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Seeing beyond the frames we inherit: A challenge to tenacious conservation narratives
Authors: Chignell Stephen M. , Satterfield Terre 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

Natural and social scientists everywhere are struggling to understand how to proceed in the face of continued biodiversity loss and the injustices brought upon people living in and around conservation landscapes. This has resulted in increasing calls for critical reflection on the narratives driving conservation research and practice.

Narratives can be understood as part of a larger process of “framing” within an intellectual community, which includes the way studies are defined and discussed. Identifying, reflecting on and even destabilizing entrenched frames can be helpful for understanding when and where our diagnosis or understanding of a problem fails. However, we also need to understand the scholarly processes that create and reify some frames (and not others) over time.

We address these needs by developing a mixed‐method approach that integrates qualitative frame analysis and quantitative science mapping to identify the origins of the dominant frame and trace its reproduction in the scientific literature over time.

We demonstrate this approach using the case of the Bale Mountains, an internationally recognised centre of species endemism in Ethiopia. Our results show the enduring influence of the perceptions and values of a few early conservation scientists working with limited data. This led to erroneous assumptions and conclusions that, in some cases, were corrected by later research, but in many cases were not. This was a function of the social and intellectual structure of the scientific network, minor but consequential decisions in data interpretation and specific citational habits.

Synthesizing these results, we identify several linked mechanisms that helped the dominant frame retain its tenacity and may also be at work in other contexts. We close with a discussion on how others might apply our approach and how future scientific research and conservation practice could proceed differently.

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Robust compensation for active disturbance rejection control of a class of high‐order systems with large time delay: Simulation and experimental studies
Authors: Liu Shaojie , Wu Zhenlong , Dai Chengbo , Li Donghai , Zhu Min 
Published: November 2023

AbstractRejection of unknown disturbances and uncertainties in high‐order nonlinear systems with large delays is an important control problem. Active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) solves disturbances and uncertainties in a simple and effective way. In engineering, low‐order ADRC is often used to control high‐order large‐delay systems because of its ease of implementation and simplicity of operation. However, this leads to the problem that the low‐order ADRC has a limited ability to configure the high‐order nonlinear systems. The desired dynamics and the closed‐loop dynamics are almost always very biased. For a class of high‐order nonlinear systems with delay, a bias feedback compensation (BFC) approach to ADRC is suggested. This strategy works by adding a feedback loop based on the desired dynamics over the ADRC loop. The BFC strategy can improve the poor performance of low‐order ADRC for higher‐order nonlinear systems. In addition, a synthesis parameter tuning procedure of BFC‐ADRC is proposed in this article. Then, the stability problem is analyzed in this article. Finally, high‐fidelity simulation studies on a 1000 MW power plant for superheater steam temperature control and experiments on three interacting water tanks for level control are performed to verify the tracking, disturbance rejection, and robustness of the control strategy. Both simulation and experiments show that the method is highly robust and significantly improves both disturbance rejection and tracking performance.
Mechanically interlocked luminescent molecules
Authors: Zhang Shu , An Yi , Chen Xu‐Man , Aprahamian Ivan , Li Quan 
Published: November 2023

AbstractResearch into mechanically interlocked luminescent molecules (MILMs), which is the overlapping of mechanically interlocked molecules and luminescent molecules, has intensified over the past few decades. These studies have tapped into and exploited the benefits of mechanically interlocked structures to achieve outstanding and stimulus‐responsive optical characteristics, resulting in the synthesis of new types of luminescent systems and exploring their potential uses in different applications. This review describes the salient attributes of MILMs and showcases some of the latest advancements in this field of research.
Atomic Dynamics of Multi‐Interfacial Migration and Transformations
Authors: Sun Xianhu , Wu Dongxiang , Saidi Wissam A. , Zhu Wenhui , Yang Wei‐Chang D. , House Stephen D. , Li Meng , Sharma Renu , Yang Judith C. , Zhou Guangwen 
Published: November 2023

