to 307 women of a reference population. Dietary intake, assessed with 24-h dietary recalls, was combined with a taste intensity database, including taste profiles of 557 foods. The contribution to the daily intake of 6 taste clusters was assessed: fat, neutral, sweet/fat, sweet/sour, salt/umami/fat and bitter.

Results
During night shifts, nurses consumed a significantly higher energy percentage (en%) of ‘neutral’ (5.9 en%), ‘sweet/sour’ (8.1 en%) and ‘sweet/fat’ (6.5 en%) tasting foods and a lower en% of ‘fat’ (− 17.1 en%) and ‘bitter’ (− 2.1 en%) tasting foods than outside the night shift. They consumed a larger en% from foods with a ‘sweet/sour’ (1.9 en%) taste and a lower en% from foods with a ‘bitter’ (− 2.1 en%) taste than the reference population, irrespective of age, BMI and smoking status. A higher en% and gram% of ‘fat’ tasting foods and a higher gram% ‘fat/salt/umami’ tasting foods were associated with lower diet quality.

Conclusion
Our results only partly support our hypothesis that nurses would select foods with more innate taste preferences. In addition, fat and savoury tasting foods were negatively associated with their diet quality.