AbstractRedox‐induced interconversions of metal oxidation states typically result in multiple phase boundaries that separate chemically and structurally distinct oxides and suboxides. Directly probing such multi‐interfacial reactions is challenging because of the difficulty in simultaneously resolving the multiple reaction fronts at the atomic scale. Using the example of CuO reduction in H2 gas, a reaction pathway of CuO → monoclinic m‐Cu4O3 → Cu2O is demonstrated and identifies interfacial reaction fronts at the atomic scale, where the Cu2O/m‐Cu4O3 interface shows a diffuse‐type interfacial transformation; while the lateral flow of interfacial ledges appears to control the m‐Cu4O3/CuO transformation. Together with atomistic modeling, it is shown that such a multi‐interface transformation results from the surface‐reaction‐induced formation of oxygen vacancies that diffuse into deeper atomic layers, thereby resulting in the formation of the lower oxides of Cu2O and m‐Cu4O3, and activate the interfacial transformations. These results demonstrate the lively dynamics at the reaction fronts of the multiple interfaces and have substantial implications for controlling the microstructure and interphase boundaries by coupling the interplay between the surface reaction dynamics and the resulting mass transport and phase evolution in the subsurface and bulk.
Dual‐Functional Ru/Ni‐B‐P Electrocatalyst Toward Accelerated Water Electrolysis and High‐Stability
Authors: Habib Md Ahasan , Burse Shalmali , Lin Shusen , Mandavkar Rutuja , Joni Mehedi Hasan , Jeong Jae‐Hun , Lee Sang‐Shin , Lee Jihoon 
Published: November 2023

AbstractDevelopment of advanced electrocatalysts for the green hydrogen production by water electrolysis is an important task to reduce the climate and environmental issues as well as to meet the future energy demands. Herein, Ru/Ni‐B‐P sphere electrocatalyst is demonstrated by a combination of hydrothermal and soaking approaches, meeting the industrial requirement of low cell voltage with stable high‐current operation. The Ru/Ni‐B‐P sphere catalyst demonstrates low overpotentials of 191 and 350 mV at 300 mA cm−2 with stable high current operation, ranking it as one of the best oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts. The bifunctional 2‐E system demonstrates a low cell voltage of 2.49 V at 2000 mA cm−2 in 6 m KOH at 60 °C of harsh industrial operation condition. It also demonstrates outstanding stability with continuous 120 h (5 days) CA operation at 1000 mA cm−2. Further, the hybrid configuration of Ru/Ni‐B‐P || Pt/C being paired with the conventional benchmark electrode demonstrates a record low 2‐E cell voltage of 2.40 V at 2000 mA cm−2 in 6 m KOH and excellent stability at high current of 1500 mA cm−2 under industrial operational condition.
Serum metabolomics study of anti‐aging mechanisms of different processed Schisandra chinensis fructus products
Authors: Dai Jinyang , Pang Bo , Gao Hui 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the anti‐aging mechanism of raw and various processed Schisandrae chinensis fructus (SF) products by examining differences in serum metabolites in D‐galactose (D‐gal)‐induced aging rats. The study provides a metabolomic basis for SF as a tonic. The ultra‐high‐performance liquid chromatography‐Q‐time of flight‐tandem mass spectrometry technique was employed for serum metabolomic analysis of the anti‐aging effects of differently processed SF products. Multivariate statistical analysis, MetaboAnalyst, and Human Metabolome Database were utilized for pattern recognition and identification of characteristic metabolites. Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay results revealed significant differences between the aging model group and the blank group (p < 0.01). Treatment with various processed SF products significantly improved related indicators in aging rats (p < 0.05, p < 0.01). Arginine and seven other metabolites exhibited direct effects on aging. Wine‐processed Schisandrae (WS) treatment adjusted these biomarkers in aging rats to normal levels. WS significantly delayed D‐gal‐induced aging in rats by modulating endogenous biomarkers in relevant metabolic pathways, providing a scientific basis for its enhanced suitability as a tonic from a metabolomic perspective.
Breast cancer screening attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of Zuni Pueblo women: identifying cornerstones for building effective mammogram screening intervention programs
Authors: Cartwright Kate , Kanda Deborah , Kosich Mikaela , Sheche Judith , Leekity Samantha , Edwardson Nicholas , Pankratz V. Shane , Mishra Shiraz I. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Purpose
Breast cancer is the leading form of cancer and has the second highest mortality rate of cancers for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women. Early screening is critical. This study examines the breast cancer-related knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of Zuni women in the Southwest United States (U.S.).

Methods
In 2020 and 2021, a survey was administered to better understand cancer screening patterns in Zuni Pueblo; 110 women from 50 to 75 years of age were recruited to respond to the breast cancer screening portion. Inclusion criteria included self-identifying as AI, a member of the Zuni tribe, or married to a Zuni tribal member, and meeting the age and gender requirements. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were conducted examining the associations between measures of breast cancer knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors and breast cancer screening status (never, ever/non-compliant, and ever/compliant).

Results
Of survey participants, 47.3% have had a breast cancer screening and are up-to-date, 39.1% have had a screening in the past but are not up-to-date, and 13.6% have never been screened. Age was the only statistically significant socioeconomic predictor of breast cancer screening; the median (interquartile range) ages of each group are 62 (54, 68) ever/compliant, 56 (54, 68) ever/non-compliant, and 53 (51, 55) never (p-value < 0.001). Significant differences by health status and access to medical care include having a regular health care provider and going to see a provider for routine check-ups. The survey also shows differences in knowledge about breast cancer risk factors, beliefs, and behaviors. Women across all three screening statuses reported that they would get screened if encouraged by a health care provider.

Conclusion
While survey respondents report a relatively high rate of ever having had a breast cancer screening, less than half are compliant with screening guidelines, which shows there is an opportunity to improve breast cancer screening rates. With culturally tailored interventions, providers have the potential to improve breast cancer screening for Zuni women.
Pump quantum efficiency optimization of 3.5 μm Er-doped ZBLAN fiber laser for high-power operation
Authors: Zhang Lu , Fu Shijie , Sheng Quan , Luo Xuewen , Zhang Junxiang , Shi Wei , Yao Jianquan 
Published: November 2023

Abstract976 nm + 1976 nm dual-wavelength pumped Er-doped ZBLAN fiber lasers are generally accepted as the preferred solution for achieving 3.5 μm lasing. However, the 2 μm band excited state absorption from the upper lasing level (4F9/2 → 4F7/2) depletes the Er ions population inversion, reducing the pump quantum efficiency and limiting the power scaling. In this work, we demonstrate that the pump quantum efficiency can be effectively improved by using a long-wavelength pump with lower excited state absorption rate. A 3.5 μm Er-doped ZBLAN fiber laser was built and its performances at different pump wavelengths were experimentally investigated in detail. A maximum output power at 3.46 μm of ~ 7.2 W with slope efficiency (with respect to absorbed 1990 nm pump power) of 41.2% was obtained with an optimized pump wavelength of 1990 nm, and the pump quantum efficiency was increased to 0.957 compared with the 0.819 for the conventional 1976 nm pumping scheme. Further power scaling was only limited by the available 1990 nm pump power. A numerical simulation was implemented to evaluate the cross section of excited state absorption via a theoretical fitting of experimental results. The potential of further power scaling was also discussed, based on the developed model.
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Subsurface Geophysics and Hydrogeology at the Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Authors: Naik Pradeep K. , Mondal Kamalesh C. , Naik Prabir K. , Prasad Gulab , Gupta Prachi 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
India is at the brink of facing severe water scarcity situation. To overcome the challenge, the country plans to implement a mega managed aquifer recharge (MAR) scheme in pan-India scale with huge monetary investment, but for the scheme to succeed, it is essential that the MAR sites are favourable for recharge. The real challenge will be when the 10.6 million rooftop water harvesting structures under the scheme will be constructed in about 8000 towns and 500 urban agglomerates of India. Site-specific study will be essential for these structures to deliver their optimum performance. At present, many of these structures are constructed without adequate hydrogeological and subsurface geophysical investigations. As a result, demarcation of the exact depth of release of harvested rainwater in the aquifers becomes difficult. In an attempt to exemplify how these investigations could be carried out to effect favourable groundwater recharge, a case study has been taken up at the Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in central India. Unlike similar geophysical studies carried out elsewhere with vertical electrical soundings, this technique was employed to decipher fracture depths, which were determined at a depth of about 15-35 m and confirmed subsequently by an on-the-spot recharge experiment. Fracture zones are porous and permeable horizons where harvested rainwater could be released at depth. This work recommends similar investigations to be carried out in specific areas where any kind of MAR scheme is envisaged so that the investments made deliver their optimum results.
Avian haemosporidians of breeding birds in the Davis Mountains sky-islands of west Texas, USA
Authors: Martinez Viridiana , Keith Katrina D. , Grace Jacquelyn K. , Voelker Gary 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAvian haemosporidians are protozoan parasites transmitted by insect vectors that infect birds worldwide, negatively impacting avian fitness and survival. However, the majority of haemosporidian diversity remains undescribed. Quantifying this diversity is critical to determining parasite–host relationships and host-switching potentials of parasite lineages as climate change induces both host and vector range shifts. In this study, we conducted a community survey of avian haemosporidians found in breeding birds on the Davis Mountains sky islands in west Texas, USA. We determined parasite abundance and host associations and compared our results to data from nearby regions. A total of 265 birds were screened and infections were detected in 108 birds (40.8%). Most positive infections were identified as Haemoproteus (36.2%), followed by Plasmodium (6.8%) and Leucocytozoon (0.8%). A total of 71 haemosporidian lineages were detected of which 39 were previously undescribed. We found that regional similarity influenced shared lineages, as a higher number of lineages were shared with avian communities in the sky islands of New Mexico compared to south Texas, the Texas Gulf Coast and central Mexico. We found that migratory status of avian host did not influence parasite prevalence, but that host phylogeny is likely an important driver.
The Invincible Gender Gap in Political Ambition
Authors: Fox Richard L. , Lawless Jennifer L. 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACTWhen we uncovered a large gender gap in political ambition in the early 2000s, our research highlighted how far the United States was from gender parity in politics. Given marked increases in women’s numeric representation throughout the past two decades, many might expect the gender gap in political ambition to have begun to close. Results from our new study of potential candidates, however, reveal that the magnitude of the gender gap is just as large 20 years later, and two primary explanations persist as well. We posit that even though candidate recruitment has propelled more women into electoral politics, patterns of traditional gender socialization persist. These dynamics, coupled with negative perceptions of how female candidates are treated, continue to depress women’s interest in elective office. As long as running for office is a more remote endeavor for women than men, women’s full political inclusion will remain a distant goal.
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Authors: Çapan Zeynep Gülşah , Pardesi Manjeet S. , Younis Musab 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIn his response, Manjeet S. Pardesi argues that global international relations and relational scholarship rooted in global history can learn much from each other and must work together to overcome Eurocentrism while avoiding other forms of ‘centrisms’. The second contribution by Zeynep Gülşah Çapan aims to underline three interrelated dynamics: space (global), time (history), and knowledge. In the third and final response, Musab Younis draws on Edward Said's critique of ‘counter-conversion’ to suggest how anticolonial and postcolonial thinkers sought to create oppositional forms of knowledge while remaining alert, in ways not always replicated in recent writing, to the dangers of nativism.
High‐Angle Active Conjugate Faults in the Anza‐Borrego Shear Zone, Southern California
Authors: Zou Xiaoyu , Fialko Yuri , Dennehy Andrew , Cloninger Alexander , Semnani Shabnam J. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractOrientations of active antithetic faults can provide useful constraints on in situ strength of the seismogenic crust. We use LINSCAN, a new unsupervised learning algorithm for identifying quasi‐linear clusters of earthquakes, to map small‐scale strike‐slip faults in the Anza‐Borrego shear zone, Southern California. We identify 332 right‐ and left‐lateral faults having lengths between 0.1 and 3 km. The dihedral angles between all possible pairs of conjugate faults are nearly normally distributed around 70°, with a standard deviation of ∼30°. The observed dihedral angles are larger than those expected assuming optimal fault orientations and the coefficient of friction of 0.6–0.8, but similar to the distribution previously reported for the Ridgecrest area in the Eastern California Shear Zone. We show that the observed fault orientations can be explained by fault rotation away from the principal shortening axis due to a cumulated tectonic strain.
Understanding the predictive accuracy of the InsuTAG index over other surrogate indices in normoglycaemic, non-obese males from Southern India
Authors: Jebasingh Felix K. , Anoop Shajith , Dasgupta Riddhi , Kurian Mathews Edatharayil , Joseph Aneez , Rebekah Grace , Mohan Venkataraghava , Thomas Nihal 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWe aimed to evaluate the predictive accuracy of InsuTAG index against M value of the hyperinsulinaemic-Euglycaemic clamp (HEC) procedure and fasting surrogate indices of insulin sensitivity/resistance in young, normoglycaemic, Asian Indian males. HEC studies were done in young (mean age 19.7 ± 1 years), non-obese (mean BMI 19.2 ± 2.6 kg/m2), normoglycemic Asian Indian males (n = 110) and the M value was calculated. Surrogate indices namely InsuTAG index, HOMA-IR, FG-IR, QUICKI and McAuley index were calculated. Pearson’s correlation and ROC-AUC at 95% CI were applied. Significant negative correlation was observed for InsuTAG index with the M value (r − 0.23, p = 0.01), McAuley index (r − 0.65, p < 0.01), QUICKI (r − 0.34, p < 0.01) and FGIR (r − 0.35, p < 0.01). Significant positive correlations of InsuTAG index were observed for BMI and waist circumference. The ROC-AUC was higher for InsuTAG index (0.75) than FGIR (0.30), QUICKI (0.31), and McAuley index (0.20). The InsuTAG cut-off value ≥ 19.13 showed 66.7% sensitivity and 69.2% specificity in this study group.
Identifying and fixing in-plane positioning and stability issues on a microscope using machine-readable patterned position scales
Authors: Acher Olivier , de Abreu Matheus Belisario , Grigoriev Alexander , de Bettignies Philippe , Vilotta Maxime , Nguyên Thanh-Liêm 
Published: November 2023

AbstractInvestigations of the in-plane positioning capabilities of microscopes using machine-readable encoded patterned scales are presented. The scales have patterns that contain absolute position information, and adequate software accurately determines the in-plane position from the scale images captured by the microscope camera. This makes in-plane positioning experiments simple and fast. The scales and software used in this study are commercially available. We investigated different microscopy systems and found that positioning performance is a system issue that is not determined solely by stage performance. In some cases, our experiments revealed software or hardware glitches that limited the positioning performance, which we easily fixed. We have also shown that it is possible to investigate vibrations using this approach and quantify their impact on image blurring. This is, for example, useful for experimentally determining the settling time after a stage movement.
Cost‐effective secondary voltage control in dc shipboard integrated power system
Authors: Shi Tianling , Wang Fei , Zhang Shengqi , Liu Heyu , Li Li 
Published: November 2023

AbstractFast and dramatic voltage disturbances caused by the electric propulsion and dynamic positioning process are severe issues in the DC shipboard integrated power system (DC‐SIPS). The secondary voltage control (SVC) equipped in the diesel genset (DG) and hybrid energy storage system (HESS) becomes an effective solution. However, the conventional SVC cannot distinguish the different voltage regulation characteristics between DG and HESS in a cost‐effective way when allocating the voltage regulation responsibility (VRR). The cost optimization achieved by the conventional tertiary control cannot be used for the DC‐SIPS due to frequent and unpredictable load fluctuations. In this paper, a cost‐effective secondary voltage control is proposed to realize voltage restoration and cost minimization simultaneously. First, the voltage regulation cost model is developed considering the different voltage regulation characteristics of DG and HESS. Then, the optimization problem of VRR distribution is addressed by minimizing the total voltage regulation cost function using a quadratic programming algorithm. Moreover, the voltage regulation ability of each energy storage system is fully used with the state of charge balance. Thus, the conflict among voltage restoration, cost minimization, and SoC balance is effectively addressed. Finally, promising hardware‐in‐loop test results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.